Star Trek Enterprise: The Definitive History - The Real Reason it was Cancelled!
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Star Trek: Enterprise, titled simply Enterprise for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on UPN. The sixth series in the Star Trek franchise, it is a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. Set in the 22nd century, a hundred years before the events of The Original Series, it follows the adventures of the Enterprise, Earth's first starship capable of traveling at warp five, as it explores the galaxy and encounters various alien species.
Following the culmination of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and with Star Trek: Voyager scheduled to end, UPN asked Braga and Berman to create a new series to continue the franchise. Rather than setting it in the 24th century alongside Deep Space Nine and Voyager, they decided to set it in an earlier period, allowing them to explore new parts of the Star Trek fictional universe. Wanting a more basic, relatable, character-driven series, Berman and Braga concentrated on a core trio: Captain Jonathan Archer (played by Scott Bakula), Commander Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer), and Sub-commander T'Pol (Jolene Blalock).
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00:00 - Star Trek Enterprise: The Definitive History
02:41 - Rick Berman
05:02 - Brannon Braga
07:52 - The 22nd Century
10:07 - Captain Archer
13:26 - T'POL
16:40 - Backblaze
18:14 - Trip Tucker
20:31 - Malcom Reed
22:12 - Travis Mayweather
23:24 - Hoshi Sato
24:30 - Dr. Phlox
25:42 - NX-01
27:01 - It's Been A Long Road
30:00 - The Enterprise Problem
33:09 - 9/11 Changed Star Trek
34:46 - Manny Coto
28:25 - Jeffery Combs
39:47 - These Are The Voyages
4149 - The Cancelation
43:30 - Season 5
45:00 - The Legacy
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Love Enterprise. Horribly underrated. I wish it had more seasons.
Lot better than discovery, that show is gawd awful, and Picard lol well
Guess who bashed it and snubbed it? The star trek nerds themselves...
@215alessio yeah they obviously don't like good TV then.
Agreed! I never saw it until I got Paramount plus and remember thinking, That's it? Wanted more too!
@@jcoope77 I didn't mind Picard too much, watched all of it but yeah, I watched a few episodes of Discovery and that was too much.
I was surprised when Enterprise was canceled. Scott Bakular made a great captain; in fact, the entire cast gave stellar performances.
I regret not watching until Netflix.
How old were you 10? Stupid stories - period. Great cast and the video explaining why the stories sucked - bye bye. Thank God - the new Strange New Worlds rocks as good or better than th original and is even better than Picard - way better than sticks up their ass, PC correct, Next Gen.
@krishna_2019 @@@ I love Enterprise and all Star Trek"s, can watch it anytime " all day ". btw it's BAKULA.❤
Gene Roddenberry's concept of world peace, humanity working together and, above all, hope, was always what grabbed me. He could be quite intolerant when it came to these things. Wonder what he would say about the world, today.
It was the intro that killed it tbh
I loved Enterprise, much more than any other ST series. Seasons 3 and 4 were pure genius.
For me, it is the only one that could get up eaqual to DS9 - my alltime Fav as it seemingly does not age.
The Temporal Cold War was an intriguing direction
I have binged it 3 times on different platforms. I couldn’t enjoy it more.
Also gave it a 10 on IMDb.
They do deserve a movie and an apology.
Enterprise is such an underrated series. They had a lot of really good episodes that stand up well. It was canceled too soon and I like the intro also. It's different and unique.
Agreed. I dug it too. 🖖🏼
Agreed
Id they'd gotten the chance to do the romulan war arc the ratings would've jumped
mistreated and overlooked. Should have been allowed to stick with its story arc instead of being forced to go back to episodic. The title music however remains an abomination to the ears.
For me Personally, it’s one of the very BEST, if not THE best of all the Star Trek series…..absolutely Wonderful show that doesn’t seem to date like the others do, it has a Timeless quality about it that stamps it as totally unique!
Criminally underrated and ignored at the time of its original release, I’m so pleased that it’s finally getting the love and recognition that it so richly deserves!!
Enterprise has aged the best out of all the spinoffs, by far. Criminally underrated show
Everyone who craped Enterprise deserves to be tied to a chair and forced to watch Discovery.
@@JohnnyL11 It's ironic that both the Star Trek and Star Wars fandoms ran their creatives out of the industry, at about the same time, and then we both got JJ Abrams as the horrible consequence of not appreciating how good we had it
I mean as long as you ignore the 3D they always have PS1 graphics it's so bad when they do crowds and stuff
Enterprise is amazing! If it had one or two more seasons, I wouldn't think of Scott Bakula as "Dr Sam Beckett" as my first role for him.
Couldn't agree more! 👍🏼
I miss Enterprise. It would have been a joy to have a couple of more seasons.
It was cancelled because it sucked.
@@Folker46590 It was cancelled because of franchise exhaustion. You can only milk an old cow for so long. There was nothing wrong with the series itself.
A few years ago, after rewatching TOS, TNG, DS9 and voyager again, I finally decided to give Enterprise a watch, I had heard only negative things so I was expecting the worst, but I do not understand the hate for this show, it's definitely been added to my Star Trek rotation.
Same here, never felt any attraction for it but binge-watched it for the 1st time and I enjoyed it.
@@daltonx6177same
was mostly because it was a step back in tiem, and in the beginning the storys were not that very good, sadly it got chancled as it became good.
Yeah it was dumb to be so nitpicky, especially in contrast to the garbage pile that the Kurtzmantrek Discovery/Picard/lower decks/strange new worlds crap
I liked most of season 4 and now I know why; a producer that cared was all that was needed.
