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10:05:57 on September 26 2001
By: Steve Krutzler
Dept: Enterprise | www.stenterprise.com
Ain't It Cool News's 'Herc' reviews "Broken Bow" positively and reveals that the premiere is presented in letterbox format in his report here.
The New York Times' Ron Werthheimer says of ENTERPRISE, "Now suppose that the starship captain is even a little more human, a little more fallible: still smart and proud and courageous, but more emotional and even sort of goofy-looking. Suppose, too, that the pointy-eared Vulcan officer upon whom the captain depends is not only brilliant and one cool cookie, but also a beautiful woman with eyes as deep as the most distant galaxy.
"Remember how your English teacher (or some other prissy purist) grimaced at Kirk's objective "to boldly go"? Well, this time the Enterprise is sent aloft with the command "Let us go boldly where no man has gone before."
"Space is conquered without sundering an infinitive. Now that's progess."
To read the full review, click here.
The New York Daily News's Dave Bianculli says "'Enterprise' has passion," going on to write: "No matter. The most special effects in 'Enterprise' are the effects of the premise, which is inspired, and the leading man, Scott Bakula, who is perfectly cast. With those two elements in place, this new UPN series bursts out of the starting blocks as the best 'Star Trek' series since 'The Next Generation.' 'Enterprise' takes place 100 years before the era of William Shatner's Capt. James T. Kirk, and one generation after the warp-drive discovery dramatized in the 1996 'Star Trek' movie 'First Contact.'"
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"As such, it ought to be an extremely successful "Enterprise."
Read the full review here.
The New York Post's Linda Stasi enjoyed "Broken Bow" even though she's not a 'Trek' fan, saying "It's all seat of the pants, and believe me, Archer, and his crew, including the space babe, Chief Engineer Tucker, (Connor Trineer), Lt. Malcolm Reed, (Dominic Keating), and the other fun crew members, have one helluva time of it.
"You'll be happy to know that there are terrific special effects and that the first star ship Enterprise has a set that doesn't look like a cheesy Vegas lounge."
To read her review, go here.
The Los Angeles Times is slightly less flattering about tonight's premiere, with Howard Rostenberg saying the series goes where previous 'Treks' have gone before: "Trekkies either will raise the bar impossibly high for this series or watch it because they watch everything with this brand. Speaking as a viewer outside that category, this two-hour premiere is mildly entertaining, but mostly plays rather tepidly, its occasional glints of intellect pushed far into the background by action. Typifying the latter is a cheesy shootout that earns a cease-fire well before it's finally brought to a halt.
"Nor is there much of a period sense here. Although this takes place about 150 years from now, the humans have that 2001 look, as if they all stepped right out of Peoria. If you're wondering, that's a planet in another galaxy."
For this review, check out the review here.
The Washington Post's David Segal echoes this feeling from a non-fan perspective, saying ENTERPRISE carries the 'Trek' torch "wobbling and barely aflame" into the 21st century: "Warp 4! knowing Trekkies everywhere will giggle. There are Hyundais that go faster than that. The plot, it turns out, is even slower."
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"T'pol is pouty and patronizing, and she and Archer spend a lot of time engaging in inter-species flirtations. "I'm not interested in what you think about this mission, so take your Vulcan cynicism and bury it along with your repressed emotions," Archer says. "Your reaction to this situation is a perfect example of why your species should remain in its own star system," T'pol replies.
"Well, touche, young lady. Blalock spends a lot of the show in tightfitting frocks, and in one bogglingly gratuitous scene she and the Enterprise's second-in-command rub oil on each other's half-naked bodies for a reason that is never made clear. (Is there sunblock in space?) The producers of this show are clearly betting that viewers will tune in to see if T'Pol ever finds an emotion -- namely lust -- and beds somebody.
"Unfortunately, that's about the sum total of the show's suspense. Bakula gives the Capt. Kirk thing his best shot, but the script is riddled with clunkers and jargon. ("Would the grappler work in a liquid atmosphere?" he bellows.) Worse, "Enterprise" has a bargain-basement feel that lands just this side of camp; the space fights aren't much more convincing than PlayStation offerings. And everything is wrapped in a trite message about unity and the importance of getting along.
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The only comedy in the entire production is unintended. One of the Klingons, speaking his own guttural language, yells something at one point that you'll swear sounds just like: "Me got porno!"
For this review, go here.
The Chicago Sun Times's Phil Rosenthal is mixed, saying: "Still, this Enterprise's voyages look to be satisfying, accompanied by a wide-eyed sense of adventure and a welcome sense of humor as these new space travelers are introduced to what we all know are phasers, transporters and the like.
"Most comical of all is when--in a scene seemingly lifted straight out of Howard Stern's "Son of the Beach"--T'Pol and the muscular engineer Charles Tucker III (Connor Trinneer) must rub decontaminant gel over each other's bodies. Not very subtle, but it's for health reasons, you understand.
"Like Capt. Archer and the rest of "Enterprise," it gets the job done. "
Go here for that review.
The San Francisco Chronicle's John Carman is mixed as well, saying ENTERPRISE lacks the cereberal aspects of previous 'Trek' but is more accessible: "It's a promising start, and perfectly accessible for casual viewers who don't have a monklike devotion to the "Star Trek" franchise.
"Big action and bigger sex appeal. Quoth the captain, Archer, "I hope nobody is in a big hurry to get home."
For that review, go here.
The Orlando Sentinel's Hal Boedecker also echoes this moderate reaction to the series premiere, saying "The new Star Trek series, UPN's Enterprise, beams up sexiness with surprising regularity. It goes boldly and unapologetically where dozens of series have gone before. These close encounters have a frisky dimension.
"If that's disappointing, the fifth Trek television series still has more going for it than either Deep Space Nine or Voyager did. And yet, Enterprise isn't going to challenge the supremacy of Next Generation or the beloved status of the original series.
"Even so, Enterprise is sturdier than many new series this fall. It doesn't stir many deep feelings, and perhaps that's to be expected with a long-running brand; the same is true of the expanding Law & Order franchise.
"But with Bakula and Blalock at the helm, Enterprise could turn into a trek worth taking."
For this review, check out this page.
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