From STARTREK.COM.

(August 13, 2000)

Unimatrix Zero, a cyberspace enclave for certain Borg within the collective, is under threat by the Borg Queen who wants it destroyed at any cost. Meanwhile, with Janeway and her crew going undercover as Borg drones in an attempt to infiltrate the Collective, the Borg Queen gets more and more desperate to unravel the mystery of Unimatrix Zero. She will even resort to the destruction of her own kind in an attempt to stop Janeway and Unimatrix Zero.

07.25.00 Dispatch: Star Trek: Voyager U.S. Season Premiere Date

The United Paramount Network's "crown jewel," Star Trek: Voyager, kicks off its seventh and final season on Wednesday, October 4, 2000 at 9:00 p.m.[8:00 Central] with the airing of "Unimatrix Zero, Part II." As an added bonus, in case you happened to miss it the first time around or you just want to refresh your memory, the sixth season cliffhanger "Unimatrix Zero, Part I" will air the hour prior at 8:00 p.m [7:00 Central]. So please mark those calendars!

07.06.00 Production Dispatch: Unimatrix Zero Filming Completed


Star Trek: Voyager production number 247, "Unimatrix Zero, Part II," finished filming on Friday, June 30 with Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) the only regular cast member required on the set. Susanna Thompson, guest starring as the Borg Queen, had a typically long session in the makeup chair. Her call for makeup was 12:30 p.m. for a 5:30 p.m. set call!

From Star Trek News.

(July 9, 2000)

Startrek.com has posted this from-the-set report on the first day of shooting.

After Janeway, Tuvok and Torres' assimilation releases the Unimatrix Zero virus into the Collective, the Borg Queen takes drastic action to bring an end to the ensuing chaos. This includes destroying every Borg vessel with drones capable of retreating into Unimatrix Zero, and designing a counter-virus with which she can infect the mysterious realm. Rather than let her do this, Axum and the others decide to destroy Unimatrix Zero than let it be dominated by the Queen.

Meanwhile, the Janeway and Torres drones are endangered when Tuvok's neuro-suppressant (which they are using to hide their plans from the Collective mind) wears off and he becomes a fully compliant automaton. As this happens, a number of drones work to help Voyager retrieve their crewmembers, then turn on the Borg Queen, who's last act is to send Seven of Nine an ominous warning that her demise will lead only to the rise of a new Queen, and that the Borg's plans for Earth will not be interrupted by this "civil war".

(June 1, 2000)

Starts filming June 28 [June 22 according to the departing Lolita Fatjo]. Is being written as of the beginning of June.
"Some rumors speculate that the long subdued romantic angle in Janeway and Chakotay's relationship will finally be explored. As the drones of Janeway, Tuvok and Torres unleash the virus into the Collective causing chaos for the Borg Queen, Janeway and the others continue to confer with Voyager through Unimatrix Zero. Chakotay may come to visit Unimatrix Zero by tapping into Seven's cordical implant (as he did at the end of "Scorpion II"), where he and Janeway find time to confront the changing nature of their relationship and may kiss, or come close to kissing."

From Web Trek.

(March 28, 2000)

Season 7
Unimatrix Zero, part II
Says exec. producer Braga: "I have some ideas. Let’s just say that ‘Part II’ is going to be pretty big. It’s a lot of fun. We may very well see the beginning of the end of the Borg. I don’t know that they will be gone forever. I don’t know that we will destroy them, but I think it’s time to shake things up a bit, get a revolution going on. A Borg civil war might be kind of fun."

From UPN.com

(October 9, 2000)

Seven's imminent core disintegration opens the door for another Borg to calculate the only possible solution - the transference of his Borg core to her. When Seven realizes the potential danger to his physiology she summarily rejects the proposal. But the Borg secretly disconnects his own cortical node so that his theory can be proved and Seven's life saved.

From STARTREK.COM.

