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Summary: Third Year of Frivolous Spending!
Review: Wake up Star Trek geeks! Thanks to that company we know and love....Paramount...you're in for a third straight year of spending money on STAR TREK DVD'S!For 2004, you are treated to Star Trek Voyager. A worthy series introducing Trek's first female captain. I admit I am a DS9 fan at heart, but there are some great plot lines in Voyager that rival the popular TNG. I don't think all the characters in Voyager are as well rounded as DS9/TNG, but they do make for a memorable bunch. Here's to another year of Trek DVD's and all the goodness they provide!
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Summary: ST Voyager
Review: I have to admit, like all new star trek shows, I wasn't very enamoured with STV. But as the seasons wore on, especially with the advent of Seven of Nine, I grew to really enjoy this Star Trek series. The storylines got better and I always enjoy watching the growth of characters. And you can always count on that with Star Trek. It's been awhile since I've seen Voyager episodes and it'll be nice experiencing the evolution of this series all over again!
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Summary: A worthy beginning
Review: I was a huge fan of Voyager in its early years, and this DVD will allow me to re-experience the show's stellar first year. Although it wasn't the show's best, this season (and the show) was a meat-and-potatoes kind of Star Trek that succeeded on its own winsome enthusiasm for the first few years. The show's first season contains good acting and writing, great science-fiction, and introduced some rather long-lived story arcs. Voyager inherited a writing staff from The Next Generation including Trek sci-fi maestro Brannon Braga and heartstring-tugging Jeri Taylor. Along with an impeccably-cast set of talented actors, the show's direction seemed assured from early on. The pilot, "Caretaker," was a spectacular episode: it introduced the central premise of the show, the relationships between the characters, and some of the initial story arcs. Although the first season was a bit light on character exposition, the characters were portrayed intriguingly. The standout here were scene-stealers Robert Picardo and Robert Duncan McNeill as the Doctor and Tom Paris, who got all the show's best lines. McNeill, especially, is perfect as Paris, a mixture of R.P. McMurphy, Marlon Brando, and Ro Laren. The other standout is Martha Hackett as Seska, the Maquis-turned-Starfleet who was a Cardassian spy all along and defects to the Kazon. Hackett plays her with such palpable malevolence, it's just fun to watch. The other characters, though, got their share of time as well. Voyager did a few things well throughout the years, and one of them was that it always had great sci-fi stories. "Eye of the Needle", for example, was a neat high-concept episode and mystery rolled into one. Other shows, such as "Emanations" and "Cathexis" were more science-fiction-metaphysical-type stories dealing with, primarily, death. Not to mention the time-travel mystery "Time and Again" and the fantastic "Ex Post Facto", where Tom Paris is accused of murder. This season really focused on the science-fiction and delivered splendidly. It was here that we got some rewarding story arcs. The Kazon were the show's bad boys for a time, and they are explored in a few episodes here, culminating with Seska's defection in "State of Flux". The Vidiians were introduced in "Phage" and were a very interesting concept -- a species whose perpetuation requires extensive organ harvesting. Both aliens would feature prominently in the first three years, and sporadically throughout. There was also the tension between the Maquis and Federation crews, which provided constant drama here. In short, the roots of the show were very impressive indeed. Not only were the writing and acting great, as well as the science-fiction stories, the show served an important function in setting the proverbial table for the seasons that followed. My complaint is that a hundred bucks seems a bit exorbitant, considering that other sets with a full season command the same price, and this one only has half that. Nevertheless, the show took off here with promise.
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Summary: Voyager finally comes to DVD!
