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If You Could Rewrite ENT?

Very simple--I wouldn't set it 100 years before Kirk. I would set it on the "real" Enterprise--NCC1701, no bloody A, B, C, D or E.

Right at the launching under Captain April. Basically, I would use Diane Carey's template. George Kirk would be either the first officer or security chief.

After that, lots of stuff could be open.
 
Submarine starships, lasers, no view screens, Romulans hiding behind every moon. Basically the writing team would have to start using their brains and be creative with these limitations of a prequel series instead of relying on transporters, view screens and cloaking devices to tell a story.
 
As with VOY, DS9 and TNG, here's your chance to rework the prequel series, how would you do it?

Like VOY, I find ENT to be a missed opportunity which was overall disappointing. Rather than having a crew that seemed to have no idea what they were doing I'd start the show in 2161, just after the Romulan War and the formation of the Federation. Personally, I'd love to see a Daedalus-Class ship as the centre of the action, launched as a beacon of hope for the new organisation moving forward after the war, with a mixed crew serving onboard. Whilst DS9 dealt with stories about being in the midst of a devastating interstellar war, the Prequel would focus on the struggles of rebuilding after it, working with allies in close quarters, and trying to decide just what the form and function of Starfleet will be. It would offer a great chance for character conflict and development, dealing with those who suffered losses in the war and how they come to terms with that, humans having to deal with alien perspectives in a way that will help them to operate a ship. The Daedalus would be involved in the reconstruction work on the frontier, before heading out on an exploratory mission.

Captain Alexander Chase: Commanding Officer. Something of a hero in the Earth fleet, he took command of the Cheron strike force when the flagship was destroyed and led the squadron to the victory that turned the tide of the war. Though decorated for his combat skills and tactical prowess, he had always wanted to serve on the scouts that ventured out further than any other ship. He has doubts about commanding a mixed crew, but he knows his duty and having fought along side the other species in the Federation he does have a great respect for them--he just doesn't know how they'll work together onboard she same ship.
Commander Thylethik th'Shran: Executive Officer. A proud Andorian who has the enviable task of being the highest ranking alien on an Earth designed ship, which sees a lot of resentment from others on the crew (especially the person who thought the job was rightly theirs). Though soft-spoken he is a forthright and courageous man who actually turned down command of a ship in the Andorian Guard in order to take this post.
Lt. Commander Joanna Stiles: Chief Helm Officer. Having served under Chase for several years the two have formed a good relationship, with her being all but assured of a promotion to XO on his next command, until Shran was assigned. She has lost many family in the war and hides her pain behind a blunt and adversarial front, as such only Chase knows of all that she's lost.
Lt. Commander Charles Tucker III: Chief Engineering Officer. One of the engineers responsible for designing the Daedalus, he was given the rare opportunity to see the ship in action. Smart, sharp and with charm to spare, he is a likable fellow though knows how to keep his crew on their toes. With little chance to work with aliens before, he is enjoying the opportunity he has been afforded--so long as they don't badmouth his engine.
Lieutenant T'Pol: Chief Science Officer. The sole Vulcan onboard, so since her people took a step back from active engagement in the war, she faces a lot of bitterness and resentment from others onboard, not that it bothers her nor would she show it if it did. Her talents as a scientist cannot be faulted, though she does have difficulty trying to work with her overly emotional shipmates.
Lieutenant Greht chim Xag: Chief Navigation Officer. A Tellarite who likes to be heard, even when his opinions aren't sought. Arrogant, belligerent and harsh, he doesn't hold himself back which riles up many of his new shipmates which makes him difficult to work with. Unfortunately, he is probably the best navigator available otherwise there would be no reason to keep him around.
Lieutenant Hoshi Sato: Chief Security Officer. From a family with a long military lineage she grew up knowing that she would serve, though she had misgivings she did as was expected of her. She served with distinction during the war, but that just cemented that she wanted more from her life, she's just not sure what. Until she finds a new path she will do her duty with her customary diligence.
Lieutenant (j.g.) Suyasii zh'Tarah: Chief Communications Officer. A skilled linguist and translator, she picks up languages very quickly, she is also high adept at decryption and information retrieval. She appears to be very accepting of others and supportive of the Federation, though in truth she is spying on the ship for the Andorian Guard, who have misgivings over the venture.
Doctor Phlox: Chief Medical Officer. From one of the many planets of the Rigel System he was a member of the Interspecies Medical Exchange prior to the war and volunteered to help out during the conflict, which saw him serving on the frontlines, tending to the wounded from every allied species involved in the fighting. Calm, measured and compassionate, he takes his work personally and will do all he can to save lives.
...is someone IN LOVE with the rank of "Lieutenant" ??? Sheesh! You need lower ranks to fill out the crew. NOT everyone can be OFFICERS. You forgot "Lieutenant Lou (Louie) Tennant. hehahah
 