(August 13, 2000)

Seven of Nine shows some emotion when three of the four Borg children leave the U.S.S. Voyager, but the Doctor confirms that she may have malfunctioning ocular implants. The remaining young Borg, Icheb, then decides that he would like to join Starfleet Academy. When Seven later admits to suffering from some headaches, it is discovered that she needs a critical operation requiring Borg parts. However, it may be that the young Borg, Icheb, is the only one who can help her.

(July 15, 2000)

Season seven of Star Trek: Voyager continues on schedule as shooting for production number 248, "Imperfection," winds down on Thursday, July 13.

"Imperfection" deals with the fate of the Borg children, Azan, Mezoti, and Rebi, who were acquired by the U.S.S. Voyager in the season six episode "Collective." Captain Janeway, who has always felt a great responsibility to the Borg children, refers to them as some of the ship's most "precious cargo." This will mark the final appearance for several of the Borg children, whose story line continued in the season six episodes "Child's Play" and "The Haunting of Deck Twelve." Also making an appearance in this episode will be the Delta Flyer, version II. The first Delta Flyer was destroyed by the Borg in "Unimatrix Zero, Part I."

(July 9, 2000)

Following a short break for the Fourth of July holiday, production number 248, "Imperfection," commenced filming Wednesday on Paramount's Stage 9 with Star Trek veteran David Livingston directing. The second episode of season seven began with scenes in Engineering, Sickbay and the Cargo Bay featuring Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres), Jeri Ryan and Robert Picardo (the Doctor).

From Star Trek News.

(July 11, 2000)

Started filming July 5. This episode will act as an afterword to the "Unimatrix Zero" two-parter much as "Family" did for "Best of Both Worlds" and "The Gift" did for "Scorpion". "Imperfection" is primarily a role-reversal of the Janeway/Seven of Nine relationship that has defined Voyager since season four, as Seven of Nine attempts to help Janeway climatise to being un-assimilated from the Collective. As a result, there will be some interesting parallels to Janeway's efforts with Seven over the past few years, when Seven is put in the position of guiding Janeway back to humanity. (No word on if Janeway gets her own catsuit yet!)

From UPN.com

(October 9, 2000)

An impromptu space race leads to foul play, danger, and a wedding when Tom Paris enters the Delta Flyer in a good-natured space race between former enemy factions. While his relationship with B'Elanna Torres endures a rough ride, Paris realizes that hardlined dissidents plan to explode the Flyer as it crosses the finish line. His only way out may be to take the reigns of both the ship and his personal life, executing a flawless evasive maneuver and a marriage proposal, simultaneously.

From STARTREK.COM.

(August 13, 2000)

While Tom Paris and Harry Kim are performing tests on the new Delta Flyer, they encounter a mysterious pilot who challenges them to a race. The woman, Irina, later informs them of an upcoming starship race. Soon, the Starfleet officers find themselves involved in this race-an event intended as the first step towards peace between four different cultures from this area of space. But one of the racers is determined to sabotage the goodwill of the event.

07.21.00 PRODUCTION DISPATCH: "Drive" Nears Destination

Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris) and Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres) continue filming their scenes on the Delta Flyer set today for Star Trek: Voyager production number 249, "Drive." This episode will complete principal photography on Monday, July 24.

(July 15, 2000)

The next episode to go into production, number 249, will be a Michael Taylor penned story called "Drive." In a rather unique story line to Star Trek, the Delta Flyer will be featured in a race with other ships with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres at the controls.

From Star Trek News.

(July 9, 2000)

UNKNOWN [title]

A Paris based episode, which likely deals with the resurrection of the Delta Flyer, which was destroyed by the Borg in "Unimatrix Zero, Part I". One scene will apparently hommage "Star Wars" when Paris takes the Flyer on a Trek version of the pod-racing scene.

From Random Flight

From STARTREK.COM.

(August 15, 2000)

Aboard the U.S.S. Voyager, former members of the Maquis appear to be singled out in a rash of violent attacks. Before long, the safety of the entire crew is in jeopardy. When Tuvok takes charge of the investigation he becomes frustrated at the lack of a logical motive, but soon makes some rather startling discoveries.

