Star Trek is dead.

Thank God!

Well, it's in a coma, at least. "Enterprise" has been cancelled. This show is, in this lowly fan's opinion, a show which should not have been in the first place. At a tme when the producers of the franchise cried out that they wanted to listen to the fan's wishes and the fans were crying out just as loud for a return to the flavoe of the original series, the producers turned a deaf ear and went with something only they had in mind.

OK, so I have a personal interest in the idea of "Star Trek: Excelsior". It would have been nice to have been able to visit the set with a simple telephone call. George Takei could have carried that show; I believe he still could.

On of the worst things about the whole "Enterprise" situation is that they had one of the best collections of actors but they were simply haded a stinker of a series. There was one bright spot. I don't remember the name of the episode, it was the Tripp cloning episode. This episode was a morality play which was written with nuance and allowed the actors to strut their stuff. We got deeper into the psyche of the Tripp character and it focused more on the characters that the setting in which they were in. Gee, sorta like the original series.

I sincerely hope Rick Berman, the Anti-Christ, loses his job much like Harve Bennett did after screwing the Star Trek pooch after letting Shatner direct. Ironic thing is that both of these dopes were trying to get an "Academy" theme series off the ground. Let's hope Berman's idea gets him as far as Bennett's did him.

The last month of being on the same night as "Galactica" only highlighted the differences between the two shows and how foolish Paramount was in letting Ron Moore get away from them.

Yes, I continues to watch "Enterprise" since it premiered. It turned into the same kind of thing as those who listen to Howard Stern even though they hate his show. They want to see what he'll say next. I kept watching to see how bad they were going to screw with the franchise.

Star Trek may be down but I do not believe it is out. Berman is the only one who seems to want to keep the franchise going. He is the one who brought on this situation by over saturating us with Trek since the last season of "The Next Generation" and he is still trying to come up with the next Trek incarnation before the ink is dry on the "Vacant Set" sign.

Years ago, before "The Dark Time".....before Braga and Berman....when it was a big deal when there was something new with the name Star Trek on it. When you now have the choice of two different networks carrying different Trek series, there are videos available in the mail, online and at the local video store, you can catch Trek any darn time you wanted. We need a break. Like any good relationship, we need a little space.

In a few years some one will come up with the next great Trek idea and all will be right in the universe. Until then we will have to hold on to out memories and wait for the next rumor. Just like we did back in the 70's.