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Admiral Janeway’s Log Explains How Chakotay Gave Starfleet A Sliver Of Hope In ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’

| December 20, 2022 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 30 comments so far

Admiral Janeway is back for the eighth entry of her series of Star Trek Logs on Instagram (voiced by Kate Mulgrew and written by co-executive producer Aaron Waltke). This one picks up after episode 18 (“Mindwalk”), forcing Vice Admiral Janeway to get creative when making her new log.

Janeway sees hope… from the brig

The first season of Star Trek: Prodigy wraps up with a two-part finale; part one of “Supernova” arrives on Thursday. The previous episode showed the USS Protostar—under the control of the Living Construct—take the ship into the heart of Federation territory, where it was greeted by an armada of Starfleet ships. One might imagine that The Construct could immediately open a channel and infect all the Starfleet ships, but Admiral Janeway’s log explains how Captain Chakotay’s actions (revealed to her by Hologram Janeway in episode 18) made things a bit more difficult for the Construct:

Thanks to my holographic twin, I now know Chakotay – wherever he is – launched his ship prematurely from enemy hands. This means the weapon won’t activate without a manual uplink from the Protostar. His sacrifice bought us a sliver of hope.

So it appears that even though The Construct has control over the Protostar, it cannot answer or open a hail to any Starfleet ships on its own. To complete its mission to infect Starfleet, it needs someone on the ship to do it manually.

The Admiral also outlined the threat on board the Dauntless and how exactly she is making a log following the episode 18 cliffhanger:

There are traitors on the Dauntless – Asencia! – and I’m trapped in the brig, using the security feed to record what happened here… if we survive.

Here is Janeway’s full log from the brig…

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Chakotay helps out from the future

While Admiral Janeway learned of Chakotay’s fate in episode 18, the details of his actions were actually revealed in episode 16, “Preludes,” when Asencia (The Vindicator) described to The Diviner what happened in the future after Chakotay and the Protostar passed through a temporal anomaly:

We took them prisoner and weaponized their ship with our last surviving Construct to be sent back in time to destroy Starfleet before they could ever make first contact. But on the eve of our launch, the Starfleet prisoners escaped. Unable to board or deactivate the weapon, they had one last resort… They sent the “Protostar” back into the time anomaly it came from, without a crew to guide it.

Now we know why having a Vau N’Akat crew to guide the ship is so important for the mission to attack Starfleet.

Chakotay watches the Protostar depart without the Vau N’Akat

Of course, the Vau N’Akat on board the Dauntless know this, so they would need to get onto the Protostar to complete their mission, which is teased in the preview images released earlier this week:

Angus Imrie as Zero, Brett Gray as Dal, Dee Bradley Baker as Murf, Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk and Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog

John Noble as The Diviner, Jameela Jamil as The Vindicator, and Jimmi Simpson as Drednok

New episodes of Prodigy  debut on Thursdays exclusively on  Paramount+  in the U.S., and on Fridays in Latin America and select countries in Europe. The series is also carried on SkyShowtime in the rest of Europe with the second half of season one expected to arrive in 2023.

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The Diviner will end up turning good and stop the weapon from deploying.

Or, perhaps the Diviner may be open to another solution.

For example, it might be possible for the Federation, warned of the impact of contact, to avoid first contact with the Vau N’Akat.

This may be a valid conflict between the Prime Directive and the Temporal Directive.

That would require his turning good, of course. He has to stop Asencia first before a diplomatic solution can be reached.

I imagine this arc concludes with the first season then the second season will be about rescuing Chakotay.

How do you rescue someone stuck in an alternate future you stopped from happening?

It’s like Doc Brown told Marty, if they went forward in time from the alternate 1985 they’d go to the alternate 2015. Same applies here.

If the future Chakotay is stuck in never comes to pass, they cannot travel forward to it to save him.

Janeway has to weigh sacrificing Chakotay (who would be stuck in an alternate future in a world that hates the Federation) in order to save that same world in her timeline.

But Chakotay has the instinct to truly perceive time – it’s moods, it’s colors.

He might, but that would not help him if Janeway changes history to prevent the timeline he’s trapped in from existing. It may be erased or just cut off from the prime timeline.

I posted a response but it’s waiting for approval. Weird.

If it has a link, it will be held for moderation.

It didn’t. Maybe it was flagged for spoilers about Chakotay.

I doubt it has anything to do with that. You probably just included a word that gets automatically kicked to moderation. It still happens to me from time to time too.

Ah, ok. I see they posted it.

Yes I get the idea the by the end of all of this Jamila Jamil will be the true bad guy, the Diviner will go good and reunite with Gwen

Indeed. That does seem to be where they’re going with it.

And then he opens a bar on Deep Space 12

” They sent the “Protostar” back into the time anomaly it came from, without a crew to guide it”

Wait, so the Protostar comes from the past or the future? Does that mean that both Protostar and Dauntless are ships out of time?

Watch the episode “Preludes,” it’s all explained pretty clearly.

Ok thanks. I think I saw it but I’ll rewatch,

No, the Protostar fell into a temporal anomaly which sent it into the future. But when it arrived, Chakotay managed to send it back in the past. That’s what Janeway is referring to. So both ships are from the ‘present’ day.

I will admit though, I too thought originally we were going to get a lot of time travel shenanigans because we had The Diviner 50 years from the future that was now for some reason searching for a ship around the same year of the third season of TNG. It was confusing lol. I also thought maybe the Dauntless also came from the 25th century as The Diviner did.

But these writers came up with a really clean and easy way to explain it. It’s not overly convoluted like I thought it was going to be and the show takes place in like four different timelines or something. This is how you write a well thought out time travel story without a ton of plot holes. Take notes Discovery.

Ahhh thanks for the explanation. That does make a whole lot more sense. Because if Janeway and Chakotay were from the future I’d have a hard time understanding why she would be reporting to Admiral Jericoe in the present lol.

I really do have to rewatch this season. Usually by the time I am watching my trek shows it is the end of the week. And by the end of the year at my job things get so ramped up trying to finish things by end of the year deadlines that by friday night or saturday I am totally exhausted!

I’m assuming the Dauntless was build after Voyager got back or sent to Starfleet when they could communicate with them. They could then copy its design from Voyager’s database. And developed the quantum slipstream technology because of it. Hope and Fear was the Voyager episode that featured the fake Dauntless.

Yep I remember hope and fear. Great ep. It really showcased the consequences to the entire quadrant from Janeway’s actions to get just 100+ people home. If you ask me, I am on Arturus’ side with that argument.

I generally think the animation is good on this show, although they’re not as good at depicting humans. Were it not for the tattoo, Chakotay wouldn’t really be recognisable. What the heck though, I’m enjoying this more than I expected to.

I will say Jelicoe wasn’t at all recognizable to me in his ep. Except for his voice of course

For some reason the movement of humans looks extra jittery, too.

But, the construct did activate without a manual uplink from the Protostar at the relay station.

The kids had linked the ship to the station to share data.

After all, they were trying to deliver Protostar to the Federation at that point.

They manually uplinked to the relay station to transfer their logs. The chaos didn’t start until Barnis Fracks said he was uplinking to download the data from the Protostar — then he accidentally triggered it.

If they change the future would that not erase the current kids and the ship from this timeline?

Most likely no. Trek time travel has shown that altering the future does not always result in the person instantly disappearing. Take Admiral Janeway is Endgame – the minute she traveled back she altered the past by giving Voyager the future tech and urging them to return to the Nebula. Her future ceased to exist, but she remained.