I hope at least one of the characters are black, if not I would stay away from that show like an infected leper.
Which FRIGGIN priogram were YOU watching? FFOL! Merriweather was Black, and so was one (two?) of the solders attached to the Enterprise during Season 3.. Maybe you need to have your EYES checked for COLOR BLINDNESS.
 
Merriweather

Ensign Travis Mayweather.

Rewriting ENT, I would keep it mostly the same but span it out over 5 years instead of 4 just to make the series arc seem a teensy bit more epic. S4 had so much happening, it could have been two years.
The longer these Trek shows age, the more I enjoy their blemishes.
 
Very simple--I wouldn't set it 100 years before Kirk. I would set it on the "real" Enterprise--NCC1701, no bloody A, B, C, D or E.

Right at the launching under Captain April. Basically, I would use Diane Carey's template. George Kirk would be either the first officer or security chief.

After that, lots of stuff could be open.

One of my dream series would be to fill out the Star Trek series by including five seasons of with April as Captain, then ten seasons with Pike. After that there would be one season with "Where No Man Has Gone Before" as the season finale. Then the three original season would be seasons 17, 18, and 19. With a final added season to finish off the first five year mission of Kirk. Basically it would take the existing three season series and turn it into a 20 season epic.
 
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Which FRIGGIN priogram were YOU watching? FFOL! Merriweather was Black, and so was one (two?) of the solders attached to the Enterprise during Season 3.. Maybe you need to have your EYES checked for COLOR BLINDNESS.
Oldtreker719, you really need to read the first post of this thread.

STEPhon IT was commenting upon a hypothetical / fictional crew that the OP created. And not the cast of characters of the actual series.

The OP never mention the skin color of any of the characters.
 
...is someone IN LOVE with the rank of "Lieutenant" ??? Sheesh! You need lower ranks to fill out the crew. NOT everyone can be OFFICERS. You forgot "Lieutenant Lou (Louie) Tennant. hehahah
I may not be an expert in military practices, but I assume that of all the commissioned ranks onboard any ship then lieutenant would be most common, whilst lt. commander and above would be in the minority. Lieutenants have a considerable amount of experience and skill to take charge of departments and fulfill numerous other duties onboard with far less supervision than two fresh ensigns as the televised ENT had--not to mention TNG started off with three lieutenant (Yar, La Forge and Worf, two of who were JG's) and VOY had three lieutenants for the first few seasons (Tuvok, Paris and Torres, again including two JG's). As with every other Trek (bar DS9) the main cast has always been officers who were in the commanding and departmental chief positions, with a crew of around 230 a Daedalus-Class ship would have a number of officers across the ships (if you were to say 20% of the crew were commissioned officers that's 46 people, leaving just under 200 as NCOs and crewmen).

You know what they say, practice makes perfect; so keep trying with the "jokes" I'm sure they'll eventually become funny :|
 
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I may not be an expert in military practices, but I assume that of all the commissioned ranks onboard any ship then lieutenant would be most common, whilst lt. commander and above would be in the minority.

I'm not either, but I would agree that by the mid-point of the series. IMO, the crew should 'ship out' with most of the officers being ensigns or junior lieutenants and then being promoted to through the lieutenant ranks maybe even as far as lieutenant commander (similar to LaForge and Worf on TNG) through the series. Although I agree that the department heads should probably be some sort of lieutenant from day one especially for bigger crews.
 
"...one character IS Black ..." (NOT are). WTH was Ensign Merriweather, ...Aboriginie??? And one (two?) member of the military detachment on board were also Black ...Maybe you need to have your TV adjusted (or maybe your eyes). Perhaps YOU are the one that is the Leper.

