Enterprise is over. No more new Star Trek. I admit to having mixed feelings. The show, for the most part, did not live up to what I thought it was originally billed as. I was hoping for more contact with the races seen and, to the TOS crew, well known. The fourth and final season did live up to it.
I read a week back about Carl Stark’s mini-crisis of faith over the fact that everyone has a different opinion of the various series, and some folks tend to trash the series they don’t like. It’s not in the spirit of IDIC, or Gene Roddenberry’s creation of a tolerant universe. Personally, when asked which series is my favorite, I usually answer TNG. However, I am not telling the full truth. There are parts of each series I absolutely love, and other parts I cringe at.
The outrage over Orson Scott Card’s comments about how Star Trek ruined Sci-Fi was interesting. I have read many of the authors he mentions are shafted, and each one has had bad stories or whole series. Asimov himself mentions some stories he wished he never published. He is entitled to his opinion, but I would be a little more tolerant if he took in some other opinions as well. He does have a fan base, so his word does carry more weight with them than other voices. I do get the feeling he is miffed because no one asked him to write a story for Star Trek.
The show actors have come out to say that they were unhappy with the way the show ended. In this, I would agree. I have nothing against Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis, but it was a slap in the face to the regulars of Enterprise to bring them in for the final show. If this was the last show of the season, and it was coming back, it would probably have been fun. As it is not coming back, this tells the regulars that they were not good enough. It seems the producers think of TNG as the deity. I’m trying to remember what other sci-fi shows were one when it premiered. Max Headroom and possibly The Flash. Not much in the way of competition. Not the case today.
On a positive note, Star Trek has passed the magical 700 episodes. Few TV shows even come close to that mark, and of the ones that have done so most are daytime soap operas.
Last note: Before Enterprise moved to Fridays, I used to watch Joan of Arcadia. I saw a couple of reports today stating this show was also canceled. I did not watch at all this season, but the season before was fun. The Amazing Race is over for the season (and Rob and Amber from Survivor did NOT win!).
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I read a week back about Carl Stark’s mini-crisis of faith over the fact that everyone has a different opinion of the various series, and some folks tend to trash the series they don’t like. It’s not in the spirit of IDIC, or Gene Roddenberry’s creation of a tolerant universe. Personally, when asked which series is my favorite, I usually answer TNG. However, I am not telling the full truth. There are parts of each series I absolutely love, and other parts I cringe at.
The outrage over Orson Scott Card’s comments about how Star Trek ruined Sci-Fi was interesting. I have read many of the authors he mentions are shafted, and each one has had bad stories or whole series. Asimov himself mentions some stories he wished he never published. He is entitled to his opinion, but I would be a little more tolerant if he took in some other opinions as well. He does have a fan base, so his word does carry more weight with them than other voices. I do get the feeling he is miffed because no one asked him to write a story for Star Trek.
The show actors have come out to say that they were unhappy with the way the show ended. In this, I would agree. I have nothing against Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis, but it was a slap in the face to the regulars of Enterprise to bring them in for the final show. If this was the last show of the season, and it was coming back, it would probably have been fun. As it is not coming back, this tells the regulars that they were not good enough. It seems the producers think of TNG as the deity. I’m trying to remember what other sci-fi shows were one when it premiered. Max Headroom and possibly The Flash. Not much in the way of competition. Not the case today.
On a positive note, Star Trek has passed the magical 700 episodes. Few TV shows even come close to that mark, and of the ones that have done so most are daytime soap operas.
Last note: Before Enterprise moved to Fridays, I used to watch Joan of Arcadia. I saw a couple of reports today stating this show was also canceled. I did not watch at all this season, but the season before was fun. The Amazing Race is over for the season (and Rob and Amber from Survivor did NOT win!).
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