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Johanna Watts

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Johanna Watts portrayed Gannet Brooks in the Star Trek: Enterprise fourth season episodes “Demons” and “Terra Prime”.

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Archer, Trip, T'Pol, Malcolm, and Phlox talk in sickbay after Phlox has analysed the follicle and found out that it's the daughter of Trip and T'Pol. Trip talks it over with a meditating T'Pol, who confirms that she never got pregnant. Archer tells Samuels, who warns him not to make the news of the baby public, as it might stir up anti-alien xenophobia, which has already been a problem due to the Xindi attack, threatening the welfare of the coalition. He tells Archer to leave the investigating to Starfleet, but Archer asks Malcolm to talk to Agent Harris, which he does. After some awkwardness with Harris insisting that by contacting him, Malcolm still works for Section 31, Harris reveals that Khouri was a member of the extremist organisation Terra Prime, and that finding the child is the key to solving the mystery.

On the moon, Paxton and Mercer discuss Khouri's and Mercer's allegiances when it comes to the kid, with Paxton calling her an "abomination". Mercer leaves, telling Paxton to "put together a team" and meet him at the "third junction" in an hour, then Paxton sends for Daniel Greaves.

On Earth, Archer visits Samuels in the conference hall, where he is arguing with a Coridanite ambassador — the Tellarites have been pushing for a trade embargo against the Orions, who have allegedly been attacking Tellarite freighters, but the ambassador dismisses it as "slander", claiming that the Coridanites have been trading with the Orions for a long time. When Archer arrives, the ambassador leaves, and Samuels reveals that the Starfleet chief investigator has rejected Archer's request for a case file. Archer tells Samuels to intervene, and when he refuses, Archer reveals that Samuels used to be a part of Terra Prime, but now regrets it. Samuels agrees to get Archer the case file.

Travis's ex-girlfriend, a reporter named Gannet Brooks, visits him in his quarters, claiming that she's doing a story on the Enterprise from the crew's perspective. They argue over their past relationship, but he agrees to let her tour the ship. In sickbay, Trip wonders to Phlox if T'Pol is lying about never having been pregnant, but Phlox thinks Trip is being "foolish". Trip also notes that his father has always wanted a granddaughter.

In his office on the moon, Paxton watches a video of Philip Green that was made a few years after WWIII. Greaves enters and they discuss Green's morality or lack thereof, and Greaves hands Paxton a diskette containing a status report on the baby. Greaves leaves, then Paxton gives himself an injection.

Travis and Brooks end up in the launch bay and enter Shuttlepod 1, when she learns that that's the shuttle he used to penetrate a sphere. They talk about their regrets, and she complains about his "bad habits", but then they start making out. Meanwhile, the crew discusses Khouri's autopsy, and Phlox has found growth hormone containing myofibrilin, which is used in the Orpheus mining facility, where Terra Prime hangs out. Malcolm says that Travis has a "friend" in the Orpheus facility, who might be able to smuggle in an undercover team, which T'Pol and Trip volunteer for.

Meanwhile, on the moon, miners dig around to reveal Mercer's dead body. Trip and T'Pol search the moon, while Travis and Brooks (who were implied to have done the nasty) discuss getting back together. Josiah introduces himself to Trip and invites him to a Terra Prime assembly. T'Pol joins him and tells him of Mercer's death and his connection to Khouri. Brooks is then arrested for spying, since Archer and Malcolm have reason to believe she's with Terra Prime.

Trip and T'Pol are discovered and taken hostage, where Paxton compares them to Romeo and Juliet. Trip demands to know who Paxton is and he reveals that he's in charge of the facility and the leader of Terra Prime. He claims that his lifelong goal has been to return Earth to its "rightful owners". He then orders Greaves to put the facility into launch mode without telling Trip or T'Pol where they're going.

Archer and Malcolm interrogate Brooks, having found out that her universal translator was rewired to record the alien delegates at the conference, and she has made three trips to the lunar colony in the last month. She claims her editor sent her there, but Malcolm reveals that her editor never did. Archer asks her if she knows that Trip and T'Pol are in danger, but Brooks just demands legal counsel. Archer orders her taken to the brig, tells Travis that he's sorry, and is notified on the intercom that the Orpheus colony is taking off.

When the facility is in space, Paxton reveals that it doubles as a warp-capable vessel. As it heads off to Mars, Archer pursues it, and it lands. Terra Prime takes control of the verteron array, which is usually used to redirect comets, and blasts energy at the moon to demonstrate it. Paxton then demands all non-humans to leave the Sol system via subspace radio.

Tropes in this episode include:

