Star trek voyager collectors edition vhs tape set of 6 two episode brand new. The episode is terrible, but there were so many terrible episodes airing around it that it seems weird to focus hatred on this individual story. Breaking the level 10 threshold with the eleventh installment of this challenging series. Tom paris, cruising through space in a shuttlecraft. Chakotay and tuvok speculate about which salamander thing is janeway and which is paris. Threshold is the 31st episode of american science fiction television series star trek. Feb 27, 2018 remember when voyager turned paris and janeway into salamanders. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, jennifer lien.
Tom paris begins evolving into a higher organism after achieving warp 10 in an experimental shuttle. Sep 27, 2006 after this brainbustingly idiotic scene, theres a shot of voyager, with a log entry from chakotay. While voyagers highs may have rarely been quite as high as the best star trek adventures, its lows certainly rank among the lowest points in the franchises history. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001.
Probably the most bizarre way of getting two main characters to make out in scifi history artistic license biology. Or actually, it begins with him not cruising through space in a shuttlecraft. Once we know its safe to travel at transwarp, well try a more extended flight. Mar 20, 2018 the paper he submitted described an experiment that would be familiar to anyone who has seen star trek. Thomas paris rigs an experimental shuttle to cross the warp 10. But by this point in the episode it just doesnt even. Lt paris robert duncan mcneill becomes the first person to. As seen in episode no 32, threshold where paris undergoes. Remember when voyager turned paris and janeway into. But far be it for me to spoil the very startling surprise behind this astonishing teaser.
Oct 03, 2018 ok, because we told you we would, lets discuss voyager, season 2 episode 15. Special thanks to antitrekker for this cruel torture. Even when voyager was at its best, the show struggled to replicate the brilliance of other star trek series. Voyager episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. This episode was also a failure to critics, frequently being voted as the worst ever episode of star trek. Its treatment of the warp scale appears to be inconsistent with the rest of the franchise, and its treatment of evolution is also inconsistent with science and common sense. You dont always have to go with the hive mind pun not intended. Voyager threshold its no secret that threshold is the worst star trek episode ever. The episode is certainly more engaging than twisted.
Voyager airing on the upn network, the 15th episode in the second. Referred to unfondly as the salamander episode, threshold mindlessly mines a trio of nextgen tropes to cobble together a final concept that. Oct 02, 2019 which canon, that episode from voyager, called threshold that even the makers said, is not canon and we never made that one. Remember when voyager turned paris and janeway into salamanders.
To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the. What the voyager team actually said about threshold. Ok, because we told you we would, lets discuss voyager, season 2 episode 15. I dont think so, as the final episode of the original series featured kirk getting a sex change and suffering a huge menopausal mood shift, a terrible star trek. They selected tom paris for the job and he got in the shuttle, drove away, crossed the warp threshold, and returned as a hero. Vintage stock vhs star trek voyager episode 25 tattoo brand. Voyager encounters the starship equinox, a heavily damaged starfleet vessel trapped in the delta quadrant by the same alien who brought voyager there. Three days later, voyager finally locates the shuttle, which has landed on some obscure planet. The episode begins with voyagers navigational officer, lt. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. Mar 08, 2016 after all, threshold aired directly following alliances. Maybe threshold is simply the straw that broke the camels back. All episodes are great, except for threshold and that episode is at least funny if you see it as some nightmare janeway had after eating too much of neelixs food. Mar 27, 2018 it is 29 january 1996, and time for another episode of star trek.
Voyager airing on the upn network, the 15th episode in the second season. Generally enjoyable, worth watching if new to star trek. On the show, paris manages to finally break the elusive timespace barrier, but the effects are unpleasant. In 2016, the hollywood reporter rated timeless the tenth best star trek.
The episode was also ranked as one of the top 10 episodes of star trek. Questionable ethics, voyagers threshold the trek bbs. Roxann dawson, tim russ, gabrielle beaumont, kenneth biller, cliff bole, john bruno, levar. According to the script, not only can individual beings evolve into a completely different form, but the path of that evolution is laid out by fate.
