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Episodes[]

Title Episode Production number Date Original airdate
"Storm Front" 4x01 40358-077 Unknown 2004-10-08
"Storm Front, Part II" 4x02 40358-078 Unknown 2004-10-15
"Home" 4x03 40358-079 Unknown 2004-10-22
"Borderland" 4x04 40358-080 2154-05-17 2004-10-29
"Cold Station 12" 4x05 40358-081 Unknown 2004-11-05
"The Augments" 4x06 40358-082 2154-05-27 2004-11-12
"The Forge" 4x07 40358-083 Unknown 2004-11-19
"Awakening" 4x08 40358-084 Unknown 2004-11-26
"Kir'Shara" 4x09 40358-085 Unknown 2004-12-03
"Daedalus" 4x10 40358-086 Unknown 2005-01-14
"Observer Effect" 4x11 40358-087 Unknown 2005-01-21
"Babel One" 4x12 40358-088 2154-11-12 2005-01-28
"United" 4x13 40358-089 2154-11-15 2005-02-04
"The Aenar" 4x14 40358-090 Unknown 2005-02-11
"Affliction" 4x15 40358-091 2154-11-27 2005-02-18
"Divergence" 4x16 40358-092 2154-12 2005-02-25
"Bound" 4x17 40358-093 2154-12-27 2005-04-15
"In a Mirror, Darkly" 4x18 40358-094 2155-01-13 2005-04-22
"In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" 4x19 40358-095 2155-01-18 2005-04-29
"Demons" 4x20 40358-096 2155-01-19 2005-05-06
"Terra Prime" 4x21 40358-097 2155-01-22 2005-05-13
"These Are the Voyages..." 4x22 40358-098 47457.1 2005-05-13

Summary[]

The fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise concludes the Temporal Cold War story arc that had been a staple of the series since "Broken Bow". The remaining episodes of season four refocus Enterprise on the series' original prequel concept by exploring cultural shifts on Vulcan; establishing the beginnings of conflict between Earth and the Romulans; explaining the difference in appearance between the Klingons of Star Trek: The Original Series and those of Star Trek: The Next Generation; giving an insight into the mirror universe prior to any crossover with the prime universe; and exploring the obstacles Humanity must overcome before allying with alien species.

Background information[]

  • Season 4 saw the series move to Fridays at 8pm EST, and Manny Coto stepped up to become show runner and Executive Producer. Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens were brought on as story editors. After the narrow escape from cancellation at the end of season 3, and despite continued fan campaigns, the series was officially cancelled on 2 February 2005.
  • For the fourth season, UPN reduced the allowed budget from $1.7 million to $800,000 per episode. One of the most significant results of the budget cut was the series now being shot on digital instead of film.
  • Coto's most important change in format and storytelling was the introduction of the "mini-arcs", storylines spanning two or three episodes usually. This was not only a creative decision, but also a way to deal with the reduced budget, as now the filmmakers were able to use the same sets, costumes, and guest stars for multiple episodes. (The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years)
  • Characters which 'cross over' from other incarnations of Star Trek: T'Pau and Surak ("Awakening"), Phillip Green ("Demons"), and William T. Riker and Deanna Troi ("These Are the Voyages..."). Data, Jean-Luc Picard, and James T. Kirk were also featured in "These Are the Voyages..." in voice-over.
  • John Billingsley felt that this season was the strongest overall of the show's run, and credited the new format for this success. "I think the idea of having the multi-episode arcs was the best way of having your cake and eating it too, getting some kind of a sustained narrative drive which you can't do in any standalone episodes, and not necessarily tying up a whole season the way we did in season three when we were chasing the Xindi." On the cancellation at the end of the season, Billingsley remarked, "I think if anything what I would love fans to come away with is a sense of the show was getting better and while it was disappointing we didn't [get] a full seven year run we [were] beginning, I think, to establish ourselves as a strong series in our own right." [1]
  • Not everyone was thrilled with the fourth season, former staff writer and co-executive producer Chris Black (who left Enterprise after season three) belongs to a minority who consider it a step back. "A lot of people were happy. But to me, as fun as it is to see Scott wearing a velour tunic or Jolene in a minidress, that's not what Enterprise was supposed to be. In a way, we gave up trying to do something different. The premise and promise of the show was to take Star Trek to the next level. Let's do something people haven't seen before and get them excited about that. We did three seasons of that and it didn't work so, f..k it, we'll give them the old Star Trek. Give them what they want. Give them the Mirror universe. Whatever. To me, it felt like giving up." (The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years)

Credits[]

