# Enterprise Anomaly Spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074 "2003-09-17T02:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/1 "2003-09-17T02:53:18Z")
Archer kicks serious ass; Mrs. Plant bored by talk. More solid development, Archer is a hard case with no Prime Drirective. I was reminded of Voyager by the story and V’yger by the sets. Archer as Janeway on crack, maybe. No more Mr. Goodwarp. A 19 km object would attract Enterprise as any objects would, but I don’t think Enterprise could orbit the sphere. Does the airlock instrumentation remind you of TOS? Does the scene remind you of Firefly? ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/2 "2003-09-17T03:21:20Z")
Ack, it looks like Enterprise has been switched from Tuesday to Wednsday for me. I guess your on your own till tommorow **cplant**. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/3 "2003-09-17T03:48:52Z")
Trip ought to tell Archer how much he sucks at first contact, then. (Get in a little dig about the Vissians, see.) Or did he have some incredibly good reason for what he did? Never mind, I won’t know until almost 11pm and the tape is done. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Holy crap§, Avon is selling Classic Trek figures–a set of three. I ordered them, of course. Can’t get the exact page to come up for a link, but if you type Star Trek into the product search box at [www.avon.com](http://www.avon.com), the link and pic will be there. They’re supposed to have “technologically superior articulation.” I’m afraid to speculate. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/4 "2003-09-17T03:56:31Z")
I’d click but my cable modem refuses to load graphics right now. I never had this problem with AOL. Ugh. * * * So far as the show goes, it looks promising. Archer isn’t actually all that bad when he’s angry. I just hope he sticks with this new attitude instead of becoming a schizo just like Janeway. You could never tell if she was going to go all touchy-feely or if she was going to shoot somebody in the ass with a phaser and that got pretty annoying. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/5 "2003-09-17T11:50:41Z")
What about the “death stars”? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/6 "2003-09-18T00:02:15Z")
Okay, I heard the reworkd song this time. I liked the old one better. (They should’ve hired Alexander Courage, though) Porthos has a speaking part! So does Travis. They gave Blalock a more Spocklike haircut, esp the bangs. You can really see them elf ears. And way up off the neck. I’m glad they did a non spatially oriented to the upright position scene. It is space, after all. And we see early versions of those magboots from _ST6:TUC_. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/7 "2003-09-18T00:11:36Z")
Space pirates, huh? Tripp kicks ass! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/8 "2003-09-18T00:24:59Z")
The alien’s mask looked hokey in close up. I coulda done it. :rolleyes: Obiwan: That’s no moon! ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/9 "2003-09-18T00:31:28Z")
Oh great, the Enterprise has found the Death Star. “Next week, on an all new Enterprise… Jar Jar Binks joins the crew of the Enterprise in an exciting new episode…” ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/10 "2003-09-18T00:41:08Z")
Still at work, 2 hours until episode time, will probably tape it and go study or sleep and watch later. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/11 "2003-09-18T00:41:25Z")
So we’ve all heard of the “shoots first and asks questions later” cliche. Archer: Shoots first, tortures next, asks questions later Picard: Asks questions first, shoots later. Kirk: Gets laid first, punches out aliens next, asks questions later. Sisko: Over-enunciates his words first, asks questions later. Somebody want to help me on Janeway? Not quite sure how to describe hers… ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/12 "2003-09-18T00:42:22Z")
It’s a good thing Docking Ports match all ships and enclosures throughout the galaxy. We may not agree on everything, but we got it together in the Docking Port compatiablity area. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/13 "2003-09-18T00:47:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monstre \* > \*\* > Somebody want to help me on Janeway? Not quite sure how to describe hers… \*\* Violates Prime Directive first, shoots up every alien that moves second, gives speech berating crew member for wanting to violate Prime Directive later ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/14 "2003-09-18T00:51:41Z")
Huh. Not much of an ending there. Tho it had some high points, it was decidedly unfulfilling. Not bad, just… meh. The alien sphere thingy was cool, but it added nothing to the ep. No new watchers would stick around if this ep was their first exposure to Trek. ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/15 "2003-09-18T00:52:03Z")
I liked it, Archer has some brass, Trip beat a guy with a pipe and then switched on his oversized tesla gun, dark brooding music, giant cloaked ball-bearing and the best space fight so far. all in all, an 8.5 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/16 "2003-09-18T00:59:08Z")
You just liked the rapid fire phasers of the enemy ship. Admit it! Tripp’s fight scene was pretty cool, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/17 "2003-09-18T01:13:23Z")
Overall I really like where the show seems to be going. I like the way the show ended, connecting a larger story rather than just having stand alone episodes. I really like the darker Archer and tone so far. This is how the series IMO should have started, rather than the way it did. We should be able to see that humans still have some of that “cowboy” mentality, and be able to see it evolve to the more “enlightened” people of NG. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/18 "2003-09-18T01:23:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by randwill \* > \*\*It’s a good thing Docking Ports match all ships and enclosures throughout the galaxy. We may not agree on everything, but we got it together in the Docking Port compatiablity area. \*\* Sony’s got the monopoly for now, but they better watch out when JVC comes out with the new docking port standard. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/19 "2003-09-18T01:57:38Z")
LOL, Cervaise. Ya’ know, the whole giant metal ball in space goes back further than Star Wars. I remember a metal planet called ‘Munimula’ (‘aluminum’ spelled backwards) in a Ruff & Reddy cartoon in the Fifties. Come to think of it, it was run by a guy in a metal suit, I think. Something George Lucas would have been watching as a kid. The idea probably can be found in the pulps, tho. Anyway… ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074/20 "2003-09-18T02:08:38Z")
Well, if it turned out to be another Dyson Sphere, I was going to be annoyed. (Especially if another copy of Scotty was stuck in the transporter buffer). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-anomaly-spoilers/202074.md?page=2)