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I'm pleased to report that I haven't enslaved Michelle, locked her in a basement with only a computer for company and made her do all the work for the past week. My impromptu holiday from TrekToday can be explained by one simple reason: my computer hates me.

My topic for today is misleading TV promos and, er, Alias. This may contain some season two spoilers, depending on your definition of a "spoiler". But I'm warning you. Two weeks ago, Channel 7 ran a trailer for the next episode showing Sydney in a body bag with the tagline "Is this Sydney's twin sister?". The episode actually had nothing to do with Sydney having a twin sister.

Then, for last week's outing, the promo was "One of these people will be murdered", as images of the cast flashed by, each of them turning their heads towards the camera in a "dramatic" way. No one was murdered. According to the latest promo, someone will apparently be murdered in an unspecified upcoming episode. Ohhh.

Let's move onto The West Wing. I really liked Matthew Perry's two episode guest-stint; he really slotted in well with the rest of the cast and I didn't see his Friends character every time he walked into the room. I can now almost forgive him for replacing Ainsley Hayes. Yes, I know Emily Procter is now examining bullets on CSI: Miami, but Ainsley had more depth in her seven or so guest appearances than Calleigh Duquesne is ever likely to have on CSI: Miami.

Shameless Plug: Sometime TrekToday contributor and Honorary Technical Advisor AntonyF has decided to part with his beloved Deep Space Nine video collection, which he is selling on eBay. He wants them to go to a "good Trek home", so if you're interested, head over to this page.

Trek BBS Today

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- Why did Shinzon want to destroy Earth?

- Were there many spoilers for Star Trek in the early days of the Internet?

- Does the act of transporting kill you?

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Trek Two Years Ago

These were some of the major news items in late August, 2001:

• Details Of 'Enterprise' Opening Titles Revealed!
  Star Trek was changed forever when the Enterprise producers decided the show would have a theme song: "Faith of the Heart", written by Diane Warren and sung by Russell Watson. Instead of a space sequence, the opening titles were said to feature a montage of images relating to exploration over the centuries.

• Three New 'Enterprise' Promos Online
  TrekToday's valiant team of transcribers went into overdrive when UPN released three new trailers for Enterprise. The promos included footage of Hoshi Sato, Jonathan Archer and 'Trip' Tucker in the bronze spacesuits, first seen in "Fight or Flight".

• Frakes Confirms 'Roswell'/'Enterprise' Crossover
  Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker), executive producer of UPN's Roswell, announced that an episode of the show's third season would see Max (who is in fact an alien masquerading as an Earthling) auditioning for a role on Enterprise. Although Scott Bakula (Jonathan Archer) turned down the offer to appear in the audition scene, John Billingsley (Dr Phlox) agreed to appear in the episode.

More news can be found in the archives.

Poll Results

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Which spam mail infuriates you the most? Promises to make you bigger, harder, stronger, etc. 33.5% - (223 Votes) Unsolicited adult advertising 29.4% - (196 Votes) 'You've won!' 15.3% - (102 Votes) Ads for spam-blockers 13.2% - (88 Votes) Anti-virus software offers with viruses attached 4.3% - (29 Votes) Offers for mortgages or credit cards 3.4% - (23 Votes) Herbal remedies 0.6% - (4 Votes) Total Votes: 665

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