The late great aron eisenberg wanders over from ds9 to take a break from playing nog by playing kar, while trek regulars tim dezarn and patrick kilpatrick play, respectively, haliz and razik. The next generation had become a television institution. Star trek voyager hd season 1 episode 14 faces par. The voth are sort of humanoid lizards, and the plot revolves around one particular scientist that has taken an interest in studying voth origins. Star trek voyager hd season 1 episode 9 emanations part 15. After appearing in this episode, dwight schultz considered returning to star trek. But the kazons one note does not make compelling viewing. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, jennifer lien. The episode was partly written as an attempt to remedy the fact that voyager s producers felt chakotay had been underused in the first season. Broadcast as the second episode of the second season, initiations was the first episode produced as part of the second season of star trek. Star trek voyager s 2 e 2 initiations recap tv tropes.
Janeway lashes out at the vidiians by barbarianmichael. Recap star trek voyager s 2 e 2 initiations who is this nog that you speak of. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. A young kazon trying to earn his name and place among his people kidnaps and tries to kill chakotay. When kim comes up out of the subway, there are three colored shapes on the railing. Voyager collections edition you can start from the beginning of season two. Voyager encounters an alien race, but runs afoul of their principles. Voyager voyager is a science fiction television series in the star trek universe. In 2012, robert picardo cited this episode as his least favorite from all of the star trek. It looks to me as if some of this was filmed at the vasquez rocks, the well known location used in many episodes of star trek including the original series arena, which was referenced in bill and teds bogus journey and in the most recent episode of the big bang theory, the bakersfield expedition. Voyager that executive story editor kenneth biller wrote alone, he having helped with the writing of the episodes. The emh mark i was a computer program with a holographic interface, designed by doctor lewis zimmerman and with his own form, whose role was to act as an emergency doctor should the medical personnel of a. Deep space 9 at this same time and its interesting to see him playing a different sort of characterone far dumber and less sympathetic. Of course, id love to go back and do another episode.
The star trek franchise continues as the crew of the uss voyager follows a maquis ship into the badlands and ends up 70,000 light years from home. Chakotay is in a shuttle, isolated from voyager, performing a ritual to honor his dead father, kolopak. Commander chakotay robert beltran is undertaking a native. The doctor was the name used to refer to the uss voyager s emergency medical hologram. Technically, he did not earn the uniform he was wearing. September 4, 1995 after saving the life of a young kazon warrior aron eisenberg who was trying to kill him, chakotay is kidnapped and taken. He popped up as some other characters in the trek universe. In this episode, when chakotay and kar transport to the moon, it is the same location that was used in star trek. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. Star trek voyager season 7 slimline edition dvd today. Dissatisfied with the first draft of this episode s teleplay, michael piller offered to subsequently help ken biller with the writing of the episode. In s1e18 arena 1967, captain kirk battles the alien gorn at vasquez rocks natural area park in agua dulce, california. This episode s story itself was a problematic one for director winrich kolbe.
At the 2001 galaxy ball charity star trek convention organized by beltran eisenberg was asked to name his favorite voyager actor and replied, this is gonna sound like brownnosing, but robert beltran. A starship is stranded in the uncharted delta quadrant in this fourth star trek series, the first to. Voyager as the starship voyager s holographic barclay. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Facing certain death himself, kar leaves with chakotay. This science fiction television episode, part of the star trek franchise, was broadcast on upn on october 30, 1996 this episode is noted as one of the shows directed by a major actor in the show, robert duncan mcneill, who also plays the character tom paris. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. The chute is one of the grittier episodes of voyager, and a good change of pace especially for the characters of harry kim and tom paris. You can see him without makeup as a newspaper vendor in ds9s far beyond the stars.
While working on this episode, ken biller described the story as the kazon put a hit out on chakotay. The episode originally aired on september 4, 1995, and tells the story of commander chakotays capture at the hands of a young kazon. Star trek works referenced good shepherd voyager s6 e20 in the flesh voyager s5 e04 the doomsday machine the original series s2 e06 initiations voyager s2 e02 very briefly star trek ii. When his ship was destroyed in the delta quadrant, he and the rest of the maquis joined voyager and were given provisional ranks. This episode provides a little background, but nothing much.
Star trek voyager the lost episodes ghosts part two audio drama by starfleet studios. The episode begins with a first person point of view, with an object in. Oct 30, 2014 this september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek. After saving the life of a young kazon warrior aron. It had retired the previous year, of its own volition after more than one hundred and seventy episodes. Robert duncan mcneill, ethan phillips, roxann dawson, robert picardo, kate mulgrew, robert beltran, jennifer lien, tim russ, garrett wang. Perhaps that by itself is not enough to dislike them after all, ive always been quite fond of star treks onenote planet of hats populations space nazis. Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot. Christopherlbennett on star trek the original series rewatch.
