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Based on a series of popular mystery novels by James Patterson, the ABC crime show Women's Murder Club received an abudance of pre-release publicity not so much because of its source material, but because it represented the long-overdue return to television of former Law&Order regular Angie Harmon. The actress was cast as San Francisco police homicide detective Lindsay Boxer, a woman whose near-obsessive dedication to her job had caused the breakup of her marriage to Lt. Tom Hogan (Rob Estes), who thanks to the machinations of the scriptwriters was now her boss at the department. Joining forces with three other women in the crimefighting profession, Lindsay specialized in solving allegedly unsolvable murder cases. Her collaborators included medical examiner Claire Washburn (Paula Newsome), who despite her "workaholic" habits was able to approach her job objectively, and to devote ample time to her wheelchair-bound husband Ed (Jonathan Adams) and her sons Derek (Neilan Benvegnu) and Nate (Drew Matthews); assistant DA Jill Bernhardt (Laura Harris), whose mystery-solving activities occasionally took a back seat to her romantic entanglements with defense attorney Hanson North (Kyle Secor) and doctor Luke Bowen (Coby McLaughlin); and newspaper reporter Cindy Thomas (Aubrey Dollar), who was tolerated by her colleagues--albeit just barely--because she possessed a photographic memory (It was Cindy who insisted upon referring to the foursome as the "Women's Murder Club", much to the discomfort of the other three. Other regular characters included Lindsay's steadfast police partner Warren Jacobi (Tyrees Allen), Jill's no-nonsense superior, Deputy DA Linda Park (Denise Kwon), and Tom Hogan's new bride Heather Donnelly (Ever Carradine), a kindergarten teacher. Combining CSI-style procedural drama with Grey's Anatomy-style soap opera, Women's Murder Club" debuted October 12, 2007. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Industry rumors were flying in 2004 that the fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise would be its last. Whether true or not, the cast and production crew proceeded with such enthusiasm and confidence that one would think the series had been renewed for the next ten years! The time frame is still the mid-22nd century, and the central setting remains the Enterprise NX-01, Earth's very first Warp Five starship. As ever, the ship's skipper is the bold and adventuresome Capt. Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), while numbering among the crew are sexy Vulcan science officer T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), resourceful chief engineer Trip (Connor Trinneer), haughty British munitions expert Malcolm (Dominic Keating), helmsman and space-travel vet Travis (Anthony "A.T." Montgomery), brainy communications officer Hoshi (Linda Park), and ebullient Denobulan doctor Phlox (John Billingsley). Season four begins with a two-part time-travel episode, as Archer and the crew are catapulted back to World War II, the outcome of which may be negatively altered by the ongoing Temporal Cold War (as established in season one). Things take a upbeat turn when, after a double victory in space, the crew returns to a hero's welcome on Earth -- but is all this hero worship a good thing, or has rampaging xenophobia reared its ugly head? And in later development, a criminal left over from the dreaded Eugenics Wars is back in business, and the results may spell the end of humankind.

Devotees of the original Star Trek and its spin-offs will, as in previous seasons, enjoy the subtle references to things to come in future decades. Especially worth noting is a midseason three-part story arc which has a direct relation to the classic Star Trek episode "Amok Time." In addition, several significant guest stars show up in the roles that have made them famous (or rather, will make them famous if one accepts the premise that Enterprise is merely a prologue). Ultimately, the season concludes as the Vulcan T'Pol receives some important news that will have a major, and very positive, effect on her future (can there possibly be a spin-off series for T'Pol in the offing?) -- but first, the Enterprise crew, and indeed all of Starfleet Command, is challenged by a dangerous, alien-hating isolationist. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Enterprise NX-01, Earth's first Warp Five spaceship, has been in service for a mere two years (2151-2153) as Star Trek: Enterprise enters its third season. Despite this relatively brief time frame, Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and his loyal multicultural, intergalactic crew have been assaulted by such hostile entities as the futuristic, genetically manipulative Suliban race, and the fearsome reptilian Xindi, whose villainies extended to a wholesale effort to destroy all humankind. Season three isn't going to be much easier for Archer and company, as they travel deeper and deeper into the uncharted Delphic Expanse in pursuit of the Xindi, who, though they may have been pushed back, are eager and willing to launch their next attack on Earth. In other developments, Archer and company have a prescient encounter with the Osaarian race; a slave named Rajiin (Nikita Ager) proves to be an unexpected nemesis for her rescuer, Archer; a crew of Vulcans confuses T'Pol with their "illogical" and extremely violent and unpredictable behavior; an "ancient" NX-class ship bearing a disturbing resemblance to the Enterprise is confronted by the crew; and an inexplicable time warp projects two of the crewpersons 12 years into the future -- and they definitely don't like what they see. This season's cliffhanger finale brings matters full circle, with Archer and his crew marshaling their combining strengths to prevent the Xindi from making a final -- very final -- assault on Earth, while another threatens looms on the horizon in the form of "The Sphere Builders." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The first season of Star Trek: Enterprise may have begun in the year 2001, but it's 2151 A.D. so far as the stars (and the fans) are concerned. Now that the Vulcans have (none too enthusiastically) been persuaded to provide humans with star charts that will permit them to travel through deep space, Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and his crew are ready to climb aboard the Enterprise NX-01, Earth's first Warp Five starship. Loyally serving under Archer's command are attractive Vulcan science officer T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) (who has been sent along because the Vulcans aren't entirely convinced that the humans are advanced enough to handle the job alone); Archer's old pal Cmdr. Charles "Trip" Tucker III (Connor Trinneer), the ship's chief engineer; stuffy British munitions expert Lt. Malcolm Reed (Dominic Keating); interstellar-travel veteran Ensign Travis Mayweather (Anthony "A.T." Montgomery), the Enterprise's helmsman; resident "brain" Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park), the ship's communications officer; and Denobulan doctor Phlox (John Billingsley), who has a working knowledge of virtually every species and civilization in the galaxy. And we mustn't forget the ship's mascot, Archer's pet beagle, Porthos.

No sooner has the Enterprise undertaken its first mission than the crew discovers that they have become enmeshed in the long-running Temporal Cold War, and that they had better keep several steps ahead of a mysterious futuristic, genetically manipulative race called the Suliban. Along the way, the Enterprise personnel have their first major encounters with the redoubtable Klingons and the mercurial Ferengi (though the latter race is never identified by name), the sensitive Hoshi has her first panic attack, the entire crew becomes hostile and paranoid thanks to a hallucinogenic pollen, a rapidly growing alien baby threatens to engulf the Enterprise, the mystery of the "lost colony" Terra Nova is solved in rather disturbing fashion, Trip uncovers a startling secret about T'Pol, and a Suliban subversive manages to insinuate himself onto the ship. Also, fans of the old sci-fi series Quantum Leap should enjoy the episode "Detained," which reunites actors Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. The season ends with the first of Star Trek: Enterprise's cliffhangers, as Archer and former crew member Daniels (Matt Winston) are compelled to travel through time to thwart a deadly Suliban sabotage scheme. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi