May 31

Pictures -- Tiny
Just checked at WireImage.com and they have 3 pix of Scott from the Upfront Party. As usual, if you aren't a subscriber, you can only see the thumbnails. To find them, do a search for bakula

TV, Romania -- Reschedule
Airings of Enterprise in Romania have been rescheduled; it will now be shown at 21:00 CET on Fridays, with repeats on Saturdays at 16:00. 
thanks to Csere Mihaly and Trek Today

Pictures of Scott -- from the recent Upfront 
(I'm guessing) in NYC can be found in this post on Trudy's board
these would also apply to the UPN News interview below
thanks to Billie

May 29 

Interviews (old) -- Transcriptions
For any of you who haven't read two of the articles about Scott's workouts/home gym/fitness regimen I've put them on a page in the Articles/Interviews section.
thanks to Emma for the transcription on the older one

May 28

Interview -- Scott's comments on UPN News NYC
May 22, after Enterprise, the NYC UPN affiliate ran a little bit with Scott talking about (mostly) 2 Days and 2 Nights
Here are all of Scott's words
Scott: There's been some argument, with the Vulcans etc. that we're not ready to be out there
Pat Collins: Here's how, and why, they kept the producers kept Scott out of the bedroom (in Two Days and Two Nights):
Scott: The word came down early, that I was going to have a sexual relationship, on Risa... and, you know, we'd talked from the beginning that I was going to be a little bit more like Kirk, you know, and a "girl on every planet" kind of thing. And as we'd gotten there, it didn't quite feel right. They're being careful with me in that sense. There's just a different sense of responsibility that comes with my Captaincy. (Aparently the Powers That Be read Evay's memorandum, Let Archer Be Archer :-) )
Scott looked pleasantly messy (what you could see of him) and was shown only from the shoulders up, only sometimes during this brief comment, interspersed with clips from 2D&2N.
many thanks to Gail

May 26

Reviews -- Online Reviews for Shockwave
Helene has done a great job of reviewing the reviews for Shockwave :-) and pulling out for us the parts that relate to Scott.
thanks to Helene

May 25

TV -- Scott TV for May/June
TVNow.com has updated its monthly Scott TV schedule as of May 24. The listing contains regularly schedule episodes of Enterprise as well as old movies and rerun of Quantum Leap. Check it out.

May 24

TV -- More Scott or not?
I've been checking out Barbara's Scott TV for the week listing, and apparently E! is running more of those Rank shows. So we don't know if Scott will be in them. It might be a good idea to check them out.
So far, the Rank:Sitcoms is Scott-free... <groan>

May 23

TV -- Enterprise in Sweden
The Swedish channel SVT announced today it will begin airing Enterprise after it has finished showing the final season of Voyager.
thanks to TrekToday

Parody -- 5 Minute Enterprise Resumes
Nope, it's not Scott... it's not even actually Archer, but for those of you who have been wondering about the 5 Minute Enterprise parodies by Colin 'Zeke' Hayman over at TrekToday... they're back. And Colin has promised a new one everyday (okay every other day?) till he gets to the end of the season.

May 22

Interview -- Scott in TV Guide Online
If you want to save the minor spoilers for later, here's the Scott quotage (yes, I've been watching Buffy again) minus the plot points (minimal as they are)
Scott on the Theme Song:
"It's not my call. Nobody [here] asked what I thought of it. I think it works for this Trek incarnation. In the past, it was always theme music and never lyrics. Rick Berman wanted to say, 'This isn't the Star Trek of old' and this is one of the ways they chose to do it."
Scott on Techo-babble:
"Not only do you have to spit it out, they're sticklers about you doing it verbatim. In this season finale, I think I modify our phaser cannons and turn them into something else — and it's a page of techno-babble in the script. It's quantum physics combined with engineering technology, and I'm just spewing it. They saved the worst for last for me this year!"
Scott on "too many back-to-back episodes." 
"This whole notion of how they program at UPN is bizarre to me... I'd like us to not be on TV as often. I'm excited about The Twilight Zone coming up after us this fall. It's a great combination."
Scott on his fans admiring his body:
"That's very nice. I've always stayed in shape, for myself and this business. I run, work out and play sports — and I have four kids, so I've got to keep up with all of them at the beach and snowboarding in the mountains. So I'm keeping up for everybody!"
The entire transcript  (and byline) can be found here. (there's at least one more Scott quote.)
thanks to mopapa and Helene on the SBFF

May 20

Pam's Off Topic -- Ally McBeal
My brother runs a weblog. He gets to editorialize. I don't. But I will for a second. I love television (I was a bookworm as a child). I get online and talk about television. I join newsgroups and mailing lists when a show grabs me. It's been a year or so now since my beloved Ally mailing list died (I think the listowners all graduated) and that pretty much leaves me no one to share The End of An Era. My (truly) favorite show is gone now. It didn't end as I would have wished... my brother is ticked off (and that's surprising) and I'm slightly placated by the ending song and voiceover. My all-time favorite TV character, the one I could most relate to, is gone now, and they couldn't even spare an extra hour for the finale. 
Enterprise had better be good next season--on an emotionally satisfying level of good. I'm counting on it.

Interviews -- Something old
If you are a new Scott fan, or were not online in 99/2000 (and you live in the US or Canada), I have an interview you might be interested in. Email me for details.
It's kind of my penance for all the editorializing of late, and partly that we do have a new crop of fans....

