Yes they obviously retconned vulcans first encounter with humans but it was done so well. Carbon creek minefield dead stop a night in sickbay marauders the seventh the communicator singularity vanishing point precious cargo the catwalk dawn. Enterprise is the realization of how very much more this prequel could have been and how very many missed opportunities the show racked up during its aborted. She claims carbon creek was the site of actual first contact between humans and vulcans, long before the historical first contact in 2063. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show star trek. Season 2, carbon creek trip, thats classified information. This episode features a flashback story as told by the character tpol. Sep 26, 2001 tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show star trek. This episode not only revealed some interesting unknown star trek history, but provided a needed backstory for the character tpol.
Im curious if there is any more inuniverse explanation about what may have happened as a result of this story. It is a largely nostalgic and romantic exercise, a rather light standalone episode that feels like it wallows in the iconography and conventions of star trek. With scott bakula, john billingsley, jolene blalock, dominic keating. Enterprise is the realization of how very much more this prequel could have been and how very many missed opportunities the show racked up. This is a place where star trek fans can come together and relive some of those awesome moments we all remember. In 2012 ign gave carbon creek a good rating with 710 points. Nov 04, 2009 carbon creek season 2, episode 02 everyone loves it when star trek does a period piece, and although carbon creek doesnt actually involve any timetravel, the appearance of jolene tpol. After archer and trip become curious about a visit tpol made to a pennsylvanian mining town called carbon creek, she te.
Club gave this an honorable mention, in their list. Carbon creek just proves that sometimes fans are too quick to discard entire seasons of shows if they hated most of the episodes but carbon creek was a season 2 episode and was classic star trek through and through. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. Full episodes of star trek enterprise now streaming at. Enterprise carbon creek tv episode 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Carbon creek season 2, episode 02 everyone loves it when star trek does a period piece, and although carbon creek doesnt actually involve any timetravel, the appearance of jolene tpol. And today they announced the addition of star trek. Enterprise 20012005, originally simply titled enterprise, is a sciencefiction television series set in the star trek universe. Scott bakula, john billingsley, jolene blalock, dominic keating, anthony montgomery, linda park, connor. Tpol tells archer and tucker a story about her greatgrandmother and two other. Soberman and bragga are firmly stuck in the past and only the andorians and episodes like carbon creek and first flight save the season. What did everyone think of carbon creek from reddit. In one short year, jonathan archer, captain of the starship enterprise nx01, has made a name for himself and his crew, both with his starfleet superiors and perhaps less favorably with mankinds alien neighbors.
Carbon creek wasnt just a filler episode made to conserve money to make up for other more graphic intensive episodes, it had a purpose. Enterprise is an american science fiction television series that originally aired on the upn network from september 26, 2001 to may, 2005. Shockwave is a twopart episode of the television series star trek. We had to throw the pieces away, reflected production designer herman zimmerman, we just didnt have any room to store them, they were so large.
Tpol reflects on her ancestor visiting earth in 1957. Episode 2, carbon creek the idea of taking a regular cast member and placing them in moreorless contemporary earth had become a star trek tradition by the time this episode rolled. She claims carbon creek was the site of actual first contact between humans and vulcans, long before the historical first contact in 2063, and her second foremother greatgrandmother was. Apr 02, 2015 however, even outside of these pragmatic production concerns, carbon creek helps to set the tone for the second season of star trek. Enterprise, tpols greatgrandmother tmir crash lands with several other vulcans outside a town named carbon creek, pennsylvaniahence the name of the episode.
Until the episode extinction towards the start of the third season, the series was called simply enterprise without the star trek prefix. Ex astris scientia star trek enterprise ent season 2. On the first anniversary of her assignment to enterprise, tpol tells archer and trip about the first contact between humans and vulcans, which involves three vulcans becoming stranded in the town of carbon creek, pennsylvania in 1957. Lucille ball was head of desilu productions which saved star trek from being cancelled early on due to expensive production costs and poor ratings from the pilot continuity edit. Jul 12, 2012 star trek is at its best when it uses scifi allegories to tackle real ethical quandaries, and this chapter of enterprise is a proud contributor to that tradition.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Fans in the usa can now watch episode from all four seasons. Enterprise, which completes all of the live action series. Full episodes of star trek enterprise now streaming at cbs. Enterprises carbon creek shooting location star trek on. The original series was a desilu production, filmed at that studio, which was owned by desi arnaz and lucille ball, the stars of i love lucy a. Parts of enterprise s hull had to be specially built for this episode but were discarded hereafter. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek enterprise. They pose as humans in carbon creek and take on jobs while waiting for rescue and. Set a century before the missions of captain kirk, this prequel series focuses on earths first deep space venture aboard the enterprise, nx01. It follows the adventures of the crew of the prefederation enterprise, the first humanbuilt vessel to achieve warp 5. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. In both episodes, a main character tells a story to other main characters about an ancestor of theirs on 20th century earth.
Created by rick berman and brannon braga, and based upon gene roddenberrys classic 1966 star trek and its subsequent spinoffs, enterprise was a prequel, set a century before the time of kirk and spock. Generally enjoyable, worth watching if new to star trek. All episodes 98 next on the first anniversary of her assignment to enterprise, tpol tells archer and trip about the first contact between humans and vulcans, which involves three vulcans becoming stranded in the town of carbon creek, pennsylvania in 1957. After archer and trip become curious about a visit tpol made to a pennsylvanian mining town called carbon creek, she tells the two a tale about a vulcan ship that crashlanded in 1957. You must be a cbs all access subscriber to enjoy this video. Enterprise episodes carbon creek is the second episode of the second season of the science fiction television series star trek. My journey through all of star trek is one series nearer to completion.
Enterprise originally titled enterprise until season 3 is the fifth liveaction tv series set in the star trek universe and the sixth in total. Enterprise and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. The adventures of earths first interstellar spaceship are chronicled in this star trek spinoff. Over a glass of wine, archer is curious why tpol visited an anonymous mining town. Celebrating tpols first full year with the enterprise crew over dinner, archer asks why her record states that she once took a.
Star trek enterprise s 02 e 02 carbon creek recap tv. While gps technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, waymarking is the toolset for categorizing and adding unique information for that location. They are dangerously close to blowing the whole prime directive, especially since one of them has gone rogue. In 2011, recommended carbon creek as one of the better episodes of enterprise, one that met the standards of a good episode of star trek despite, what they note many felt was an annoying theme song.
Enterprise, season 2 episode 2, is available to watch and stream on upn. Even the borg show up and archer has a star trek undiscovered country klingon prisontrial episode. Carbon creek is the second episode of the second season of the science fiction television series star trek. Celebrating tpols first full year with the enterprise crew over dinner, archer asks why her record states that she once took a fiveday leave to visit an old pennsylvania mining town called carbon creek.
The series premiered september 26, 2001 on the upn television network with the final episode airing on may, 2005. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Star trek enterprise s 02 e 02 carbon creek recap tv tropes. In fact, much of the season enterprise casts about trying on past trek storylines. Enterprise is a science fiction tv series and a prequel to the original star trek set 100 years before. Although airing as the second enterprise episode of the season, carbon creek was the first episode of the season to be filmed. Enterprise was a prequel to the other star trek series and movies.