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sg8472
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 08:22
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Source: http://www.craveonline.com/scifi/stories.php?sid=1272
In the stroke of a pen on a contract, the network could go from being hated and despised as "the network that canceled 'Farscape'" to being loved and venerated as "the network which saved Star Trek." So, set your fingers on crossed.
The Sci-Fi Channel apparently is seriously interested in picking up "Star Trek: Enterprise," which UPN canceled this month after just four seasons.This news is no mere idle Internet rumor.
"Enterprise" cast member Dominic Keating called up to Trek exec Rick Berman's office last Wednesday to ask about the deal, according to M.J. Rogers, founder of The Enterprise Project.
A deal to bring "Enterprise" to the Sci-Fi Channel is far from a done deal, but neither is it just a long shot, either. It depends on complex, byzantine corporate politics within the various subsidiaries within parent company Viacom, Rogers told fans this last weekend at the Farpoint science-fiction convention just outside Baltimore.
While honcho Les Moonves and the suits at UPN are less-than-enthusiastic, the folks at Paramount Studios are eager to keep "Enterprise" alive. It was Moonves who decided to give the show the ax.
While I'm not always a huge fan of "save our show" campaigns, in this case, this one has better-than-average of helping the cause because Rogers said that Sci-Fi wants to see a lot of fan support to counter all the bitching UPN has done about low ratings for "Enterprise." That fan support may be what Sci-Fi Channel suits need to see to give the deal a green light.
To that end, The Enterprise Project is planning a massive "Save Star Trek Day" on President's Day, Feb. 21.
The Enterprise Project and Save Enterprise groups are taking out a full-page ad that day in The Los Angeles Times in support of the series. In addition, the groups are planning to storm New York City that day.
Activities begin at 8 a.m. at the "CBS Early Show." Not only is CBS also owned by Viacom, but Moonves' wife, Julie Chen, is one of the co-hosts of the morning show. Fans will be standing outside the studio windows with banners that say, among other things, "More Trek. Less Moonves."
Fans will move on at noon to Viacom headquarters to protest the cancellation, and finally, wrap up at 3 p.m. at the offices of the Sci-Fi Channel to persuade that network to move forward with a deal.
More information on getting involved is available online at: www.enterpriseproject.org.
It would be best if the Sci-Fi Channel acts to save "Enterprise" before the end of March, Rogers told me.
Actors are still under contract through that month, the sets will be intact, and anything the producers write in to wrap things up as a "series finale" can be redone to more easily allow a fifth season to go forward.
After March, cast members may be off at other jobs, the sets will be struck, and it will be harder to change a series finale, she said.
Picking up "Enterprise" would be the ultimate "win-win" scenario for the Sci-Fi Channel.
The Trek series would be the ultimate next step for the network, which recently has been regrowing its stable of original series after pruning it back a few years ago by canceling "Farscape," "The Invisible Man," and others.
More than that, although it didn't quite turn out that way, the Sci-Fi Channel originally was set-up as a home for all things Trek. Although it was only able up until now of scoring rights to classic Trek, years ago Sci-Fi Channel executives had hoped to rerun episodes of all the other Trek series, as well.
That being the case, becoming the first-run home to "Enterprise" would be especially sweet.
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babel
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 09:16
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Jesus. It was cancelled because it was crap and not many people watched it. End of. Let the damned thing lie!
You know what, I'm not even going to bother thinking about it any more. I'm just going to watch my TOS DVDs and they can do what they like with 'THE FRANCHISE'
duhhhhhh
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demonvamp
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 10:13
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*deep breath* NOooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOO!
Give up! It's a defunct parrot!
QD, with very cold feet.
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kittykat
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 10:50
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Yay 
Wait till you see Season 4
KK
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babel
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 11:53
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Gave up before the end of season one. Why should I invest all that time leading up to season four because 'its a bit better than the previous three seasons'?
I WANT Trek rested. Then it can be re-born, maybe with people like the B5 chap whose name I can never remember involved.
Down with Bermanprise!
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anth
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 12:07
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Woohooo! This is great news!
As i've said over on another thread, Enterprise picks up more viewers in England than BSG did, and BSG is considered a huge success. I don't have any figures for the U.S. . But, the Sci Fi channel are very happy with BSG audiences. So, in turn Enterprise on the Sci Fi channel must be seen to be an attractive proposition to them also. And they probably realize as most who watch the show do, that its on the brink of greatness.
Anyway i'm just very happy at the news. Enterprise is just getting into its stride. The story lines are superb. And there's many great possible plotlines to unfold.
I really hope UPN end up looking like the idiots they are. Enterprise will go on to bigger and better things as it has started to do.
From what i've read UPN are hell bent on changing their target audience, and Star Trek didnt fit it any longer. Well, they should not have any right to be opposed to this move then should they?
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kittykat
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 12:16
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Jeremy: if you haven't even watched an entire season why do you keep complaining?  it's a bit like me only watching one episode of Dr Who and declaring it the worst thing ever created....everytime someone brings it up. I don't even do that with TOS
KK
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anth
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 12:44
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I agree KK.
There's quite a few series out there which could have been written off if they were only gauged on part of the first season.
TNG for one, and DS9. They had less than spectacular opening seasons. The second seasons were not a huge improvement either. But in all cases of Trek things were well on track by season 4. Which is what were witnessing with Enterprise.
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quincyw
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 14:16
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I'll have to admit, KK's got you there. 
How's this for a crazy idea? Just like how the current BSG is "BSG reimagined"... Why not "Enterprise reimagined"?
They buy the rights, pay their lip service and then do something completely new. Mayweather as a girl, say. Then again... He already is. 
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babel
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 16:15
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The entire premise is flawed. That's why I've not liked it from day one and why it'll never work for me, and might I add, the majority of Trek fans, let alone the casual viewer that these shows also need to appeal to.
Prequels are rubbish . . . look at SW . . . there is little or no point telling a story to which you already know the outcome. You write yourself into dead ends, or contradict yourself. As for complaining, you're right, I shouldn't waste my time moaning about such a pile of unmitigated tosh as Bermanprise. So I'll shut up and leave you in peace. :|
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neo3
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2005 17:04
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This great news.
In prequels you know what happens but you don't know why or how or when and this way Enterprise is good at answering the how, whys, and the whens in a very good way
I can't wait for the 4th season
Neo Hawkeye
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kittykat
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# Posted: 22 Feb 2005 10:17
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