Star Trek Enterprise - The Complete First Season

Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete First Season(Released: 2005 by Paramount Home Entertainment)Another Looong DVD Review by Joe TorciviaIn the beginning, Zefram Cochrine invented Warp Drive technology. The rest was (TV, movie, and merchandising) history!Somehow, I'd never seen STAR TREK ENTERPRISE before. That is until an Amazon.com DVD sale proved irresistible, and I finally took the plunge.I didn't know what to expect. What I did know is that, while I loved both STAR TREK THE ORIGINAL SERIES ("TOS") and STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION ("TNG"- Great shows for different reasons!), each succeeding TREK series left me less and less satisfied.I liked DEEP SPACE NINE ("DS9") less than TNG, and VOYAGER ("VOY") less than DS9. As VOYAGER was winding down, ENTERPRISE ("ENT") was starting up. Life's ups and downs notwithstanding, I was also not too eager to sample yet another TREK show that would presumably continue the downward trend.Elaborating on why I felt this way toward DS9 and VOY, I can only say that each moved further away from the "core" of what I thought STAR TREK should be.Both series were not about a ship (Extra points if the ship is named "Enterprise"!) in active service to the Federation. Yes, Voyager was a ship too, but it was (um...) "lost in space", full of weird characters, and wasn't nearly as much fun as was the Jupiter II.There were also too many strange aliens on these shows. In contrast, TOS and TNG were far more relatable to us humans. Vulcans, Klingons, and the occasional Betazoid are okay, but I really started drawing the line at regularly featured Ferengi (DS9 - I HATE Ferengi!) and the very annoying Neelix (VOY).ENTERPRISE goes back to the beginning and, much as J.J. Abrams has done in his recent feature film, starts to tell the story from the ground (Earth's "ground") on up.Scott Bakula, as Captain Jonathan Archer, is the perfect middle-ground between "womanizer/ cowboy" James T. Kirk and "stiff-upper-lipped" Jean Luc Picard.The crew he leads is predominantly human (Engineer Trip Tucker, Armory Officer Malcolm Reed, Navigator Travis Mayweather, and Translator Hoshi Sato), with just the right number of aliens... Vulcan Science Officer Sub-Commander T'Pol and genial Doctor Phlox (a Denobulan who is part of the "Inter-Species-Medical-Exchange").As this series took place a century before the original STAR TREK, efforts were made to look... not merely retro, but "pre-retro", if you will. This Enterprise is small, almost cramped, compared with later models. Try as they might, the set design crew couldn't always make this 2001 show look 100 years more primitive than its 1966 predecessor.The clothing had to step back as well. Starfleet Admirals wore basic (but somewhat futuristically designed) military dress uniforms - and Archer and his crew wore garb that was a cross between NASA gear and the crew jumpsuits from VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.Oh, and Archer has a DOG! A beagle named "Porthos". A first for a TREK series!As is our custom in these reviews, we'll break it into CONS and PROS.The CONS:Packaging: Why is it that ALL STAR TREK SERIES have packaging that is both annoying and difficult to open and negotiate?! The discs of STAR TREK ENTERPRISE are housed in a large "clamshell" pack that opens like an oversized stick of deodorant!Attached to the package with TWO DABS OF GLUE is a cardboard piece that wraps AROUND THE TOP FRONT, BACK, AND BOTTOM FRONT of the package! You cannot open the package without removing the cardboard. BUT, on this cardboard, is the ONLY PLACE that it is identified as being the FIRST SEASON! So, if you remove it, nothing else on the package can distinguish it from subsequent seasons. WHY?Menu Navigation: STAR TREK SERIES often have the most difficult, and outright noisy Menus to navigate. Though, I must admit that the menus of ENTERPRISE are much easier to navigate than that of the Original Series. Still, it is a CON.No Skipping the End Credits: To my surprise, I found that the EPISODE END CREDITS - the SAME end credits that Paramount routinely shrunk, squashed, and did not allow to be read in its original UPN TV broadcasts - COULD NOT BE CHAPTER-SKIPPED on it's DVDs. Of course, I can choose to fast forward through them, if need be. BUT... Just thought I'd share the irony, folks!The PROS:Wide Screen: STAR TREK ENTERPRISE is the first TREK series to be filmed in wide-screen. When played on my HD TV and upconverted via Blu-ray player, it's a delight to behold!The Episodes - with a special emphasis on the pilot:"Broken Bow": No Star Dates here! This takes place in the almost-relatable year 2151!It has been 90-100 years since Cochrine's introduction of Warp Drive and travel to the distant stars is now a more a reality than a possibility.The planet Vulcan has taken notice of these early experiments, and has sent emissaries to Earth... to "guide us" along the correct path. This is a SUPERB inversion of all those TOS and TNG