Music -- A reminder
For those who have not bought or perhaps not even heard of Scott's recordings of the musicals Romance Romance, 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down, Anyone Can Whistle, and the Quantum Leap Soundtrack, please check out the Where to Buy page. Sometimes these things bear repeating. If you are a "fan in the making," these CD's will finish the job for you :-)

May 19

Movies -- Life As A House in Australian cinemas May 23rd
thanks to Trudy

TV -- Scott on TV This Week
Barbara's weekly compilations of Scott's US TV airings for the week
thanks to Barbara

May 18

Susan's Saturday Fan Chats -- Instructions for Saturday chats
Instructions for the Saturday chats on IRC (including time, channel and network) have been written up by Janey.
Come, join us. We even listen to Scott sing...
We're having some trouble getting connected, so be patient and try a lot of servers (or let mIRC try a lot of servers)
thanks to Janey

CD -- Correction and Cover
The Enterprise CD was put out by Universal Music, not GNP Crescendo, and you can see the cover (yes there's a picture of the entire crew, but nothing really new) in TrekToday's review

Sound Bytes -- UPN Upfront
At its annual upfront meeting. Scott and Jolene Blalock  thanked the network for renewing the show, which will return in its current 8 p.m. Wednesday timeslot. "We've had a tremendous first season, and we're so grateful to all of you for all of the help that you've given us around the country, and we certainly want to do everything we can to help you in the upcoming season."
thanks to TrekToday and SciFi Wire

May 16

TV News -- UPN announces Fall Schedule
In an article titled UPN, The Fastest Growing Network in Young Demos, Announces Two New Dramas And One New Comedy for Its 2002-2003 Prime-Time Schedule PR Newswire reports:
UPN's 2002-2003 prime-time schedule will capitalize on the momentum of last season  ...will use its key anchor series to do what few other networks can -- launch all three of its new shows in protected time periods behind well-established series [Buffy, Enterprise and Girlfriends].
...Coming off of its best full season ever in 18-to-34 year olds ...UPN [is] the fastest-growing network among 12-to-34 year olds, 18-to-34 year olds and 18-to-49 year olds [of course, if you are UPN there's nowhere to go but up, but still, good demographics are good demographics]
for more demographics and details of the new shows, see the article

Print -- Scott in Canadian TV Guide
Canada's TV Guide this week has Scott on the cover and apparently there is also a section called "Celebrity Chefs" that features Scott this week (apparently he's into fajitas in the backyard). Next week, there will be an article debating how Enterprise's Captain Archer stacks up against James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard -- No wait, maybe that's the same issue: Issue of Saturday, May 18 to Friday, May 24, 2002
Also, their website has a review of Scott's career to date. Of course, it's stuff we already know, but if you're new here, go check it out. Please note the date for Murphy Brown is wrong -- they probably listed the start date of the series itself. Scott was on starting in fall 1993 and did 13 episodes over 3 seasons according to Ailsa's site (and my memory isn't as bad as I thought!).
thanks to Frankie

TV -- Enterprise in Romania!
The Romanian station B1-TV has started showing Enterprise at 20:00 CET on Sundays, with 'Broken Bow, Part II' set to air this week. thanks to 'LtChange' and TrekToday

Video -- Enterprise Home Video in the UK
Enterprise video volume 1.5, containing the episodes 'Civilization' and 'Fortunate Son, will be released on July 1 (apparently with a 10% discount for pre-ordering). You can purchase it and also see the cover art at Blackstar (if you live in the US please note, your VCR most likely is not compatible with PAL format)
thanks to Matt Byng and TrekToday

May 15

Sources -- Where does News come from?
I've been asked by a few people who must think I'm superhuman or something. While it takes time to gather and format and filter and edit the site -- and trust me, that's enough time right there -- there is a great network of fans who are even more motivated than I am in "the search for Scott." They do searches, keep up with other sources, subscribe to things that actually cost money, and transcribe their little hearts out. And, in case anyone wasn't clear on this part, they don't do it for me--they do it for all of us. I just try to winnow. The two main sources I'm checking (several times a day) currently, are Trek Today (who themselves scour about 100 Trek-related sites per day) and Trudy's Scott Bakula Fan Forum (the latest gathering spot for Scottaholics). Trudy's board has been BUSY--so finding news amidst the pictures, discussion, and yes, drooling, is... time consuming, but fun. With Trek Today, it's a matter of sifting out Scott from the rest (love their color scheme! really helpful!) And yes, sometimes people will email me directly with news, too (like for the Hamilton Benefit).
Obviously if someone is not giving me a source, I'll attempt to verify, but most people, posts and articles source their info really well. And some rumors turn out to be true (Scott? on Star Trek? you're kidding me, right?) 
Overall, it's just an awful lot of devoted fans working together. And I'm just trying to get it into a format where you can get thru it fast if you're in a hurry (and trying to keep track of a million broken links). I'm not alone -- there's a whole network of "us" out there. And all of us are just overjoyed that Scott finally "made it big," before we got too old to care ;-) (though that could be a while -- the oldest Scott fan I know is in her late 70's)

Having said that... if anyone knows when the Archer dolls will be in stores, or what the URL is to buy them online--please email me. Someone asked me the other day, and the info must have slipped through my fingers last time I heard it.

May 12

Pre-Editorial -- Season Finale 
Let's Not Even Wait, Let's Scream Now
Yup, my throat is already sore from the sound that came out of it a few minutes ago, when my brother, who happened to be just bored enough to visit Star Trek's official website, came across the lovely news that Enterprise's season finale will be... you guessed it -- a cliffhanger. NOOOOOooooooooo... We'll come back in the fall. We promise! But please, just don't torture us... Haven't we been good fans all season? Even when the episodes were really  boring? Okay, so I'm the last to find this out. Shoot me. Better yet, shoot whoever came up with this idea in the first place. I had a really uneasy feeling the other day when reading that The Best of Both World's, apparently Star Trek's very first season-ender cliff-hanger caused The Next Generation (TNG) to be the biggest hit... Okay, if you can make Enterprise take off as well as TBOBW did for TNG, maybe I'll forgive you.

CDs -- Enterprise Soundtrack Release
 This Tuesday Universal Music will release the official Enterprise Soundtrack album, containing the series' main theme (both versions) and original episode music, including ... 'Archer's Theme' (okay I'm intrigued). Also included, an enhanced CD portion playable on most PCs,  including profiles of the cast and crew, web links, and a video of Watson performing 'Faith of the Heart.  More details and where to buy can be found at Trek Today (Bonus: buy through their link to Amazon and you support their website).