Review: This set of DVDs includes all 15 episodes from the first season, exclusive featurettes and bonus material. The episodes are in full screen format (widescreen would have been nice - hence 4 stars. Of course, since it wasn't originally created in widescreen format, this full-screen format is understandable) with newly remixed Dolby Digital English 5.1 tracks and English Dolby Surround. The episodes from season one are: Disc 1:
Caretaker - The series premier. While Voyager is in pursuit of a Maquis ship, both vessels disappear into an area known as the badlands where an unknown phenomenon sends both ships into the Delta quadrant. There they suddenly appear on what appears to be a farm but is really a laboratory in orbit around a planet. Two crewmembers are missing and Captain Janeway follows a signal from the laboratory to a planet where they find the missing crewmembers. But how did they get there and why were they there? Parallax - Voyager encounters and area of space with heavy spatial distortions where they come across a ship that is trapped in the event horizon of a collapsed star. Voyager unsuccessfully tries to rescue the ship but can't by itself and speeds off to try to find help. But as they head away from the star they realise they're heading right back to it! They must come up with a plan to escape from this anomoly. Time and Again - While investigating the source of a disasterous shockwave encountered by Voyager, memers of the crew are transported back in time to the day before the shockwave was created. Trying to get back to their ship before the disaster occurs, they encounter a group of protesters outside a government polaric ion power station who plan on destroying the facility. One of the worst Voyager characters, Kes, plays an important role in this mission with her "latent Ocampan psychic abilities." Disc 2:
Phage - During an away mission, the other weak character from Voyager (but still better than Kes), Neelix is attacked and apparently killed. When found by his crewmates it was discovered that his lungs had been removed. The Doctor is able to implant holographic lungs that keep him alive but confined to sick bay. Another away mission is sent to find out what happened and they discover a medical lab full of organs from different species. Just then Voyager detects an alien vessel leaving orbit and Voyager takes off in pursuit. The Cloud - Voyager explores a nebula rich in omicron particles, which might prove useful for the ship's energy reserves. But when Voyager enters the nebula, it encounters an energy barrier that brings the ship to a dead stop. Breaking through, the ship continues its penetration of the nebula and are attacked by organisims that attach themselves to the hull and begin draining energy from Voyager... Eye of the Needle - Voyager encounters a wormhole that might take them back to the alpha quadrant but it's too small for the entire ship to enter so a probe is sent through. The probe gets stuck in a gravitational anomoly before making it through but is being scanned by someone on the other side of the wormhole. Janeway orders a message be sent via the probe and the receive a reply from the aplha quadrant... Ex Post Facto - While on an away mission assiting a scientist repair some equiment on the Banean homeworld, Paris was convicted of the murder of the scientist and his punishment is to relive the crime from his victim's perspective every 14 hours. Janeway sets out to discover what happened. Disc 3:
Emanations - Chakotay, Kim and Torres beam down to a cavern in an asteroid and discover what appears to be an alien burial ground. While taking sensor readings, a "dimensional distortion" forms and beings to fill the cavern. The away teams beams back to Voyager but Kim isn't transported back - in his place is the body of a deceased alien. Prime Factors - The crew takes some R&R on a planet full of hospitality. There they discover the inhabitants have a device that can fold space, allowing travel to places even as remote as 40,000 light years away. This could be the crew's chance to get back to Earth. But will the Prime Directive prevent obtaining it? State of Flux - While searching for food on a planet, a Kazon ship is detected in orbit. After a brief conflict between away teams the Voyager crew makes it back safely and breaks orbit. A few days later a Kazon distress signal is received and Janeway feels obligated to respond. It turns out to be the same Kazon ship encountered in orbit at the planet they just visted and there is only one surviving member of the Kazon crew. The weapon signatures indicate Federation technology was used in the destruction, but how? While investigating the cause of the destruction, another Kazon vessel arrives in response to the distress signal... Heroes and Demons - Ensign Kim in trapped in a holodeck simulation of Beowulf during a freak accident involving beaming samples of a protostar onto Voyager. Tuvok and Chakotay "disappear" when sent in to try and bring Kim out and the captain won't risk any more humans so she sends the Doctor in to save the missing crew memembers. Disc 4:
