Where to begin?
By NX-47

...how about at the top:

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TW: Now that you're essentially in charge creatively, what's your vision for the show?
MC: My vision is to try to fulfill what I think is ENTERPRISE’s promise, which is to create a truly prequel series. And that is beginning to tie ENTERPRISE into the overall STAR TREK canon and to really use the opportunity that we have to create stories that give us a glimpse into the formation of the STAR TREK universe. That’s in a nutshell my vision for this season, in any event. And on a simply fun level to do stories that STAR TREK fans would really love to see.

More and more, I'm thinking that Manny really has his ear to the ground, and is listening to what fans say. He's been saying all along that he's a Big Fan, which is good, as it adds a level of passion to what he's doing. Add that to the possability that he's listening, and you get TONS of potential here.

(insert guarded optimism here)


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TW: Which scripts have these three (new writers Alan Brennert and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens) written or will be writing?

While I haven't read any of the Trek novels, this New Blood is yet another Really Good Sign, escecially based on what others here have been saying about them, esp. the Reeves-Stevens duo.

(insert more guarded optimism here)


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TW: Will the Reeves-Stevenes write the possible William Shatner story?
MC: If the Shatner episode comes to fruition, which I’m hoping, yes they will write the Shatner episode[(s)].

Well, DUH! :-D


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TW: So let's talk about another guest star, Brent Spiner, who I guess is shooting right now?
MC: I just left the stage! He’s over there, wearing his handcuffs!

Hmmm... lots of images come to mind here. lol


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TW: How did his guest appearance come about?
MC: Brent and Rick had been talking about it and Rick casually mentioned it and -- I think that’s how it went, I could be wrong -- and Brent said “I’d love to do something” and so Rick mentioned it to me and I said let’s figure it out.

That quote almost makes it look like Spiner was needing the work. ;-) Actually, I think he's a very talented actor, with a wide range of possible characters he can play well... he did so with Data, as well as some other cameos he's done over the years.


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TW: And that will be a three-episode arc [beginning with "Borderland", Oct. 22, in production this week]. You mentioned this format earlier; will the entire season be like that?
MC: There’ll be a couple of standalones and some of them may turn out to be two-episode arcs, it depends on how the stories flesh out. That’s the idea.

Sounds like the DS9 model. :-)

(insert even more guarded optimism here)


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TW: One of those you talked about at the press tour was the Vulcan plot dealing with a civil war. You discussed that the storyline is going to sort of explain various behaviors of Vulcans in the first three seasons that may be seen as inconsistent. How do you tell Rick and Brannon that what they did should be "explained"?
MC: I didn’t present it in the sense of "let’s explain it." It exists, "this is what you guys did; let’s use it as a fascinating springboard to tell a terrific story arc that kind of shows the evolution of Vulcan from, kind of, where you guys started to how the Vulcans were in the original series." So it wasn’t much to say “I’ve gotta explain what you guys did,” but let’s use it. "This is what you did, it’s not going to go away, so let’s use it."

I think he actually said "you buttheads hosed one of the most respectable species in Star Trek, and now it's MY job to fix the damage you've done!" ;-)


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TW: You mentioned that Romulans will be involved. Of course the first thing the hardcores will remind us that no one knew what the Romulans looked like until the original series.
MC: No one will know what the Romulans look like. No one will know.

Nice... oftentimes an Unseen Enemy is more intimidating, frightening, and dramatically interesting than one you can 'put a face on'. Sure, we know what they look like, but the fact that we didn't see them in "Minefield" worked well in this regard. Good call by Manny.

(insert even more guarded optimism here)


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TW: Jolene Blalock has said publicly that she is looking forward to taking T'Pol in a new direction this season. What's in store for her character?
MC: By the end of this Vulcan arc she will become hopefully she will find her center as a Vulcan, and will become a Vulcan in the grand tradition of Spock and other Vulcans that we have known, and will accept the true Vulcan calling.

GOOD. GREAT. THANK GOD. PLEASE. I've always liked the T'Pol character, and winced at all the discraces done to the character. And I must compliment Blalock's portrayal, even thru this last season. I think she's done a fine job.


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TW: Will she get the Kohlinar?
MC: I don’t know if she’ll get as far as Kohlinar, but I -- maybe she will, that’s a great idea. I should write that down.
TW: The pitch session has begun! [Laughs].
MC: [Laughs].

Well, Steve, did he write it down? ;-)


That was an intriguing interview, to be sure... looking forward to Part 2!

(insert bona-fide optimism here)

LLaP


EDIT: I used the quote feature a bit much, so I cleaned it up a bit....