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May 14, 2003 · First Flight: Directed by LeVar Burton. With Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating. After his close friend and colleague A.G. Robinson is killed in a mountain climbing accident, Captain Archer tells T'Pol about the Warp 2 test flight almost ten years earlier.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- LeVar Burton
- 2003-05-14
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Teaser
Enterprise detects a nebula of what they believe to be dark matter. This would be the first time either Humans or Vulcans have seen such a large concentration of dark matter. Sub-commander T'Pol is skeptical, but Captain Archer wants to explore it. Although it is not visible at the moment, Archer recalls an experiment in which Vulcans excited dark matter using metreon particles, deciding to give it a try despite T'Pol's note that the experiment was on small dark matter concentrations. Archer'...
Act One
Archer and Trip Tucker enthusiastically talk preparations for the shuttlepod. After Tucker loads the six spatial charges to excite the dark matter with at 500 kilometers, the two briefly discuss Robinson and how he survived all the warp trials only to die in a random accident at Mount McKinley. Tucker offers to come along, but Archer would rather go alone. Before he can go, however, T'Pol enters and insists on accompanying him due to ship regulations prohibiting the captain from leaving the s...
Act Two
Particle density increases, meaning they should be entering the nebula. At this point, Archer and T'Pol launch two of the charges but fail to get a reaction. They decide to move deeper into the nebula, and T'Pol asks what happened next. Archer notes that Robinson did indeed survive and enter the history books as the first Human to deploy an escape pod at warp. However, no-one was very happy as he almost derailed the Project. The Vulcan observers immediately claim that this proves that Humans...
"All the close calls he had flying warp trials and he gets himself killed climbing Mount McKinley." 1. - Archeron A.G. Robinson's death "There were just a few of us; Gardner, Duvall, A.G., and me. We all wanted the first flight." 1. - Archerreminiscing to T'Pol about the NX test program "You remember what Buzz Aldrin said when he stepped onto the m...
Production timeline
1. Filmed: 10 March 2003 – 19 March 2003 1.1. Day 1 – 10 March 2003– Principal sets 1.2. Day 2 – 11 March 2003– Principal sets 1.3. Day 3-10 – 12 March 2003-19 March 2003– NX Hangar, NX Mission Control, The 602 Club, and other temporary sets
Production
1. The NX-Beta itself and its launch process on rails are both similar to the 1962-1963 British science fiction themed children's television show Fireball XL5spacecraft and its launch process. 2. The NX hangar exterior was previously seen in the sci-fi series Seven Days as the "Never Never Land" facility. (citation needed • edit)
Cast
1. Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley), Lt. Malcolm Reed (Dominic Keating), and Ensign Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) do not appear in this episode. Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) appears in only one scene and has one line. 2. The episode included guest appearances by "Sailors of the Year" from the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), James D. Frey, Kathy J. Grant and Thomas P. Hunt. Frey described the experience as "a life's dream, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You can't get any closer to Star Trek...
Starring
1. Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer 2. John Billingsley as Phlox 3. Jolene Blalock as T'Pol 4. Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed 5. Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather 6. Linda Park as Hoshi Sato 7. Connor Trinneer as Charles "Trip" Tucker III
Guest stars
1. Brigid Brannagh as Ruby 2. Vaughn Armstrong as Maxwell Forrest And
Special guest star
1. Keith Carradine as A.G. Robinson
"Star Trek: Enterprise" First Flight (TV Episode 2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
These included Michael Canavan, who appeared in this episode as a Vulcan advisor, but previously appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Defiant" as a member of the Maquis terrorist group.
May 14, 2003 · Sci-Fi May 14, 2003 40 min. Starring Vaughn Armstrong, Michael Canavan, Keith Carradine. Cast & Crew. VA. Vaughn Armstrong. Commodore Maxwell Forrest. MC. Michael Canavan. Vulcan. KC. Keith Carradine. A.G. Robinson. BB. Brigid Brannagh. Ruby. VB. Victor Bevine. Flight Controller. Information. Genre. Sci-Fi. Released. 2003. Run Time. 40 min. Rated.
This character development episode provides insight into Jonathan Archer, the early faster-than-light space program, and even T'pol. Emotionally disturbed over the death of a colleague, Archer descends into one of his occasional moods and clams up.
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