Captain Archer was the most relatable captain to me. He was both open minded, but stubborn. He fully admitted the way he disliked Vulcans, but began to understand why they did withhold things from humans as he said that humanity should not give technology to less advanced societies.
He loves his crew, and that caused him to do things he regretted in making sure he kept them safe. He feared death, but was willing to accept it if needed. He was both short tempered, but also levelheaded when he knew he needed to set the example for his crew. He blew up numerous times to the Vulcan command, but ultimately apologized to them for it. In return he gained respect from the Vulcans, and helped to make them see that humans could adapt into responsible voyagers. Not perfect, but adaptable.
I think he was the most human captain. He was unpolished not unlike Kirk.
I loved the fact he had such a human thing... a pet dog... and he'd let his dog go for a run on a new planet
@@johnchrysostomon6284 ..aah those damn Eleovera trees.
I've always wished it had more seasons. Each season was better than the one before it. I still rewatch the show.
I never missed an episode, I laughed, I cried, I even joined the Army. I still laugh and cry. I've even met several of the stars. Thank you to all who brought this to life
One of the best Star Trek shows on television. Season 4 got us all ramped up for more... unfortunately. T'Pol is my favorite Vulcan, the development of her character from snide to loyal crew member and friend to Archer really made her character and the acting very genuine. They could create a whole new show around her.
Not sure about that... As much as I loved T'Pol, you have to admit she was exploited for her looks, probably even much more than Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine. So much that she basically quit acting after Enterprise. But she did get married and had three children, which also really matters, mind you ! 😉
@@daltonx6177 While I do agree, Hollyweird has always exploited very attractive people especially women throughout its history. These actors know the industry they are in. Star Trek is also known as the pigeon holer of many actors careers due to type casting which is why so many actors from all of the series end up doing fan conventions signing autographs and taking pictures with most newer acting jobs centered around the character they played in their perspective series starting with TOS. Even Bill Schatner could barely find acting work after TOS other than his voice over for the cartoon until Star Trek The Motion Picture in 1979, almost ten years after the original show had been cancelled at NBC.🙂
The guy that designed the NX-01 was a genius. i love that design. Compare that to the trash designs of Discovery-get rid of the old white guy and you MAY NOT get a better or as-skilled successor.
Scott Bakula was a great choice as Captain Jonathan Archer, I THINK HE PLAYED THE PART VERY WELL
No He didn't. He completely was miscast and didn't understand the character - #BradHartliep was three hundred million times better qualified for the Role and the show would have been far more entertaining and longer lasting ..
I could only see him as quantum leap dude. But still liked the show.
@@bradhartliep879 you are correct.
@@shawnawesome7770 Thanks for your reply, I have always liked him as an actor and It only took a few episodes to show me he made a good captain. IN MY OPINION
@@thomashill6347 that's cool. I can totally understand where you're coming from but I just kept seeing Sam
Season four was spectacular. Easily one of the best seasons of Trek ever.
Yeah to see how the Federation finaly came together bit by bit was awsome. But they layed a solid groundwork for that with the seasons 1-3. Without many of the awsome episodes of those first 3 seasons, the 4th does not work.
The 2nd and 3rd seasons were my favorites.
My favorite episode of the final season of Enterprise was and is In a mirror darkly.
I thought season four leaned way too hard on fan service; many of the multi-episode arcs were terrific, don't get me wrong, but there's just no way they could have kept that up for three more seasons. My favourite is season 3, the last original thing Star Trek ever did.
This show will always hold a special place in my heart cause that storyline of t'pol and trip losing there daughter helped me realize I needed to grieve properly and get counselling over my mom's miscarriage
One of the problems with Enterprise was that it was on UPN, a network that was struggling not only with getting viewership but with acquiring enough t.v. station affiliates. They did manage to syndicate Enterprise in some markets that didn't have a UPN affiliate, but it was still far less available than the other Star Trek shows had been. Then around the time of Enterprise Season 4, the struggling UPN merged with the also struggling WB, and both networks were trying to cut back on their most expensive shows in order to become financially viable. Enterprise was obviously one of the expensive ones.
Along with that they changed airing time (as the video noted). Not to be underestimated back in the day.
Yeah in our mkt upn was aired in the 11p to 1p slot on a very low powered my.networktv, it had a cable transition but the station would buzz or have issues.
Upn was in reboot mode by yr3 of enterprise they had acquired buffy ATM became a hit etc.
Enterprise suffered from being up against fox's mega hit american idle that's why it lost most its audience, yr 2 some came back but it was more of the same, most upn had trek tng at 7, trek voyager at 10 possible ds9 at 11.
That is why I didn’t watch it when it aired, I couldn’t access it on my cable network even though I constantly looked. Now that Paramount is a network you can access on your own, I could finally watch it. I agree, there would have been more audience on a more widely accessible network.
The guy that designed the NX-01 was a genius. i love that design. Compare that to the trash designs of Discovery-fire the old white guy and you MAY NOT get a better or as-skilled successor.
Enterprise and Voyager were the only shows on UPN that had white people. Moesha was in the same time slot on a different day, if i recall. I'm not crapping on moesha, but i doubt there are many crossroads between fans.
My whole family loved the show but hated the Riker finale. We were all sad it was cancelled. I know none of us have ever been polled on if we loved Enterprise! I would watch if y’all would bring it back now! Trip better be in it too. Thank you
The Riker finale was a hijack. It's like someone thought that The Next Generation was the definitive series, it's not. It would have been better to have the Enterprise in an immense ship battle where it was destroyed.
