Star Trek: Enterprise canceled

[Tone]

02.03.2005
Star Trek: Enterprise Cancelled!

After four seasons, Star Trek: Enterprise has reached the end of its mission ...

PRESS RELEASE

UPN and Paramount Network Television have jointly announced that this will be the final season of Star Trek: Enterprise on UPN. [Production will continue until the end of this season, which will finish shooting in March.] The series finale will air on Friday, May 13, 2005.

"Star Trek has been an important part of UPN's history, and Enterprise has carried on the tradition of its predecessors with great distinction," said Dawn Ostroff, President, Entertainment, UPN. "We'd like to thank Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and an incredibly talented cast for creating an engaging, new dimension to the Star Trek universe on UPN, and we look forward to working with them, and our partners at Paramount Network Television, on a send-off that salutes its contributions to The Network and satisfies its loyal viewers."

David Stapf, President of Paramount Network Television, said, "The creators, stars and crew of Star Trek: Enterprise ambitiously and proudly upheld the fine traditions of the Star Trek franchise. We are grateful for their contributions to the legacy of Trek and commend them on completing nearly 100 exciting, dramatic and visually stunning episodes. All of us at Paramount warmly bid goodbye to Enterprise, and we all look forward to a new chapter of this enduring franchise in the future."

A prequel to the original "Star Trek" series, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE premiered on UPN on Sept. 26, 2001, and aired for its first three seasons on Wednesdays (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT). On Oct. 8, 2004, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE moved into its current time on Fridays (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT). Through its four-year run, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE produced a total of 98 episodes and earned four Emmy Awards.

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/vie...icle/9469.html

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02.16.2005
Fans Unite in Attempt to Save Enterprise

Star Trek fans, discouraged by the recent decision to cancel Enterprise, have united to form a strong grass-roots campaign aimed at letting both Paramount and UPN know that they aren't going to give up the show quietly. The campaign's main thrust is that Star Trek does not need a "rest" and that it should have a place to air, somewhere, even if it isn't on UPN or CBS, the two most high profile Viacom-owned networks.

The strategy for getting the message across includes an ad in the Los Angeles Times that appeared on February 15 (and can be viewed via this link), protests outside the studio and UPN, letter writing, e-mailing, online petitions and even faxing their protests to Paramount. (The fax option, by the way, is the least effective. As a courtesy, please do not send Paramount any faxes. You can, however, e-mail us at community@startrek.com and we can pass your messages along.) We would also like to point out that there may be other campaigns underway to save show that request a monetary donation. We would urge caution before you part with your money as these groups have no connection to Paramount, nor are their activities condoned in any way by the studio.

The history of the campaign to save the show actually began before the end of the third season of Enterprise, as cancellation rumors then were rampant. Two main groups surfaced last year, SaveEnterprise.com and EnterpriseProject.org, both with one goal in mind — to keep the show from going away. In the run-up to the announcement of getting a fourth season, these groups were very vocal and production personnel and the cast were very grateful for their support. (Not to mention the positive feedback from fans across the globe!)

After the powers that be reached a deal for a reduced licensing fee between UPN and Paramount Network Television, the show was given the go ahead for a fourth season. It survived to reach the requisite number of hours to go into syndication (around 100) but was then given the ax this year when lackluster viewing figures followed the show's move to Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. Although the ratings never improved significantly to ensure a fifth season, the show featured decidedly stronger storylines and increased interest amongst long-time Star Trek fans who were intrigued by the plots that sought to tie in elements of the Original Series or Star Trek: The Next Generation. Sadly, it wasn't enough. Other factors were also in play, as Scott Bakula said in a recent STARTREK.COM chat, "Unfortunately we don't fit into UPN's business plan and really haven't for the last two and a half years."

Times change and the entertainment industry has evolved over the years. Sure, we would all like to see the show continue in some form. But the reality of producing live-action TV now is far removed from the days of three networks and a handful of shows that were watched by several million people. Nowadays the many offerings from cable networks have fragmented the audience to such a degree that viewing figures once considered unexceptional are now looked upon as viable for a show to continue production. Enterprise, however, does not fit into this category right now and the future of Star Trek remains unknown. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as Star Trek has been on extended breaks before: Ten years elapsed between the Original Series and the first movie, plus another eight years before production on TNG commenced.

There is one thing that is certain — Star Trek will never die. The fans posses the katra of Trek, they will never forget the show or let it slip away. They will always remember.

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/vie...icle/9581.html

[Benno]

Sam, ziggy says there is an 82% chance this will piss off the fans

[Amok]

who ever would have thought that a guy who gets upset by cloakers would also get upset by the cancellation of star trek?

[Sleepy Weasel]

One of my friends actually wrote a couple of episodes for last season... he's not proud of it. I've never seen it, but he says anything you wrote was immediately basterdized until it was garbage.

[Saturn V]

I've been into Star Trek for almost 13 or 14 years now, but I'm glad to see this shit go.

:death: Star Trek: Enterprise.

[NaiLed]

Sam, ziggy says there is an 82% chance this will piss off the fans

haha

[SpiderMage]

It was canceled because there weren't enough cloaking enemies. I mean seriously, who wants to see the Enterprise fight ships it can see?!

