Jon Youlden from 'Sci-Fi Chronicles Podcast' joins Sean to discuss Season One of Star Trek Enterprise (2001-2005).

Welcome to Reach Any Star: The Best of Star Trek Enterprise, a Star Trek side-series.

Discussion Points:

-The Premiere Episodes: Broken Bow Parts One and Two.

-New Dynamics in this series.

-Stand-out Episodes and Honourable Mentions.

-The Theme Song "Where my Heart will take me".

-The Decontamination Chamber.

-Enterprise NX-01.

-The Season One that could have been.

-The impact of the September 11th attacks on the series.

-The series increasingly darker tone.

-The issue with modern science-fiction shows: the quality of the writing.

Raised Questions:

-Is Science-Fiction at it's best when it creates conversations, instead of stifling them?

-Would the original "Earth-Bound" plan for Season One have worked?

-Should they have matured or adapted the theme song as the

-Did Enterprise fail to do enough differently than previous Star Trek series?

-Has humanity become more cynical?

-Do Star Trek shows reflect the times when they were made?

-Has 'Star Trek' since 2005, lost it's way and left behind the optimism?

-Was the series ahead of it's time?

-What happened to Star Trek after 2005?

-Does humanity need a Jonathan Archer?

Recommendations:

-The Orville (2017-Present).

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