If the entire fleet is destroyed in the past then first contact would not have happened and the construct would not have been installed in the Protostar and so then the fleet could not self destroy. Isn’t it like a paradox or something to that effect?

Why is it that in every iteration of Star Trek the federation is always one madman away from destruction?

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Plot A Course: 5 Moments That Defined Janeway and Chakotay's Relationship

The captain and first officer's relationship only grew stronger during their journey through the Delta Quadrant.

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Spoilers for Star Trek: Prodigy — Season 1, Episode 11 " Asylum " to follow! Star Trek: Prodigy is back! With its mid-season return, “ Asylum ,” we find Hologram Janeway guiding the young crew of the U.S.S. Protostar , unaware that they are being pursued by Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway herself.

The flesh-and-blood Janeway does not know who is in command of the starship, what the Protostar ’s crew has endured, nor that they’re desperately seeking Starfleet’s aid upon learning their starship’s true purpose after The Diviner’s modifications. All she knows is that her close friend, Captain Chakotay , took the Protostar to the Delta Quadrant where he disappeared, and the ever-loyal Janeway is determined to find and bring him home. We haven’t seen Chakotay yet in the series outside of two appearances as a hologram, but we can only hope she finds him, and soon. Janeway and Chakotay’s relationship was key to both characters throughout all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager . They’re even the second most written about pairing in the Star Trek franchise, if you trust our latest article on fanfiction stats. Their dynamic has captured the hearts and minds of Trek fans for years, proving to endure long after their series finale. As Vice Admiral Janeway searches for her friend and ally on Prodigy , we’ve curated a list of five episodes that fully encapsulate their relationship for fans to either revisit or watch for the first time.

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At the start of the U.S.S. Voyager ’s journey through the Delta Quadrant, both the Starfleet crew and the rescued Maquis fighters are tense. Janeway appoints Chakotay as her second-in-command to bridge hostilities, with both in agreement to ease tension, they need to integrate the crews more. Chakotay suggests B’Elanna Torres for the open Chief Engineer role, which Janeway balks at due to Torres’ temper. However, Chakotay is proven right when Torres’ genius ultimately saves the ship; Janeway listens to his recommendation and promotes her. It’s the start of a beautiful partnership in which Janeway and Chakotay balance each other out and find the best path forward in an uncertain quadrant.

What does it mean to spend most of your life with someone? After contracting a deadly virus, Janeway and Chakotay are forced to stay on the planet as it halts the disease’s process. Cut off from their crew – who are desperately searching for a cure – the pair ponder what it will mean to grow old together. A different sort of tension forms between them as they carry on with what they think will be the rest of their lives. Of course, they are ultimately rescued and cured, with their relationship returning to being solely professional. Still, it’s the episode that launched a thousand fanfics as the story devoted most of its time to driving home just how powerful their bond is.

In one of Voyager ’s most famous two-parter, the crew is thrown into an alternate timeline that gives us one of Voyager ’s darkest tales. A temporal wave severely damages the ship, forcing the crew to face off against the vicious Krenim Imperium and a scientist trying to change his wife’s fate. In one scene, Janeway celebrates her birthday, receiving a pocket watch from Chakotay. While she’s clearly touched, she asks him to recycle the replicated gift to conserve resources. However, when Chakotay is later taken captive by their enemies, she wears the watch tied to her waist to honor him. This gesture speaks a thousand words and showcases just how much Chakotay and his friendship means to Janeway.

What if Janeway is trying to establish a Federation foothold in the Delta Quadrant? Similarly, what if Chakotay is only here to execute a Maquis scheme? The relationship between the first officer and captain is tested when Seven of Nine accidentally downloads too much information and begins to suspect the crew of various conspiracies. The episode includes two dinner scenes between Janeway and Chakotay, both highlighting their close friendship and how they handle conflict. Even though the two have a tense fight due to Seven’s conspiracies, they bridge the gap, reconcile, and move on once the situation has been resolved.

Chakotay finds himself traveling through time in another temporal adventure. Due to a chronokinetic surge, the ship – and all aboard it – are stuck in different periods of time. Chakotay, who’s been injected with a serum that stops the shifts, must find a way to realign all aboard the ship under the correct time period. To do this, he must work with Janeway, who is stuck in a time before their friendship and who views him with distaste. Still, friendship transcends all time (travel), and Chakotay convinces her to help him; together, they save the day, bring the crew back into sync, and stop the temporal wave from impacting the ship. Later, the pair discuss the temporal prime directive after their experiences. For fans of the pairing, watching Janeway learn to trust Chakotay all over again is a treat, and it shows just how far her first officer has come. What’s your favorite Janeway and Chakotay moment? Are you hopeful that they’ll reunite on Star Trek: Prodigy ? Let us know on social!

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Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix outside of markets including Canada where it is available on CTV.ca and the CTV App, France on France Televisions channels and Okoo, in Iceland on Sjonvarp Simans Premium, as well as on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Prodigy is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Star Trek: Prodigy EPs Reveal Janeway And Chakotay's Season 2 Story Brought Collaborator To Tears, And Now I Really Need Someone To Pick Up The Series

This show needs to return.

Paramount+ canceled Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy and removed the show from its platform, but there's still a chance viewers will get to see the finished episodes elsewhere. I've been hopeful that the show might find a new home since the cancelation news broke. But after hearing from the executive producers about a Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay moment that brought a collaborator to tears, I now more than ever want this show show to find a home and get more seasons. Too much? Well, read for yourself. 

Many of the participants at the recent Star Trek Las Vegas convention weren't able to speak about their shows due to the ongoing WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA strike. However, an animated production like Star Trek: Prodigy falls under different union rules and could be discussed. TrekMovie.com and others attended a panel and heard from co-EPs Kevin and Dan Hageman about what's been planned. With that, they teased a resolution to the ongoing storyline between Janeway and Chakotay, and Kevin it hyped up tremendously during the discussion:

For those of you who’ve seen Season 1, there was quite the tease of Chakotay and Janeway. And I know it’s very unresolved. And we are promising in season 2, we’re going to complete this story, and what we’re doing with them is absolutely fantastic.

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I'd like to believe there are a few Star Trek: Voyager fans who, after hearing the sentiments above, are now truly hoping Prodigy finds a new home. Some Janeway and Chakotay fans have waited decades for some clarity regarding the characters, specifically whether they'll ever become a couple. Granted, there are varying opinions on how that should play out. Even actors who play them, Kate Mulgrew and Robert Beltran, have opinions that are being considered for how tying up the arc neatly.

What also needs to be noted, though, is that whatever Star Trek: Prodigy planned for Janeway and Chakotay in Season 2, an aspect of it caused a crew member to become emotional. Dan Hageman shared a touching story about how their voice director had a moment while reading through lines with Kate Mulgrew:

Janeway and Chakotay. I have to share a little story, our voice director [Brooke Chalmers] who sometimes reads opposite the actors. And we had Kate Mulgrew in recording and he was reading for Chakotay. And they were reading this scene together. And our friend Brooke just starts crying as he’s reading opposite Kate because it’s just so powerful.

I don't think there are a lot of children-skewing TV shows that could make an adult cry, but I would certainly put Prodigy in that category. The series proved with its first season that the adventures of Dal R'El and his friends can appeal to viewers of all ages. The show also arguably featured some of the best episodes to be released during the modern Trek era. For those reasons and the new info on Janeway and Chakotay, it deserves another shot now that fans can't stream it with a Paramount+ subscription . Still, there's always the potential that  it could find a new and larger audience on a new platform -- should it be picked up.