May 10

Milestones -- One Year Ago Today
I have 12 more minutes before midnight to announce:
Today is the one year anniversary of Scott being signed for Enterprise.
If you can still celebrate in the next 12 minutes--or live in another time zone--have at it! And from the East Coast--a very big YAHOO!!
and if you want to relive those heady days of "how did we end up here?" check out the Enterprise Rumors Page...

May 8

Interview Online -- From Late Late Show
Scott's interview from last night can be found in abbreviated transcript form at Trek Today or you can watch it in Real Video on MediaTrek.com
thanks to Trek Today

May 5

DVD -- Cats Don't Dance?
Apparently Warner Home Video is planning on releasing Cats Don't Dance onto DVD in the somewhat near future.. more details at animationondvd.com
thanks to Barbara

May 4

Picture, Magazine -- Scott at Toy Fair
Debbie O has sent Trudy a lovely pic of Scott with his doll at the NY Toy Fair in Feb 2002 from Star Trek: the Magazine #92 which can be ordered here.
thanks to Debbie

April 29

Print -- New TV Guide Issues
from Joanne who figured out what TV Guide is doing...
TV Guide has printed a regular magazine-sized tribute issue devoted entirely to Star Trek in all its incarnations. There are at least 2 different covers, each showing 3 ST characters on a striking silver-holographic background. [One of them] has ARCHER with Kirk and Picard.
There are articles on each series, and on individual characters. They.. pick the best episodes of each series. For Enterprise so far they picked Broken Bow, Shuttlepod One, and Dear Doctor.
[Also there is] a fantastic picture of Capt. Archer on p. 12, and they also give best episodes by Captain--the best "Archer" episodes are Broken Bow, Shadows of P'Jem, and Rogue Planet.
The cover says the magazine can be displayed until July 22, 2002, but given what happened with the weekly TV Guide, I wouldn't gamble they'll be around that long!
thanks to Joanne

Pictures -- Hamilton Benefit
Janey has a lot of pictures from the Benefit at her site. Check the side menus for even more pix.
thanks to Janey and those who sent her pix...

April 24

Review -- from a fan.. maybe
My brother seems to have been impressed enough with tonight's ep of Enterprise to write a piece on it. Not detailed but apparently positive.
thanks Jay

April 20

Interview, Print -- New Newsletter
Emma and Diane have started a new fan newsletter/zine and their first issue will have an exclusive issue with Scott. More info can be found at their site--Essentially Enterprise. (They like to alliterate.)

April 18

TV Guide -- To Order Scott's Cover only
You can call 1-888-TVGUIDE and order just the one issue of the magazine. This info was given to Janey by TV Guide
thanks to Janey

Pictures -- At least one
I have uploaded one of my pictures. It's rather large...

Off Topic -- Ally McBeal ends
Thanks to Rick Berman and Brannon Braga for giving Scott a show so I could have a favorite show as my (actually) favorite show announced today that it was ending. David E. Kelley had told us long ago that he only planned the show to go for five years. Ally filled most of the gap between Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Enterprise for me. Once and Again also ended, running its finale this past Monday
thanks to Philip and TK and now back to Scott

My Pictures -- Looking for a home
I got my pictures from the Reception yesterday and am currently looking for a place online to store them so you can see even more pictures of Scott from this weekend. I only shot one roll as I was playing with my brother's videocam and generally walking around etc.
I shall get them online as soon as I can. Obviously, the picture of me and Scott (when will I learn not to tilt my head?) will be up sooner. Maybe tonight. And of course, lots of  reports and pix can be found at Trudy's message board.
Stay tuned.

April 17

Awards -- A Girl Thing
Additionally Scott told us on Saturday night that What Girls Learn had won a gold medal Parents' Choice Award (a first for a Showtime show). Info on the Awards can be found here.
thanks to Scott (wow! I think that's the first time I ever thanked Scott for info here... neat!) and to Janey for the PCA page link!

Interview -- Scott and Dean
can be found at Zap2it.com
there are some spoilers, depending on your definition. Scott also discusses his work schedule on Enterprise vs. Quantum Leap
also in discussion of a Quantum Leap movie, Dean calls Universal "idiots"
nice stock picture of Scott too. I'm assuming that's Chelsea's hair to the side...
thanks to Trek Today

April 16

Hamilton Benefit -- Jo's Report and Pictures
Can be found on her Hamilton Event Page.  Jo's regular Scott pix and all other fandoms can be accessed from her home page at JoOrl.com
thanks to Jo

Movie News -- Role of a Lifetime (aka Ghost of a Chance)
Over the weekend we heard that the movie had been aired in France, March 5th, dubbed in French. Emma has found the following info on some French website. The translation, if far from perfect, is from Babelfish. If you speak French, we would appreciate a more precise translation (thanks)
"ROLE OF A LIFETIME:
American telefilm of Anthony Alda. With Scott Bakula (Bobby), Kathryn Morris (Chelsea) popular Actor, Bobby Cellini is known to be a particularly odious man. For some time, success is not any more with go. Whereas it seeks a role to start again its career, Bobby is victim of a terrible road accident.
Sounds interesting.
Thanks to Emma

Behind the Scenes -- Dean on Enterprise
Not a BTS show, alas, but... Trek Today's report can be found here. They can also lead you to some pictures and more reportage from other sites and SFX Magazine articles.

Enterprise -- Wrap, Party, and Hiatus (hey! better late than never)
I'm sure you all know by now, The Enterprise cast and crew [last] Tuesday completed principal photography on the season finale. ...Production on season two is set to commence in June, after 10 weeks of hiatus.
this and some spoilers from Trek Today from last week when I was not home.

April um.... 15?

