My 110 Favorite TV Episodes: Star Trek: Enterprise edition

Regeneration (2003)
Borg surivors from the 24th century awaken in the 22nd. The frightening aspects of the Borg reemerge after they had been defanged.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572230/

Borderland/Cold Station 12/The Augments (2004)

Genetically enhanced "augments" run amok and fill in some gaps left from the Original Series. The final episode of the three-parter serves as part of an origin story for Data. Brent Spiner (Data from TNG) guest stars/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572179/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572193/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572248/

Demons/Terra Prime (2005)

The Enterprise deals with a Xenophobic terrorist organization. Peter Weller is in top form as the villain.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572200/
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Terra_Prime_%28episode%29

Sci Fi History: Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes might be the most disturbing post apocalyptic film ever. Humanity devolved to little more than cattle. Meanwhile, apes became the planet's dominant species. The apes hunt people for sport and enslave them. The dominant species developed speech and advanced intelligence. On top of this, the film's star, Charlton Heston, was an A-list actor and hero. Despite this, not even Heston could not overcome this threat to humanity, which is part of the film's appeal. Moses could not escape the Planet of the Apes, so who could? In addition to Heston's helplessness, the end was particularly disturbing when his character discovers he is on Earth after a long space voyage. Lastly, the film dealt with racial tensions by focusing on three types of apes. Gorillas were the enforcers, chimps the intellectuals, and orangatans ruled. Each type of ape held their own prejudices against the other reflecting modern America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJT2vJMsYc4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb4eZ7Z5yk8

Sci Fi History: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick directed this amazing sci-fi masterpiece. The film is split into four acts that follows man's evolution, which is aided by mysterious monoliths. It begins with "The Dawn of Man" featuring a bunch of protohumans learning to kill. In the second act, 21st century man discovers a monolith on the moon. Act III sends the cast to Jupiter where 2001 transforms into a horror film. The ship's computer, HAL, systematically murders the crew. One man survives into Act IV where he seemingly evolves into a higher being after an encounter with the monolith.

2001 was revolutionary. It did not feature humanoid aliens. A conspiracy on Earth program HAL to kill the astronauts 25 years before The X-Files. The special effects were cutting edge. The film influenced George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Additionally, elements of 2001 can be seen in Blade Runner, Close Encounters, Alien, Contact, and other films and television programs.


Dawn of Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypEaGQb6dJk




Trailer:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ywMnbef6Y




Theme Song:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxLacN2Dp6A

History Shorts: The Dawn of Man

Most people want to see history as opposed to read history. So, here is Hollywood’s take on the first major turning point in human pre-history. The clip is not entirely accurate. In reality, tool use preceded man becoming man. Also, there was no alien intervention! However, this scene demonstrates the rise of human intelligence and mankind’s emergence from the animal kingdom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOx_nuuhq4E&feature=related