Absolute Xenophobe : While there were hints of xenophobia back in "Home," this episode introduces Terra Prime, a group that seeks to completely isolate Earth from the galaxy.
The Alliance : The focus of the conference is the formation of the Coalition of Planets. Presumably, this served as the looser-organized predecessor to the United Federation of Planets, much like the League of Nations was for the United Nations or the United States under the Articles of Confederation prior to the Constitution.
Call-Forward : A contentious issue in the Coalition of Planets is the disagreements between the Tellarites and the Coridanites note the Tellarites believe the Coridanites are dealing under the table with the Orion Syndicate . TOS shows us that a century later, the Tellarites are still distrusting of the Coridonites and oppose their admission into the Federation.
Cassandra Truth : Trip, at one point, wonders if T'Pol is lying about never having been pregnant.
Travis tells Gannet about the maneuver that Enterprise and Columbia pulled during the Klingon Augment incident .
Colonel Green first appeared in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode " The Savage Curtain " as one of the Excalibians' recreations of historic figures representing evil.
Dangerous Forbidden Technique : T'Pol brings up the dangers of warping inside a solar system—as if that's ever stopped anyone.
Deface of the Moon : Paxton takes control of the verteron array on Mars and uses it to put a new crater on the Moon, just to prove that he means business.
Didn't Think This Through : Trip and T'Pol think they can covertly infiltrate the Orpheus mining colony, despite being well-known across Earth in general and to Terra Prime in particular (as it was their DNA that was filched to create their "daughter"). Their cover is blown pretty much the moment they show up, and they're quickly captured.
Does This Remind You of Anything? : One of Colonel Green's proclamations brings to mind the infamous white supremacist slogan known as the "Fourteen Words." Compare: Green: For the sake of our children, and our children's children, we must reject the impure and cast them out! 14 words: We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.
Dude, Where's My Respect? : Malcolm, Trip, and Travis are annoyed that Samuels' speech doesn't mention the contributions of Enterprise and her crew. T'Pol then agrees that Archer isn't getting his share of the kudos. Phlox: I thought it was a fine speech. Travis: Just missing a few names. Malcolm: You'd think this was all his idea. Hoshi: It's not about who gets credit. Trip: He could've at least mentioned Enterprise . Who does he think got the Andorians and Tellarites talking? T'Pol: I'm sure history will reflect our contribution. Trip: Not if he's writing it. Archer: That's enough. [...] T'Pol: Commander Tucker does have a point. Enterprise laid the foundation for this event. Perhaps it should be you they're photographing. Archer: Samuels likes the spotlight, and he's welcome to it.
Equal-Opportunity Evil : Paxton's crew has several women and is ethnically diverse.
Fantastic Racism : As befits a gang of Absolute Xenophobe terrorists, naturally.
From Nobody to Nightmare : Turns out Terra Prime had actually been around for years , but their support had waned in recent years. Right until the Xindi attack gave them a boost in popularity. Samuels: You haven't spent much time on Earth lately. After the Xindi attack, there was a dangerous increase in xenophobia. Archer: We got a taste of it. Samuels: It died down somewhat, but not completely. There are still people out there who want us to stay in our little corner of the galaxy. The news of a Vulcan-human hybrid could inflame them, give them something to rally against. Archer: I can't believe we're talking about more than a small minority. Samuels: As I said, you've been away for a while.
Half-Human Hybrid : The baby is artificially created from the DNA of Trip (a human) and T'Pol (a Vulcan).
Humble Hero : Even though it was Archer's actions that got the Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites to work together during the Babel Crisis, he allows Samuels to take all the credit for the conference.
Idiot Ball : Sending two of the most recognized faces on Enterprise to infiltrate the mining facility was not such a good idea. Top it off with the fact that the mentioned pair are the parents of the baby that is at the center of the plot and one of them is a Vulcan.
I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin : The dying nurse gives T'Pol a vial with the baby's hair.
I Want Grandkids : Apparently, Trip's dad has always wanted a granddaughter.
Leaning on the Fourth Wall : In light of Samuels's grandstanding, Trip questions if history will ever remember the crew's hard work. None of the characters in the preceding shows and movies could acknowledge the NX-01 and her crew, due to Enterprise being a prequel produced after the fact.
Make It Look Like an Accident : Paxton has Doctor Mercer killed in what looks like an accidental rock slide.
Narrative Profanity Filter : Samuels wishes that the translators could be a little less precise when he's dealing with the Tellarites .
A Nazi by Any Other Name : We learn a bit more about Colonel Green, who killed "impure" survivors of radioactive fallout to prevent "suffering" for their children.
Paxton watches a recording of Colonel Green delivering one. Green: In the shadow of this incalculable devastation, we find ourselves facing a colossal challenge. There's an entire world to rebuild. Not only our cities and homes, but mankind itself! Now is not the time not the time for timidity and second guessing. We cannot afford to doubt ourselves. Unless we act decisively, we will pass on the scars of mutation and decay to future generations. For the sake of our children, and our children's children, we must reject the impure and cast it out !
He delivers his own at the episode's end: Paxton : A new era is at hand. An era that will expose the concept of inter-species unity as an absolute and vicious lie. An era that will witness the advent of a human-centric consciousness that will place our world before all others. As of this moment mankind casts off the shackles of alien interference and now determines its own fate. Terra Prime... forever.
Oh, Crap! : Trip, when he gets recognized by the Terra Prime supporters.
Old Shame : Minister Samuels was a member of Terra Prime years ago, after his father was killed in a shuttle crash that he blamed on the Denobulan pilot. Archer doesn't expose him, but does use this intel as leverage to take control of the investigation. Samuels: I was very young when I joined Terra Prime. Archer: You were eighteen. Samuels: Didn't you make any questionable choices when you were that age, Captain? It was a stupid mistake. I was a fool. My father had died in a freighter accident and I blamed the pilot, who happened to be Denobulan. We all have our demons . I've exorcised mine. Archer: I don't care what you did when you were young, Minister. I need your help. Samuels: I underestimated you. I suppose I'm not the first person to make that mistake. You'll have your case file within the hour.
Remember the New Guy? : Terra Prime is stated to have been around for years, having protested when Enterprise was launched.
Shout-Out : Paxton compares Trip and T'Pol to Romeo and Juliet .
Space Clothes : Averted —business suits haven't changed much over the years. Neither have laborers' jumpsuits.
Stunned Silence : Sickbay falls silent when Phlox reveals that the DNA from the hair is for a Vulcan-human hybrid...and is from Trip and T'Pol.
Swiss-Cheese Security : Okay, how does some random woman with no ID get into what's supposed to be a secured conference room?
That's an Order! : Once Samuels finishes his speech, Archer tells his crew to "Clap louder!"
Title Drop : When Archer confronts Samuels about his history with Terra Prime, Samuels replies, "We all have our demons. I've exorcised mine."
We Will Use Manual Labor in the Future : A lot of it is going on on the Moon mine. They use some futuristic blinking lights (maybe scanner for whatever they are mining) and a laser drill, but there still is a lot of people operating the equipment.
Wham Shot : The teaser ends with a shot of a baby girl...with Vulcan ears...
Written by the Winners : Discussed by Paxton and one of his mooks , Daniel, re Colonel Green. They both believe that Green suffered an Historical Villain Upgrade , and Paxton wonders if he's destined for the same.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness : Both people who cared for the baby end up dead.
Star Trek: Enterprise S04E18 "In a Mirror, Darkly"
Recap/Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek Enterprise S 04 E 20 Terra Prime

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Star Trek: Enterprise

“Demons”

Air date: 5/6/2005 Written by Manny Coto Directed by LeVar Burton

Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan

"You're behind this." — Detective Charles Tucker III

Review Text

In brief: A good Trekkian allegory, although the storytelling is awfully rigid.

"Demons" tells a pretty good story in an exceptionally average way. The ideas are here, but the juice is lacking. As I look over my notes, I see that they outline a pretty decent — but not great — story. "Demons" at least has the temerity to have a point, unlike " Bound " or " In a Mirror, Darkly ."

I guess the real problem is that, as Enterprise winds to a close and Star Trek is about to go away, I don't have many strong feelings about this episode at all. Maybe it's just my typical end-of-season malaise. It happens. If Star Trek is out of gas, then so am I.

Which is maybe sort of unfair to "Demons." After all, here's a story that's about Earth and its internal problems, which is a relevant thing to consider before Earth can become a part of an interplanetary alliance. There's a conference being held on Earth in which the Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites have all arrived to work on a historic alliance. The Enterprise crew looks on and applauds, but Trip grumbles over the fact that Minister Groener (Nathan Samuels) has all but taken full credit for the conference and has left Enterprise out of the story. "I'm sure history will reflect our contribution," Archer says. "Not if he's the one who's writing it," Trip responds. Perhaps the exchange is a reference to the fact that Enterprise , as a prequel series, was not known by any of its sequels.

But away from the negotiation table, trouble is brewing. A radical isolationist movement called Terra Prime is plotting ... something. It involves their custody of a six-month-old Vulcan/human child and a hotbed of radical plotting at the Orpheus Mining Facility on the moon, which is owned by John Frederick Paxton (Peter Weller), leader of the Terra Prime movement. The plot thickens when a Terra Prime member abandons the movement, is shot dead by her own people, but not before revealing the existence of the child to Archer — and the fact that it's the offspring of Trip and T'Pol.

Archer immediately opens an investigation. Meanwhile, Trip and T'Pol are baffled: T'Pol has never been pregnant, so how can this be their child? The mystery of the child and Terra Prime prompts Archer to send Reed back to Agent Harris (Eric Pierpoint) to get Section 31's leads. Is this a good idea? After all, it's Archer who forced Reed to choose one side or the other in " Divergence ." Now Archer sends him back to Harris, who seems likely to strong-arm Reed back into the agency. This might've been an interesting setup to a thread if the show were coming back for a fifth season.

Archer has his own shrewd methods for getting information; he subtly blackmails Minister Samuels with exposure (Samuels had briefly and misguidedly joined Terra Prime at age 18) if he doesn't open up more investigative avenues. Subsequently, Archer sends Trip and T'Pol to the moon to investigate leads at the mining colony.

The episode's wild card is a reporter named Gannett (Johanna Watts), who is an old girlfriend of Travis. She wants an inside scoop about the Enterprise , and she also wants to get with Travis again. Travis is less enthusiastic; their relationship obviously didn't end on the best note. I've bemoaned for years the lack of characterization for Travis, and this episode seems to at least make an effort to give him something to do.

But let it also be said that the episode is very obvious in following the rule that no guest character can be inconsequential to the main plot. Is Gannett just a reporter looking for a story? Please. Eventually, Travis and Gannett are making out in a shuttlepod. Subsequently, Travis gets laid and pumped for information. These scenes might've worked better if the actors weren't so wooden about them, but the actors seemingly exist only in a plot and not in the moment. I didn't buy any emotional history between these two. What I did buy is that they are a function of a bigger puzzle. It comes as no surprise that by the end of the episode Gannett is in the brig, charged with being a Terra Prime spy.

The best aspect of the show is the idea of isolationists and the allegorical themes. The enemy in the story is Earth's own xenophobia (particularly since the Xindi attack). Even before the attack, Terra Prime believed Earth to be humanity's domain, and humanity's alone. Like many radical groups, Terra Prime simply believes what they are doing is right. Paxton has a moment where he reflects upon the "misunderstood" Colonel Green, made famous in the aftermath of World War III because Green "euthanized" millions who suffered from radiation poisoning. Paxton views it as an act of mercy that spared generations from genetic defects. Green is generally remembered as a butcher, and Paxton wonders if he will have a similar legacy.

