Title: 4x11 Observer Effect
Crichton Kicks - November 6, 2004 04:38 PM (GMT)
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A deadly virus threatens to ravage the crew as noncorporeal beings study their fortitude in the face of the crisis in "Observer Effect", the 11th episode of Star Trek: Enterprise's 22-episode season. Principal photography began two weeks ago and concluded on Monday for the installment that marks the mid-point of the show's the fourth season.
In "Observer Effect", according to StarTrek.com's production report, an away mission ends in disaster when Tucker and Sato return to the ship with a virus that Phlox cannot cure...nor is he certain he can keep the rest of the crew from becoming infected. While Archer and his team look for a solution, noncorporeal entities occupy the bodies of some of the officers to evaluate how the humans adapt and deal with the threat. Written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (the second script for the pair, after "The Forge"), the episode will spotlight the performances of the regular cast as these aliens move from body to body, maintaining consistent personalities in each host.
The official site posted the following official synopsis for "Observer Effect":
Noncorporeal aliens study the Enterprise crew as they respond to a fatal viral infection brought on board from an away mission.
It will be directed by longtime Trek veteran Mike Vejar, whose most recent episode previously was "Cold Station 12" which will air this week.
Because it is a "bottle show", using only standing sets and taking place entirely in a familiar Enterprise environment, there were no guest stars for the episode. Instead all seven regulars had significant roles to play, allowing the crew to finish visual effects for "The Forge." Nearly all of "Observer Effect" was shot in Sickbay and at the site of the quarantine, the Decon Chamber, where Linda Park and Connor Trinneer were made up to appear in various stages of disease.
Other scenes are set in the turbolift, airlock, mess hall and various familiar spots around the ship. The crew put together a medical lab on a swing set and brought in props, including a defibrillator, plus EV suits to demonstrate the critical nature of the quarantine.
"Observer Effect" is tentatively scheduled to air on Friday, January 7th, making it the first Enterprise episode broadcast in 2005 after two weeks of reruns on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. For the original production report, visit this page at StarTrek.com.
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Phillip Culley - December 20, 2004 11:26 PM (GMT)
...and it seems the aliens doing the observing will be the Organians from TOS's Errand of Mercy. This hopefully sounds like a nice touch, although it'll be interesting whether they manage to retcon this in with 'Errand'.
And is it me, or does part of this plot plot sound vaguely similar to that of S2's 'The Crossing' (and of course Voyager's 'Scientific Method', and every Trek 'aliens take over the crew storyline')?
Again, I thought this was the kind of thing we were trying to avoid...
Crichton Kicks - December 21, 2004 12:19 AM (GMT)
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Will the ominous-sounding aliens in the upcoming episode "Observer Effect" prove to be the same species that, years later, force the Klingons and the Federation into a begrudging peace?
A report at TrekWeb claims that the noncorporeal aliens who study the crew while a virus threatens the ship are the Organians, the aliens from the original series episode "Errand of Mercy" who take on the appearance of simple, backward humanoids when Kirk and Spock come into conflict with the Klingon commander Kor. In order to end the conflict, the Organians make it impossible for the Starfleet or Klingon officers to handle their weapons, revealing themselves to be powerful and elusive beings and forcing a peace treaty upon the two warring cultures.
"Observer Effect" is written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, longtime novelists who have added on to original series history and collaborated with William Shatner on his Kirk novels. It is unknown whether the Enterprise crew will ever discover the true nature of the aliens, since Kirk and Spock were evidently unfamiliar with the Organians when they arrived at their planet. As previously reported in the show's production details, "Observer Effect" features no guest cast members, for the noncorporeal beings take over the bodies of different crewmembers and impact their actions.
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ken1701e - January 23, 2005 07:50 PM (GMT)
Watched this today. The first new TREK I have seen for a while as every time I try to download episode 10 I get pic but no sound.
As for this one, a very good standalone story. Telling a tale as TREK does best, showing the human ability for concern and compassion for its fellow being.
Well acted by all the main stars, with no guests at all, you learn bits of information about Trip but mainly about Hoshi.
I suspect the viewing figures for this one will probably be as bad as the rest of the season but for me the people who DIDNT tune in will have missed a treat.
A good episode!!!!
