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Early on even the producers found a certain problem with the premise, in that the series had a singular goal of returning home. That meant while there was plenty of "Strange New Worlds" to discover, they were always looking home, and constantly missing [[Just Eat Gilligan|opportunities for shortcuts]]. Another problem was the use of [[Infinite Supplies]]. Early in the series, many fans quickly dubbed Voyager the HMS [[Reset Button]]; the conclusion of almost every episode usually resulted in a return to ''[[Status Quo Is God|status quo ante]]''.
Interestingly, the show suffered from such inconsistent writing that even the ''actors'' complained; Kate Mulgrew mentioned that her character (the ship's captain) was [[Depending on the Writer|never portrayed the same way from episode to episode]] (causing Janeway to switch between upholding the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause|Prime Directive]] ''no matter the cost'' in some episodes, and having no problem with breaking it whenever it proves even a ''minor'' inconvenience in others), and Robert Beltran's notoriously wooden acting has often been attributed to his contempt for the writing of his character and the plots, which he's expressed in several interviews. At least some of this has been ascribed to [[Executive Meddling]] on the part of Paramount, hampering the production team on building a stronger show.
The show was a frustrating mix of genuinely good entertainment and "safe" old [[Star Trek]] stand-bys. Part of this was a predominance with episodes of the [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]] between Seven-Of-Nine and The Doctor. The lackluster response to ''Voyager'' was actually a serious consideration to hold off on further ''[[Star Trek]]'' series ([[Executive Meddling|which was demanded anyway]]). But it was also the near-magical power of the technology in this series that made them decide upon a less-evolved [[Prequel]] series in ''[[Enterprise]]''.
That said, ''Voyager'' was notable for taking on stories and subjects that even its very daring sister series, ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', didn't
''Voyager'' is known throughout ''Trek'' fandom as a series that featured an episode so ''incredibly'' sub-par that both the fans ''and the producers'' unofficially struck it from canon after it aired (unless you count an offhand comment in a later episode... which ''[[Canon Discontinuity|officially]]'' strikes it from canon).
However, ''Voyager'' is also widely considered to have the most beautiful and evocative [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX9FU8bmxQs theme music] the franchise has ever produced (albeit not the most ''iconic''; that honor goes to TOS and TNG). It has been said that ''Voyager''{{'}}s theme is the music to what the show ''should'' have been.
If you want to read something like an [[Abridged Series]] or [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] version, try ''[[Five Minute Voyager]]''.
Want reviews of this? No problem, just ask Chuck Sonnenburg at [[SF Debris|SF Debris!]]
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== Tropes A-G ==
* [[2-D Space]]: Like ''all'' Star Trek, though the large holographic Astrometrics display did avert this somewhat.▼
* [[Agent Scully]]: Played with in "Blink of an Eye", with two scientists trying to discover if there's anyone on board Voyager, which has been in their sky for their civilisation's entire history due to [[Year Inside, Hour Outside]]. The Scully doubts there's anyone on board, but when the Mulder asks why he's on the mission in the first place, he adds that he doubts everything - including his own doubts.
* [[A God Am I]]: Invoked by a group of Ferengi who ended up getting stuck in the Delta Quadrant in a similar fashion that Voyager did. They spent no time tricking and manipulating a planet's native race to start following the Rules of Acquisition and making them believe that the Ferengi were gods and prophets to the gods.
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* [[Transformation Sequence]]: Overlaps with [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] in "Tinkor, Tailor, Doctor, Spy". The Doctor's transformation into the ECH is accompanied by a dramatic zoom on the Doctor's lapel as the pips appear one by one.
▲* [[2-D Space]]: Like ''all'' Star Trek, though the large holographic Astrometrics display did avert this somewhat.
* [[Two Roads Before You]]
* [[Understatement]]: In "Scientific Method," Janeway decides to fly ''Voyager'' between two stars, hoping to destroy the ships of some aliens who have been experimenting on the crew in the process, despite Tuvok's warning that the odds of their survival are "one in twenty, at best." Tuvok tells her that it's a far more reckless course of action than he's come to expect from her. After they manage to get away, Janeway comments to Tuvok that she never knew he thought of her as "reckless." Tuvok says that it was a poor choice of words: "It was clearly an understatement."
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