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Rick Berman on ENTERPRISE Season 4, "Zero Hour" and William Shatner Guest Starring Role

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By GustavoLeao / 15:31, 22 May 2004 / Enterprise

The latest issue of Star Trek Monthly magazine, just out in the UK, features an exclusive interview with TREK executive producer Rick Berman, in which he hints at the Season 3 finale "Zero Hour" and Season 4, and tells us his personal high points of the season.

"It all comes to a real head in the finale. I don't know if resolved is the right word, but it's going to come to a very exciting end." Berman told journalist Ian Spelling "Let's just say, certain elements of the story are going to be unresolved."

Berman chose "Similitude" as his favourite episode from Season 3 "I think that Similitude was a classic Star Trek episode that dealt with an issue that was very emotionally wrenching and really made you think. I thought it was provocative and beautifully produced."

Looking ahead to what we can all now confidently say is going to be ENTERPRISE's fourth season. Berman confirmed that he had indeed been in talks with TREK star William Shatner about a guest starring role in Enterprise, and is hoping to fit a William Shatner Guest appearance into Enterprise's 4th season.

"Bill is busy doing 'The Practice' right now, and he's going to be doing the spin - off next season." Berman said. "We have had discussions in the last week, when we were talking with the studio about areas and directions we would like to go in next season, and there were two different ideas that we think could be developed into a good vehicle for Bill. And hopefully we're going to pursue one of them for next season."

For more from Berman, you can read the original report at Sci Fi Pulse.



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RE: what about majel? | Report this post to moderator
By: Dingo's Kidneys (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:49:39 on May 24, 2004

Well dude, I guess I'm not the purist that you are! As a TOS fan, of course I'd like to see Kirk again. But I'd rather see Shatner in any role than not at all.

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will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!.... You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME! -- William Shatner on Saturday Night Live (1986)

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By: Postdoc (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:49:54 on May 24, 2004

Kirk's death is the unfinished business. It was bad for Trek and it was a mistake. I do think, however that Kirk's reaction to the death was exactly right in that he wasn't fearful if it had to be. However, it was a mistake and Enterprise has already changed so much like the technology of shields, phasers and the Romulan war that it wouldn't subvert the already polluted timeline. I do think that the producers will have to eat a substantial serving of crow to bring him back, though. I thinks it's best for Star Trek that he be returned, but I would personally prefer him to go back to the 23rd Century. They probably would want him in the future. Whatever they do, though, I feel that Spock and the crew would have literally crossed the Milky Way to bring him back, so he'd be in the 23rd century already. If they bring him back to kill him or banish him to some nether region, it'll only hurt Star Trek more. Trek, especially the original, was about succeeding and surviving against incredible odds and Kirk personified that. It still is about that, but no other character exemplifies that optimistic philosophy like Kirk.

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RE: Yes Yes Yes by StillKirok @ 07:48:11 on May 25

RE: what about majel? | Report this post to moderator
By: Bucky (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:47:43 on May 24, 2004

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James T. Kirk--the head honcho, big cheese, top dog.

SHATNER "AIRPLANE 2: THE SEQUEL" REFERENCE!!!

I think.

Anyway, he's awesome in that bit, even though he's basically doing the exact same thing that Robert Stack is doing at the end of the first Airplane.

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RE: what about majel? by StillKirok @ 15:19:45 on May 24
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