Crichton Kicks - January 23, 2005 08:03 PM (GMT)
4x10 doesn't want to play on my computer either Ken. Hadn't watched it yet, so looks like I'll be skipping that one as well :rolleyes:
Phillip Culley - January 23, 2005 10:18 PM (GMT)
Good grief - you mean I'm likely to be making the first comments on 4x10 then? :)
Crichton Kicks - January 24, 2005 12:39 AM (GMT)
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| Good grief - you mean I'm likely to be making the first comments on 4x10 then? :) |
Looks like it. I really can't be bothered getting hold of another copy :rolleyes:
ken1701e - January 24, 2005 08:04 AM (GMT)
I am downloading every one i can find in an effort to find one that works
ken1701e - January 24, 2005 11:31 PM (GMT)
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| 4x10 doesn't want to play on my computer either Ken. Hadn't watched it yet, so looks like I'll be skipping that one as well :rolleyes: |
finally found a version of 4x10 that works - will watch that one tomorrow
Crichton Kicks - January 24, 2005 11:51 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ken1701e @ Jan 24 2005, 11:31 PM) |
| QUOTE (Angel @ Jan 23 2005, 10:03 PM) | | 4x10 doesn't want to play on my computer either Ken. Hadn't watched it yet, so looks like I'll be skipping that one as well :rolleyes: |
finally found a version of 4x10 that works - will watch that one tomorrow
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Enjoy :thumbsup:
I've got the last 2 episodes from Season 1 of Without A Trace to get through tomorrow night. Any time left and I'll be watching Chasing Amy :thumbsup:
Phillip Culley - February 12, 2005 10:53 PM (GMT)
Worthy but dull comes to mind here.
It's an interesting story, however it's failed with the fact that it's a re-tread of a story we've all seen time and time again (especially with Voyager's Scientific Method).
I need to rewatch Errand of Mercy, but I seem to remember the Organians were presumed to be a pathetic weak race, and Kirk and Kor were surprised to find out about their true being. However, Archer now knows about Organians being non-corporeal beings who can take over bodies at will. Did Archer neglect to tell Earth about this lot as well? Perhaps it got lost in the file containing data about the Borg, the Ferengi...
Also they really didn't need to try and make us think Hoshi was dead. Was anyone fooled by this? I think not....
Crichton Kicks - February 12, 2005 11:01 PM (GMT)
Archer sure forgets a lot of important stuff doesn't he. Is that his place in history ?? "Yeah, Archer's the b*stard who knew about the Borg but didn't tell anybody...." :lol:
Hovis - May 18, 2005 07:35 AM (GMT)
Watched it this morning before heading for w**k.
I enjoyed it, a nice stand alone. Like last week, there was no sense of there being a ticklist of tying loose ends. (I'd rather the aliens been a race we'd never encountered before instead of the Organians. Will have to rewatch 'Errand of Mercy' too.
I like Phillip's comment of 'worthy but dull.' There was enough there to hold my attention, but I was never going to ever see it as a classic or even one of Enterprise's best episodes.
Having said that, it was frustrating too. We have to wait until halfway through season 4 to get some pretty basic information about Hoshi. (Or have I missed something previously?) A great performance from Linda Park in this episode just illustrates how criminally underused Hoshi has been these past three and a half seasons. There seems to have been some nice chemistry between Linda and Connor Trineer too. Would never thought of throwing Hoshi and Trip together, but it seemed to w**k. (Not a shipper here... just thinking about seeing them w**king together is all, honest!)
Desperately hoping for more Hoshi... even more of a fan of Linda Park since I met her at the London Expo! :drool: :wub: (I have seen some screen shots of the Mirror Universe eps, and Bakhesh's avatar of course! Can't wait for that one!
Andrew (HM) :yahoo:
Number Six - May 18, 2005 11:38 AM (GMT)
I know Enterprise is set a hundred years before Kirk and twoo hundred or so years before Picard but earlt Starfleet must hav had a pretty lousy system of record keeping.
Still, not bad. Nice to see the Reeves-Stevens doing the writing and nice to see everybody get something to do. I'd almost forgot what Travis sounds like.
Steve - May 22, 2005 09:29 AM (GMT)
I havent logged on here for a while,but have still been watching Enterprise and can honestly now agree with James that this series is slipping downhill.
The 'plot' of Observer effect has been used before so why on earth go over it all again.Enterprise no longer holds my attention which is quite sad as i've always liked Trek throughout my life and this is not fair on genuine fans.
B&B-you pair should hang your heads in shame... :(