Voyager was the first star trek series to use computergenerated imagery cgi, rather than models, for exterior space shots. The star trek voyager book series by multiple authors includes books caretaker, the escape star trek voyager, no 2, star trek voyageur, tome 3. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan. Surprised tng did so well, its title sequence is basically just the actors names with a few flyby shots of the enterprise. Choose your favorite books for the television series star trek. Or do you shamelessly just pick the opening sequence for your favorite of the tv shows.
A great theme, gorgeous title sequence and some of the most patronising tales star trek has ever managed its no contest, voyager is a dud. Voyager slips into a pocket of subspace where many other ships are trapped and must steal from each other to survive. The wrath of khan, the search for spock, the voyage home, the final frontier, the undiscovered country. It turns out that elnor has decided that jls quest was worthy after all, especially because it is a lost cause. Killed in june of 2380 aboard a borg supercube in the sol system. She wrote the buffy the vampire slayer novel, one thing or your mother, and the alias novel once lost. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. Star trekvoyagerseries overdrive rakuten overdrive.
The series is set during the 2370s on the starfleet vessell u. An original novel set in the universe of star trek. Voyager is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman, michael piller, and jeri taylor. Kirsten beyer is the new york times bestselling author of ten star trek. Discovery 2016 international trailer the discovery main title makes wonderful use of graphic iconography of star trek, immersing the viewer in gene roddenberrys universe in much the same way that montgomerycobbs brilliant main title for star trek. Voyager book series by multiple authors includes books caretaker, the escape star trek voyager, no 2, star trek voyageur, tome 3. Acts of contrition by kirsten beyer this is the second part of a trilogy that began with protectors earlier this year. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Enterprise contained a number of images referencing modernday as well as historical exploration and space travel leading up to the launch of enterprise nx01 in 2151 two versions of the opening title sequence were created, one for the prime star trek universe to the tune of where my heart will take me which was seen at the beginning of the. Listen to any song, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Picard, fills in some of the gaps between star trek. See the complete star trek voyager series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. New star trek title sequence released by tbonz january 15, 2019 in only two days, star trek.
Voyager magazine issue 12 as a result of the filming decisions taken by burton, the production crew filmed extremely rapidly on the set. Though it taught me that opening sequences dont really matter, ent was a lot better than the poor song choice, but not the best trek. Notice the inclusion as jennifer lien as kes, which indicates this was taken from one of the earlier seasons. Only with the help of other star ships can they all escape the void. Voyager, which was stranded in the delta quadrant during a mission. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Aug 11, 2017 star trek voyager opening title sequence recreated with cgi in 4k. All of that comes before the legendary seven of nine zooms in to save the day and get beamed aboard, going on to deliver her first line outside of the confines of star trek. Aug 11, 2017 this fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film intended for recreational.
As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. Voyager relaunch memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Jan 15, 2019 cbs all access has released the new title sequence for star trek. The fourth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to star trek. How to say bite me in romulan, plus more quotes from. Voyager starfleet academy young adult miniseries explores the lives of the. Nov 20, 2007 the complete, original opening sequence to the television show star trek voyager. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order. While visually similar to the title sequence from the shows first season, several elements have been changed. Two versions of the opening title sequence were created, one for the prime star trek universe to the tune of where my heart will take me which was seen at the beginning of the. Discovery fans will be able to watch the second season of the show, and one of. The oblique star trek font was used for the title with actor credits shown in the regular version of the typeface. Nightmares herald the presence of an alien race whove mastered the dream state.
Star trek voyager opening title sequence recreated with cgi in 4k. Sure, voyagers mission was daunting and, sometimes, disheartening. Voyager series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Part of his job was to ensure that discoverys opening title sequence adhered to the established universe, characters, and canon as. Chakotays experience in lucid dreaming seems voyagers best hope of escaping a. Voyager, the 15th and 16th episodes of the fifth season. When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching earth, admiral james t. Mattila, an avowed next generation fan and a creative director and title designer in his own right, joined the team as a consultant of sorts, becoming prologues resident trek guru for the project. Voyager is a science fiction book that was done by gene roddenberry in 1995. Whats it all about, this crazy love how did our two worlds entwine how do i fit in to your life how did you get into mine i belong to someone else. Babylon 5 and seaquest dsv had previously used cgi to avoid the expense of models, but the star trek television department continued using models because they felt they were more realistic. Star trek voyager title sequence recreated with cgi in 4k. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, robert duncan mcneill. Guest stars include ray walston reprising the character boothby and ned romero as chakotays grandfather.