Totally agree! Those lost 5 or 6 years was a complete cop out! Paramount really owes an apology.
Loved Enterprise....I
Loved NG, but it's definitely not holding up as well as Enterprise.
I feel the same way as you do! I was so disappointed with that last episode. The rumor was it was supposed to be a vehicle for an upcoming new series called Triton featuring Riker and Troy. Well that never happened. Even if it had I would probably not have watched it. I was so mad at Paramount!
Enterprise was a great show, absolutely holds its own against its predecessors. The cast was great and gave us some awesome characters. Loved it.
Enterprise is a remarkable series with an amazing crew. I love it now
and I appreciated it years ago.
Enjoyed the show then, and now a greater appreciation of it years later. Would love to see Paramount Plus or some other streaming service do a season 5, 6, and 7 to complete the story.
"Would love to see Paramount Plus or some other streaming service do a season 5, 6, and 7 to complete the story."
Would also love this. Or full length movies. If they brought back the aged cast of ST TOS for what was it, 7 whole movies? Should be able to squeak out several with this wonderful ST Enterprise cast, if they're willing. Would need to do some timeline tampering magic if they wanted Trip included, but hey they do bigger tricks than this all the time... Shall we start a petition?
I loved Enterprise from the first episode and the theme song.. I was upset when it was cancelled..
ME TOO!!
loved the show, not the theme too much.
@@mrs.onyango6504 same here.
I liked it as well I liked the 4th season the most.
@@moseschan3915 ME THREE !!!!!!
Man I love Jeffery Combs and his depiction of Shran. He is my favorite character.
Yeah, Shran was great. Matched Archer for wit and grit. Seemed like a great rivalry between two that would become/are solid friends.
He was brilliant. Loved him in every episode he apeared.
Yes he was outstanding. As great as Enterprise was when he wasn't guest starring it always stepped up a notch whenever he appeared.
Combs had many rolls with Star Trek.
He was in all the different shows.
They were gonna make him part of the ENT crew if season 5 happened
I felt cheated. It was cut far too soon. It was just getting stride. It was my favorite series. The characters, I felt were more fleshed out in Enterprise than any other series. The story was so strong that I still feel like I lost close friends. It's ending left me with an emptiness. I know that crew is gone. The last episode was a desecration, reduced to a fieldtrip attraction. I hope the vision that created that rich storytelling series will drive another Startrek. The latest Startrek is far too woke and full of mild character development.
You’re seriously overreacting to a tv show. Many people seriously enjoy watching the shows/series with as many imprinting 😊themselves in the fantasy of said stories, but you don’t want to let yourself succumb to a fantasy that isolates you from reality.
If you can’t confront or realize the difference, even if it brings you pleasure or joy when you fantasize about it, you definitely have an issue you need to address with some form of professional help. 😊
@Caliber50bmg I don't think that's what Simple was saying.
I greatly enjoyed many shows. Discussed it with friends. Made new friends who were also fans. Waited for new seasons to start while discussing fantasy crews and missions. I never cosplayed but I attended a few comicons with friends. Fantasized about cast members. Etc. Didn't lose any contact with anything.
Except the blues.
Enterprise was featured on Star ans Stripes network during OIF. After coming off night missions I would catch it at 9:00am everyday. It was my decompression. A fantastic show that deserved more respect.
OIF?
To be honest, they could still make a season 5 today, seeing as how the timeline was changed in new trek, we could even see the full crew back... It would be an improvement over what we have now in any case 🤣
I will touch the sky for you🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed. I do like strange new worlds.
../.They could assemble the original Enterprise crew after the Romulan War...in Doug Drexler's refurbished Enterprise. A TV movie...direct to DVD...sumthin'.
(voice over) "A legendary crew is brought together for one last mission to save__________"
....and then we bring back Trip in the first third of the movie...because now he's Section 31, his death was faked and so on...something that is....at best...rumor, myth, mist and hearsay..You know..like M.I.B..and It Always Was and Should Be.
....None of that people walking around with black Enterprise badges on their long, black leather coats...ala Highlander....urrr. sumthin' like dat.
Say...Do you remember When...
in TOS when every starship had its own emblem?
And then in ST:D...Everyone was using it, everywhere?
And when no one knew about Section 31...which is the way They like it.
And when Spock was The Only Vulcan in Star Fleet.
And how did Spock get in to Star Fleet if he was still dyslectic when Burnham reunited with him in season 2 of STD?
And When Picard had a backbone?
And When Picard was still Alive and there wasn't an android that was walking around that believed itself to BE Picard?
good times...good times....yep...
to the very least..hell if it was for me I would even be willing to watch it if it was set 22 years after the last episode and since they decided to play Trip dead, I would have loved to have seen him turning out to be the "Future Guy/illusement Man" of the future, I honestely would have loved if it turn out that Trip dead has been used by Daniels to recruit Trip' as Temporal agent, only or him later on realize that Daniel is actually part of Section 31 and he had allowed the Xindi Attack on Earth to happen in order to trying to change events to ensure a better/more powerful Federation in his timeline no matter the cost, including allowing the death of Trip's sister...as revenge Trip defect from the organization and try to change events using the Sulibans as a minion but in this regard failed to derail Daniels plans and perhaps (as premise), I would have put that in in 2173 Trip try again a new plan to block Daniels in his plot by recovering the torpedo of Sim Tucker, his former clone, who he plan to reanimate and give a cure for his rapidly age falling in order to prevent the start of new Romulan/Federation War, that in Daniels plan it would allow the Federation to emerge stronger and secluded the Romulan as space power..heck we might even tried to justificate T'pol emotional outburst outside Vulcan character by making an episode who reveal that T'pol is actually half-Romulan since his father is revealed to be either a spy or better an exile from the Romulan (perhaps we could use the situation even to explain better the difference between the TOS romulan aspect and the TNG Romulan....something better of the Northern and Southern group......Seriously if I was the producer instead of making this rubbish of Discovery and Picard, I would delete the all genre altogheter, and the sad part of all this you know is what? Since it's 2023 and we all have streaming the producer not even bother to make quality decent series, while in 2005 Discovery and Picard would have never been played out at all)
@@francescosaporiti1431 Wow!