Quick overview -- the latest stuff here
There are reports and pix from the weekend elsewhere. I have a couple of links. Scott will likely be seen on E! and Extra before the Enterprise Ep with Dean airs, the anthem is back up and I believe Janey is sending a copy to Jay (since she made the file and he doesn't need 15 copies of it), I got a really nice autograph and very little sleep (current as of  6:32pm EDT)

Greetings -- Weekend
Just a note to those I met this weekend for the first time--if I was a bit scattered, maybe it was the parking... or maybe it was just Scott's presence or impending presence (yes, I'm a fan--so sue me!) If I didn't say Hi with sufficient fervor--it really was great to meet you guys, and wonderful to see everyone else again too! Or as Scott put it--the new faces and the old friends. I think you guys did your usual wonderful job of impressing everyone who met you that Scott's fans are as impressive as he is. If not in entertainment industry talent, definitely in character, kindness and welcoming.
I'm going to go and actually read some reports, okay?
thanks again

PS... After reading Ralph's question regarding website and Scott's reply, I gathered my courage and showed him a printout of ..whatever I could fit on one page (and the light blue decided to print in aqua, so I had to explain that it really is more readable online). So, while I never want to be an official site (trust me, from my friends who run those types of sites--it's quite complex being in that kind of position), at least Scott now knows I'm nuts enough to be one of the people doing this "website stuff," and he didn't laugh at me. 
So I'm happy. I don't have a lot of stuff signed by Scott -- I hardly ever ask, and never in person (this was my first time doing that) -- but this is really special to me. If anyone cares what he wrote, let me know. My friends are still trying to scrape "puddled Pam" from the floor and ceiling, but I figure, it's only earth-shaking to me.
Now, for those of you who still think I'm trying to be "important" -- go back and re-read this whole section: Scott has probably forgotten by now that I even exist. But that was never my goal here. It just happened that I got to tell him for a moment and he didn't laugh at me.

Hamilton Reports -- a few from Trudy's board
The denizens there have posted a few reports to this thread (save you a bit of time at least)
thanks to Helene, Donna and Karen (I think)

Hamilton Pictures -- Kristy's page
Haven't gotten to the developers myself yet (and that was my goal for yesterday too, but I was somewhat braindead due to lack of ability to get to sleep (or stay there)). Check out Kristy's pictures page and stay tuned for reports.
thanks to Kristy

Scott sings Online -- Anthem returns
PhoenixChi has offered to host the Anthem and it's online again --  you can again access it from this page
thanks PhoenixChi

Just me -- She's Baaack, but not quite conscious just yet
It's Monday I think. Took a red-eye, pretty much haven't slept in two days. Now downloading 287 pieces of new email...check for news, actually hoping not to find any just yet (oh darn, I just heard an alert..) and then to bed. No film developed yet--I was lucky to manage to drive to the airport.... Oh yeah, managed to avoid hitting Scott's car with mine (rental) Saturday night--or so I'm told.
Pictures when I get them developed...
Kay, I will call you... You want to hear me bubble, don't you?
Scott and Jay--thank you, thank you, thank you....  
Kristy, did you want those back? ;-) (thanks)
I'm sure there are reports up on Trudy's board..
More after I SLEEP.

April 9 

Print -- More TV Guide Covers
According to an ad in next week's TV Guide, the issue for the week starting April 13 is apparently going to have 35 different covers, honoring each incarnation of Star Trek. It appears that Scott has his own cover :-)
thanks to mopapa (cause I haven't even opened my TVG yet)

Where did those files go?-- 7am
packing continues, film at 11...
Actually just a few reminder notes. I'll be leaving tomorrow, Wednesday, super early (as in--"no one should even be alive at this hour"). If nothing breaks, I'll bring back pix, reports, etc. If not, someone else will...
in the meantime
as of tomorrow, news, if I have any, will be posted on the message board
if you don't mind digging thru the Scott drool, you can go direct to my #2 source -- Trudy's message board. (personally, I like fan banter, but some people are in a hurry :-) )
Also, I ditched a lot of KB's from this page last night, so it would load faster and not wear out the bandwidth. So a lot of old news has been moved to page 2. Not the best solution, just the fastest. If some of the links in the menu to the left don't work, try digging thru pages two and three... I'll try to sort this out later, but.. you know... life. (At the rate I'm going, I'll have jet lag before I even land.)
Reports and pix to follow. The first ones will probably be on Trudy's board.
please pardon any typos. Brain-dead now.

April 8

Behind the Scenes -- Enterprise April Fools Prank on Scott
Dominic Keating told the audience at a convention this weekend about an April Fool's Day prank the cast pulled on Scott. "We'd discovered that years and years ago, Scott Bakula had done this, well, musical dance commercial for Canada Dry Ginger Ale. So we found a copy of the ad and managed to get it put up on the Bridge view screens when Scott wasn't there. We all had Canada Dry cans and when Scott came through the bridge doors for his scene, we all broke out into this 'Goin' Back To Canada Dry' song and dance!"
thanks to TrekToday and Trek 5

April 5 11:54PM EST

Audio -- Anthem Clip online and report!
For those of you who are unable to access the hockey game from the link below, I have an mp3 file of Scott singing the anthem, which Janey nicely shared with me.
thanks to Janey

April 3

Reviews -- The Home-Grown Variety
Didn't know till today my brother had done a slight review of "Acquisition" but check it out!

April 2

LA Area News/Enterprise Wrap Date -- National Anthem
From Scott's Publicist via Project Quantum Leap -- Scott will be singing the National Anthem at the LA Kings-Detroit Red Wings hockey game on Thursday April 4. 

Also, as I may have noted previously, Enterprise will wrap for the season on April 8.
thanks to Jay, Margaret, and Emma

March 31

Review -- Assessment of Enterprise 1st season
from New York Newsday as summarized on Trudy's Scott Bakula Fan Forum
thanks to Barbara

March 30

Site news -- Email addresses
The lovely people who run the redirect service at the iname.com address are starting to charge, and I'm not paying. So, soon the ashworth@iname address will be dead. Before fixing the 100 or pages that list that address, I'm just going to tell you all. You can reach me @bakulanews.com. The domain (bakulanews.com) doesn't care what you put before the @sign... Pam, webmaster, info, MickeyMouse--really, all of them will get to me. It all gets redirected to Mindspring, which is my actual account... just a little less memorable
--Pam

March 26

Old Interviews -- Broken links and such
I've been informed that the link to the Playgirl interview, which was on Gianna's site, is broken. In order to prevent further link breakage, I have created a page for the interviews (there were two--I have part of the first one and all of the second) and the link is above.

