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Neo · 20th September 2001, 07:26 AM

Each successive Star Trek series has had to establish its own identity in order to succeed. According to executive producer Brannon Braga, Enterprise will lend a new dimension to the saying that there's a first time for everything.

"I would definitely say it's about firsts," he told Gregory L. Norris and Laura A. Van Vleet at Trek Galaxy. "It's about what it would be like for you and me to go out there in space. These are trained astronauts, but not all of them are entirely comfortable being on a warp ship meeting creepy aliens. They've never done it before now. There is a corny line we keep using about 'making history with every light year'. Every step these people take is being scrutinized back on earth. Nothing is taken for granted. So Enterprise is about making history."

Braga spoke about what viewers can look forward to in the forthcoming season. "Oh, a lot of spookiness!" he said. "You are going to see the Suliban again, our villains in Enterprise. We are going to reveal a little more about the Temporal Cold War that's going on. But for the most part, we are going to be doing some exploring, and the crew is going to find some really weird stuff. We are going to see one of the characters totally freak out, and want to go home early on. We are going see the Vulcan/human rift come out again in a very dramatic episode. We are going to see a surprising character development with T'Pol. It's going to be a lot of firsts."

This theme is set to give Enterprise a brand new edge. "You know, even having the Enterprise pull up to another spaceship to say hi is a big deal to this crew," Braga said. "They don't have any of the famous Star Trek protocols yet, so it's going to have a different feeling from other shows that we've done. And we are already finding that out as we cut together the first episode now. It feels different from anything that's gone before. It feels more naturalistic somehow, and realistic, and it's totally cool. It's great to work on."

Currently viewers have only seen glimpses of the series through the UPN promotional trailers, and according to the producer, they're not a patch on the real thing. "Remember, these clips you are seeing are from raw footage," he said. "You are not yet seeing opticals or special effects yet. It's going to look ten times better when you see the actual pilot. The Suliban have subcutaneous pigment sacs, like Octopi have on their skin. This allows them to not become fully invisible, but take on the colourization of backgrounds. It's a very imperfect camouflage. The Suliban are bald, and they have a really weird texture to their skin, and we've came up with a makeup design that is really unique and very cool looking."

markpud · 20th September 2001, 06:57 PM

Temporal COld war

I'm avoiding spoilers but that sounds interesting, and could presumably explain where the Sulivan dissapear to...

Neo · 21st September 2001, 08:51 PM

oooooooppppppppssssssssssss

Sorry i should have posted a spolier alert....

Sorry

markpud · 2nd October 2001, 11:27 PM

no probs, doesn't give much away really....

Neo · 3rd October 2001, 07:59 PM

I have started posting spoiler alerts now.... promise

Dave · 13th October 2001, 03:46 AM

You aren't missing anything Markpud. They say "Temporal Cold War" but they don't explain it, or give any indication of what it is about. Even the alien from the future is so shadowy and blured that it is impossible to tell his species. The story is going to be a running theme arc throughout the season/series, and we will just have to wait and see!

Neo · 14th October 2001, 11:40 AM

Love story arcs..

Keeps us on our toes....

Dave · 2nd March 2002, 12:45 AM

This is part of a letter posted to Brannon Braga by "shadowsix" of the roddenberry.com forum:

"This Enterprise (of 2151) seems in many ways far in advance of the original Enterprise and has many technologies that in a logical progression of a civilization wouldn't necessarily exist 200 years before (Voyager's time). Phase pistols, transporters, etc. You make it seem as if there was no innovation in technology for 200 years, just progression of technologies that the other races have created. Gee why did Capt. Pike have Lasers? Starfleet must not have liked him.

I'd be afraid if you were tasked to do a show of life of the 18th century, it would probably show wooden aircraft carriers and mechanical TV's in that time period."

I had to laugh when I read that.

Neo · 2nd March 2002, 01:32 PM

LOL... very good... Loved the captain pike bit...

20th September 2001, 07:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	'Enterprise' Is About Firsts, Says Braga Each successive Star Trek series has had to establish its own identity in order to succeed. According to executive producer Brannon Braga, Enterprise will lend a new dimension to the saying that there's a first time for everything. "I would definitely say it's about firsts," he told Gregory L. Norris and Laura A. Van Vleet at Trek Galaxy. "It's about what it would be like for you and me to go out there in space. These are trained astronauts, but not all of them are entirely comfortable being on a warp ship meeting creepy aliens. They've never done it before now. There is a corny line we keep using about 'making history with every light year'. Every step these people take is being scrutinized back on earth. Nothing is taken for granted. So Enterprise is about making history." Braga spoke about what viewers can look forward to in the forthcoming season. "Oh, a lot of spookiness!" he said. "You are going to see the Suliban again, our villains in Enterprise. We are going to reveal a little more about the Temporal Cold War that's going on. But for the most part, we are going to be doing some exploring, and the crew is going to find some really weird stuff. We are going to see one of the characters totally freak out, and want to go home early on. We are going see the Vulcan/human rift come out again in a very dramatic episode. We are going to see a surprising character development with T'Pol. It's going to be a lot of firsts." This theme is set to give Enterprise a brand new edge. "You know, even having the Enterprise pull up to another spaceship to say hi is a big deal to this crew," Braga said. "They don't have any of the famous Star Trek protocols yet, so it's going to have a different feeling from other shows that we've done. And we are already finding that out as we cut together the first episode now. It feels different from anything that's gone before. It feels more naturalistic somehow, and realistic, and it's totally cool. It's great to work on." Currently viewers have only seen glimpses of the series through the UPN promotional trailers, and according to the producer, they're not a patch on the real thing. "Remember, these clips you are seeing are from raw footage," he said. "You are not yet seeing opticals or special effects yet. It's going to look ten times better when you see the actual pilot. The Suliban have subcutaneous pigment sacs, like Octopi have on their skin. This allows them to not become fully invisible, but take on the colourization of backgrounds. It's a very imperfect camouflage. The Suliban are bald, and they have a really weird texture to their skin, and we've came up with a makeup design that is really unique and very cool looking."

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20th September 2001, 06:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	Temporal COld war I'm avoiding spoilers but that sounds interesting, and could presumably explain where the Sulivan dissapear to...

21st September 2001, 08:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	oooooooppppppppssssssssssss Sorry i should have posted a spolier alert.... Sorry

2nd October 2001, 11:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	no probs, doesn't give much away really....

3rd October 2001, 07:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	I have started posting spoiler alerts now.... promise

13th October 2001, 03:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,429	You aren't missing anything Markpud. They say "Temporal Cold War" but they don't explain it, or give any indication of what it is about. Even the alien from the future is so shadowy and blured that it is impossible to tell his species. The story is going to be a running theme arc throughout the season/series, and we will just have to wait and see!

14th October 2001, 11:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	Love story arcs.. Keeps us on our toes....

2nd March 2002, 12:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,429	This is part of a letter posted to Brannon Braga by "shadowsix" of the roddenberry.com forum: "This Enterprise (of 2151) seems in many ways far in advance of the original Enterprise and has many technologies that in a logical progression of a civilization wouldn't necessarily exist 200 years before (Voyager's time). Phase pistols, transporters, etc. You make it seem as if there was no innovation in technology for 200 years, just progression of technologies that the other races have created. Gee why did Capt. Pike have Lasers? Starfleet must not have liked him. I'd be afraid if you were tasked to do a show of life of the 18th century, it would probably show wooden aircraft carriers and mechanical TV's in that time period." I had to laugh when I read that.

2nd March 2002, 01:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	LOL... very good... Loved the captain pike bit...