Editing Star Trek: Enterprise (section)

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
The first season was generally well received. The pilot episode of ''Enterprise'', "Broken Bow," was well received by critics, with Ed Bark for the ''Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service'' saying that it all came together in an "impressive fashion,"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bark|first1=Ed|title='Enterprise,' premiering Sept. 26 on UPN.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78416530.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193704/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78416530.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2015|work=Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service|date=September 19, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> while Brandon Easton said in ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' that the cast was "impeccable" and the writing was "strong" despite the "limitations of a questionable premise."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Easton|first1=Brandon|title=Splendid 'Enterprise' braves new frontier|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78635296.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118041509/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78635296.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2015|work=[[The Boston Herald]]|date=September 26, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> In a differing opinion, Charlie McCollum for ''[[Knight Ridder]]'' said that the premise was "great", although at the time had yet to see the episode.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCollum|first1=Charlie|title=This is one of the better new TV seasons in quite some time|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78383583.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115201437/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78383583.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service|date=September 18, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> Dan Snierson, while writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', praised the series, saying "It's hot, it's sexy, it's kinda funny" and called it the savior of UPN.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snierson|first1=Dan|title=2001 A New Space Odyssey|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/10/19/2001-new-space-odyssey|access-date=June 27, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=October 19, 2001|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121092015/http://www.ew.com/article/2001/10/19/2001-new-space-odyssey|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the pilot, the critical reaction became mixed. David Segal said in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that the series "has a bargain basement feel that lands this side of camp."<ref>[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 274</ref> During the course of the second season, mainstream media publications began publishing that the show was "broken."<ref name=archersview>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Archer's View|journal=Starlog|date=December 2003|volume=1|issue=317|pages=81–83|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-317JPG/317#page/n81/mode/1up|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Tom Russo proclaimed in ''Entertainment Weekly'' that "It's dead Jim – almost," attributing the lack of appeal of ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' and the dwindling ratings received by ''Enterprise'' as demonstrating that the franchise was tired.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Russo|first1=Tom|title=Why the Starship Enterprise is running on empty|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/07/25/why-starship-enterprise-running-empty|access-date=June 27, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=July 25, 2003|archive-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115062751/http://ew.com/article/2003/07/25/why-starship-enterprise-running-empty/|url-status=live}}</ref> The frequency of stand-alone episodes broadcast during the second season resulted in a negative fan reaction.<ref name=garcia275/>

The reception for the third and fourth seasons improved overall,<ref name=ignremembering /> but with some negative reviews being received. One such criticism was from Gareth Wigmore in ''[[TV Zone]]'' who said that "''Enterprise'' isn't so much reacting to current events as it is lazily picking items from the news to produce stories."<ref>[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 277</ref> Coto felt that the critics "dumped on the show,"<ref name=scrapbook/> and despite his feelings that the final season marked an improvement, he was disappointed that the critics did not change their minds. Critics received the news of the cancellation with mixed opinions, with Ted Cox in ''[[The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|The Daily Herald]]'' saying that it was "good riddance to space rubbish,"<ref name=scrapbook/> while an article in the ''[[Lethbridge Herald]]'' blamed the cancellation on the poor ratings despite the improved quality of the series.<ref name=scrapbook/>

The series finale, "These Are the Voyages...," was poorly received, with Cox adding that ''Enterprise'' ended "with a whimper,"<ref name=scrapbook/> while Kevin Williamson stated in the ''[[Calgary Sun]]'' that it was the worst series finale since "[[Turnabout Intruder]]" and criticised the concentration on characters from ''The Next Generation'' instead of ''Enterprise''.<ref name=scrapbook/> Mark Perigard held a similar opinion in ''The Boston Herald'', saying that [[William Riker]] "has no business walking the ship," and that the death of Tucker was "for no other reason than the show's creators realized at least one dramatic thing had to happen in the hour."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perigard|first1=Mark|title=To Boldly Flop|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132380553.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116071527/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132380553.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=The Boston Herald|date=May 12, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> Braga later admitted that killing Tucker "wasn't a great idea,"<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BrannonBraga|number=597560266352566273|date = May 10, 2015 |title=I'll admit killing Trip probably wasn't a great idea.}}</ref> and called making the finale ''TNG''-centric his biggest regret of the series.<ref name=boybands /> Others found the conclusion a comforting reminder of the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "[[The Pegasus (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Pegasus]]," which aired about 11 years prior in real-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jammersreviews.com/st-ent/s4/voyages.php|title=[ENT] Jammer's Review: "These Are the Voyages..."|first=Jamahl|last=Epsicokhan|website=jammersreviews.com|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=May 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523164256/http://www.jammersreviews.com/st-ent/s4/voyages.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, in a listing that included every ''Star Trek'' film and TV series, ''Enterprise'' was ranked 12th by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ahead of the 1994 film ''[[Star Trek Generations|Star Trek: Generations]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-hc-star-trek-movie-and-show-ranking-20160830-snap-story.html|title=Ranking every 'Star Trek' movie and TV series from first to worst|last=Bernardin|first=Marc|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712164534/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-hc-star-trek-movie-and-show-ranking-20160830-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: Enterprise}}
''Star Trek: Enterprise'' was nominated for seventeen awards over the course of the four seasons at the Creative Arts [[Emmy Award]]. It won on four occasions, for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for "Broken Bow", Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series for "Two Days and Two Nights", Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for "Similitude", and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for "[[Countdown (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Countdown]]". It also received sixteen nominations at the [[Saturn Awards]], with the only wins coming following the first season, both being for Jolene Blalock in the Best Supporting Actress on Television and Faces of the Future categories.<ref name=saturns2002>{{cite web|title=Saturn Awards Make Logical Choice: Blalock|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/124794.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040420084028/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/124794.html|archive-date=April 20, 2004|date=June 11, 2002|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>

The series won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award in 2002 for Top Television Series,<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2002/tv.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717221157/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2002/tv.aspx|archive-date=July 17, 2014|publisher=The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> and won twice at the Visual Effects Society Awards: once for "Dead Stop" in the category Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial and once for the second part of "Storm Front" in the category Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series, with a further two nominations received.<ref name=2002ves>{{cite web|title=Previous VES Awards: 2002|date=March 24, 2015 |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/1st-annual-ves-awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722042331/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/1st-annual-ves-awards|archive-date=July 22, 2015|publisher=Visual Effects Society|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name=2004ves>{{cite web|title=Previous VES Awards: 2004|date=March 24, 2015 |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/3rd-annual-ves-awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722060105/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/3rd-annual-ves-awards|archive-date=July 22, 2015|publisher=Visual Effects Society|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>