Summary
- In a rare appearance, Scott Bakula discusses Star Trek: Enterprise on The D-Con Chamber for the first time in years.
- Fans appreciate Star Trek: Enterprise more today after streaming the series on Netflix and Paramount+.
- The D-Con Chamber is the revamped version of The Shuttlepod Show, featuring big Star Trek names interviewed by Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating.
Scott Bakula returns to talk about Star Trek: Enterprise for the first time in years when he appears as a guest on The D-Con Chamber podcast on Sunday, August 11, at 11 am PST. The D-Con Chamber is hosted by Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating, who co-starred with Scott Bakula for four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula played Captain Jonathan Archer, while Trinneer portrayed Chief Engineer Commander Charles “Trip” Tucker III and Keating embodied Armory Officer Lieutenant Malcolm Reed. The D-Con Chamber can be found on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Star Trek: Enterprise aired from 2001-2005 on UPN (United Paramount Network). It was the last of an 18-year run of Star Trek series and films produced by Rick Berman, who co-created Enterprise with Brannon Braga. Enterprise (its original title minus the ‘Star Trek‘ prefix that was added for season 3 onward) was a prequel launched with lofty ambitions, including the hopes that it could follow Star Trek: The Next Generation and become a movie franchise. Yet despite a bona fide star in Scott Bakula and the show improving greatly in its fourth and final season, Star Trek: Enterprise wasn’t the hit in ratings and pop culture impact that TNG was, and UPN canceled Enterprise after 4 seasons.
Interest in Star Trek: Enterprise was renewed when the prequel series streamed on Netflix and Paramount+, with fans who skipped Enterprise during its UPN run now finding a greater appreciation for it.
Why Scott Bakula’s Return To Talk Star Trek Is A Big Deal
Bakula rarely discusses Star Trek
Scott Bakula appearing on The D-Con Chamber on Sunday, August 11th, is a big deal for Star Trek fans. Bakula rarely talks about Star Trek after he exited the franchise following Enterprise‘s cancelation. Bakula did reunite with his Enterprise cast mates for a roundtable discussion accompanying Star Trek: Enterprise‘s Blu-ray release, and Scott also joined William Shatner for his 2011 documentary, The Captains. Bakula usually skips Star Trek conventions, and it’s been about a decade or more since Scott joined his fellow Enterprise actors to discuss their shared Star Trek experience and memories. However, Bakula joined his fellow Star Trek luminaries to accept the Peabody Award for the Star Trek franchise in 2024, which perhaps set the stage for his D-Con Chamber guest spot.
It’s thrilling that Scott will join Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating to reminisce about Enterprise on The D-Con Chamber.
After Star Trek: Enterprise ended, Scott Bakula’s career continued to great heights. Scott was already renowned as the star of NBC’s Quantum Leap, portraying time-traveling hero Sam Beckett, before Bakula signed on to become Captain Jonathan Archer of the NX-01 Enterprise. Post-Star Trek, Bakula appeared in numerous TV series, films, and stage productions, including lead roles in Men of a Certain Age and NCIS: New Orleans. While Bakula has moved on from Star Trek, he remains indelibly connected to the final frontier as Captain Archer, and it’s thrilling that Scott will join Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating to reminisce about Enterprise on The D-Con Chamber.
The D-Con Chamber Is The New & Improved Shuttlepod Show
Scott Bakula’s episode is The D-Con Chamber’s season 1 finale
The D-Con Chamber is the next generation of the podcast that was formerly known as The Shuttlepod Show. In 2022, Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating launched The Shuttlepod Show, produced by Mark Cartier, as a successful vehicle to discuss not just Star Trek but the lives and careers of their fellow Star Trek actors. With Trinner’s probing questions and Keating as the irrepressible raconteur, The Shuttlepod Show hosted huge Star Trek names like Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, and LeVar Burton in its two seasons. Keating and Trinneer then exited The Shuttlepod Show in late 2023 and early 2024, revamping their podcast into a new incarnation.
Now produced by 455 Films, The D-Con Chamber (a fusion of Dominic and Connor’s names as well as a nod to the NX-01 Enterprise’s infamously sexy decontamination room) continues with a new look and energy, but Trinneer and Keating’s podcast still delves deeply into the lives and careers of its guests. The D-Con Chamber premiered with the biggest name in Star Trek – William Shatner – and its guests have included Star Trek: Discovery‘s Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Chieffo, and Star Trek: Picard‘s Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Peyton List, and showrunner Terry Matalas. Scott Bakula’s guest spot marks the season 1 finale of The D-Con Chamber, and his long-awaited Star Trek: Enterprise reunion with Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer will, no doubt, be one for the record books.
