Enterprise on the ropes?
Slashdot is reporting that "Enterrpise" is on the ropes. Hmm - could that have something to do with:
- The generally lame plot-lines they've pursued? (ooh, Vulcan emotions. No one's explored that topic before)
- The non-serious way they've dealt with enemies? "Look, those guys are trying to kill us. Set phasers on Stun".
- The completely derivative nature of last season's xindi plot (look, a sneak attack on Earth using terror tactics! That couldn't possibly be our commentary on the post 9/11 world!)
I've been frustrated with the Star Trek universe for years. Paramount needs to send Berman and anyone who looks like Berman on a permanent vacation, and find a real set of writers. For starters, they could look at some of the alumni from SG-1...
Comments
politics
[Ian Bicking] January 18, 2005 19:20:23.985
Haven't all Star Trek series been reflective of contemporary politics? Before, Klingons=Russians, Romulans=Chinese; then later the wall falls and the Klingons are our allies, but the Romulans are still mysterious and closed; then right around the Somalia period Deep Space Nine brings in refugee issues, now Enterprise with terrorism. I find it a little amusing, but neither particularly good nor bad for the storylines.
[Adam Vandenberg] January 18, 2005 20:02:07.073
Given that Enterprise blows what semblence of continuity the Trek universe had out of the water, is it worth it (or even possible) to try to salvage it?
Enterprise on the ropes?
[ James Robertson] January 18, 2005 20:14:07.418
Comment by James Robertson
Ian,
It's not that I object to plotlines derived from contemporary politics per se; it's that Berman does it badly...