08.10.00 UPDATE: Voyager Goes to the Movies

The Gower Theater at Paramount, normally used to screen movies for small audiences, is being put to use today and part of tomorrow by doubling as the backdrop for a Tom Paris holodeck program. The theater interior is being redressed to take on the temporary role of Chicago’s Palace Theater, built in 1932. Old 3-D movies, viewed in an authentic movie house, are yet another one of Tom’s 20th-century cultural obsessions. Remaining totally authentic, Paris makes sure that 3-D glasses, popcorn and soda pop are all part of the experience.

Filming on Star Trek: Voyager episode number 251, "Repression" will continue till Tuesday, August 14 [15?]. Following "Repression" will be episode number 252, "Inside Man."

From Web Trek.

(July 11, 2000)

Care goes critical when The Doc comes face to face with his most menacing adversary yet: the HMO (Health Maintenance Organization, a form of health insurance in the US that restricts you to only being able to consult doctors that have a contract with that particular HMO).

From TVGUIDE.COM.

(October 17, 2000)

A smuggler steals the Doctor's program and off-loads it onto a planet where medical care is doled out under the supervision of a pettifogging bureaucrat (Larry Drake). Voje: Paul Scherrer. Gar: John Kassir. Dysek: Gregory Itzen. Tebbis: Dublin James.

From STARTREK.COM.

Gar
Adultress
Kipp
Miner Alien
Allocator (voice)
Chellick
Level Blue Nurse
Tebbis
Dysek
Husband
Med Tech
Voje


(August 13, 2000)

The Doctor's program is stolen from the U.S.S. Voyager and he is forced to work on a large, multi-tiered hospital ship. While Captain Janeway and her crew try to find him, the Doctor decides to take matters into his own hands when dealing with the unethical treatment procedures for the sick and dying aboard the hospital ship.

07.21.00 PRODUCTION DISPATCH: "Drive" Nears Destination

Following "Drive" will be "Critical Care," the fourth episode of the sixth season and production number 250. This episode will feature the Doctor (Robert Picardo) quite heavily.

In "Critical Care," the Doctor's program is stolen from the U.S.S. Voyager and he is forced to work on a large hospital ship.

From Web Trek.

(July 11, 2000)

Tuvok investigates crimes against Maquis crew members who are said to be in "Repression."

From Star Trek News.

(July 9, 2000)

REPRESSION (?)
A Tuvok episode in which he investigates crimes against Maquis crewmembers.

From STARTREK.COM.

08.31.00 Voyager Made "Flesh" & A Day at the Beach

Production Number 252
If you were at the beach last Tuesday (August 22), you may have been in for an unusual sight--the filming of a Star Trek: Voyager episode! Last week's filming for "Inside Man" featured a rare one-day location shoot on Leo Carrillo State Beach in Los Angeles County. In this episode, the beach serves as a backdrop for a vacationing Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) who is visited by Reg Barclay (Dwight Schultz).

Carrillo State Beach is north of Los Angeles on the Pacific Coast Highway (a.k.a. Highway 1), just before Ventura County.

(August 22, 2000)

The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager gets an unexpected bonus in their regular "mail" beamed from Starfleet in the Alpha Quadrant. When a hologram of Reg Barclay appears telling the crew of a new plan that can get them home within days, everyone is elated. The plan seems dangerous in theory, but the Barclay hologram persuades the crew the risk is minimal. Meanwhile, back at Starfleet, the real Reg Barclay is completely unaware of his doppelganger's actions.

08.21.00 UPDATE: Inside the “Inside Man”

Shooting began this week on Stages 8 and 9 for Star Trek: Voyager episode 252, “Inside Man.” Paramount’s Stage 9 combines both permanent sets, like the Cargo Bay and Engineering, with temporary sets that are built for a specific episode and then torn down. This week, Stage 9 features the interior of the Pathfinder Project research lab. Shooting for “Inside Man” began on Stage 8, with scenes on the Bridge, Briefing Room and Mess Hall, before moving to Stage 9 for scenes in the corridor, Sickbay, Engineering and the research lab on the second and third days of production. Filming next week will shift to Stage 16, home of Astrometrics.