While the Prodigy co-creators didn't go into specifics, they did confirm that Paramount+ is in "active talks" with other companies that are interested in picking up Season 2. The feeling is that the odds are better than not that it will find a new home and maybe even one that will greenlight new episodes should fans continue to back it as they have post-cancelation. We'll see if it gets saved and is able to continue the journeys of Janeway, Chakotay and more.

Here's hoping Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 will find its way back onto the list of upcoming Trek shows and that more is on the horizon after that. For now, there are still other series from the franchise to look forward to and a litany of past show to enjoy over on Paramount+.

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• Trivia Coda is a musical term used to denote a short extra passage added to the end of a musical composition, unrelated to the structure and themes of the main musical material. The title of this episode is used to describe the short limbo "afterlife" Janeway experiences, indicating that this "coda" may suspiciously not be related to her life at all.
• Goofs After her second "death" in sickbay, Janeway was able to make Kes sense her presence through physical contact; however, when Tuvok and Kes attempt to locate Janeway telepathically, she makes no attempt to touch either of them.

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Captain Kathryn Janeway : Come on, Chakotay. I cheated death. That's worth a celebration, don't you think? Bottle of champagne, moonlight sail on Lake George. How does that sound?

Commander Chakotay : Like something worth living for.

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Janeway and Chakotay: Together at long last on Star Trek: Prodigy

Ever since the end of Star Trek: Voyager in 2001, a certain section of Trek fans have been hoping and praying that we’d see something more. So far, fans only know what happened with Seven of Nine after Voyager ’s story ended — thanks to her role on Star Trek: Picard . Then the news from last October, when fans learned that Captain Janeway would be a part of the new show, Star Trek: Prodigy .

This was great news! Finally, fans of Captain Kate would get to learn what happened to her after she got back to Earth (aside from being promoted to admiral and appearing briefly in Star Trek: Nemesis ).

But, the news was tempered somewhat we fans learned that Janeway would be an emergency hologram of some kind. It would not be Captain Kathryn Janeway as we were used to seeing her, but rather, a pop-up captain, who will give advice to this new rag-tag crew. In a way, Kate Mulgrew would be playing a similar role to what Robert Picardo played for so long — an EH (emergency hologram).

Now, just last week at the Star Trek: Las Vegas convention, actor Robert Beltran let slip a delicious bit of news that must have made the decade for so many fans. His character, Chakotay, would also be returning to Star Trek . Chakotay would be joining Janeway as an animated character on Star Trek: Prodigy .

For those who are not aware, there is a vast network of Voyager fans who wish that the “monkey” never showed up. This is a reference to the classic Voyager episode, “ Resolutions .” The story centers around Janeway and Chakotay who are left on an empty planet to fend for themselves. Things start to get romantic between the characters, when suddenly Tuvok appears with a cure for the “incurable” virus. Janeway and Chakotay return to the ship, and continue on their trip back to the Alpha Quadrant.

Now, thanks to Beltran’s announcement, we know that they will be back together once again. But how will this work? Will they actually be a couple, or will Chakotay also be a hologram? Will they get to act out the ‘love’ which so many fans thing they should have seen, or will he be just someone the Prodigy crew bumps into along the way?

Fans of “JC,” which stands for the romantic union of Janeway and Chakotay certainly would like to see a little bit of “happily ever after” versus a cold, computerized and sterile interaction.

While Mulgrew jokingly admitted a while back that the ‘real’ reason Janeway and Chakotay did not get together was … if they kissed once, they’d never stop … the real reason was because Mulgrew asked that this not happen .

Mulgrew didn’t want her character, who was supposed to be taken seriously as the captain, to be seen fraternizing with her first officer. While that was true back in the 1990s, it stands to reason that Mulgrew may have changed her mind since then. Especially if Chakotay is no longer her inferior officer.

Or, Chakotay and Janeway’s relationship could be in the form of flashbacks. They might not even be alive when the Prodigy story takes place. The possibilities are endless.

Fans will find out exactly what the relationship will be between Janeway and Chakotay on October 21, 2021 , when Star Trek: Prodigy begins streaming on Paramount+.

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'Star Trek: Prodigy' Producers Kevin & Dan Hageman on Bringing Back Janeway & Chakotay, and the 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Sequel

They also talk about how many episodes have been written and fan reactions on social media.

Following the critical success of Paramount+'s ongoing animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks , the studio smartly greenlit an animated series that was aimed specifically at kids, but it has tugged at the heartstrings of an audience that is still a kid at heart too. Star Trek: Prodigy centers around a rag-tag crew of kids who came into the possession of the U.S.S. Protostar —a Starfleet Federation vessel that was previously captained by none other than Star Trek: Voyager 's Chakotay.

Over the course of the past ten episodes, Dal ( Brett Gray ) and his crew, Gwyn ( Ella Purnell ), Rok-Tahk ( Rylee Alazraqui ), Jankom Pog ( Jason Mantazoukas ), Zero ( Angus Imrie ), and Murf ( Dee Bradley Baker ) have gotten a crash-course lesson on what it means to be a crew, with the sage and often snarky advice of their Janeway hologram ( Kate Mulgrew ). The two-part season finale "A Moral Star" tested the crew of the Protostar in ways that none of them have previously been tested before. Collider chatted with executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman about the series finale, the return of Captain Janeway and Chakotay, fan expectations, and they provide us with a little status update on their highly anticipated Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel.

Collider: Well, Kevin and Dan, thank you so much for joining me for this interview. What a finale! You managed to tie up so many storylines this season, but there were still a few cliffhangers. We're 10 episodes into a 40-episode series. How much do you have already planned out?

DAN HAGEMAN: Yeah, I could say we're in the process right now of writing episode-

KEVIN HAGEMAN: 39 and 40 right now.

DAN HAGEMAN: 39 and 40.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Final two episodes of season... Whatever you want to call it. Season two. Or I don't know what they call it.

DAN HAGEMAN: But in terms of making them, the actual animation, they're hot off the press. I mean, I believe episode ten just got done.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I think you just got it because we're like, "Here." You know? Like, "There's a few things we want to fix, but it has to go out."

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Collider: Does that help knowing exactly where the end game is? Because I feel like there are a lot of shows that are running right now that feel like they're evolving as the episodes air. But you have a very clear picture of where things are going. So how does that help your creative process?

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Oh, it's just... It's paramount to know... Ooh. Look what I did there.

Collider: Good pun.

DAN HAGEMAN: Paramount Plus .

KEVIN HAGEMAN: It's paramount to know your ending. Whether it was our initial pitch for our first 20 episodes or our next 20 episodes, we always have to know the ending and that's what we're writing toward. And that's why... I mean, hopefully, episode 10 was really fulfilling and satisfying for you because how we mentally break it out in our heads, it's like, "Okay, just ten episodes at a time." Right? So even though this isn't the season finale, it-

DAN HAGEMAN: Well, it's the wrap-up of one Big Bad, and then opening up to a new Big Bad. Not to say that Admiral Janeway is a Big Bad, but-

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Antagonist. You know?

DAN HAGEMAN: To have Admiral Janeway on your tail is quite intimidating.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: You're in trouble.

