May is going to mark the end of the Star Trek saga, at least for a while. UPN has canceled Star Trek Enterprise, as many people know. In some ways, it is good to see that series put to a merciful death. They franchise is worn out and the characters, while fun to watch, have not had the development that some others have experienced in other series.

The franchise itself might be working better but I think that Rick Berman and the other �creative� forces behind Star Trek are in a rut. Where they had some new creative juices that did well in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9, I think with Voyager things got bad and with Enterprise they got worse. They have had some good shows, but the majority of them have been fair to middlin.

I have been watching some �classic� Star Trek. The first season of the original series had some excellent episodes and are well written. For instance, the episode �Shore Leave�, �Balance of Terror�, �The Conscience of the King�, �The Corbomite Maneuver�, and �City on the Edge of Forever� are episodes that people remember the titles of and want to see again, and again. I don�t think there are many that want to see Season 3, Episode 5 of Star Trek Enterprise again.

I will be watching the final episodes of Star Trek with interest. What started my reminiscing about Star Trek was a TV guide issue I saw at Smith�s yesterday that was about Star Trek.

This issue revealed that the final episode is not very popular with the Star Trek actors because of the way it has been done. Oh well, I guess it is a good example of why the show has been cancelled.