Meanwhile, Captain Archer is also confronted by the Tholians, who are aggressively trying to procure the vessel as well. As a result, Archer now believes that he should take a more active role in the temporal cold war. The episode is written by Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong and directed by James Whitmore, Jr. ("Acquisition").

John Fleck who has played the role of the Suliban Silik on 'Enterprise' does not make a return in this temporal cold war themed episode. Fleck has been busy working as a regular cast member on the upcoming HBO series 'Carnivále.' The shooting schedule for that series has been demanding, making Fleck unavailable to do guest spots on 'Enterprise.' This maybe why we will be seeing the Tholians
entering the picture in "Future Tense."

The 20 second promo is available to download as a 3.3MB zipped MPG (VCD complaint) file. Click here to download the file. [PLEASE NOTE: Webmasters do not link to the file directly. Please download it and place it on your own server with a link to TrekWeb.com giving credit. Thank you.] In addition to this week's promo, you can download a collection of clips from "Future Tense" courtesy of Vidiot. For those who have issues connecting to the Vidiot file server, we have made a zipped Real Video version available for download here.

On a side note, Stargate SG-1 fans can now also download weekly promos in Quicktime 6 format over at GateWorld. Matt Klamm who provides TrekWeb with Trek media, is now also helping out GateWorld.

For those of you with slower connections, here's a transcript of this week's 'Enterprise' promo:

UPN WEDNESDAY
[Text: 'Wednesday']
[Crew examines a mysterious vessel sitting in the cargo bay.]

A MYSTERIOUS SPACESHIP IS BROUGHT ABOARD ENTERPRISE
[Archer enters the vessel.]
[Reed and Trip examine the inside of the ship with their flashlights in hand.]
[T'Pol pointing out the facts to Archer in his ready room.]
T'Pol: "We've attracted the attention of two hostile species."
[On board 'Enterprise,' Suliban soldiers jump down from abovel.]
[The Suliban jumps Trip.]

UNLOCKING ITS SECRETS HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY FOREVER
[Trip opens a mysterious panel.]
[A human corpse slowly rotates.]
[Archer reacts in horror.]
[Archer with T'Pol in his ready room.]
Archer: "This is the first chance we've had to get some answers."
[Inside the futuristic vessel, Trip and Reed shine their flashlights from the top of a ladder.]
[A security team runs down an 'Enterprise' corridors.]

AN ALL-NEW 'ENTERPRISE' THAT WILL LEAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT
[Archer braces himself as the ship is hit.]
[Text: 'Enterprise']