Voyager is known for telling stories that rely heavily on
technobabble. Sometimes it supports the story, sometimes it
doesn’t. Season Two’s “Deadlock” is one of those cases in which
technobabble was inescapable, but also necessary. How else do you
explain two Voyager’s, two disheveled buns of steel, and Harry
In this episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by Larry
Nemecek, Charlynn Schmiedt, and Brandon-Shea Mutala to discuss the
oddity that is “Deadlock,” parallel universes, Vidiians,
generational ships, Chakotay’s weird baby comments, an inordinate
number of script changes, and much more.
In our news segment, we look back at 19 years of First Contact
and 29 years of The Voyage Home, talk with Terrace Cassidy about
Geek Nation Tours’ new “Touch the Stars” program, and try to
unravel the mysterious case of Enterprise stunt director Vince
Deadrick’s disappearing chair.
29 Years of Star Trek IV (00:03:21)
19 Years of First Contact (00:13:23)
Vince Deadrick's Missing Chair (00:21:12)
GNT Touching the Stars (00:26:09)
Holiday Gifts and Specials! (39:26)
Synopsis and Initial Thoughts (00:48:11)
A Rainbow of Script Changes (00:56:54)
Saving Ensign Harry (01:03:17)
Parallel Universes (01:08:49)
More of Brannon’s “Weird Shit” (01:12:05)
(Not) Having Chakotay's Baby? (01:17:07)
Have Your Phase Variance 47 Ways (01:18:18)
Padding Through Technobabble (01:22:41)
Based on a Fake Story (01:32:44)
A Generational Ship (01:35:24)
Deus Ex Vidiian (01:43:07)
Final Thoughts (01:54:44)
C Bryan Jones and Larry Nemecek
Charlynn Schmiedt, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Terrace Cassidy
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt
(Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Zachary
Fruhling (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)
Will Nguyen (Content Manager)