Interview -- Scott Answers Your Questions
E!online has posted Scott's answers to the questions submitted to him. The set of Q&A's, which is at least 3 web pages long, starts on this page
thanks to Freda

March 21

Interview -- Scott talks about USS Enterprise crew
As noted elsewhere, three crew members of the carrier USS Enterprise have been on set as extras on Enterprise. In this article I haven't been able to locate the exact source of, Scott talks about the ship and crew, his father and future plans.
"We've kind of had a relationship with them since last year -- certainly with what happened on Sept. 11th elevated that," said Scott. "There's a connection obviously in the past with USS Enterprise and the Enterprise in the franchise.
We've been very connected to the crew. We've been sending them tapes of the shows, taped messages and we've been getting back things. It's fantastic that they can make it here.
I think we're continuing a tradition. And I would like to think that if there comes a time that we have this capability of actually putting this kind of a ship or something similar to it into space, I would hope one of the first names they pick out will be Enterprise."
Plans are in the works for Bakula and other cast and crew to visit USS Enterprise in the future.
"I can't wait. I hope that will work out," Bakula said. "I've never been on an aircraft carrier; I've only seen them in the movies." Bakula, whose father served in the Navy as a pilot, is looking forward to the experience. "I'm sure it will be really eye-opening to be there in real life and see what's going on." 
I'm not yet sure of the source of this article but 
thanks to Pam on alt.tv.scott-bakula newsgroup, Journalist Seaman Mark Wagner, USS Enterprise Public Affairs, and the people on the Jag mailing list

March 14

Award Nominations -- Saturn Awards nominates Enterprise *and* Scott
The nominations for the 28th annual Saturn Awards have been announced
...On the television side, UPN captured nine noms thanks to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (news - Y! TV)" and "Enterprise," both of which were nominated for best network television series [along with a bunch of others]. These awards are determined by the  "voting members of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films"
Scott is nominated in the 'Best Actor on Television' category The Saturn awards will be presented in June in Century City.
For more details on nominees, check this article at Zap2it.com 
thanks to Yahoo News Alerts :-) and TrekToday.com

March 13

Pictures--From UPN Stars at the Twin Palms
are now (and probably have been) available at Wire Image. You are going to have to do a search for Bakula. The thumbnails are tiny, but I don't know anyone who can afford the monthly fee to join.....
for the event itself -- this is the first I've heard of it (some fan I am! I must have been distracted.) I was actually looking for pix from the appearances on USS Enterprise crew on Enterprise, which was apparently shot last Tuesday. I tripped over these ones by accident.
As for that story, PR Newswire decided to be nice and post it, so here it is.

Audio Interview -- Radio, September 2001
This is an advance warning :-)
Scott's St. Louis Interview has finally been uploaded. You will find download instructions on the page.

March 10

Interview -- Newsday
Scott's interview with Newsday can now be found online. There is also a color picture in the print edition, which you can find at Barbara's website.

March 7

Interview -- Scott Q&A online
Project Quantum Leap submitted questions to Scott a few days before his New York appearances. You can find Scott's answers at their site
thanks to Donna

March 2 ( 7 am--haven't been to bed yet)

Live Appearance--Los Angeles
FRIENDS OF MUSICAL THEATRE PRESENTS:
"YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS 2"
A BENEFIT FOR MUSICAL THEATRE AT HAMILTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 2002 ONLY
Check out the Benefit page, for info and reports from last year.
A video of the Reception (not the show) will be forthcoming. As of May 26, it's not ready yet.

Message Board --Trudy's Board moves
Trudy's Scott Bakula Fan Forum has moved to a different board server to increase the number of posts that can stay up at one time. Traffic was getting heavy :-)

February 27

Video -- Luminarias Release
Luminarias was released in VHS and DVD for sale yesterday. (Hint, the DVD is far less expensive, I suggest buying a player. Really.) Sleeping Giant Productions suggests you try Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, your local video store, or you can order it online from www.amazon.com.

February 21

For TV Tapers -- Studios nearing anti-copying tech for TV
..While the current proposal is limited, watermarking technology ultimately could wind up barring consumers from copying their favorite shows or movies off the air, as they are routinely able to do with VCRs or digital video recorders such as TiVo.
for more on this story and its sources, please check out my synopsis

Conventions -- The Scott kind, England, Philadelphia?
A reminder of UK LEAP's website. Their Con is to be in 2003
thanks to Amanda, this time
Also if you are interested in a Con in the US, Audrey Lynn is taking a poll to see whether there in interest in having a small Con in Philadelphia in 2003 or 2004. You can email her if you might be interested in attending
For those of you who are new to Regional Quantum Leap Con's, they are usually small and cozy (100 fans or less) and may have guest stars but not Scott or Dean, although sometimes Scott has done a telephone Q&A with, or a taped interview for the fans. Much video and extensive drooling are usually features. :-) Sleeping and eating are usually not practiced ;-)

February 20

Interview Summary -- Scott TV interview in LA today
Apparently Scott did a live-from-the-set interview with KTTV's morning show. A summary can be found on Trudy's Scott Bakula Fan Forum board
thanks to Helene

February 13

Fan Reports -- NYC
Anyone interested in reports from Scott's New York appearances can check out Trudy's Scott Bakula Fan Forum message board. Barbara and Helene have posted reports as well as pictures from the book signing. Get them before they expire from the board.

February 12

Video Online -- Daily Show AND Rosie
If you missed the Daily Show or Rosie MediaTrek has them in Real Video format.