Paxton sees interbreeding between humans and aliens as an unhealthy corruption of DNA. He and Terra Prime are essentially the 22nd-century equivalent of white supremacists or racial purists. (There are black actors portraying prominent lieutenants in Terra Prime, and I wonder if that irony was a deliberate casting choice.) Terra Prime also uses the sort of anti-government rhetoric that's similar to that of current-day extremists.

Paxton's lunar mining facility doubles as a spaceship, which he pilots to Mars and uses to take control of its verteron array, normally used to deflect asteroids and comets throughout the solar system. From this station he can fire on any ship or facility in the system. He makes an ultimatum: Either all non-humans in the system leave, or Paxton will use the verteron array as a weapon. (Shouldn't this thing have been under much heavier guard?)

What I like about "Demons" is that the villain is ourselves — at least, a subset of ourselves via a particular way of thinking. What I find lacking is the somewhat mechanical advancement of the plot. It's too routine to be exciting, and too pat to be believable. Paxton is a villain of ideology, yes, but not a particularly interesting one. He doesn't rise above adequacy. Peter Weller's voice suggests plentiful arrogance, but more as a stylized presence than as a real demagogue. This is an episode that always feels scripted, even though the script itself is pretty good.

Next week: Two finales for the price of two.

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"Trip grumbles over the fact that Minister Groener (Nathan Samuels) has all but taken full credit" Actually it's Minister Nathan Samuels, played by Harry Groener.

I enjoyed this one a lot more than Jammer did, apparently. The speech at the end is like a quick summation of an anti-Star Trek philosophy. "Terra Prime...forever" could have sounded like schlock in the hands of a lesser actor, but as delivered by Peter Weller, I found it genuinely unsettling.

RockRedGenesis

I thought this two parter was an good end to the series (I don't consider These are the Voyages to be the finale to ENT) and Peter Weller was an excellent guest star. But I did notice that Travis did get some good character development,i think he actually got more in this two parter then during the remaining 96 episodes of this series, including Fortunate Son and Horizon.

Carbetarian

Poor Travis... Let's review the most important contributions he made to this show: • getting cloned, and subsequently killed • accidentally screwing a spy I mean, yeah, he flew the ship and stuff too; and he also had those two cargo ship episodes. But, basically, the above two points are all I will remember about Travis when I finish this show out. Well, those two points, and how great this man looks without a shirt. I feel like we've seen most of the main cast in underwear or less at this point. Travis definitely gets my vote for "crew member who never should have been issued a shirt in the first place". He wins the award for best half naked male crew member, for sure. In fact, if Travis walked around without a shirt in every scene, it might have compensated for his total lack of actual character. Here are a few things I think might have improved Enterprise as a whole: • As previously mentioned, Travis without a shirt at all times • Porthos becomes a bridge officer • Shran in every episode • OR Jeffrey Combs just kills Archer in another Ushaan related incident and takes over the role of Captain of the Enterprise altogether. In fact, if that were to happen, I'd be willing to drop the first two requests completely. But anyway, in all seriousness, I really liked this episode. It had a good sense of Trek history, and Peter Weller is great as the bad guy. It's almost *ALMOST* a shame this show got canceled when it did. I thought season three got quite entertaining by the end, and season four has honestly been much better than the first two seasons. I wouldn't say this is particularly great trek. But, season four has been very competent and (for the most part) fun trek. I would even venture to say that season four has been far more consistent as a whole than season three. Although, I do think the brightest spots in season three did shine slightly brighter than the brightest spots in season four. I would have liked to see more of what the writing team tried to do with this season. The prequel concept was finally starting to feel like something that at least had a direction, even if it didn't always make the mark.

If they had made a fifth season, they should have told the story of how the Moon emancipated itself from Earth's gravity. When they fire at it with the verteron array, it's at an impossible angle in relation to Earth in the background.

Something about a clean, hot, scrawny Vulcan girl posing as a miner makes ZERO sense. Phlox could have at least given her temporary human ears...or at least a wig to cover them!

For someone so sensitive to the comic book camp of the alternate universe episodes, you seem to have a lot of tolerance for all the campiness on display here. Come on, Peter Weller is basically a Bond villian with a Super Weapon that allows him to destroy any target on Earth (et al) with the touch of a button. I was waiting for him to touch his pinky to the corner of his mouth and say, "unless you pay me... ONE MILLION DOLLARS!" And somebody besides Dr. Evil should have known that the asteroid diversion device could also serve as the Ultimate Weapon of Total Universal Destruction. Yes, they probably should have posted a guard or two. Little bit of a security hole there. And, I'm sorry, but this episode proves there is no way to make the Travis character interesting. I don't know why, and I guess we'll never know why, but Travis sucks the life out of every scene he's in. One of the few things that rang true in this episode was that the reporter was only using him. There's no way she could possibly have found him interesting.

Thats' one impressive weapon they have there. Such a shame it wasn't around to destroy the Xindi probe. Could have been useful...

Whoa, Travis got a story. Kinda. One problem, I didn't care about it because we still don't really know him! A chilling look at how history repeats itself with one Hitler after another. Here's hoping the future doesn't really pan out that way, and reaches the Star Trek ideals more peacefully. Loving the excuses to hop around the moon and Mars. Really makes the show seem like a prequel (finally, just before it ends!)

Sure, T'Pol has never been pregnant, but Trip has... LOVED Peter Weller as the baddie bad guy.

i really enjoyed this episode, until I realized: Why was there the need for a vulcan-human hybrid?? I mean, honestly?? Did I miss it? Was there a point?

@Jons: See my comment on the next episode for an explanation. Basically the summary is that the Terra Prime people planned to use the baby to show that Vulcans and humans were incompatible, because they knew the baby would not survive, and humiliate Starfleet officers (one of which is Vulcan) in the process.

It was strange that Trip and T'Pol fretted about the mining vessel going to warp inside the system, since just a few episodes prior when Columbia launched it went to warp the moment it cleared the dock.

I did not like this episode at all. If you know the mining colony is a hotbed of anti-alien-ism, why sent in T'Pol with NOTHING to cover her ears??? I like Peter Weller, but I didn't like him here...it seemed to me he was talking in a monotone the whole time... And, unfortunately, Travis gets a 'love interest'. I was really hoping he'd be revealed to be gay. With a body like his, he should be.:) Well, at least we get to see him shirtless in bed. I totally echo Carbetarian's comments from above!

Oh dear-the moonbase spaceship was straight out of Thunderbirds,Peter Weller is auditioning for the role of Admiral Marcus and I wholeheartedly agree with the stupidity of sending T'Pol to infiltrate a gang of desperate xenophobes without a disguise. Babylon 5 developed the concept of an isolationist movement -Homeguard and Night Watch over two seasons and succeeded in presenting an uncomfortably xenophobic movement without descending into grand guignol. This is inferior fare.

Phew, good thing that Mars was on the same side of the Sun as Earth when Terra Prime launched their scheme, otherwise they would've looked mighty silly, threatening them with a space laser from the wrong side of the solar system...

Diamond Dave

I don't know if I'm getting jaded on this final leg but I found this to be deathly dull. There's a good moment when Trip/T'Pol's baby is revealed but that doesn't really get followed up much, the Travis storyline is welcome mainly because it gives the character something to do but actually isn't very involving, and I found the Peter Weller elements to be little more than a Bond villain rip off with a heck of a lot of explanatory exposition. In truth, I liked the idea of this episode a lot more than the actual delivery. 2 stars.

A much more substantial episode than "In a Mirror, Darkly" but kind of a let down as well. The idea of a radical isolationist movement on Earth after the Xindi attack is a good one but it just seems like a small handful of people. Ultimately it comes across as a James Bond villain with a laser and special base -- not the effect Trek wanted to achieve. The whole Trip/T'Pol baby is confusing. So how did it come about? I guess "Terra Prime" will give us the answers, hopefully. As for the Travis character getting some love here, I think it falls pretty flat. It's clear he's being used and only at the end does it prove to have some link to the A-plot (i.e. it's not just a complete B-plot). I just don't think the actor for Travis is a very good one -- very stiff. 2.5 stars is my rating here -- some interesting moving parts to a decent underlying story but it doesn't get particularly captivating. The Travis/Gannett part was forgettable and the part with Paxton on the moon base was borderline laughable for me (too Bond-villain like). What is redeeming about this episode is its link to what the UFP would become, trying to get a few interplanetary alliances forged and overcoming some of the resistance.

