Politicians aren't the only ones campaigning this Fall. An organization of Star Trek: Enterprise fans is campaigning to show support for their favorite show, collecting contributions from fans and similar organizations to publish an ad in the Hollywood Reporter on Friday, October 8, when the Fourth Season of Enterprise hits the airwaves.

According to press release from The Enterprise Project, the full page ad (the group's fifth in support of the show), will "welcome back the cast and crew of Enterprise, congratulate them on their fourth season premiere and extend the fans' best wishes for what promises to be an auspicious and successful new season of shows."

A second goal of the group is to raise funds to augment the show's publicity by focusing on advertising efforts at colleges and universities that are well recognized for their science, technology and engineering programs. The fan groups plan to have this section of the project in place for the beginning of November sweeps period, when ratings are especially important to shows.

Deadline for fan contributions to the Hollywood Reporter ad is September 30 and the Campus Poster project deadline will extend for two more weeks to October 14. Any funds collected in excess of the goals will be donated to The AIDS Service Center in Los Angeles. For more detailed information, visit The Enterprise Project.

Star Trek Alums Nab Ovation Award Nominations

The Los Angeles Stage Alliance announced the nominations for its annual Ovation Awards this week, honoring achievement in the Los Angeles theatre community, and there were numerous Star Trek alumni amongst the nominees.

Clarence Williams III scored a nomination for Lead Actor in a Play for his performance in "I Just Stopped by to See the Man" at the Geffen Playhouse. Williams played Omet'iklan in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "To the Death." In the same category, Jack Axelrod was nominated for "Visiting Mr. Green" at the International City Theatre, he played Chorus #2 in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Muse."

Marilyn Fox is nominated for Lead Actress in a Play for "Orpheus Descending" at the Pacific Resident Theatre. Fox played the Vori Woman in the Voyager episode "Nemesis."

For Lead Actress in a Musical, Amanda McBroom is nominated for "Lady MacBeth Sings the Blues" at the Rubicon Theatre Company. McBroom played Captain Phillipa Louvois in the Star Trek: The Next Generation classic "The Measure of a Man."

Norman Large scored two nominations, one for Lead Actor in a Musical (for "La Cage Aux Folles" at Musical Theatre West) and Featured Actor in a Musical (for "Phantom" at Performance Riverside). Large has a number of Star Trek credits, he played the Romulan Proconsul Neral in the TNG episodes "Unification, Part I and Part II," Maques in the TNG episode "Dark Page," the Lissepian Captain in the DS9 episode "Duet" and the Ocampa Man in the Voyager episode "Cold Fire."

In the category of Featured Actress in a Play, there are three actresses with Star Trek connections. Mariette Hartley, nominated for "Enchanted April" at the Pasadena Playhouse, played Zarabeth on the Original Series episode "All Our Yesterdays." Hartley is up against Deborah Strang for "The Price" at A Noise Within, she played Admiral T'Lara in the DS9 episode "Rules of Engagement." Also Carolyn Hennesy is nominated in the same category for "The Fan Maroo" at Theatre of NOTE. Hennesy did voice work on the Star Trek games "Star Trek: Away Team" and "Star Trek: Bridge Commander"

Amy Pietz is nominated for Featured Actress in a Musical for her work in "Company" at Reprise! Broadway's Best. She played Lt. Sandra Rhodes in the TNG episode "Bloodlines."

Two actors with Star Trek ties are nominated for Featured Actor in a Play. Larry Cedar is nominated for his performance in "Around the World in 80 Days" at The Colony Theatre Company, he played Dr. Nydrom in the DS9 episode "Armageddon Game," Tersa in the Voyager episode "Alliances" and Tessic in the Enterprise episode "Marauders." Cedar is up against Joseph Fuqua for his work in "All My Sons" at the Rubicon Theatre Company. Fuqua played Gordon in the DS9 episode "Rocks and Shoals."

This year's Ovation Awards ceremony will be held at the restored Orpheum Theatre on Broadway in the downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m. For more information, visit the Los Angeles Theatre Alliance.

Klingon Language Added to German News Site

Deutsche Welle, the German version of the BBC, has added Klingon to the list of over 30 languages on its Web site. "We should celebrate our 10-year presence in the online universe with a cross-border language," Deutsche Welle director Erik Bettermann said. "This should help users from other galaxies get an impression of Germany."

Deutsche Welle's Klingon pages are dated " 2379," and mentions that Germany is "an attractive holiday destination for Klingons and other extraterrestrial life forms." The site also recommends that Klingons visit Germany for the 2006's World Cup of Soccer, where Klingons may very well find willing participants in the Warrior's Head Butt. To see their site, click here.