February 11

Print -- Interview and Cover Pic -- Where to buy
For those of you who were interesting in the MetroSource article, Scott has the cover (nice pic -- which you can see here)
Went to Barnes & Noble today, they'd never heard of it. So, if you are looking... somewhere... it seems it would be in the alternate lifestyles section.
If you cannot find it in your area, you can order the magazine from BooksAMillion.com. I followed the link that I got from Project Quantum Leap's website, which should mean, if you use the link about, they will get credit and a donation to the Arthur McCready Trust. If you're not completely positive (tho I did compare the URL to the one I got accessing BAM directly, and it *was* different) you can go to Project Quantum Leap's website and follow the links to BAM from there (and also find out about the charity).
thanks to Jill for being so creative

February 10

Screening, Germany -- German Convention screens Luminarias
A screening of the movie 'Luminarias' starring Scott Bakula is planned during the FedCon X - Star Trek convention in Bonn, Germany (May, 10-12th, 2002). Details aren't worked out yet but check the RAB! site for information about the movie and news
thanks to Bettina and Jana

Enterprise Spacesuits
This is a quote from Dominic Keating from an article in the November issue of Star Trek: the Magazine, on sale now in the UK regarding Enterprise's really heavy spacesuits. You can also find a transcript at Cy Fy Pulse (no more on Scott)
"I have a particular left hand rhomboid issue, have done for years, and Scott I know has a tweaked nerve in his right side and you see the pain. I'm hoping that by series two, we've discovered some cute little mask that helps us breathe anywhere!"

Scott's PSA
It's official, I love Trekkers. For those of you who haven't been able to see the PSA that Scott did for the American Red Cross, you can find it at MediaTrek
thanks to Emma

Life as a House page
The page for Life as a House has been created. Synopsis, plot, details, release dates and all past announcements have been archived there.
The movie is scheduled for limited release on October 26, with wide release on November 2
honorable mention to Jay Ashworth for editing

What Girls Learn page
The page for What Girls Learn has been updated. Synopsis, plot, details, spoilers, articles, some airdates and all past announcements (everything but the pictures) have been archived there.

October 19

October 16

Star Trek Communicator Issue 135
is on the stands. Scott is on the cover (alone). There's an interview with him inside. Not sure yet if there is anything new. The cost was $5.95 US $6.95 Canadian and the issue is 135.
By the way, there's a "pull-out poster" and my mother wants to know --"Why do they always have him in the crease?" (I guess it's better than the staples in Entertainment Weekly).

Enterprise Crew likes ..um... Enterprise
The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, when not busy with their respective duties you-know-where, have been viewing episodes of Paramount's ``Enterprise'' series on the mess deck. The showbiz troupe has received their positive comments. The TV crew at Paramount is continuing to supply 'em with copies of ``Enterprise'' episodes. E-mail received from one crew member noted, ``We are all looking forward to watching the series regularly when we get home.''
from Army Archerd, Daily Variety
thanks to Donna

Barbara really finishes transcribing Mark & Brian interview
Mark & Brian transcript Part 6 (final portion)
Mark & Brian transcript Part 5
Mark & Brian transcript Part 4
Mark & Brian transcript Part 3
Mark & Brian transcript Part 2
Transcript of the Mark & Brian show Part 1 9-26-01
thanks again to Barbara for the hard work of transcribing!

October 14

Good words about Scott
Barbara has posted a nice review of What Girls Learn on the QLIK message board. It's positive, but most of it concerns the "girls." I just want to pull what Diane Werts says about Scott:
Many things that don't deserve a bad rap seem to get one anyway. Long Island ax-cents. Nostalgia. Having a good cry. Being a 13-year-old girl. Films made for the entire family.
That all of these can be immensely satisfying is proven in Showtime's sublime Sunday drama, "What Girls Learn," which also gives a good name to letting actors produce their own movies. Scott Bakula... does the honors here, and you want to write the guy a blank check for his next effort.
could she? please? I'd like to see Night Never Ending...
thanks to Barbara

October 13

I think it's just Scott *week*.... (and I can live with that :-) I just want to lie down now)

Entertainment Weekly Enterprise Cover Story!
You can read the article (it's not the complete article -- go buy the issue) and see the Cover at this link.
It's on newsstands now. October 19 Issue.
thanks again to Helene

Marilyn Beck Interviews Scott
The interview can be found here. There is also a short video clip, probably from E!s Totally Tube special. 

Pictures of Scott and Chelsea from What Girls Learn Premiere
can be found at Wire Image. You will have to do a search for Bakula.. They are a bit small, but all I have found so far.

Missed Scott on TV?
For those who missed it (or live outside the US), you can find clips of Scott on The View  or  The (CBS) Early Show at Voyager's Delights. I haven't checked, but I am assuming they are the complete interviews. Trekkers do stuff like this, cause they know how to :-) (and we love them for it).
thanks to Helene, and the Trekkers

October 12

Video of Scott from What Girls Learn Premiere
Scott talks about the attacks...
There is also an article (not much of Scott in there, but you can watch the video for that) and some small pictures
thanks to Tes on the West Wing list for giving me a clue where to look

Ratings
I said I wouldn't do this... You need to know why. If you wander over to the Mr. & Mrs. Smith section, I believe you can still find remnants of our watching the (dismal) ratings back then. But when was the last time a Star Trek series got cancelled? If you said 1969, you win. Having said that, the folks at TrekToday are calling the ratings "worrying audience loss" and if you really want to read a lot, you can visit this article at Media Week where they say:
New programming scorecard:
-The Tradition Lives On (A):
Enterprise (UPN)
or just grab all your friends who are not Trekkers and tie them down and have them watch this show (though many people will not recommend episode two). For non Sci-Fi fans like me, all that green grass and blue sky was a reassuring sight. (I also liked Star Trek 4, as it took place on Earth, present day, and was funny).
On the up-side, those male demographics are still into it:
Enterprise remained the top-rated new drama among all the networks in several important key demographics. These include adults 18-34, where 'Strange New World' scored a 4.8 rating / 14 share, men 18-34 (5.8/18), men 18-49 (6.4/17), men 25-54 (7.2/17) and male teens (3.8/13).
According to TrekToday
I'm going to go watch the View again....