Remember when the xfiles did a really silly virtual reality episode. Voyager uses 3 photon torpedoes in this episode, bringing the total number of torpedoes used to 4, of the irreplaceable complement of 38 established in the cloud. The second season does have some legitimately great episodes coming. Instead, paris starts a lotterystyle game with the patrons of chez sandrine, wherein the players bet replicator. Deep space 9 episode involving a baseball game in the holodeck and much of season one and two of star trek. The second i cross the threshold, ill cut the engines, drop. The paper he submitted described an experiment that would be familiar to anyone who has seen star trek. This episode won a 1996 emmy for outstanding individual achievement in makeup in a television series. Voyager at least give it a run for the money as worst episode. Threshold is the voyager episode where the crew builds a shuttlecraft engine capable of reaching warp ten, reaching the threshold results in a human mutation.
Voyager, episode 32, threshold story by michael deluca, teleplay by brannon braga, aired january 29, 1996 focuses the character of tom paris robert duncan mcneill and the two key aspects of his character. Tom paris coughs up his tongue star trek voyager by clipsfrom badepisodes. Each episode features background information plot trivia interviews behind the scenes info shooting script and a media collection dvd screencaps audio caps soundtracks trailers. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the. In some respects, threshold arrives at a low point in the second season. Voyager and even the worst episode of star trek in general. Toms attempt to cross the time warp threshold and make a name for himself results in rapid physical mutation.
Which canon, that episode from voyager, called threshold that even the makers said, is not canon and we never made that one. Cinefantastique rated this episode 1 out of 4 stars. Like most log entries in the final five minutes of a trek episode, this one exists purely to wrap things up as quickly as possible, and usher us right back into the status quo just in time for the next episode. We even saw that voyager was unable to sustain high warp in threshold episode and the computer said nearing maximum warp velocity which in this instance would be 9. Each episode features background information plot trivia interviews behind the scenes info shooting script and a media collection dvd screencaps audio caps. This episode is just ridiculousi could have made 2 videos out of this one. Star trek monthly also scored this episode 1 out of 5 stars, defined as total gagh. Fake science paper about star trek and warp 10 was accepted by.
Threshold is one of the alltime worst episodes of star trek ever filmed, as far as im concerned. Voyager episodes trivia quizzes in our television category. Alternative trailer for threshold voyager episode by sapphic phoenix. Star trek voyager episode guide our episode database profiles every episode of star trek. Either the standard or high performance voyager model, these craft offer a longrange, economical, commerciallyfeasible and safe alternative to helicopters. Thomas paris makes an effort to finally break warp 10 speed. Its badly written curse you brannon braga, makes zero scientific sense, and ends with an offscreen reset to the status quo. Also the ed dreadnought from all good things would like a word with you, same with the silver blood voyager its crew. Star trek monthly also scored this episode 1 out of 5. After running a few scans on the cochranes warp field at warp 9. Episode 4 original release date 2010 welcome back to the worst of.
Their most terrifying enemy may be their ticket home. In chez sandrine, tom paris offers to make a pool game with harry kim interesting by betting one weeks worth of replicator rations on the outcome of the game, but ricky warns kim that paris is hustling him. At the end of the episode, reptile paris and reptile janeway produce three reptile offspring, three children together. Tuvok is plagued by the senselessness of a murder aboard voyager. The shuttle kicks into warp, followed closely by voyager. It is 29 january 1996, and time for another episode of star trek. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. The cardassians barely featured in voyager, so their technological abilities just werent that relevant to continuity or a priority of the writers. Thomas paris rigs an experimental shuttle to cross the warp 10 boundary. Referred to unfondly as the salamander episode, threshold mindlessly mines a trio of nextgen tropes to cobble together a.
The fight is an excellent example of how bad voyager could get when the writers had to reach deep into. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Threshold once upon a time, the crew of voyager decided to test the limits of warp drive and exceed warp 10, which everyone thought was impossible. The second i cross the threshold, ill cut the engines, drop out of warp and come about. Two figures wearing survival gear beam onto the scene and search until they discover what they are looking for. Biotrekkies research follows voyager episode 32, threshold, where lt. The episode features a notoriously bad depiction of evolution. But, voyager was repeatedly stated on the show that warp 9. Again, im still getting used to editing at this point and im still using that crappy windows movie maker. Discussion in general trek discussion started by tgirl, sep 25, 2011. Voyager to be broadcast, which is a number noteworthy in television as the threshold for syndication viability. Vintage stock vhs star trek voyager episode 25 tattoo. Following kurt bendera s death in this episode, chakotay mentions that they have had three deaths resulting from kazon attacks the other two not seen onscreen.