XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise
From: jrlaredo621@insightbb.com
Could have been spared all this and been nearly guaranteed a full 7 year run
if only they had hired me to give final approval of the scripts.
"Stan Jensen" wrote in message
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> from DarkHorizons.com
>
> The talk of ratings and critical disappointment has been pervasive for
> some time now on the latest Trek spin-off. Despite its relaunch this
> year with a new storyline and purpose which has yielded a better
> quality show, ratings sadly haven't reflected it - whilst holding
> steady this year they're still far from ideal.
>
> Then the other day this scoop came in, whilst the news is reasonable
> sounding I held off on it to see if I could find out anything
> corroborating or would deny its content. So far nothing either way but
> I'd thought I'd share it before it pops up somewhere else as 'fact'
> when its simply rumour for now:
>
> "On the Paramount lot this week, a memo was circulated to the
> production staff advising them that the current season would be reduced
> to 24 shows from 26. This marks the first time in nearly 20 years that
> this has occurred for a Trek show; all non-first seasons of all the
> existing and previous series have always consisted of 26 shows (except
> TNG: Season 2 due to a writers strike).
>
> Lot talk behind the memo is that next year will be the last season of
> "Enterprise". A fourth and final season of 24 shows, which with the
> first two seasons total episode count of 52, would fulfill the magic
> syndication requirement of 100 total episodes. No word on the future
> of the Franchise".
>
> Thanks to 'Thanksalotrick'.
>
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