The explanation was that if they use it to go home, the kazon would take it over in their. I was lucky to get the novelization of the pilot episode caretaker of the tv series spinoff star trek. It originally aired between january 16, 1995 and may 23, 2001 on upn, lasting for 172 episodes over seven seasons. The crew of the new uss voyager, while searching for a missing renegade.
It was positioned by paramount to be the studios highestprofile television show. The crew must track down alien biothieves after one attacks neelix and removes his lungs. Voyager season 1 episode 1 online caretaker 1 stardate. Captain janeway and the uss voyager are pursuing a renegade maquis ship when both ships are carried billions of miles away to the delta quadrant. No one expected this, the chiefs death was in the line of duty, and it couldve just as easily been one of us. Voyager really is the best of both worlds, feeling as much like a series of. 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 adversaries to return home. The newlycommissioned federation starship voyager is assigned to locate a missing maquis. The explanation was that if they use it to go home, the kazon would take it over in their absence and use its power to dominate the quadrant.
Theirs is the voyage of a lifetime, taking them into uncharted space. Remember is the 48th episode of the science fiction television series star trek. The maquis just appear in starfleet uniform at the end of the episode, the whole issue having been decided offscreen by janeway and chakotay. Star trek voyager s 1 e 1 caretaker recap tv tropes. Voyager pilot, the caretaker, the voyager gets stuck in the delta quadrant because they had to destroy the caretakers array, which was their only way back home. Voyager, a feature length episode of the shows first season that was later reaired as two parts, first aired on 16 january 1995. 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. One mans work is interrupted when an authoritativelooking woman in a starfleet uniform. This might be one of the greatest public services liz tells frank has ever performed and i say that as a star trek fan. The fifth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the fourth sequel to star trek.
You can read more about this episode at memory alpha. While searching for a missing officer, captain kathryn janeway and the crew of the starship voyager are swept 70,000 light years from home. Voyager, the cliffhanger between the fifth and sixth seasons. Each episode features background information plot trivia interviews behind the scenes info shooting script and a media collection dvd screencaps audio caps soundtracks trailers. 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. When they are returned, they discover that one crew member, ensign harry kim. Send her ship home and then had the array blow up after the timer has gone. Season one prime factors and state of flux i can see your point, but the less kazon, the better. Episode in brief star trek voy 1x0102 caretaker youtube. Star trek voyager s 1 e 1 caretaker trivia tv tropes. Voyager, which was designed to better navigate the. Captain janeway and chakotay, leader of the maquis ship band together to find their missing crewmen with the help of the. Voyager followed the adventures of its crew for seven seasons, and along the way, there was a lot more happening behind the scenes than you know. This september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek.
English soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital 5. One mans work is interrupted when an authoritativelooking woman in a starfleet uniform approaches him. It was later split into two parts for syndication, but released in the original one episode format. 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. Caretaker is the first and second episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Voyager the caretaker the maiden journey of star trek. In the book, the destruction of one of the voyagers in the deadlock episode is explained as actually being a voyager from a parallel universe, and therefore every other parallel universe visible through the rift is missing a voyager. 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. The vibe you get is that of raw energy, pure talent, and a live performance that is just as appealing to watch as it is to listen to. Voyager followed the adventures of its crew for seven seasons, and along the way, there was a lot more happening behind the scenes. Tuvix pass, not as good as billed, tuvix is just creepy, and the resolution is far too rushed.
What are all the plotadvancing episodes of star trek voyager. The next generation two years to figure out what it wanted to be. Teaming together for mutual survival, the two crews must deal with the alien caretaker that brought them there, and look for a way back home. This series premiere was first broadcast as one doublelength episode on january 16, 1995, as the first telecast of the fledgling upn network. 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. Each episode is presented in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1. Season one i dont caretaker the voyager is pulled into the delta quadrant by the blob who they in turn save from the kazon, a race with really bad hair. Caretaker is the pilot episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. The episode story was written by rick berman, michael piller and jeri taylor, directed by winrich kolbe and novelized in by l. Several guest stars feature as aliens the voyager ship encounters and also in flashbackdream sequences. This series premiere was first broadcast as one doublelength episode on january 16, 1995, as the first telecast of the. Like the next generation episode that ended up informing so much of the shows second half, star trek. Why couldnt the voyager crew destroy the caretakers array.
