1 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:25,017 “The xindi“ marked the beginning of the third season and the start of a singular experiment in Star Trek storytelling. 2 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:39,031 For the first time, a single story arc would stretch across an entire year's worth of episodes. 3 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:52,044 Actually, the xindi storyline began at the end of the second season and extended into the first two episodes of the fourth. 4 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:28,005 This was our first glimpse of the secret xindi council chamber. 5 00:01:32,009 --> 00:01:39,850 The set was built for this episode and remained standing for the entire third season. 6 00:01:50,027 --> 00:01:55,032 The xindi comprised several different species. 7 00:01:59,036 --> 00:02:07,036 These included the xindi humanoids, arboreals, and reptilians, who were played by actors wearing makeup. 8 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:21,008 The xindi also included the insectoids and the aquatics, both of whom were represented by computer-generated characters. 9 00:03:53,483 --> 00:03:57,446 And this was the first view of the enterprise's command center. 10 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:38,421 Here, we're introduced to major Hayes and the macos, the “space marines.“ 11 00:05:39,464 --> 00:05:45,595 corporal Chang is played by Daniel dae Kim, who also played Jin Kwon on lost. 12 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:04,406 Nathan Anderson plays sergeant kemper. 13 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:17,411 Anderson played convicted murderer Scott Peterson in the 2005 TV movie witness: The Amber frey story. 14 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:30,674 Daniel dae Kim starred as John Matheson, one of the series leads in j. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5spin-off, crusade. 15 00:06:42,444 --> 00:06:50,444 This is the corridor on stage 18 that connected to the engine room, as well as to the transporter and decon. 16 00:06:56,458 --> 00:07:04,458 Normally, this corridor didn't connect directly to the cargo bay set, but a short corridor extension was added for this scene. 17 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:26,404 Although the wall is real, the cargo was all digital models to facilitate these gravity-defying movements. 18 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:37,449 It was faster and cheaper to have artists build the digital replicas than it would have been to rig real cargo props to ilflyll on wires. 19 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:10,357 The back side of phlox's neutron microscope screen is adorned with a small piece of perforated plastic. 20 00:08:11,408 --> 00:08:19,374 That piece was added to hide the manufacturer's specification plate on the small flatscreen TV. 21 00:08:24,421 --> 00:08:32,387 The xindi corpse was discovered in the wreckage in iithe expanse, “ the last episode of the second season. 22 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:43,398 The xindi corpse was burned in the crash, nearly beyond recognition. 23 00:08:48,445 --> 00:08:56,445 This not only helped emphasize the violence of the crash, it also helped hide the fact that a final design for the xindi did not yet exist. 24 00:09:18,767 --> 00:09:26,767 T'pol resigned her vulcan rank at the end of the second season, and this episode marks the first appearance of her more colorful wardrobe. 25 00:09:39,454 --> 00:09:47,454 (We're not quite sure why she wears a different uniform than other crew members, but maybe Archer was just letting t'pol explore her vulcan fashion sense.) 26 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:15,406 It's unusual for Star Trek to have three visual effects shots in a row. 27 00:10:44,477 --> 00:10:52,477 Now, we're in stage 9's multipurpose cave sets that stood in for so many different planets during the run of the series. 28 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:07,417 Each time the caves were used, they were modified to meet the needs of that particular episode. 29 00:11:12,463 --> 00:11:20,388 Over time, the caves gradually got bigger and more complex, allowing for more elaborate scenes. 30 00:11:45,496 --> 00:11:50,460 Stephen mchattie plays the mine foreman. 31 00:11:55,506 --> 00:12:03,506 Mchattie appeared in illn the pale moonlight“ (dsq) As vreenak, romulan senator and vice chair of the dreaded tal shiar. 32 00:12:07,435 --> 00:12:15,435 In genre television, mchattie's credits also include appearances on birds of prey, mutant x, lexx, poltergeist, the outer limits, mantis, and the x-files. 