episodes where the Federation declines or refuses to share its superior technologies with developing planetary cultures, due to the "Prime Directive".Resentment toward our Vulcan "friends" has grown, as they are suspect of holding back on technological developments and suppressing the development of Earth's Warp Program efforts.Jonathan Archer, the son of Henry Archer - an associate of Cochrine's - is selected to be captain of the just completed "Enterprise NX-01", a forerunner of the more familiar later USS Enterprise NCC-1701. The Enterprise NX-01 can reach the as-of-yet unheard of speed of Warp Factor 5! Later ships could travel at Warp 9 and above.Without spoiling too much for those who STILL haven't seen it, we have such grand moments as:The great speech about "boldly going, etc." that all starship captains seem to spout was actually from an historic speech by Zefram Cochrine. The speech is played on the occasion of the launch of the Enterprise NX-01.The first human to go through a transporter. Under duress, I might add. It was originally, not thought of for human use. Shuttle-Pods are routinely used for transport.The introduction of the "phase-pistol" (with two settings "Stun" and "Kill" - nothing in between).No Deflector Shields yet. Instead, they "polarize the hull plating".No phaser-weaponry that can be fired by the ship. There are "photon torpedoes", but they are exactly that - torpedoes that are physically loaded as on a submarine! "Phase Cannons" (the forerunner of ship phaser-weaponry) are developed during Season One.Communicators are of the good old "flip variety".The initial mission involves a Klingon that was pursued to Earth by hostiles unknown, and the sensitive diplomatic mission to return him to the Klingon homeworld. Klingons were an unknown species at the time - the one was even referred to as a "Kling-got" by the admiral in charge.We also meet the series' new major villains: The Suliban. This race is conducting a campaign of aggression against the Klingons and other species, taking its marching orders from a mysterious presence from "The Future". This campaign, referred to as the "Temporal Cold War" slowly unfolds over the course of the season - and beyond.Some pilot, eh? Now, a few other highlights..."The Andorian Incident": Archer and crew stumble onto the ongoing hostilities between the Vulcans and the blue-skinned, antenna-ed Andorians, with unexpected revelations. Perhaps my favorite episode of this season."Cold Front" Archer is surprised to find his steward hails from 900 years in the future, and is a player in the "Temporal Cold War"."Dear Doctor": A grim choice on the part of Archer and Doctor Phlox results in the first contemplations of "The Prime Directive" of non-interference with alien cultures."Sleeping Dogs" Archer and company assist the crew of a doomed Klingon ship. They don't want the assistance."Shuttlepod One": Trip and Malcolm's ordeal marooned aboard a lost shuttlepod."Acquisition": A boarding party of Ferengi incapacitates the crew of NX-01, and begins to loot the ship. ENTERPRISE does the impossible. A Ferengi story that I actually like!"Detained": A militaristic society imprisons Archer and Travis in a detention camp filled with Suliban victims."Vox Sola": A web-like creature invades the Enterprise, takes over a cargo hold, and wraps its captured victims as would a spider! The images of Archer and his fellow captives webbed-up are effectively disgusting. A visual masterpiece!"Desert Crossing": More striking scenic visuals, as a seemingly friendly desert warlord takes Archer and Trip hostage to obtain knowledge of his enemies. Clancy Brown ("Superman the Animated Series", "Lost") is a standout as the warlord."Shockwave": Ah, what would a modern STAR TREK series be without a season-ending cliffhanger episode! This one reveals tantalizingly more about the "Temporal Cold War" and the devastating consequences for the Earth when Archer is removed from the time stream.Extra Features:Numerous features on the genesis and background of the series are included. Scott Bakula appears in a featurette to introduce the series. Bakula is also profiled as Captain Archer. There are also cast impressions of the season and outtakes.There is an audio commentary track for the pilot, "Broken Bow", with producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, and two additional pop-up "text commentaries" by production staffers Michael and Denise Okuda.My favorite feature is: "Star Trek Time Travel: Temporal Cold Wars and Beyond". The "Temporal Cold War" of ENTERPRISE is examined, along with all other notable instances of time travel that occurred in the various TREK series and films.Overall:I'm sorry I missed STAR TREK ENTERPRISE in its original 2001-2005 run. From this first season - and what I've seen of the second season thus far - it is severely underrated, likely from its having come along at a time when the mass audience (myself included) was suffering a prolonged case of "Trek Fatigue".If you are so inclined, give it a chance. You won't be sorry!

