OT: Star Trek: Enterprise

[Loser]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Bill Shatner has also signed on to do a guest star cameo as James T. Kirks father, the inventor of the Photon Torpedo. Of course this is all rumor.

Don't they have to have the romulan war before they get photon torpedos?

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
I thought Kirk's dad was a farmer. Didn't JTK grow up on a farm in Iowa?

From what I can remember, Shatner's dad was named Samuel, same as his brother's name. Sam Kirk the elder was the chief security officer of Robert April's NCC-1701 (April was the captain of the Enterprise before Pike). I don't know if Kirk's farm was a working farm, or in the 23rd century they had automated planters and harvesters so a man can travel in space and still keep a farm. If Shatner does appear as a Kirk ancestor, it would have to be a great, great grandfather or something like that.

[ July 21, 2004, 21:19: Message edited by: gregebowman ]

[Atrocities]

Kirks farm was run by his uncles. Hell who the hell knows.

[Atrocities]

I miss Star Trek (The Original Series.) It was so inovatively pure with a strong military feel that all the other series have somehow lost.

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
I miss Star Trek (The Original Series.) It was so inovatively pure with a strong military feel that all the other series have somehow lost.

I miss the first 2 seasons, at least. The 3rd season Rodenberry gave up control so that it could be aired, and thus suffered in content. Probably the main reason the show was canceled. Also, I missed the females in their mini-skirt outfits.

[ July 23, 2004, 19:27: Message edited by: gregebowman ]

[David E. Gervais]

My thoughts on 'Enterprise'..

ST: ToS
was, is and always will be the best

ST: TnG
Had some good stuff, all in all not a bad series

ST: DS9
Like TnG it had some good stuff, but I was not fond of the ST series loosing the "Boldly go where no man has gone before." aspect.

ST: Voyager
A nice twist on the ST theme,.. "To Boldly go home." I liked this series almost as much as the original.

ST: Enterprise
Is a piece of bantha poodoo. From the first show it went downhill, and it pretty much started at the bottom,(imho) so it's amazing it didn't get better. First BIG mistake, changing the main theme music/song. (what's up with that?) Second mistake, I couldn't wrap my mind around the crapy cast and acting. The only saving grace is T'pal. The actress made for a very convincing Vulcan. (Spock would be proud) Nuf said,..

Well, maybe not enough,.. I'd like to see a 'faithfull' remake of the original series and have it continue it's 5 year mission to 'explore new worlds'. I think that returning to the series 'roots' is the only thing that will save the franchise. Otherwise it will eventually fade as we old coots live long and prosper. (and our memories fade)

That's my thoughts in a nutshell, feel free to disagree, but if you plan to bash me, please use rubber hammers and shovels.

Cheers!

[narf poit chez BOOM]

T'pal? To emotional for a vulcan. I havn't watched much of the series, though.

[ July 24, 2004, 04:31: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]