Star Trek spin-off TV series axed

**Batgirl** · 02-03-2005, 06:45 AM

Star Trek: Enterprise, the latest TV incarnation of the sci-fi saga, is being axed by broadcaster UPN.

Its 98th and final episode will air in the US on 13 May, after a four-season run which struggled in the ratings.

Presented as a prequel to the original Star Trek television series, Enterprise made its debut in September 2001 starring Scott Bakula.

Quantum Leap actor Scott Bakula (front) stars in Star Trek: Enterprise

It followed earlier Star Trek spin-off series The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager.

Mixed response

Set 100 years before Captain James T Kirk and his crew set off on their first mission, Enterprise made its UK debut on Sky One in 2002.

Its opening show featured former Quantum Leap star Bakula taking charge of a new crew and having a romantic liaison with a Vulcan sub-commander.

On its broadcast BBC correspondent Peter Bowes said: "Some fans may be disappointed by the emphasis on fast action rather than intellectual depth."

The series also received a mixed response from US critics and Star Trek fans.

With the original TV series first broadcast in 1969, Star Trek also spawned 10 movie spin-offs, the most recent being Nemesis in 2002.

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USMCRET6391 · 02-03-2005, 10:12 AM

RIP, I have been a ST fan for almost 40 years and watched a few episodes.......tried to watch that is. Never finished one, it was not very well done.

**Batgirl** · 02-03-2005, 06:26 PM

I never got into that series either. Next Generation and Deep Space Nine were my favourites. Got to love Picard and those Ferenghis!

Ram0528 · 02-03-2005, 06:35 PM

My dad's a big nerd....er i mean fan. I could never get into it. It's about time they pulled the plug on all the spin-offs

USMCRET6391 · 02-03-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ram0528

My dad's a big nerd....er i mean fan. I could never get into it. It's about time they pulled the plug on all the spin-offs

You calling me a nerd Ram? huh? huh? huh?

**Covertness** · 02-03-2005, 06:55 PM

and me to Ram

huh? huh? huh?

Huge Star Trek fan. (license plate is NCC-314A)

Scot Bakula is that guy from Quantum Leap. As far as I'm concerned he never served in Star Fleet. I watched the first season until that time-traveling bad guy came around. That ended it for me. That and I kept waiting for Scot Bakula to "leap" at the end of each episode.

[hhhmmmm, Natasha likes the great Cpt. Picard. You DO know I'm bald 'tasha.]

**AngelBear** · 02-03-2005, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Natasha

I never got into that series either. Next Generation and Deep Space Nine were my favourites. Got to love Picard and those Ferenghis!

Picard can eat crackers in my bed ANYTIME!!

**Brad** · 02-03-2005, 07:43 PM

maybe I should shave my head...

Next Generation and the original series were my favorites - Deep Space Nine was a little too "evening soap opera" for me.

Ram0528 · 02-03-2005, 08:03 PM

hmmm to be a nerd or not be a nerd...that is the question.

02-03-2005, 08:55 PM

Never liked Enterprise. I always preferred The Next Generation, Original Series, and the Star Trek Movies

**Batgirl** · 02-04-2005, 08:33 AM

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Deep Space Nine was a little too "evening soap opera" for me.

it was the capitalist nature of the Ferengi that held my attention

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hhhmmmm, Natasha likes the great Cpt. Picard. You DO know I'm bald 'tasha.

I don't remember you being bald in the pics you posted on the old board. I thought you were a blonde?

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Picard can eat crackers in my bed ANYTIME!!

Here's a pic of the glorious Captain especially for AngelBear!

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