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OK, that should do it.

First of all, everyone who's come this far, you must be on your best behavior.. there are those among us who don't want to be spoiled at all, and we must be extra vigilant when we post in other posts not to let details sneak in, like the premise.

In brief:

Casting Sheets went out to talent agencies. Leak, TrekToday got hands on one.

Berman lied. Fucker. It's a 22nd century prequel all right.

Enterprise. I really hope someone doesn't start whining about the numbers on the registry plaques and use this as fuel for the fire about TPTB not caring about continuity.

7-member cast: 5 male 2 female; 5 human, 2 non. Human male captain.

Full meal deal below (all courtesy TrekToday)

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Since before the end of 'Deep Space Nine', fandom has been speculating about the next Star Trek series, dubbed Series V by many. Over the past year the first rumours began appearing, suggesting the series would be set on a pre-TOS Enterprise, and in the past month Paramount officially announced it had begone pre-production. However, actual details of the next series' backstory were unavailable. That is, until now, as we present you what we believe is the full cast list for the next Star Trek series.

Last week, Paramount sent out a character breakdown for the next show to talent agents, indicating that casting is set to begin soon. We've been able to lay our hands on a copy of this breakdown sheet, thanks to an insider who wishes to remain anonymous. The sheet contains information on the seven series regulars, a recurring character and several characters from the pilot. As a word of caution, while everything indicates that this is in fact the genuine article, the below info of course hasn't been officially confirmed by Paramount yet, and so should still be treated as a rumour.

The breakdown sheet confirms many of the rumours that have appeared on the internet over the past years. Series V will indeed be set on a Starship Enterprise, under the command of human Captain Jackson Archer. The backdrop of the series will be the 22nd Century, at a time when starship travel was a relatively new endeavour, humans and Vulcans still had much to learn about each other, and the universe really was still filled with strange new worlds, new life and new civilisations.

Read on to find out who will be facing the final frontier in the fifth installment of the Star Trek franchise!

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Captain Jackson Archer: Early 40s. Physical. Bold personality. Intensely curious. Born and raised an explorer. Unlike the Starfleet captains in centuries to come, he exhibits a sense of wonder and excitement, as well as a little trepidation about the strange things he will encounter. He holds a grudge against the Vulcans, who he blames for impeding humanity's progress. But his science officer is Vulcan, and he's struggling to reconsider those preconceptions. Although he has a strong sense of duty, he's a bit of a renegade - he's not afraid to question orders or even disobey them if he feels in his gut that he's right... .

Sub-Commander T'Pau: Late 20s, early 30s. Vulcan female. Austere yet sensual. She's the Science Officer assigned to oversee humanity's progress on board Enterprise. Although she's cautious and guarded around humans, whom she considers primitive and irrational, she's developed a grudging respect for Captain Archer. She'll become one of his most loyal and trusted crew members. .

Commander Charlie 'Spike' Tucker: Chief Engineer. Early 30s. A Southerner who enjoys using his "country" persona to disarm people. He has an offbeat, often sarcastic sense of humor. Spike was hand-picked by Captain Archer, who is something of a mentor to him. Although Spike is a brilliant Engineer and an outstanding officer, he has very little first-hand experience with alien cultures, and he's often a "fish out of water" when dealing with new civilizations. .

Doctor Phlox: Exotic alien. Medical officer. Appears to be in his 40s, but we're not certain of his real age. Phlox speaks with a slight alien accent and has an eccentric sense of humor that no one quite understands. He thinks that humanity is fascinating. The Doctor has filled Sickbay with all sorts of bizarre medical instruments, alien plants and spores, and stasis chambers with small, living creatures. He practices a brand of "Intergalactic medicine" the likes of which we've never seen. This makes the most routine visit to Sickbay an unexpected adventure. .

Lieutenant Joe Mayweather: Helmsman. African American. Mid to late 20s. A unique product of 22nd Century life, Mayweather was raised on cargo ships. As a result Joe is more "interstellar" than even the Captain. He's travelled to dozens of planets and met many different alien species. Mayweather has an 'instinct' for space-travel that few humans possess. Joe's closest friend is Spike. Similar in age and spirit these two will spend their off-duty hours finding new ways to enjoy life in space.

Lt. Commander Malcolm Reed: Armory Officer. British. Late 20s - early 30s. In the new age of humanity's enlightenment, Reed is a bit of a throwback. He's a 22rd Century "soldier", all spit and polish and by-the-book. Reed is filled with contradictions. Despite his near-obsession with munitions, he's soft-spoken, shy and awkward around women. When testing a new weapon, he's liable to put on a pair of space-age earplugs because he doesn't like loud noises.

