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Enterprise DVD Box Sets; R1 Analysis and Review
Topic Started: May 3 2005, 12:53 PM (1,561 Views)
Fesarius
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People kept expecting bigger and better and more profound as the franchise continued to grow.

Noah,

I believe you have a point here. It harkens back to what I said months ago in a post I wrote on people's expectations with regard to each of the series. I likened it then (and do so now) to the various sets of ears (and in this case, eyes and ears) one has to put on when viewing different styles of musics (e.g., Bach, Mozart, Wagner, Schoenberg).
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I've only started season 2, but I really liked Minefeild and Dead Stop more than I did when they both aired. They were both exciting, mysterious, and gave good character development to Malcom Reed. Dead Stop was very eerie too. The next episode up is A Night In Sickbay, and I do plan to go into it with an open mind.
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Season 2 is my favourite season, I think it is the season that most closely resembles what ENT should have been about all along
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Aug 1 2005, 04:09 PM
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Season five? Was this Enterprise's "lost year" where Bill Shatner suppose to play his grandfather?

Digifan,

No.

BTW, did you watch all of Season Two in two days?

To be honest, no. It would mean giving up something important we had come to know as sleep. :ZZZZZ:

I'd just watched the episodes I was interested in. For instance I noticed Chef had shown up in "Catwalk" but they never shown his face. I wonder if it's actually Braga or Berman in that role? :headscratch:

IMO "Shockwave" should of been merged into one extended version of the episode. With it being in two parts made the plot difficult to understand.

I did noticed there were a whole less time hopping in this season which is a good thing, I think. :shrug: I did enjoy the commentaries in "Dead Stop" with the references to Nomad of the TOS episode, the Changeling. There were also references to the Borg and how B&B tried to steer away from it until "Regeneration." Base on what I had seen I had the impression this series is suppose to set in an alternate reality paralleling TOS events.


Maybe I should watch the rest of the episodes as well?
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Digifan,

Yes, you must watch them all. ;)

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IMO "Shockwave" should of been merged into one extended version of the episode. With it being in two parts made the plot difficult to understand.

Not to mention the two-parter being split over a summer....
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^[Cylon] By your command. [/Cylon]

If I loose sleep over this and my work standards start to suffer can I blame it on you? :Fes: :news: :headscratch:

Since I don't have anything plan for the weekend I might just do that. Stay tune.
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Last night I saw A Night In Sickbay, and it was just as bad as it was when I first saw it. I said I would go into it with an open mind (and I did actually like Acquisition better than before even though it still was bad) but it was just so bad and kind of insulting to the trek mythos. Let's just say as my reason, sex has always been used as the topping of the cake, not the cake itself. This episode over did it, and made Archer into a total jackass. It wasn't without it's good parts though, which were basically everyone else's reactions and facial expressions to archer's attitude. Phlox was great as usual too.
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If I loose sleep over this and my work standards start to suffer can I blame it on you?

Yes. :)
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Dr. Noah
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I don't think it made Archer into a jackass. Here's my whole take on Archer while we're at it. Bakula has gotten a LOT of flack.

Let's face it people, Kirk and Picard are a hard act to follow. Archer's personality fits perfectly for the show and here's why:

He's the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He's interested in all things that are new and different which is perfect for the first Earth warp explorer.

Him being so nice helps on the diplomatic end, and not just that, his sense of right and wrong is part of what helps form the future Prime Directive regarding when Starfleet should and should not get involved. This is illustrated in several episodes.

So no, he's not the space cowboy Kirk was, and he's not the philosopher king Picard was, he's a nice guy who just happens to be Earth's first deep space explorer. So, he's not the legend the other guys are, he's the prototype.
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Finall! Someone agrees wit me about Archer!
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Noah,

I'm with you on this one (re: Archer). Nicely said. :yes:
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Dr. Noah
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I really liked how a Night in Sickbay showed his love and concern for Porthos. It was pretty touching. I remember my dog got heartworms when I was a kid and the doctor put her on heavy medication and we were to keep her calm and comfortable for a few weeks. I played nursemaid to a quadriped as well.
I also liked the character development in regards to Dr. Phlox as well. He's still my favorite Enterprise character.
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Do you own any of ENT on DVD yet? Have you checked out the deleted scenes and special features? They're quite good, IMO.
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Aug 3 2005, 06:32 AM
I don't think it made Archer into a jackass. Here's my whole take on Archer while we're at it. Bakula has gotten a LOT of flack.

Let's face it people, Kirk and Picard are a hard act to follow. Archer's personality fits perfectly for the show and here's why:

He's the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He's interested in all things that are new and different which is perfect for the first Earth warp explorer.

Him being so nice helps on the diplomatic end, and not just that, his sense of right and wrong is part of what helps form the future Prime Directive regarding when Starfleet should and should not get involved. This is illustrated in several episodes.

So no, he's not the space cowboy Kirk was, and he's not the philosopher king Picard was, he's a nice guy who just happens to be Earth's first deep space explorer. So, he's not the legend the other guys are, he's the prototype.

I didn't say Archer was a Jackass in all episodes, just this one. In hindsight, it seemed really out of his character.
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After reviewing seasons one and two box sets, I'd found it puzzling that B&B don't use Mayweather more often. IMO he's the most under used character of the entire series.

I don't understand the character or his history. With the exception of Mayweather being the helmsman and skilled pilot of Enterprise, why wasn't he used more often? Even Chekov got more screen time than this under used character, no? :shrug:
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