Voyager follow a maquis ship into the badlands, and one speciessaving decision later, find themselves in the delta quadrant, 70, 000 light years away from the alpha quadrant, the federation, and home. Even after principal photography began, the script for this episode kept changing. The wildly successful star trek franchise continues as capt. When neelix says i am the holy pilgrim, i couldnt help but laugh. Voyager s third season, a fact that even cgi effects director ron thornton became aware of despite his purview being quite different from that of voyager s writing staff.
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. Voyager also helped to launch the blockbuster career of one actor while. That is actually a common pattern with every star trek show after the original series, starting with a bit of an. Tags star trek voyager space final frontier star fleet borg 7 of 9 captain janeway delta quadrant adventure exploration journey sci fi and fantasy.
Star trek voyager episode guide our episode database profiles every episode of 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. Aeva nodded and left, heading in the direction of ashmore and ballard, who seemed to be a little more awake than he had last seen her. Oct 28, 2010 from the episode caretaker p2 emotional scene marking the beginning of the voyager crews 7 year journey to the alpha quadrant home. 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. Voyager 1995 robert duncan mcneill and garrett wang in. Each season comes loaded with extra features, predominantly behindthe. 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. False profits is definitely one of voyagers weakest episodes, but i think it has some good humor in it at times. The fourth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to star trek. Sep 19, 2014 this september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek.
This series pilot premiered as one doublelength episode on january 16, 1995, as the first telecast of the fledgling upn network. Its really remarkable the sense of self that star trek. Voyager outshines the lot of them put together, this tv movie demonstrates how they had to scrape away the mud before reaching the gold. A pageanda half story summary for this episode was provided in the initial draft of the bible. The number of original crew members of the maquis ship is not mentioned in caretaker or any other early episode, although it ought to have played an decisive role when the two crews had to work together at the very beginning. I have to disagree with the summary in another way. For the first time since caretaker we meet more ocampa, the race of people janeway attempted to protect before being chased away by. Hello everyone this is the first recap of this episode caretaker, as i mentioned in my previous discussion im breaking this down into relevant. Voyager episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Voyager followed the adventures of its crew for seven seasons. Caretaker memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Voyager caretaker tv episode 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Voyager pilot, the caretaker, the voyager gets stuck in the delta quadrant because they had to destroy the caretaker s array, which was their only way back home. Equinox is a twopart episode of the science fiction television series star trek. Voyager from the premiere episode caretaker by various artists on amazon music. Jul 26, 2012 even the more immediate premises for the caretaker and the ocampa are cool.
Speaking of which, we have one of the worst parts of the episode, one. The caretaker has been caring for a race of childlike creatures, the ocampa, for hundreds of years now, and he is now dying. Considered a traitor by most of voyagers crew, paris strikes up a friendship with ensign harry kim, a naive young starfleet academy grad. This installment was not the first choice for the finale of star trek. When the series first came out, i have to admit i wasnt all that enthusiastic about voyager. Voyager is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman, michael piller, and jeri taylor. The caretaker soundtrack buy cd music another way of life is a hard rock band with attitude.
From the episode caretaker p2 emotional scene marking the beginning of the voyager crews 7 year journey to the alpha quadrant home. 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. This skip itwatch it guide comes courtesy of whitney bishop, who has found herself in the midst of watching the trek universes voyage into progressive gender roles, and volunteered for this most sacred of tasks. I was a big fan of the next generation, but enterprise wasnt at all appealing for me. Caretaker does not however grip you like the pilots for the other three trek series, and although i think as a whole st. Caretaker is the first episode in the tv series star trek. One, voyager has the best credit sequence of any of the trek shows, with a stirring theme and beautifully rendered graphics showing assorted space phenomena. This big box set contains every episode from the sevenseason run of star trek. From season 1 episode 1 caretaker being upresseduprezzed at 4k from a dvd source using ai machine learning software topaz labs video ai i started processing the first season and it. This is a direct sequel to the tv shows debut diptych caretaker s1e1e2.
The producers werent happy with janeways shoulderlength hairstyle. Unhappy with a new treaty, federation colonists along the cardassian border have banded together. It was later split into two parts for syndication, but. Captain janeway could have beam a photon torpedo with a fuse. Voyager least beloved offspring of the star trek stable until enterprise came along there are two things most agree on. The voyager transcripts episode listings season one. While on a shortterm mission to track an infiltrated maquis cell, capt. Voyager delivers an impressive, handsomely engineered launch for the united paramount network and proves a worthy heir to the. It originally aired from january 1995 to may 2001 on upn, lasting for 172 episodes over seven seasons. Even the more immediate premises for the caretaker and the ocampa are cool.
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