The first time I watched Star Trek: Voyager, I took it at face value, as I would any other Star Trek show. Sure this one had some unique elements: a badass lady captain who took no crap, a tough lady…
As Trekkies, most of us would probably agree that there are two aspects of our favorite franchise that set it apart in the world of science fiction. The first is Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic vision of the future. And the…
Holographic environment simulators, or holodecks, are spaces of exploration and experimentation. Characters across the Star Trek universe utilize holotechnology for entertainment, investigative, training, and romantic purposes. What, then, can we learn from the love stories created and, in some cases,…
It was in a school computer room that I first encountered a piece of fanfiction. It must have been around 2001 and screens definitely weren’t for reading on, which is how I came to have it printed out, in my…
Seven’s Reckoning is a four-part series published by IDW between November 2020 and February 2021. Writer Dave Baker tells a new classic Star Trek tale – just add a B-story and you’d have a new Voyager episode! Artist Angel Hernandez…
This week, the crew takes a look at “Before and After,” and discusses the Ocampan life span, the idea of Voyager as a generation ship, and themes of ageism, believing women, time travel, medical life extension, and much more. This…
I was very excited to read The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack. And also very prepared. Voyager is “my Trek” and Kathryn Janeway is in every way “my captain”. I’d read the earlier rendition of Janeway’s pre-Voyager years,…
Bloomington, Ind. — 25 years after her debut in Star Trek: Voyager as the franchise’s first female lead in the captain’s chair, Captain Kathryn Janeway has finally received recognition in her fictional hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. On Saturday, a group…