Cathexis - Tuvok and Chakotay are attacked in a shuttlecraft by an unknown entity that drains the bio-neural energy from the Chakotay's brain. Upon recovering on Voyager, members of the crew being to act strangely - Paris alters the ship's course without knowing or remembering had had done so and Torres initiates a warp core shutdown without knowing it. Examinations by the Doctor reveal alien entity had seized control of their minds to force them to do these things. Janeway transfers all command and control functions to the only non-organic crew member, the Doctor, as a precaution while they investigate what's happening. Faces - When members of an away team disappear on a planet, another away team is sent to investigate. They locate the other team in a cave but can't penitrate a force field protecting the cave. One member of the missing away team is Torres and it becomes obvious that she's part of an experiment when suddenly there is an all-Klingon Torres and an all-human Torres. Jetrel - Neelix is surprised when a Haakonian scientist responsible for the conquest of Neelix's homeworld suddenly wants to meet with Neelix. Apparently, this scientist and Neelix were both exposed to high levels of metreon isotopes which endanger the lives of all members of both species. The Haakonian has only days to live and wants to take blood samples from Neelix and use Voyager's technology to work on a cure for both races. But is this is true intent? Learning Curve - When a member of the crew from the original Maquis crew disrupts the ship's power by making an unauthorized repair, Janeway decides the Maquis crew members need formalized Starfleet training and tasks Tuvok with the job. Tuvok's unemotional drill-camp begins to put the "cadets" on the verge of rebellion while the ship's bio-gel packs begin suffering from a disease that must be eradicated before spreading to all of the ship's systems. Disc 5:
Special Features - The typical mix of actor interviews and "how did they do that" special effects segments.
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Summary: The Best Star Trek -- And now immortalised on DVD!
Review: Star Trek Voyager. I never really liked Star Trek before I saw Voyager. I was just channel surfing one day, when I came across the pilot episode, through some stroke of luck. The very first minute, I was hooked. From what bits and pieces of TNG I had seen, this was a great change. For one, it had a female captain. And Voyager also used CGI more beautifully than any other Trek I've seen. I love this series because it portrays human values and emotions in a true and touching way. Voyager is stranded 70,000 light years from home when they are pulled across space by a strange array by an entity called the Caretaker. When the Caretaker dies, he makes Captain Janeway promise that she will destroy the array before it falls into the wrong hands. Captain Janeway keeps her promise, leaving them with no way home. As they make their way across the Delta Quadrant, we see how they survive in an uncharted part of space while staying true to their morals and values. They take in other individuals into their crew, like Seven of Nine, and her struggle to regain her humanity is extremely well portrayed. Special moments like the first time Voyager gets to speak to their loved ones back home are really moving. Voyager is truly an amazing series - My mother, who was a total trek-hater, was hooked and never missed a single episode after watching one episode of Voyager. My friends, who scoffed at Star Trek, became die hard Voyager fans. There was a rumor that Paramount might not release Voyager on DVD, and I was truly upset that that might happen. Thanks Paramount, for deciding to release Voyager on DVD! I cant wait !! :) I'm so happy :)
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Summary: At Last!! Season One of Star Trek Voyager is here!!
Review: On January 16, 1995, Star Trek Voyager launched into TV history with Season One. Clearly the best series of the Star Trek franchise, due in large part to an outstanding cast, led by the great Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway. In Season One, we meet the crew as they are thrust into the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light years from Earth, and watch two ships of enemies, Star Fleet and Marquis, band together to begin thier perilous journey home. Sporting superb visual effects, excellent writing by Brannon Braga and Jeri Taylor, and one of the best theme songs ever written for television, Star Trek Voyager is a timeless masterpiece of science fiction and human drama. Episodes: 101 Caretaker Pt. 1*
