Janet's Star Trek Voyager Site

BEHIND-THE-SCENES : STARTING THE SERIES
I N D E X

CONTENTS

• conceiving and creating [Voyager], casting, and early filming
• list of B-T-S Episode Indexes, for links relating to a particular episode
• b-t-s articles on subjects spanning several episodes
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• Conceiving and creating [Voyager], casting, and early filming
click to navigateConceiving [Star Trek Voyager] (frames)
conceiving and developing the series premise, main characters, female captain, Maquis, villains, starship, etc.
Mainly 1. Also 2-7.
click to navigate Michael Piller on Creating the Voyager Crew Mainly 1. Also 2-7.
click to navigate The Voyager Bible
writers' bible with summaries of the hero starship and character traits of the main crew
Mainly 1. Also 2-7.
click to navigate The Ensemble Cast - Initial Casting 1
click to navigate Cast Reflections
short interviews
Mainly 1. Also 2-7.
click to navigate The First Captain: Bujold
re [#1 and #2 Caretaker]; includes screenshots of three scenes
alongside Mulgrew comparison screenshots
1
click to navigate How Susan Gibney almost played Captain Janeway
(part of TIDBIT STORAGE LOCKER frames)
click to navigate On Location With the Kazon
re [#1 and #2 Caretaker]; Page 2 includes a non-Kazon scene shot in the same location
1
click to navigate Creating The Kazon Look Mainly 1. Also 2-7.
click to navigate [#1 and #2 Caretaker] And Beyond
in the words of the producers, production staff and the ensemble cast
Mainly 1. Also 2-7.
click to navigate Interview with Vaughn Armstrong
in Season 1 plays Telek R'Mor, plus several guest roles in Seasons 6 and 7
click to navigate Designing USS Voyager: exterior and interior
standing sets and about designing each one, swing sets, etc.
1-7.
click to navigate Choosing USS Voyager's Registry Number 1
click to navigate Historical Origins Of Names
e.g. Haakonians, Romulans, Qo'noS
1-7.

• B-T-S Episode Indexes

click to navigate [#1 and #2 Caretaker] 
click to navigate [#3 Parallax] 
click to navigate [#4 Time And Again] 
click to navigate [#5 Phage] 
click to navigate [#6 The Cloud] 
click to navigate [#7 Eye Of The Needle] 
click to navigate [#8 Ex Post Facto] 
click to navigate [#9 Emanations] 
click to navigate [#10 Prime Factors] 
click to navigate [#11 State Of Flux] 
click to navigate [#12 Heroes And Demons] 
click to navigate [#13 Cathexis] 
click to navigate [#14 Faces] 
click to navigate [#15 Jetrel ] 
click to navigate [#16 Learning Curve] 
click to navigate [#17 Projections] 
click to navigate [#18 Elogium] 
click to navigate [#19 Twisted] 
click to navigate [#20 The 37's] 

• Behind-the-scenes articles on subjects spanning several episodes
(may extend beyond Season 1)

click to navigate Real science with André Bormanis
[Voyager]'s science consultant, story writer, teleplay writer; subjects include making the incredible credible, interstellar communications, Starfleet planetary classification system, tritanium and duranium, cloaking device, environmental control systems, bioneural gel-paks, Bolians; plus concepts or technology in particular episodes
1-7
click to navigate Title sequence storyboard1-7
click to navigate Emmy Awards and nominations1-7
click to navigate Wardrobe Index
a look at the nature and work of [Voyager]'s wardrobe department, plus pictures of costumes episode by episode
1-7
click to navigate Kate Mulgrew interviews
(part of KATE MULGREW INDEX)
1-7
click to navigate Food and drink
b-t-s information from 'Star Trek Cookbook' by Ethan Phillips (plays Neelix) and William J. Birnes, and also from Alan Sims the property master for [Voyager] and Jo Longo the property master of [DS9], including colouring foods, plastic wrap and lighting, and prop ingredients for Klingon food (part of FOOD & DRINK INDEX )
1-7
click to navigate B-T-S General: Index
one page per episode - typical headings are Guest cast, Director, Set, Props / Set dressing, Re-use of footage, Re-use of props, Hair, Make-up, pictures of filming
1-7
click to navigate Geoffrey Mandel: Star-mapping the universe
Geoffrey Mandel is the author of source STSC
1-7
click to navigate B-T-S page re Janeway's gothic holonovel in Season 1 the gothic holonovel is seen in [#13 Cathexis] and [#16 Learning Curve]1 and 2
click to navigate In Memoriam
includes Basil Langton (plays the Caretaker in [#1 and #2 Caretaker] and Gene Roddenberry the creator of Star Trek
1-7
click to navigate Martha Hackett speaks
Martha Hackett plays Seska who appears in ten stories throughout the series. In Season 1 she appears in [#3 Parallax] [#5 Phage] [#9 Emanations] [#10 Prime Factors] [#11 State Of Flux]
1, 2, 3, 7
click to navigate Josh Clark interview
Josh Clark plays Lieutenant Joe Carey in several episodes spread throughout the series - in Season 1 these are [#3 Parallax] [#10 Prime Factors] [#11 State Of Flux]
1, 5, 6, 7
click to navigate Michael Westmore's make-up magic
Michael Westmore is the show's make-up designer; for Season 1 and beyond, subjects include Chakotay's tattoo, the Vidiians, Tuvok, Neelix, Torres
1-7
click to navigate Tidbit Storage Locker
miscellaneous short items including Trying to shoot on time and within budget and how to reclaim when you can't, cast trailers, How much input do the actors and actresses have on the script?, How long to produce an episode, Distinguishing the three Roberts on set, What space is really made of, How the cast cope with Treknobabble
1-7
click to navigate Motion control photography1-7 but particularly the early Seasons
click to navigate Motley crew
stand-ins and recurring [Voyager] extras, including actors Tarik Ergin (plays Ayala) and Richard Sarstedt (plays McKenzie)
1-7
click to navigate Production models of ships and stations (not USS Voyager)
pictures of the production models shot (i.e. filmed) by the [Star Trek Voyager] visual effects team, including a Kazon battle cruiser and two Voyager shuttlecraft types
1-7
click to navigate Residuals - the work that keeps on paying1-7
click to navigate Inside [Voyager]'s scenic art department
includes Wendy Drapanas, Mike Okuda and Okudagrams
1-7
click to navigate Staff Data
information about the production crew and staff, who also talk about working on [Star Trek Voyager] - Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis, Richard James, Dennis Madalone (also linked from 'Stuntmen' below), etc.
1-7
click to navigate Stuntmen
Dennis Madalone (also linked from 'Staff Data' above), Tom Morga
1-7
click to navigate Stages 8 and 9 and associated work areas1-7
click to navigate Starfleet Uniforms Behind-the-scenes Index
includes article in which Robert Blackman, [Voyager]'s costume designer, talks about the evolution of the Starfleet uniform (part of STARFLEET UNIFORMS)
1-7

 

DCWAD: Director, Cast (main, guest, uncredited), Writers, Air Date, plus a single list of main cast non-appearances. Episode order. Link to SHIP'S LOGS.

Thanks to Eos Development for the border background from the set 'Get Gold'. 'Get Gold'-themed button by me from that set.

TOP BACK SHIP'S LOGS: Season 1 Index ARTICLES INDEX SITE HELP BRIDGE
SERIES BASICS: BEHIND-THE-SCENES TERMINOLOGY B-T-S SEASONS 2 & 3 INDEX
SEASONS 1-7: EPISODES, PRODUCTION NOS., AIR DATES, STAR DATES, GUEST CAST, DIRECTORS