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In the most recent issue of the Star Trek Communicator, a new interview with Rick Berman has been published. The first statement by the interviewer is something to the effect of:
“The current buzz about Enterprise has been very positive.”
After reading this, I suddenly found myself aghast! The buzz surrounding Enterprise has been positive? At best, I have thought it to be somewhat controversial, at least amongst Star Trek fans. Trying to be objective, I began to think, “Maybe it has been generally positive.” “Maybe the fans that are quite reserved about the new show are in the minority.”
So, I have decided to conduct a little informal, totally unscientific, bulletin board poll. I would be curious to get a general sense of how other fans feel about the show, based on the information that is known about Enterprise thus far.
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I have set-up the following rating/ranking guide for your convenience:
1. Enterprise looks to be a fantastic new Star Trek show! Possibly the best Trek ever! I am totally hyped! Berman and Braga are doing a fabulous job! (most excited)
2. While I have a few reservations about how Berman and Braga are producing Enterprise, I am fairly enthused about this newest incarnation of Trek. (somewhat excited)
3. While I am not really that excited about Enterprise, I am not necessarily uninterested either. Some things about the show I like, some I do not. I think I will just have to wait and see... (neutral)
4. Enterprise might turn out to be O.K., but I am not optimistic. Berman and Braga have disenfranchised several fans by screwing-up several aspects of this new Trek series. (somewhat disappointed)
5. With its pathetic “Akiraprise” design and its potential for continuity errors, Enterprise looks to be total disaster! Berman and Braga are obviously idiots! (most disappointed)
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Please try to choose the number that most closely relates how you currently feel about Enterprise. Additional comments are obviously welcome.
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[ August 23, 2001: Message edited by: Commander Dan ]
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6. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
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I think that a prequel was the logical next step for the franchise. It is, in theory, a great idea. But I honestly don't think Berman and Braga are the ones to pull it off. Even if they don't manage to slaughter continuity a little more with each episode, I fear that this show has little chance of escaping the Voyager pit of mediocrity.
Unlike most people, I don't blame Voyager on Berman or Braga. At least not the really big problems. Berman also produced TNG and DS9 and neither of them took the "too frightened to be good" attitude. I personally think it’s a UPN thing. The network suits are convinced that their flagship will only fly if it conforms to certain network TV practices.
I see no reason why Enterprise won't be tied down by the same attitude. So it will probably suck.
That being said, I will give it a fair chance—even if it doesn't look promising to begin with. None of the modern Trek series have started out well, and only Voyager never managed to get better. In the early days, I never expect TNG to turn into the wonderful show that it was (or DS9 either for that matter). So I'll watch Enterprise.
For a while anyway.
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Now on to the making of films!
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Yep, somewhere between and
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quote:“The current buzz about Enterprise has been very positive.”
Of course he's going to say that. Just as Lucas most likely has a ton of yes-men telling him how great he is and how wonderful his franchise is doing, Berman's "buzz" is probably coming from the people actually working on the show. I'm sure he hasn't heard shit from people like us.
Somewhere between 2 & 4 (and I don't mean 3 )
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quote:I have been and always will be enthused about any new Star Trek project
Me too. I can help being enthused about this one. But this is also the first one (since TNG) that I am worried will suck (though I had no doubt whatsoever that Voyager would be a great show--so you can see how well my uncanny powers of prediction really work).
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Yes, I too feared TNG. I first read about it in the newspaper in 1986 and was utterly mortified, I just didn't think it could work with a new crew, Gene Roddenberry or not. I was also distressed that it meant an end to the original crew, believing there would be no more movies for them. It really felt like the end of era. Oh boy was I spectacularly wrong, it just shows....
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