Collider: Yes. Well, that's actually a perfect segue into one of my questions. The Diviner is essentially subdued. Are we going to have another Big Bad that we have to contend with as we move into this next arc?

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Well, let me just give it in a nutshell. In the next 10 episodes, and you'll see it in this end tag, we were inspired by the movie The Fugitive . In The Fugitive , we love Harrison Ford, but you also love Tommy Lee Jones who's hunting down Harrison Ford. He's not a bad guy. He's just doing his job. So we fell in love with this idea that the real Vice Admiral Janeway is going to be hunting them down. But she doesn't know. It's a mystery. The Protostar , the ship that used to belong to Chakotay, and who's behind the wheel now.

DAN HAGEMAN: Who better for Starfleet hopefuls to try to escape than actual Starfleet?

KEVIN HAGEMAN: [And] they haven't really fully interacted with Starfleet yet.

DAN HAGEMAN: Maggie, did you just pull up a doll?

Collider: It's Chakotay.

DAN HAGEMAN: Oh, well we've got a Janeway.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I love it.

Collider: When you pitched Prodigy , did you have in mind that you were going to pull so much from Star Trek: Voyager , or was that something that evolved once you knew that you had Kate Mulgrew and Robert Beltran coming back to voice their characters?

DAN HAGEMAN: I mean, it was never an intention to just pull straight from Voyager , but we always knew that Kate Mulgrew was the target. Once you have Janeway there, you look into what are Janeway's wants and needs, so to speak. She wants to find that personal relationship between her and Chakotay. It's so powerful. So that's what her motivation is, is she's trying to get answers just like everybody else about what happened to Chakotay.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: And I love how at the beginning of our show, we're outside of Federation space. We're far out. And so some people are like, "Oh, how is this Star Trek ?" I'm like, "Just wait. Just wait. This is the concept. They're going to get closer and closer." And now, what's so fun is you get this end tag, and you're like, "Oh yeah. This is canon. There are existing living Star Trek legacy characters who will be in this show."

DAN HAGEMAN: And I'd probably add something to kind of put a little bit of a damp rag on a lot of people who are eager to see Chakotay because I feel like a lot of people thought they might see Chakotay in this episode.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: That came out because Robert [Beltran] spilled the beans, right? That wasn't supposed to be known yet.

DAN HAGEMAN: But I think if you were to look at the show through kids' eyes, do you think they care who Chakotay is? We probably don't. We do as adults. But what the kids now care for is Hologram Janeway, which means they're going to care for Admiral Janeway, and Admiral Janeway cares about Chakotay. So now, they're going to care about Chakotay. So that's why we have to take our time to get to this place.

Collider: That's one of the storylines that doesn't get closure in this episode. How much fun is it then to have some of these big plot points dangling, especially knowing that the adults watching the show are eager to get to it? Has it been fun to see interactions on Twitter?

DAN HAGEMAN: Yes. It's daunting too. I mean, kind of like Dauntless . But talking about the Janeway and Chakotay of it all. That's something that we don't feel comfortable just coming on in writing our own fan fiction and having it be filmed. We're talking to people. We're talking to Kate. We're talking to Robert. We're talking to... You know? We're listening. So that's something that we're taking into great consideration.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: We're listening, but we're not listening to ideas now from fans because like we said: "It's already been written."

DAN HAGEMAN: We're already on episode 40.

Collider: Very careful amendment there.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: We're holding onto the rollercoaster, and we're just crossing our fingers and hoping that people like this because it's not like live-action where you can kind of maneuver a little bit more.

DAN HAGEMAN: Yeah. It's fine because people are reacting to things that we as a room wrote two years ago before COVID.

Collider: I think it was Aaron (Waltke) that tweeted about how excited people were going to be to sew something from the finale. And of course, that's the uniforms that we saw in part one of "A Moral Star." How much fun, how much thought went into you creating what these uniforms would look like? Because that's really like the big thing in Star Trek . Every era has its own iconic look.

DAN HAGEMAN: It's super fun. I mean, we've had a bunch of those moments where we're like, "Here we are. We're going to design what the Protostar looks like. Oh my gosh, we're going to just decide what the badge looks like. Oh my gosh. Here we are. We're going to decide what the uniforms look like." And in every single one it's like we have sometimes 10 people all looking at this, talking about, coming up with the decisions. It's a great honor. It makes us... We have to pinch ourselves all the time.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Well, and our hope is, when we create the uniforms, we wanted them to be cadets. We don't want them having any insignia, any division, any rank.

DAN HAGEMAN: Oh, right. Yeah.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: You know? We want them to earn that. And we love toys. There will be Prodigy toys. We took it from our years of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu , which we're so happy to see that it's still going, but they were just first colored ninja toys. When they were first minifigs. And then like each season, we were like, "Okay. Now they're going to... They're raising in ranks and their uniforms are changing and stuff." Because you get to make new action figures and new toys. And so that's definitely what-

DAN HAGEMAN: You have got like karate belts. Like, you got your white belt, and you're going to get your yellow belt.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: This is their white belt right now.

Collider: I was convinced that they were going to take the prisoners from Tars Lamora with them as a crew, but they got their own separate journey to go on. The Protostar is a very large ship. Are we going to see them potentially pick up new crew members as the story progresses?

DAN HAGEMAN: I mean, I think even as the characters say that there's no way for them to fit all of the minors onto the Protostar . So it's not big enough. It can probably house 20. But we don't want to make our show unmanageable where we have too many characters to follow. But I definitely can say... You know? Like every show, they're going to be meeting allies, they're going to be meeting friendlies and not so friendlies. And we'll see who makes it onto the bridge.

Collider: Excellent. Dal has had such an evolution this season. He's been a very shaky captain. Where is his arc headed? Is he going to be tested more and tried as a leader figure on the Protostar ?

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Yeah. I mean, think of this as... This is episode 10. So this is like mid-season in our minds. This is, if this is a giant Dal character arc, which it's not just about Dal, it's about every character's going to go through a big arc. But for Dal, this is the midpoint. This is the first sort of true real test of showing his true colors as a captain. So there's still so much growth for him. I mean, I think they're baby steps and there's so much more to learn about him [and] about his origins and the continued growth.

DAN HAGEMAN: Also no journeys are a straight line. Just like people may have not expected Admiral Janeway to be on the hunt for them. Dal's going to have some twists and turns as well.

Collider: I also really love Gwyn. I like instantly like glommed onto her as a favorite character-

KEVIN HAGEMAN: I love her. Yeah.

Collider: She's so great. I really love her friendship with Dal. But I also want to know if she's going to get more alone time with some of the other crew members. We see this connection between her and Rok start to form in the last five episodes or so. But is she going to get more time to befriend Jankom and Zero and Murf?

DAN HAGEMAN: We don't want to spoil, but yeah, I think there'll be some bonds. Obviously, what happened between Zero and Gwyn was pretty massive. So there's some healing needed be done there. But yeah. We want this... We want... Yeah. The pairing, it's always great whether it's Gwyn and Jankom, or Gwyn and Murf, or Gwyn and Dal. I mean, we want to see little scenes of all of them. The big challenge is trying to fit the plot into 22 minutes and have those moments at the same time.

Collider: You definitely have achieved that. I cried at the end of this episode. I was like, "I can't believe I'm crying here over this." Like, it brought me so much joy and I can't wait to watch the episode again.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Wait. What was it? What was the moment? What made you... What triggered that?