TV Guide Online
has a nice pic of Scott and Elizabeth Perkins from the premiere of What Girls Learn, which airs Sunday on Showtime
thanks to Dawn

New Enterprise Screen Captures (of the blue Hanes and more)
on this page at Jo's Quantum Cafe

October 10

More pictures from What Girls Learn
are on the message board. I think he looks a bit like Sonny Bono...

October 9--Happy Birthday to Scott

New Screen Captures
There are 7 pages of new screen captures from Fight or Flight at Proxcentauri

October 8

Late Boomers Reports
I've gathered together all the news articles regarding Late Boomers, and made a page for them. I've also resurrected Sue and Janice's reports from out of my email files, for those of you who missed them.

October 7

Ghost of a Chance update
Scott's project, Ghost of A Chance has been picked up by PorchLight Entertainment (producers of The Trial Of Old Drum), re-titled Role of A Lifetime, and is planned for release as a feature film. Scott stars in Role of A Lifetime as Bobby.
PorchLight is planning international distribution for this movie.  No word yet on US distribution yet.
thanks to Donna of Project Quantum Leap

EXTRA interview 
For those of you who missed EXTRA last week, their website had a video. It was gone, then it returned. Check to see if it's still up. They may still have the photos, and a short synopsis of their article.
thanks to Helene

October 6

Papa's Angels theme
has been found online at HollywoodThing.com (right click on this link and choose Save)

Another Good (and Large) picture of Scott
can be found at iF Magazine

Enterprise Novel, Behind the Scenes section
An extract from Diane Carey's 'Broken Bow' novelization has been posted here at Psi Phi (no mention of Archer in this excerpt). The novelization, which includes a bonus behind-the-scenes section, can be purchased from Amazon.com or
those of you wishing to support the McCready Trust can use PQL's link.
The book is $13.96 from either site.

Enterprise in the UK
According to EnterpriseUK.tv, Enterprise will debut in the United Kingdom on video in March 2002. The full report can be found here

Reviews
If you need to read more reviews TrekToday has a round-up.

October 5

New Pictures
StarTrek.com's Media Library is featuring three really nice pix of Scott from the next episode. You may also want to check this page on the official site's Media Library for pix from past eps

Special Enterprise edition of the Star Trek Communicator.
You can see the cover and/or order online at Star Trek Communicator. Trek Web has a preview available here, Portions of the interview with Scott are below. If you get only one issue, make sure it is the one with the Scott interview.

Video of Late Late Show
for those of you who live outside the US, I have finally located video of Scott on the Late Late Show. If this site doesn't work, try Section 31 for more ideas.

New Scott Interview
from an article that will appear in the next issue of Star Trek: Communicator which features interviews with the entire cast. Here is Scott's portion:
"My biggest fear coming here was that the [stage] crew that's been here forever, and had just rolled over the last huge VOYAGER episode and had a week off and were back shooting the pilot, would be, like, 'Yeah, just get in the chair, whatever, and we'll shoot you.' But they are so jazzed and excited... it's been great so far."...
If Archer is to be the closest thing to the bare-knuckled Kirk since James T. himself, that equals a lot of what Hollywood calls "running and jumping." "I just heard that I get my ass kicked in the next episode, actually!" Bakula laughs (in "The Andorian Incident"). "It's pretty physical. And they're enjoying writing to that... the pilot was very physical...."
The Hollywood trade papers reported in May that the actor had been seeking greater creative input into his captain than past TREK leads, but today he waves that off as untrue.
"The only creative stake I have in it is I want it to be as good as it can be. Rick and Brannon and I talk about character and plot and all that stuff, but not in any kind of a 'veto power' way."....
If fans don't see him in person or online right away, this assured veteran of the Leapers' conventions asks for their patience. "I have no plans right now," he smiles. "My goal right now is to give everything I can to each episode and really get the show off to a great start, promote that, and let everybody get their feet underneath them. Then we'll see where everything else takes us. I want to deliver a great show and hopefully a great captain and continue the tradition."
More of the article can be found online at TrekWeb 
thanks to Helene for finding and excepting this!

Ratings--week 2
"Enterprise'' (9.18 million, 4.6/13) retained an impressive 73% of its premiere 18-49 rating (4.6 vs. 6.3), finishing second to ABC in the 8 p.m. hour. That 27% falloff is better than the 33% drop that ``Star Trek: Voyager" experienced with the first episode following its premiere on UPN in 1995.
"Enterprise'' won its hour in all adult male demos.
this info from Yahoo News thanks to Helene. Ratings can also be found at Zap2it if you are into great detail, or visit this article at TrekToday to find out what at 27% drop in ratings really isn't bad.
I'll also note that I'm not going to obsess over the ratings for this show, so unless they suddenly spike through the roof, this is probably the last you will be hearing on ratings. If you want me to keep posting them, drop me an email and let me know.

October 4

Trekker/Scott fan reviews Enterprise
My friend Sara sent me this review tonight, as it just sort of poured itself out of her head and onto her keyboard, and she had nowhere better to send it :-). And since I've been missing her writing, I'm going to publish it.

What Girls Learn Pictures
can be found in this post on the message board
and also at Showtime's website
thanks to Helene, Billie, and Janey for sharing

Scott on ET
TrekToday mentions some of Scott's comments, with a link to video clips
Spirits were high on the set of Enterprise last week as news spread [that] the show's incredible, out-of-this-world premiere pulled in the second highest ratings ever for the Paramount network -- second only to the premiere of Voyager in 1995
"I'm very happy, are you kidding me?" Bakula told ET's Mark Steines. "I walked on the lot, and Steve, our security guy, said, 'Congratulations Scott!" Scott was overjoyed with the success of the show's debut, and a week after the big premiere screening on the Paramount lot, chose to lay low and watch the first airing of Enterprise at home with his family. He said, "You work hard, you do the stuff, and you hope somebody shows up to watch it."
Access Hollywood also featured a quick tour of the ship, hosted by Scott.
there is more of Scott at this link for ET's video worth the download if you don't get ET where you live

October 3

Another picture of Scott
from the premiere screening can be found at 13th Street
thanks to Sheena

TrekToday -- Scott on Late Late Show
TrekToday has a summary and quotes from Scott in this article
There is mention of a video file, but I haven't been able to find it.

