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December 02, 2003

Enterprise

The Flea stands post with the Campblog on Captain Archer wobbly watch. I tend not to see Enterprise on Wednesdays, however, so must read The Campblog with care until the Sunday evening repeat. The past week's episode saw Archer fend off biological weapons aimed at Earth's past... the past of Detroit, Michigan 2004! In fairness to the producers, I can imagine the occasional western studio-lot episode brings down production costs in a way that is satisfying even to the deep pockets at Paramount. Every ST:TOS premise brings a groan until I see the episode itself. The show is getting better and better and darker and darker as the metaplot drifts ever closer to commentary on the current troubles. Archer is certainly hard-boiled compared to the other Starfleet captains we have met. He may be the toughest since Kirk.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 2, 2003 11:05 AM

Comments

I was so skeptical about this latest ST venture in particular the choice of actors for Captain.

But I am a true believer now. Best captain since Shatner - hands down.

Of course anything is better than stone faced Cisco (hey watch me get upset without moving my eyebrows) or Janeway (when I go on the holodeck I want to be someones servant). It was like having the Enterprise led by an HR director.

Posted by: The Meatriarchy at December 2, 2003 05:04 PM

I would definitely rate Archer the best ST-series captain behind Kirk himself. Picard gets high marks for being genteel, cultured and earning command of the flagship. But he fought like a Frenchman.

Someone always handed the Enterprise-D a serious ass-whupping and they rarely came out ahead of the game. And worse, the Enterprise-D pretty much took a pass on the whole Federation-Cardassian war. Imagine any one of today's Nimitz-class carriers sitting out the War on Terror, from start to finish. Unthinkable.

Archer gets my vote for being the most serious-minded ST captain since the first series.

Posted by: Chris Taylor at December 2, 2003 05:50 PM