What would a modern Enterprise series look like? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Kwikxilver@beehaw.org to c/startrek@startrek.website

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Sometimes I feel like I'm part of the minority who actually enjoyed Enterprise. Sure, there were some stinkers but the world was incredibly interesting and in Series 3 / 4 I really felt like it scratched that Trek lore itch for me.

If Enterprise was to be rebooted for a series 5, perhaps on Paramount+ or another streaming service, what would it look like? I don't think Jolene Blalock would come back but I'm sure Scott Bakula could be convinced as well as most of the other actors.

I would really hope they keep the early 2000s aesthetic of the NX-01 and all of the retro low-tech gear, perhaps show a gradual transition into the aesthetic of Strange New Worlds. You could mix in some time shenanigans to explain why things look different than they did in TOS and make some fun callbacks, like In A Mirror Darkly.

There's a lot of room to move before the series finale happens - or you could just retcon it and present it as a deep cover-up. So many opportunities! I want to hear this community's opinions!

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[-] lemillionsocks@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

An issue with bringing back enterprise would be that it's literally been almost 20 years since season 4 premiered. They can do a time skip that takes place later in the 22nd century and show some early federation stories. Or they could follow another ship during the Romulan war, but it would be difficult for them to just start up with season 5 and try to carry on like normal.

I remember there was some hope that the series would come back in the age of streaming in the late 00s early 10s, but eventually the march of time makes that difficult.

I did enjoy enterprise though. It had its faults but overall was a quality series. There's a book series that acts as a season 5 and beyond that sort of covers the romulan war era which I thought was pretty solid when I read it in the early 10s. I believe it was The Good that Men Do, Kobayashi Maru, and then romulan war books

[-] Kwikxilver@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

You're right...I am thinking it would basically be a reboot. Or some kind of time shenanigans which change history. Not sure.

I've been looking for the Good That Men Do for a while, no luck yet...but I hear it's good!

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