Ray Bunch joins 'Enterprise' musical staff
Former Quantum Leap composer Velton Ray Bunch has joined the Star Trek musical staff, giving Enterprise a current total of four composers
thanks to Scott Fan and TrekToday
--personally, I want that little theme from the ...Singer Episode of Mr & Mrs Smith that was reused on the Pretender (twice) to show up in some episode

October 2

Same old article, new picture
Actually the picture is old as well, but I don't think a lot of people have seen this one--and it's soooo cute. Does anyone know where it's from?
thanks to Kristy

Steam Heat
For those of you who weren't able to go to the Hamilton Benefit in February, Ralph has a Windows Media (Audio) file of Scott and Chelsea singing Steam Heat. Visit his audio page and scroll down (right click on the link to save before playing)..
Before you even ask, I have no idea where he got it.

Reviews
I can't do this better than Helene, so, for those of you who don't read the message board, I'm going to just quote her

Delta Blues
"Bakula's Archer is the one to watch, since the captain's presence will likely make or break the series. His performance was a bit uneven--not wildly so compared to some of the other Trek pilots, but noticeable to someone who's watched him elsewhere. The dialog didn't always help, but again this ought to settle down in time. In action scenes, with non-verbal reaction shots, I saw plenty of promise. I wasn't expecting a seasoned captain--he's Starfleet's first real Starship commander, and he was on his first mission. He's not going to swagger like Kirk. He may know every admiral by their first name, but he's also the kid of the guy who built the drive, so it's more a personal than a professional quest. The flashback scenes helped fill in some of his motivation, and his strengths and flaws.

Cynic's Corner?
THE BOTTOM LINE: A surprisingly good start. Who'd have thought?
CYNICS CORNER RATING: 8.0

At http://members.tripod.com/~jetcmonkee/
the author gave the show a 9 out of 10 and wrote:
Archer: I already like him! He doesn't really remind me of any of the other Captains, which is good. He's his own guy, and he seems both friendly and commanding. My favorite Archer scene? The LOOK on his face when Tucker beamed him up! That was priceless! He looked like he would much rather have taken his chances with the Suliban. My favorite Archer line? "If I'm going to pull this off, there are things I need to leave behind. Things like preconceptions, and holding grudges." With an attitude like that, I'd follow him anywhere.
many thanks to Helene

September 30

What Girls Learn pictures
Barbara has posted these screen captures from What Girls Learn
What Girls Learn page 5
What Girls Learn page 6
thanks to Barbara

The Logo
In case you were wondering, the new logo was created by my brother Jay

September 29

Pictures
Screen captures, actually, tons of them (including the blue Hanes) at TrekEnterprise.com
thanks to Emma, who is still waiting for her tape

Trek Today is sharing its Episode Guide
I'll move this later
 
thanks to Lisa

September 28

First Ratings
ENTERPRISE BEAMS UP BIG RATINGS: The premiere of ..Enterprise, notched out-of-this-world ratings Wednesday night — at least by UPN standards. According to preliminary data, the Scott Bakula-led series finished a strong second place from 9-10 pm — behind CBS's 60 Minutes II at 8 pm and a rerun of NBC's The West Wing at 9 pm.
from TVGuide.com

Overnight Ratings--Massive--YIPPPPPEEEEEE!!!!
this is from TrekToday, (source Zap2it.com), cuts and some commentary from me
These are the overnight ratings from the top 47 television markets in the country. The final national ratings, measuring all markets, should be available within a few days.
Enterprise got ... ratings not seen since the early seasons of Star Trek: Voyager and beating all networks besides NBC, with a 9.9 overnight rating and a 15 share. This means that out of all the households with television sets in America, approximately 9.9% were tuned in to Enterprise, while of those households actually watching TV, 15% were watching Enterprise.
The second hour of 'Broken Bow' took in slightly higher ratings than the first hour, [meaning people didn't tune out, except for the West Wing rerun].
In the 8-9 timeslot, Enterprise lifted UPN to second place among the six major networks. Only CBS managed to narrowly beat Enterprise with 60 Minutes II.. 
ABC's My Wife and Kids placed third with an 8.4/13, two Fox comedies (5.6/9), NBC's Lost (4.6/7) and the WB movie (2.4/3).
9-10pm: Enterprise was beaten by a first-season repeat of West Wing, 10.4/15. 'Broken Bow' again easily beat all other shows, including The Drew Carey Show (6.6/10), CBS's The Amazing Race (6.0/9), Fox's Love Cruise (5.7/9) and the WB movie
As for Trek ratings, Enterprise beat the Voyager finale, and only one Voyager ep seemed to have more ratings
As Star Trek tends to be most popular in large urban markets, the premiere's final ratings will likely be a bit lower than the overnight ratings.
thanks to TrekToday.

Pam's voyage to Enterprise--News follows, feel free to skip this
I won't take up too much of your time, but, 
Driving into Tampa, we saw a Billboard, I was excited. It said "Come aboard, we've been expecting you." My brother started singing the theme to the Love Boat :-) (knew I'd heard that phrase before!). When we got near, Klingons lined the streets, holding signs, advertising the "event." It was all downhill from there. Screw-ups from the affiliate left us with no tape, only the snowy off-air episode itself, and the sound system (what sound system?) left us to lip-read the dialog which could hardly be heard over the conversation of the other fans.. (if it weren't for the tons of spoilers I have read, I'd have had an even harder time following the episode)
When I got home and watched the tape I learned--the episode was much more interesting with dialog! 

Scott quote from NandoTimes
"I saw every episode a couple times," star Scott Bakula said about the original "Trek." "Then the movies came out, and I wasthere."...."I love this relationship. The business with Spock constantly fighting with Bones (Dr. McCoy) - I always loved it."
Complete review at Nandotimes
thanks to Helene