Ensign Hoshi Sato: Comm Officer. Japanese. Mid to late 20s. Striking and intelligent, Hoshi has a feisty spirit that often tests the patience of the crew. She's in charge of communications on Enterprise, but she also serves as ship's Translator. An expert in exo-linguistics, she learned to manipulate her vocal chords to emit a range of alien sounds no human has ever produced. She has a natural affinity for picking up languages. Hoshi doesn't like the idea of being trapped in a "tin can" hurtling at impossible speeds. Every time the ship jumps to warp she grips her console and closes her eyes. She's a "white knuckle" space farer.

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Silik: Late 30s to early 40s. Alien. Physically agile. One of the leaders of the Suliban, a deadly species obsessed with genetic enhancement. Our villain. [Note: Silik is described as a recurring character.]

Admiral Forrest: Human male. 50s to 60s. A career military man who's the highest ranking officer in Starfleet. He's fond of Captain Archer and has personally selected him to command Enterprise. [Note: Forrest and all further characters are non-recurring, and cast for the pilot episode only.]

Admiral Leonard: Human male. 40s - 50s. A high-ranking officer in Starfleet who serves directly under Admiral Forrest.

Commander Williams: Human male. 50s. A somewhat temperamental Starfleet officer who serves as attach� to Admiral Forrest.

Ambassador Soval: Vulcan male. Late 60s. A wise and arrogant diplomat who has very little patience with Captain Archer.

Tos: Vulcan male. 50s. Ambassador Soval's assistant. Shares Soval's disdain for human culture.

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According to the breakdown sheet, shooting for the series is scheduled to begin on the 8th of May in Los Angeles. The project is referred to as 'Untitled New Star Trek Series', and is described as a Sold Series, which would seem to suggest that a decision has already been made on where Series V will eventually air.

Again, as we have always done for all previous Series V news, we have to stress that the above info has not been officially confirmed by Paramount yet, and that until they make an official announcement on the next series any such news should be treated as you would any rumour. Meanwhile, major thanks go out to the person who passed along this info!

As previously stated by Viacom, the show is scheduled to premiere in Fall 2001. As we get closer to the launch date, it will be very interesting to see more details released, and eventually have some faces attached to the above characters. Of course, we will continue to follow all Series V developments closely here at TrekToday, so be sure to check back often!

Finally, lots of good wishes go out to creative team Rick Berman and Brannon Braga - let's hope that by bringing Star Trek into the 22nd Century they will also be able to continue to let it prosper in the 21st Century.

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"People have the right to discriminate based on religion."
-Omega, Jan 26
"There is no "seperation of church and state" in the Constitution"
-Omega, Jan 30
"A private business has the right to refuse service to any person or group, be they KKK, black, gay, or neo-nazi, regardless of reason."
-Omega, Feb 24

Shock. Disappointment. The rolling of eyes. Curiosity. More Disappointment. More rolling of eyes. A bit more curiosity. A touch of hunger (unrelated to this post). Slightly more disappointment. Tension. An eerie sense of inbetweenness, such as when the sun is entirely hidden behind thin layers of clouds that reflect and refract the light until a palid orange glow hangs over the land and everything looks new and strange and the world itself seems to teeter on the edge of what is known and what is unknown. Sleepiness. A slight scratching at the base of the throat.

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I will shout until they know what I mean.
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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

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"Philosophy is written in this grand book - I mean universe-which stands continuously
open to our gaze, but which cannot be understood unless one first learns to
comprehend the language in which it is written. It is written in the language
of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles and other geometric
figures, without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word
of it; without these, one is wandering about in a dark labyrinth."
Galileo (1623)

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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Average Rated 6.27 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with four eps posted)
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
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"The candidate who slimed John McCain in the primaries and smeared Al Gore in the general election is now the president who pledges to elevate the nation's tone and bring civility to our discorse. Kind of like Michael Corleone brought peace to the mob by killing the heads of the other four families."
--Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?

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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."

- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001

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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Average Rated 6.27 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with four eps posted)
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
****
"The candidate who slimed John McCain in the primaries and smeared Al Gore in the general election is now the president who pledges to elevate the nation's tone and bring civility to our discorse. Kind of like Michael Corleone brought peace to the mob by killing the heads of the other four families."
--Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?

Hello:

Andromeda

*hello* Farscape... alien doctor... with strange healing plants etc. etc.

How can a Vulcan have a grudge... that involves emotion...

Why have we not heard of this "enemy" before??
Why have we not heard of this Enterprise before??
"Sixth Starship to bare the name" says the Enterprise E plaque.

Smacks of Gimmicks for the money grubbibg big-wigs.

Been there; done that eh?

Young male captain
Vulcan science officer...
An african American pilot...

LOOK at the ages of the characters for Pete's sake.

Frankly "pete" could pull a better idea for a television series; a trek series - outta his arse.

Hello Space:Above and Beyond...

The "cheerful southern charm" engineer... hmmm hello McCoy crossed with Tom Paris. He'll probably turn out to be some Jock idiot.

