Timeless 

A miscalculation by Ensign Kim causes a fatal crash during Voyager's first test with slipstream travel. Fifteen years in the future, survivors Chakotay, Kim and The Doctor attempt to send a message back in time to prevent the tragedy.

Director:

LeVar Burton

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek" created by), Rick Berman (created by)

Stars:

Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson

Cast

Episode credited 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
Christine Harnos	...	Tessa Omond
LeVar Burton	...	Captain Geordi La Forge
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Majel Barrett	...	Voyager Computer (voice)

Storyline

A miscalculation by Ensign Kim causes a fatal crash during Voyager's first test with slipstream travel. Fifteen years in the future, survivors Chakotay, Kim and The Doctor attempt to send a message back in time to prevent the tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

one word episode title | starship | outer space | viewscreen | two member team | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1998 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Captain La Forge wears the Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek Nemesis and later DS9 variant of uniform, with the red divisional color denoting command similar to the division color he wore in the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but the variant of combadge previously shown in both TNG: "All Good Things..." and DS9: "The Visitor".

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Goofs

Voyager seems to leave the slipstream at a similar point in time during all three timelines. In the first two, it crashes on a planet near the Alpha Quadrant. In the third timeline, the ship and crew survive, but they are left nowhere near the Alpha Quadrant. Presumably, this is done for the story's sake, but they should have been let out of the slipstream a lot closer to the Alpha Quadrant.

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Quotes

[Chakotay has second thoughts about using the new slipstream drive]
Captain Kathryn Janeway: I know it's a risk. Probably our biggest one yet. But I'm willing to take it. Are you with me?
Chakotay: Always.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Soundtracks

Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by Jay Chattaway

User Reviews

He Should be Helping Neelix in the Kitchen

Most of this episode is fine. It has a fascinating premise and it is nicely put together. There are some "buts" however. The business of changing time is still out there in the realm of impossibility. How humans can change it, is also beyond me. But, we need it for science fiction, so let's give it a pass. The one issue that bothered me here is that the cause of all the problems is a blind trust in Harry Kim, knucklehead at large. They had run 20 simulations and each had ended in problems. Enter the impatient Kim, and a little speech allows him and his friend Tom to go off into the ethos with no regard for testing. Anyway, the dark future is interesting and the effort to correct a fatal mistake are fun. One last thing. Don't give Harry any responsibility that affects the lives of the crew.