Star Trek Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction TV series that ran from 1995-2001. It follows the adventures of the USS Voyager trying to return home after being stranded in a different part of the galaxy. It's the fifth series in the Star Trek franchise, set in the 24th century, and Earth is part of a federation of planets.
Paramount Pictures created Star Trek: Voyager to follow Star Trek: The Next Generation and be shown with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on the newly established network UPN, and it was made by Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor. The series was designed to overlap and continue themes from previous series. The main theme is the relationship between Starfleet and a group called the Maquis, and the show features a female lead, Captain Kathryn Janeway. Berman was the main producer with a team of executive producers.
In Voyager, new alien species were introduced as recurring characters, including the Kazon, Vidiians, Hirogen, and Species 8472. Later on, the Borg, who were previously created in another Star Trek series, became the main antagonists. Novels and video games based on episodes of the series were also created during and after its run.
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Star Trek Voyager
After the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Paramount wanted to continue having a second Star Trek series on TV and wanted it to help launch a new television network they were planning. This was similar to their previous plan in 1977 of using Star Trek: Phase II to launch a network.
Work on Star Trek: Voyager began in 1993, during the production of the final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Ideas for Voyager's backstory were included in episodes of The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. The series was filmed on the same sets and stages as The Next Generation and the costumes of Voyager's crew were the same as those of Deep Space Nine.
Star Trek: Voyager was the first Star Trek series to use computer-generated imagery (CGI) instead of models for exterior space shots. Previous series have used CGI to save costs, but Voyager's team felt models were more realistic. The opening credits used CGI and won an Emmy award, but later episodes used hand-built miniatures. Later seasons used a mix of CGI and miniatures created by studios Foundation Imaging and Digital Muse. Some speculated that the effects in Voyager could not be re-released in high-definition format without being re-created.