“Inside Man” sees the return of popular Star Trek characters Reg Barclay (Dwight Schultz) and Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), along with Admiral Paris (Richard Herd).

(August 17, 2000)

Written by Rob Doherty

Directed by Allan Kroeker

(August 13, 2000)

Filming on Star Trek: Voyager episode number 251, "Repression" will continue till Tuesday, August 14 [15?]. Following "Repression" will be episode number 252, "Inside Man."

From STARTREK.COM.

10.16.00 Tim Russ Answers Your Questions

Q: Will we ever see an episode concerning Tuvok and Pon farr?
Please say yes!
Sherman J

TR: There is a Pon farr episode coming....!

(September 17, 2000)

While performing experiments on the Delta Flyer, Seven of Nine, Harry Kim and the Doctor are attacked by a Delta Quadrant race who view "photonics" such as the Doctor as mortal enemies. With time running out, the Doctor must hide in plain sight - taking refuge in Seven of Nine's Borg implants! Taking over her consciousness, the Doctor must convincingly behave as Seven of Nine to survive.

09.18.00 UPDATE: Sparks Fly & “Body and Soul”

Production Number 255

Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris) steps behind the cameras once again to direct “Body and Soul,” a “switched identity” episode where the Doctor must convincingly inhabit the body of Seven of Nine, or face certain termination of his program. Shooting commences Tuesday.

November 18, 2000 Personal Note: Is B"Elanna displaying her maternal instincts in reference to "Icheb gets the wrong impression about B'Elanna's interest in him"?

From TV Guide Online.

(November 7, 2000)

Kim jumps at the chance of taking charge of a damaged Kraylor medical ship, but the responsibilities of his first independent command go to his head. Meanwhile, Icheb (Manu Intiraymi) gets the wrong impression about B'Elanna's interest in him. Directed by LeVar Burton (of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”). Loken: Ron Glass. Dayla: Beverly Leech. Geral: Paul O'Brien. Brell: Bob Rudd. Terek: Scott Miles.

From Star Trek: The Magazine.

(October 29, 2000)

"For Janeway, clearly, her ongoing arc is her desire to get the crew home. Will it become an obsession? How far will she go to do it? For Harry Kim, he's been six or seven years on this ship as an ensign, and I'm sure he figured he'd have really risen through the ranks of Starfleet by now. He always dreamed of being the captain of a starship, and he realizes now that he many never get that opportunity. What will he do if he is given the opportunity to command an alien starship?

From STARTREK.COM.

10.05.00 UPDATE: Actors Really Do Just Want to Direct

A “Nightingale” Sings

This week, LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge) returns to the Star Trek fold by directing episode number 256, “Nightingale.” This marks two consecutive episodes featuring a Star Trek actor behind the camera. Last week saw Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris) directing episode 255, “Body and Soul,” a story that puts a new spin on the Doctor/Seven of Nine relationship.

Formerly known as “The Command,” “Nightingale” is a Harry Kim episode that sees the ensign gain some valuable leadership experience while performing a good-will mission. “Nightingale” features a race called the Kraylor and several scenes were shot on the bridge of their ship. The Kraylor ship bridge currently resides on Stage 16. Filming for episode 256 is expected to be completed by Friday.

In related production news, some pick-up shots on Stage 8 for episode 252, “Inside Man” were also done this week. Star Trek: Voyager’s visual effects producer Dan Curry oversaw the second unit photography.

(September 30, 2000)

Icheb
Dayla
Loken
Geral
Annari Commander
Terek
Brell

From TV Guide Online.

120 min.
Voyager is entangled in a hologram rebellion directed at a race of hunters, whose enhancement of the hologram program backfires when they become hunted by their own prey. But Janeway's efforts to curb the insurrection are threatened by one of her own.

From Star Trek: The Magazine.

(October 29, 2000)

This approach yielded particularly good results for the Doctor, who will be the focus of several stories, including a two-hour telefilm that will air in November.

