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Summary: Only for hard core fans
Review: I'm a hardcore voyager fan, and waited in anticipation for this book to arrive. However, it did fall short of my expectations. As there are so many similar reviews already, I will keep this short and to the point.Basically, it is just a detailed episode guide. There are a lot of picutres, but all are in Black and White, no colour shots are included. Overall, I would say save your money, and go to www.startrek.com for episode descriptions.
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Summary: Only for hard core fans
Review: I'm a hardcore voyager fan, and waited in anticipation for this book to arrive. However, it did fall short of my expectations. As there are so many similar reviews already, I will keep this short and to the point. Basically, it is just a detailed episode guide. There are a lot of picutres, but all are in Black and White, no colour shots are included. Overall, I would say save your money, and go to www.startrek.com for episode descriptions.
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Summary: Not as good as other companions
Review: If you are buying this book to read the interesting behind the scenes notes. DON'T BOTHER! Unlike the Next Generation and Deep Space Nine Companions this book offer very little in the way of commentary. It has many statistics that the author kept track of like who died duringthe episode and facts learned about the characters but other than that all of the information can be found on many of the fan sites and episode guides. My advice save your money and wait for the DVDs next year.
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Summary: Uninspiring
Review: If you were expecting this to be similar to the quality and content of the DS9 companion then you'll be greatly disappointed. Each episode is listed followed by 1 or 2 pages of what I call "stating the obvious." There is no analysis, no background information no discussion as to what worked and what didn't. I love Voyager dearly and really wanted to like this book. Do yourselves a favor and do not buy it. It gives you absolutely no insight into each episode at all.
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Summary: Not bad Companion
Review: Like many I was slightly disappointed about how the companion did have a lack of production/behind the scene information unlike TNG and DS9 companion which included that type of information. The Voyager Companion does have if positive side it does contain a good amount of information about the shows and aliens that made appears. I would recommand it for die-hard fans of Voyager.
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Summary: A Stunning Disappointment in "Star Trek" Nonfiction...
Review: Pocket Books, the literary rights-holders of the "Star Trek" Universe, recently announced that they were drastically paring back the number of nonfiction "Star Trek" books that they would be publishing over the next few years. I find this very unfortunate. What I find even more unfortunate, though, is that the "Star Trek: Voyager Companion" is such a poor release that it may drive sales even lower and stop them from releasing any more nonfiction "Star Trek" for quite some time. I really hope that's not the case, though; I've been hoping for an updated version of the "Star Trek Encyclopedia" or the "Star Trek Chronology" for a while... Anyway, the Voyager Companion is a shockingly bad release given the wonderful nature of almost every nonfiction Star Trek book that has preceded it. Almost devoid of behind-the-scenes info, it instead gives the types of pointless tallies (shuttlecraft lost, contacts made with the Alpha Quadrant, etc.) that you can find in almost any obsessive fan's website. Given the high standards set by the Next Generation and DS9 Companions, it seems the author would, Paul Ruditis, would only have to copy the format to ensure success in this book. Instead, he seems to want to drag us into the fictional Voyager world without explaining how the creative process for the series went. Admittedly, that's not completely accurate, but it is very close. A reprint of the writer's "bible" from the first year of the series - with its page and a half of commentary is a nice addition, and each season's chapter does have an opening section that talks a little about the changes the producers brought to the series every year. There are also occaisonal text-boxes that highlight characters, races and aspects of the show, but the neat behind-the-scenes stuff has to share a lot of room with quotes taken from episodes. What little actual commentary from the creative forces of the series exists is reduced to a very small fraction of what you got in the other two Companions. All in all, I find it very, very hard to recommend this book. I'd save my money for 2004's expected season box sets of Voyager instead. Here's hoping, though, that one unfortunate nonfiction Star Trek book doesn't bring the entire line to a screeching halt.
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Summary: A Stunning Disappointment in "Star Trek" Nonfiction...
