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Star Trek: Enterprise // S01E01: Broken Bow

Standing ominously.

Think of it. You’d be the first human to talk to these people. Do you really want someone else to do it? STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE 1.01

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE 21ST ANNIVERSARY September 26, 2001

PLEASE THEYRE FUCKING SCOOBY DOOING

Star Trek: Enterprise Episodes ➤ 1.01 & 1.02: The Broken Bow Pt. 1 & 2

Enterprise’s weaponry from “Broken Bow.” Torpedoes weren’t properly calibrated and until the next episode and the phase cannons weren’t installed until “Silent Enemy” (nearly a dozen episodes later) which brings up the question what did they fire?

Memory Alpha offers an answer: Prior to phase cannons, Starfleet and civilian ships were fitted with plasma cannons (as seen on J and Y-class freighters). The script itself refers to “launch turrets.”

Pilot episodes will always have things that will be ignored or changed by the rest of the series but this does seem to indicate that despite assurances that Enterprise was ready to launch, Starfleet’s brand new NX-Class was sent out with outdated weapons, to be replaced with untested ones.

20 years ago this day we watched Malcolm Reed experience a butterfly-eating sexydance.

Transporter Effects Day 5: Enterprise and NuTrek

Enterprise tries to mix the TNG effect with the TOS (including sounds), and while the transporter is safe for biomatter, it’s definitely in the early stages. sprinkles abound.

Star Trek 2009: Squibbly, squirrely, overly dramatic effect. Like being transported into an A-Ha video.

Star Trek Beyond: Franklin’s Enterprise-Era transporters are a bit rougher but also one of the faster ones I’ve seen.