I'm scared.

I've just seen the "Extra Features" part of the Enterprise DVD box set and I just want to put something out there. For those who are TOS fans, and who have seen the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the celebrated Second Pilot

I have a few words.

Remember Gary Lockwood, the actor who played Gary Mitchell? The guy who smiled and snarked a lot at Kirk when he found he could Move Sprayed Styrofoam Coffee Cups At Will? The one who, while smiling and snarking had to stagger around the bloody set half blind because the darn silver contacts wouldn't let him *look at anything ?* [Even Sally Kellerman?] Well he has a good twin.

Manny Coto.

The guy looks like Gary Mitchell's older brother after a particularly good week at the health club, spa and vacation at the beach.

It's obvious that he had a great deal of fun on the last year of Enterprise, the year that fans of the show say *they got it right* about. He was nothing but positive. All smiles all the time. About the Augments arc with Brent Spiner, about the three episode arc on Vulcan, and he was even charitable about the beginning and end of the season, that came from the Berman/Braga braintrust. I liked his interview and the segment, but then he would smile and lean back in his chair and look down, and I would get this involuntary shiver and think, "When are his eyes going to flash silver?"

Other features included a *tiny* list of outtakes...the most memorable of which involve Scott Bakula, Jeffrey Coombs and some antennae.

There was some great material involving the Mirror Episodes showcasing mainly costume changes. "We put the "Ho" back in Hoshi," and how the writer of the episode planted a rationalization in part I so that we could see the Mirror- Enterprise crewpeople in TOS clothing in part II

The rest of the extras were just not worth it for me, since all they did was make me sad all over again about Enterprise's cancellation (last day of shooting, with a lengthy naming list of many many people who worked behind the scenes or as charactor actors and smaller roles, the wrap party etc.)

But, for the Mirror Episode stuff and Manny Coto's praise of the best of the fourth season, it is worth a view.

Cackling over a particular piece

of my Christmas loot. :) Thank goodness it's ok to react like a child one day of the year:

"Enterprise: Season Four" was under my tree.

I'll review the "special features" etc section when I have a chance to actually sit down and watch it

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!