Star Trek: Voyager 

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.

Creators:

Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor

Stars:

Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson

Won 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 26 wins & 84 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kate Mulgrew	...	Captain Kathryn Janeway / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Robert Beltran	...	Chakotay / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Roxann Dawson	...	B'Elanna Torres / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Tom Paris / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Ethan Phillips	...	Neelix 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Robert Picardo	...	The Doctor / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Tim Russ	...	Tuvok / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Garrett Wang	...	Harry Kim / ... 170 episodes, 1995-2001
Tarik Ergin	...	Lieutenant Ayala / ... 121 episodes, 1995-2001
Majel Barrett	...	Voyager Computer / ... 119 episodes, 1995-2001
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine / ... 103 episodes, 1997-2001
Jennifer Lien	...	Kes / ... 70 episodes, 1995-2000

Storyline

The Federation starship USS Voyager, chasing a band of Maquis rebels, enters the dangerous space nebula known as the Badlands. Both ships are transported by a distant space probe to the Delta Quadrant, 75,000 light-years from Federation space. Voyager's crew and the Maquis form an uneasy truce to rescue crewmen of both ships, kidnapped by the probe's builder, the powerful, dying Caretaker. The Maquis ship is destroyed in a battle with the warlike Kazons. To prevent a Kazon aggression against a helpless world, Voyager destroys the space probe. Without the probe, it will take 75 years for Voyager to travel back to Federation space. With the differences between them rendered meaningless by time and distance, The Federation and Maquis crews unite aboard Voyager. Together, they embark on their new mission: to boldly go - home.

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Plot Keywords:

starship crew | captain | space | doctor | hologram | 

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Taglines:

Charting the new frontier [video cover tagline]

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Voyager

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television, United Paramount Network (UPN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Duncan McNeill, who plays Thomas Eugene Paris in this series, also appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation: The First Duty (1992), as Nicholas Locarno. The character of Paris was written to be Locarno, but various legal issues, like having to pay royalties to the writers of "The First Duty" for single episode of this show, in which Locarno would appear, made the idea unworkable, so they turned him into a different character. Tom Paris' background and personality were based in part on Locarno, making him the same character in almost everything but name. (Or, according to an alternate explanation, the Tom Paris character was being developed separately, and then someone noticed the similarity to Locarno and suggested casting McNeill only as an afterthought.)

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Goofs

The doctor has several close calls with "death". For example:

• (Star Trek: Voyager: The Swarm (#3.4)
• Star Trek: Voyager: One (#4.25)
• He was stolen (ie. abducted) in Star Trek: Voyager: Critical Care (#7.5).

Yet, it doesn't occur to anybody to back up his program like any other computer program, akin to putting documents and apps on a flash drive. In fact, this was done:

• Star Trek: Voyager: Living Witness (#4.23)
• By the Qomar in Star Trek: Voyager: Virtuoso (#6.13).

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Quotes

Tom Paris: The only Klingon I'm afraid of is my wife after she's worked a double shift.

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Connections

Follows Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

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Soundtracks

Music Score Composed, Conducted and Produced by Jay Chattaway

User Reviews

Star Trek: Voyager blends old and new to make a great chapter in the Star Trek saga

Voyager, though different in many ways than other Star Trek series, is nonetheless a great chapter in the Star Trek saga. The characters are well developed, and the unusual situation allows for a creative array of episodes.

In the first few seasons, it is obvious that the actors (and directors) are still getting used to the characters they are trying to create. As such, the first season or two is a little chaotic, though there are underlying personal and situational themes. Regardless, the early season are most definitely enjoyable, and provide a good foundation for the seasons that follow.

Once the show gets underway, however, the characters are given more shape and depth, and the acting/directing vastly improves. The shows focus on a variety of subjects - interpersonal relationships among the crew, individual moral and spiritual issues, scientific anomalies, and time travel, as well as many other things. Both new and previously used aliens appear in the series, so while there are unfamiliar species (such as the Kazon), there are also ties to the original Star Trek villains.

I highly recommend seasons two and four - they stand out as two of the best.

Star Trek: Voyager, with its unique cast of characters and unusual mission, is a new way to explore the "final frontier".