Review: Pocket Books, the literary rights-holders of the "Star Trek" Universe, recently announced that they were drastically paring back the number of nonfiction "Star Trek" books that they would be publishing over the next few years. I find this very unfortunate. What I find even more unfortunate, though, is that the "Star Trek: Voyager Companion" is such a poor release that it may drive sales even lower and stop them from releasing any more nonfiction "Star Trek" for quite some time. I really hope that's not the case, though; I've been hoping for an updated version of the "Star Trek Encyclopedia" or the "Star Trek Chronology" for a while... Anyway, the Voyager Companion is a shockingly bad release given the wonderful nature of almost every nonfiction Star Trek book that has preceded it. Almost devoid of behind-the-scenes info, it instead gives the types of pointless tallies (shuttlecraft lost, contacts made with the Alpha Quadrant, etc.) that you can find in almost any obsessive fan's website. Given the high standards set by the Next Generation and DS9 Companions, it seems the author would, Paul Ruditis, would only have to copy the format to ensure success in this book. Instead, he seems to want to drag us into the fictional Voyager world without explaining how the creative process for the series went. Admittedly, that's not completely accurate, but it is very close. A reprint of the writer's "bible" from the first year of the series - with its page and a half of commentary is a nice addition, and each season's chapter does have an opening section that talks a little about the changes the producers brought to the series every year. There are also occaisonal text-boxes that highlight characters, races and aspects of the show, but the neat behind-the-scenes stuff has to share a lot of room with quotes taken from episodes. What little actual commentary from the creative forces of the series exists is reduced to a very small fraction of what you got in the other two Companions. All in all, I find it very, very hard to recommend this book. I'd save my money for 2004's expected season box sets of Voyager instead. Here's hoping, though, that one unfortunate nonfiction Star Trek book doesn't bring the entire line to a screeching halt.
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Summary: Impersonal Captain's Log
Review: Star Trek Voyager started off as a strong spin off of Gene Roddenberry's classic space saga. But I have to admit, that by the mid-point of the show's 4th season, the show began to feel worn out and tired. The characters and situations seemed very uninteresting and the episodes were pretty much less than exciting. I, like many of my friends who used to enjoy the series, began to give up on the show. I stopped watching Voyager on a regular basis and turned to shows like Farscape instead If it wasn't for the Holographic Doctor (Robert Picardo), I wouldn't even have been a viewer for as long as I was. Ok, I know what you must be thinking, why even read the companion right? Especially since I gave up on the show. Well, I was hoping to learn what might have gone on behind the scenes and gain some insight To see what really went wrong and why. After all the TOS, TNG, though poorly edited, and DS9 guides gave us a fairly unfliching look at each series-warts and all. After reading the book about DS9 and how candid everyone was, I guess I got spoiled Author Paul Ruditis gives us all the facts and figures of the series, but barely gives readers any specifics on the episodes and how they were made. All of the comments made by the creative folks behind Voyager, in the book, seemed general and sanitized. I am not saying the book needs to have gossip in it, but as I said candid reflections would have been better. Facts and figures are swell but there needs to be something else there to balance it all out. Like the show itself, I got bored with the book. I'm not sure but I don't think there's even one behind the scenes/rare photo in the entire book. The book has 482 pages and dozens of black and white "episode" photos. I would think even the most loyal of Voyager fan will be disappointed with this book that "badly" goes where no Trek series companion has gone before... so far
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Summary: Good synopsis of episodes
Review: The episode descriptions are insightfull, but as most reviewers state, there is is little inside information like in the DS9 companion. Perhaps the author was denied the inside gossip or details, or there where not any! :)
Still, this is a good guide to have on your shelf.
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Summary: Only for diehard fans
Review: There's not much here that you won't find elsewhere on the net, but it's good if you're a diehard Voyager. There's a little insight into the background of the show, info on the aliens, and ships throughout the series, and my favorite, some great pictures. Plus an episode guide. If you're looking for a massive behind the scenes bible, this probably isn't it. It's much more broad, and like I said, only for the diehards.
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