Why would a a mining facility have warp drive? How far ahead did he plan this?

Old Trekker

I for one was happy to see the historical tie-in to "Colonel Green", a shout-out to The Savage Curtain aka Abe Lincoln in Space.

Reporter: Smile Mayweather: ... Reporter: I never could get you to smile for the camera. And that, folks, is what we call "leaning on the 4th wall". A direct explanation to the audience why the very wooden Anthony Montgomery was never given much to do in this series.

TMA1, Sadly that's true. Evidenced by the amount of work he's had since the end of 'Enterprise'. I'm assuming he's improved as an actor because he's been on General Hospital for quite a nice run. I met Anthony and was very impressed by the young man. Glad to see him get some success.

I saw this episode a million years ago, and again just recently..same question now as then: can somebody please just tell me where the baby came from? I heard the word 'clone', but from where? How would someone get samples of T'Pol's and Reed's dna if that was the method? Thank you..

Ugh Max nailed it: the moment that stupid moon base lifted off all I could think was bond villain. Just incredibly tedious. Meanwhile the instant they said the baby was Trip and T'Pol's I instantly thought of E2 and the fact that Trip and T'Pol already *know* they had a baby together. Soooooo.... is that not even worth mentioning? Even in passing? And yes, the First Minister is Mayor Wilkins III. Could he possibly maybe be a teensy bit *EVIL*? I am waiting with baited breath to find out the answer. Hell now that I think of it Wilkins did become a true demon at the end of Buffy Season 3. And the episode is called *demon*. Co-incidence? Is this going to end with the First Minister turning into a 100 foot snake?

JF Sebastian

Anthony Montgomery would have been better cast as an android. His face lacks expression and he appears dead behind the eyes. His movements and gestures are suitably robotic in nature. His delivery of lines has all the emotional expression of a talking toaster. I would imagine other members of the cast enjoy working with him as their relative talents are greatly amplified in direct comparison.

JJ Not Abrams 8-)

everyone seems to think Tpol somehow secretly got pregnant and stashed the baby in the solar system. Hasn't anyone noticed that she has been halfway across the galaxy in the expanse for quite a while?

Frake's Nightmare

Hello, I run a wack job anti-alien bunch called Terra Prime. Oh really, where do you live ? Well most of us live on the moon. Oh......

When Phlox first said "I can't explain it, but the baby is Trip and T'Pol's child", my first thought was that this has happened before - last season, in fact at roughly the same point in the season, with "E2". They never did find out what happened to them. So (a) there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this child, and (b) they've gone through this "omg I can't believe I had a kid with *you*" thing before! And did Trip and T'Pol really think they could go undercover at this mining facility when they're widely known as the heroes who saved Earth from the Xindi? If there's anyone who would know their faces, it'd be a group of radical humanity-first xenophobes! I enjoyed the various callbacks (forwards?) to TOS - Colonel Green, the United Earth Space Probe Agency - but overall the episode is very by-the-numbers. To be honest, that's almost my estimation of the whole season. Manny Coto did his best to give the series a new purpose and the two or three episode arcs worked very well for telling more detailed stories, but I kind of wish the new purpose was more than just "hang around Earth and clean up inconsistencies between Enterprise and TOS". If a season 5 had come about, I would have liked to have seen the ship go back to its mission of exploration, perhaps with Shran or Hernandez as more regular companions to Enterprise on its mission.

When Josiah was making that speech in the mines, I was studying Trips facial expressions closely because here is a guy who did lose his sister in that Xindi attack. Maybe he had about 5% empathy with Terra Prime. But that giant frickin space laser....sure let's leave it without any security. No-one will want to use it in anger. Would it have been that much effort to have some takeover action?

I find it interesting that in "Demons" (and so far in "Terra Prime", which I'm 25 minutes through), everyone acts like Starfleet is 100% to blame for contacting potentially hostile alien species and telling them the whereabouts of Earth. No one has mentioned the fact that the Xindi acted pre-emptively to strike Earth based on a warning from the future, despite no prior contact with humanity. They would have done that regardless of whether humanity had been exploring the stars or not. Starfleet and the NX program were the only reason why the planet wasn't destroyed. The fact that the aliens would have eventually come to us, Starfleet or no Starfleet, is also evident from the events of First Contact. The genie was already out of the bottle in 2063. If other civilizations can detect our warp signatures, we don't have to even leave our system for them to know where we are and consider us for conquest. Obviously we need a) defenses and b) the ability to establish common diplomatic ground, both of which are mandates of Starfleet. But I suppose all of this has shades of Trumpism and the current political landscape. Xenophobes are not going to be moved to change their mind by anything as mundane as *facts* and *logic*. So I suppose it doesn't matter how solidly the Xindi argument refutes their position. In this sense, this two-parter has surprising (depressing?) relevance even now.

“In this sense, this two-parter has surprising (depressing?) relevance even now.” I suppose it does…. as no amount of *facts* or *logic* will ever convince some people that Trumpism has nothing to with xenophobia.

OmicronThetaDeltaPhi

The biggest problem with 11001001's quip isn't even the mention of "Trumpism", but the claim that xenophobia is somehow more prevalent in "the current political landscape". It is not. Xenophobia is neither more or less prevalent today when compared with (say) 20 years ago. Meanwhile, the world has gone mad in a dozen other ways which could be seen as "the sign of our times". Extreme political polarity, funnily enough, being one of these ways.

Ok I'm not sure if this has been brought up already (didn't read through all the comments) but how the heck does Travis know this woman? He is the least likely person to have a history with an Earth reporter. He grew up on a cargo ship. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure they outright said that he'd never set foot on Earth before entering Starfleet. And I think he just enlisted, meaning it wouldn't be a long multi-year period going through Starfleet Academy. So that basically means he met her during his brief initial training, or during leave. Both of which make it difficult (while not impossible) to believe that they share much of a history beyond just a fling. Yet the episode tries to play it like more than that. And that's not the only time the show has done this with Travis. They tend to forget the character's background for the sake of the plot, which sucks because the character doesn't have a lot else to define him. The Defining Traits of Travis Mayweather: - he was born on a cargo ship - I'm pretty sure he'd never been to Earth prior to the start of the series - at some point he developed an affinity for mountain climbing (when he practiced this on a cargo ship, who knows) - he's buff that is all.

Oh, Travis has one other defining factor. He's a good pilot. But still, a short list of defining characteristics.

This episode makes me think Mass Effect, which came out just a few years later, was inspired by it, with life on the Citadel with lots of different cultures, ambassadors from other worlds, and Gannet reminds me a bit of Ashley Williams. Also great casting, good acting, a dialogue-centered episode rather than boring action scenes, and a clear anti-racist message. 4½/5

Mellie Agon

It's funny how Earth made a super-weapon by mistake. But the rotation and orbits of the planets would severely limit the Mars array's usefulness as a weapon. The likelihood that you could draw a bead on the particular target spot on Earth at the time you wanted to is surely slim.

Weird episode with strange, unconvincing characters. The moon mine that morphs into a warp ship was cringeworthy bad. Bring back the mirror crew!

Was nice to see he Minister played by Ambassador Tam Elbrin from TNG Tin Man

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Star Trek Picard Originally Planned to Reveal Even More About the Enterprise-E’s Fate

Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas had an explanation for the fate of the Enterprise-E, but then came up with a better way to handle this part of Next Generation canon.

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Michael Dorn as Worf in Star Trek: Picard

The third season of Star Trek: Picard did not want for nostalgia, as the final season saw the former Enterprise captain finally reunite with most of his original bridge crew. The high point of the nostalgic final season occurred in the penultimate episode “Vox,” when La Forge revealed a reconstructed and restored Enterprise-D. Amidst explanations about how he rebuilt the ship over 20 years (after its destruction on Veridian III in Star Trek Generations ) Geordi drops this bit of information, “And obviously, we can’t use the Enterprise-E .”

The emotional reveries pause for a moment as everyone grows quiet and looks at Worf . “That was not my fault,” the former Enterprise-E captain declares and everyone moves on. It’s a fantastic gag, a reminder of Michael Dorn’s ability to sell a humorous one-liner by playing a humorless character. Yet, in initial drafts, Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas had more grandiose ideas that would have explained in more detail the fate of the Enterprise-E , but eventually nixed them.