Linda Park - Hoshi Sato is another wonderful character beautiful and a joy to watch playing her part as communications officer.
She made a great emperor in the mirror universe, uniform included :)
She became my favorite character of the crew and I didn't expect that.
I would have been great to see an additional. 3 part episode of in a MIRROR DARLKY . Linda park. Was awesome.
Hoshi was my secret crush,what a-BABE !!! LOL.
I loved everything about Enterprise.they could have had at least 3 more seasons
I’m 66 years old and grew up with Kirk and Spock,after watching every episode of all of them, I think I like Enterprise the best!, and Wish it carried on further!
I liked “Enterprise” from the beginning, and wish there had been more of it.
I loved the show, especially that things weren't perfect, would fail or break and they couldn't transport at the blink of an eye. The step back was great and the cast was fantastic.
People love 20 year old revivals. It’s been 18 years since Enterprise was cancelled. Maybe it’s time to dust off that Erik Jendresen script (Star Trek: The Beginning) that functioned as Enterprise season 5 that depicts the Earth-Romulan War. I have no doubt in my mind that Scott Bakula and company would return. Make it so!
A few years back I went on a Trek binge. I had not previously been a Trekkie outside of watching Next Generation when it originally aired. Out of all the renditions, I found Enterprise to be my absolute favorite.
I loved Enterprise and even more so as time goes on. I was so upset when it was cancelled and heartbroken with the final episode for all the reasons you mention, most notably though for the loss of our much loved Tripp. I so agree that everything was there except for some poor stories. My favourite characters were definitely Tripp, Shran, the Doctor and T’Pol. I so wanted there to be a happier connection between Tripp and T’Pol and what a fascinating couple they made. All the cast were great though and I agree with Jeffrey Combs comments about the series, it was just getting into its stride and had so much potential, i am now one of those optimistic people who hope upon hope it can be brought back in some way, re-writing that terrible last episode, giving us back Tripp and living out the potential it had… we can dream can’t we?
I’m right there with you. The more I watch the more I enjoy and the more I wish we got more.
The ship itself I have grown to love so much. Outside the Delta Flyer the NX-01 is my favorite ship.
It was the first and last time I ever felt motivated to write an actual letter to a studio, pleading for a continuation of Enterprise. No luck obviously, studios suck.
@@kibagami74 i know it is highly frustrating when you have no say or control over decisions like this.
@@gbalfour9618 absolutely with you on that.
I couldn't agree more. With what is being created now I believe Enterprise is owed the opportunity it was denied. It was a big mistake to kill Tripp and as a Navy Engineer I am bias and proud to admit it.
John Billingsley - Dr. Phlox great character and WONDERFUL NEW ALIEN in Star Trek so fun to watch him play the character.
He reminds me of Grandpa (on "The Munsters") with his bat and other "pets"!
When you use the term " Show Runner " that tells me that you are from
an alternate universe. In the " Prime " universe, where I am from by the way,
we called them " Producers".
Man, you have more skill than most when it comes to telling a story. Brilliantly done.
I think the problem with Enterprise is the original showrunners didn't want to do the show so they just phoned in the first two seasons. But the third and fourth seasons are a huge improvement and especially the fourth. Manny Coto was almost as good as Ira Steven Behr as a showrunner.
@@GoToExtremes Absolutely, the first seasons of all the Berman Era Trek shows suck, but Enterprise unfortunately came out at a time where it wasn't going to be forgiven for its birthing pains so sadly it got canned just as the series was getting really good.
I alway thought tha seasons 3 and 4 were much better than the first two. But last Year I watched the entire series again and I have to admit that I liked the first two seasons much more. Funny enough I really didn't like first three seasons of DS9 at first but loved them when I rewatched the show couple of Years ago.
@@GoToExtremes TNG's 1st & 2nd seasons were so BAD,I thought for sure the show would be cancelled. LOL.
@@krzysztofkuza4228 The first 3 season of DS9 were BORING and BLAND. LOL.The 3rd season of TNG is what saved the series !!! Much better stories & writing. LIVE LONG and PROPER
I'm 71 years old. I have enjoyed ALL Star Trek series, including the newest ones on Paramount+. I firmly believe that 'Enterprise' got the short end of the stick. As in TOS, it took a while to 'get off the ground' but succeeded as a great installment to/of the legacy of Star Trek. I'ld suggest another short series featuring Admiral Archer, going into the TOS time period, just prior to Strange New Worlds.
I disagree about TOS needing time to get off the ground. The first several episodes grabbed me right from the start in 1966. I think most fans agree, especially those around in 1966. It's TNG, in particular, that took about 3 seasons to get going. I could barely make it through the first several episodes of TNG in 1987. I'm surprised I decided to give it a second chance, but I did, eventually.