"That's called 'Flesh and Blood.' For the Doctor, clearly his goal has been to be seen as any other -- and hence the title -- flesh-and-blood member of the crew. To have the same kind of rights and privileges as anybody else; to expand beyond his original programming."

The story also sees the return of the Hirogen, who have been experimenting with the holographic technology Janeway gave them at the end of 'The Killing Game' and now have to face a holographic rebellion.

"It's a story about the Doctor quite literally fighting for the rights and freedoms of holograms. We ask ourselves how far the Doctor will go. It's pretty big, and pretty epic."

Fans of continuity will be delighted to hear that Ken also wants to see how the characters deal with the consequences of their actions and that whatever decisions the Doctor makes won't simply be forgotten the next week. He's equally interested in dealing with the consequences of actions our characters took in the past, and adds that the story is also about how Janeway copes with finding out what the Hirogen have done with the technology she gave them.

"Flesh and Blood" isn't simply about the Doctor; it's also about Janeway being forced to deal with the repercussions of the choices she's made in the Delta Quadrant. What has she done to survive? She's traded technology. Is she therefore responsible for this technology? We have the wonderful phrase that the NRA use: 'Guns don't kill people; people kill people.' Well, Janeway has to ask herself, did she give the people guns, or was she trying to give them a database? Those are all big issues we'll be dealing with."

From STARTREK.COM.

08.31.00 Voyager Made "Flesh" & A Day at the Beach

Production Number 253
Today marks day five of an eight-day shoot for "Flesh and Blood, Part I," Star Trek: Voyager,’s first two-part episode of the seventh season. "Flesh and Blood" sees the return of the Hirogen, who are having problems with the holographic technology previously given to them by the Voyager crew.

(August 29, 2000)

The U.S.S. Voyager answers a distress call from a Hirogen training facility, only to find a holographic environment littered with Hirogen corpses. The holographic technology given to the Hirogen by Captain Janeway for hunting training has been modified to the point where the prey have become the hunters. The holograms have not only become self-aware, but are essentially a new race, seeking refuge from "organic" slavery and brutality. Seeking to liberate one of "their own," the holograms kidnap the Doctor, who soon finds himself torn between his loyalties to Voyager and his holographic brethren.

From STARTREK.COM.

09.08.00 Photonics vs. "Flesh and Blood"(Part II)

Production Numbers 253/254

The battle begins anew as part two of "Flesh and Blood" goes before the cameras this week with veteran Star Trek director David Livingston at the helm. With the Hirogen, the Voyager crew and some wayward holograms fighting it out, "Part II" promises to be an exciting climax to "Part I."

For the final day’s shooting of "Flesh and Blood, Part I," several stunt players, coordinated by Dennis Madalone, were required for scenes in the Mess Hall on Stage 8.

Friday and Monday’s action will center on the Bridge of the Hologram’s ship — a temporary set residing on Stage 16.

09.18.00 UPDATE: Sparks Fly & "Body and Soul"

Production Number 254

Filming may wrap on Monday, September 18, for “Flesh and Blood, Part II,” but not before a few sparks fly. Part of last Thursday’s shoot took place on the U.S.S. Voyager Bridge, with the crew being thrown about after the renegade Hologram’s ship feeds back a deadly energy stream. These more action-packed shots usually require longer camera set-ups in order to ensure nothing goes wrong. The director has to go over several timing details with the actors due to the amount of special pyrotechnics employed, not to mention the normal blocking (camera and actor movements). One of the first shots on Thursday morning employed a hand-held camera that was used to shake and then zoom in on a close-up of Janeway as she gives the line, “B’Elanna, report!” This was the only dialogue, but when it’s cut into the rest of the action, this shot will have the desired dramatic effect.

The next set-up took over a half-hour, as the complexity of the shot required some careful planning. For the shot, the Bridge crew had to shake, rattle, and roll to give the impression of the ship being hit, and also to avoid the five sets of explosions that were set to detonate. David Livingston, the director of this episode, rehearsed the actors several times to get the desired look and to also make sure they knew when and where the explosions would take place. The rehearsals worked as the take went without a hitch. The only things missing were the very loud explosion noises——these will be added later in post production.