Which FRIGGIN priogram were YOU watching? FFOL! Merriweather was Black, and so was one (two?) of the solders attached to the Enterprise during Season 3.. Maybe you need to have your EYES checked for COLOR BLINDNESS.
OldTrekker719, stop it. Stop this right now. Take a step back and dredge up some common courtesy. No more tantrums or condescending swipes at your fellow members, or the warnings will commence.

To all in this thread: there have been other prickly exchanges here. Please allow each other the freedom to be creative, even if you disagree with each other's creative vision. Thanks.
 
I've only seen the first two seasons so far but I'd change the amount of time dedicated to time travel. I could understand a few episodes or so but it seemed to be an overall theme. The point of a prequel is to see what came before instead of focusing on the future even beyond.
 
OldTrekker719, stop it. Stop this right now. Take a step back and dredge up some common courtesy. No more tantrums or condescending swipes at your fellow members, or the warnings will commence.

To all in this thread: there have been other prickly exchanges here. Please allow each other the freedom to be creative, even if you disagree with each other's creative vision. Thanks.
"common courtesy" ...is that the HONEST type , or the FAKE type that the Cultural Marxists try to use to silent any opposition? I think that someone has had too much Romulan Ale (or perhaps the WRONGulan Ale).
 
Some background for the crew. Especially Archer. What did he do before being crowned captain of the Enterprise, besides be a test pilot in "First Flight"? Did he serve on ANY ships? Gain any command experience at all?

Because it really looks like he just showed up and they assumed he knew the job because his daddy built the warp 5 engine.
 
Some background for the crew. Especially Archer. What did he do before being crowned captain of the Enterprise, besides be a test pilot in "First Flight"? Did he serve on ANY ships? Gain any command experience at all?

Because it really looks like he just showed up and they assumed he knew the job because his daddy built the warp 5 engine.
at best nepotism should have made him chief engineer, or if not the chief, a propulsion specialist.. There were at least several other starfleet ships as well as ECS captains with more long distance and combat experience. Archer's role didn't make much sense.

Another reason why "First Flight" is such a problematic episode. It shoehorns warp development into a tiny time window, making the capabilities of the warp deltas, Intrepid types, and others suspect while leaving very little room for the Franklin. I know the writers wanted to have a Right Stuff kind of x-15 test pilot story but it doesn't really work well in Trek at least not that series.
 
at best nepotism should have made him chief engineer, or if not the chief, a propulsion specialist..
Personally I'd say the ship's Steward, he would be able to screw up majorly there. Though if I was being generous then maybe Helm Officer, seeing as how his only skills is as a pilot--so long as they did a Kim and never promoted him above Ensign.
 
Personally I'd say the ship's Steward, he would be able to screw up majorly there. Though if I was being generous then maybe Helm Officer, seeing as how his only skills is as a pilot--so long as they did a Kim and never promoted him above Ensign.
Mayweather was recommended as "the best stuck and rudder man" by someone who would have known, further relegating this version of Archer to 2nd shift helmsman.
 
I’d have the first season set primarily on Earth - as was the original premise before the Temporal Cold War story was shoehorned in according to Memory Alpha. I’d explore the relationship between earth and the Vulcans in more depth. Have more interaction and friction between Archer, Forrest, and Soval. Make the early missions really basic things where the Vulcans give Archer the orders so that he has to learn he can’t be so headstrong and he becomes a better diplomate - more prepared to meet new species than he ultimately was. I’d show the actual construction of the Enterprise (which would have been Daedalus class I think, as much as I like the NX design, she’s basically a repurposed Akira class). It’d have moved at a snail’s pace and been more like Caprica, but I’d have taken the time to explore 22nd century earth and touched on topics like terra prime etc. Possibly the formation of Section 31 - but I’d have made them more like the DS9 iteration rather than the ENT and STID iterations. Lots of dialogue and character development. The season 1 cliffhanger would have been that a Klingon crashes in Oklahoma. The first few episodes (maybe most) of season 2 would have focused on negotiations to avoid a war (a la the expanse - the show not the ENT episode). Then, only once you were really invested would the Enterprise be launched. And there would be no Borg, no ferengi, and no romulans. I liked the conflict between the andorians and the tellarites so I’d leave that in, and make humans the peacemakers of the galaxy. And I’d have everyone aboard in earth starfleet uniform - no high command jumpsuits.
 
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