You know… I think it’s been quite a long road, gettin’ from there to here!
Enterprise was Star Trek’s first prequel series, stepping back in time to a century before Captain Kirk’s iconic voyage. And I’m not gonna lie… I was not interested in that idea when the series was announced. I can remember listening to the radio, hearing the announcement, and just feeling disappointed in a prequel. Shortly after seeing The Phantom Menace – another infamous prequel – I felt that Star Trek ought to be moving the timeline forward, not looking back at its own fictional history. I tuned in for Enterprise’s premiere in late 2001, but after that I only watched the series sporadically. It was only when I bought the DVD box sets a few years after Enterprise went off the air that I watched the show in full.
I was wrong about Enterprise. What’s more, I find the show to be a great counter-point any time someone tries to make the argument “no one asked for/is asking for this.” In 2001, there weren’t a lot of Trekkies who were asking for a prequel. But the show had heart and kept up that spirit of exploration! This page is an archive of all of my posts about Enterprise – and there will surely be more to come in the months and years ahead.
Star Trek “Bottom Fives” – Arguing with IMDB Again!
“It could be a lot of fun to look at some of the stories that other fans and viewers don’t like…”
I Went To A Star Trek Convention…
“That’s right: Trekking with Dennis made it to a Star Trek convention…”
Star Trek “Top Fives” – Arguing With IMDB!
“Some of these are going to be controversial…”
The End of an Era
“When the news broke, it was a shock…”
Ten Star Trek Storylines That Should Be Non-Canon
“We’ve talked about questions of canon quite a lot in the past few weeks…”
Ten More Things That Have Always Bugged Me In Star Trek
“Some of these things are more irritating than others…”
Star Trek Needs Sequels, Not Prequels
“If there is to be more Star Trek in the months and years ahead, it should continue to move the timeline forward…”
Twenty of the best Star Trek episodes!
“It was a blast to go back and revisit all of these wonderful episodes…”
Ten of the worst Star Trek episodes!
“I actually had fun revisiting some of these episodes…”
Building the “ultimate” Star Trek crew!
“There are plenty of wonderful characters to choose from when making a list like this one…”
There are two unannounced Star Trek projects being worked on. What could they be?
“These are the Star Trek projects that seem to be the most likely based on what we’ve heard through official and unofficial channels…”
Ten Star Trek episodes to watch before Strange New Worlds Season 1
“If it’s been a while since you last saw some of these episodes, watching them will provide some additional background and backstory heading into Strange New Worlds…”
Ten “comfort episodes” of Star Trek for difficult days
“Jumping head-first into a future that looks safer and better than anything we could imagine today feels pretty great!”
Star Trek Day roundup!
“Star Trek Day shone with passion and positivity, and that’s just what the franchise needed as it marked its fifty-fifth birthday…”
Five television shows that ended too soon
“I find it better for a show to end too soon, while it’s still good, rather than run and run until storylines are exhausted…”
Will we ever see the Suliban or Xindi return?
“One area where I feel the ‘prequel problem’ is noticeable is in terms of two of the main antagonist factions the show introduced: the Suliban and the Xindi…”
Five secondary characters from Star Trek’s past that I’d bring back
“With so many different Star Trek projects on the go, practically anyone from the past could come back in some capacity…”
Five main characters from Star Trek’s past that I’d bring back
“With so many ongoing and upcoming Star Trek projects occupying different places in the timeline, there really is scope to bring back almost any major character…”
Ten great Star Trek episodes – Part 5: Enterprise
“When Broken Bow premiered in late 2001 I did tune in, but for much of the rest of Enterprise’s original broadcast run I didn’t…”
“Old” versus “New” Star Trek
“I wanted to take a look at the phenomenon for myself and give my thoughts on how the franchise is split, some of the possible causes, and what that split could mean for the franchise going forward into the 2020s and beyond…”
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