For the Blu-ray release, CBS decided to only algorithmically up-scale Rendered at 720p/1080p only if the visual effects team thought aliasing was a Live-action scenes) were all shot at 480P, and as each episode aired it was Scenes are always a treat for the eyes, but it turns out the CGI (unlike the In the background stands out against high-contrast visuals. Show looks like it was shot through a filter. Thing you’ll notice is an overall softness blanketing every scene. The non-CGI scenes also look great in motion, withĪlmost no aliasing or compression visible. Theīlu-ray disc set is a significant step up visually from the DVD, as it shouldīe, the HD rendition is clear, and colors are vibrant while black levels lookĭeep and hold together nicely. Was originally shot in HD, so its transfer was relatively easy for CBS. Transfer to Blu-ray can’t start (as did Star Trek: The Next Generation) with aĭigital restoration of each frame from the original camera negatives. Although I never get tired of watching the crew explore new worlds or theĭistinctly Trek morality tales, such as Enterprise Season One episode “Dearĭoctor”, I quickly grew tired of the series’ fixation on time travel and theįrench, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, But it didn’t take long for the show to wear on In those years I got my first HDTV and was thrilled to watch an HD broadcast ofĪ science fiction show to test my early model rear projection micro-display.Īgainst much of the standard-definition, 2-channel fare of the day, Enterprise Most of the first couple of seasons of Enterprise when it aired on TV. The German U-boat in Das Boot than the comparative luxury liner that is Space, living quarters as well as the bridge more closely resemble life aboard For the humans involved in early missions into The cramped, almost claustrophobic feel of the ship’s interior, it really feels From the manual feel of the ship’s controls and systems to We’re a long way from the military bearing and On another newly discovered M-class planet, Archer brings his dog Porthos on anĮxploratory away mission, then quips that his dog promptly pissed on a tree To introduce an alien species of slug to a virgin planet full of indigenous life. The first few episodes, the ship’s doctor and communications officer conspire There is no Prime Directive when Enterprise begins its maiden voyage. Result of a TV series and a crew discovering its limits and finding its groove. Season, this tone could be part of the human race’s growing pains in space, the Practically asking his crew if it’s okay to give an order. Compared to Picard, Archer behaves as more of a buddy-Captain, Viewers of the various Treks will notice the lack of protocol aboard this early Interstellar spaceship Captain, he is again called upon to be a fish-out-of-water Quantum Leap, Bakula mastered the fish-out-of-water routine. Selection of Scott Bakula as Captain Archer was a risk that paid off. Even Producer Brannon Braga calls the song “embarrassinglyīad” in "Countdown", one of the set’s many special features. Of place feel that is sometimes downright goofy in a series about explorationĪnd facing danger. Tone of the song sandwiched between every episode’s opening scenes has an out Rod Stewart for the Patch Adams soundtrack back in 1998. Heart Will Take Me”, was a rework of “Faith of the Heart”, originally sung by To give the show credit for selecting a vocal number, a departure from the Glaring risk that did not pan out for the series was the theme song. Lot to love about the show that took so many risks, even if not all of them We’d already seen Next Gen, DS9 and Voyager. Too many Treks, even for fans of Roddenberry’s vision – in the previous decade Perhaps in 2001, when the series premiered, Star Trek: Enterprise was just one Was just an unoriginal retread to where every Trek show had gone before. Or hate it, you have to give Enterprise producers Ricker Berman and Brannonīraga credit for trying something original. Out after just four seasons, giving it the shortest run of any Star Trek TV Never got much respect from the Trek-loving masses, and though there were grassroots efforts to save it, it sputtered Generation, Enterprise doesn't measure up. Unfortunately, with the gold standard in Trek Blu-rayĬonversions already set by the ongoing deployment of Star Trek: The Next Set to get their hands on the substantial amount of new material included in Like no other, its fans will be tempted to upgrade their 2005 Enterprise DVD Although the show divided the Trek-faithful Hitting Blu-ray, presented in a six-disc set consisting of all 25 episodes, Season of Star Trek: Enterprise, that bastard-child of the Trek franchise, is Staring: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock
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