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Dear Doctor

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Feb 152011

Enterprise’s Dr. Phlox is definitely one of the show’s more interesting characters. One of our favorite episodes in which Phlox figures prominently is “Dear Doctor”. In the episode, because postcard printing doesn’t seem to exist in Captain Archer’s time, Phlox is dictating a letter to a colleague on his home world and the letter is used as a narrative throughout the episode.

The crew encounters a world with two intelligent species, one of whom is dependent upon the other, which is dying of because of a genetic virus.

Phlox determines that the dependent species is undergoing an awakening of sorts and could, eventually, dominate the planet if they weren’t completely dominated by the other species.

Phlox developed a cure for the disease that is killing off the dominate species, but doesn’t feel that it would be morally correct to administer the cure. He expresses the opinion that they should let nature decide which species will survive.

His discussion with Captain Archer about the subject is the first hint of a mention of the Prime Directive in the Star Trek timeline.

Don’t you wish YOU were a Denobulan

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Nov 182010

John Billingsly, who played Dr. Phlox on Enterprise was asked in an interview once about a scene in which his character produced this grin that no human could possibly manage, along with a few other “features” unique to his Denobulan race. His answer was that the smile was digitally edited. The 18-inch tongue, however, he claimed was all his.

Given the natural defense mechanism pictured here, one must wonder if the Denobulans have learned how to reduce stretch marks or if they just aren’t as concerned with them as humans are.

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reports? what reports?

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Oct 132010

One of the few things about Enterprise that we found a problem with was when Captain Archer encountered the Ferrengi. Now, logically, since this is mankind’s first foray into deep space then there would be careful records kept of every species encountered and weather they should be considered hostile.

In the episode “acquisition”, Archer encounters a group of beings who would gladly sell their mothers to get their hands on the highest paying affiliate program or the latest federation gadget or whatever and, apparently, never told anyone about them because roughly 200 years later Captain Piccard had never heard of them.

Enterprise: Killed by special effects

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Oct 122010

While Star Trek: Enterprise wasn’t as well-received as some of the other spin-offs in the Star Trek, partially because of the theme music, the special effect technology in that series was miles ahead of what was available when the original series was made.

The show takes place roughly 100 years before the Original Series, but looking at the special effects and some of the gadgets that Captain Archer’s crew had, one might have sworn they were from a time closer to The Next Generation.

For example, when the Xindi used their weapon to cut a swath across Florida, it looked as though they had actually ruined thousands of Orlando vacations. That same scene in the Original Series would have had to rely entirely on the viewer’s imagination.

It’s ironic that the show didn’t do well compared to other Star Trek series because the effects were too good.

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Where is the light coming from?

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Sep 012010

There is one thing about every Star Trek series and movie ever made that has always bothered us. It has to do with the outdoor lighting in any of the exterior shots of the Enterprise (ANY Enterprise). It isn’t as obvious in the original series, but anything made afterward shows the ship passing by with a light source illuminating the ship’s exterior.

What we want to know is WHERE is the light source, because you never get a clue where the light is coming from, but in deep space with no nearby stars or planets the exterior shots should be black as midnight, maybe blacker.

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