Star Trek, Behind The Scenes

Enterprise (2001–2005)
Star Trek: Enterprise, originally titled Enterprise, originally aired from September 26, 2001 to May 13, 2005, is a prequel to the original Star Trek series, taking place in the 2150s, some 90 years after Zefram Cochrane developed the first warp-capable starship from a ballistic missile and about a decade before the founding of the Federation. The series shows how the first extraterrestrial contact with the Vulcans and subsequent guidance led to Earth's first warp-five capable starship, the Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer played by Scott Bakula, and Sub-Commander T'Pol, played by Jolene Blalock. For the first two seasons, Enterprise is mostly episodic, like The Original Series, The Next Generation and Voyager. The third season's "Xindi mission" arc carried through the entire season, bringing a darker tone and serialised nature not seen since Deep Space 9. Season 4 was especially known for showing the origins of several common elements in the other series, due to the producers having recruited as writers Trek experts Mike Sussman and the writing team of Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. In addition, Season 4 rectified and resolved some core continuity problems in the series (some of which were created in season 1 of Enterprise), most notably the decades-old issue of the drastic change in the appearance of the Klingons between TOS and other Trek series. The fourth season's story arcs are often spread to two or three episodes. Ratings for Enterprise started strong but declined rapidly, and although some longtime viewers were pleased by the final season's many homages to other Trek series, others felt that it was an indulgence, and that the mini-arc structure led to artificially padding out the stories. The finale in particular was reviled by both fans and the cast.