Star Trek: Enterprise season 1
| Star Trek: Enterprise (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | UPN |
| Original release | September 26, 2001 – May 22, 2002 |
| Season chronology | |
Season one of Star Trek: Enterprise, an American television series, began airing on September 26, 2001, on UPN. The season concluded after 26 episodes on May 22, 2002. The series was developed by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, who also served as executive producers. Season one regular cast members include Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery and John Billingsley.
Plot overview
The first two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise depict the human exploration of interstellar space by the crew of an Earth ship able to go farther and faster than any humans had previously gone, due to the breaking of the warp barrier, analogous to the Bell X-1 breaking the sound barrier. In the ninety years since Star Trek: First Contact, the Vulcans have been mentoring and guiding humans, routinely holding back scientific knowledge in an effort to keep them contained close to home, believing them to be too impulsive and emotionally dominated to function properly in an interstellar community. When Enterprise finally sets out, the Vulcans, often represented by T'Pol, are conspicuously close by. This generates some conflict as, in several early episodes, Archer and others often complain of the Vulcans' unsubtle methods of keeping an eye on them.
The early encounters and historic culture of familiar Star Trek franchise races, such as the Vulcans, Klingons, Andorians, Ferengi, Nausicaans, and Risans are also explored further. The crew faces situations that are familiar to Star Trek fans, but are unencumbered and unjaded by the experience and rules which have built up over hundreds of years of Trek lore and canon established in previous Star Trek series. Star Trek: Enterprise takes pains to show the origins of some concepts which have become taken for granted in Star Trek canon, such as Lieutenant Reed's development of force fields and red alerts, and Captain Archer's and Sub-Commander T'Pol's questions about cultural interference eventually being resolved by later series' Prime Directive.
A recurring plot device is the Temporal Cold War, in which a mysterious entity from the 27th century uses the Cabal, a group of genetically upgraded Suliban, to manipulate the timeline and change past events. Sometimes sabotaging Enterprise's mission and sometimes saving the ship from destruction, the entity's motives are unknown. Agent Daniels, a Temporal Agent from the 31st century, occasionally visits Archer to assist him in fighting the Suliban and undoing "damaged threads" in the timeline.
Cast
Main cast
Recurring cast
Episodes
In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | 1 2 | "Broken Bow" | James Conway | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | September 26, 2001 | 40358-721 (001-002) | 12.5[1] |
| 3 | 3 | "Fight or Flight" | Allan Kroeker | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | October 3, 2001 | 40358-003 | 9.2[1] |
| 4 | 4 | "Strange New World" | David Livingston | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga (story) Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong (teleplay) | October 10, 2001 | 40358-004 | 7.8[1] |
| 5 | 5 | "Unexpected" | Mike Vejar | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | October 17, 2001 | 40358-005 | 8.2[1] |
| 6 | 6 | "Terra Nova" | LeVar Burton | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | October 24, 2001 | 40358-006 | 8.4[1] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Andorian Incident" | Roxann Dawson | Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Fred Dekker (story) Fred Dekker (teleplay) | October 31, 2001 | 40358-007 | 7.2[1] |
| 8 | 8 | "Breaking the Ice" | Terry Windell | Maria Jaquemetton & Andre Jaquemetton | November 7, 2001 | 40358-008 | 7.4[1] |
| 9 | 9 | "Civilization" | Mike Vejar | Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman | November 14, 2001 | 40358-009 | 7.1[1] |
| 10 | 10 | "Fortunate Son" | LeVar Burton | James Duff | November 21, 2001 | 40358-010 | 6.1[1] |
| 11 | 11 | "Cold Front" | Robert Duncan McNeill | Stephen Beck & Tim Finch | November 28, 2001 | 40358-011 | 7.3[1] |
| 12 | 12 | "Silent Enemy" | Winrich Kolbe | André Bormanis | January 16, 2002 | 40358-012 | 6.1[1] |
| 13 | 13 | "Dear Doctor" | James A. Contner | Maria Jaquemetton & Andre Jaquemetton | January 23, 2002 | 40358-013 | 5.7[1] |
| 14 | 14 | "Sleeping Dogs" | Les Landau | Fred Dekker | January 30, 2002 | 40358-014 | 6.5[1] |
| 15 | 15 | "Shadows of P'Jem" | Mike Vejar | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga (story) Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong (teleplay) | February 6, 2002 | 40358-015 | 6.1[1] |
