Star Trek fans who have wondered what it would be like to wear an actual captain's uniform may now have the opportunity to answer that question.
The easy part is entering. First, Star Trek: Enterprise viewers can vote online at upn.com to pick their favorite episode from the past four seasons and then, separately, enter to win either the Grand Prize, a genuine Captain Archer Starfleet uniform, or be one of 25 to win the first season of the show on DVD. The three episodes receiving the most votes will be broadcast in ascending order on Friday, March 25, Friday, April 1 and Friday, April 8, all at 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT on UPN.
For those participating, you can watch video clips from the following 10 Enterprise episodes that have been handpicked by the executive producers:
Season One
"The Andorian Incident" — The Enterprise crew pays a friendly visit to an ancient Vulcan sanctuary, which has been seized by paranoid, combative Andorians.
"Dear Doctor" — The Enterprise crew encounters an alien race in desperate need of medical assistance, but Dr. Phlox refuses to help them because of his ethical beliefs.
"Shuttlepod One" — On a routine shuttlepod mission to investigate an asteroid field, Trip and Reed find themselves cut off from Enterprise and become convinced that it's been destroyed.
Season Two
"Dead Stop" — After docking with a mysterious, automated space station that inexplicably fixes everything, the Enterprise crew searches the unmanned station and discovers its unique and horrifying power source.
"Cogenitor" — The Enterprise crew encounters the Vissian, whose mating rituals require three genders to procreate. When Trip discovers that the "third gender" suffers from extreme discrimination, he takes matters into his own hands.
Season Three
"Twilight" — After an accident, Archer loses his short-term memory and wakes up 12 years later to find that Enterprise's mission has failed — the Xindi have destroyed Earth and are hunting for the remnants of humanity.
"Similitude" — After an engineering room accident leaves Trip severely injured, Dr. Phlox attempts to save the chief engineer by creating a clone named Sim-Trip, who surprises the crew with his accelerated growth and detailed memories of the real Trip's life.
"Azati Prime" — Enterprise finally arrives at the Xindi superweapon construction site, and despite a troubling glimpse into the future thanks to time-traveling crewman Daniels, a determined Archer pilots a suicide mission to destroy the bomb targeting Earth.
Season Four
"
The Forge" — After the
Enterprise crew is called to Vulcan to investigate the suicide bombing of Earth's embassy,
T'Pol receives a mysterious gift from her mother that leads her and Archer in search of a mysterious group of Vulcans.
"
Babel One" — Archer and the crew find themselves drawn into a dangerous situation when a secret
Romulan vessel begins attacking innocent ships on all sides, including
Enterprise.
After voting for their favorite episode, fans can separately enter into the contest. The Grand Prize-winner, who will receive Archer's Starfleet uniform, will be announced during the series finale on Friday, May 13. The 25 runners-up will receive the series' first season on DVD, scheduled to be released by Paramount Home Entertainment on Tuesday, May 3.
All submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on Monday, March 21. For official rules and restrictions, contest applications and additional information, please click the upn.com link below.