The reason is simple: he didn’t want to distract from the bigger moment on the bridge of the Enterprise-D.

“[I]n the moment where they’re asking, ‘What about the Enterprise-E?’ it would not have been good for someone to be like, ‘Well, the Battle of duh, duh, duh.’ You are looking at the Enterprise-D!” Matalas told Trek Movie .

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Fans are left to wonder what might have been had the show taken a deep dive into the largely unexplored lore of that particular version of the Enterprise . While the Enterprise -E was the last ship under the Next Generation crew’s command, most fans only know it from three different voyages, its debut in Star Trek: First Contact , and then in the (underrated) Insurrection , and the (properly despised) Nemesis . In contrast, the Enterprise-D appeared in all seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation . So while the -E may have had a sleeker design and modern upgrades, such as less beige and uncarpeted floors, it was the -D that Star Trek know more intimately and love.

That said, the -E did live on after Nemesis in non-canonical works, in which Worf took command of the ship after Picard took a promotion to Admiral. The 2020 Star Trek: Picard prequel novel The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack followed the rise of Worf to the captaincy, something mentioned in other works. But even though The Last Best Hope presented itself as the continuing story of the Klingon Starfleet officer, early discussion around Worf in season three described him as being on “a different path” that took him away from the Federation. This led many to believe that in official canon he was never the Enterprise -E captain.

This bit of backstory makes Matalas’ solution to the Enterprise – E question even better. Not only does it let everyone focus on the -D , but it confirms that Worf was indeed the captain of the previous ship. Even better, it reminds everyone of the camaraderie these characters shared on the Enterprise-D.

“You could say [ Enterprise -E] is in storage or we are repainting it,” explained Matalas. “You could, but I thought it was way funnier if they all turned to Worf and he’s like, ‘It wasn’t my fault.’ So everyone is going, ‘What the hell happened?’ That’s way more fun.” Indeed, the gag addresses the big question, but then lets the audience and the crew enjoy being together as they get another look at the -D, their favorite ship.

Even better, the gag doesn’t rule out the possibility of someone eventually telling the story of Worf’s final adventures. “Is it lost in an interdimensional rift and it’s still out there somewhere? Was it an accidental self destruct? Who knows?” Matalas mused.

Paramount+ did give some hints toward an answer in social media posts they shared via Instagram. Dubbed “The Picard Files,” these posts contained background information about key figures and ships, such as Dianna Troi and the USS Titan. According to the entry about the USS Enterprise, the -E’s final mission is “classified.”

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But the entry for Worf provides even more compelling stuff, declaring that the Klingon captain’s “time aboard the Enterprise-E was brief, having stepped down after the incident above Kriilar Prime.”

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What happened on Kriilar Prime, a planet heretofore only mentioned by a duplicitous Vorta on Deep Space Nine , at the outset of the Dominion War? No one knows yet. But Matalas has perhaps the best attitude to take in such situations: “The question is almost better than the answer.”

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The New Star Trek Movie Is A Prequel – But Will It Rewrite The Franchise Timeline?

It was announced today in the Hollywood Reporter that Simon Kinberg is taking over the development of the new "Star Trek" feature film, currently working its way through pre-production at Paramount. This new film will be the fourth to be connected to the Kelvin timeline of "Star Trek," a timeline which started with the events of J.J. Abrams' 2009 "Star Trek" film. As of this writing, Toby Haynes ("Andor") is slated to direct, while Seth Grahame-Smith ("Dark Shadows," "The LEGO Batman Movie") has signed on to write. Kinberg is a notable Hollywood player who wrote "X-Men: The Last Stand," "X-Men: Days of Future Past," "X-Men: Apocalypse," and "Dark Phoenix" (among many others) and who produced "The New Mutants," "Deadpool," "Logan," "X-Men: First Class," "Cinderella," "The Martian," and "Elysium" (among many others). He is a franchise guy through-and-through, and Paramount likely wanted a new producer with high-profile experience.

It has been reported that the new "Star Trek" movie will, to quote the Hollywood Reporter, "be set decades before the events of the 2009 movie that was directed J.J. Abrams , likely around modern times." They added that it "is said to involve the creation of the Starfleet and humankind's first contact with alien life."

These declarations will have some Trekkies' minds at yellow alert. As we all know, the Kelvin universe was an alternate timeline created by the time-travel shenanigans of a vengeful Romulan named Nero (Eric Bana). The timeline diverged when Nero appeared through a time portal in front of the U.S.S. Kelvin ... right when James T. Kirk was being born. Trekkies will happily leap in and point out that Kirk was born in 2233 ... but that First Contact — as dramatized in "Star Trek: First Contact" — took place in 2063.

Is Trek history being entirely re-written?

The timeline of Star Trek

To offer a brief timeline of events in the "Star Trek" universe, humanity was facing down some harrowing times in the late 20th century, and the world broke out into a series of devastating wars. First, there were the Eugenics Wars, in which tyrannical genetically selected supermen became global dictators. Audiences know about the Eugenics Wars through Khan (Ricardo Montalban), one of said dictators. Then there was the Second Civil War, talked about in a time-travel episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," which exacerbated poverty and misery on Earth, followed finally by World War III, which lasted from 2026 to 2053. World War III left humanity scattered and hopeless.

This was all before humanity had discovered faster-than-light travel, and trekking through the stars hadn't yet begun.

The statement that the new Trek movie will take place "likely around modern times" would need to place it prior to the above conflicts. It's worth noting that the second season of "Star Trek: Picard" was also a time travel story that took Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his friends back in time to 2024, prior to the Eugenics Wars. So it seems that part of Trek lore might have been covered already. We will have to see if "Star Trek 4" will take place before or after "Picard."

But that timeline couldn't incorporate First Contact.

It wouldn't be until 2063 that Zefram Cochrane (James Cromwell) would invent faster-than-light travel. The maiden voyage of his ship, the Phoenix, would attract a Vulcan vessel coincidentally passing by Earth. The Vulcans would land and initiate First Contact, ushering a new phase of peace on Earth. It was with First Contact that Trek's optimistic future would begin.

Will Kinberg's new film time-shift First Contact backward?

Is First Contact being time-shifted?

Continuing with Trek's timeline, First Contact allowed humanity to realize the errors of their warlike ways, and begin rebuilding after World War III, now with the Vulcans' help. This period would take the better part of a century, and humanity wouldn't be able to launch their own ship — the Enterprise — until the year 2151. The first adventures of the first Enterprise were dramatized in "Star Trek: Enterprise."

Kinberg's film could conceivably take place during the century after First Contact, but before the launch of the first Enterprise, although that timeframe would preclude star trekking; according to "Enterprise," the Vulcans were insistent that humans remain on Earth for 100 years , technologically and philosophically preparing themselves for encountering new life and new civilizations. "Enterprise" would indeed fall in line with "the creation of Starfleet," as stated in the Hollywood Reporter. Starfleet was formed before the launch of the Enterprise, sometime in the 2130s.

It's the "decades before" part that might have some Trekkies looking at the statement a little sideways. Since the Kelvin timeline didn't begin until 2233, the formation of Starfleet would be a full century before the 2009 film, not decades. And First Contact would be almost two centuries before the 2009 film.

Paramount, as of this writing, has not released any additional details about the upcoming film's plot, so we can only speculate as to when it might take place. Will it be a flashback or a time travel plot? But here's a daring thought: Kinberg's new film may openly rewrite Trek continuity and time-shift First Contact to earlier in humanity's timeline.

Gene Roddenberry's penance era

When looking back at the 1960s, when Gene Roddenberry first created "Star Trek," the world was a tumultuous place. Roddenberry looked out the window and saw war, violence, intolerance, and bigotry. He invented "Star Trek" as a reaction to all that, envisioning a future when war was over (because we wanted it), money had been eliminated, and bigotry was dead. But to achieve this utopia, humanity needed to hit a "low point" first. As such, the timeline of Trek required Earth to nearly destroy itself before it could have a moment of clarity.

