| | [[Image:Luc Robitaille holds the Stanley Cup championship Trophy he brought to the set of Star Trek Enterprise with Scott Bakula.jpg|thumb|300px|Luc Robitaille holds the Stanley Cup championship Trophy he brought to the set of Star Trek: Enterprise as he poses with Scott Bakula in 2002]] | | [[Image:Luc Robitaille holds the Stanley Cup championship Trophy he brought to the set of Star Trek Enterprise with Scott Bakula.jpg|thumb|300px|Luc Robitaille holds the Stanley Cup championship Trophy he brought to the set of Star Trek: Enterprise as he poses with Scott Bakula in 2002]] |
| − | ''Enterprise'' is set roughly a century prior to ''The Original Series'', at a time when the United Federation of Planets has not yet been formed, and when humans are first starting to travel well beyond Earth, and develop much of the technology that would be common-place in series set later. | + | ''Enterprise'' is set roughly a century prior to ''The Original Series'', at a time when the United Federation of Planets has not yet been formed, and when humans are first starting to travel well beyond Earth, and develop much of the technology that would be common-place in series set later. The mostly-human crew Under the command of United Earth Starfleet is led by Captain Archer, "Trip" Tucker, Reed, Mayweather, and communications officer Hoshi Sato, who travel in a ship also named ''Enterprise''. The other main crew members, not in Starfleet and not human are a Vulcan science officer named T'Pol and a Denobulan doctor named Phlox. The ship formally known as Enterprise NX-01 served a more diplomatic role in the service of United Earth, easing relations between the Vulcans, the Andorians, and the Tellarites, thereby also paving the way toward a Coalition of Planets, an alliance that would lead to the founding of the United Federation of Planets. |
| | + | The 57th episode of the series in the 3rd season, titled “Exile”, directed by former ''Star Trek: Voyager'' series regular Roxann Dawson, First aired October 15, 2003. This was the first episode and remaining point in a Star Trek series to air in high definition format. Enterprise accomplished a number of technical firsts for a Star Trek series. The series was also the first to be produced in widescreen format. |