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Oh My God, Star Trek Enterprise is Cool Again
Topic Started: Oct 30 2005, 07:37 PM (262 Views)
gdog243
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I wrote this on another board, and while I know I do have a thread going already, I felt the need to write it here too.

Last season, I decided not to watch it since I didn't really think the series was worth it because of seasons 2 and 3. Also, there are the gushers out there who always say, if you don't like it, don't watch it and I heeded thier advise. However, over the course of the season, I was hearing how much of an improvment it was and how much it really returned to being what we all know and love as a Star Trek series and I started regreting that descision. I decided given the fact that I love the mirror universe to start watching season 4 from In the Mirror, Darkly to the end, and I was starting to see that Enterprise did indeed improve. Hell, I'm one of the minority on this board who acutally thought TATV was just average, since it was pretty much dead on arrival given who wrote it. I couldn't believe the backlash against this episode which is still a bit surprising.

Anyway, I decided to watch season 4 finally and was glad when the Syndication schedule came out that most of the episodes were season 4. Before syndication had started, I watched from ITM,D to the end, Home, and Deadulus and was really excited when episodes like the Arik Soong arc and The vulcan trilogy (Which I was most looking foward to) were going to air. The soong arc was good, but in the interest of not rambeling, since I've probably already done that :D , I want to talk about the Vulcan trilogy and syndication as a whole.

I can't believe this is the same show who brought us the bad season 2, and the depressing anti-startrek Season 3. Based on the two episodes I've seen, The Forge and Awakening, this is exactly what I had wished Enterprise would have done at the beginning. The Forge was a classic episode that had so much emotion, chemistry, and the best of all, a sense of awe and wonder. It was so cool seeing references to Star Trek, with the IDIC pin, the Katra, The Selaht, and just single handedly, while making a whole hell alot of sense, making the Vulcans interesting and cool again. It was so sad seeing Forrest killed, but it was so cool having some respect for Soval and really starting to understand him. If there is one character I hated, it was he, but not anymore. He is one cool dude now ;). I think I saw that The Forge is going to repeat again tonight which will kick ass.

Last night was part two, and while not as deep and really cool like The Forge was, it was still a damn good episode, and so far this arc is reminding me a lot of DS9's circle trilogy, which is a great thing since I think that trilogy is really underrated and set the stage for a kick ass season 2. Anyway, back to Awakening. I loved seeing the Pal-tor-Fan ritual being done, and I'm loving the complexity of the Syrinittes. I'm almost rooting for them, even though they are said to be a cult. They are the vulcans I know and love, so why not.

I've been seeing some posts saying that T'pol should be carrying the Katra, and while I do agree with it, I think I understand why Archer is. He is someone who has hated the vulcans pretty much his whole life. If Surak, who pretty knows archer now, makes him believe, It will be him, the hater, responsible for bring the whole culture back to the right path. It seems apporpriate and makes a heck of alot of sense if you think about it. Oh, and the scene when they were talking about Val'les making a preemptive strike on Andoria, and Trip ordering a course to that planet, I got up and cheered out loud. I've always wanted to go to Andoria, and it was a missed opportunity for the original series to go there, even though I understand thier reasons.

I'm sorry for this long post, (This is probably the longest post I've ever written on this board) but watching this show the last few weeks has got my psyched at what is to come. I want to say one more thing about the whole Syndication overall. The experiance is making me really nolstalgic for when I watched TNG and DS9 growing up with my family (More for TNG). You would have some great music with the logo before going to break, and then you would be treated to some great previews for next weeks show. I was always excited when the preview for the next show came on the screen. The show wasn't over until the next week's trailer came and they were damn good trailers every week. I get that same feeling with Enterprise in syndication. It's been at least 6 years since I felt this way, and thats one of the reasons why I'm so excited. Star Trek Enterprise just got cool again, and I can't wait till next week. B}
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gdog243
Oct 30 2005, 07:37 PM
Hell, I'm one of the minority on this board who acutally thought TATV was just average, since it was pretty much dead on arrival given who wrote it.

I thought it was better than average, I quite enjoyed it.


Gdog, wait till 'The Aenar'!
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[spoiled child]But I want it nowwwwww.[/spoild child] :D
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I've probably built it up too much now
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The back lash was because of the lack of continunity.
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I hated Connor Trainer, though I thought Trip was a good character.

Heres what I saw in flaws.

1. Looking at the Enterprise-D, it didn't have any lights between the the windows on the rims of the sasour.

2. Riker look older that he should've been. Remeber its 2370, and Riker looked differnt from First Contact.

3. The signage, it was referred to as a Simulation Chamber. It was a holodeck, its common knowledge.

4. The deck number indicates a greater number that 10, they came from 10 Forward.

5. Troi's a full commander, she was still a Liutenant Commander, the episode that its meant to be is before the events in 'Thine Own Self'.

6. Riker says that he has decided to tell the Captain, yet if you watch that original episode. Riker only tell him after Riker is forced by Picard, on the bridge.

7. They had the wrong interors to the turbolift.

8. Deanna's hair is stright and yet in the seventh season she is in cruals.

I liked the story that had the Enterprise NX-01 crew in the year 2161.
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