Hmmmmm the stereotypical "uptight briton" Ohhh Branon Braga... How much are you getting paid...

I think Jeri Ryan just came along and sat on his keyboard... on second thoughts Jeri Ryan could pull something more original and imaginative out of her arse too.

Lucky DS9 was made.

Second, even rejecting the above argument, you're assuming THIS Enterprise is a "starship" not a "spaceship."

Yeah, we've already had a black pilot so we shouldn't have another! *SNORT*

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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Average Rated 6.27 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with four eps posted)
***
"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
****
"The candidate who slimed John McCain in the primaries and smeared Al Gore in the general election is now the president who pledges to elevate the nation's tone and bring civility to our discorse. Kind of like Michael Corleone brought peace to the mob by killing the heads of the other four families."
--Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?

I wanted a prequel from the very beginning, despite my qualms about apparent retconning of continutity, or complete disregard of. (A Movie-era series, would have been a more solid choice for a prequel, but this is completely uncharted territory.)

I'm an optimist, and as such, I'll save my discriminitaion until I actually view a televised episode. How many other shows read shit when they're first introduced?

"It's about a lawyer who owns a bowling alley."

That of course, being a description of Ed, which, while not being a staple of modern day television watching, managed to make a bowling alley lawyer somewhat interesting, at least in my opinion.

So, while this may seem apocryphal, and UNCONTINUITY-LIKE!!! IT'S THE ENTERPRISE? WFT? (WHAT FUCK THAT)? IT SAYS ON THE PLAQUE THERE'S SIX!!!!!!!!! MOMMY!!!!!! It's worth it to see it. At least I think so.

I think it's good that a fresh time-era is being looked at. I don't think I really wanted another series taking off from 2377. There's enough god-awful fan-fiction stories you can read if you want to stay in your little bubble. (Is it a requirement of the Star Trek Fan Fiction Guild, if such a thing exists, that all authors must posess a third grade level education and the creativity of a dead mule? All these 'Big Ship, Little Dick guys who put themselves as Captain, who conveniently have all the best attributes of each Captain of the series, Save Jackson Archer, of course, and manage to be able to sleep with each and every female member of the crew.)

PS - Don't compare this to Andromeda. As far as I can tell, this is sorta fresh, and doesn't have many, if at all, sterotypical characters and hopefully won't have each and every episode based on a cliched story. There's a reason Gene kept that idea in the bottom of a trunk in his basement. Way to go Majel.)

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"This is such an amazingly minor complaint. Does anyone actually watch episodes anymore, or is it just a notebook + pause button exercise these days?"
-Sol System on what constitutes modern day Star Trek watching, 02-22-01

Not pre-TOS!

Man, imagine how much that would sucks!

They can't have that many "adventures" or new "discovery", simply because they probably have to tend the continuality (spelling?) of all five series! I mean, they couldn't just encoutered a race or discover new techs that never appeared in TNG, VOY, DS9 series.

damn, and no new gadgets because they can't be more advanced then the TNG, VOY, DS9 series.

and man, by the looks of character description, it's like a mix with Sisko and Kirk. Not much new there. Man, they gotta get away from the "almight Enterprise, the supreme kicking ass starship that always save the day" kinda deal. And why does the main character always have to be the damn Captain.

I don't know how is Paramount gonna pull this one off.

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What is the difference between a terriorist and your girlfriend?
- With terrorist, there is a chance of negotiation.

mmmmmm......short skirt......(start drooling like Homer Simpson)

hey hey hey!!

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What is the difference between a terriorist and your girlfriend?
- With terrorist, there is a chance of negotiation.

Hell, maybe the series starts off with a fledgling Federation of a dozen worlds or so -- given the figure of 150 worlds Picard says in "ST-FC", that's a lot of worlds to discover, yes?

UM, you're not giving GQ a bad name, are ya'? Macy has slept with no members of the crew, and I must point out the Tokyo is a piece of crap starship on the verge of falling apart.

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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Average Rated 6.27 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with four eps posted)
***
"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
****
"The candidate who slimed John McCain in the primaries and smeared Al Gore in the general election is now the president who pledges to elevate the nation's tone and bring civility to our discorse. Kind of like Michael Corleone brought peace to the mob by killing the heads of the other four families."
--Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?

Fuck, Star Trek is not James Bond. You want gadgets , go see any one of the Bond films. This is Star Trek, it's different.

If anything, this should get the hardcore TNG supporters back on the wagon, as it seems to exemplify the spirit of exploration and discovery in a somewhat-familiar environment, something which hasn't been seen since late TNG.

It's only boring to you. Just because it's old? This means nothing. Get a clue. Goodnight.

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"This is such an amazingly minor complaint. Does anyone actually watch episodes anymore, or is it just a notebook + pause button exercise these days?"
-Sol System on what constitutes modern day Star Trek watching, 02-22-01