Collider: It was the Janeway narration at the end where she's talking about the crew, and just seeing the crew all come together at the end just sparked something in my soul. And I was just like, "I love this so much. I love these kids." It's neat to see children get their day in the sun. To see these kids grow up before our eyes and as animated characters, it's kind of shocking to see how much I've been affected by them. There's so much Star Trek on right now, but this series wormed its way into my heart. I feel like there are a lot of franchises that are trying to do create synergy between their different concurrently airing series. I'm really curious to know if we're going to see more of that synergy between the new Star Trek shows. Is there room for a crossover with Prodigy or is Prodigy its own entity?

DAN HAGEMAN: I think there's always a desire, but...

KEVIN HAGEMAN: We're in the same universe. So we were always talking and finding ways to make sure we complement each other. But I think it's really hard. I mean, even, let's say you did a crossover with us in Lower Decks , like, their pipeline is so different than ours. I think ours... I wouldn't be surprised if ours takes twice as long to make as theirs or to have the drastically 2D to 3D animation styles. Like, it's really, really hard. Really tricky.

Collider: My last question, is not a Star Trek question, but I think the folks over at Collider can agree that we really love Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , is there any movement on that sequel? It's been about two years since it was announced.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: Well, we're sitting down and having dinner with the director, André (Øvredal), tomorrow and discussing it. He's been off shooting a movie in Malta or some crazy island off in the ocean doing some ocean film. A Dracula picture. Right, Dan?

DAN HAGEMAN: Yep.

KEVIN HAGEMAN: But we're all sitting down together tomorrow night. And so we've been actively working on a script with them and with Paramount now. The movie is now switched over to Paramount, and it's been super fun. Super exciting.

The first ten episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy are streaming now on Paramount+.

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Vice Admiral Chekote was a senior Starfleet officer stationed at Starbase 227 in 2370 .

When a group of Bajoran extremists, the Alliance for Global Unity , attempted to seize control of Deep Space 9 in 2370, he ordered the station evacuated, citing the Prime Directive of non-interference. He gave this order even though there was evidence that this extremist faction was in fact backed by the Cardassians , telling Benjamin Sisko it was "a hell of a turn", with the possibility of losing Bajor and the Bajoran wormhole . ( DS9 : " The Circle ")

Later that same year , he allowed Commander William T. Riker to delay a mission of the USS Enterprise -D in order to investigate the apparent death of Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the hands of a group of mercenaries while on an archaeological excursion to the planet Dessica II . ( TNG : " Gambit, Part I ")

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13 Times Star Trek: Voyager's EMH Said Bones McCoy's "I'm A Doctor, Not A ..."

• The Doctor, portrayed by Robert Picardo in Star Trek: Voyager, humorously uses Dr. McCoy's catchphrase, "I'm a doctor, not a...", and establishes franchise continuity.
• The Doctor showcases ethical integrity and progression, facing various challenges while maintaining a professional and exploratory purpose.
• Each instance of The Doctor saying McCoy's line highlights character development, relationships, and technology in intricate storylines.

Star Trek: Voyager 's Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), AKA The Doctor (Robert Picardo), frequently repeated the iconic catchphrase of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley) from Star Trek: The Original Series. Somewhat temperamental and impatient, The Doctor was the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Voyager in the (initial) absence of other medical staff. Evolving considerably over Voyager 's seven seasons, Picardo's Doctor is an essential character who showcases not only creative talents and ability but also ethical and moralistic integrity with a professional and exploratory sense of purpose.

Joining Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the cast of Star Trek: Voyager on their travels through the Delta Quadrant, Picardo's Doctor is progressive yet demonstrates several qualities that reflect traits or viewpoints from the franchise's past. One such facet is the use of the catchphrase, " I'm a doctor, not a ..." initially made famous by Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in Star Trek: The Original Series . It's a nice nod to continuity, allowing Picardo's technologically unusual character a grounded sense of familiarity and purpose. Here's a look at every time Voyager 's Doctor said Bones McCoy's most famous line.

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"i'm a doctor, mr. neelix, not a decorator.", star trek: voyager season 1, episode 5 - "phage".

Star Trek: Voyager season 1, episode 5, "Phage," marks the first instance of The Doctor using Dr. McCoy's famous TOS catchphrase. In an amusing scene between an increasingly frustrated Doctor and an ailing Neelix (Ethan Phillips) , Picardo's determined Doctor administers vital medical treatment following the unexpected removal of Neelix's lungs. Despite his condition, Neelix maintains a healthy spirit and even makes a lengthy list of requests for improved comfort and aesthetic enjoyment, suggesting the addition of " a nice tapestry or a painting " and commenting on the ugly sickbay ceiling. The Doctor remarks that he is " a doctor, Mr. Neelix, not a decorator ," and delegates the requested tasks.

This Star Trek: Voyager season 1 scene showcases the resilience of both characters - each discomforted by their unexpected circumstances and ongoing events yet masking concerns with surface-level frustration and ambivalence. Despite the Doctor's electronic and emotional nature, Picardo's character demonstrates real patience and an appropriately gentle countenance designed to comfort and care for patients.

"I'm a doctor, not a performer."

Star trek: voyager season 2, episode 20 - "investigations".

Appointed as the USS Voyager's official morale officer, Neelix designs an " uplifting and optimistic " daily news program to be broadcast to the ship and attempts to enlist other officers for different segments. The Doctor initially dismisses Neelix's request, saying, " I'm a doctor, not a performer. I don't have time for such nonsense ." Neelix perseveres, suggesting a segment on " healthful living " and suggesting that such a feature might considerably propel the Doctor's celebrity and influence within the crew.

The Doctor later reconsiders and demands two segments from a distracted Neelix the following day: how to keep your nostrils happy and the hidden mysteries of the adrenal gland. Star Trek: Voyager , season 2, episode 20 offers a sentimental insight into the Doctor's slightly nerdy personality and multi-character perspectives on life on board a starship, countering the soft glimpses with an overall plot around espionage and deception.

"I'm a doctor, not a bartender."

Star trek: voyager season 2, episode 6 - "twisted".

An unexpected spatial anomaly interrupts Kes' (Jennifer Lien) surprise birthday party in the ship's holodeck and envelops the USS Voyager with an energy field. The Doctor, attending as the simulated scenario's bartender, clarifies that his presence is primarily in an official capacity and lists several unpleasant potential medical conditions that could arise. As Voyager's communications and technological systems malfunction, the Doctor's attempts to return to sickbay and leave the holodeck are unsuccessful. Having drawn the attention of the overly-affectionate simulated bar's owner, Sandrine (Judy Geeson), Picardo's exasperated Doctor exclaims, " How many times do I have to tell you, Madam, I am a doctor, not a bartender."

It deftly weaves intimate character narratives with grand and perplexing confrontations with the unknown.

The multilayered Star Trek: Voyager season 2, episode 6 is a testament to the show's intricate storytelling. It deftly interweaves intimate character narratives with grand and perplexing confrontations with the unknown. The Voyager crew's collective response to the spatial anomaly, juxtaposed with the holographic Doctor's struggle to return to sickbay and his inadvertent antagonizing of several other holographic characters, adds layers of complexity, amusement, and endearment.

"I'm a doctor, not a voyeur."

Star trek: voyager season 2, episode 7 - "parturition".

The USS Voyager sets course to a planet rich in protein and amino acid readings, dubbed "Planet Hell," to alleviate the ship's growing food issues . Star Trek: Voyager season 2, episode 7 sees essential progression in the characterization of several crucial Voyager crew members and their respective relationships, balancing the more weighty developments with less profound interactions among the ship-board crew.