From STARTREK.COM.

(January 9, 2001)

01.09.01 Dispatch: Biller Talks Season Seven
"We're doing a really fun slam-bang time travel episode called 'Shattered' in which the ship gets split into a bunch of different time zones from the past, present and future, and Chakotay has to take a Janeway from the past through a tour of her own future. And she suspects him because in her mind he's a bad guy, because she hasn't left Deep Space 9 yet."

From Star Trek: The Magazine.

(October 29, 2000)

"Chakotay has a little bit of first officer syndrome which is whatever you give to him, you're sort of taking away from Janeway. I will tell you, however, that we are making an effort to get him a little more front and center. We are planning a really fun off-kilter time travel episode that puts Janeway and Chakotay together. Time shatters, and Chakotay from Voyager's present basically meets a Janeway who doesn't know him and thinks of him as a terrorist. He ends up taking her through a journey of what will be her future. That very much explores that relationship.

From STARTREK.COM.

10.13.00 UPDATE: The U.S.S. Voyager Gets “Shattered”

The ship and crew suffer temporal problems and Chakotay catches a glimpse into Voyager’s past, present and future.

Feeling Out of Sync
Friday the 13th marks day five of a seven-day shoot for episode 257, “Shattered.” Director Terry Windell is behind the cameras for this tale of fractured time aboard the U.S.S. Voyager.

Although primarily a ship-based episode, “Shattered” promises to be a special treat for long-time fans of Star Trek: Voyager as Commander Chakotay moves through several different time periods in the ship’s history after being struck by a temporal anomaly. Characters and settings from Voyager’s past, including Chaotica’s Lair from the Captain Proton holodeck program, will once again make an appearance.

(October 11, 2000)

A temporal anomaly strikes the U.S.S. Voyager, hitting Chakotay point-blank and splitting different areas of the ship into different time-frames from its history. After the Doctor creates a chronoton serum to counteract the effects of the temporal bolt, Chakotay finds he is the only member of the crew that has free range of the ship. Forging alliances with crewmates from Voyager's past, present and future, Chakotay must find a way to set events back to normal.

From STARTREK.COM.

(January 9, 2001)

01.09.01 Dispatch: Biller Talks Season Seven
"A real acting tour de force for Roxann Dawson and Robbie McNeill that takes them through their first marital crisis, but also has a big science-fiction concept at the center of it."

From WebTrek

(January 6, 2001)

Torres and Paris find out Belanna is pregnant. They find out that it is a girl, and that she has a spinal disorder that runs in Torres family. The doctor repairs the problem through gene resequencing, and this set Torres on a bizarre quest to change the DNA of her child. Because she was ridiculed as a child due to her forehead ridges, and because her father left her due to it being too hard to deal with two Klingon women in the house, she thinks she can spare her daughter all of that, and prevent Paris from leaving her. Features a number of flashbacks with B'Elanna as a child.

From STARTREK.COM.

10.24.00 UPDATE: B’Elanna’s “Lineage”

B’Elanna Faces Bumpy Road

In episode number 258, “Lineage,” B’Elanna Torres faces some tough decisions with regard to her and Tom’s future happiness. This episode, currently shooting day five of seven, marks yet another turning point in the relationship of the newly married couple.

Filming for some of the flashback scenes from young B’Elanna’s childhood continue today, Wednesday and Thursday on Stage 16. These scenes are set at a campground and prove crucial to the development and backstory of the sometimes-volatile U.S.S. Voyager Engineer.

(October 24, 2000)

Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres reach a crossroads in their relationship which could have long-ranging effects on both of their lives. Early in her life, B'Elanna and her father joined his family on a camping trip where something happened — something that could result in B'Ellana making an irrevocable decision against Tom's will that no amount of technology can rectify.

From WebTrek

(January 6, 2001)

One of the convicts - a murderer - gets beaten up by the guards when he threatens one of the officer's family. The doctor manages to save his life by putting Borg nano-probes into his brain. The nano-probes enact a sense of guilt in the man, and he turns into a model citizen. Seven, Janeway, and the Doctor try to get his life spared.

