Warp Five 71: The Archer-Rans

The Captains on the series Enterprise not named Jonathan Archer. On Warp Five, we often talk about the important role that Jonathan Archer had as Captain of the NX-01. Since he was the first Starfleet Captain for the first Warp Five capable ship, he didn't have the luxury of Captain's Logs or the precedents laid by the commanders before him. While it's true that Archer often had to rely on his own training and instincts, it is also true that he wasn't completely without contemporaries. Even though he was Captain of the Enterprise, he still had colleagues and friends in command of other ships and areas within Starfleet.   In this episode, we're going to take a closer look at the other Captains seen on the series Enterprise...not named Jonathan Archer; more specifically A.G. Robinson and Erika Hernandez (and even Captain Gardner to a smaller degree). What can their experiences tell us about Starfleet in the 22nd century? Would Captain Hernandez's role have been expanded if the series had continued beyond Season 4? Or...how would circumstances have been different if Robinson or Hernandez were given command of the NX-01 instead of Archer? Join us for all this and more!   Hosts Norman C. Lao and Will Nguyen   Editor Matthew Rushing   Executive Producers Norman C. Lao and Matthew Rushing   Associate Producer Floyd Dorsey   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   Chapters Intro and a Battlefield Promotion (00:01:22) Do you mean the Archer-Rans? (00:04:25) A.G. Robinson was the better man (00:10:30) Questioning Archer’s motivations (00:16:41) What if Robinson became the first Captain? (00:20:46) The first Female Starship Captain (00:26:46) Decoding Turnabout Intruder (00:29:56) So…back to Erika Hernandez (00:37:57) A New Perspective for Future Captains (00:49:38) Bringing In More Diversity (00:57:43)   Closing and Thanks For Listening (01:07:46)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm