To The Journey: A Star Trek Voyager Podcast

Top Five Season One Moments.

There are moments so remarkable that they instantly become what we think about when we recall the episode in which they occur. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan take a look at Voyager Season One and narrow their favorite moments down to a list of five each. Even with a limited season of only 16 episodes, the task was challenging, so what made the final cut? Listen on and find out if your favorite Season One scenes or interactions made Char and Tristan's lists.

Hosts

Charlynn Schmiedt and Tristan Riddell

Editor

Tristan Riddell

Producer

Charlynn Schmiedt

Associate Producer

Lisa Stevens

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

Chapters

Gems (00:06:14)  

Punch (00:10:34)  

Coffee (00:13:27)  

Forgiveness (00:17:34)  

Future (00:22:03)  

Deadly (00:27:41)  

Not Yet (00:31:23)  

Dual (00:34:52)  

Moral (00:38:59)  

Next Week (00:48:31)  

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Timeless Commentary. 

Throw some confetti because it's party time, To The Journey is 100 episodes old! Char and Tristan celebrate this milestone by breaking a bottle of champagne over the warp core and watching Voyager's 100th episode, "Timeless." Listen in as they ponder Robert Beltran's true hair color; Borg skeletal structure; Janeway and Chakotay's after-dinner "dessert"; who named Captain LaForge's ship, the Challenger; and so much more.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor and Producer

Tristan Riddell

Associate Producer

Lisa Stevens

Chapters

Trekmas (00:01:00)

Play (00:05:14)

Cleanup (00:14:00)

Tessa (00:28:30)

Put It In (00:040:14)

Next Week (00:56:07)

Special Message (00:56:37)

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Let's Write a Story!

Char and Tristan are both smart people capable of thinking creatively on the spot. The question is, how well? Find out in this episode of To The Journey, where Char and Tristan write an episode of Star Trek: Voyager together. With no preparation prior to recording, they develop a story from start to finish in their own "Voyager writer's room." Listen on and find out who starred in the a-plot, what happened in the story, and how it turned out.

We want to know which episode title — Char's "Dissonance" or Tristan's "Decisions" — you like better. Go to trek.fm/ttj and cast your vote for your favorite, or suggest a title of your own!

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor and Producer

Tristan Riddell

Associate Producer

Lisa Stevens

Chapters

Happiness (00:04:33)

First Time (00:10:21)

Open Door Policy (00:14:55)

Halfway (00:21:42)

Jackson (00:26:11)

Uniform (00:33:32)

Need Me (00:40:31)

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Remember Rewrite.

Episode quality varies greatly in Voyager's body of work, ranging from exceptional to downright pitiful. Most episodes fall somewhere in between these extremes, and they are the best candidates for a TTJ-style facelift.

In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan share their ideas for how they would bring more life to Voyager's "Remember," a Season-Three story where the romance of Romeo and Juliet collides with the genocide that occurred during World War II. We also briefly discuss Born With Teeth, Kate Mulgrew's memoir, which will be published in April 2015. The audio clip inserted in this episode is from TotallyKate.com.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor and Producer

Tristan Riddell

Associate Producer

Lisa Stevens

Chapters

Teeth (2:28)

Genocide? (7:58)

I liked it (13:45)

All in the Mind (22:01)

Father Daughter (26:58)

Decent (33:17)

Closing (41:43)

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The Borg Queen.

She is the beginning, the end, the one who is many. After she was unveiled in Star Trek: First Contact, it seemed inevitable that the Borg Queen would make an appearance on an episode, or several, of Voyager. And make an appearance she did. In this episode of To The Journey, Charlynn and Tristan dig beyond the Borg Queen's presence on Voyager and ponder her origin, discuss the elements that shaped the character, and speculate on how exactly one being controls a Collective of billions and keeps it all together.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor and Producer

Tristan Riddell

Associate Producer

Lisa Stevens

Chapters

Tubes (5:43)

Black Satin (10:43)

Ripoff (15:22)

Who Knows? (22:54)

Closing (37:53)

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Author, Author and The Measure of a Man Comparison.

With hundreds of hours of Trek under the writers' belts by the time Voyager arrived, it was no wonder that some stories brought about a feeling of deja vu. "Recycled plots" aren't necessarily a bad thing when they're given a new spin, and that's exactly what the writers did with Voyager's "Author, Author"—they took the insightful and compelling message from TNG's "The Measure of a Man" and gave it a holographic twist. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan examine these two episodes' similarities, differences, and determine if one surpasses the other.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor and Producer

Tristan Riddell

Associate Producers

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Chapters

Cake (2:48)

Intimacy (9:30)

Unique (17:38)

Better (25:30)

Needed (31:31)

Closing (42:00)

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The Raven Commentary.

Trek Actors Directing Voyager. Most Trek actors gained their notoriety in pop culture from their roles on their respective series. However, for some, their involvement in Star Trek didn't end in front of the camera. Several Trek actors from TNG, DS9 and VOY went to "Trek Directing School," did their homework, and eventually made their directorial debut on a Star Trek TV series. For Jonathan Frakes, Robert Duncan McNeill, LeVar Burton, and Roxann Dawson, this experience paved the way for directing careers after Trek. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan talk about the Trek actors who directed episodes of Voyager.

Ultimate Season Seven Marathon.

When Voyager entered its seventh season, it was accepted that it would be the show's last. With both TNG and DS9 setting the precedent for a seven season run, Voyager naturally followed suit. The season was fraught, however, with ups and downs — in part due to several years and hundreds of episodes of Star Trek that had aired by this time. Then there was also the specter of Enterprise already on the horizon. In the end, season seven as a whole felt weaker in comparison to some of its predecessors and didn't bestow the swan song that most fans were looking for.

In this last installment of To The Journey's ultimate season marathon series, Char and Tristan reveal their picks for a Voyager Season Seven marathon. As TNG said, "All good things must come to an end."

Most Memorable One-Liners.

One thing all Star Trek fans can agree on is that each show has its fair share of brilliant one-liners. Whether it's profound words coming from Spock or a snarky retort from The Doctor, every series has a variety of notable quotes. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan divulge just a few of the Voyager one-liners they consider the most enduring. In the interest of keeping the podcast at its usual length, they stopped at five apiece, but could have easily traded examples of the witty remarks all day.