As Voyager approaches the planet, the Doctor contacts the bridge. Having eavesdropped on a conversation between Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) , the Doctor informs them of a skin irritation issue from the planet's trigemic vapors and suggests that automatic EMH inclusion in such discussions would prevent the need for routine eavesdropping to " monitor issues involving the health of the crew." As Janeway questions the frequency of this habit, the Doctor says, " I'm a doctor, not a voyeur. I am programmed to be discreet."

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"i'm a doctor, not a counter-insurgent.", star trek: voyager season 3, episode 1 - "basics, part ii".

Star Trek: Voyager 's gripping season 3 premiere episode continues the Voyager season 2 finale as the back half of a major Star Trek: Voyager two-parter . With the bulk of the USS Voyager crew stranded and struggling for survival on a desolate and hostile planet, only a few officers remain on board the starship with 89 villainous Kazon.

The Doctor is not just a hologram - he is a Starfleet hologram.

Following examining a young child - the first Cardassian-Kazon hybrid - the Doctor ponders aloud about the futility of the ship's current situation and the limitations of his holographic presence. Asking, " What am I supposed to do? Lead a revolt with a gang from Sandrine's? Conjure up holograms of Nathan Hale and Che Guevara? I'm a doctor, not a counter-insurgent . " The characteristically dramatic statement and subsequent theorizing about a self-taught program on guerrilla warfare adds mounting tension to the unfolding events, culminating in a realization that the Doctor is not just a hologram - he is a Starfleet hologram.

"I'm a doctor, not a database."

Star trek: voyager season 3, episode 9 - "future's end, part ii".

In this second part of another Star Trek: Voyager two-parter , Captain Kathryn Janeway and the USS Voyager attempt to preserve the security of the past after the ship is heavily damaged by Henry Starling's (Ed Begley Jr.) attack in the previous episode. Starling, having downloaded a proportion of Voyager's databanks - including the Emergency Medical Hologram program - equips The Doctor with a mobile holo-emitter and later schemes to travel into the future to steal more advanced technology

Star Trek: Voyager season 3, episode 9 introduces a significant character development for the Doctor, with the implementation of a major hardware upgrade.

When Starling demands Captain Kathryn Janeway 's psychological profile from The Doctor, the defiant EMH responds, "I'm a doctor, not a database," Starling comments, "I'd say you're a little bit of both," referring to the hologram's technological makeup. Star Trek: Voyager season 3, episode 9 introduces significant character development for the Doctor, with the implementation of a major hardware upgrade.

"I'm a doctor, not a peeping Tom."

Star trek: voyager season 5, episode 2 - "drone".

The Doctor's mobile holo emitter is damaged during a survey mission when the shuttlecraft encounters spatial turbulence. Back on the USS Voyager, Lt. B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) informs the Doctor that some circuits in the mobile emitter were fused during transport back to the ship. The following morning, oblivious to social cues and normalcy, The Doctor calls for an update at an inopportune moment , leading to an amusingly awkward situation.

As Lt. Torres prepares to enter a sonic shower, The Doctor tells her, " I'm a doctor, not a peeping Tom. There's nothing I haven't seen before. " Frustrated, Torres throws her towel over the communications display screen. Despite the Doctor's general demonstration of respect, consideration, and patient confidentiality, moments such as this underscore the character's lack of social sensitivity and an accompanying sense of empathy and humility, resulting in an odd blend of personality traits for a character whose entire existence is designed for healthy interactions with others.

"I'm a doctor, not a battery."

Star trek: voyager season 5, episode 13 - "gravity".

The Doctor, Tuvok (Tim Russ) , and Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) are stranded on a desert planet when their shuttle crash lands in a temporally distorted area of space. Following the repair of the Doctor's damaged mobile emitter, Tuvok suggests that the EMH program should stay offline as much as possible, given the limited resources to preserve the option of the emitter as a power source. Affronted, the Doctor exclaims, "I'm a doctor, not a battery , " drily adding that Paris' sub-par hunting skills should perhaps necessitate a similar status.

The Doctor's limited scope in "Gravity" highlights an adaptability and innate frustration at technological limitations.

Star Trek: Voyager season 5, episode 13 is bittersweet, told in a series of flashbacks, with Tuvok exploring the lessons of his past to make sense of his present. The curious exploration of race, technology, and natural phenomena is rich and considered, with the characters' sentiments and outlooks working to complement and disrupt. Despite the enhanced potential of Picardo's character, the Doctor's limited scope in "Gravity" highlights an adaptability and innate frustration at technological limitations.

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"i'm a doctor, not a dragon slayer.", star trek: voyager season 5, episode 14 - "bliss".

Star Trek: Voyager, season 5, episode 14, "Bliss," offers an interesting premise involving The Doctor. The Voyager crew is affected by a giant " beast " capable of neurogenic telepathy and manipulation. Amid several other unaffected crew members, Picardo's Doctor identifies peculiarities in the crew's dopamine levels and becomes suspicious. Although The Doctor is promptly deactivated to prevent interference in the creature's scheme, the EMH is later reactivated and ultimately instrumental in saving the ship.

Following the creature's defeat, The Doctor is offered a place to work alongside Qatai (W. Morgan Shepard). The Doctor responds, " I'm a doctor, not a dragon slayer. My program requires that I do no harm ." Interestingly, the Doctor uses a similar phrase upon reactivation in Voyager's sickbay when Qatai requests access to the ship's weapons manifest, stating, " This is a sickbay, not an arsenal ." "Bliss" showcases the Doctor's proclivities towards peace and well-being against a backdrop of disruption and telepathic and biological manipulation.

"I'm a doctor, not a zoo keeper."

Star trek: voyager season 6, episode 24 - "life line".

Voyager's Doctor temporarily transfers to the Alpha Quadrant's Jupiter Station to treat the creator of the Emergency Medical Hologram, Lewis Zimmerman (Robert Picardo), who is dying of a fatal condition. Believing he can adapt a Borg regeneration technique, The Doctor's files are condensed for efficient transport. However, it soon becomes clear that Zimmerman is not particularly interested in the Doctor's aid.

In Star Trek: Voyager , season 6, episode 24, "Life Line," Robert Picardo plays two visually similar characters - one human, one electronic. With the aid of Counsellor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) , the Doctor ultimately achieves a successful medical outcome despite Zimmerman's attitude. When the Doctor deactivates Dr. Zimmerman's talking holographic iguana Leonard with an explanatory " I'm a doctor, not a zoo keeper, " Zimmerman electronically transfers the EMH to another room. It's a whimsical and frustrating study of family, stubbornness, and fear, with the characters' similarities and differences working well to heighten the drama, tension, and chaos.

"I'm a doctor, not an engineer."

Star trek: voyager season 7, episode 9 - "flesh and blood".

Star Trek: Voyager season 2, episode 9, "Flesh and Blood," is the first installment of a two-part story in which the USS Voyager crew encounters the Hirogen, a race of hunters, and a ship of holograms. When The Doctor's program is stolen by a fleeing vessel, the EMH appears on a ship of holograms needing his medical expertise. The Doctor protests that he is " a doctor, not an engineer ."As Picardo's The Doctor argues that the technological nature of the damaged holograms requires repair from an engineer, not healing from a doctor, the officer in charge, Iden (Jeff Yagher), convinces the reluctant EMH to offer assistance. The Doctor's connection to both crews provides an exciting, deep insight into Picardo's evolving and complex EMH character. Part of and loyal to the Voyager crew, the Doctor shares significant overlap in physical presence with the holograms.

