Podcast # 337 - "Azati Prime"

[Rico]

Just got the new podcast up covering this third season Enterprise episode.  Thanks to those that sent in some audio for the show this week.  Hope you guys all enjoy the cast.


http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_337_Azati_Prime.mp3   

[davekill]

Thanks for reviewing another Enterprise episode Rico.
Was Scott Bakula and crew as much of a departure from the Trek universe we knew as Abrams's Trek 2.0 is today?

[Rico]

Thanks for reviewing another Enterprise episode Rico.
Was Scott Bakula and crew as much of a departure from the Trek universe we knew as Abrams's Trek 2.0 is today?

Oh, I wouldn't say they were.  During the season three arc they had to do some things Starfleet wouldn't normally do - but it was basically war.  Similar to some of the things that happened during the war years of DS9.  And during those times people are forced to do some things they wouldn't normally do.  Anyway, hope everyone enjoys the podcast.

[davekill]

Thanks for reviewing another Enterprise episode Rico.
Was Scott Bakula and crew as much of a departure from the Trek universe we knew as Abrams's Trek 2.0 is today?

Oh, I wouldn't say they were.  During the season three arc they had to do some things Starfleet wouldn't normally do - but it was basically war.  Similar to some of the things that happened during the war years of DS9.  And during those times people are forced to do some things they wouldn't normally do.  Anyway, hope everyone enjoys the podcast.

I agree, Archer was pretty much of a Boy Scout until season 3. He became a more interesting character as he grew battle weary  in the expanse.
At a cost that was not lost in this episode as he was saying goodbye to his crew.

[Vartok]

Frankly some of the best parts of the The Fourth Kind was the music.  If you want to learn more about Atli Örvarsson: born in 1970 this Icelandic composer has written the music for Stuart Little 3, Babylon A.D., Season of the Witch, Vantage Point, The Eagle, and others.  By age 20 Atli was performing and writing music for some of Iceland's preeminent pop and jazz ensembles.  In the 1990s his work won him three platinum and two gold albums.  Atli moved to the US and attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston where he graduated summa cum laude.  He then continued onto the North Carolina School for the Arts for his master's degree in Film Music.  In 1998 he moved to LA to participate with TV composer-legend Mike Post where he worked on Law and Order series and NYPD Blue.  In 2006 he joined Hans Zimmer's "think tank" called Remote Control Productions where he supported Hans on several scores including Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Angels & Demons, The Simpsons Movie, and The Holiday.  He was nominated for Breakout Composer of 2008 by the International Film Music Critics Association. 

You can buy individual tracks on iTUnes - give him a listen.

Or check out his web site here

http://www.atlimusic.com/

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[davekill]

The ultra futuristic "Enterprise-J" as seen in a screen capture from Azati Prime and a fully rendered version lifted from Doug Drexler's blog.
http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/category/ent/enterprise-j/

[Rico]

"Nice ship!"

[turtlesrock]

that would be a good idea for a new series: the adventures of the enterprise J... :)

[WillEagle]

You left us hanging, Rico, with this podcast. Just kidding but it does seem that the story is not quite finished. Also Vartok's comment kinda creeped me out with all those clips he played with that screaming and stuff. Creepy! But I do enjoy the info you share with us Vartok.

[jedijeff]

I always enjoy it when you review Enterprise episodes Rico, those and TOS ones always feel a bit special to me.

I had the Fourth Kind on my DVR, so I watched it this week, after listening to Vartoks review. I have to say, I did not find the movie all that suspenseful. I sort of get that they were trying to go after a less is more type of feel. Maybe something like the Blair Witch movie. But in the end, I felt it missed it's mark. Vartok sort of alluded to that in his review, that the movie might not have lived up to expectations. I found the split screen, and bouncing back and forth between reenacted and "real" got distracting, and probably pulled me out of the suspense, if there was any.