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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
I beg to differ, 19 April 2005
I just have to post this to explain that NO EPISODES ARE MISSING from the season one box set of Voyager. Paramount did make extra episodes to be included in season one, but it was decided that these episodes would be held back for season two. Every episode that actually aired as season one episodes are in the season one box set. There are no episodes missing from this set whatsoever! As to the actual viewing order of episodes in season 1, they are in the original order of which they were aired. Some episodes you may watch were actually made after the episode that follows. But these are in order of air date! Hope this clarifys a few things for those people who may have been put off buying this(and other)boxset due to a review which was totally innacurate! A great buy, i'm glad to say i have all Star Trek box sets so far and can't wait for Enterprise next month!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Its finally on DVD!!, 12 Jun 2004
Iv'e been waiting for Voyager to arrive on DVD for years, and its finally here! On first impressions, the Box Set is well presented in a tough plastic case, with the STV, and Starfleet logo raised up on the front of the box, with a chrome like effect on them. Inside you get a set of 6 DVD's, which are set in a clear plastic mount (like half a CD case) which have been stuck together along one edge, which keeps the collection together nicely. The whole collection is found inside a cardboard sleeve with the STV logo on it. The presentation is very tidy, and well designed in my opinion. As for the DVD's themselves, they are all presented in Dolby Digital, and have superb picture quality, which is something you should expect for £55. The claimed "Missing" episodes, are actually from season two, but were broadcast with season one, so you can dispell all of those claims that its not the complete series. The scripting was as fantastic as ever, with the mix of drama, and comedy, with romance in the later seasons, is an all round entertaining series, and one of the best to come from the franchise. The extras are what i have come to expect from Paramount, with two full ST: TOS episodes, and over an hour of interviews, and behind the scenes of Voyager. I have no complaints and am 100% satisfied with the product, and will be purchasing the rest as they become available! All in all, Fantastic!!
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Very Good, but not quite Excellent, 26 Jul 2006
The ending of 'The Next Generation' (or TNG to continue with three-letter abbreviations) left a bit a chasm in the Star Trek universe with Deep Space Nine (DS9) being the only show carrying the torch. Now, there's nothing wrong with DS9, in fact, there's a lot right with it. I'm a Niner, it's my favourite series. However, it doesn't quite fit the traditional Star Trek mould of 'going boldly where no one has gone before'. They're stuck in one place!
Enter Voyager - a Federation starship that gets flung into the Delta Quadrant on the other side of the Galaxy by a mysterious alien known as the Caretaker, and now desperately trying to get home.
The good thing about Voyager is that, because its set on the other side of the Galaxy, all the traditional villians, like the Romulans and the Cardassians, are gone. Which means they're forced to come up with new villians, like the Kazon (okay, they're a bit wimpy) and the Vidiians (sadly underused, kind of like futuristic Frankensteins!). Of course, for continuity, there are still references to the previous series - the fact that half of Voyager's crew are Maquis, that one of them is a Cardassian in disguise, and the Romulans make a cameo appearance all tie the series to its roots.
With the conclusion of TNG, everyone was expecting something fresh and different. Voyager manages to succeed in part, but the first series is a little weak. Clanger episodes include 'Parallax', where Voyager gets stuck in a quantum singularity (black hole) and has to break free by punching a hole in the event horizon. I was laughing my head off watching that! Poor science sticks out like a Vidiian thumb!
However, it appears that lessons have been learned from DS9. Several series arcs are set in motion straight away, including the Seska saga, which concludes in series 3, and of course, the delightful Holographic Doctor's development, who steals the show every time he's on the screen.
And, of course, we have the token Klingon! B'elanna Torres, the ship's Chief Engineer, is certainly one of the most annoying characters, but takes a close third to the pragmatically dull Ensign Harry Kim, whose storylines are meek and just doesn't match up to Tom Paris, and the ridiculously cheerful neo-skunk Neelix.
All in all, the series is pretty good, but it merely offers a taster of the things to come. The series improve as they go along!
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