Enterprise season 5 on Netflix?

First of all - I apologize for the lack of updates. Real life is the cause.

But I have to make time to post this because for the first time since Star Trek: Enterprise ended its four-season run, there might be an actual possibility of a 5th season.

How come? Thanks to Netflix, who's been getting into the business of series production with original content like House Of Cards and recently resurrecting an ended show like Arrested Development.

This is not a rabid fans' move to try to save their dead show; it's actually a real thing going on.

There is a campaign to get Enterprise back to life with a 5th season, it's got a Facebook page that you can check out here: http://www.facebook.com/StarTrekEnterpriseSeason5NetflixCampaign
And the best thing is that there are actual conversations going on to make this happen.

One of the big names behind this campaign is no other than Doug Drexler, who's been responsible of the art, design, special effects and make-up departments of the franchise for decades (he also worked on Battlestar Galactica and Caprica, and is currently CG supervisor behind SyFy's Defiance), and CBS (owner of the Star Trek franchise) is willing to make it happen if production costs are set to a bare minimum.

What they're up to: Jolene Blalock

This will be a short post.

And I need to fill up space.

Why?

Because Jolene Blalock has not been doing anything lately on the acting front.

She celebrated her 37th birthday a few weeks ago, and she seems to be entirely dedicated to be a housewife and a mom to her soon to be 2 years-old son Ryder James.

On a related news, her last movie "Sinners and Saints" was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on January, 2012.

What they're up to: Scott Bakula

As a follow-up on what the Star Trek Enterprise stars are doing these days, today we will start with Scott Bakula.

After TNT cancelled his show Men Of A Certain Age, he pretty much decided to stay away from the cameras for some time, so to speak.

Last fall, he traveled to Europe and made his United Kingdom stage debut in the world premiere of "Terrible Advice", a new play from Saul Rubinek ("Warehouse 13"), at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

Lately, he's been involved in off-stage activity against the merger of the two major actor's syndicates in the U.S., SAG and AFTRA.

Those who are willing to see him again on screen, will have to watch Desperate Housewives: he signed up for a role on the show, and he will guest-star on several episodes as  an attorney working for Bree (Marcia Cross). No news on when these epìsodes will be aired, but it won't be too long, since the show is on its last season.

And those who would like to meet Scott Bakula in person, rejoice: he will attend the 2012 Wizard World Toronto Comic Con on April 14-15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto, Canada, alongside other sci-fi/fantasy celebrities like Jeri Ryan, Amy Acker, Dean Stockwell, Paul Wesley, and others. More info here: http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/home-toronto.html

Save the Enterprise books and novels

Thanks to my good friend The Middleman, I found out about a new campaign; this time it is all about saving the Star Trek books and novels published by Simon & Schuster Inc.

The guys and gals at The Delphic Expanse are asking for your help because ENT novels, and even novels from all the other Trek shows, are being significantly reduced.

If you're wondering what does this have to do with you, I'll let you know: as Star Trek Enterprise ended back in 2005, a series of novels were published by Simon & Schuster Inc. that kind of followed the story. And now they've decided to stop publishing those books and novels.

Do you want to know more? Head to http://www.thedelphicexpanse.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=4289 and find out how you can help.

Season 5 videos have been deleted

I just noticed that all season 5 videos made by Pauline and Allee have been deleted by YouTube (actually the whole channel has been terminated).

YouTube deletes fan made videos and terminates the associated account while keeping hundreds of pirated full episodes of tv shows uploaded by other people even if they're reported.

Hey, YouTube. Have my middle finger.

Anthony Montgomery on Single Ladies

Anthony Montgomery (Ensign Travis Mayweather) recently announced on his Twitter account that he's been picked up for a 4 episode arc on "Single Ladies", a new series not yet released.

"Single Ladies" is an original scripted series by VH1, produced by Queen Latifah, "about a group of female best friends with different philosophies on sex and relationships, set in the world of Atlanta fashion, music, and celebrity", starred by Lauren London, Lisa Raye and Stacey Dash. Montgomery will play a guy named Darryl Jenkins. The show will premiere on May 30 as a 2 hour tv movie, and will be followed by 8 weekly episodes starting on July.

There's a 1-minute teaser for the show, you can briefly see Anthony Montgomery exactly on 00:17 (do not blink or you'll miss it). Watch it here:

http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/612708/single-ladies-trailer.jhtml

John Billingsley on The Mentalist

For those who watch the show, this is old news; but for those who don't, here it is.

John Billingsley guest-starred on The Mentalist, on an episode aired on November 18, 2010.
It's episode 9 of season 3, named "Red Moon", directed by the show's star Simon Baker.

John Billingsley guest-stars as an astrologer, Ellis Mars, who helps Patrick Jane to solve a case of a triple homicide.

Yeah, this is Dr. Phlox:

Russell Watson singing Enterprise theme song live

Not new, but it's good anyways. Russell Watson singing Enterprise theme song live, "Where my heart will take me", also known as "Faith of the Heart":

Winds of change

Half a year without any blog updates wasn't a good sign.

So it was either to delete everything, or to start over again.
I guess my Vulcan half took over and I decided to reboot the NX Initiative. The campaign stuff, the YouTube account and the MySpace site are all gone for good; even the Facebook group is gone. The blog is still here, the Twitter account is still there, and now the NX Initiative on Facebook is a page, which is pretty much like the old group but with the "Like" button.