Starring[]

Guest and co-stars[]

Crew[]

Theme by

Performed by
Consulting Producer
Co-Producers
Producers
Supervising Producers
Executive Producers
Associate Producer
Executive Story Editors
Post Production Supervisor
Music by
  • Jay Chattaway ("Storm Front", "Cold Station 12", "Awakening", "United", "Divergence", "Bound", "Terra Prime")
  • Dennis McCarthy ("Storm Front, Part II", "Borderland", "Kir'Shara", "Observer Effect", "The Aenar", "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", "These Are the Voyages...")
  • Kevin Kiner ("Storm Front, Part II", "Borderland", "Kir'Shara", "Observer Effect", "The Aenar", "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", "These Are the Voyages...")
  • Velton Ray Bunch ("Home", "The Augments", "Affliction")
  • Paul Baillargeon ("Demons", "Daedalus", "Babel One")
  • John Frizzell ("The Forge")
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Editors
Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Directors
  • Michael DeMeritt ("Storm Front", "Home", every third episode from "The Augments" through "In a Mirror, Darkly", "These Are the Voyages...")
  • Arlene Fukai ("Storm Front, Part II", "Borderland", every third episode from "The Forge" through "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", "Terra Prime")
  • David G. Trotti (every third episode after "Cold Station 12")
Second Assistant Directors
Casting by
Costume Designer
Set Decorator
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Supervisors
Art Director
Scenic Art Supervisor/Technical Consultant
Make-Up Designed and Supervised by
Senior Illustrator'
Production Illustrator
Set Designers
Property Master
Construction Coordinator
Scenic Artists
Video Supervisor
Video Operator
Script Supervisors
  • Jan Rudolph ("Storm Front” – “Daedalus", even-numbered episodes from "Babel One" through "These Are the Voyages...")
  • Judi Brown (odd-numbered episodes from "Observer Effect" through "Terra Prime")
Special Effects
Assistant Editors
  • Christopher Petrus (every third episode after "Storm Front")
  • Michael O'Halloran (every third episode after "Storm Front, Part II")
  • Joanna Jimenez ("Home", "The Augments")
  • Harry Jierjian (every third episode after "Kir'Shara")
Visual Effects Coordinators
Visual Effects Associate
Chief Lighting Technician
First Company Grip
Hair Designer
Makeup Artists
  • Suzanne Diaz-Westmore
  • Earl Ellis ("Storm Front", "Home", "Borderland", "The Augments", "The Forge", "Kir'Shara", "Daedalus", "Babel One", "United" – "Divergence", "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", "Terra Prime", "These Are the Voyages…")
  • Jeffery Lewis ("Awakening", "Daedalus", "Observer Effect", "United", "The Aenar", "Divergence", "Bound", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", "Demons", "These Are the Voyages...") – Also credited as Jeff Lewis. ("Storm Front", "Storm Front, Part II", "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", "The Forge")
  • Bradley M. Look ("Storm Front, Part II", "Home", "Cold Station 12", "The Augments", "Awakening", "Kir'Shara", "Observer Effect", "Babel One", "The Aenar", "Affliction", "Bound", "In a Mirror, Darkly", "Demons", "Terra Prime")
Hair Stylists
Camera Operators
Sound Mixer
Stunt Coordinator
Wardrobe Supervisor
Key Costumers
Music Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Sound Editors
Production Coordinator
  • Gayliann Harvey
Post Production Coordinator
Production Associates
Pre-Production Coordinator
Location Managers
  • Lisa White ("Storm Front", "Home", "Cold Station 12")
  • Greg Lazzaro ("The Forge")
Choreographed by
  • Travis Payne ("Bound")
Assistant to Producers
  • Sarah Rissmiller
Production Accountant
Casting Executive
  • Sheila Guthrie, C.S.A.
Main Title Design by
Post Production Sound
  • Technicolor Sound Services
Digital Optical Effects
  • TCS, Hollywood
Editing Facility
Computer Generated Effects
  • Eden FX (all episodes except "Observer Effect")
High Definition Cameras Provided by
  • Plus8digital

Uncredited[]

  • Ron Balicki – Fight Choreographer (unknown episodes)
  • Veronica Lorenz – Special Effects Makeup Artist ("Kir'Shara")
  • Cristina Patterson Ceret – Contact Lens Designer/Painter
  • Kevin Pike – Special Effects Technician ("In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
  • Ralph Sarabia – Set Painter
  • Jacob D. Stephens – Visual Effects Artist: Character Animator Gorn for Eden FX ("In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

See also[]

External links[]

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