Yup, for the series finale, we find out that the whole series was just a holodeck simulation.
Star Trek.com - the official site - has an article up on details of the shoot.
Some fascinating tidbits:
* Riker and Troi will be 'guest starring'
* A 'key location' of the shoot will be the 1701-D holodeck (the USS Enterprise from 'The Next Generation' series)
* Other sets they built for the shoot: Ten Forward (the bar on the 1701-D), Troi's quarters, the observation lounge, and TNG-style corridors
It's LONG been rumored that the season finale would be Troi and Riker participating in a fictional 'Pulp TV Show'-kind-of-thing (and, thus, that this is what all of 'Enterprise' we've seen to date has been) set in the early Federation years, and these details seem to confirm it.
From that article:
Ummm....riiiiiight.
Star Trek.com - the official site - has an article up on details of the shoot.
Some fascinating tidbits:
* Riker and Troi will be 'guest starring'
* A 'key location' of the shoot will be the 1701-D holodeck (the USS Enterprise from 'The Next Generation' series)
* Other sets they built for the shoot: Ten Forward (the bar on the 1701-D), Troi's quarters, the observation lounge, and TNG-style corridors
It's LONG been rumored that the season finale would be Troi and Riker participating in a fictional 'Pulp TV Show'-kind-of-thing (and, thus, that this is what all of 'Enterprise' we've seen to date has been) set in the early Federation years, and these details seem to confirm it.
From that article:
the finale does not involve time travel ? the most we'll tell you here is that it does involve the Holodeck......Throughout the eight days of shooting, Frakes [Riker] was at various points dressed in a TNG-era uniform; as an NX-01 crewman; as a MACO; and ... as one other person who perhaps should remain a surprise.
Ummm....riiiiiight.