33 00:12:22,450 --> 00:12:30,450 Mchattie also appeared with Scott bakula in a 1993 episode of quantum leap. 34 00:12:40,468 --> 00:12:48,468 The foreman's office was located in the exact spot where starfleet mission control had been built for “first flight“ (ent). 35 00:12:53,481 --> 00:13:01,447 The basic framework of the set was reused many times throughout the series. 36 00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:12,450 This re-usability saved money, allowing more sets to be built for many episodes. 37 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:33,438 Trip's dream was filmed in front of the Paramount theatre on the studio lot. 38 00:13:34,731 --> 00:13:40,028 Young trip is played by Adam Taylor Gordon, who also played sim trip in "similitudell (ent). 39 00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:45,450 His grown sister is played by Erin price. 40 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:52,457 Several Star Trek movies had their premieres at the Paramount theatre. 41 00:13:53,499 --> 00:14:00,423 The theater was also used for the starfleet command hall in “demons " and " terra prime“ near the end of the fourth season. 42 00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:37,168 One of Star Trek's basic assumptions is that life on many planets is very similar to earth life. 43 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:50,181 In “bread and circuses" (tos), this became known as “hodgkin's law of parallel planet development." 44 00:14:53,226 --> 00:15:01,226 On the other hand, other episodes have established more than one ancient race that “seeded" life throughout the galaxy. 45 00:15:05,154 --> 00:15:13,154 Whatever the reason, numerous species from numerous worlds seem to use DNA that is remarkably similar to our own. 46 00:15:20,169 --> 00:15:26,217 Some scientists have taken exception to this notion. 47 00:15:28,177 --> 00:15:36,177 They point out that while parallel development seems plausible, it's very unlikely that evolution would duplicate genetic structure so closely. 48 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:58,199 “Liquid platinum" would appear to be a precursor to Star Trek: Deep space nine's “gold-pressed iatinum.“ 49 00:16:01,210 --> 00:16:08,050 the actual platinum container was made from a modified cigar humidor. 50 00:16:23,191 --> 00:16:31,191 Some of the controls on the foreman's desk are recycled from the solar bathysphere in “cogenitorll (ent). 51 00:16:57,225 --> 00:17:03,147 Trellium ore was made from large blocks of blue styrofoam. 52 00:17:08,152 --> 00:17:16,152 The styrofoam blocks were shredded in a wood chipper, yielding blue particles of many different sizes. 53 00:17:23,167 --> 00:17:31,167 And the walls and set dressing were sprayed with diluted blue-gray paint, giving them a grungy blue surface. 54 00:17:37,181 --> 00:17:45,147 Blue powdered paint was also sprinkled liberally around the mine, adding to the set's grunginess. 55 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:58,160 The effect was enhanced with the use of non-toxic fog, giving the atmosphere a dusty appearance. 56 00:18:18,139 --> 00:18:23,102 The blue chunks and dust got everywhere. 57 00:18:28,149 --> 00:18:36,149 During filming, trails of blue particles led away from stage 9 into the alleys and walkways, much to the studio's chagrin. 58 00:18:43,164 --> 00:18:51,130 Immediately after this episode was filmed, a cleanup crew attacked the set, removing the particles and dust. 59 00:18:54,175 --> 00:18:59,180 They shoveled, swept, vacuumed, and mopped. Repeatedly. 60 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:12,143 Despite their best efforts, little blue styrofoam chunks managed to cling to corners of the sets and elsewhere on the stage. 61 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:25,156 Even when the enterprise sets were finally dismantled at the end of the fourth season, you could still find little blue bits on stage. 62 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:52,149 “Tactical alertll was not used on the bridge when the show first started. 63 00:19:57,196 --> 00:20:05,196 At the beginning, it was thought that the traditional “red alertll had not yet been invented at this early point in starfleet history. 64 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:17,208 Finally, in “singularity“ (ent), Reed proposed the use of a "tactical alertll system during crisis situations. 65 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:29,186 In “singularity," someone jokes that it should be called "Reed alert." 66 00:20:42,241 --> 00:20:50,207 Some members of the Star Trek production crew continued to use the term for the rest of enterprise's run. 67 00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:32,283 In tactical alert mode, the columns of blinking icons on the right all turn yellow and red, and they blink much faster. 