| 16 | 16 | "Shuttlepod One" | David Livingston | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | February 13, 2002 | 40358-016 | 5.3[1] |
| 17 | 17 | "Fusion" | Rob Heddon | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga (story) Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman | February 27, 2002 | 40358-017 | 4.5[1] |
| 18 | 18 | "Rogue Planet" | Allan Kroeker | Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Chris Black Chris Black (teleplay) | March 20, 2002 | 40358-018 | 4.7[1] |
| 19 | 19 | "Acquisition" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga (story) Maria Jaquemetton & Andre Jaquemetton (teleplay) | March 27, 2002 | 40358-019 | 5.4[1] |
| 20 | 20 | "Oasis" | Jim Charleston | Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Stephen Black | April 3, 2002 | 40358-020 | 5.6[1] |
| 21 | 21 | "Detained" | David Livingston | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga (story) Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong (teleplay) | April 24, 2002 | 40358-021 | 4.9[1] |
| 22 | 22 | "Vox Sola" | Roxann Dawson | Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Fred Dekker Dekker (teleplay) | May 1, 2002 | 40358-022 | 5.4[1] |
| 23 | 23 | "Fallen Hero" | Patrick Norris | Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Chris Black (story) Alan Cross (teleplay) | May 8, 2002 | 40358-023 | 5.3[1] |
| 24 | 24 | "Desert Crossing" | David Straiton | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga & André Bormanis André Bormanis (teleplay) | May 8, 2002 | 40358-024 | 4.7[1] |
| 25 | 25 | "Two Days and Two Nights" | Michael Dorn | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | May 15, 2002 | 40358-025 | 5.3[1] |
| 26 | 26 | "Shockwave, Part I" | Allan Kroeker | Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | May 22, 2002 | 40358-026 | 5.3[1] |
Broadcast
| Season | Timeslot | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wednesday 8:00 pm | September 26, 2001 | May 22, 2002 | 2001–2002 | #115[2] | 5.9[2] |
Reception
In reviewing the first season, DVDVerdict.com described the show as "seriously flawed" and noted "weak story telling".[3] IGN awarded the first season of the series a score of 6 out of 10, stating that "for every solid episode like Dear Doctor ... there's a dreadful misfire like Silent Enemy" and attributed the show's declining audience figures to the "early rocky-going".[4] tvdvdreviews' AJ Carson was more positive, describing the first season as "flawed, but it is still among TV's best sci-fi series". While Carson noted problems such as "one dimensional" secondary characters and a visual aesthetic that was at odds with the series' place in the chronology of the franchise, it was also noted that the "series looks terrific, its cast is immensely likeable, and its scripts are intelligent".[5]
Awards
Two episodes of the first season of Enterprise won and were nominated for various Emmy Awards. The series premiere "Broken Bow" was awarded an Emmy for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" and was nominated for two other categories, "Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series" and "Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)". A later episode, "Two Days and Two Nights", won in the category "Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series".[6]
Media information
The first season DVD was released on May 3, 2005, ten days before the broadcast of the final episode of the series. This release marked a couple of firsts for Star Trek TV series DVD releases. It was the first to include extensive deleted scenes (although footage cut from the premiere of Voyager had been included in a featurette previously), and it was the first to include an outtakes or blooper reel.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date[7] |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | May 3, 2005 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Episode List: Star Trek: Enterprise". TV Tango. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "How did your favorite show rate? (2001–02)". USA Today. May 28, 2002. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
- ^ Eric Profancik (May 3, 2005). "Star Trek: Enterprise, Season One". DVDVerdict.com. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ Peter Schorn (April 21, 2005). "Star Trek: Enterprise – The Complete First Season". IGN. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ A J Carson (April 29, 2005). "Star Trek: Enterprise: Season One DVD Review". tvdvdreviews.com. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Emmy Awards, Awards for 2002". IMDB. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Star Trek: Enterprise on DVD". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
External links
- Season 1 on Memory Alpha
- Season guide on IMDb
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