That's a very decent thought coming from you, Reg!
For me, this sucks big time. I've liked Enterprise almost from the start, in spite of the frequently-bad writing (IMO, the first couple of seasons of TNG were often worse), and for me, it picked up from the end of season 2. The Xindi arc was good and what I've heard about the new stuff sounded very promising. Coto was definitely a Good Thing.
Ok, so the characters were a little bland, but that's usually the case with Trek for the first couple of years. I still say the continuity issues were blown out of all proportion. From my POV, I watched to be entertained, not to see if they got this or that little thing spot-on. And "no prizing" the gaffes is a favourite hobby of mine
What I hate to point out is that, judging from the Sci-fi.com article, the show seems to have been axed because of the new direction. Viewing figures dropped from 13 million to 2.9 million. Given that Trek has always relied on casual viewers to keep going (the given reason why it avoided complex arcs like those in B5), its change to a more arc-based formula would have driven away many of those viewers (whose numbers were already down because it was "just another Trek"). This basically left the hard-core fans, who contrary to popular belief, were never enough to sustain a show like this. Hence, kaput
Don't worry folks, we didn't kill it - there were too few of us to save it in the first place.
The sad thing is, if Coto had pursued his mini-arc concept in the beginning, it might have kept things going. Most casual viewers can muster the energy to follow two or three episode stories.
Having said all that, it's probably a good idea to let it rest. We've had a glut of Trek in recent years, and I sense some belly-ache from some quarters.
Now, the fans are needed - to keep it alive until the next revival
Jon
"There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea is asleep and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song.
Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold. Come on, Ace, we've got work to do."
THE DOCTOR, "Survival" (Doctor Who)