The NXI is here to stay, as a place on the net dedicated to Star Trek: Enterprise. Not the best and most updated, but another place to hang around with other people who love the show.

See you around.

Watch Star trek Enterprise online

In a completely unexpected decision, CBS decided to release Star Trek Enterprise to be watched online on their site and others like tv.com.
You can now watch full episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise online directly from CBS right here:

http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek_enterprise/video/

I didn't check if all the episodes are up, but at least most of them are; yes, from all 4 seasons.

Only for the U.S. but great news for fans anyways; so if you live in the States, go to that URL and start watching, tell your friends, and get those viewing numbers as high as possible. And if you're logged in to your Facebook account, click on the "Like" button right below the video.

Annie Wersching on Star Trek: Enterprise

Surely you all know Annie Wersching from 24; but 8 years ago, she guest starred on Enterprise, on an episode called "Oasis" (season 1, episode 20, originally aired on April, 2002). Here are two pics.

Annie Wersching as Liana on season 1, episode 20, "Oasis"

Annie Wersching with Rene Auberjonois (Odo from Deep Space 9) as Ezral

Dominic Keating at Armageddon Expo (Sydney, Australia, March 21st)

Dominic Keating was one of the guest stars at the Armageddon expo that took place at the Sydney Town Hall on March 21st.

Along with him there were other guest stars well known for sci-fi fans, like Paul McGann (the 8th Doctor Who), and Farscape stars like Gigi Edgely and others.

And here's a good bit - on the press release to promote the event, regarding Star Trek Enterprise and Dominic Keating, it says, "As the show has 'mellowed' with age, more and more people are changing their minds and discovering just how really good it was - and interest in the stars is growing exponentially."

Happy Birthday Jolene Blalock

Today, March 5, is Jolene Blalock's 35th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Jolene!

From all your "Enterprise" fans. :)

Dominic Keating on CSI: New York

Yesterday (Wednesday, March 3) Dominic Keating guest-starred on CSI: New York, on episode 6x16, "Uncertainty Rules".

According to the press release,
On the night of a young man's 21st birthday, his friends take him out to celebrate, but when they turn up dead and he's found walking in the middle of the street covered in his friends' blood and wielding an axe, the CSIs must trace the events of the man's wild night to figure out just what happened.

Dominic plays a character called Rufus Knox.

Thanks to Fred "The_Middleman" for the info. :)

Scott Bakula on Men of a Certain Age

"Men of a certain age" is a new series, premiered on December 7, 2009, starring Scott Bakula, Ray Romano and Andre Braugher. It's a half drama, half comedy, about what is like to be a middle-aged man in this modern era.

Here is a video and a couple pictures.

Jolene Blalock's new movie

As this site is not only about Star Trek Enterprise, but also about what the show's stars are doing nowadays, we bring you news about Jolene Blalock's new movie, Sinners and Saints.

According to IMDb, "In lawless storm ravaged New Orleans, beleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and the abandonment of his wife. Facing a probable suspension from the department, Riley is teamed with a young homicide Detective, Will Ganz, to help solve a series of brutal murders that have plunged the city into a major gang war. The two quickly realize there is something far more sinister going on than either could have ever imagined."

Blalock plays a character named Stacy (you can see her a couple times in the trailer below). The movie is still working on a distribution deal, so it is supposed to be released in early 2010.

Check out the cast and more info on www.sinnersandsaintsthemovie.com

Sinner and Saints promo reel from AO on Vimeo.

T'Pol quotes on Facebook

Are you on Facebook? Then you might want to try this little application, "T'Pol quotes".

Check it out here:
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=150947092151

Sci Fi Wire interviews Scott Bakula

In a recent (May, 2009) interview made by SCI FI Wire to Scott Bakula, he mentioned Star Trek: Enterprise.
His words were, regarding the show and Star Trek XI,

And, obviously, [director J.J.] Abrams knows how to make a movie. And, hopefully, he will have succeeded, and the studio will say, "We shouldn't have canceled Enterprise" [laughs].

Read the interview here: http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/quantum-leaps-20-and-scot.php

Scott Bakula on Chuck

Scott Bakula recently guest-starred on NBC's Chuck, on three of the last four episodes of the show's 2nd season. He played Stephen J. Bartowski, father of main character, Chuck Bartowski.

These episodes were aired in the U.S.A. on April, 2009, and are scheduled to be aired soon in Latin America and Europe.

On Chuck, also co-stars Bonita Friedericy, John Billingsley's wife, who also guest starred on Star Trek: Enterprise's episode "Regeneration" (season 2, episode 23).

Here's a short (54 seconds) excerpt from one of those Chuck's episodes:

Welcome to the NX Initiative

The NX Initiative is aimed to keep the flame of Star Trek: Enterprise alive.

More on this, soon.



The Star Trek: Enterprise cast, from left to right:

Anthony Montgomery as Ensign Travis Mayweather
Jolene Blalock as Subcommander T'Pol
Dominic Keating as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed
Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer
Linda Park as Ensign Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer as Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III
John Billingsley as Dr. Phlox


And I will see my dream come alive at last
I will touch the sky.