Star Trek: Enterprise 

A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

Creators:

Rick Berman, Brannon Braga

Stars:

Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 wins & 50 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Scott Bakula	...	Captain Jonathan Archer / ... 98 episodes, 2001-2005
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox 98 episodes, 2001-2005
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Commander T'Pol / ... 98 episodes, 2001-2005
Dominic Keating	...	Lieutenant Malcolm Reed / ... 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

Storyline

The year is 2151. Earth has spent the last 88 years since learning how to travel faster than the speed of light studying under the wisdom of their alien ally called the 'Vulcans'. Now, the first crew of human explorers sets out into deep space on a ship called the 'Enterprise' to see what is beyond our solar system.

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Plot Keywords:

earth starship | earthling | terran | space explorer | earthman | 

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Taglines:

Forget what you think you know, it won't help you here (Season 3)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Paramount [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Release Date:

26 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: Untitled Fifth Series

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braga Productions, Paramount Network Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 44 min (98 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In at least two episodes the crew, or some other group, are seen using a device that is a Bajoran tricorder from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

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Goofs

During the first season, Malcolm, (the weapons expert), is giving phase pistol lessons to Hoshi. During the lesson, all Bridge officers are called back to their stations. Hoshi makes a comment, so much for practice, and she hands the phase pistol back to Malcolm, her finger still on the trigger, and the muzzle of the phase pistol aimed directly into Malcolm's chest. No matter the century, or the weapon, this action ranks as the #1 safety violation of handling weapons. It is unlikely that Malcolm, the armory expert, would ignore this safety violation and not immediately reprimand Hoshi.

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Quotes

Commander Tucker: I never got the impression you cared that much about humans. Seems like you were always finding something new to complain about.
Vulcan Ambassador Soval: I lived on Earth for more than 30 years, Commander. In that time I developed an affinity for your world and its people.
Commander Tucker: You did a pretty good job of hiding it.
Vulcan Ambassador Soval: Thank You.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits video footage of the Sojourner rover approaching the "Yogi" rock, taken by the Mars Pathfinder lander, make Star Trek: Enterprise the first television show or movie in history to use footage taken on another planet.

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Alternate Versions

North American syndicated version of the first episode "Broken Bow" replaces the instrumental version of "Faith of the Heart" with the instrumental "Archer's Theme" heard on most other episodes.

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Connections

Referenced in Lord of the Cockrings (2002)

User Reviews

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