>While there were a variety of flaws to Enterprise, I think it probably
>would have been successful enough if they'd just left out the
>"temporal cold war" that permeates so much of the first couple
>seasons. With that out of the way, it would have been no worse than
>TNG, IMHO.

The TCW was a nuisance, but it could have been something worthwhile. No, what let Enterprise down what the lack of attention to detail to a franchise where fans are known to obsess about the details. B&B sold the series as this great look into a period before Kirk, before phasers and shields...and then promptly wrote the series like a Voyager sequel rather than a serious attempt at a retro series.