ISSUE 4 | APRIL 2025
Star Trek: Enterprise - Frontier Day theme
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This issue of ENGAGE will be all about our favorite pre-Federation show, Star Trek: Enterprise. Let's really explore the characters, stories and how this show built on the Star Trek legacy. It's been a long road...
Deadline: March 23rd
Articles
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Article Title: The First Year: It's Been a Long Road
Article Length: 2000 words
Writer Assigned: Stephen Mirkin
This is a look at the NX-01's groundbreaking first steps into space for mankind. Examine the dangers and lack of knowledge they faced about the greater universe, while starting out on the age old mission of "to explore, strange new worlds".
Article Title: Why Enterprise Matters
Article Length: 1000 words
Writer Assigned: Brian Donahue
Many fans are dismissive of this show because it was a prequel, many didn't like the different types of stories. This article will examine all the reasons that this prequel matters, and why its so important to the Star Trek franchise.
Article Title: Andorians - Friend or Foe?
Article Length: 1000 words
Writer Assigned:
Throughout the run of Star Trek: Enterprise, it's never really clear where the Andorians fall on the spectrum of "friend or foe". At times they are actively trying to sabotage the human mission, and at others they are positively allies.
Article Title: These Aren't Your Father's Vulcans
Article Length: 1000 words
Writer Assigned: Tami Matthews
The Vulcans in Star Trek have always come to be known as the logical, the unemotional, the peacemakers, the scientists. However the Vulcans that we see throughout Enterprise are... different. This article will examine the ways in which the Vulcans act and behaved in this timeline, from a different perspective. Were they holding the humans back? And if so, were they right to?
Article Title: Travis Mayweather: The Most Underutilized character in Star Trek history
Article Length: 500-1000 words
Writer Assigned: Felicia Kimble
Travis Mayweather was such an interesting character, and as the navigator of the first deep space Starfleet vessel, he SHOULD have been so front and center. Yet he is tragically underutilized and underdeveloped. This article will discuss.
Article Title: Breaking the Code: Deciphering the Significance of Hoshi Sato
Article Length: 500-1000 words
Writer Assigned:
Like Uhura of TOS, Hoshi Sato was sort of a groundbreaking presence on the bridge of the NX-01. Her skills as a translator and linguist were second to none, so why does she not get more credit for the incredibly hard work she did to foster relations with new alien species in Enterprise?
Article Title: Enterprise as a Post-9/11 Allegory
Article Length: 500-1000 words
Writer Assigned: David LoConto
Much of the storyline in Star Trek Enterprise was a direct allegory for America's behaviors and moods following the attacks on September 11th. This article will examine that phenomena.
Article Title: Founding the Federation: From Archer's Perspective
Article Length: 500-1000 words
Writer Assigned: Adeena Mignogna?
During the final season of Enterprise, Captain Archer made some serious inroads diplomatically with Earth's closest neighbors. He had created the alliance of the four founding species, which never seemed like it wasn't about to fall apart or blow up in his face. Along the way he makes a few great speeches about working together - talk about his efforts that eventually founded the United Federation of Planets.
Article Title: Space Flight is for the Dogs
Article Length: 500-1000 words
Writer Assigned: Janera Tiell Manno
The story of Porthos. Showing some appreciation for this wild little guy who melted everyone's hearts.
Article Title: Prime Directives
Article Length: 500-1000 words
Writer Assigned: Felicia Kimble
Central to the philosophy of Star Trek is the Prime Directive. But in the time of the NX-01, there was no Prime Directive or General Order 1. Archer's missions (and shenanigans) often laid the groundwork for the Federations most important rule... Discuss all the events during Enterprise that allowed Starfleet to learn their lesson the hard way in order to create the Prime Directive of the future.
Interviews
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Connor Trineer
John Billingsley
Reviews
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top 10 episodes
Why Enterprise Inspired Me!
Communications
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