From STARTREK.COM.

(November 9, 2000)

The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager rescue the crew and passengers aboard a critically damaged vessel transporting convicts scheduled for execution. When the Doctor and Seven of Nine make a discovery that changes the ground rules, Captain Janeway and the crew have to walk the gray area between the Prime Directive and justice, with the ship's safety hanging in the balance.

From WebTrek

(January 6, 2001)

The story centers on Torres coming to grips with her heritage, and helping the leader of the cult convince the rest of the group that her baby really is 'the one' so that the cult can finally stop wandering the universe and settle on a planet. The Klingons all have a fatal genetic disease, which is passed on to Torres and her unborn child. However, the child turns out to be a catalyst, and the doctor is able to make a cure from the babies blood, curing everyone. The Klingons are convinced that the baby really is their 'savior', and they settle on a planet.

From STARTREK.COM.

(November 9, 2000)

Generations ago, a Klingon warship left familiar territory and headed off into unknown space. When the descendants of that original crew run into the U.S.S. Voyager in the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway's first concern is convincing the Klingons that the hostilities between the Federation and the Klingon Empire are long over. After that, a more intractable problem arises after the Klingon vessel is destroyed and its crew of over 200 find themselves aboard Voyager and perhaps living out the fulfillment of an ancient prophesy.

From WebTrek

(January 6, 2001)

Says writer Bryan Fuller: "In "The Void" [Captain Janeway] discovers that the crew's survival depends solely upon her abilities as a Starfleet Captain and her reliance on the principles of the Federation."

From STARTREK.COM.

(November 28, 2000)

The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager find themselves and their ship stranded in a dark void with seemingly no escape, where the only proven means of survival is to prey upon weaker vessels when they first arrive. With resources dwindling, Captain Janeway must decide whether to stick to the principles that govern Starfleet or to concede that in this strange place, the ends justify the means and Voyager must become a predator to survive.

From TV Guide Online.

(February 15, 2001)

Janeway warms to an alien suitor in the first of a two-part episode that also features an appearance by Don Most of Happy Days fame.

Chakotay, Neelix and Kim return from an away mission stunned to find the Doctor (Robert Picardo) running the ship alone. The Doctor tells them that the Voyager has hit a mine, forcing the crew to relocate to a nearby alien planet. What the Doctor doesn't realize, however, is that the planet's inhabitants have brainwashed the stranded crew members---Janeway included---into laboring at their power facility. And while Janeway is charmed by a co-worker (James Read), Chakotay plans a rescue.

From STARTREK.COM.

(January 9, 2001)

01.09.01 Dispatch: Biller Talks Season Seven
In "Workforce," the crew of Voyager, except for Chakotay, Neelix and the Doctor, is abducted and made to believe that they belong to a labor culture where they lead very ordinary lives, and Chakotay attempts to recover them. "In the meantime they're settling into lives as though they were home — they feel at home, they've got work, they've got friends, they've got family, they've got lives," Biller said. "And it sort of begs the question, would it be better to have a simpler life than to get shot at by aliens every week and keep going on this very arduous journey?"

"If Janeway falls in love with a guy, and she has a job punching a timeclock every day, would that make her happy?" Biller continued. "There's a funny line in that episode where Chakotay, who's trying to reach her, says, 'You could do so much more than this job. You're a brilliant woman, you could be running that power plant.' And she says, 'Why would I want all that responsibility?'" Biller commented that the theme of that episode strikes home with him. "I think it's about the way that we allow our career aspirations to overtake what our personal lives might be, which is what I go through all the time!"

From WebTrek

(January 6, 2001)

Says writer Bryan Fuller: "The episode's very much an ensemble show that will have the crew exploring new lives as laborers on an alien world. I can't say much more about the plot than that, but I will tell you this, as with every good science-fiction thriller, there's much more going on than meets the eye."

