Archer, Jonathan Captain of the original Enterprise in the American TV show of the same title (2001-05). The character is played by actor Scott Bakula.
Some critics of Star Trek: Enterprise, a series with initial good ratings that steadily dropped, said that Bakula wasn’t worthy of the role.
The series was canceled after four seasons, which in the Star Trek universe isn’t a total flop nor a great success.
From watching reruns today it seems that the commercial demise of the show wasn’t due to Bakula’s acting abilities but to inconsistent writing quality, bad timing and other factors.
Newer programs like BattleStar Galactica: Reimagined and Kyle XY suggest that sci-fi was heading in new directions at warp speed, whereas Enterprise and its writers seemed to be stuck in impulse drive.
Prior to his role as Archer, Bakula starred in the sci-fi TV series, Quantum Leap (1989-93), a program about time travel.
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