Este parece ter o ligeiro anel de verdade sobre isso. O personagem do capitão da Enterprise era originalmente " Jackson Archer", mas foi provavelmente alterado porque o nome não era suficientemente difundido ou exclusivo
An early casting call sheet acquired by TV Guide reveals that the fifth series in the Star Trek franchise will be a prequel about the infancy of the Federation that predates the time of Kirk and Spock by 100 years
Trek's usual emphasis on ethnic and intergalactic diversity will be evident in the other characters, including Capt. Jackson Archer, a bold rule buster with a grudge against the Vulcans; Lt. Joe Mayweather, an African-American helmsman with more experience than his captain; Ensign Hoshi Sato, who can imitate alien sounds; Dr. Phlox, an exotic alien who specializes in New Age medicine; and Chief Engineer Charlie "Spike" Tucker, a Southern good old boy. Now that's the real McCoy.
O artigo aponta que estes podem ser simplesmente boatos , mas em retrospectiva, dada a precisão do artigo, é muito mais provável que eles tenham a folha de seleção real.
Cerca de dois meses depois, foi declarado que o nome havia sido mudado de Jackson para Jeffrey , um nome bastante comum nos EUA, mas que apareceria imediatamente em uma pesquisa na web para o político do Reino Unido . Não é especialmente surpreendente que eles mudaram novamente.
Industry trade magazine Broadcasting & Cable, which originally revealed the Enterprise name, reported that Bakula has been "cast as [the] Enterprise skipper," and said the actor was in final negotations with Paramount. The paper's sources said that executives at UPN have been wanting to announce the new series for months now, and that the actual announcement could be expected by the end of this week.
This was confirmed by television executive subscription service TV Tracker, which updated its listing for Enterprise Tuesday. The site said that Paramount was still in negotiations with Bakula for the role, which it was now referring to as Jeffrey Archer. The original casting sheet referred to the character as Jackson Archer, but it is of course possible that he underwent a slight name change.