@@GoGreen1977
PLEEEZZEEEE>>>? I'm 84 and STILL enjoying ALL of Star Trek.....Since I'm STILL alive and Voting for ST returns......I may have another 59 years, depending on the Episode......so QUICK, PLEASE.....make some more. Thank You!!!
When does it get off the ground? I'm having trouble getting through the debut honestly.
Very good rundown, a lot of them even didn't know. Like what was different with the 4th series. You earned a happy sub for this one.
I loved the series. Such a shame it was terminated so soon.
Honestly I miss Enterprise. I enjoyed the show when it aired, I enjoy it now. I didn't care for the opening song at first, but it grew on me and I actually like it now. I loved the Mirror Iniverse episodes with the lost Defiant from the TOS. I was hoping for more. They can always come back and do another show with the newly refitted Enterprise with a new cast of crew with cameos of old favorites. There's the whole Romulan War and the Klingon War.
Star Trek: Archer
Prequels are always underrated. It was low Tech compared the the Sheraton hotel Enterprise D. Insanely huge ship with too many People on board. The later incarnations of the Enterprise made more sense. Roddenbury's idea. Great story line for Data's journey to be Human. Opposite of Spock.
I wished that they hadn't made the Mirror in the series but would have preferred a feature film for that. It was well done but it broke the stride of the series and did not enrich the story.
@@DR-qs4xk I disliked all of the mirror universe story arcs not just in Enterprise but also when they did them in other series. The gratuitous cruelty in the Enterprise mirror eps was likely the worst. That included the gratuitous violence and cruelty in the 3 episode Augments story arc. The Forge story line was one of their best but also signals the final season is getting close to the end.
Not into the Mirror universe, mainly because I wasn't sure how it fit into the timeline of the stories-or not.
Thanks, guys! Enterprise was always my favorite Trek. In my opinion, the best captain, best first officer, best engineer, best doctor, and best communications officer (well, maybe a tie there with Uhura!) I loved both versions of the theme song (maybe a slight edge to the second one). Third and Fourth seasons were especially fantastic, though the finale was the single worst Star Trek episode I had ever seen. I still can’t even bear to rewatch a minute of that travesty, though I’ve watched all the other episodes multiple times. It was such an insult to have the (pompous) TNG characters hijack the Enterprise crew I loved, especially on their final voyage. The true series finale to me was the wonderful 2-part Terra Prime arc.
The TNG characters are better on their own show, I promise... but totally agree about that episode. If it helps, the novel EU continuity had Trip's death be just a cover story to let him do some stuff with the newly formed Starfleet Intelligence (Or whatever it was called at that early point).
Wow... I was waiting for the punchline or reveal but that's genuine fandom there!
Sadly I'd say it's the weakest of all trek shows. It struggled to find it's feet and I agree season 3 and 4 were great. Sadly the ending killed it for me.. and I agree with you about the ending... everything I got invested in during season 3 and 4 was just written off as a holodeck programme for Riker.
I wished that Manny Coto would had been showrunner. From the start the series .
Uhura!!! R.I.P.
Same here.
Love these “Definitive Histories”. You do an awesome job!! (Does Brian work on these too-or just you S?)
Both! Brian does the editing and graphics, Shane does the script and voice.
Well they are awesome! I know Brian doesn’t like DS9 but that was my intro to your channel and I just loved it!! Been watching you guys ever since!
Enterprise was a great show. Warp drive and transporting on earth was in development on this show! Working with the Vulcans was difficult, but eventually came together.
I loved Enterprise, I think it has the most rewatch value. Scott Bakula was the biggest reason as a Quantum Leap fan.
Oh boy.
I didn't get into "QL" at first, but I'd rather watch reruns of Scott Bakula in it than this new rebooted series. Unless an actor dies and a new actor is chosen, I'm tired of my well- known chrs. being replaced by someone so different in his or her role. Why not get someone who resembled that former actor? I miss "Enterprise" and was glad I tuned in one day-even if I couldn't get UPN very well til I got cable TV. Loved it after my dad introduced me to "TOS" in '66. I want Manny Coto in charge of a new series as he had great ideas for the initiated 5-7th series, particularly the one about T'Pol's baby surviving, Trip not dying, and her discovering her father was a Romulan. I didn't like the holodeck story, but if a series-or movie-could explain why it was done to cover up Section 31's use of Trip to infiltrate the Romulan War, not just to kill off Trip and the show, than that might've worked. It didn't happen and the show was cancelled. I want Jolene to return, even if it were to be a movie. Listen to the actors, especially after they've become used to their characters. Please, write: laurie.metrose@cbs.com and jennifer.verti@cbs.com and let them know what you want-series or movie.
@@virginiaconnor8350 I'm stoked for the new series. I don't care since it's not Sam. But to see events in the 80s, 90s, and so on similar to what they did in the original is going to be good. As long as the writings good I'll love it
I think your right…? It’s my most watched. I think I was ‘over trekked’ when it came out, so I was a casual viewer, until season 3. By season 4 I was in love with it and I love the theme music …. Both versions!
Gotta back you up here, Ive watch it back to back 19 times now. Never thought one single episode wasnt good. It was always good.
I liked Enterprise from the beginning. I loved Bakula as captain, and quickly learned to appreciate the rest of the crew. It ended way too soon, and I do agree, the season finale was an absolute bust, dishonoring the crew and the fans. By the way, I liked that crazy theme song, too. It made sense to me. Thanks for a great episode.