During a recent exclusive talk with Cinescape, Kate Mulgrew discussed work on the two-parter, which she describes as "unprecedented." She added, "In it, Janeway is in an altered personality. But she's terribly happy. You've never seen her act this young, this happy or this in love. She comes to learn in a very difficult way that this persona is not her reality, and she has to say goodbye to it. It's beautifully done."

From STARTREK.COM.

(December 13, 2000)

When Chakotay, Harry Kim and Neelix attempt to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Voyager after a trading mission, neither the ship nor the crew are anywhere to be found. Meanwhile, on a far away planet, Kathryn Janeway and the rest of Voyager's former crew begin new careers. Oblivious to each other and the lives they once shared, the Voyager crew has been integrated into a gigantic industrial workforce.

12.12.00 UPDATE: Forced to Work in “Workforce”

Star Trek: Voyager is now in the midst of filming for next February’s sweeps period. The story behind the episodes currently in production, numbers 262/263, finds the majority of the Voyager crew put to work on the Quarren homeworld in the compelling two-part story “Workforce.” Part one, written by Kenneth Biller and Bryan Fuller and directed by Allan Kroeker, finished filming last Friday. Part two, with a teleplay by Ken Biller and Michael Taylor, got underway on Monday with Roxann Dawson returning to the director’s chair.

Much of the action will be set on Stage 16, which houses the tavern interior, Jaffen’s housing unit and the Power Distribution Facility. The New York City street back lot will be the location for some of the exterior scenes. The Stage 9 swing set features the Quarren hospital.

From TV Guide Online.

(February 15, 2001)

Conclusion. Chakotay's mission to deactivate the Quarran energy shield is jeopardized when he becomes the target of a manhunt and must trust the brainwashed Janeway. Meanwhile, B'Elanna is rescued, and Seven grows suspicious about her treatment for “dysphoria syndrome.”

From STARTREK.COM.

(December 13, 2000)

When Chakotay, Harry Kim and Neelix attempt to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Voyager after a trading mission, neither the ship nor the crew are anywhere to be found. Meanwhile, on a far away planet, Kathryn Janeway and the rest of Voyager's former crew begin new careers. Oblivious to each other and the lives they once shared, the Voyager crew has been integrated into a gigantic industrial workforce.

12.12.00 UPDATE: Forced to Work in “Workforce”

Star Trek: Voyager is now in the midst of filming for next February’s sweeps period. The story behind the episodes currently in production, numbers 262/263, finds the majority of the Voyager crew put to work on the Quarren homeworld in the compelling two-part story “Workforce.” Part one, written by Kenneth Biller and Bryan Fuller and directed by Allan Kroeker, finished filming last Friday. Part two, with a teleplay by Ken Biller and Michael Taylor, got underway on Monday with Roxann Dawson returning to the director’s chair.

Much of the action will be set on Stage 16, which houses the tavern interior, Jaffen’s housing unit and the Power Distribution Facility. The New York City street back lot will be the location for some of the exterior scenes. The Stage 9 swing set features the Quarren hospital.

Keegan de Lancie (real son of John de Lancie and Marnie Mosiman)

From STARTREK.COM.

(January 18, 2001)

It's not easy being a parent, even for a Q. Because Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager were so instrumental in Q's quest to have a child, he decides to make "Aunt Kathy" teach his son some responsible virtues. Although appearing to be fully grown, the younger Q proves harder to handle than his irascible father, and with his omnipotent powers, disciplining the youngster proves not only impossible, but exceptionally dangerous as well.

Robert Ito was Sam Fujiyama in "Quincy" (1976-83) TV Series and Shimoro Lin Che in The Omega Code (1999) Movie

From STARTREK.COM.

(February 13, 2001)

As the U.S.S. Voyager gets closer and closer to the Alpha Quadrant, a new means of direct yet brief communication with Starfleet is established, allowing the crew a few minutes each to communicate with family and friends. The Doctor may not have any family or friends on Earth, but he does have a holo-novel to pitch to publishers — the story of a ship stranded on the other side of the galaxy with a strangely familiar crew; a crew that barely tolerates their holographic doctor who lives in virtual slavery...

From TV Guide Online.

From TV Guide Online.