Fans say goodbye to StarTrek: Enterprise
29 years, 11 movies, 726 episodes, 46 main characters, 2297 supporting
characters, 30 Emmy Awards, 112 Emmy Nominations, thousands of
production crew members & millions of fans. Friday, May 13th, 2005
marks the end of the Star Trek voyages millions of fans have come to
watch.
Most fans will probably agree, not enough can be said about Gene
Roddenberry and the universe created. In the late 60’s, Star Trek gave
viewers hope for the future, during a tense political time. In the late
80’s Gene Roddenberry breathed new life into the Star Trek universe
with the creation of The Next Generation series. Unfortunately halfway
thru ST:TNG’s run, Gene Roddenberry died from heart failure. But Gene’s
legacy isn’t just the Star Trek television series. He gave us something
to look forward to, things to strive for & goals to reach. With the
permission of his wife, NASA released Gene Roddenberry’s ashes out into
space during their 1992 Columbia space flight. One year later he was
posthumously awarded NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal, citing
his “distinguished service to the Nation and the human race in
presenting the exploration of space as an exciting frontier and a hope
for the future.”
As fans from the original series must’ve
felt when it was canceled, StarTrek:Enterprise was cut short before
it’s time. In this fan’s opinion, every Star Trek series had difficult
first few seasons (if not every television series). After the first
three season, ST:Enterprise got it’s footing, giving episodes more
deeper & richer storylines. Unfortunately, in a time of reality
shows & ratings, ST:Enterprise got pushed aside and joined the
fraternity of science fiction shows that were canceled regardless of
their massive fan base.
In closing, I express a fond farewell
to the series, the casts & the crews of the shows that taught it’s
fans such values as loyalty, honor, maturity, loss, compassion,
responsibility, sacrifice, survival and family (just to name a few).
