Posted on May 14, 2015
Reflecting on Star Trek Enterprise 10 years later...
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I found this article on treknews.net and thought I would share and get my fellow sci-fi/Trek fan's thoughts.
http://www.treknews.net/2015/03/26/why-you-should-give-enterprise-another-chance/
Have the past 10 years changed your views on Enterprise? Would you revisit the show with a fresh perspective? Or, are there no redeeming qualities that could have Enterprise grouped with the rest of the TV franchise in terms of quality, story and cannon?
http://www.treknews.net/2015/03/26/why-you-should-give-enterprise-another-chance/
Have the past 10 years changed your views on Enterprise? Would you revisit the show with a fresh perspective? Or, are there no redeeming qualities that could have Enterprise grouped with the rest of the TV franchise in terms of quality, story and cannon?
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If you can get past the more-horrible-than-you-can-imagine opening theme the series has several promising episodes, but the series never hit a stride and as a prequel had a difficult time finding it's identity.
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I did revisit the show. I enjoy it.
Not every episode of Ent is gold. Some are down-right awful (stop smiling, Capt. Janeway, you had your off-moments, too). But really, I'm enjoying the experience. You actually caught me in the middle of season 2, so I guess I better revisit this thread when I'm done.
Might have something more intelligent to say then "uh, yup".
Not every episode of Ent is gold. Some are down-right awful (stop smiling, Capt. Janeway, you had your off-moments, too). But really, I'm enjoying the experience. You actually caught me in the middle of season 2, so I guess I better revisit this thread when I'm done.
Might have something more intelligent to say then "uh, yup".
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I actually enjoy the show more and more every time I go back through the seasons... Even the hokey first season.
I think that the show itself was not given it's fair shake by fans, initially. That led to it's downfall. It didn't help that the last episode "These are the Voyages..." was just a terrible episode all together.
I think that the show itself was not given it's fair shake by fans, initially. That led to it's downfall. It didn't help that the last episode "These are the Voyages..." was just a terrible episode all together.
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Haven't seen it yet, and from what I've heard, It's nothing to look forward to, either.
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You're right. It isn't. Every time I watch that episode, it just makes me angry and sad that this is how the TV franchise went out.
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Revisited it myself on a binge watch.
I....saw some bad errors, which were avoidable (phasers before they were invented, Borg and Ferengi first contacts, etc.) and didn't care for some of the episodes or plotlines.
However....MY Star Trek (how I perceive Star Trek) is not as a vehicle for stories that are metaphors about political or social happenings in the current, but as "the Final Frontier...to explore strange, new worlds", truly an exploration of space and frontier! As Roddenberry said, "Horatio Hornblower in space". Granted, I'm Navy and a history teacher, so the idea Hornblower/Captain Cook's voyages in space appeals to me more than pushing a narrative via a story.
In that regard, I think ENTERPRISE did very well on my rewatch, truly doing that exploring (hated the music and the limited appearance of the starship herself, but the visuals on the intro actually follow with that exploring theme) the final frontier, and wish they had more time to do more of the new species discovered.
I....saw some bad errors, which were avoidable (phasers before they were invented, Borg and Ferengi first contacts, etc.) and didn't care for some of the episodes or plotlines.
However....MY Star Trek (how I perceive Star Trek) is not as a vehicle for stories that are metaphors about political or social happenings in the current, but as "the Final Frontier...to explore strange, new worlds", truly an exploration of space and frontier! As Roddenberry said, "Horatio Hornblower in space". Granted, I'm Navy and a history teacher, so the idea Hornblower/Captain Cook's voyages in space appeals to me more than pushing a narrative via a story.
In that regard, I think ENTERPRISE did very well on my rewatch, truly doing that exploring (hated the music and the limited appearance of the starship herself, but the visuals on the intro actually follow with that exploring theme) the final frontier, and wish they had more time to do more of the new species discovered.
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