These Are the Voyages... (ENT episode)

"These Are the Voyages..." is the title of the 98th and final episode of the UPN television series, '. It aired on May 13, 2005 in the United States. Written by series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, the episode is the series finale of Enterprise. With no new Trek series planned for the fall of 2005, the 2005-2006 season will be the first year without a first-run Star Trek series since 1986-1987, which was the year prior to the first season of '.

Plot details

Described by Berman and Braga as a "valentine" to Star Trek fans, the episode featured guest appearances by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis as their ' characters William Riker and Deanna Troi.

Related Topics:
Jonathan Frakes - Marina Sirtis - William Riker - Deanna Troi

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Brent Spiner, another TNG veteran who had guest starred earlier in the fourth season of Enterprise, had a "speaking, off-screen" role as Data.

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Also appearing was Jeffrey Combs as his recurring Enterprise character, Commander Shran.

Related Topics:
Jeffrey Combs - Shran

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"These Are the Voyages..." was set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation era where Commander Riker and Deanna Troi are using the holodeck to view the events surrounding the birth of Federation.

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The events they view are set six years after the events of season 4 of Enterprise.

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In this episode, Captain Archer and the Enterprise return to Earth to sign the documents that will establish the United Federation of Planets, at the same time the Enterprise is due to be decommissioned.

Related Topics:
Archer - Enterprise - Earth - United Federation of Planets

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Meanwhile, Charles "Trip" Tucker faces a tragic fate.

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This episode takes place on board the Enterprise-D as well as a number of locations from the Enterprise era.

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The Riker/Troi events, therefore, predate the developments of '.

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In particular, the sequences featuring Riker and Troi take place within the timeframe of the TNG episode "The Pegasus".

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A number of cosmetic changes to make up and costume designs have been made to depict the Enterprise crew six years after the events of the previous episode, "Terra Prime". Most notable is another alteration of T'Pol's uniform and hairstyle. The Starfleet uniforms worn by the rest of the Enterprise crew also underwent modifications, with the addition of a new Starfleet logo patch, and a name tag. In the final scene, Archer's dress uniform no longer has a tie. The Enterprise bridge was also modified slightly, with the addition of instrumentation not seen in earlier episodes, as well as several modifications introduced on the Columbia (NX-02).

Related Topics:
Terra Prime - T'Pol - Columbia (NX-02)

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