68 00:21:42,218 --> 00:21:47,181 The lower part of this set had to be waterproofed for this scene. 69 00:21:52,228 --> 00:22:00,228 Fortunately, the set was a lot more sanitary than the script indicates, but water left stagnant for too long can become surprisingly unpleasant for cast and crew. 70 00:22:10,204 --> 00:22:18,170 (This was vividly demonstrated with the swamp set built for year two's "precious cargo" [ent]). 71 00:22:43,237 --> 00:22:51,203 The ladder was originally built for one of the enterprise -d's vertical jefferies tubes in Star Trek: Tng. 72 00:23:11,181 --> 00:23:19,181 This was one of the first views of the armory after it was upgraded to include a “photonic torpedo" launcher at the end of the second season. 73 00:23:31,201 --> 00:23:37,166 Stephen culp plays major Hayes, leader of the maco detachment. 74 00:23:42,212 --> 00:23:49,178 Culp played special agent Clayton webb in numerous episodes of jag. 75 00:23:54,224 --> 00:24:01,190 He also served as rep. Jeff haffley, speaker of the house, in the west wing. 76 00:24:06,153 --> 00:24:14,119 Culp played Rex Van de camp in desperate housewives, husband to marcia cross's character. 77 00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:40,270 Those two big consoles had been used several times on voyager. 78 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:59,323 This duct is extended by a large backlit photograph at the end of the set that makes it seem much longer than it really was. 79 00:25:06,296 --> 00:25:12,261 The plasma duct in the earlier scene had been built vertically. 80 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:23,272 This one was built horizontally, to facilitate these dramatic climbing scenes. 81 00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:44,293 The macos' uniforms were loosely modeled after present-day urban camouflage patterns. 82 00:25:48,338 --> 00:25:55,304 This computer monitor was first used in the enterprise -e library set in Star Trek: Insurrection. 83 00:25:57,347 --> 00:26:05,272 The older monitor was used because it was felt that the blue paint and dust on the set could damage the screen. 84 00:26:06,273 --> 00:26:11,236 In fact, the monitor had to be discarded after being used in this scene. 85 00:26:15,449 --> 00:26:23,248 Not only was the plasma duct horizontal, but the camera was upside down here. 86 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:38,222 And now, of course, the camera is sideways. 87 00:26:43,310 --> 00:26:51,276 The use of the horizontal tube not only made this scene safer for cast and crew, but it also made it much faster to shoot. 88 00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:21,265 A minor misalignment in the rows of lights betrays the use of the backdrop at the end of the set. 89 00:27:47,416 --> 00:27:51,336 Now, we're back in the vertical set with actors on wire rigs for safety. 90 00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:57,092 And now, Vince deadrick's stunt team shows off their stuff. 91 00:28:19,281 --> 00:28:24,161 Richard lineback plays kessick, the xindi prisoner. 92 00:28:34,296 --> 00:28:42,296 Lineback played selin peers, a trill scientist in "bax“ (Dsq) And the drug-addicted romas in "symbiosis" (tng). 93 00:28:49,311 --> 00:28:57,311 Lineback also guested in an episode of 1987 dystopian series, Max headroom. 94 00:29:22,261 --> 00:29:30,018 Notice the infamous blue foam bits visible on the ground, representing trellium ore. 95 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:48,279 This fight sequence was shot on July 8th and 9th, 2003, the eighth and ninth filming days for this episode. 96 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:59,256 Most Star Trek: Enterprise episodes were shot in seven days. 97 00:30:14,563 --> 00:30:22,321 “The xindi“ had an unusually long shooting schedule, in part because of the complexity of this fight scene. 98 00:30:27,284 --> 00:30:35,284 Another factor was the large number of new sets, including the mine interiors, the new command center, and the xindi secret chamber. 99 00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:50,341 Additionally, this episode had a large cast including the macos, the xindi, and the folks in the mine, which tends to increase shooting time. 100 00:31:09,326 --> 00:31:17,326 Richard lineback also appeared in the king of Texas, a 2002 made-for-TV film starring Patrick Stewart, based on Shakespeare's king lear. 101 00:31:34,351 --> 00:31:42,317 The planet surface set was located just a few feet away from the mining foreman's office on stage 9. 102 00:31:47,364 --> 00:31:55,288 This was one of the last scenes filmed on the ninth and final day of shooting for this episode. 