I really want them to bring Enterprise back but I honestly think that ship has sailed. Trek fans managed to keep TOS going with their campaigns but UNFORTUNATLY their campaign against Enterprise got it canceled . So we have the hardcore Trek fans to thank for getting Enterprise cancelled and the current fiasco we have with DISCO , Picard etc etc
I totally enjoyed this series. I understood the premise. The cast fit very well. They became a real crew. The theme song suited the series. It would worth the effort to make a movie.
I know a lot of folks hate on this show but I loved it so much. It felt so close to me because we, like the Vulcans are on the brink of destruction and constantly fighting over issues that could be solved. I was upset it didn't get one more season. My favorite character on the show was easily Dr. Phlox. I keep hoping the Vulcans will land on the planet now and tell us to get our stuff together LOL. We aren't ready. Oh and T'Pol was one fine ass Vulcan. I would move to Vulcan for her. Also the intro song was great.
I really love Tripp. It's hard to imagine there was such a struggle to cast him.
He's a Natural. A Nascar type guy from the south who loves to mess around with Engines that go really fast. Perfect casting! Not so sure i liked Dominic Keating's role.
I really wish Tripp had treated his acne.
Scott Bakula is a really good actor. Made a great Star Trek captain. I didn't even like Quantum Leap back in the day, but I always liked him.
Bacula struggles to be a tier one actor. How many series did he 'star' in? Even NCIS:NO?
Yeah he is great , i think he had great fun in playing the role of archer, talking klingon, becoming a beast alien in season 3. Me personally loved quantum leap. Star trek enterprise for me is the best show after the original and voyager. had good stories, interesting characters and the best vulcan after Spok. Cheers mate.
I think that the roll was made for him. He basically played the same character as he did in Quantum Leap, (outside of the early 2nd season and Mirror).
Honestly my biggest upset was that the NX-class Enterprise never got the chance to be upgraded into the improved design that would have made it resemble the Constitution class a little bit. I've heard the ship upgrade would have happened, had season 5 been greenlit
28:38 - Well, I am FIRMLY in the group that loves the opening theme. It gave me shivers every single time I heard it, and I think it's a great homage to the strength of human will and tenacity. But I given the history of how Star Trek fandom has developed, I can easily see some folks not liking it. I'm sorry they had to put up with it, but I'm glad we got it.
Besides the original series, Enterprise has absolutely been my favourite. It was the most engaging and fascinating one, the characters were great and even the theme song was. Too bad it ended much too soon!
Enterprise was an amazing show and told a valuable piece of Humanity's story in the galactic community. I really miss it.
Love this mini- doc. Reminds me of What we left behind. I think had there been a paramount + in 2005 Enterprise would have made 7 seasons and the STU would have more shows and movies in its catalog
Les Moonves cancelled firefly too. I remember writing letters to him.
we just finished the series and the only bad thing about it was that it ended too early . love it !
Indeed!
Here`s why it ended too early:
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I really like Enterprise. I found the characters compelling and relatable, and I loved the long-shot romance with Tripp and T'Pol. The energy of the crew was scrappy and less polished than TNG and Voyager, and I enjoyed that.
Tripp and T’Pol romance remind me of Peter Quill and Gamora from the movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
Enterprise is my favorite and can watch it over and over with exception of 3 episodes. They left so many open doors un-entered. Cliff hangers , if you will, left hanging. Also left open doors for new movie and series. Bring it back.
I was in love with T’Pol. Jolene Blalock was so logical and lovely at the same time. She did a great job with this role! 🖖🖖🖖
I had a bit of a crush on T'pol. Her later more attractive uniforms and haircut were just FINE to me. 😜😎😆
You did an incredible job! Thank you for this! Enterprise is one of my top 3 shows not including TOS which will always, in my eyes, be the top of any list because it was the first.
Thanks Cyberelf! This took an incredible about of time to create and you saying this makes it worth it. Much appreciated!
@@ThePopcast Marvelous, Ingenious and Captivating way you told the Whole Story, GREATLY Appreciated It, Blessings Over you and yours, i felt it was an Excellent way to explain Star Treks Beginning's. Shalom Chayim
Jeffrey Combs Andorian character is one of my favorite non star fleet characters of all time.
Great video guys. Well done and super interesting. Even an old fan like me learned a few things.
Seeing Enterprise the first time was a trip. As I am writing this, I am uncertain what the actual release date was. My recollection is this: I was on a business trip to York PA. I worked for a major US motorcycle manufacturer and I was in York to learn everything I could absorb about a particular family of motorcycle. My flight landed in BWI on Sept 10th 2001. The next day was so bizarre and frightening. America had been attacked. The only thing I remember from that trip that was even slightly a distraction to the constant buzz of 9-11 was the premier of Enterprise. I've often wondered how the events of 9-11 affected the show and the audience. Ive often felt that the show might have stood a better chance if it existed outside of the pain and uncertainty of 9-11. I can say that for some reason or another I was not instantly a fan. It took years before I watched the entire series. When I finally became emotionally invested in the show, the show had been off the air for a while. I love it now..
Star Trek Enterprise was incredible and I wish it went a few more seasons.
Arguably one of the more realistic and believable versions of the franchise.
My favourites are:
Original, Enterprise and DS9. The others were just a little tooo "perfect" for my liking.
I remember how surprised I was when Sam jumped into the body of Captain Archer. Makes you realize how far in the future Ziggy really is!
