This is set 100 years before out beloved Star Trek (The Original Series).
We are supposed to believe that this "Enterprise" was supposed to be before the Capt. Kirk Enterprise. However EVERYTHING looks better. The technology is better in the ship and looks far more advanced then The Original Series did.
While at least one actor certainly has the experience in episodic television, Scott Bakula (Capt. Archer) however that didn't help. The only actor that was any good was Dr. Phlox(John Billingsley), an alien.
The Communications Officer (Ensign Hoshi/Linda Park) is too far fetched we are supposed that just hearing 3 or 4 words in an alien language she is magically able to speak their language. That wouldn't work with a language on Earth it certainly wouldn't work with an alien one.
Now this is a new ship exploring the galaxy, why would you have a doctor (Dr. Phlox / John Billingsley) that needs to hibernate two months, YOU WOULDN'T at least not without a back up. Which they didn't have. Also a dog, they allowed a dog on a ship??? They haven't allowed a pet on the space shuttle nor the space station. Yes Commander Data (Brent Spiner) from ST: TNG had Spot the cat but that was 150 years after and TNG Enterprise was a family ship not the one from the Scott Bakula Enterprise series.
The Vulcan (Sub Commander T'Pol / Jolene Blalock) was a half baked idea, while they had a non-interference policy. The character came across as "I have a secret and I will never tell you" this point was belabored over and over again. She also looked like a snob. The had a good reference in Spock (Leonard Nimoy) as a Vulcan but they didn't use that at all. Then suddenly had to make her a sexual object of the show, something a Vulcan wouldn't do ad that too failed.
The other characters were supposed to have been trained, they came across as not having any training at all. As characters and actors as well.
About the aliens, were records kept so badly 100 years before the Kirk Enterprise that they forgot what aliens they had encountered or the Vulcans for that matter. Many of the aliens were supposed to be first time encounters on many previous ST shows but they also became so on Enterprise. Also very new and different aliens that we ever knew about.
All in all this is a jumbled mess and not worth watching, it made it four seasons which is 98 episodes too long.
DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS STAR TREK SERIES.
We are supposed to believe that this "Enterprise" was supposed to be before the Capt. Kirk Enterprise. However EVERYTHING looks better. The technology is better in the ship and looks far more advanced then The Original Series did.
While at least one actor certainly has the experience in episodic television, Scott Bakula (Capt. Archer) however that didn't help. The only actor that was any good was Dr. Phlox(John Billingsley), an alien.
The Communications Officer (Ensign Hoshi/Linda Park) is too far fetched we are supposed that just hearing 3 or 4 words in an alien language she is magically able to speak their language. That wouldn't work with a language on Earth it certainly wouldn't work with an alien one.
Now this is a new ship exploring the galaxy, why would you have a doctor (Dr. Phlox / John Billingsley) that needs to hibernate two months, YOU WOULDN'T at least not without a back up. Which they didn't have. Also a dog, they allowed a dog on a ship??? They haven't allowed a pet on the space shuttle nor the space station. Yes Commander Data (Brent Spiner) from ST: TNG had Spot the cat but that was 150 years after and TNG Enterprise was a family ship not the one from the Scott Bakula Enterprise series.
The Vulcan (Sub Commander T'Pol / Jolene Blalock) was a half baked idea, while they had a non-interference policy. The character came across as "I have a secret and I will never tell you" this point was belabored over and over again. She also looked like a snob. The had a good reference in Spock (Leonard Nimoy) as a Vulcan but they didn't use that at all. Then suddenly had to make her a sexual object of the show, something a Vulcan wouldn't do ad that too failed.
The other characters were supposed to have been trained, they came across as not having any training at all. As characters and actors as well.
About the aliens, were records kept so badly 100 years before the Kirk Enterprise that they forgot what aliens they had encountered or the Vulcans for that matter. Many of the aliens were supposed to be first time encounters on many previous ST shows but they also became so on Enterprise. Also very new and different aliens that we ever knew about.
All in all this is a jumbled mess and not worth watching, it made it four seasons which is 98 episodes too long.
DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS STAR TREK SERIES.