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Titolo: [NEWS] 'Enterprise' Announcement Coming This Week?

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http://www.trektoday.com/news/230401_01.shtml
With UPN's future now ensured by last week's FCC ruling, the network 
seems to be wasting no time making commitments for its upcoming Fall 
season. After already announcing they'd snatched Buffy the Vampire 
Slayer from the WB, it now looks like they will finally also be 
announcing the next Star Trek series this week.
Josef Adalian at the Daily Variety (
http://www.variety.com/
) reported 
that "UPN is expected to receive another boost as early as this week, 
with Paramount Network Television set to announce that the next series 
in the Star Trek franchise, the tentatively titled Enterprise, will bow 
on the network in the fall." The Hollywood trade paper went on to say 
that, although Paramount and UPN are both owned by Viacom, it had been 
rumoured that Enterprise could end up elsewhere, but it now seems fairly 
firm the Trek franchise will remain on UPN.
Star Trek producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga have reportedly been 
wanting to announce the series for months now, a sentiment that was 
publicly expressed by Braga when he visited the recent Grand Slam 
convention. An announcement was apparently being held up by the lack of 
a firm UPN commitment, but now that the network appears ready to 
announce the show we will hopefully also soon hear more from the 
creative team.
One other issue that might still hold up the official announcement is 
that no main star has apparently been signed yet. Ain't It Cool News 
(
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/
) reported yesterday that negotiations 
with Quantum Leap actor Scott Bakula are back on, with earlier talks 
breaking down over both financial and creative issues. The actor has 
been linked (
http://www.trektoday.com/news/190301_01.shtml
) to the role 
of Captain Jackson Archer.
Apparently, Bakula asked for approval and veto rights for Enterprise, 
not an unusual demand for well-known actors joining a new TV series, 
though no Star Trek series has ever given its actors such power. Bakula, 
however, has extensive experience in this area. He served as executive 
producer on his short-lived CBS series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and has created 
TV movies such as 'Bachelor's Baby' and 'Papa's Angels' with his Bakula 
Productions company. 
Whether this new round of negotiations means the two sides were able to 
settle their differences is unknown.
Even if a Star Trek announcement doesn't yet come this week, UPN is 
still basking in the glory of obtaining the rights to Buffy. With the 
show, the network finally has a chance to increase its public image. 
"[This show] make it possible to launch other quality shows with it," 
said UPN CEO Dean Valentine. "It's a great thing for us."
After a round of negative comments by the WB, Buffy creator Joss Whedon 
was also happy with the move. "I've been dumped by my fat old ex and 
Prince Charming has come and swept me off my feet," he told Variety. 
"I'm mostly very excited because I now have a network that cares about 
my show as opposed to one that insults it."
More on the Buffy move can be found in this Variety article 
(
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010423/en/television-buffy_2.html
), 
which also contains a detailed description of how the WB lost the 
bidding war to UPN.
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my show as opposed to one that insults it."
detto della UPN che ha Voyager, e' la frase piu' ROTFLissima dell'anno :-))
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Vampi

announcing the next Star Trek series this week.
EVVAI!!! ecco la prova che Buffy e ST hanno un legame!!! 
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my show as opposed to one that insults it."
E poi diciamo che Buffy e' OT? :-)))))