I had missed some of the bonus content and am finally getting to your coverage of S1 ep1 Caretaker. I've really enjoyed it. I have seen the first 3 or 4 seasons back when they originally aired but haven't seen any since then. I can't say that Voyager stuck with me, it's my least favorite Trek. So my question for anyone is: What are the 5-10 best episodes of Voyager?
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- I am not the biggest Voyager fan. The series never lived up to the potential I thought it had. So my disappointment in it is all on my end as a viewer. That being said I recently watched the premiere episode again and was impressed by how good it was. The intro starts with a text crawl that looks like it came from a 16 bit video game. Its terrible. I don't think it was needed, some other contextual clue would have been better. The intro then drops us right in the action with Maquis being chased by Cardassians and disappearing. This is more action than most episodes get right off the bat. The main function of a premier is to show us the crew, the ship and the setting. Voyager does an excellent job introducing the crew. Disgraced officers, rebels and a mix of new and veteran Starfleet personnel promises for an interesting show. Captain Janeway is fully fleshed out from the get go, they did a great job making her character feel real for the audience. The cameo by Quark is also very well used, setting up a crucial friendship between Paris and Kim. They spend enough time and give us something about all of our main cast here which is a very strong start. The ship doesn't need alot of time and doesn't get it. It can't compare to the Enterprise so they don't try. It's a smart choice. The plot in how they ended up in the situation is where this gets a little thin. I actually think they would have been better served by making the alien more incomprehensible rather than a hologram that babbles. Janeway makes a difficult and understandable choice, but if I was a crewman I would be mightily pissed off. This is a strong start for the series and is the second best premier, after DS9, in my opinion. It was way lower for me prior to this rewatch, so I am somewhat surprised by Voyager here.
The fact that there's a photo of the Colosseum in the advertising image just doubly made my day. Thank you!
I love when Star Trek prop departments use commercial items like this! Between Pier 1 Imports and the shelf of car mugs at my local car wash, I could probably recreate half the sets from DS9 right this very moment
Wait, are you saying that you know where to get one of those Raktajino mugs? This is going to change my life.
@Glenn, I'm sure your local car wash or Google/Amazon/Etsy could have you drinking out of one by Monday. Lol Those mugs are the same ones people in the early 1990s bought so they could drink coffee while driving to work. My dad had three or four of them and he's just a workers comp attorney, not a space station commander!
@BionicDave strikes again! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BME1G6A/ref=twister_B00BME1ENK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
In related news, I’ll be redecorating my living room this month. Maybe I should open it up to listener suggestions on how to recreate Trek sets.
Step one: Buy that picture frame.
Step two: Put a picture of Ash sailing as a kid in it.
Step three: Have a complete and happy life.
Well we know what Glenn will be getting himself as a belated Valentine's gift! I like to think that hanging above his coffee maker or teapot is a crudely made sign, a la Little Rascals, with "REPPLIKATOR!" scrawled on it, and he can keep his new travel mu-- I mean, Raktajino mug, next to it.
As for your living room, Valerie - that would be so hilarious if you got that frame and somehow that photo of Sailor Ash to put in it! Your houseguests would be like, who is that guy? And through brimming tears, you'd sing.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an0j7_zu9vI
This is a living room fit for the Plants in Star Trek HQ.
OHMIGOD!!! I would sit on that couch FOREVER!