"I'm a doctor, not a commando."

Star trek: voyager season 4 episode 14 - "message in a bottle".

Robert Picardo's Doctor risks uncertain transportation to the USS Prometheus in the far-away Alpha Quadrant in Star Trek: Voyager , season 4, episode 14, "Message in a Bottle." Teaming up with the initially-hesitant medical hologram EMH-2 (Andy Dick), the Doctor must figure out how to reclaim the ship from Romulans to complete his mission and contact Starfleet. Intelligently exploring the technological capacity and ingenuity of the Doctor's holographical nature and abilities through character interaction and upgrade, "Message in a Bottle" uses the Doctor as a beacon of hope and accessibility.

The evolving interaction between Picardo's Doctor and the EMH-2 is an amusing and fascinating display of sophisticated Starfleet programming.

The evolving interaction between Picardo's Doctor and the EMH-2 is an amusing and fascinating display of sophisticated Starfleet programming. Quickly identifying the Doctor as an " inferior " design, the EMH-2 comments on the " beady eyes" and " inferior bedside manner " and deactivates its program to await rescue. When Voyager's Doctor reactivates the program and insists they work together to retake the ship, the EMH-2 claims, " I'm a doctor, not a commando ."

"I'm a doctor, not a door stop."

Star trek: first contact.

Robert Picardo plays the EMH Mark I Doctor on the USS Enterprise-E in Star Trek: First Contact . Faced with invasion by the Borg and imminent assimilation on the Enterprise, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) activates the Emergency Medical Hologram and orders a diversion to allow the crew to flee to safety. The Doctor responds, " This isn't part of my program. I'm a doctor, not a doorstop. " Ultimately, the Doctor offers the attacking drones an analgesic cream for theoretical skin irritation caused by Borg implants.

While the EMH in Star Trek: First Contact isn't the same Doctor as on Star Trek: Voyager , it's a crowd-pleasing movie cameo for Robert Picardo.

The Doctor is a fascinating character in Star Trek: Voyager and the overall franchise, offering a slow yet complex look at evolving technology and its relationship with individualism. Ironically, then, The Doctor's regular use of Dr. Leonard McCoy's catchphrase is not indicative of this quality but instead offers an upbeat and nostalgic nod to franchise continuity, simultaneously developing a sense of affection and warmth to Picardo's iconic and creatively ambitious character.

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Star Trek: Voyager

Release Date May 23, 1995

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Star Trek: The Original Series

Release Date September 8, 1966

Network NBC

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Star Trek Just Inched Closer to Its Biggest Movie Mistake Yet

The new Star Trek movie has a release date, but an origin story completely misses the appeal of Trek films.

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As much as we love them, the Star Trek movies have their share of mistakes. God stealing a starship, John Harrison revealing himself as Khan, McCoy shaving off his beard in The Motion Picture . But it looks like the movie franchise is about to outdo them all.

Paramount has officially added the next Star Trek movie to its 2025 release schedule. According to TrekCore , the project currently called Untitled Star Trek Origin Story will begin production this year, with Seth Grahame-Smith writing and Toby Haynes directing. The film will take place decades before the 2009 Star Trek reboot from J.J. Abrams .

And it’s a terrible idea.

First of all, there’s the question of the timeline logistics of the film. Although one would assume that the film will occur in the Kelvin Timeline, the alternate universe in which Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness , and Star Trek Beyond take place, the Kelvin timeline branched from the Prime Timeline when the Romulan Nero went back in time and destroyed the USS Kelvin, killing George Kirk and setting James T. Kirk’s Enterprise adventures on an alternate course.

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Because Nero destroys the Kelvin on the day of Kirk’s birth, that means that there was no Kelvin timeline a few decades before most of the events of the 2009 movie. So what the heck is the origin story going to be about? Is it about the origin of the Federation? We already saw that on Enterprise , which takes place a century before The Original Series . Is it about the Enterprise before Kirk? We got that in the first two seasons of Discovery and in Strange New Worlds .

To be sure, these entries didn’t completely mine all the possible stories of the era, but that generation has received so much attention already. Between movies, TV shows, and all of the non-canon novels and comics, fans have seen plenty of looks at the early days of Starfleet, the Federation, and especially the USS Enterprise.

That’s even true of some of the best current Star Trek series. While Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks have a lot of fun putting new twists on familiar ideas, they offer little new to the larger tapestry of Star Trek stories. Contrast those in-jokes to learning about Janeway looking for her one-time Voyager shipmate Chakotay on Prodigy , or seeing a mature Seven of Nine take the Captain’s chair at the end of Picard . Look how much better Discovery became after launching into the undiscovered country of the 32nd century instead of filling gaps (or making new gaps) in the TOS era.

These constant returns to the past violate the basic premise of Star Trek . Sure, some of the best Trek entries involve trips to the past. But the core mission of the franchise is about moving forward, boldly going into a future we can only imagine in the present. Viewers don’t want to see a past that’s already been explored so thoroughly over the last few decades. We want to see how this universe has progressed, how the actions of Kirk, Picard, and the other Captains have affected the universe in ways good and bad.

In short, a Star Trek origin movie is wrong headed, mining nostalgia and references instead of seeking out new life and civilizations.

Joe George | @jageorgeii

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Star Trek: Discovery returns for the fourth installment of the series’ fifth and final season with “Face the Strange” this Thursday, April 18 . The episode is written by Sean Cochran and directed by Lee Rose .

Today, we have a clip along with two new photos from the episode — featuring Eve Harlow as Moll and Elias Toufexis as L’ak.

You can check out the new photos below. Please be aware of some minor spoilers.

Official description:

On the way to the next clue, the  U.S.S. Discovery  is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 castmembers include Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner). Season five also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis (L’ak) and Eve Harlow (Moll).

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture by quoting “Star Trek” at Wednesday’s state dinner

Kishida Cracks Jokes and Invokes 'Star Trek' as He and Biden Toast US-Japan Alliance at State Dinner

President Joe Biden listens as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks ahead of a toast during a State Dinner at the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from “Star Trek” at Wednesday's state dinner, telling guests at the White House that he hoped the “unshakable relationship” between his country and the U.S. would "boldly go where no one had gone before.”

“I would like to propose a toast to our voyage to the frontier of the Japan-U.S. relationship with this word: boldly go," Kishida said, quoting the iconic opening monologue of the original “Star Trek” series.

Kishida, who spoke in English, and President Joe Biden exchanged warm toasts to each other and the decades-long, alliance between their nations as top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — looked on. The two leaders, who expressed a genuine friendship, pledged to continue to knit together their countries' interests in the face of global challenges.

Biden, 81, said he and Kishida, 66, came of age as their countries forged a strong bond in the decades after they were pitted against each other in World War II.

“We both remember the choices that were made to forge a friendship,” Biden said. “We both remember the hard work, what it has done to find healing.”

“Tonight,” Biden continued, “We pledge to keep going.”

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As the White House served up a maximum dose of pomp to honor its close U.S. ally, notable guests included Bill and Hillary Clinton, who were on familiar turf for the event. The former president declared it “feels great” to be back before casting an appreciative eye at a portrait of his wife from her first lady days that was on display nearby.

