Star Trek: Enterprise has been canceled

[Thornir Alekeg]

I am glad to give it a break, some time to recharge and get new ideas. One of the problems, in my opinion, with the continuing Trek Franchise, was that the continuity issue was pulling it down. Now, I gave up on Enterprise so maybe they have changed things, but the constant time travel issues were, in my mind, all done solely to avoid continuity issues with the later series.

When they come back (and you know they will one day) I hope they jump about 40 - 50 years after TNG. Give them time to allow for the universe to change some, and shake things up. The Vulcans had a cultural revolution and gave up on logic and control, became passionate, highly emotional people, rejoined with their Romulan cousins and romped across the Kingon empire in revenge for past deeds that the Vulcan people repressed for so long...

 

[Arnwyn]

Bad news indeed, but like others, I'm not surprised. This was a long time coming. After the first couple of dreadful seasons, the improvement this season was definitely too late.

 

[drothgery]

Okay, they don't cancel Enterprise after last season. Then they move it to a worse time slot and watch an exciting new sci-fi series launched on the same night on a rival network -- and then cancel the show because the new writers failed to immediately improve ratings. And they wonder why people don't understand the TV business...

 

[Wolf72]

bah! ... I wish they could go back and undo Voyager and replace it Enterprise!

 

[myrdden]

For the first three seasons it did suck like VOY (at least the latter seasons, when Rick Berman hired Brannon Braga as replacement executive producers).

I thought the first season was decent for a new show and really showed some promise (minus the TCW stuff). The second and third season though...different story.

He managed to quickly conclude the gawd-awful story arc of the third season, and put some good thoughtful stories this fourth season.

I never did see the season premier. What did happen to the TCW story line? Or should I ask?

 

[mojo1701]

I never did see the season premier. What did happen to the TCW story line? Or should I ask?

Nazis and time-travelling aliens. 'Nuff said.

Storm Front, Part I
Storm Front, Part II

 

[Viking Bastard]

RE: The Star Trek well is dry.


The well is not the problem, it's the water inside that's lacking. The well is as sturdy
as ever. There's no limitations to what is able to be done with any franchise. There's
always something new to be done (or old done in new ways). Look at any long lasting
comic book series. Batman/Superman/Spider-Man/X-Men all have had their good and
bad periods, but they always come back with new good stories.

Batman had been horrible for decades, a joke, until Dennis O'Neil brought him back
to his Dark Knight roots in the 70s and changed him into *the* comic book franchise.
Rivalled only by the X-Men, another similar case, which were Stan Lee's least inspired
creation and Marvel's slowest seller, but Claremont sculpted them into the market's
best selling book in the 80s. Of course, it then sucked again in the 90s, but when Grant
Morrison took over in 2000 it was good again. JMS and Bendis on Spider-Man. Busiek
on Avengers. Giffen/DeMatties on JLA. Morrison on JLA. Simonson on Thor. Jurgens on
Thor. Same story again and again.

Creations don't get stale, only the creators (and possibly, the fans).

Heck, Manny Coto was on the right track. Just bring in fresh blood. Change the water.

 

[myrdden]

Nazis and time-travelling aliens. 'Nuff said.

Storm Front, Part I
Storm Front, Part II

Wow....

I am glad I missed those episodes. Talk about horrible.

Poor Manny...he was fighting an up hill battle when he took over wasn't he?

 

[Terath Ninir]

I watched Enterprise off and on for the first season. Then I got cable and never looked back. I thought the acting was good, but the stories were mostly boring.

Hopefully, the next series will launch in 2014 and will be back to the "good" Trek. Although the NG episodes haven't aged well. Having seen SG-1 since then has *really* raised my standards for writing, and NG just doesn't cut it any more.

 

[mojo1701]

"Enterprise" sorta went the opposite way of "Andromeda."

Enterprise: First 2 seasons: worse ones; 3rd season: better; 4th season: great. Cancelled
Andromeda: First 2 seasons: great; 3rd season: still good because Robert Hewitt Wolfe left some good stories before he left; 4th season: crap (Hercules in Space). Still going...

I stopped watching it after the first few episodes of season 3. I had to check on their website to see if it's still airing.