If Kinberg aims to time-shift First Contact and the formation of Starfleet to the modern era, it would become a fascinating speculation indeed. If "Star Trek" began without the Roddenberrian moment of clarity, would utopia still be achieved? What if we had starships and access to Vulcans today in 2024? Would the utopia of "Star Trek" be kickstarted 200 years early, or would we humans, still presumably warlike, merely struggle through the Eugenics Wars/Second Civil War/World War III up in space instead of on the ground?

And if Kinberg's goal is to shift "Star Trek" history so dramatically, it would mean that he is deliberately erasing the Kelvin timeline. Remember that before the Kelvin timeline split, "Star Trek" was identical in both timelines. "Star Trek: Enterprise" still played itself out as we saw in the 2001 to 2005 TV series, and references to "Enterprise" were made liberally throughout 2016's "Star Trek Beyond," the second sequel to "Star Trek" (2009).

If Kinberg does set the action of his new film in the modern day, "Enterprise" would be retconned entirely ... as would all of "Star Trek."

That's even more daring than the parallel timeline from Abrams' film.

Time will tell.

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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide

Star trek: discovery season 5 updates tng’s riker maneuver, star trek: discovery’s neelix reference reveals what happened after voyager.

Warning: This Article Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 - "Labyrinths"

Captain Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery faces a mind-bending test similar to Captain Picard's in "The Inner Light."
Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 explores Burnham's inner journey to complete the Progenitors' treasure map.
Comparison between Burnham and Picard's experiences shows a clever callback in Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 sent Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) into her own mindscape, and it's a direct callback to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in Star Trek: The Next Generation 's "The Inner Light." In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Burnham retrieves the final clue to complete the map to the Progenitors' treasure. Michael's inner journey is a test to assess her worthiness by 24th-century Betazoid scientist Dr. Marina Derex.

On X, Jörg Hillebrand (@gaghyogi49), who was a renowned researcher for Star Trek: Picard season 3, shared how Captain Burnham was hit with a nucleonic beam in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths" - the same way Captain Picard's mind was sent to the long-dead planet Kataan and lived the life of Kamin, one of the people of that lost civilization, in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5, episode 25, "The Inner Light". Check out Hillebrand's side-by-side comparison of Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: The Next Generation below:

As Burnham seeks the universe's greatest treasure in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, she'll need help from a host of new and returning characters.

Star Trek: Enterprise

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Star Trek: Enterprise , originally titled Enterprise until Season 3, is the sixth series set in the Star Trek universe. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga , and based upon Gene Roddenberry 's classic 1966 Star Trek (and its subsequent spin-offs), Enterprise was a prequel set a century before the time of Kirk and Spock . The series followed the voyages of the first starship Enterprise and mankind 's first steps into the "final frontier". Initially titled as simply Enterprise , the series ran an abbreviated four seasons. The series debuted in 2001 on the United Paramount Network replacing Star Trek: Voyager . It was canceled in 2005 .

As of 2024 , due to its placement in the Star Trek timeline, Enterprise is the only Star Trek production whose continuity is not affected by the events of the 2009 film reintroducing the crew of James T. Kirk , making it the only TV series in the Star Trek universe to maintain continuity in both the prime and alternate realities .

Main Title Theme (seasons 1-2) file info
Main Title Theme (seasons 3-4) file info
" Where My Heart Will Take Me " lyrics (composed by Diane Warren , vocals by Russell Watson )
Mirror Main Title Theme file info (used in episodes " In a Mirror, Darkly " and " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ", composed by Dennis McCarthy & Kevin Kiner )
2 Plot summary
3 Reception
4.1 Special guest stars
4.2 Recurring guest stars
5 Production crew
6 Opening credits
7.1 Season 1
7.2 Season 2
7.3 Season 3
7.4 Season 4
7.5 Proposed Season 5 stories
8 Related topics
10 Video games
11 Syndication
12.1.1 "Archer's Theme"
12.1.2 "Where My Heart Will Take Me"
13 External links

Summary [ ]

Enterprise was created in the hopes of revitalizing the Star Trek franchise since ratings for the previous series, Star Trek: Voyager , had waned near the end. Intended to be more modern, with characters far from Gene Roddenberry's 24th century Utopian Humanity, Enterprise was situated in one of the least explored eras in the Star Trek universe and a time only 150 years from present day.

Enterprise was set in the 22nd century , at a time before the Federation and while United Earth was just becoming a player in interstellar politics .

The producers – under the guidance of Roddenberry's successor, Rick Berman – sought to set the series apart from those that had come before, creating nearly every set, prop and costume anew and tending toward a more encompassing, "you-are-there" style of storytelling.

According to comments made by Executive Producer Brannon Braga in discussions with fans at TrekMovie.com , Berman's original idea for the series was to have the entire first season set on Earth as Humanity's first-ever warp starship was constructed. This was soon decided to be too far removed from the style of the franchise as a whole, and so the premise was redrafted.

Enterprise , like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine before it, featured numerous story arcs throughout its run. Story lines included the Temporal Cold War and the Xindi arc that took up the show's entire third season.

The series was the first to incorporate lyrics into its opening theme song (unused lyrics did exist for the original series' fanfare); it also did not include the words Star Trek in its title until the third season episode " Extinction ".

Like its predecessor, Star Trek: Voyager , Enterprise aired on UPN , rather than in first-run syndication like TNG and DS9. Premiering on 26 September 2001 with a strong opening, the two-hour pilot " Broken Bow " garnered a 9.9 overnight rating and a 15% share. Ratings, however, declined over the next few seasons, dipping to an average 2.5 million viewers an episode.

As early as the second season , rumors of the show's imminent cancellation pushed the producers to find new directions to take the series. Beginning with the series' third season, Enterprise adopted a darker tone and a more violent arc, in some ways mirroring the post 9/11 sentiment.

While many critics were impressed with the new pull of the series, ratings remained low, and the show was canceled at the end of its fourth season.

Even so, Enterprise accomplished a number of technical firsts for a Star Trek series. It was the first series to air in high definition , with " Exile " being the first episode to air in that format. It was produced with third-generation Sony HDTV cameras starting in Season 4; the first 3 seasons were filmed with traditional 35mm film cameras (which were then transferred to digital for broadcast). [1] (X) The series was also the first to be produced in widescreen format. The decision to air Enterprise in the widescreen (16:9) format was made halfway through filming of the first season, which required episodes filmed prior to the decision to be re-telecined from the original masters (which had been filmed in the 4:3 ratio used for all previous Star Trek television series). [2]

Enterprise was nominated for five individual Saturn Awards , won an ASCAP Award in 2002 for "Top TV Series", was nominated for seventeen Emmy Awards , winning four, and two episodes were nominated for Hugo Awards .

Plot summary [ ]

Launched in the year 2151 , the NX-class starship Enterprise (the first of United Earth 's advanced warp five vessels) was at first on temporary assignment . Though years of preparation still lay ahead, the ship was unexpectedly put into service when a Klingon national crash-landed on Earth , putting the entire planet at stake should he not make it back to his people. Under the command of United Earth Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer , son of the famed scientist Henry Archer , the crew of Enterprise succeeded in their mission, but found themselves surrounded by deeper mysteries. Warranting the extension of their assignment into a full-blown mission of deep space exploration, the crew of Enterprise set off into the unknown, taking with them a Vulcan science officer (or chaperone) named T'Pol and a Denobulan doctor named Phlox .

Enterprise 's first years were rocky; while the ship made contact with such species as the Suliban and the previously mentioned Klingons, such contact was not peaceful. In its first two years alone, the ship's crew found themselves in armed conflict with a range of species from the Tholians to the Coridanite to the Borg ... and things only got worse. By its third year in space, an alien species known as the Xindi brutally attacked Earth, killing millions.

The NX-01 was dispatched to a remote and previously uncharted area of space known as the Delphic Expanse in order to prevent the Xindi from completing their ultimate goal of destroying Humanity . While the mission was successful, after nearly a year in the Expanse, the ship suffered severe damage and many losses.

Upon returning home, Enterprise served a more diplomatic role in the service of United Earth, easing relations between the Vulcans, the Andorians , and the Tellarites , and paving the way toward a Coalition of Planets , an alliance that eventually lead to the founding of the United Federation of Planets . Though still often tumultuous, Enterprise continued its mission of exploration as well, bringing Humans in contact with even more new worlds and new civilizations .

