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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0097360267846 Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount MPN: D026784D Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 01, 2005 Running Time: 939 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 2001 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Despite the near-certainty of cancellation, ratings in the cellar and nothing left to lose, the fourth and final season of Star Trek: Enterprise was unanimously hailed as the best. After ending season 3 with a mind-boggling cliffhanger, series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga handed show-runner duties to executive producer Manny Coto, who rejuvenated the flagging franchise by bridging the gap between Enterprise and the future developments of Star Trek: The Original Series. By recruiting lifelong Trek experts Mike Sussman and the husband-and-wife team of Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens to his writing staff, Coto ensured that political events in the Enterprise timeline would lead to a "coalition of planets," thus forming the Federation cornerstone of Star Trek's future. But first, Coto had to find a way to extract Capt. Archer (Scott Bakula) and his battle-worn crew from an alternate timeline--the result of the continuing Temporal Cold War--in which the Nazis have invaded U.S. soil in 1944. In the normal Enterprise timeline, political upheavals have left relations between Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, and Humans in a state of near-disastrous chaos. Into this blazing cauldron of action-adventure, Coto and staff introduced story arcs that connected to Star Trek's future, including a three-episode arc ("Borderland," "Cold Station 12," and "The Augments") in which Dr. Arik Soong (played by Next Generation alumnus Brent Spiner) and his superhuman "Augments" chart a tragic course that would lead, in future generations, to the creation of Spiner's cybernetic NextGen character, Data. "The Forge," "Awakening," and "Kir'Shara" returned T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) to her native Vulcan, where encounters with the legendary philosopher Surak, and zealous sect called the Syrannites, lead to pivotal history with the Vulcan High Command. In subsequent episodes, Phlox (John Billingsley) would discover the reason why some Klingons lack "cranial ridges" (thus solving a vexing Star Trek mystery), and "In a Mirror, Darkly" marked and eventful return to the "Mirror Universe" from the original series episode "Mirror, Mirror," for what Coto aptly describes (in the bonus featurette) as a two-part "romp," complete with a "Mirror Universe" title sequence, the reappearance of the U.S.S. Defiant from the original series episode "The Tholian Web," and a glorious recreation of a "Constitution Class" starship bridge that gave long-time Trekkies a breathtaking rush of nostalgia. In the closing episodes, the formation of the Federation is threatened by a radical xenophobe (Peter Weller) whose isolationist tactics lead Trip (Connor Trinneer) and T'Pol to a future of interspecies parenthood, and while the series-ending "These Are The Voyages..." is considered a disappointment by some, it provided a suitable Next Generation tribute to Star Trek's past, present, and future. Considering the daunting challenge of tying up loose ends while looking forward in a way that demanding fans could appreciate, it's fair to say that Enterprise reached a satisfying conclusion that its cast and crew can be proud of. DVD features It's only fitting that Season 4's bonus features have a bittersweet quality, celebrating the Star Trek franchise while acknowledging its uncertain future. For the first time on any Star Trek series, closure was imposed prematurely, and "That's a Wrap" (a video from the Enterprise wrap party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood) has the privileged feel of an emotional family reunion. (Unfortunately, Jolene Blalock and Connor Trinneer were unable to attend.) "Inside the 'Mirror' Episodes" offers a closer look at those enjoyably nostalgic episodes ("we put the 'Ho' back in Hoshi" jokes Mike Sussman about Linda Park's "empress" persona), and in "Links to the Legacy," Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens explain how they brought Enterprise closer to its original Star Trek heritage. "Visual Effects Magic" charts the astonishing advancements in digital effects since the comparatively crude effects of Next Generation, and "Enterprise Secrets" reveals an affectionate assembly of behind-the-scenes personnel on the final day of shooting. There's one final Easter egg (NX-01 File #10) about the ultimately futile "Save Enterprise" fan protest against series cancellation (with appreciative comments by Scott Bakula and Connor Trinneer), and as always, the informative audio and text commentaries are fan-essential features loaded with detailed trivia and anecdotal history. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - AdventureI have to say that I am not much of a science fiction fan but my husband introduced me to this series. I personally believe that one of the main reasons why I enjoy it so much is because it is a show you can watch with the whole family. Rating:  - The last season ,the best.....The 4th season is indeed the best, because Rick Berman allow Manny Cotto to produce some fine stories noticeably the Vulcan arcs. However, I took away 1 star for the final episode while its great to see Riker & Troi again, this is ENTERPRISE not Next Generation this is not the place to promote the Star Trek franchise the whole Riker plot is forced and does not blend well into the main story line. Riker is a strong willed & determined man he don't need a hologram program to help him decide what the ... Read More Rating: - Way to end the SeriesStar Trek Enterprise - The Complete Fourth Season The episodes were a great setup to the events that would take place in the future for Star Trek, the Original Series. Several of the alien species encountered gave background for many of the issues they and the Federation collided on in the original series. Unlike many spin-off series, Star Trek Enterprise did not disappoint and had a great finale. Rating:  - Wonderful series, terrible ending.I fell in love with this series after watching the first 2 episodes. Though I knew that this was the final season, I thought it would be a lot better than it was. I didn't like the episodes where the crew was evil. First of all, the storyline came out of nowhere. Trip and Topol had just resolved their personal issues, then suddenly, we're in an alternate universe where everyone is evil and treacherous. Why? So that they could give older fans a flash back to the original Star Trek ship ... Read More Rating: - Great Star Trek!It took Star Trek: Enterprise four years but they finally started telling real Star Trek stories. Heck until the third year they were calling show just Enterprise. Now aside from the crappy theme song, made worse and pop-tuney in the third season by jazzing up the base line, Season Four stands out as some of the best Star Trek stories ever. (Just ignore the Space Nazis in Stormfront, Manny Coto the show-runner for the fourth season was saddled with that ignominious storyline by the inept Michael Berman ... Read More |
