Watching just the end scenes of the finale will spare us the long-term retinal damage and the detox that follows.
The 10th Anniversary of the ENT Series Finale
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I remember recording the auspicious television event on a PVR connected to my iMac and then burning it to a Video CD (I didn't have a DVD burner at the time). I watch the episode on Blu-ray occasionally, and I can see why it upset so many fans.
God, I still can't believe it's been a decade.
I literally remember, at the time, 17 years old and always dreaming of the future, thinking to myself... "I wonder what it's going to be like ten years from now, looking back upon the fact that it's been ten years since TV Trek, assuming nothing comes along in the meantime."
It sucks!
As for my memories of that evening of May 13th, 2005, well... it was the last time my caretaker and I sat down and watched something together. She was in the final stages of terminal cancer. Suffice it to say the event is all the more memorable for me.
I literally remember, at the time, 17 years old and always dreaming of the future, thinking to myself... "I wonder what it's going to be like ten years from now, looking back upon the fact that it's been ten years since TV Trek, assuming nothing comes along in the meantime."
It sucks!
As for my memories of that evening of May 13th, 2005, well... it was the last time my caretaker and I sat down and watched something together. She was in the final stages of terminal cancer. Suffice it to say the event is all the more memorable for me.
I was there on October 3, 1987 when "Encounter at Farpoint(TNG)" premiered in my hometown and I was there on May 13, 2005 for the end of Enterprise. Poignant bookends to say the least.
Yes, if the TNG bit had fitted, I suppose TATV would have been slightly better. E.g. Suppose the Titan had just lost an essential crew member in tragic circumstances, Riker could have looked at ENT to see how they coped with the death of Trip (although that would require something more than people looking sad for a bit).
They could even have played up the contrast between the premises of the series: "In a way, we don't realise just how safe we are compared to those days, with their primitive medicine and no shields. For them, death at any moment was a real possibility."
(Of course, that in turn would require ENT to stick a bit closer to its premise.)
That would have been a great idea. Give a glimpse of the great war, and give everyone a chance to make a heroic sacrifice.
One of us has to go back 10 years in time and save the future....
I really wished that Enterprise would have gone on for another season or two. (I could live with a Season 5, 6, and even Season 7!!!
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You and me both. The Earth-Romulan War could have been one of the most awesome and dramatic things ever depicted in the Star Trek franchise. What a lost opportunity to keep the show growing and maturing into something truly great.
And we had every reason to believe from Season 4 ENT that they would have done a good job of it. Not that they were going to do it (apparently) since it was "saved" for a possible future movie. Like we're ever going to see that 
Also, the very strong possibility that Jeffrey Combs' Shran would have joined the supporting cast and been more than just an occasional guest star and sparring partner for Archer, Soval and the Tellarites. To quote the great Kor, the Dahar Master: "It would have been glorious."
I'm really dreading hitting the end on this rewatch imdoing. I've refrained for a decade because I've dreaded it so. But I'm already enjoying the show again so much even in the earlier seasons. Apart from a few key missteps it's been a wonderful encore and I'm treasuring it, savoring it. Scott Bakula's absolutely right: it's withstood the test of time.
The relaunch novels are all still new to me, so I'm gonna make the leap into those afterwards this time around. It won't be the same; I'm a fan of actors, cinematography and mise-en-scene first and foremost. But it'll be nice to be back in some sense of the word.
The relaunch novels are all still new to me, so I'm gonna make the leap into those afterwards this time around. It won't be the same; I'm a fan of actors, cinematography and mise-en-scene first and foremost. But it'll be nice to be back in some sense of the word.
ENT is the most underrated and most underappreciated chapter of the entire Trek franchise and it seems to be the show that the most people complained about when it was on yet seem to like years later upon rediscovering it.
So was I for both occasions, except that October 3, 1987 was actually the date "The Naked Now" was aired in my area. We got "Encounter at Farpoint" on Monday Sept. 28, 1987.
Anyhow, regarding the dates you listed, I was 17 for the former, and 35 for the latter, so I still remember both very well.
My town was a few days later than some others in airing the premiere. TNG aired on Saturday nights in my area whereas other channels scheduled it (or at least "Encounter at Farpoint") to air during the regular week.
The "Not Dead" memes were both awesome and hilarious. If Trip weren't already a cult figure in the forum before the finale then he most certainly was after it aired.
I hope the naysayers remember this when we get new Trek tv.
They'll remember it, alright... they'll remember it ten years after the new show has ended, when they begin to appreciate it "for what it was." 
CBS and Paramount care first and foremost about ratings, demographics and profits. If a new Trek series in either the Prime or Abrams timeline achieves those things they probably couldn't care less if a lot of longtime fans think it sucks, but every once in a while they acknowledge the overall quality of a series and realize it was a good and a smart programming choice for them to make.
Enterprise will probably never get as much love and respect as it deserves but the fact that it's developed a strong and loyal following 10 years after it was cancelled says a lot for a show that was allegedly so bad and so disappointing when it was on every week.
Enterprise will probably never get as much love and respect as it deserves but the fact that it's developed a strong and loyal following 10 years after it was cancelled says a lot for a show that was allegedly so bad and so disappointing when it was on every week.
Agreed.
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