As hard as I’ve been trying to dislike Enterprise, I can’t. I must admit that so far, it has been pretty good. I did not care for the pilot, but I have really enjoyed all of the episodes that I have seen since.
Do I like the “Akiraprise” design? No. Do I think B&B are skating on thin ice when it comes to continuity? Sure. Would I have liked to see more homages to TOS in terms of set design and general aesthetics? Absolutely.
But, all that being said, I am actually enjoying the show and find myself looking forward to future episodes. The writing seems fairly solid with good stories and adequate character development. And despite my dislikes, the show does have a decent “pre-TOS feel.” However, I still plan to complain about the stuff I don’t like, but so far, the show has actually been good enough that I can “forgive” those things.
Is the ship growing on me? If it were, I would NEVER admit it! (I’ve got to be stubborn about something!)
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
As far as set design goes, I agree with Shik that we should have more of a submarine design -- I'd like to see more exposed piping, stuff of that nature. I like in the weapon's bay, the ladder that Archer slides down in that one episode (forget the name, sorry) is a homage to the TOS Engineering Set (and for that matter, the Defiant set).
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
What about when people slid down ladders in TNG and VOY? Well, TNG, at least. I think it happened in VOY, but I can't think of anything specific.
Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :
quote:Originally posted by Commander Dan: [QB]
Do I think B&B are skating on thin ice when it comes to continuity? Sure. Would I have liked to see more homages to TOS in terms of set design and general aesthetics? Absolutely.
I love the traspoter consol. That's nice and retro.
Posted by Phelps (Member # 713) on :
But it doesn't squeak and scream, none of the pads blink, and it and takes less time to materialize a person than with the TNG or TOS consoles. How can you like it?
Should go rather like this:
The young chief is at the platform, next to a lowly technician who's seventy years old but no admiral, but has seen his share of missions (just like we've seen in TOS but rarely after). Both have a 1930s American accent, and the Chief is definitely from Long Island.
CHIEF
"Allright everyone, step onto the platform, and whatevuh y'do, don't move, don't blink, nothin'! See this Voming Up sign? When it's off, the beamin' starts!"
We hear terrifying sounds and see a lot of blinking lights for the next five minutes that'll probably be cut for syndication. Most of the crew develop transporter psychosis afterwards, which becomes the subject of an entire episode, after which transport is strictly voluntary. It makes sense, after all, since this series does have enough budget to land a shuttle. End of story.
[ November 20, 2001: Message edited by: Phelps ]
Posted by Michael_T (Member # 144) on :
Well Dan, I agree with you with what you first posted with...but not about looking foward to future episodes. I don't know why I really can't get into watching Enterprise. When Voyager was on, I watched it and taped the West Wing instead. Now I watch the West Wing and read episode recaps for Enterprise. And the strange thing is, at midnight here in Los Angeles, the UPN affilate reruns the Voyager and DS9 episodes and I stay up to watch those instead.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
Excuse me, but you'd rather watch VOYAGER re-runs than Enterprise?
There's somethin' sick and wrong with that.
ENT is a pretty good show. I too would like to see a little more homage to TOS, but I'm not unhappy with what's come out. Except for "Fight or Flight" and "Civilization." The other episodes have been good.
-MMoM
Posted by Michael_T (Member # 144) on :
MMoM, I feel more comfortable with Voyager than Enterprise because to me, it feel more like the Star Trek that I'm used to. Enterprise feels like some other sci-fi show, like Andromeda. It may upset people, but that's how I feel and think.
