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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 1444478" data-attributes="member: 8863">I agree.  I think the fact the show's stuck on that non-network called UPN is part of its woes.  First of all, UPN doesn't even have affiliates in every Nielsen market in the country.  Because of that simple fact, Enterprise is naturally going to pull in lower ratings.  That's one of the reasons UPN is the lowest rated network, that and they pretty much air shows that have been rejected by the other networks (I can't imagine a producer pitching a show to UPN first.)    Secondly, the fact that the show is on a network means that brain-dead network execs are going to screw with it.  How many Sci-Fi series that had good potential were trashed because a network couldn't resist tinkering with it, and mostly to increase viewership of the highly coveted 18-35 male demographic.  This is why TNG and DS9 were syndicated, and were successful in syndication: Roddenberry was burned by networks twice and he had the brains not to go back to them again.  Third, I think Berman and Braga are burned out, and they didn't have the strength of will to actually get into exploring the origins of the Federation.  They had a great idea, but just ended up doing the same boring recycled stories that have been done for years on Star Trek.  The whole TCW and Xindi plot are really part of this.  It's not that they're bad ideas, it's just that I think it would have worked better in the future.  The Xindi plot in particular, while having some good stories, doesn't present the sort of tension it should for me, because I know Earth will overcome the challenge in the end.  The fact that Berman and Braga are saying the Xindi plot is creating an alternate timeline is really an excuse to retcon on a galactic scale and is irritating and insulting to the fans as well.  Look at the good shows that have aired.  The Andorian episodes seem to be the biggest fan favorites.  And some fans complain about the Klingons in Enterprise, but I think their presence in the sedries has been mostly good (except for that lame-ass episode Unexpected)   Showing more aliens like Tellarites, Romulans, Orions, etc.  and exploring these classic races I think would have generated far more fan interest than than the TCW, Xindi plot, etc.</blockquote>

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