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I am saddened by this news. I have watched it since it's inception. The show was certainly getting better this year. I think moving it to Friday night was the kiss of death for the show.
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http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...terprise_x.htm
'Star Trek' is marooned By Gary Levin, USA TODAY The venerable Star Trek franchise is entering an unfamiliar galaxy: cancellation. Enterprise, the fifth installment in the TV space saga, will end its run May 13 after 98 episodes and four seasons on UPN, the network announced Wednesday. With no immediate plans for a replacement series, next season will mark the first in 18 years with no new Trek episodes. Cause of death: As usual, it's low ratings. Enterprise has been on a steady slide, from 5.9 million in its first season to 2.9 million in its fourth. The show narrowly escaped the ax last spring when UPN revamped its lineup, dropping other action shows in favor of female-friendly dramas. But Enterprise had to steeply cut its price tag and move to low-profile Fridays. "A lot of it has to do with what someone has referred to as 'franchise fatigue'" longtime executive producer Rick Berman says. "The fact that we've done 624 hours of Star Trek over the last 18 years, you can take one too many trips to the well. There's a point at which you can reach a sense of overkill." Says Steve Krutzler, editor of TrekWeb.com: "There are segments of fans who really like the most recent show; there are those who dislike it. Overall, I'd say the general public has probably just lost interest in Star Trek for now." But that doesn't mean the mother ship has made its last voyage. Producer Paramount Television views the change as a rest, not a retirement. Trek generates big revenue from merchandise and overseas sales. "It's probably good to lay fallow for a while to rejuvenate," Berman says, though he expects that will mean a minimum three-year hiatus, with cable or syndication the most likely future home. Other outlets have lured Trekkies away: Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica scored more viewers than Enterprise on recent Fridays. "When Next Generation went on the air (in 1987), there was no science-fiction on television," Berman says. "Now there are dozens of shows." Enterprise will live on in reruns, along with the original Star Trek (1966-69), Next Generation (1987-94), Deep Space 9 (1993-99) and Voyager (1995-2001). Though the death knell had been sounding, UPN waited until Enterprise was sold into syndication last week to pull the plug; reruns will air this fall on local stations. Berman wouldn't spill much about the final episode, which is expected to complete filming in early March. "It's going to have some surprising twists and turns. It's somewhat of a valentine." Contributing: Bill Keveney |
"A lot of it has to do with what someone has referred to as 'franchise fatigue'" longtime executive producer Rick Berman says. "The fact that we've done 624 hours of Star Trek over the last 18 years, you can take one too many trips to the well. There's a point at which you can reach a sense of overkill." |
Originally Posted by waporvare
They had to cancel it, the scripts were getting too good. That caused concern at Paramount that the bar would be set too high.
Maybe when the show does come back B&B will not be involved. They should have been shown the door a LONG time ago. It's been incredibly painful watching its decline over the years, and I'm relieved that we can finally put away the crash cart and let it go in peace. . I wonder how Berman and Braga feel for finally putting the final nail in the coffin. My guess is that they are blaming someone else about now. |
Isn't there a larger story here? Effectively with the end of "Enterprise" hasn't network "sciffy" utterly up-and-died? And when I say "sciffy," I'm referring to shows set in space, revolving around faster-than-light-speed star and stars in spandex carrying big black laser pistols.
None of the proposed shows for next season comes anywhere near this. And the current schedule, aside from "Enterprise" is utterly devoid of that kind of program. Sure, cable networks have picked up the slack somewhat. But that's little solace (even though "Farscape" and the new "Battlestar Galactica" kicked all kinds of modern "Trek" ass). |
...Or is this all a ploy by UPN to try and bring in the ratings to save the show? They DID annouce this right before sweeps week, with a good number of shows left in the season to air.
I can see it now "In an unprecidented move, UPN has decided to keep ENTERPRISE around for another season." Think of the press they would get...and let's be honest, UPN hasn't been getting press for ANYTHING (until today!). Ploy or no ploy, I'm still not tuning in. :) |
read my signature!
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Originally Posted by El-Kabong
Wow - thats like praising syphilis for not being as bad as AIDS.
rotfl rotfl rotfl rotfl rotfl rotfl |
Originally Posted by JetSter735180
To anybody from UPN who had a influence in Enterprise's cancellation: FUCK YOU
I put in a vote for B.G. too. This show is everything Voyager should have been. A ship struggling for survival and no reset button at the end of each episode. |
The problem wasn't too much Star Trek, it was too much bad Star Trek.
Ten seasons of utter shit. Seven of Voyager and three of Enterprise. |
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maybe we'll at least get Star Trek XI or something while we wait for the next series... ...and I must chime in my Battlestar Galactica support. Hopefully that show continues! |
Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
The problem wasn't too much Star Trek, it was too much bad Star Trek.
Ten seasons of utter shit. Seven of Voyager and three of Enterprise. That's just sick... |
• QuAcKeR • maybe we'll at least get Star Trek XI or something while we wait for the next series... das |
God, I hope not. Nemesis was embarrassing. If they're just going to make mind-numbingly dull and pointless action flicks, leave the Trek folks out of it. das I really did not like Enterprise. I'm a big follower of ST canon, and this show deviated too sharply from the ST universe for me to enjoy it. I also agree that Berman is a major factor for the franchise being driven into the ground. I do think it is time for a 5+ yr break. Ian |
I don't know. I think Insurrection was actually getting back to Trek's roots. Captain and crew risk their careers to do the right thing
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At least Insurrection failed at being Star Trek, and didn't fail at being a generic action sci fi movie.
That said, it was pretty damn stupid. |
Here's an idea: wait a few years, clean out the executive producers (Berman & Braga) and start making TV movies. It gives you the chance to do anything: a Sulu movie, that Starfleet academy one, a Riker movie, a JMS movie, sequel to DS9, etc. Expectations would be lower than a big screen movie and it gives them the chance to try different things.
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Enterprise was ok but by far the least interesting of the Star Trek shows even Voyager. I wouldn't worry too much I'm sure that there will be another ST show in the next five years. The plotlines were getting increasingly less interesting and I heard Bakula may reprise his role in a Quantum Leap tv movie so I'd be much more interested in that.
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