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| Dr. Noah | Jun 1 2005, 03:39 PM Post #61 |
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I LOVED Enterprise in it's first season!!! It had so much potential. Second season I was a little disappointed, but still loved it. It was the third season that I loathed. I still liked the characters, but hated the turn the story was taking as it stands, it was still pretty nonsensical. But once I get the DVD sets, I am sure I will come up with a plausible explanation.
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| Fesarius | Jun 1 2005, 03:54 PM Post #62 |
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^^^ Damn straight you'll come up with a plausible explanation--or else.
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| Fesarius | Jul 19 2005, 08:41 AM Post #63 |
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http://www.trektoday.com/news/130705_04.shtml By Michelle July 13, 2005 - 10:51 PM Paramount has announced a Star Trek: The Motion Pictures DVD set that will include all the special editions of the feature films, expanding on the 2003 set that included the single-disc releases of all the movies. The Digital Bits reports that Paramount has also forwarded some details on the upcoming Star Trek: Nemesis collector's edition, a two-disc set scheduled for release on October 4th along with the complete motion pictures collection. Though the company has not yet unveiled the extras, it is assumed that this set will include deleted scenes, interviews and behind-the-scenes material like the collector's edition of Star Trek: Insurrection. In addition, information is now available on the extras to be included in all the remaining box sets of Star Trek: Enterprise. Each set includes audio commentary by writers and producers as well as new interviews with cast members, plus deleted scenes and outtakes as well as photo galleries. Season two, which will be released in less than two weeks, contains audio commentary by writer/producers Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong on "Dead Stop" and "Regeneration", text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda on "Stigma" and "First Flight", a new interview with Jolene Blalock, a featurette on director LeVar Burton plus outtakes, deleted scenes and easter eggs. Season three, due in stores on September 27th, will include audio commentary by assistant director Mike DeMeritt on "North Star", audio commentary by writer Manny Coto on "Similitude", three text commentaries by the Okudas and several featurettes on the Xindi arc. The cast profile on this set is Connor Trinneer, the director profiled is Roxann Dawson and there will be additional outtakes, deleted scenes and easter eggs. The shortened fourth season is due to be released on DVD in November with the "In a Mirror, Darkly" podcast commentaries by Sussman and Tim Gaskill, audio commentary from writers Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens and Gaskill on "Terra Prime", text commentaries by the Okudas, six behind-the-scenes featurettes including "That's a Wrap!" and other extras. Each of the Region 2 sets will include special features available as purchase promotions in the U.S. The original announcement is summed up at The Digital Bits. The second and third seasons of Enterprise may be pre-ordered from Amazon.com, as may the Nemesis special edition. Discuss this news item at Trek BBS! Add TrekToday RSS feed to your news reader or My Yahoo! Also a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation fan? Then visit CSIFiles.com! |
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| digifan2004 | Jul 19 2005, 11:49 AM Post #64 |
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Thanks, Fes. Let me buy you a black hole the next time you drop in at Morn's. Well, folks, it's late July already. I had pre-order season two. It should be here by next week. I looked forward to the deleted scenes and commentaries. Let's hope its bonus disk will have the blueprint of the entire ship. Now that would be a nice treat, no? |
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| Deleted User | Jul 19 2005, 11:50 AM Post #65 |
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Unfortunatly, I won't be getting season two for a few weeks yet. My money is needed elsewhere... |
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| gvok | Jul 22 2005, 01:25 PM Post #66 |
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I don't think I'm interested in getting the Enterprise Box set. |
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| Fesarius | Jul 27 2005, 11:32 AM Post #67 |
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http://www.trektoday.com/news/260705_02.shtml By Michelle July 26, 2005 - 8:24 PM The second season of Star Trek: Enterprise has arrived on DVD. Widely considered to be the show's weakest year, it nonetheless has some champions who feel that the Xindi war took the show in a direction that lacked a "Star Trek" sensibility. The new set has received mixed reviews: * "This 2nd season of Enterprise was more like the original series than any of the other seasons, as it made exploration and discovery, as well as character study, the focus," noted The Trades, which declared that season two "is comprised of a number of well written and exciting episodes" and deplored the shift in "The Expanse" toward the Xindi storyline: I really believe that what Paramount tried to do with Enterprise was find a new audience for the franchise, one that wasn’t necessarily enamored with the previous series and films, and did so by changing the basic concepts that had made Trek the great idea that it is. This was, in hindsight, a big mistake and succeeded only in driving away many of the fans whose dedication had made Star Trek a financially and artistically successful venture. Reviewer Jim Pappas rated the set a B, adding, "Oddly enough, as I sat down and began watching these episodes, shows that I had not watched since their initial airings, I found that I liked them more than I did the first time through." * Monsters and Critics rated the season four out of five stars, saying that it ironed out some of the flaws of the first season such as too much use of time travel. The deleted scenes received thumbs up, as did the outtakes, but "'Shooting Future Tense' is the real gem in the extras section. This is a behind the scenes look at one particular days filming and is excellent viewing!" Andy McKeague also appreciated the transfers and packaging. * "The series’ creators didn't need to ape William Shatner’s leering sexuality to goose Enterprise's ratings. They could have just come up with more innovative plotlines instead," noted