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- @1 STAR TREK - VOYAGER
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- @5 by zYLAX / PTK
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- @3Nobody knows the meaning of life but if it were to bring pleasure to millions,
- then Gene Roddenberry (the creator of Star Trek) can say his life was a
- total success.
-
- The phenomenon that is Star Trek is not only a form of entertainment, it's a
- way of life for some people. Most TV programmes may be extended into further
- series' but Star Trek has even gone to NEW GENERATIONS as well different
- locations, and now an alternative starship. Gone are the trusty Enterprises
- (yes, there were a few of them) and the sleek lines of the Voyager come into
- view.
-
- Star Trek - Voyager is the latest continuation of the Star Trek saga to hit our
- screens. That is if you have a video, but the first season is being planned
- for release on Sky sometime in October. Upon watching the videos, the first
- thing that's hits you is the change of crew. Anybody who watches ST - The Next
- Generation on BBC2 every week will find it slightly disorientating to see other
- people doing the jobs we're used to ol' slap head, Captain Picard and Commander
- Data performing. One of the most radical changes in Voyager is the appearance
- of a woman captain. Captain Kathryn Janeway (played by Kate Mulgrew) commands
- the Voyager with a style unique to that of Picard's (Oh, and maybe a different
- gender too!). While Captain Picard usually appears calm, with a Vulcan-like
- logical and emotionless [<- Not sure if that's a real word but it sounds kewl!]
- manner, Captain Janeway is much more enthusiastic and will often jump straight
- into the chaos along with the crew.
-
- I will not go into the detail of the plot too much, as it's all set out in the
- pilot and I'm doing an episode guide next issue. The crew of the Voyager is
- made up of the original Starfleet personnel combined with some members of the
- Maquis, a rebel organisation. This mixture of crew occured during an incident
- involving Voyager's mission to capture a rebel Marquis ship. But when both
- Voyager and the Marquis ship are catapulted to an unmapped quadrant in space by
- an unknown force, the crew of the two ships are forced to work together in
- order to find a way home to Starfleet territory.
-
- Currently there have been three Star Trek - Voyager videos released. These are
- as follows:
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- @4 VOLUME 1.1 - Caretaker (stardate 48315.6) [Approx. 88mins]
- VOLUME 1.2 - Parallax (stardate 48439.7) [Approx. 44mins]
- Time and Again (stardate 48498.7) [Approx. 44mins]
- VOLUME 1.3 - Phage (stardate 48532.4) [Approx. 44mins]
- The Cloud (stardate 48546.2) [Approx. 44mins]