Guests in bright spring colors and lots of shimmery gowns chatted politics and talked shop as they strolled in — that meant eclipse chatter from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (“fabulous” view in Ohio!) and an assessment of Biden’s electoral prospects in Wisconsin from Gov. Tony Evers (looking good!).

But on a day when the inflation news from Washington was less than encouraging, Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell shot past reporters without stopping to chat. Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, in a purple gown, said she didn’t expect to be out campaigning for Biden but nonetheless seemed bullish on his reelection. Actor Robert De Niro supplied the night's Hollywood quotient and seemed to channel one of his tough-talking characters when he was asked for his thoughts about the 2024 election.

“What do you think?” he retorted.

On a warm spring evening, the Bidens came stepped onto the North Portico to welcome Kishida and his wife, Yuko, who stood out in a flowing royal blue gown on the red carpet.

Inside, Jill Biden , wearing a beaded sapphire gown, had transformed the State Floor of the White House into what she called a “vibrant spring garden” for the evening. The floor of the famous Cross Hall was decorated with images giving the nearly 230 guests the feel of walking over a koi pond, a nod to fish that symbolize “friendship, peace, luck and perseverance,” the first lady said at a media preview Tuesday.

Guests at the head table with the Bidens and Kishidas included the Clintons, De Niro and Japanese pop duo Yoasobi.

Kishida, in his toast at the dinner, enthused over the splendor.

“First and foremost, to be honest my breath is taken and I’m speechless in front of such a huge number of prominent American and Japanese guests," he said.

A state dinner is a tool of U.S. diplomacy, an honor doled out sparingly and only to America’s closest allies. In the case of Japan, the president has granted that honor for just the fifth time to an ally that he sees as a cornerstone of his policy toward the Indo-Pacific region.

Kishida is on an official visit to the United States this week. The state dinner is Biden's first this year.

The guests included plenty of Biden family members, including granddaughter Naomi and her husband, Peter Neal. Business moguls also were in force, including JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Labor luminaries United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and United Steelworkers President David McCall were also in attenddance. Both unions have endorsed Biden for reelection.

Dry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon were also part of the evening. Simon opened his after-dinner performance by playing guitar and singing two of his major hits, “Graceland" and “Slip Slidin’ Away."

Guests dined on a meal that was designed to highlight the “bounty of spring” in Japan and the United States: a first course of house-cured salmon that was inspired by a California roll and an entree of rib eye with shishito pepper butter, fava beans, mushrooms and onions. Dessert was salted caramel pistachio cake with a matcha ganache and cherry ice cream.

Some of Jill Biden’s favorite flowers, including sweet peas, roses and peonies, were arranged alongside imported cherry blossoms to decorate a mix of round and rectangular dinner tables in the East Room in shades of pink. A few floral centerpieces topped out at 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall.

Tables were set with a mix of place settings representing the administrations of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and George W. Bush. Glass and silk butterflies danced over the tables.

Simon is one of Jill Biden's favorite artists, the White House said, adding that she chose him as a special tribute to Kishida because the prime minister also admires his music.

Simon’s career spans six decades, including performing as part of a duo with his childhood friend Art Garfunkel. The 82-year-old New Jersey native has earned numerous accolades, including multiple Grammys and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Kishida is the fifth world leader Biden has honored with a state dinner following counterparts from France , South Korea , India and Australia .

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Jake Sisko could have repeated Wesley Crusher's TNG arc in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but Jake's Starfleet Academy career was never a possibility.

• Jake Sisko's choice to become a writer over joining Starfleet Academy was a deliberate and refreshing departure from fandom expectations.
• Nog's surprising path to becoming a Starfleet officer subverted viewer expectations and added depth to DS9's storytelling.
• By exploring Jake's career as a writer, DS9 was able to delve into new aspects of life in the Federation, enriching the show's narrative.

There was never a serious chance of Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton) joining Starfleet Academy in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , and an episode from season 2 proves it. As the young son of the widowed Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), Jake Sisko was set up as DS9 's answer to Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) from Star Trek: The Next Generation . However, Jake took a very different path to Wesley in DS9 , choosing a career as a writer and journalist over a place at Starfleet Academy. During DS9 's Dominion War arc, Jake's career gave Star Trek the opportunity to explore new aspects of life in the Federation .

One of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's smartest decisions was to put Nog (Aron Eisenberg) on the path to becoming a Starfleet officer instead of Jake. It subverted audience expectations of both DS9 's Ferengi characters and the character of Jake Sisko. DS9 put a full-stop on the question of Jake Sisko applying to Starfleet Academy in the season 2 episode "Shadowplay", written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe. In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , Robert Hewitt Wolfe explained why Jake's decision about Starfleet Academy fit perfectly into the three plots that comprise season 2's "Shadowplay" :

" They're all about the unreality of appearances. Everyone would think Jake would want to be a Starfleet guy, but he doesn't. You'd think Bareil was on the station to see Kira, but the truth is that Quark lured him there. And then there's the girl, who seems real, but isn't ."

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Ds9’s jake sisko in starfleet was never a serious consideration.

There's a matter-of-fact way to how Jake Sisko's Starfleet Academy aspirations - or lack thereof - are dealt with in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . This suggests that there was never an intention to redo Wesley Crusher's Starfleet journey . In fact, the character outline for Jake Sisko in DS9 's 1992 writer's bible makes no mention of Jake wanting to follow in his father's footsteps. In fact, it references the death of Jennifer Sisko (Felecia M. Bell) and how it's inspired Jake to dream " of going to live on Earth " because " he knows that his mom would still be alive if they did not live in space ".

This is in sharp contrast to Wesley Crusher who, despite the tragic death of his father Lt. Commander Jack Crusher, still wanted to pursue a career in Starfleet. Jake's disinterest in Starfleet is sensitively handled in "Shadowplay", as he gets a job working with Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) who encourages the young man to speak to his father. Jake's discussion with his father is beautifully understated, and never becomes emotionally overwrought. The whole issue is touchingly resolved by Sisko asking his son to " Find something you love, then do it the best you can. "

Chief O'Brien reveals to Jake that he gave up a potential career as a talented cello player to join Starfleet, a nod to his cello playing in Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Jake Sisko In Starfleet Could Never Have Bettered Wesley Crusher’s Star Trek: TNG Arc

Jake Sisko joining Starfleet Academy would only have been a carbon copy of Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Wesley Crusher arc . Star Trek: Deep Space Nine never wanted to repeat TNG 's past glories, and always pushed the franchise in new directions. If Jake had joined Starfleet Academy two things would have happened; either he would have grown disillusioned like Wesley in "Journey's End", or he would have become an exceptional officer like his father. Neither of these potential stories are dramatically interesting, so it's a relief that DS9 chose to make Jake a writer instead.

By making Jake Sisko a writer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine could explore the place of literature and journalism in the Federation, something that had rarely been explored before. Indeed, the loss of one Star Trek kid from Starfleet Academy allowed another to fly. Nog's Starfleet career told the story of what happens when, unlike Jake or Wesley, nobody expects you to succeed. This meant that the reward of Nog's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine story was far richer than it would have been if Jake Sisko had followed his expected path.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is the third installment in the sci-fi franchise and follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew members of the USS Enterprise. Set around one hundred years after the original series, Picard and his crew travel through the galaxy in largely self-contained episodes exploring the crew dynamics and their own political discourse. The series also had several overarching plots that would develop over the course of the isolated episodes, with four films released in tandem with the series to further some of these story elements.