"Star Trek: Voyager"
Imperfection (2000)

Director:

David Livingston

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator: Star Trek)
Rick Berman (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)

Original Air Date:

11 October 2000 (Season 7, Episode 2)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Seven of Nine's life is threatened when her cortical implants begin to degrade. Icheb wants to help her, but his proposition is very risky. |

Plot Keywords:

Cult TV | Wormhole | High Tech | Busty Heroine | Lost In Space

Cast

Kate Mulgrew	...	Captain Kathryn Janeway
Robert Beltran	...	Chakotay
Roxann Dawson	...	B'Elanna Torres
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Tom Paris
Ethan Phillips	...	Neelix
Robert Picardo	...	The Doctor
Tim Russ	...	Tuvok
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine
Garrett Wang	...	Harry Kim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elle Alexander
Debbie Grattan	...	Wysanti
Manu Intiraymi	...	Icheb
Marley McClean	...	Mezoti (as Marley S. McClean)
Michael McFall	...	Salvage Alien #1
Cody Wetherill	...	Rebi
Kurt Wetherill	...	Azan

Directed by
David Livingston

Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(creator: Star Trek)
Rick Berman		(creator) &
Michael Piller		(creator) &
Jeri Taylor		(creator)
Carleton Eastlake		(teleplay) and
Robert Doherty		(teleplay)
André Bormanis		(story) (as Andre Bormanis)

Produced by
Rick Berman	....	executive producer
Kenneth Biller	....	executive producer
Brannon Braga	....	consulting producer
J.P. Farrell	....	producer
Bryan Fuller	....	co-producer
Merri D. Howard	....	supervising producer
James Kahn	....	supervising producer
Peter Lauritson	....	supervising producer
Dawn Velazquez	....	co-producer
Stephen Welke	....	associate producer
Brad Yacobian	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Bell

Makeup Department
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig designer (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael DeMeritt	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Denise Okuda	....	computer & video supervisor
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor
Eric Rood	....	on-set dresser
Alan Sims	....	property master

Sound Department
Dale Chaloukian	....	sound editor
Ashley Harvey	....	sound editor
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Bill Wistrom	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
David Lombardi	....	CGI supervisor
John Hirota	....	visual effects compositor assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Betts	....	key video engineer

Other crew
Maggie Allen	....	pre-production coordinator
Robert Doherty	....	story editor
Gayliann Harvey	....	production assistant: art department
Michael Okuda	....	technical consultant
Michael Piller	....	creative consultant
Jan Rudolph	....	script supervisor
Phyllis Strong	....	story editor
Mike Sussman	....	story editor
Jeri Taylor	....	creative consultant
Michael Taylor	....	executive story editor
Laurie Morgenthal	....	power pod technician (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rick Berman		creator
Michael Piller		creator
Jeri Taylor		creator

Film Editing by
Tom Benko

Art Direction by
Ron Mason
Leslie Parsons

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
Adam Brandy	....	staff makeup artist (2000)
Michael Burnett	....	makeup artist
Monique DeSart	....	hair stylist (as Monique De Sart)
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Heather Koontz	....	makeup artist
Barry R. Koper	....	makeup artist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	special makeup effects artist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Ani Plotkin	....	makeup artist
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist
Kathleen Sandoval	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Turchi	....	makeup artist
R. Stephen Weber	....	makeup artist (as Steve Weber)
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects artist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tim Scanlan	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Berggren	....	trainee assistant director
Doug Corring	....	second assistant director: second unit
Craig Harris	....	trainee assistant director
Jeani Harris	....	dga trainee
Michelle Jaeger	....	dga trainee
Dinah LeHoven	....	second second assistant director
Ted Leonard	....	dga trainee
Jodie Thomas	....	dga trainee
David Trotti	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction gang boss
Dragon Dronet	....	props
Timothy M. Earls	....	set designer (as Tim Earls)
James Van Over	....	scenic artist (1999-2001)

Sound Department
John Agalsoff Jr.	....	boom operator
Marty Church	....	foley mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (multiple episodes)
Wilson Dyer	....	sound editor
Chris Elam	....	sound recordist
Dennis Petersen	....	sound recordist
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	utility sound
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (seasons 4-7)

