[Plonking]

Star Trek is clearly in a bit of a predicament! I agree with what has been said so far here, that the format has got tired, that the writers have run out of ideas... and it's a real shame to see one of my favourite TV shows take a turn for the worse, but they do definitely need to be a bit more edgy and interesting - just look at season 7 of TNG. Some of the best bits of sci-fi you can ever watch (all good things springs to mind...)

Nowadays, you can watch Enterprise or Voyager and watch two or three other TV shows at once. It's just become too predictable for me, and for others, as well I am sure. I was glad to hear that Enterprise would be a bit more messy and the equipment wouldn't work as well, but it's still got that squeaky-clean look that all the other series have. From what the others have said here, it offers nothing new, except confusion.

I felt the other series all had great new characters that added something to the show - Enterprise, however... you have your Vulcan, your engineer, your science guy, the captain.. all the same as before. I'd love to see a Star Trek where the captain was a *******, never did any work, never cared about what was going on, and so on! The ship could be run by the lower ranks, whilst the high-up people come along to claim the glory, but as soon as shots are fired, they run for cover! In other words, a bit more of real life and less of the utopian world that we are used to! Well... maybe!

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