Reception [ ]

During its four-year run, Enterprise was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards , mostly in "technical" categories such as visual effects and makeup. It won four: "Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series", "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)", and "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)" (twice).

Main cast [ ]

Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley as Phlox
Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer as Charles Tucker III

Production crew [ ]

Rick Berman – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Brannon Braga – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Chris Black – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Manny Coto – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
John Shiban – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
David A. Goodman – Supervising Producer, Writer
Ken LaZebnik – Supervising Producer, Writer
Mike Sussman – Producer, Writer
Alan Brennert – Producer, Writer
André Bormanis – Executive Story Editor, Science Consultant, Writer
Alan Kobayashi – Graphic Designer
Dawn Velazquez – Producer
Gene Roddenberry – Creator of Star Trek

Opening credits [ ]

The opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise contained a number of images referencing modern-day as well as historical exploration and space travel leading up to the launch of Enterprise NX-01 in 2151, including the Enterprise OV-101 shuttle, named in real life in honor of Star Trek . Also used in the sequence is a clip of Zefram Cochrane 's ship, the Phoenix , from Star Trek: First Contact , and the real-life animated footage of the Mars rover .

Two versions of the opening title sequence were created, one for the prime Star Trek universe to the tune of " Where My Heart Will Take Me " which was seen at the beginning of the majority of episodes, and the other which documented the rise of the Terran Empire in the mirror universe episodes " In a Mirror, Darkly " and " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II " which was done to an instrumental.

Episode list [ ]

Season 1 [ ].

ENT Season 1 , 25 episodes:

Season 2 [ ]

ENT Season 2 , 26 episodes:

Season 3 [ ]

ENT Season 3 , 24 episodes:

Season 4 [ ]

ENT Season 4 , 22 episodes:

Proposed Season 5 stories [ ]

Video games [ ]

Only two official video games set in the Enterprise era have been released – Star Trek: Encounters and Star Trek: Legacy . However, these two games are not true Enterprise games, as they cover the franchise as a whole.

Syndication [ ]

With four seasons, Enterprise reached syndication less than a year after its cancellation, in some markets airing multiple times a week beginning on 17 September 2005 . The syndication run of the series features the first episode of season 1 , two episodes of season 2 , and all episodes of the final season . Notable stations cleared Enterprise in syndication for most of the run including WNBC in New York City, KNBC in Los Angeles and WCIU in Chicago. However, with the 40th anniversary of Star Trek , Enterprise was replaced in syndication by "remastered" versions of classic TOS episodes on 16 September 2006 .

Episodes are available on CBS.com and its sister site TV.com . Netflix online streaming subscribers can also view episodes.

The first three seasons are also available on the Xbox Live Marketplace (currently US only), a premium service offered with the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Each episode costs about two to three US dollars, and are available in both standard and high-definition widescreen. Two part episodes are broken up into two separate episodes and must be purchased separately.

All seasons are also available on the iTunes Store and on Amazon Instant Video in both standard and high-definition widescreen.

Star Trek: Enterprise novels
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"Archer's Theme" [ ]

"Archer's Theme" is an instrumental piece of music used over the closing credits. It was composed by Dennis McCarthy .

The theme was originally intended to be played over the opening credits of the show. ( citation needed • edit ) McCarthy, having also composed the theme for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , wrote the piece in a style reminiscent of the later Star Trek series. Even though the piece opens with a subdued but recognizable version of Star Trek theme fanfare, McCarthy wrote it in keeping with the spirit of the show to be overall less classical and more modern instrumentally.

The producers' decision to use "Where My Heart Will Take Me" in its stead was a controversial decision that the producers made in an attempt to make the series appeal to an audience wider than that of existing Trek fans. ( citation needed • edit )

Altogether four different versions of end credits were used in the show. In the pilot episode, "Broken Bow", an instrumental version of "Where My Heart Will Take Me", also known as "Faith of the Heart", was used.

In the following episode, " Fight or Flight ", "Archer's Theme" is heard in a different arrangement. In addition, there is a different closing theme in the double feature " In a Mirror, Darkly ", reprising this episode's unique opening credits music.

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The use of an album-oriented rock theme tune is in stark contrast to previous series in the franchise, and provoked a negative reaction in some fans, ( citation needed • edit ) to the point of protesting outside the studios.

One of its most prominent detractors is Simon Pegg . Pegg was a fan of Star Trek prior to appearing in the films, but according to a 2011 interview:

" I think that the theme music to Enterprise was probably the most hideous Star Trek moment in history. I couldn't believe that they had this great idea of sort of pre-Kirk/Spock Star Trek , and they gave it a dreadful soft-rock music start. It just seemed so ill-advised. I mention Admiral Archer [in 2009's Star Trek ] – it isn't struck off because of the terrible music. Scotty actually mentions him. But [the theme music] is terrible. I've never seen Enterprise , because I couldn't get past that music. It would still be ringing in my ears when the show starts. " [3] (X)

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Veteran producer Simon Kinberg , who oversaw most of the “X-Men” movies for 20th Century Fox, is in talks to produce an upcoming “ Star Trek ” movie for Paramount Pictures, Variety has confirmed.

The project has already been in development at the studio for some time, with Seth Grahame-Smith (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) handing the screenplay and Toby Haynes (“Andor,” “Black Mirror: USS Callister”) on board to direct. Insiders say the film is intended as an origin story for the main timeline of the “Star Trek” franchise (rather than the alternate, Kelvin timeline started with 2009’s “Star Trek”), set in the aftermath of humanity’s first contact with aliens.

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Puck first broke the news about Kinberg.

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Paramount+ is beaming up Holly Hunter for a special assignment. The Academy Award winner has been tapped to lead the new series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , TVLine has learned.

“It feels like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius,” co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau say in a statement. “To have her extraordinary authenticity, fearlessness, sense of humor, and across the board brilliance leading the charge on Starfleet Academy is a gift to all of us, and to the enduring legacy of Star Trek .”

Starfleet Academy marks the fifth live-action Star Trek series (and seventh Trek series overall) to debut on the streamer. Production is set to begin later this summer.

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So not Mary Wiseman (Tilly)? The fanbase would rather have more Lower Decks and Legacy. Way to listen to the fans, Paramount. I wonder why the company is failing?

I still feel confident Tilly will be there as an instructor. There’s no way she’d be a captain/chancellor yet so this news doesn’t cause a conflict. I do echo your comment that we want more Lower Decks though!

Please don’t speak for the “fanbase”. It’s utterly impossible for you to know the feelings or wishes of the “fanbase”. As a fan from the 60’s I have never seen a consensus of what the fans what or like.

And let’s be clear there is nothing either signifying Tilly is in or not in the show. But let’s also be clear we have no way of knowing what the fanbase feels about Tilly. And let’s also be clear. Lower Decks ratings aren’t in the same range of Discovery, whose rating aren’t in the same range of SNW. And as for Legacy we have some information on what Picard could get. But we have no data at all on how a Legacy show would do.

There are people who probably like Tilly and others who don’t, the way it works with most Trek characters. I’m with the latter, and the less she’s in Starfleet Academy, the more likely I will watch it.

I hope that Mary Wiseman (Tilly) is at least one of the instructors, even if she is not the lead…

Yeah, most Trek shows are really ensemble pieces, rather than a show with a traditional “lead.” And I imagine that the cadets will ultimately be the main the focus, rather than the teachers. Holly Hunter is the lead in that she’s the biggest name attached to the project, not necessarily the biggest part in the show.

I was coming to comment the same thing. It’s the perfect set up. And the time of announcing the show was right around when her character was going to the academy to teach, if I recall correctly. I really hope she’s on the show.

Whoa! This is unexpected and very cool casting. I still don’t know if I’ll watch if it ends up being super YA-focused, but this definitely makes me more interested.

Perfection!

I like Holly Hunter, so I can see this. I was REALLY hoping Amanda Plummer would be willing to don a Starfleet uniform and be part of this new show, though. She was SOOOOOOOOOOO good in Picard and if willing to commit to a longer-term role, could have been amazing as a new character in Academy.

