
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
The actor who portrays the mysterious alien doctor on ENT talks about his character
"I hate to say this, but what they told me was that I had a twinkle in my eye." That's what John Billingsley, who plays the mysterious alien Dr. Phlox in "Enterprise" recently told Abbie Bernstein from Star Trek Monthly on how he landed the role. "Now, how do you respond to that? You go in the n ...
Read MoreREVIEW: After a sloppy second episode, the new series returns to form in 'Strange New World'
It's amazing what just a little bit of time, like a week, can do for a series. Especially when it's one like "Enterprise." It was just two weeks ago that the world was introduced to the fifth incarnation of Star Trek when "Broken Bow" hit the small screen of UPN with rave reviews, and impressive ...
Read MoreIn its third week on UPN, the Star Trek series weakens, but remains strong
"Enterprise" took another ratings drop in the Nielsen's overnight metered market, but despite the slight dip, UPN still fell to fifth place on the evening.According to the ratings of the top 40 markets, "Enterprise" finished the evening with a 6.8 rating/10 share, a slight drop from the 7.2/11 "Figh ...
Read MoreThe co-creator of 'Enterprise' has a lot of weight on his shoulders
Hate the new "Enterprise" theme? Well, Brannon Braga has heard it all, and it doesn't appear it will make any difference."We can't please everybody," Braga recently told Kevin Williamson of the Calgary Sun about the Diane Warren theme song, "Faith of the Heart" performed by Russell Watson. "There ar ...
Read MoreAfter a strong premiere, 'Enterprise' helps UPN hold fourth place
After posting some of UPN's best ratings ever, the second episode of "Enterprise" seemed to take a bit of a hit Wednesday night as "Fight or Flight" finished with a 7.2 rating/11 share in the overnight metered markets.The episode, countered with a 4.0/6 from "Special Unit 2" dropped UPN to the fourt ...
Read MoreThe 35th anniversary action figure set will be released next month
There wasn't a new movie ready for Star Trek's 35th anniversary, but yes, Virginia, there will be a new Star Trek action figure under the Christmas tree.Palisades Toys has released images of its exclusive new Star Trek action figures that will be on store shelves in time for fans to celebrate the an ...
Read MoreThe two 'Star Trek' stars talk candidly about life as cultural icons
Well, if you couldn't get enough from books like "Star Trek Memories," "Get A Life," "I Am Not Spock" and "I Am Spock," fans will have a chance to get even deeper into the minds of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy with a new video featuring nothing more than the actors behind Capt. James T. Kirk an ...
Read MoreVariety gives an overnight ratings breakdown for 'Broken Bow'
While the numbers were dwarfed by the premiere of "Star Trek: Voyager" in 1995, Scott Bakula's new Star Trek vehicle "Enterprise" posted strong demographic ratings in the overnight market for UPN according to Variety.More than 12 million people tuned in to see the premiere of the show Wednesday nigh ...
Read MoreThe cartoon characters of the 30th century boldly go into Trekdom
The 30th century will be meeting ... well, the Star Trek universe.Fox Television's "Futurama," which featured the talking head of Leonard Nimoy (Spock, "Star Trek") in its series premiere, will be dealing with Star Trek during its fourth season."A good number of the original 'Star Trek' cast will be ...
Read MoreThe premiere wins UPN the No. 2 slot
It didn't pull the numbers that the premieres of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" or "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," but "Enterprise" has earned its place in ratings history, single-handedly giving UPN a second-place finish in the overnight metered markets. "Enterprise" was the second highest-rated ...
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