The thing about Paramount is they are slowly learning. Enterprise is a Trek show that is in many ways the least like a Trek show. But in the ways that matter - and they aren't always apparent - it is possibly the most Trek-like of any show since the original. Some people thought the market was saturated with too much Trek and that is a valid point. But I was pretty unhappy in 2005 when season 4 ended and Trek was not being produced regularly for the first time since the mid-80s. Many fans blamed Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. Well, the greatest thing about this set is that you get to watch the two "guilty parties" genuinely and pretty openly talk about that issue and plenty of others. It was incredibly refreshing and humorous to hear such candor. I loved when they ribbed Manny Coto for doing well in the 4th season since popular opinion said the two of them had "ruined" Trek by that point. Anyway, I bring that up because I think fans will be interested to hear what they have to say whether said fans agree or not. I listened to part of the pilot commentary - the new one, the old one is on here as well - and some of the disc one extras. The exterior visuals are spectacular in the effects shots. The regular filming is surprisingly bad looking for Blu-ray. Other reviewers have mentioned graininess and it is. But they said it gets better after the pilot. I hope so. I really don't care about that. I know it's pricey, although Amazon's price is more reasonable than any others I've seen. I got it with free shipping and it was here IN 2 DAYS! So their service on this transaction was A++. There are more commentaries this time around and a few more features. All the features from the DVD release are present. I still wish Paramount treated Star Trek with the same love and attention that the BBC shows for Doctor Who but they are doing better with their original material. They used to have a trailer or something and that was it. More commentaries are what I like to see. The retrospectives are always welcome and it is great to see (or hear) any of the cast members again. I would welcome more from the writers or producers or any of the tech people, particularly the composers. As for the series, you either love it or hate it. The producers tried something different - in fact, they tried a lot of things that were different and it worked for me. The ship was wonderfully realized on the interior and exteriors used a CGI only ship for the first time. I enjoyed the temporal cold war. It reminded me very much of the mythology episodes from X Files. I had trouble with the way Vulcans were treated initially and then I began to see what they were attempting. T'pol was a cold fish in the pilot so she could grow. And did she ever. I think it's one of the best casts Trek has ever had. I do feel sorry for Anthony Montgomery. I'm sure he's a nice guy but I don't think any actor could do much with what he was given. All the other regulars fare better. Many people dislike Scott Bakula and to me, that is just ludicrous. Maybe they still see Sam Beckett. I don't. When I watch Quantum Leap, I ask why Archer is in a dress. Just kidding. I adore Jolene Blalock as T'Pol and Connor Trinneer is in character right off the bat as Trip. I also like Dominic Keating a great deal as Malcolm Reed. Wish he had a bit more to do as well. Linda Park is fine as Hoshi Sato in the beginning and improved as the show went forward. I really cared for her as well by the end of the series. John Billingsley as Phlox was another pro who was just perfect from Day 1. For me, the show was mostly fresh. All Trek shows had clunkers in them. Most of Enterprise's were in Seasons One and Two. But even in those seasons, we had a majority of fine episodes and some great ones. Oh and I loved Porthos. So there! Bottom line - if you missed it the first time whether broadcast or DVD, this is a no-brainer. If like me, you enjoy behind the scenes stuff or just hanging out with these fictional characters or better yet, their real life counterparts, then this Blu-Ray set is worth it. I figured it out to be about 3 bucks an episode. Let's face it. I could recite Kirk or Picard verbatim. Archer is too recent. I couldn't do that. It will be nice to visit the gang again and let them know I still care. True Trek fans who are skeptical about Enterprise and on the fence...watch it again from the beginning. If you don't get a lump in your throat when Archer makes his speech in the next to last episode of Season 4, you aren't really a Trek fan. I'm sure most of you who take the plunge will enjoy it. If not, there's plenty of other Trek out there. Just not much more new to discover...yet. Yes, I am eager for the new Trek film. But as good as it looks, it's not quite Trek to me. Star Trek needs to be on TV. And those guys aren't.

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Auch, wenn diese Startrek-Reihe allgemein nicht besonders anzukommen scheint - mir gefällt sie gut..Einzig der Preis ist eine Zumutung - die Teilung der Staffeln eine Frechheit. Und auf günstigere französische Ausgaben mit deutscher Sprache warte ich wohl vergeblich.Bewerte hier aber die Serie ... mit 5 Sternen.Udo Arlt

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Creo sinceramente que todo está hecho con un gusto exquisito, desde los diseños de los escenarios e interiores de la nave, hasta los vestuarios tanto de la tripulación como de las especies extraterrestres, además de tener unos efectos especiales de una gran calidad y unos actores que cumplen perfectamente su papel, en especial Scott Bakula, que borda el personaje del capitán Archer.

Disks have Japanese language, and a good selection of European languages. Cheaper than region restricted disks, but the same content, and less restrictions. Very happy with this purchase.