102 Caretaker Pt. 2*
103 Parallax
104 Time and Again
105 Phage
106 The Cloud
107 Eye of the Needle*
108 Ex Post Facto
109 Emanations
110 Prime Factors
111 State of Flux
112 Heroes and Demons
113 Cathexis
114 Faces
115 Jetrel
116 Learning Curve *voted top-20 episode from the seven seasons of Voyager.
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Summary: Finally Voyager on DVD
Review: We knew this was coming, ever since Paramount released TNG and DS9 in boxed sets last and this year. The releases continue with Star Trek Voyager. Apparently these will be released in the same fashion as DS9, 1 every two months, with bonus material. Here's what we know will be released in this first set: The contents of the set are as follows: Disc 1: "Caretaker," "Parallax," "Time and Again" Disc 2: "Phage," "The Cloud, "Eye of the Needle," "Ex Post Facto" Disc 3: "Emanations," "Prime Factors," "State of Flux," "Heroes and Demons" Disc 4: "Cathexis," "Faces," "Jetrel," "Learning Curve" Disc 5: Special Features "Braving The Unknown: Season One": Includes new interviews with Executive Producers Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor discussing how they created the series. The trio reveals the challenges of creating fresh, new characters, a new premise and the risks of sending the crew into unfamiliar Trek territory. "Voyager Time Capsule: Kathryn Janeway": A new, exclusive interview with Kate Mulgrew talking about how she landed the role of Janeway, the challenges of playing a female captain and her Broadway play on Katharine Hepburn, "Tea At Five." Also includes archival interviews with the actress and rare behind-the-scenes footage. "The First Captain: Genevieve Bujold": Reveals rare footage and outtakes of Ms. Bujold as Captain Janeway, with commentary by Executive Producer Rick Berman. "Cast Reflections: Season One": Voyager's principal cast members discuss their reactions to joining the Trek franchise, getting fan mail, and auditioning. Also featured: Armin Shimerman discussing his role as Quark in the pilot episode. "On Location With the Kazon": Supervising Producer David Livingston guides viewers on an exclusive tour of the desert locale used for the Kazon Village in the pilot episode. Includes interviews with Director Rick Kolbe and behind-the-scenes footage of the cast. "Red Alert: Visual Effects Season One": Dan Curry and the Visual Effects crew give a blow-by-blow of some spectacular visual effects created for Season One. Highlights include: behind-the-scenes footage of exploding space station, utilizing fire elements in crashing Chakotay's ship and secrets of shooting the Voyager ship model. "Launching Voyager On The Web": Veteran Web site designer and producer Marc Wade explains how, in the early days of the internet, an interactive Voyager Web site was created to help launch the series. Included is rare footage of Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo playing their roles for the Web-based trivia game, plus an overview of Star Trek's history on the Web. "Real Science With Andre Bormanis": Science Consultant and writer Bormanis explores how the writers strive for authenticity by incorporating real space phenomena and scientific theories. For Season One, Andre discusses how Hubble photos helped create "the Badlands," voyaging through wormholes, and the possibilities of time travel. "Lost Transmissions From The Delta Quadrant": Hidden in the Voyager menu, viewers who search and click with their DVD remote can find special interview clips with Kate Mulgrew, Michael Piller, Brannon Braga and guest star Vaughn Armstrong (from "Eye of the Needle").
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Summary: Set a course away from home and go to Voyager Season 1
Review: Definetly the best Trek out there is Star Trek Voyager. It had the best characters, stories, and adventures. Season One was packed with action, betrayal, and a growing love for the nine characters. "Caretaker" is Trek's best pilot that created a true dilemma for Janeway and her crew. Watching two enemy crews unite is something worth watching throughout the first season. Season One also had a lot of great sci-fi and time travel and each character had a shining moment in this short but memorable first season of Star Trek: Voyager. The journey begins with a blast and is worth every cent to have on DVD.
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Summary: Star Trek- Voyager must have!!!
Review: Of all the Star Trek series, I loved Voyager the most! I really wish that it would be released so I can watch any shows that I missed. I was told it would be release when they started releasing DSN but still no Voyager:( And what was great especially was meeting some of the cast of Voyager at a Star Trek Convention Aug 2002 in Las Vegas. I wont let my husband buy another TNG until I get my first Voyager season...lol
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Summary: Arriving February 24, 2004!
Review: Although I'm largely a DS9/TNG fan, I'm happy to know that I can continue my frivolous spending on Star Trek DVD's for a 3rd straight year! Viva la Paramount!
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