103 00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:06,375 The actual last shot in the shooting schedule was the scene in which Archer and Reed exit the shuttlepod before entering the mine. 104 00:32:10,303 --> 00:32:18,303 Naturally, both Scott bakula and Dominic keating had to be cleaned up before that final shot could be filmed. 105 00:32:33,326 --> 00:32:41,293 The bridge is in tactical alert, but one screen, just behind t'pol's head, is still in normal mode. 106 00:33:06,067 --> 00:33:09,988 Notice that we don't see the window in this scene. 107 00:33:12,073 --> 00:33:19,998 Since the ship is traveling at warp speed, we'd need to see streaking rainbow stars in the window. 108 00:33:21,082 --> 00:33:29,049 Enterprise wasn't yet using rear-projected stars for windows, so warp stars required a visual effect. 109 00:33:30,091 --> 00:33:38,091 Director Allan kroeker kept his camera away from the window, thereby saving those effects dollars for use elsewhere in the episode. 110 00:33:47,108 --> 00:33:53,073 The corridor set on stage 8 formed a large figure "8." 111 00:33:58,119 --> 00:34:06,119 In this scene, trip and Reed walk nearly a full circle around the entire corridor set, almost back to their starting point. 112 00:34:18,056 --> 00:34:26,056 This scene was originally planned to be shot on July 3, 2003, the sixth day of filming, along with the xindi secret chamber. 113 00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:41,071 It was postponed until the eighth day because shooting in the xindi chamber set took longer than expected. 114 00:34:45,083 --> 00:34:53,083 Such changes of schedule are not uncommon, and illustrate the flexibility necessary in television production. 115 00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:30,045 Jolene blalock's t'pol is hardly Star Trek's first vulcan sex symbol. 116 00:35:35,050 --> 00:35:43,050 That distinction goes to Leonard nimoy, whose popularity as Mr. Spock caught everyone by surprise during the original series. 117 00:35:50,065 --> 00:35:58,065 Although originally conceived to be a relatively minor supporting character, Spock's popularity soon equaled kirk's. 118 00:36:04,037 --> 00:36:12,037 Women responded to nimoy's cool, yet strangely vulnerable performance, and he quickly became Star Trek's first breakout star. 119 00:36:26,059 --> 00:36:34,059 In later versions of Star Trek, kirstie alley's saavik and Tim Russ's tuvok each won their own loyal admirers. 120 00:36:40,073 --> 00:36:48,073 In each case, they transcended their physical beauty, and earned popularity with their artfully written and performed roles. 121 00:37:15,024 --> 00:37:22,991 Despite the antipathy between t'pol and trip here, this scene is indeed a beginning. 122 00:37:28,037 --> 00:37:36,004 In later episodes, the two began to realize that they were indeed attracted to each other. 123 00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:49,092 This unexpected pairing had repercussions throughout the remainder of the series, including the bittersweet finale. 124 00:37:57,066 --> 00:38:05,066 Their relationship remained stormy, but they maintained a stubborn protectiveness toward each other. 125 00:38:49,077 --> 00:38:57,043 This episode marked the beginning of a major transition for the character of Jonathan Archer. 126 00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:15,011 Archer's trial by fire as leader in the war against the xindi transformed him from a wide-eyed idealist into a battle-hardened veteran. 127 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:30,026 By the end of the series, his strength and courage made him the peacemaker who helped forge the birth of the federation. 128 00:39:53,057 --> 00:40:01,057 Lithe xindi“ was directed by Allan kroeker. 129 00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:15,071 Kroeker, a native of Canada, directed iifight or flight," the first regular episode of enterprise after the pilot movie. 130 00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:30,053 Kroeker's first Star Trek episode was iithe assignment, “ during dsg's fifth season. 131 00:40:35,099 --> 00:40:43,066 He went on to do some 41 episodes of d59, voyager, and enterprise. 132 00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:53,076 He also directed the final episodes of all three series. 133 00:40:58,122 --> 00:41:06,122 Allan kroeker's extensive genre credits include work on Ronald d. Moore's Battlestar Galactica, firefly, and gene roddenberry's Andromeda. 134 00:41:24,065 --> 00:41:32,065 “The xindi“ was the first episode of the third season, approximately the half-way point of the run of Star Trek: Enterprise. 135 00:41:38,079 --> 00:41:46,079 Not only did it kick off the dramatic xindi war arc, it planted storylines that would bear fruit for the rest of the series.