Amanda Plummer was great, but it would be sort of weird to have her back so soon as a different character (and obviously she can’t return as the same character)

Agreed. Star Trek isn’t a property in which, once an actor appears in a canon role, they’re locked into only playing that character from then on (e.g., Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Diana Muldaur, William Campbell, Phil Morris, Charles Napier, etc.). However, having Amanda Plummer play another role so soon after playing Vadic in “Star Trek: Picard” season 3 (during 2023) would be jarring.

I have to add that Holly Hunter was very funny on Mr. Mayor so I hope her new role allows for a lot of fun asides, levity, and other light moments. She can do drama, for sure, but also do funny!

I was coming on to say that she was my favorite part of “Mr. Mayor.” I will watch this just because of her casting. I have loved her in everything she acts in.

When in the Star Trek universe will this take place – during the time of Strange New Worlds, after the events of ST: Picard, or during the time of Discovery? Just curious since the when makes a big impact on potential characters (or even crossovers).

It’s been confirmed to be set in the Discovery time period

Pre or post time travel?

Post time travel… 32nd century. There’s been a few questions to discovery cast interviews if they would be interested in a appearing in the spin off

Holly Hunter? I’m all in!

Arghhhh…so didn’t want to watch this. But the power of HH compels me….

Does anyone know what led to the cancellation of Lower Decks?

With almost all shows, there is one primary factor. In this situation possible two. But in both cases it’s money.

For most shows, you get cancelled because you aren’t generating enough revenue versus your costs. Now in some cases, its you are earning profit, but the profit expectation is being meet. This is typically the case of examples in broadcast tv, where you are sandwiched between two extremely successful shows,. You get good enough ratings to earn a profit, but are performing dramatically lower then your companion programming. So you get cancelled as they try and create something that delivers a closer level of performance.

Now the 2nd possibility and far less common but is a possibility due to Paramounts overall financial issues. Is that it’s seen as not necessary to have X number of Trek shows on the air to keep the people subscribed who primary subscribe just for Trek related programming. They get a lot of data on this that we the public never see. So if they think they can retain a good chunk of the Trek subscribers with 2 shows instead of 3 or 4. They can use that money saved, to create shows that can appeal to other people. Its how you try and keep increasing your subscriber base.

I’m intrigued by this casting. Ms. Hunter is a great actress who will bring the required gravitas to the role of the Captain/Chancellor.

It all depends now on who plays the cadets…

Can’t wait, I’ve been a trekie for almost 60 years, loved every show and movie out there, I believe the Holly and crew will an outstanding addition to the Federation and to Trek fans everywhere.

Excellent News. Holly Hunter is going to be great and the show will be a smash?

Holly Hunter could be a brilliant choice! I’ll be cautiously optimistic.

Paramount has been trying to do a Starfleet academy show since the DS9/Voyager day’s.

Interesting… I hope this show gets made but with the fate of Paramount and especially Paramount Plus hanging by a thread… i won’t keep my fingers crossed.

Why in the heck does every season of new Trek have to have some over arching looming threat that everyone has to deal with. Can’t we just do a season of minor stuff in each episode.

Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are basically that

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The multi-hyphenate is in talks to produce a new Star Trek feature for Paramount Pictures , The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. If all goes well, the door would open to him taking active creative roles on the rest of the storied franchise’s film side. Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman are the main creative producers on Star Trek ‘s television side.

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Enterprise is back on Earth where the crew visits a conference led by minister Nathan Samuels. Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, Denobulans, Rigelians and Coridanites are discussing the formation of an alliance. Suddenly a woman bumps into T'Pol, telling her to prevent the death of somebody. She hands her a vial with a hair before dying of a phase pistol wounds. Dr. Phlox finds out the hair belongs to a child of Trip and T'Pol, but T'Pol claims never to have been pregnant. Archer asks Samuels about the investigation, but senses he is withholding something. He orders Reed to contact Harris. Harris tells him the woman, Susan Khouri, was a member of the xenophobic organization Terra Prime. Meanwhile Travis meets an old friend, reporter Gannet Brooks. She wants to restart the relationship they had. — Arnoud Tiele ([email protected])
On Earth, the Enterprise and her crew supervises the peace conference led by the politician Nathan Samuels. He has the intention to form an alliance among humans and aliens. After Nathan's speech, a woman wounded by phaser tells T'Pol that they are going to kill somebody and gives a vial with hair to her before dying. Dr. Phlox investigates the DNA of the hair three times and concludes that it belongs to a daughter of Tip and T'Pol. However, T'Pol objects telling her that she has never been pregnant. Archer presses Nathan to disclose the investigation of the murder and he finds that the deceased woman is Susan Khouri, a medical attendant that belonged to the xenophobic organization Terra Prime. Archer orders Reed to contact Harris to know what is happening, and the mysterious man advises him to find the baby to unravel the truth. Trip and T'Pol go to a mining compound to snoop Terra Prime while the journalist Gannet Brooks, who had a past with Travis, comes to the Enterprise with the pretext of news coverage in the ship. But sooner Trip and T'Pol are captured by the xenophobic leader of Terra Prime, John Frederick Paxton while Gannet is arrested by Captain Archer accused of espionage. — Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jan 2155. Alternate Universe series of episodes have ended.. This is a new story-line. Enterprise returns to Earth in order to attend the formation of a "Coalition of Planets". Nathan Samuels, a United Earth government minister, gives a speech, but he fails to mention the contribution the Enterprise made to get the aliens to work collaboratively. The coalition has set a goal to draft a charter for joint exploration of planets in 6 weeks. A woman, later identified as Susan Khouri (Christine Romeo), staggers over to T'Pol and produces a vial containing a hair follicle (and says "they are going to kill her"), before collapsing and dying from a phaser wound. Back on board Enterprise, Doctor Phlox examines the hair's DNA, learning it is from the child (not more than 6 months old) of Commander T'Pol and Commander Tucker, but T'Pol denies ever being pregnant. Captain Archer meets with Nathan Samuels (Harry Groener), who is concerned that news of the child will stir xenophobic sentiment. He says that Earth is against aliens after the Xindi attack and this news spreading will be detrimental to the conference and the formation of the Coalition of Planets. Lieutenant Reed is ordered by Archer to liaise with Harris (Eric Pierpoint) of Section 31. He is informed that Khouri was a member of Terra Prime, an anti-alien movement. Khouri was trying to leave the movement and was killed. Harris thinks Terra Prime has something to do with the kid, that its own parents know nothing about. Meanwhile, in the Terra Prime headquarters on the Moon, John Frederick Paxton (Peter Weller) and Doctor Mercer (Patrick Fischler) discuss the child. Paxton has T'Pol and Tucker's child in his possession. Paxton holds Mercer responsible for Khouri's escape. After Mercer leaves, Paxton sends for Daniel Greaves (Peter Mensah) and tells him to deal with Mercer. On Earth, Archer tells Samuels that he knows that the minister was a former member of Terra Prime and convinces him to provide a case file on Khouri. Meanwhile, Ensign Mayweather gives his reporter ex-girlfriend, Gannet Brooks (Johanna Watts), a tour of the ship. On the Moon, Paxton watches footage of Colonel Phillip Green (Steve Rankin) ("The Savage Curtain") (who was the founding member of Terra Prime. Green was a general in the 3rd world war. After the war he killed thousands of humans who suffered radiation damage to their bodies. In Paxton's eyes, Green prevented a lot of suffering in future generations). Greaves enters and updates Paxton on the status of the child, and Paxton injects himself in the neck with an unknown substance. Back on the Enterprise, Phlox then reports that Khouri's body contained traces of a substance used in a zero-gravity mining facility (The nearest is on the moon, which is also an hotbed of Terra Prime activity). T'Pol and Tucker volunteer for an away mission to the Moon. They find that a doctor was found dead at the mining facility & they know that this was linked to Khouri. Disguised as miners, they are quickly detained after Brooks apparently leaks details of the mission. Archer and Reed detain Brooks on the Enterprise, as spy for Terra prime. Paxton reveals that the entire mining complex is a warp capable ship, and the vessel travels to Mars where it takes control of the Verteron array, which normally protects the Earth from comets. He uses the array to fire a warning shot and issue an ultimatum - that all non-humans must immediately leave Earth.

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