This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. The four series in the star trek saga, voyager had the advantage of the best pilot episode in the history of the franchise to date. The newlycommissioned federation starship voyager is assigned to locate a missing maquis raider, only for both ships to be snatched into the delta quadrant by a powerful alien called the caretaker. Here is the novelization of the premiere episode of star trek, voyager, the unprecedented fourth television series based on gene roddenberrys vision of the future.
With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, jennifer lien. Speaking of which, we have one of the worst parts of the episode, one that would dog the series. The cold open of star trek voyagers first episode, caretaker, can be seen as an homage to star wars episode iv. A program that never entirely made up its mind what its supposed to be about, star trek. This series premiere was first broadcast as one doublelength episode on january 16, 1995, as the first telecast of the fledgling upn network. Star trek voyager caretaker clip how it started season 1 episode 1 4k ai. The latter ships crew, led by chakotay and also including belanna torres and tuvok, are struggling to.
The producers werent happy with janeways shoulderlength hairstyle. Voyager really is the best of both worlds, feeling as much like a series of. The maquis just appear in starfleet uniform at the end of the episode, the whole issue having been decided offscreen by janeway and chakotay. Caretaker is the pilot episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Kyizi what if voyager had been destroyed at the begining of the series instead of the maquis ship, liberty. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. Voyager delivers an impressive, handsomely engineered launch for the united paramount network and proves a worthy heir to the. Star trek voyager from captain kirk in the original series, to captain picard in star trek.
This september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek. Voyager, episodes 25 and 26 of the seventh season and 171 and 172 in the overall series. Tensions rise between the merged starfleet and maquis crews when they find another ship caught within a quantum singularity, only find theres more to the ship than it seems. However, theres something rather endearing about this cheesy bmovie throwback written by brannon braga from a pitch by timothy dehass. The caretaker is dying, and is searching the galaxy for compatible genetic material to create offspring to carry on his lifes work. Voyager season 1 episode 1 online caretaker 1 stardate. Even the more immediate premises for the caretaker and the ocampa are cool. Emotional scene marking the beginning of the voyager crews 7 year journey to the alpha quadrant home.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. Equinox is a twopart episode of the science fiction television series star trek. As the voyager and maquis crews forge a tentative bond of survival, janeway decides to cut off the escape route homeward to deal with the aggressive kazonogla, the ocampas devastated world, and the caretaker who blames himself for it. Season 1, episode 10 march 20, 1995 the crew encounters a hedonistic alien race with the ability to travel through the galaxy at willan ability that may be the key to voyagers returning home. It was a feature of the television landscape, finally allowing paramount the chance to leverage its own television network a plan delayed since the late seventies, but deemed feasible in the midnineties. Star trek voyager s 1 e 1 caretaker recap tv tropes. Jul 26, 2012 even the more immediate premises for the caretaker and the ocampa are cool. The conversation shifts as a sleek vessel comes into view at one of ds9s docking pylons.
The next generation and captain sisko of star trek. Caretaker is the first episode in the tv series star trek. You can read more about this episode at memory alpha. Captain janeway first time on the uss voyager by april 5, 2063. First contact, where the borg tried to construct an interplexing beacon on the navigational deflector of the uss enterprisee to contact the 21st century borg in the delta quadrant. It was originally shown may 23, 2001, on the upn network as a doublelength episode and later presented as such in dvd collections, but it is shown in syndicated broadcasts as a twopa. When it was first broadcast on tv, it was shown as a doublelength episode meaning it lasted for double the time a normal episode would last, however it has been split into two separate episodes so that it can be shown as a repeat. The newly commissioned starship voyager and a maquis raider are flung into the far reaches of the remote delta quadrant by a powerful entity known as the caretaker. Generally enjoyable, worth watching if new to star trek. Season 1, episode 10 march 20, 1995 the crew encounters a hedonistic alien race with the ability to travel through the galaxy at willan ability that may be the key to voyager s returning home. Having recently discovered the world of star trek books, i was looking forward to reading caretaker to see how it compared to the television episode. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. Caretaker was the debut episode of the new series star trek. It was positioned by paramount to be the studios highestprofile television show.
Voyager, the cliffhanger between the fifth and sixth seasons. While pursuing the trail of maquis rebels, a newly commissioned starfleet ship gets pulled to the far side of the galaxy. Endgame is the series finale of the american science fiction television series star trek. The caretaker has been caring for a race of childlike creatures, the ocampa, for hundreds of years now, and he is now dying. Hi there, my girlfriend and i are watching in my case rewatching voyager, although we dont want to watch every episode, seeing as we both have busy lives. Voyager essential episodes by taskgazer created 14 may 2014 updated 27 may 2014 public refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc.
Voyager aired order season 1 episode 1 caretaker 1 stardate. This being the first time in about five years ive watched the show, i cant for the life of me remember which are the best episodes of each season, bar obvious ones like year of hell. Like the next generation episode that ended up informing so much of the shows second half, star trek. When they make contact, they discover that one of their crew members, torres. While searching for a missing officer, captain kathryn janeway and the crew of the starship voyager are swept 70,000 light years from home. Marvel at how these two disparate crews are forced together in a single ship. The production of the pilot episode remains one of the most expensive in.
The borg on the cube demand the uss voyager s navigational deflector to reestablish communication with other borg in the region. As a big fan of star trek voyager, ive seen the pilot episode countless times, so i know this story very well. Captain janeway and chakotay, leader of the maquis ship band together to find their missing crewmen with the help of the. Voyager crew and the maquis fighter crew are drawn 70,000 lightyears to the far side of the delta quadrant by an alien seeking survival, calling itself the caretaker. I was lucky to get the novelization of the pilot episode caretaker of the tv series spinoff star trek. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Voyager began life in 1995 with some truly fascinating prospects in its twohour pilot episode, caretaker. Series premiere weapons fire streaks through space as a cardassian warship attacks a much smaller maquis raider with phasers. The infomation from the official star trek website is correct as of 2010. This episode is a big file because it includes both episode 1 and 2. Star trek voyager s 1 e 1 caretaker trivia tv tropes. Sep 11, 2017 star trek voyager from captain kirk in the original series, to captain picard in star trek. Voyager, right when the book got out in 1995, since that tv series got to latin america like 1 years or 2 years later on cable, so i was able to know what was about the new addition to the franchise of star trek right when the series was premiered on usa, only through the novelization format.
It is the story of the crew of the starship voyager, who are hurled far across the galaxy and must team up with their most dangerous. Oct 28, 2010 emotional scene marking the beginning of the voyager crews 7 year journey to the alpha quadrant home. The reason for this is probably because unlike its predecessors this star trek ended up taking place in a quadrant far, far away, although the series was set in the same time period as the next generation. Star trek voyager caretaker clip how it started season 1 episode 1 4k ai by billy reichard. It was originally shown may 23, 2001, on the upn network as a doublelength episode and later presented as such in dvd collections, but it is shown in syndicated. Tags star trek voyager space final frontier star fleet borg 7 of 9 captain janeway delta quadrant adventure exploration journey sci fi and fantasy. Caretaker opens in the 24th century, a setting contemporary with that of star trek. This all earns this episode a 4, but its a depressing 4 because voyager doesnt follow through the ideas in the rest of the series. This television episode features a 24thcentury spacecraft, the uss voyager, lost on the opposite side of the galaxy as earth, the delta quadrant, and they must make their way home. The newlycommissioned federation starship voyager is assigned to locate a missing maquis. Star trek voyager episode 44 tuvoks flashback special extended edition custom by mrkhanor. The ocampas enemies can not be allowed to control this installation. Voyager, which was designed to better navigate the.
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