One of the things I really like about Enterprise

[cylkoth]

And I heard something interesting a couple days ago: Mad Men, the AMC original series of critical acclaim, is thought to be successful at 950,000 average viewers per episode. The Season 2 opener got 1.3 million viewers, and they counted it great. Why couldn't ENT stay on the air, with 2 million viewers (or whatever it was) per episode?

Most cable shows are far cheaper than the average network series...even a show on the then 'netlets', WB, and UPN.

 

[angie]

Many of the cable shows are cheaper because they have less sets(like Burn Notice) and no special effects.Also the ad rate structuring is different.Most SciFi shows done on cable require multiple investment partners ----Paramount/Berman would not have been interested in that I am guessing.

 

[jeff lebowski]

The special effects are one of the few areas of the show that no one really complains about. The best CGI work on television - I'd even put it past Battlestar Galactica in terms of quality. I don't dislike Enterprise, but I do wish the stories had been up to par with the effects. Instead the effects wound up lifting the show.

I wouldn't say that.

Although I think the FX on Enterprise was pretty good, I think BSG was better overall.

 

[KendraW]

and finally someone has a pet!

huh? Commander Data has a Cat, Spot. Picard has Fish.

 

[Broccoli]

and finally someone has a pet!

huh? Commander Data has a Cat, Spot. Picard has Fish.

Well...someone had a real pet.