Next Season . . . (ENT) Warning: Spoilers! (update 6-26-03)

shrek man · Whiz Kid Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 5519

Scott Bakula (Jonathan Archer) Wednesday night revealed he campaigned for Enterprise's commanding officer to toughen up next season after becoming "frustrated" with where his character was heading.

Speaking to UPN 9 News, Bakula said he approached executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga and lobbied for a change in Archer's attitude. "I said to Rick and Brannon: 'If Archer doesn't start addressing the Suliban, or some of these issues that are out there, he's just either kind of running around the universe avoiding it, and that doesn't seem like him'. That's really when my frustration started."

In the UPN report, which featured footage from Wednesday night's season finale, "The Expanse", and other Enterprise episodes, reporter Pat Collins provided an overview of the changes planned for season three. "The cast will expand in the fall to provide brash, Navy Seal-like commandos," Collins said, adding that "the Enterprise will be ready for war, equipped with photon torpedoes."

The NX-01's new mission in the wake of a devastating attack will have parallels to current events, according to the news story. "Enterprise in its third season will reflect the public's change in attitude since 9/11," said Collins. Scott Bakula said he supported this allegorical angle. "Any parallels I would think certainly are justifiable, and what Star Trek has always been about in terms of parallel stories," the actor said.

After recent mentions of a possible Archer/T'Pol romance next season in TV Guide and the Kansas City Star (story), UPN 9 News raised the issue again. The station showed a clip featuring T'Pol saying "You need me" to Archer, followed by a shot of Archer and T'Pol kissing in "A Night In Sickbay". "And he may need her in bed too, next season," said Pat Collins in a voice-over.

But despite these media reports, Jolene Blalock (T'Pol) said recently she would be against a relationship between her character and Captain Archer. "You know what, I don't see that it would be in the best interest of the show or even the viewers and the audience for us to have an ongoing relationship," she told Extra.

That's from TrekToday for more info go to http://www.trektoday.com/news/230503_01.shtml

Captain Leah Manzer · **Fri May 23, 2003 8:03 pm**

wow. Next season sounds cool!

Arellia · **Sat May 24, 2003 5:36 pm**

Sounds good!

Ronevick · **Sat May 24, 2003 6:46 pm**

pretty cool

stv12 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 337

Too bad i dont get to watch it

shrek man · Whiz Kid Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 5519

06.26.03 Back for an "Expansive" Season 3

"Star Trek Row" on the Paramount lot has come back to life as the full Enterprise cast and crew take their places once again to dive into what promises to be an elaborate and groundbreaking third season.

The season opener will pick up on the NX-01's incursion into the Delphic Expanse to track down Earth's mysterious new enemy, the Xindi. This episode � tentatively titled "The Xindi" � is an especially ambitious undertaking, requiring an array of new creatures, sets, effects, etc. There are also some new recurring characters onboard Enterprise, the military contingent referred to in "The Expanse," who won't be waiting long to see some action. This installment will require a nine-day production schedule, compared to seven days for most Enterprise episodes.

Shooting began today, but preparations have been taking place the last two to three weeks for the various departments. Set construction commenced very early, and the makeup and costume teams have also been at work for awhile. Jolene Blalock reported to the lot last week to do tests for a new, slightly more casual look for "T'Pol" this season. The other actors came in yesterday to get "cleaned up" after hiatus; for instance, John Billingsley got his hair cut right before stopping by for a chat with STARTREK.COM. The writing staff, the art department and other creative personnel had a shorter break than the others, having been at it since May.

Stay tuned for more Production News in about two weeks. Season 3 of Enterprise will premiere in late September on UPN.

Los · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:35 am**

Yey! I'm looking forward to Kazaa rips of Enterprise!

Praetor · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 6:48 am**

Ya, i'm not, I hate that you can download things before they actually show it on tv, i don't understand why you would want to do that, to say you've seen it before everyone else? That's just stupid.

Los · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 10:58 am**

Hey,
before I start flaming, I just want to point out that every episode I've downloaded has been after the fact. Sorry, don't have UPN anymore.

sabertooth1217 · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:26 am**

upn is a brodcast station i thought but i have cabel in my room so i dont really know

Los · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:50 am**

sabertooth1217 · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:00 pm**

what part of texas are you from? im in amarillo texas they have it and i get to watch enterprise 2 times a week

Los · **Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:27 pm**

I'm in Oklahoma now.

Jeff Miller · **Tue Jul 01, 2003 10:52 pm**

it sounds good I can't wait to see it