For those who don't know, Disc 1 of the season 2 Blu-ray set includes a great sort of 90 minute reunion/conversation with Brannon Braga and the entire cast. About 30 minutes into the conversation, there's a surprise when Jeffrey Combs joins the group (though regrettably, Connor Trinneer has to leave about the same time).
It's really interesting to watch. Special features like this are why I still appreciate DVD's and Blu-rays (you won't find this on Netflix). If you can buy the Blu-ray set or get it from a video store or library, I recommend it. Braga's always been refreshingly candid about the show, and the cast follows suit.
-Everyone repeatedly heaps praise on Scott Bakula and how he conducted himself on the show, to the point when Bakula is clearly a bit embarrassed and uncomfortable.
-Braga talks about how season 4 "is what season 1 should've been" (thought to be fair, there's a number of season 1 episodes I really like).
-Braga mentions that he and Rick Berman were resistant to even making a new series to begin with, but the studio basically said if they refused, they would simply make the show with someone else. He also talks about the idea of setting the series on Earth for all or at least some of the first season, building the ship and putting the crew together, which the studio was too nervous to sign off on. I'd heard about this before, and while a whole season might've been much (maybe half to a third), Braga does make it sound interesting.
-Braga hated the Risa episode (though I've mentioned before, I wish they'd followed up with the woman Archer met in that episode).
-John Billingsley didn't like the original series episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield". He thought the story beats you over the head with its message. Conversely, everyone really liked the episode "Cogenitor", with Dominic Keating saying it was their best episode.
-Partway through season 2, Bakula had approached the producers, feeling that standalone episodes weren't really working. They felt the same way, and this led to some of the story arc (like Archer being wanted by the Klingons) and also, along with 9/11, led to the Xindi arc.
-One of the actors (Dominic Keating, I think) complained a bit about the episodes where he had to wear prosthetics, at which Jeffrey Combs said "poor baby", making everyone (including me) laugh.
Did anyone else watch this?
It's really interesting to watch. Special features like this are why I still appreciate DVD's and Blu-rays (you won't find this on Netflix). If you can buy the Blu-ray set or get it from a video store or library, I recommend it. Braga's always been refreshingly candid about the show, and the cast follows suit.
-Everyone repeatedly heaps praise on Scott Bakula and how he conducted himself on the show, to the point when Bakula is clearly a bit embarrassed and uncomfortable.
-Braga talks about how season 4 "is what season 1 should've been" (thought to be fair, there's a number of season 1 episodes I really like).
-Braga mentions that he and Rick Berman were resistant to even making a new series to begin with, but the studio basically said if they refused, they would simply make the show with someone else. He also talks about the idea of setting the series on Earth for all or at least some of the first season, building the ship and putting the crew together, which the studio was too nervous to sign off on. I'd heard about this before, and while a whole season might've been much (maybe half to a third), Braga does make it sound interesting.
-Braga hated the Risa episode (though I've mentioned before, I wish they'd followed up with the woman Archer met in that episode).
-John Billingsley didn't like the original series episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield". He thought the story beats you over the head with its message. Conversely, everyone really liked the episode "Cogenitor", with Dominic Keating saying it was their best episode.
-Partway through season 2, Bakula had approached the producers, feeling that standalone episodes weren't really working. They felt the same way, and this led to some of the story arc (like Archer being wanted by the Klingons) and also, along with 9/11, led to the Xindi arc.
-One of the actors (Dominic Keating, I think) complained a bit about the episodes where he had to wear prosthetics, at which Jeffrey Combs said "poor baby", making everyone (including me) laugh.
Did anyone else watch this?
