Feb 16, 2018
Porthos.
The producers of Enterprise tried to make the new series stand on
its own, and came up with interesting characters and plot points to
set it apart from the series' that came before. One way that
Enterpsie stood out was the cute and cuddly loyal friend of Captain
Archer - Porthos the dog. Brannon Braga and Rick Berman had
always wanted to have a dog as a character that appeared regularly.
However, they had been extremely worried that there could be a
backlash against their decision to finally include a dog in a Star
Trek series.
In this episode of Warp Five, hosts Brandi Jackola, Brandon-Shea
Mutala, and Patrick Devlin discuss the loving and loyal friend to
Captain Archer - Porthos, his dog. We also discuss the real dogs
that played Porthos, pets on the ship, the episodes he was in, and
favorite appearances.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Welcome, Boomers (00:01:28)
1 of 4 Puppies (00:04:18)
Should a Dog be on a Starship? (00:07:42)
Played by More Than One Dog (00:09:02)
Episodes With Porthos (00:12:25)
The Other Porthos (00:14:53)
Worried About Backlash (00:20:48)
Prop Dogs? (00:24:39)
1 of 4 Characters (00:27:02)
Novelization and Comics (00:28:39)
More About the Prized Beagle (00:30:56)
Porthos Interview (00:31:31)
Deleted Scenes (00:32:50)
Favorite Episodes (00:33:31)
Final Thoughts (00:38:21)
Listener Comments (00:40:33)
Closing (00:42:47)
Hosts
Brandi Jackola, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Patrick Devlin
Production
Patrick Devlin (Editor) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Producer) C
Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate
Producer) Floyd Dorsey (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison
(Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Justin Oser
(Associate Producer) Mark Flessa (Associate Producer) Joe Saltzman
(Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony
Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)