And... why the hell is the first Enterprise far more advanced looking than the Enterprise Kirk was on? Did they go into like super technology and then fucked up? Enterprise even looks better than Voyager <_<

[Nickname]

I did enjoy watching it when I did catch it, I didn't really follow the story but I did like the casting of the major 4 characters (Cap, Vulcan, Weapons and Engineering, i forget there names)

[Edify]

I did enjoy watching it when I did catch it, I didn't really follow the story but I did like the casting of the major 4 characters (Cap, Vulcan, Weapons and Engineering, i forget there names)

archer, t'pol, weapons, trip.

i watched it starting with the Xindi stuff which was last year, but not from that date 2001 when it started. it was cool, they prolly just ran out of good ideas.

[Tone]

archer, t'pol, weapons, trip.

i watched it starting with the Xindi stuff which was last year, but not from that date 2001 when it started. it was cool, they prolly just ran out of good ideas.

Jolene Balock who plays t'pol will be interviewed on coast to coast AM tomorrow night

heres a little excerpt of what scott bakula had to say:

Host: The most asked question for this chat is:

JWolf: How do you feel about Enterprise being cancelled, and what were the reasons for the decision to cancel the show? I am a life long Star Trek fan as are many others and this is a total shock.

Scott Bakula: Well, I'm disappointed, and everyone involved with the show is disappointed. Obviously we're all very emotionally attached to the show and we're all having a great time making the show. So you would like that kind of a situation to continue.

Unfortunately we don't fit into UPN's business plan and really haven't for the last two and a half years. So that's a situation that's out of our control and ultimately has no reflection on our show or the quality of our show. Or the commitment of all of our fans.

It's hard not to take it personally, but in the end we got one more season than UPN wanted to give us, thanks to Garry Hart [President, Paramount Television Production], so we feel lucky about that.

Host: The other most asked question is:

Michiel: Is there anything we can do to save Star Trek: Enterprise from ending?

SB: I don't have a clear answer for that. Obviously we want everyone to tune in and watch the last shows because we're extremely proud of them and we're anxious to share them with the fans. It would be a disappointment if there was a dropoff in viewership because of the cancellation. But the reality is, as I see it, we're a little bit like a ship in a storm with no safe harbor. There really are no interested executives left at Paramount or UPN or CBS who would be willing to fight for the show. Everyone at Paramount who had history with the franchise is gone. So I wouldn't even know who to tell you to complain to, because there's not anyone who really is interested. We've fallen between the cracks in the changing of the guard.

PRDOWLING: Do you know when Star Trek: Enterprise will be released on DVD?

SB: May 3, there you go. It should be good.

Melc: What are the chances of the show being picked up by SpikeTV or Sci-Fi?

SB: Specifically, to shop the show to another network, you have to have someone from your studio have your show's best interests at heart. To the best of my knowledge, and from reading the release that Paramount put out, they seem very content to let the show go and, I think, hoping that we would go out quietly.

They have a much bigger agenda and mandate from CBS to make new television shows for CBS and UPN. And once again, we don't fit the bill. It is ironic that with our numbers, and with our fan support, we would be very successful on Sci-Fi Channel or USA Network or almost any of the cablers.

But Paramount owns Star Trek, and somebody from here would have to want to search that out. In terms of bombarding Les Moonves with e-mails and letters, etc., knowing Les as I do, I would doubt very strongly that could possibly change his mind.

I was, however, reminiscing yesterday about the good old days when Quantum Leap was cancelled, or should I say, 'put on hiatus' mid-season, and Warren Littlefield had the good sense and good humor to run a commercial where he was having thousands of letters dumped onto him in his office and the commercial was something about "Enough already, we're putting Quantum back on the air!"

I got a good laugh out of that and I fondly remember Warren and his openness to the fan support at that time.

[Zabuza]

Mm, never watched star trek that much, but when i did it was an ok show, too bad it being cancelled, now what am i gonna do when im bored to deatH?

[iNgeNfyRe]

It was canceled because there weren't enough cloaking enemies. I mean seriously, who wants to see the Enterprise fight ships it can see?!

And... why the hell is the first Enterprise far more advanced looking than the Enterprise Kirk was on? Did they go into like super technology and then fucked up? Enterprise even looks better than Voyager <_<

where do you get ur avatars? :wub:

[Kolar]

where do you get ur avatars? :wub:

Porn site, saw it in an Ad.

Followed all shows but the Orignal. Enterprise never caught on with fans from the first episode. It has been missing something and I don't think the writers would be able to turn it around given the chance. I hope they don't screw up the story line, trying to end off the series by making the Federation too soon, it would suck being rushed.

[MetalKid]

Personally, I thought that Enterprise was complete crap. Enterprise has CG that makes it look better, but its not nearly as technologically advanced as Kirk's ship (no shields, barely a working transporter, warp 5 max, etc). But they really should have done something a few years after Voyager got back. Going back to before Kirk was dumb, plus having seasons that dealt with time stuff really hurt the series even more. I hope they bring back some sort of Star Trek soon, but it better be good.

[Squeezer]

Star Trek Sux. Period.