This is the first star trek book in almost 2 years as i stopped to read books in other franchises and novels that friends have published. All novels published as paperback editions, except where. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled uss enterprise in order to intercept it. However, the episode is heavily dream sequence based so the characters are mostly visions within chakotays mind or possibly symbolic. His contributions have ranged from directing, title design and. The fight is noted its use of one voyagers common themes, which is the crewmembers hobbies. Voyager elite force is a fairly bythebook firstperson shooter given depth by the star trek mythos. The series is best known for its familial crew, science fiction based plots, engaging action sequences, and light humor. Enterprise retold the history of exploration and flight, leading up to the first starship enterprise, said michael okuda, star.
As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. The voyager opening title sequence grabbed 38% of the vote, handily topping the next generation 21%, enterprise 15%, deep space nine 14% and the original series 11%. Star trek voyager opening title sequence recreated with. Set in the 24th century, when earth is part of a united. Discovery staff writer, who cut her teeth in the star trek universe writing some of the best voyager books out there, delivers the ninth book in her. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. Cbs all access has released the new title sequence for star trek.
This episode originally aired as a featurelength episode that was later broken up into two parts for reruns in syndication. Most previous star trek television series opens with their title credits. According to memory alpha the main title sequence has six shots of the ship, and three are cgi and three are physical. Captain chakotay knows that the kinara, several species now allied against the full circle fleet, are not all they appear to be. Voyager built on that same principle of mapping an emotional tone onto its opening visuals. Again, the voyager credits are beautifulevery shot.
Its been years since i last read the destiny trilogy by david mack and the novels by christine golden that restarted the voyager relaunch series of novels. For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film intended for recreational. Voyager wins best opening title sequence of any star trek. Use this tag in conjunction with the startrek tag and other relevant tags such as character tags. One simple act, and the troubles of the united federation of planets have grown darker overnight. Notice the inclusion as jennifer lien as kes, which. Atonement 1 starship voyager captain chakotay had asked captain regina farkas, of the vesta, and commander glenn, of the galen, to join him as he brought his acting first officer, lieutenant harry kim, and commander belanna torres into the small circle he intended to utilize in managing the current crisis. Characters vice admiral kathryn elizabeth janeway 2377 2380.
Voyager had the best opening title sequence of any star trek series. Voyager is a series of science fiction novels based on the television series that ran from 19952001. Yeah, whatever else one might say about voyager, it does have a pretty damn good title sequence. Actress susanna thompson guest stars alongside the cast of this star trek television show. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. What is the chronological order for the star trek series. The first shot toward the sun, the cloudcutting shot, and the last shot going to warp are all cgi, while the beauty pass through the title, the iceberg flyby, and. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. Voyager main title by jerry goldsmith on amazon music. Voyagerand the sequel to protectors and acts of contrition. Discovery breaks the typical star trek mold in a lot of ways, and that includes its opening title sequence.
Star trek book update original series and discovery books. Four new star trek hardcover releases set for 2020 trekcore. The complete, original opening sequence to the television show star trek voyager. Enterprise contained a number of images referencing modernday as well as historical exploration and space travel leading up to the launch of enterprise nx01 in 2151.
The motion picture 1979 the return of trek for the big screen changed a lot. While visually similar to the title sequence from the shows first. Voyager, an outing of the longrunning scifi series, is among the dvds to have been released in the uk this week. The refit enterprise model was designed with all its floodlights with the intention that it would appear to be lighting itself, though the floodlight beams were actually reflected onto the model with an array of adjustable dental. Thats the consensus of star trek fans who voted in our most recent poll. Book the fourth original novel in the electrifying the next generationdeep space nine crossover event. Robinson told us on twitter at the book was pitched as the greatest star trek convention ever in a. Voyager, the fight was ranked last of all episodes of the series with a rating of 5. Star trek voyager opening title sequence recreated with cgi. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. While youll have to tune in to cbs or cbs all access to see the premiere of the new star trek show, star trek. Star trek the motion picture did that as much as they thought they could get away with, and it was a pretty big stylistic shift from how bright the ship was on tos. In june 2020, celebrate the 25th anniversary of star trek.
Discovery, you can click right here to get a look at the shows main title sequence. Una mccormacks the last best hope, the first novel directly related to, and in explicit continuity with, the first season of star trek. The novels of the series are adapted from the popular television series and movies of the same name that were telecast between the year 1966 and 1969. Ten years after voyager s return from a 23 year journey across the galaxy, admiral janeway breaks all the temporal rules and journeys back in time to change a decision she made that prolonged their journey by 16 years. I dont mind ents opening sequence as much anymore, but it was such a buzzkill back in the day. The voyager relaunch is a moniker given to the set of novels written after the events of endgame, the final episode of star trek. It was totally lit and levar could do anything he wanted we just flew through that set. Welcome to the official facebook page and visit us at. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. Chakotay was ranked as the 34th best character in 2018, but was ranked the 12th worst star trek character in 2016. Star trek has the best credit sequences in all of scifi television.