"Enterprise" (2001) TV series 2001-2005

Creators:

Rick Berman
Brannon Braga

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

26 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Before Janeway...and Picard...before Spock...and Kirk...the Star Trek saga began.

Plot:

A prequel series, set 100 years before the original Star Trek series, which focuses on the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the formation of the Federation and the Earth-Romulan Wars. The series is set aboard the Earth ship Enterprise NX-01, captained by Jonathan Archer.

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Space | Prequel | Planet | Exploration

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 29 nominations

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Captain Jonathan Archer / ... (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Commander T'Pol / ... (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
Dominic Keating	...	Lieutenant Malcolm Reed / ... (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
Anthony Montgomery	...	Ensign Travis Mayweather / ... (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
Linda Park	...	Ensign Hoshi Sato / ... (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
Connor Trinneer	...	Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III (98 episodes, 2001-2005)
Mark Correy	...	Engineer Alex (43 episodes, 2001-2005)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: Enterprise (USA) (new title)
Star Trek: Series V (USA) (working title)
Star Trek: Untitled Fifth Series (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) | 42 min (98 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Klingon

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) (video rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (video rating) | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Australia:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (season 1) | USA:TV-PG | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Braga Productions

Trivia:

During filming of the pilot, Star Trek: The Next Generation actors Brent Spiner (Lt. Commander Data) and Jonathan Frakes (Commander William T. Riker) visited Scott Bakula on the set to give him advice about what to expect while working on the series. Both Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes guest starred in season 4 with Brent Spiner playing Datas creators grand father Dr. Arik Soong and Jonathan Frakes playing his original character.

Quotes:

Commander Tucker: [Commander Tucker is having trouble with the computer at an alien repair station] Where can someone go to file a grievance around here?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#36.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Where My Heart Will Take Me

Boldly going, going, gone.

I'm stunned. It's hard to believe that with the cancellation of "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE", for the first time in18 years there will not be a STAR TREK series on the air. I have spent an abnormal amount of time engaged in water cooler talk as to why the latest STAR TREK spin-off failed to last more than 4 seasons. I do consider myself a TREK fan but I am hesitant to use terms like Trekkie or Trekker. I see STAR TREK the same way I see religion. It can be a great source of comfort, it should be used in moderation and I don't want to associate with or be associated with its followers. These devoted fans by the way recently raised over 15 million dollars to keep this fifth TREK series on the air, forcing them to delay moving out of their parent's basements for at least... Well I guess they had the disposable income anyway. Don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are Trekkies or Trekkers. Go rent the documentary TREKKIES and you will know what I am talking about.

What Gene Roddenberry pitched, as "Wagon Train to the Stars" became much more than what WilliamShatner described on SNL as, "...just a TV show!" Roddenberry managed to address the problems of the day that would not have been addressed otherwise on TV, by using outer space as its backdrop. The show inspired many to reach for the stars by studying science. People of color and women seeing Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) on the Enterprise bridge saw a future that included them. The show inspired new technology and it's packaging. Imagine what your cell phone or home computer would look like without STAR TREK as inspiration. Gene Rodenbery's vision also showed us a future where people of all races worked and played together (including TV's first interracial kiss Plato's Stepchildren).

I know that I'm making this sound bigger than just the cancellation of a TV show. I liked Enterprise and was not bothered by the multiple episode story lines. I still saw Gene Roddenberry's original intentions realized in this latest STAR TREK franchise. I liked that Captain Jonathan Archer's (Scott Bakula ) Enterprise and crew was less sophisticated than Captain Kirk's or Picard's. The bottom line is that it doesn't matter if you are battling an unknown alien threat or debating the moral implications of interfering with the development of an alien species, as long as the show is well written and well acted, that's all that matters.

One of the great things about Trek is that you can never run out of story ideas. All you have to do is look at today's newsmakers, paint them green and stick them on another planet.

Fear not Trekkies or Trekkers. Even though we are saying goodbye to Captain Archer's Enterprise, the franchise will live long and prosper. There is now talk about an 11th STAR TREK feature scheduled for release in 2007. I look forward to it, just don't expect to see me at the first screening and I definitely wont be in uniform because to quote Groucho Marx, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member".

Stay Tuned Tony Figueroa