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Skriven 2005-02-03 16:32:00 av Kevin Karmann (1:278/230)
Ärende: ENTERPRISE canceled!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Underwood" <tonyu@roava.net>
> UPN/Paramount has never given ENT a fair shot.... from flaky writing
> earlier on, to the slot of doom on Friday.

Well, to be fair, ENTERPRISE has *always* been written better than
VOYAGER -- with episodes like "Dear Doctor" and "Shuttlepod One" coming very
early in the series.  And, as I said, the ratings downslide actually began
ten years ago with DS9's second season -- which, IMHO, was one of the best
years for that show.  So I'm not sure that would've mattered all that much.

Still, I do think the series could've been promoted more, perhaps even by
utilizing second runs on SpikeTV or whatever, much as other series have
done.

> No respect...  and come May, no new Trek until that next Trek film comes
> along... unless of course somebody somewhere thinks all this is a bad idea
> and that Trek as a franchise is still  worthy of attention.

Sooner or later, you can count on Trek resurfacing on television.  Former
Trek writers/BATTLESTAR GALACTICA executive Ron Moore even commented on this
himself, noting that sooner or later Viacom will get greedy again and bring
back Trek in some form or another.   Berman, pointing out Paramount merely
considers this a resting period, gave a figure of "at least three years,"
although I've seen speculation of five, ten or even fifteen years.  I'd say
closer to five, personally.

Heck, there's even still a very slight chance that ENTERPRISE could be
saved.   A couple groups that have taken on the challenge of "saving
ENTERPRISE" are continuing their efforts, hoping it can run elsewhere.
Berman seems doubtful, as he thinks the show is now too expensive for
syndication, but you never know.   In fact, it might not be a bad idea for
SpikeTV.

> Hell, if Battlestar Galactica can stage a comeback (and in a damned fine
> way) then Trek could too.

I'm sure it will, but the hard part is going to be getting lightning to
strike a third time, so to speak.  TOS was, of course, the first time.  TNG
managed to get the ball rolling, although each of the later series have
gotten progressively weaker following on that second lightning strike.
There have been at least three attempts to go back to THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
none of which lasted more than two years, after all.  BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
looks like it's not only going to be an exception, but one that is even more
popular than the original.  .

Kevin




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