Special Effects by
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.	....	special effects technician
Andy Clement	....	animatronic baby effects
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects crew
Alan McFarland	....	Borg suit and space suit electronics
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects coordinator (season 7)
Ben Chester	....	special effects costumes (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dave Adams	....	visual effects animator
John Allardice	....	digital effects supervisor
Laura Barbera	....	digital artist
Laura Barbera	....	visual effects animator
Victor Bornia	....	digital effects artist (final episode)
Grant Boucher	....	CGI supervisor
Danny Braet	....	visual effects: EdenFX
John Campuzano	....	tape operator
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist
Elizabeth Castro	....	visual effects assistant editor (1995-1997) (visual effects coordinator) (1997-)
Simon Coombs	....	visual effects animator
John 'JD' Daniel	....	digital artist
Brandon Davis	....	digital effects artist
Jarrod Davis	....	digital artist (final episode)
Youssef Delara	....	visual effects coordinator (as A.Y. Dexter Delara)
Leif Einarsson	....	computer graphics lead animator: Digital Magic
Brian Fisher	....	digital effects artist
John Grower	....	animation supervisor: main titles
John Grower	....	effects supervisor: main titles
Eric Guaglione	....	animation supervisor: main titles
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor
Ed Hoffmeister	....	visual effects assistant editor
Russell Isler	....	visual effects: final episode
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer
Michael Kaelin	....	compositor
Armen V. Kevorkian	....	visual effects coordinator
Mark Kochinski	....	3D artist
Errol Lanier	....	digital modeler (season 6, episode "Dragon's Teeth")
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator
Adam 'Mojo' Lebowitz	....	computer graphics animation supervisor
Rodney J. McFall	....	digital compositor
David R. Morton	....	digital artist/digital effects supervisor (1998-2000)
Jose Perez	....	visual effects
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Steven Joseph Rogers	....	digital artist
Sean M. Scott	....	visual effects (season 7)
Ziad Seirafi	....	visual effects coordinator
Emile Edwin Smith	....	CG supervisor
Lee Stringer	....	visual effects animator
Claudia Sumner	....	visual effects producer: Foundation Imaging
David Takemura	....	visual effects supervisor
Ka Yaw Tan	....	visual effects
Erik Tiemens	....	storyboard artist: main title
Kyle Toucher	....	digital artist
Aristomenis Tsirbas	....	digital artist
Pam Vick	....	digital compositor (episode "End Game")
Kelly Wilcox	....	animation supervisor: Equinox creatures
Lance Wilhoite	....	visual effects producer
Bob Williamson	....	digital compositor
Tom Williamson	....	visual effects supervisor
Larry Younger	....	assistant compositor
Chris Zapara	....	digital artist
Jamie Baxter	....	lead artist workforce pt 1&2: Digital Firepower (uncredited)
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mike Donahue	....	system engineer (uncredited)
Pierre Drolet	....	digital artist: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Edward Helmers	....	visual effects animator (uncredited)
Tom Helmers	....	visual effects animator (uncredited)
Gregory Jein	....	model constructor (uncredited)
Koji Kuramura	....	digital artist: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
David B. Mooy	....	digital modeler (uncredited)
Michael Stetson	....	visual effects animator: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)

Stunts
Elle Alexander	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Jay Caputo	....	stunts
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt double
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt safety
Stephen R. Hudis	....	utility stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (8 episodes)
Tom Morga	....	stunt double
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	utility stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Monica Staggs	....	stunt double: Jeri Ryan
Gary Ray Stearns	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Bookout	....	first company grip
Brian S. Cooper	....	rigging gaffer
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator
Peter B. Kowalski	....	camera operator
Wren Maloney	....	still photographer
Paul McCallum	....	additional still photographer (1998)
Pernell Youngblood Tyus	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Daniel Ritchie	....	animator

Casting Department
Mark Scott	....	casting associate (1998-1999)
Chadwick Struck	....	casting assistant
Chadwick Struck	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Cotton	....	costumer

Editorial Department
J.P. Farrell	....	supervising editor
Noel A. Guerra	....	assistant editor
Harry Jierjian	....	assistant editor
David Koeppel	....	assistant editor
Paul Villasenor	....	assistant editor (1997-1999)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4
Gregory Smith	....	orchestrator (pilot episode)

Other crew
James Bethea	....	executive in charge: UPN
Brent Burpee	....	systems engineer
Trisha Burton	....	hand double: "Captain Janeway"
Allen Fogderude	....	promotion manager
Joanna Fuller	....	production assistant
Joanna Fuller	....	production associate
Terry Matalas	....	assistant to producer
Dylan Morss	....	production assistant (seasons 3-4)
Michael O'Halloran	....	assistant to producers
Jen Pray	....	production assistant (season 6)
Karen Ragan	....	assistant to producer
Lenore Sena	....	first assistant accountant
Suzie Shimizu	....	production accountant

Trivia:

Seven of Nine shows a display of the various crew members who have died on the trip. There are 10 names, but the last seven are taken from characters on "The West Wing" (1999): Commander J. Bartlett, Lt. Cdr. L. McGarry, Lt. Cdr. T. Ziegler, Lt. Cdr. Josh Lyman, Lt. S. Seaborne, Ens. Claudia J. Craig, Ens. Charles Young.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In one of the surgical scenes towards the end, Robert Duncan McNeil is seen wearing a wedding ring on the ring finger of his left hand, although his character does not get married until the next episode.

Quotes:

[Icheb notices another tear trickling down Seven's cheek]
Icheb: Seven!
Seven of Nine: Yes?
Icheb: Your ocular implant... It's malfunctioning again.
The Doctor: [the Doctor scans her, then reassures everyone] Actually, it's functioning perfectly.