page_title: Daedalus (Star Trek: Enterprise)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Daedalus (Star Trek: Enterprise) / Production
caption_attribution_description: Bill Cobbs in 2009
context_page_description: "Daedalus" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01. In this episode, as the crew of Enterprise help Doctor Emory Erickson conduct experimental transporter tests, a dangerous anomaly is detected on board.
  It was the second script written by Alan Brennert and Ken LaZebnik, and was directed by David Straiton - his second of the season. "Daedalus" was a bottle episode which used only the standing sets. Show runner Manny Coto had sought to create an origin story for the transporter with "Daedalus", but was not pleased with either the script or the completed episode. The episode originally aired on January 14, 2005, on UPN. It received a Nielsen rating of 1.9/4 percent. Critical reception was mixed, but the relationship between Doctor Erickson, his daughter Danica and Captain Archer was received positively due to the character development.
context_section_description: The title of the episode was a direct reference to the namesake in Greek mythology, with Erickson taking the Daedalus while his son relates to Icarus. Of the guest stars, Bill Cobbs had previously appeared in other science fiction genre films and television shows such as Demolition Man and The Outer Limits, while Leslie Silva had appeared as Sarah Forbes in Odyssey 5 - a television series created and produced by the Enterprise season four show runner Manny Coto.
  In an interview with Science Fiction Weekly, Coto explained that he wanted to create an origin episode for the transporter - taking elements of classic Star Trek such as Zefram Cochrane and "The Ultimate Computer" as inspiration. However, he was not happy with the either the script or the final episode, describing it as "flawed". He felt that the series worked better as multi-episode arcs rather than as stand alone episodes.
  "Daedalus" was a bottle show, which used only existing standing sets and a reduced number of special effect shots compared to those earlier in the season. The production suffered a power failure on the final day of filming, which caused a two-hour delay to the filming of interviews for features for the DVD release. The episode was directed by David Straiton; "Daedalus" was his second episode of the season following the second-part of "Storm Front". It was also the second credits for two new writers on the show, Ken LaZebnik and Alan Brennert - the former wrote "Borderland" and Brennert was credited as Michael Bryant for the episode "Cold Station 12".
caption: Bill Cobbs played Doctor Emory Erikson in "Daedalus"
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