The theme song took some hits. But I loved it. The music. The slides. Absolutely the WORDS. I loved the way the whole opening sequence grew to a crescendo that just exploded into the future! 🚀👩🚀
Enterprise was something I liked from the beginning. While the first season might have been considered "bad", it was not so bad compared to the first season of Next Gen. As enterprise went on, it got progressively better. I have gone back and re-watched it in its entirety, several times, and my opinion never changes.
I was a great idea to go back to show the beginning of the creation of Enterprise I LOVED IT
@norman-m [KANDAGAIGO] Thanks for the reply
Great video essay. Thanks! I've watched every episode of the various Star Trek TV series from TOS through Enterprise. TOS and Enterprise are the only two I own and occasionally rewatch. The third season has Captain Archer making morally dubious decisions (e.g. taking warp components from an innocent ship) in order to enhance the mission to save Earth, something that humanized him for me. Contrast that with some of Janeway's decisions on Voyager. I found something to like in each of the series, but those two are my favorites.
T'Pol is literally the reason I want to move to Vulcan and have my mind melded
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Star Trek ENTERPRISE!! Scott Bakula was a GREAT choice to play the part to command the young crew my favorite character was indeed Trip who was so funny and can be serious at times and Dr. Phlox seemed to balance out everybody else with his professional medical ethics and charm the final episode was DREADFUL to say the least!! I wish they had written a better story for a final sendoff strong start weak ending this was a great video I really enjoyed it Thank You🙏⭐🖖❤
I don’t care what people say, I loved ENTERPRISE, I was bummed when it got cancelled. As for the theme song, well, it was annoying at first and yet it quickly grew on me and now I love it totally! THANK YOU for this awesome video!
Thank you for the donation Mexican Ironman! Loved having you on the show :)
I loved the theme song. I am not sure I liked it at first, but it became one of my wife and I's fav parts.
I loved every minute of Enterprise, especially the mirror universe episode.
I really loved that show.!! Cancelled way too soon. Loved all the characters, especially Dr Phlox ❤️❤️ Even loved the Theme Song❤️🙏
The most underrated show in the franchise, Casting was spot on, I liked the theme song it brought forth that this was THE first adventure to the stars. They definitely had challenges to overcome after all the other series in the franchise but they did overcome and exceed them, They definitely were cut too quickly
Great backgrounder/overview. Streamed Enterprise a while back. Sorry that it [Enterprise] ended the way it did. Thought Bakula made a great captain.
I think the show-runners were burnt-out and so were the fans.The studio should've waited several years for a new Trek series.
Shran made the last year for me so because of that, it was cancelled too soon. There was also plenty of insight into his culture that could have been pursued and the politics of the Andorian culture. They could have also cleaned up T'Pol as a more Vulcan personality along the lines of the TOS Spock. She appeared too human in all episodes.
I have a coworker who rewatched every classic ST series recently, and his feeling was that DS9 and Enterprise hold up the best.
I never watched this show when it was on TV. I have since watched this series multiple times over the last 10 years. The first season is little rough, just like most Star Trek series. Once they hit half-way through the 2 seasons and up into the 4 seasons, it was a great Star Trek series. When I talk to other Star Trek fans about this series, it amazes me how many have never seen it or dismiss it as the worst Trek made. It is sad because it is a great show and getting stronger before it was cancelled.
Enterprise was my favorite Star Trek series until, Strange New Worlds came to be. I also loved the theme song for Enterprise.
I would love to see Enterprise restart, but only with the original actors.. We can only pray Paramount will wake up and realize, they had a great series that could go where no man had gone before..
I enjoyed the flow, you got the sense that Archer and the crew were learning and gettibg better as the episodes went on. You could see the developement of what would become the federation and the Startrek themes we would see in the previous shows (in the future time line of the shows) such a shame.
😢they cut it. Loved how they tied Defiant to TOS and how Klingons lost their ridges. I’d love a 5th series
T'Pol (was played by the very beautiful Jolene Blalock) and had me turning in week after week. The entire cast were great!
It slowly became my favourite over the years. This video highlights some of what makes me love it. Great work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I liked Enter[prise a lot and was sorry to see it and its characters go. The same is true of its theme song. I saw the 1966 premier of the original Star Trek series, and liked that, too. It was ideal for an open minded young man of 12. :)
I really like Enterprise. I actually rewatch it more often than I do other Trek series. I especially liked the subtle way Jolene Blalock portrayed T'Pol in the last 2 seasons by having an intense undercurrent of emotion, yet keeping that emotionality in check - just as a Vulcan would - not an easy task for an actor. Bravo JB! Bravo!
T'pol and uhura we're the hottest women on star trek
Just when we were about to see the Earth/Romulan war it got axed! That was a extremely short sighted and tells you how burned out Braga and Berman were.
I thought the Andorians were portrayed the best in Enterprise. Even Strange New Worlds version looks cheap. Especially the antennas. At least they moved and looked alive on Enterprise. All other versions look like cheap glued on pieces of rubber.
Re: SNW, I might be wrong but I thought previous depictions of aenar had their antennae be longer and less mobile/expressive than andorian ones, so Hemmer's seemed consistent to me? The antennae on Enterprise were great, but they were a nightmare from a behind the scenes standpoint. The motors that moved them were easy to visually hide but they broke down a lot and they were so loud that EVERY line from an actor playing an andorian and a lot of lines from other actors in scenes with andorians had to be ADR'ed in post. I don't know if the tech has advanced since then and gotten quieter or what, or maybe it'd be cheaper now to do the antennae as full CGI, but at the time, the cost of all the ADR and repairs was a factor in how often Andorians showed up IIRC. I'm definitely not disagreeing that it looked great though.
