Star Trek: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ("VOY", 1995-2001) Set from 2371-2378 -- Another [[Spin-Off]] of ''Next Generation'', conceived as its successor. While searching for a group of rogue Starfleet people called the Maquis, both the title ship and a Maquis ship are flung across the galaxy and stranded in the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light years and seventy-five years' travel from home (''[[Lost in Space]]'' a la ''Star Trek''). Had the first main character female captain in the franchise. In the mainstream, this show is best -- perhaps only -- known for its [[Ms. Fanservice]] character, [[The Spock|Seven of Nine]]. Among fans, it's infamous for the [[Villain Decay]] of the Borg, the obscene levels of [[Techno Babble]], and mashing the [[Reset Button]] after roughly every other episode, but it is also notable for tackling controversial topics even other ''Trek'' series wouldn't touch.

* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' ("ENT", 2001-2005) Set from 2151-2155 -- Prequel to the original series. Set a hundred years or so before Kirk and the Federation, when humans are just getting their space legs (and the [[Applied Phlebotinum]] is not nearly as reliable), aboard Earth's first, experimental Warp 5-capable starship, the Enterprise NX-01. It began with a [[Myth Arc]] involving the Enterprise crew getting caught up in a "Temporal Cold War" being fought by several rival [[Time Travel]] factions, though it gradually fell victim to the [[The Chris Carter Effect]]. The series was then [[Retool|Retooled]] twice: first with the third season introducing an ambitious season-spanning [[Story Arc]] centering around the sudden appearance of [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|a mysterious new aggressor]] called the Xindi, and then with the fourth and final season consisting of several two-to-three-episode-long "mini-arcs" that [[Call Forward|laid the groundwork for the Federation]] in earnest. Infamous for the [[Real Song Theme Tune|pop song]] in the opening credits, and for being the first Trek series since the original to be canceled before the usual seven seasons.

* ''[[Star Trek: Short Treks]]'' (2018-present) -- An anthology series including both animated and live-action episodes.

* ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' ("PIC", 2020-present) -- Set 20 years after the end of The Next Generation, and depicts the adventures of Jean-Luc Picard after his retirement from Starfleet.