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a starfleet ship must cooperate with maquis rebels to find a way home. Oct 17, 2019 my views, ruminations, opinions, and discussions on star trek. Initiations janeway gives chakotay permission to borrow a shuttlecraft so he can perform a solitary ritual commemorating his fathers death. The only reason you might want to see this one is that aron eisenberg plays the boy, kar. Roxann dawson, tim russ, gabrielle beaumont, kenneth biller, cliff bole, john bruno, levar burton. This september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek. Voyager was the first star trek series to use computergenerated imagery cgi, rather than models, for exterior space shots.
Includes all episodes of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager during its journey home to earth, having been stranded tens of. In 2019, higgy pop noted this episode as one of the time travel stories of the star trek franchise. Alone in a shuttlecraft to perform a native american ritual in memory of his father. Schultz remarked, barclays there in the uss voyager s computer, so he could turn up again. It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes realworld context.
The next generation and other corners of the star trek universe. The show was created by rick berman, michael piller, and jeri taylor and is the fifth incarnation of star trek, which began with the 1960s series star trek, created by gene roddenberry. Babylon 5 and seaquest dsv had previously used cgi to avoid the expense of models, but the star trek television department continued using models because they felt they were more realistic. Picard debuted today on cbs all access, bringing with it new easter eggs and references to star trek. The doublelength pilot episode saw the uss voyager, under the command of captain kathryn janeway, called in to apprehend a paramilitary group led by chakotay, a renegade starfleet officer. X the installment also achieved an nti national television index rating of 8. July 20 learn how and when to remove this template messagelearn how and when to remove this template message. Voyager kathryn janeway is the captain of a starship that is lost in space and must travel across an unexplored region of the galaxy to find its way back home. Dont miss any episodes, set your dvr to record star trek. Although it is true that chakotay was in star fleet and at one time did earn the right to wear the uniform, he resigned form star fleet and joined the maquis. Star trek voyager episode guide our episode database profiles every episode of star trek. Star trek voyager season 2 episode 2 initiations trailer.
Chakotay is captured by a young kazon who is undergoing a. Chakotay becomes caught up in a young kazons rite of passage. At initiation disambiguation, there are zero articles or potential articles with the title initiations, the voyager episode is the only one. This star trek spinoff won seven emmy awards and starred kate mulgrew as the first female captain. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Voyager is the story of the long and slow death of a particular iteration of the star trek franchise voyager arrived when the star trek franchise was at the peak of its popularity. I decided to list only the voyager episodes i mentioned which originally aired after this one. Star trek works referenced good shepherd voyager s6 e20 in the flesh voyager s5. Voyager is the third next generation star trek series, running for seven seasons from january 1995 through may 2001.
Investigations is the 36th episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Damaged by kazon fire, theyre forced to beam down to a nearby moon, which kar says serves as a training base for the kazonogla. Generally enjoyable, worth watching if new to star trek. Voyager there is no article at initiations, it simply redirects to initiation.
Chakotay disables the kazon ships engines, then beams kar off just before it. Each episode features background information plot trivia interviews behind the scenes info shooting script and a media collection dvd screencaps audio caps soundtracks trailers. However, the 37s was originally intended to be the first season finale and the possibility of it being a twopart episode was initially considered. Alone in a shuttlecraft to perform a native american ritual in memory of his father, chakotay is attacked by a kazon ship manned by a teenager, kar.
Back on voyager, the crew, which has been looking for its missing first officer, finds traces of chakotays shuttlecraft and continues their search. Initiations is the second episode of the second season, and eighteenth episode overall of the american science fiction television program star trek. The episode begins with a first person point of view, with an object in space, scanning the surroundings in black and white. Nov 26, 2010 star trek voyager season 2 episode 2 initiations trailer. Initiations written by kenneth biller directed by winrich kolbe season 2, episode 2. Feb 06, 20 the voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. The doctor memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom.
Jan 23, 2017 this week on boldly going, a pretty bad episode called initiations. This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. Winrich kolbe production information episode no 2x02 production no 121 first aired. It is 4 september 1995, and time for another episode of star trek. Initiations memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Voyager episode, someone to watch over me in that same year, winning accolades from both producers and critics for his work on the episode. Voyager, this episode is a standalone episode of regular duration. When chakotay takes a shuttle to perform a ritual in honor of his fathers death, he is imprisoned by the kazon. His vessel inadvertently drifts into kazonogla space and chakotay is targeted by kar, a kazon youth attempting to earn his warrior name by killing the federation trespasser. He explained, storywise it was not the most interesting show ive ever done. He was the center of a voyager episode, too, initiations, where he played a young alien a kazon this time who is hoping to transition into a warrior. Voyager initiations tv episode 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 2017, netflix announced that time and again was among the top ten most rewatched star trek episodes, excluding the first two episodes of each series.