If Moore had been producing Enterprise the show would be VASTLY superior, that's to be sure. Instead, Moore became creator and Executive Producer of the re-make of Battlestar Galactica, a show that has FAR exceeded everyone's expectations. 
Posted on 02/20/2005 6:43:05 PM PST by pabianice
"Timing is everything." We've all heard that one and it's true. Example: "Star Trek: Enterprise."
Paramount and UPN announced on February 2 that the show was being canceled at the end of this year's run in May. "Enterprise" had hit an all time low, with just a 2.5 rating the week before the announcement. UPN's decision to have placed it on Friday nights in the 'death slot' against the monster SciFi Friday lineup of "Stargate SG-1," "Stargate Atlantis," and a white-hot reincarnation of "Battlestar Galactica" almost certainly played a major part in the ratings drop for "Enterprise." However, weak to terrible writing until this season was also a big factor.
Well, the cancellation is official ... just in time for the new creative team headed by Manny Coto ("Odyssey 5") to have kicked in, and the change in the show is startling. The most recent shows have been fast, sharp, and nasty, breaking with the "I'm OK, You're OK" pablum spooned-out starting with Roddenberry's lobotomized "The Next Generation." This past week's "Enterprise" had espionage, danger, and an explanation of that 39-year-old riddle: why did the Klingons in the original "Star Trek" look so human when compared to later versions.
Now that the show has been canceled it is coming into its own with tight writing and interesting stories. Well, maybe Coto can find another show worthy of his talents. Paramount really screwed the pooch with they way they mishandled "Enterprise."
The last Star Trek show I paid any attention to was the one where Dr. Crusher fell in love with the slug. After that, if it said Star Trek, I passed.
Now let's be fair. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan was very watchable, even for non sci-fi fans.
LOL
The show turned into absolute PC crap. After 30 years, it's time for some new ideas.
Well, I won't shed a tear for this show...
If Moore had been producing Enterprise the show would be VASTLY superior, that's to be sure. Instead, Moore became creator and Executive Producer of the re-make of Battlestar Galactica, a show that has FAR exceeded everyone's expectations.
LOL I used to think valuable training was wasted on Wesley.
Good title. Says it all. Well, except for the rest of the thread. :-)
The "Generations" DVD has the original death scene, I think. It looked like crap so they reshot it.
Sure, but one movie out of a ten movie series is a 10% success rate.
I have always loved sci fi. Too bad Enterprise got canceled. I often wonder if it has a future too, but too many people are interested in stupid reality shows.
I know!!
I've been totally into the last few shows.
Too bad.
If you missed Deep Space 9 (especially the later seasons) you missed A LOT.</p>
And hence why DS:9 in the final 2+ seasons was the pinnacle of ST. It's been downhill, fast, from thereon.
DS:9 probably has B5 to thank for that, though, since they were competing during those last seasons and actually made attempts to move away from the Communists in Space theme from TNG.
Star Trek is still running? Who knew?
I don't know a single person who doesn't despise the Wesley Crusher character. I think the producers just kept trying to cram him down the viewers throats, and the more he was hated, the more he was featured in future episodes.
TNG-- "So, they didn't like the last episode where Wesley's science experiment almost destroys the entire universe, eh?" Well, we'll just bring him back again next week and have him preach to everybody about the 'Prime Directive'. That'll show 'em."
Yup! LOL
I will be surprised if science fiction ever shirks its stigma. Today's youth are not, for the most part, into imagination. I had an English professor talk about the "Frodo Lives" buttons he saw on campus, in the 70s. The class of early twentysomethings erupted in derisive laughter. Unless you are talking about a 90-minute film on the same level as an action movie, forget about it.
Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 has come to fruition.
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