DEEP RETROSPECT ON THE FAILURE OF "STAR TREK ENTERPRIZE"

🎥🎞️Series Review🎞️🎥 - STAR TREK ENTERPRISE [2001-2005] - Paramount+ - PG13 - Produced by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga. Tons of writers and directors, some directors were previous Star Trek shows. Stars Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, John Billingsley, Connor Trinnear, Dominic Keating, Linda Park, and Anthony Montgomery. Launched September 26, 2001 and ended May 13, 2005.

Before many of the original Star Trek shows and timelines, there was a foundation that was set by a new breed of space traveler, close to our present times, who were chosen to go into space on board the first "warp capable" space ship known as the NX-01 ENTERPRISE. , Led by Captain Johnathon Archer [Bakula], non military officer. These are the voyages of that new crew, who through many tough times dealing with new alien species, tried their best to represent earth on a space vessel that was produced to establish a foothold on peaceful exploration. In the end, the experiment was a total washout, the crew and ship were either killed and eventually erased from the rest of earths history.

THE GOOD - It's another Star Trek series.

THE BAD - Bad acting, bad plotlines, bad directing, no ground breaking story arcs that tie what we know of the Federation and it's allies to the actual history of the entire Star Trek universe. No mention of the Romulan Wars, which was pivotal to the establishment of the "Federation of Planets."

POST MORTEM - I remember trying to follow this monstrosity when it first debuted on television. I was excited that Scott Bakula, of Quantum Leap, was chosen to lead the cast and that this was going to be a series that established the Star Trek universe, claiming to eventually not only lay the foundation of the Federation, but answer the most important question of all, "How did the Star Trek universe begin?" The problem with this piece of shit series was that it was handled by bad writers [especially Chris Black] and some bad plot lines [also written by Chris Black]. There are hints to this and that, probably to try and bait the overseers to another season or two, but the bait wasn't tasty enough and the entire thing was harpooned before it was allowed to surface for another breath. This idea was SO DEAD that there was never a chance for this experiment to go to the big screen. In my honest opinion, the entire series should have circled a hug plot around the early Federation accidentally stepping into Romulan territory and instigating an interstellar war between empires. During the Star Trek Original Series [STOS] - Commander Spock mentioned that a war had "broken out" between alliances [or empires] and that both sides "Fought with primitive atomic weapons, in primitive space vessels, which allowed no quarter, no captives...no human, Romulan, or ally has ever seen the other...a treaty, established by subspace radio, established this neutral zone..." 

The final season of ENTERPRISE should have ended with the early Federation signing a peace treaty with the Romulan Empire over faded "subspace radio" that was also mentioned by Commander Spock. I have to also note that Berman and Braga lost a lot of respect from the Star Trek community for their failure. And it wouldn't be until many years that the Star Trek franchise would surface again through other very bad, even worse writers; like J. J. Abrams.

Dog Shit 💩💩💩💩💩 [5 of 5 Poops]

NEW "QUANTUM LEAP" SERIES DERAILS BEFORE LEAVING STATION

🎥🎞Series Review🎞🎥- QUANTUM LEAP - Peacock/NBC - PG - Premise: 30 years since Dr. Samuel Becket stepped into the Quantum Leap [QL] accelerator and vanished, now a new scientist, Dr. Ben Song [played by Raymond Lee], assembles a new team and restarts the old time traveling government program in hopes to better understand the mysteries behind the old technology and the man who created it. Yeah, it sounds like a good idea for a series re-boot, but without honestly understanding the original series and the details the old fanbase have regarding canon, this new series is anything BUT faithful to the technical know-how of the show and the new writers [Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt] have no skill in leaping ahead of the original shows dynamic presentation, especially with delivering only a five episode first season.

I could tear this new series apart with it's intended and lazy failure to explain the obvious in the technical department, but I gave this show a chance. I understand that being specific will only make this review seem more "personally charged" to attempt a hostile "shut is down before you destroy the best part of the original series" mentality to the show. You should take my word for it, no special effects team or heavy handed cast lineup is going to save this pile of vomit that's been tossed to the large fanbase. Everything woke in today's society is tossed at you from the start; including a cross-cultural alternative lifestyle cast, to presenting interracial relationships, to altering actual history patterns to better suit today's presentism that does hold a huge factor in at least three episodes.

*Presentism - Judging everyone in the past by the standards of the present. 

What's good in the series. Well, just like the new Star Trek extensions on the rival Paramount network, the special effects were upgraded. The woke community gets to see some cool flashy effects and holographic displays which have been overly used over the course of recent time. The camera work and lighting are up to speed and there are some action sequences that were never used in the original series that sets this show apart from the old. So yes, there is more action and with the holographic section of the show presenting the back end of what's happening while Dr. Song is in another time and place, it's good to see what the team is doing behind the scenes.

What's bad about the series. It's a long list, but the acting stands out above the rest. There's the feel of the actors not being given a good opportunity to settle in to their roles. Of course, in today's wokism mentality, there has to be a romantic link somewhere which is rushed and IMO damages the flow of the fifth episode. The writers brought in characters from the original series to help people understand that Becket's time in the Quantum Leap wasn't a wasted effort. You hear a lot of "If it wasn't for Dr. Becket, I would never be here" or some variation of it. But worst of all, and for all of the research team trying to figure out how the technology works, Dr. Song launches himself into the machine without warning anyone on a secret mission??...Time traveling isn't a sea cruise adventure, it's a dangerous place to visit and should be widely respected at all costs. 

This new re-boot also fails to mention some elements of the QL techology, like where is the essence of the person that Dr. Song replaces when he leaps? In the old series, the essence of the person replaced remains in the holo-chamber; where he/she can be interrogated for information for Ziggy to use in her calculations to figure out what Sam had to do to leap out.

Is the show fun? No. Is the show capable of leaping beyond the fantastic adventure of the original show? No. Has this new show hinted on saving Sam and getting him home? Of course; but not in the way that one might suspect. With the loss of Dean Stockwell earlier this year, any chance for a cool reunion of the old cast died with him. The new holo-assistant, played by Caitlin Bassett, is just another action packet female character with controlled vigor and emotion, who was also added as the love interest. She's got a long way to go to be anywhere near as clever as Stockwell was in delivering her part in the show. Her character does divulge some information that she was supposed to be the actual leaper within the new team; something that would have been a little more acceptable for the new show in my opinion. 

In closing, the show is okay. It's not a spectacular group performance that I would have expected from a reboot of such a splendid series. It was approved for a second season...well, after the harrowing historical nonsense presented in the last episode of the season, I'm surprised that this show was given another nod with the same writing team. 

⭐️⭐️[2 of 5 Stars]