Shran was one of the best in enterprise.
I’ve been a fan since the original series in the 60s. I always enjoyed Enterprise. I even love some of the new Star Trek shows, like The Orville.
The Orville is a Tar Trek homage show, not a Star Trek show. Personally I think it's great, but it's not Star Trek.
@@darthstig5727 whoosh.
@@silverbackag9790 no, just sick of the same "joke". Get some new material and it might be smile worthy, but this has been around the block 100 times since The Orville's debut.
@@darthstig5727 "whoosh" x2. It's less of a joke than just simple truth. Not sure about SNW yet, but both STD and Picard feel less like Star Trek and more like a mix of something else + Star Trek fan service without any intention of respecting what came before it. Mean while, Orville pretends to have no relation and yet actually follows the successful formulas from previous Star Treks.
@@cwtrex Exactly... all the new "Trek" shows just seem to totally SH!T on everything that came before, the only show that FEELS like Star Trek is "the Orville". I gave up on STD and Picard and all new Trek... that TURD Kurtzmann just turns everything he touches into pure raw steaming sh!t. Maybe in 10 years there'll be some Trek worth watching again. Maybe. One can hope! Later! OL J R :)
Thanks for making this doc really enjoyed it.
I want season 5 - 6 - 7 , based on 30 years later
Enterprise was/is great, I particularly liked that their tech wasn’t always reliable and that couldn’t just simply synthesize parts like they did in later shows (in particular, Voyager) that they couldn’t transport (at least not without risk) that is more “down to Earth”, and absolutely LOVED the actors/characters (especially Trip and T’Pol, though not so much their “steamy” scenes) It is a damn shame that it was canceled just as it was getting really good, absolutely HATED the finale, which basically turned the whole incredible series into merely an episode of TNG (and a steaming bag of garbage one at that) I think that Paramount should make a feature-length MOVIE so that cast & crew can get the proper send-off that they (and we as Enterprise fans) deeply deserve!! In the words of Captain Picard: (Please) “Make it so!”
Finale was a disaster episode.
Lack of magical tech was refreshing.
I was in LOVE with T'Pol !!! LOL. We had a LONG distance relationship going,but,those COLLECT calls to Vulcan really set me back a bit financially. Oh,well,tis better to love and loss,than to not love a VULCAN at all.
Was it the third or fourth season were Enterprise was sent alone to destroy weapons of mass destruction? The episodes followed each other and weren't single episodes? Anyway the crew and ship got beaten and battered over each episode and didn't magically regenerate for the next instalment . Thats how Voyager should've been done the ship getting more damaged and running low on parts over the seasons instead of magically being fine the next episode
I know that I'm in the minority, but I always liked the theme song. Years back, around 2005, my Dad was a wedding DJ, and had a bride and groom who wanted the song as their reception entrance song. Yes, it was a Trek themed wedding. The cake was cut with a rather large blade of a Klingon origin.
I loved the ST Enterprise series and was very disappointed that it ended up being canceled after such a short time, plus it was underrated from the beginning considering it was supposed to be before all the others time wise in the Star Trek universal ages and before the 1701 with Captain Kirk. Scott Bakula did a great job with being the captain of the NX-01, and it is so sad that he didn’t have the recognition as those of the other series as others did with their characters. I will always be a big fan of the WHOLE entire Star Trek series, and movies as well, it is more hopeful than a lot of others I’ve seen lately, and much more practical as well. The stories are strong and also actors and actresses, including all those behind the scenes helping to create an enduring universe of the future or what it could become, all thanks to Gene Roddenberry’s vision of space travel. RIP Gene, your fans still love you for sharing this with us and many are still continuing what you left behind for inspiration and into bringing something worthwhile to humanity’s films and future ……👍👍👍👍❤️
I miss this show the most because it was the potential I always wanted, and didn't get enough of it. I preferred it over voyager. I like discovery too, but this was still better.
That’s why I bought all the Star Trek TV shows and movies including any of the discovery episodes I can get my hands on! Too good to forget any of these shows! From time to time I got to play Enterprise, TNG, DS9, and so on thru the movies too. I never get tired of watching them! Not even the original Star Trek, still entertaining to me! Even though it was back in the 60’s when Star Trek first aired, it still today has some feeling of being in the future regardless of the limited technology they had to work with back in the 60’s! It’s fascinating though how many things in Star Trek that was sci-fi back then is actually reality today! Pretty amazing really!
absolutely needed a fifth season. you can do so much and still keep the budget low. the audience was loyal and known.
I loved Enterprise from the beginning. I've been a Star Trek Fan since 1984. My cousin showed me TOS and I watched them ans grew up with STTNG. Simce 2005 Star Trek died for me. Honorable mention: Lower Decks. Greetings from Germany
Loved Enterprise. Have watched all four seasons six times now, more than any of the other series. Agreed the last episode wasn't done well, as it had deserved to go out by itself rather than in the Next Generation. Find Enterprise easy to go back to and watch than any of the other series, apart from the original which I have watched about five times, Love the video. Love Enterprise.
This presentation was very entertaining and informative. I for one loved the Enterprise series as well as the Next Gen and original Star Trek. Let's face it, the over paid and out of touch executives blotch it. With the right marketing and time slots, it could have easily continued on for additional seasons, become another Star Trek series legend like Next Gen, but certain individuals did not want that to happen. I now have the complete DVD set which I watch every few years. It's like re-living the adventures each time. Perhaps the series a legend now.