TVDVDreviews.com's A.J. Carson. "Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 2 isn’t terrible....still, we expect more from such a venerable franchise. Rather than being innovative, it recycles ideas from throughout Star Trek history." The commentaries by co-producers Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong on "Dead Stop" and "Regeneration" were labeled "engaging", while the featurette "Enterprise Moments: Season Two" is called "unfocused." Among the characters, Sato's development in "Vanishing Point" received kudos while Archer's one-dimensionality earned a note as well, with the additional comment that the character "is saved, however, by Scott Bakula’s affable charm." * TrekWeb also gave the second season set four out of five stars, with reviewer BWilliams saying that "Enterprise managed to pull a few surprise rabbits out of its hat," finding "A Night in Sickbay", "Precious Cargo" and even the AIDS allegory "Stigma" to be rather unsubtle and not very sensitive. On the other hand, he appreciated "First Flight", "Minefield", "Regeneration" and the lead into the Xindi arc of the next season. "Most of these deleted scenes present great additional character moments, with most of the scenes revolving around Archer, including one sequence edited from 'The Expanse' that really fleshes out Archer's personal life," he added. "If these deleted scenes had been edited back into the episodes via seamless branching, this would have been a hands-down winner. Nevertheless, it's a welcome addition to the set." * Dan Phelps at DVD Fanatic found it tedious that Archer was the focus of so many episodes while "satisfying the sexual need for single, pathetic Trekkies still living in their mother’s basement we have Sub-Commander T'Pol." He cited a list of episodes he particularly enjoyed, however, including "Shockwave Part II", "Minefield", "Dead Stop", "The Communicator", "Vanishing Point", "The Catwalk", "Cease Fire", "Future Tense", "Regeneration", "First Flight" and the finale "The Expanse", rating the episodes overall a B with an A+ for visuals and sound. He was less impressed with the extras, which earned only a C as many of them were continuations of the first season formulas. Star Trek: Enterprise may be purchased on DVD now in Region One format from Amazon.com. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jul 28 2005, 08:55 AM Post #68 |
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I wouldn't call it the weakest year. Maybe in terms of viewership, but there are some real gems in this season. |
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| Fesarius | Jul 28 2005, 12:37 PM Post #69 |
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^^^ Agreed (about the gems). I believe that their weakest year was Season Five. |
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| digifan2004 | Jul 29 2005, 04:52 PM Post #70 |
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Season five? Was this Enterprise's "lost year" where Bill Shatner suppose to play his grandfather? :rolleyes: AAR my copy of season two had just arrived. I will review and let you know. Stay tune. |
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| digifan2004 | Jul 30 2005, 11:11 AM Post #71 |
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Clear throat. Ready or not here is my review of season two. I expected a weak start to the second season. Sadly I was right. Without spoiling too much I had found the early episodes to be fragmented and slow. There were some good attempts with micro characterization moments but they are far and in between. The latter half was a bit better but they are still fragmented. There were a lot of echos from TNG and VOY sets. For example, pay close attention to the corridors onboard the alien space station in "Dead Stop." If you mentally reduce the lighting and use darker colors you can almost see the crew walking the TNG corridors. The thing that puzzles me the most was why did the designers used TNG era Klingon battle cruisers as the main menu? The Klingons were shown only four or five times throughout the second season. Shouldn't they use the birdge as the launch point to the episodes in the similar fashion as the TOS box sets? There were also a lot of references to VOY and DS9 as well. I would give the writers a 3 out of 5 for attempting to link events on the NX to TOS era occurances. Frankly with a few exceptions I think B&B did ignore TOS established events and focus way too much on TNG era aliens and encounters. IMO if B&B had used Robert April or Captain Pike instead of Archer, and concentrate more on TOS events, I think Enterprise could of taken off as a TOS prequel series. ![]() Oh well. We win some, we loose some. The Xindi arc in the season finale doesn't make a lot of sense but that's B&B for you I guess. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 30 2005, 11:25 AM Post #72 |
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I prefer the LCARS to the TOS ones. |
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| Dr. Noah | Aug 1 2005, 10:31 AM Post #73 |
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I am really pleased with Season Two. Apartenly I missed a lot of it when it was on its' first run, because I don't remember most of the episodes and was pleasantly surprised with how good they were in terms of plot and characterization. I did notice that a few of the plots seemed recycled from other sci-fi shows and even from TOS or TNG, but I can let that slide. I must say I really enjoyed Enterprise despite the general lack of direction in the first two seasons. |
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| Fesarius | Aug 1 2005, 04:09 PM Post #74 |
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Digifan, No. BTW, did you watch all of Season Two in two days? |
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| Dr. Noah | Aug 1 2005, 04:15 PM Post #75 |
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Honestly, I really think the folks at Enterprise had the legacy working against them. People kept expecting bigger and better and more profound as the franchise continued to grow. They were going to have to scale back some of the big bangs so to speak in that it's supposed to be a prequel, but the stories, while interesting from a "historical" standpoint, seemed like more of the same kind of stuff we saw on TOS and TNG. DS9 and Voyager were so vastly different in style and scope, that I think they wanted to go back to the original formula of exploring the unknown and encountering new life forms and ethical dilemas each week, which forgive me for saying so, has been done already, twice. |
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