XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: kchuplis@earthlink.net   
      
   in article L%kTa.486460$3C2.13170791@news3.calgary.shaw.ca, Charles Barber   
   at photo60@shaw.ca wrote on 7/22/03 7:52 PM:   
      
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   > "Willem-Jan van Strien"  wrote in message   
   > news:3f1db5a8$0$61665$e4fe514c@dreader3.news.xs4all.nl...   
   >> Everyone always talks bad about Enterprise.   
   >>   
   >> What everyone seems to forget, is that Enterprise is going to the same   
   >> startup problem as DS9 and Voyager.   
   >>   
   >> These three series all lacked proper red threads or character backgrounds   
   > to   
   >> make the series interesting. At DS9 and Voyager this was taken away after   
   >> the second and third season (respectively).   
   >>   
   >> Enterprise will need some time to settle in to.   
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   >> Back where I live, in the Netherlands, we are all waiting heavily for some   
   >> station to broadcast the first two seasons.   
   >> Lots of people have downloaded the series because no station bought it yet   
   >> (because of the price of individual episodes) and they praise the show.   
   >>   
   >> I've seen it too and have to admit that there are some problems.   
   >> The Temporal Cold War is very interesting but should have been used more.   
   >> The idea of Enterprise and its setting in Starfleet history is very good.   
   >> And the new red threat that is being lain out (the Xindi) is also   
   > something   
   >> which will most likely be the thing that pushes Enterprise to the right   
   >> side.   
   >   
   > Hope you are right.. but I hope we see none of the following   
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   > Full episode stories about family/personal problems of any of the marines   
   >   
   We only just met them. They've never done that before we know the character.   
      
   > Archer teaching trigger happy marines, that there are no problems that can`t   
   > be solved through communication and "understanding"   
      
   He hasn't shown any particularly keen diplomatic skills yet. I wouldn't   
   worry.   
      
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   > Young freshly new, marine has just died " He/She was so young, and she/he   
   > had a whole lifetime to look forward to"   
   >   
   Never seen them mourn a red shirt too much. Or at least very long.   
      
   > Anything resembling a late DS9  Nog, or Ezri Dax storyline   
      
   No signs of DS9 quality writing yet. Shouldn't worry.   
      
   Karen   
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   >> And I have to say. I eagerly expect any storyline of the Romulan-Earth War   
   >> and of the forming of the Federation.   
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   >> WJ   
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