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   "Mark Moore"  wrote in message   
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   > What the fuck?!   
   >   
   > The series finale sucked so bad! Troi said Trip would die. Then, when   
   > it seemed like Trip would die, he didn't, so we had hope. Then he got   
   > seriously injured, and they cut to a commercial break, and he died   
   > before they came back from break!   
   >   
   > The main plot of this episode, rescuing Shran's hitherto unmentioned   
   > daughter, was weak.   
   >   
   > The framing story wasn't better.   
   >   
   > Why bother recreating the Enterprise-D at all if they couldn't get the   
   > details right. Just keep it holodeck-based or use stills of empty   
   > corridors from TNG and put Frakes and Sirtis in front of a green   
   > screen.   
   >   
   > And what's this shit about Riker being ready to talk to Captain   
   > Picard? Riker didn't actually decide to break his silence until after   
   > he'd been on the Pegasus, and the Enterprise was trapped in the   
   > asteroid.   
   >   
   > We didn't even get to see the founding of the Federation. Archer's all   
   > ready to give his big speech, and then Riker's like "Hyuck! Computer,   
   > end program."   
   >   
   > Why did Frakes and Sirtis ever agree to do this?   
   >   
   >   
   > Mark   
      
   While on one hand it was kind of neat to see the 1701-D again (I greatly   
   prefer it to the E), I don't think Enterprise needed a B & B endorsed "stamp   
   of approval" from a show that ended over 10 years ago.   
   Enterprise was always intended to have more in common with TOS, which only   
   Cotto seemed to actually care about delivering, but now B & B wanted to   
   associate it with TNG, tantamount to saying the show wasn't legit unless   
   that was done.   
   It's too bad Bill Gates or someone else with the cash didn't just buy the   
   show and ensure a fifth season - they could have trashed this finale and let   
   Manny Cotto continue his pattern of success.   
   Another disappointing thing - nothing at all mentioned about the   
   Earth-Romulan war, which should have already happened and ended by the time   
   the episode took place.   
   Surely something as significant as that would have merited mentioning, but I   
   guess B & B were tired of references to TOS.   
   Or maybe they refrained from mentioning it just to screw over any fans who   
   would have appreciated it.   
      
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