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After proving its long-term potential in season 2, Star Trek: Voyager served up some of the best episodes in its entire seven-year history. The second-season cliffhanger was intelligently resolved in "Basics, Pt. II," and the fan-favorite "Flashback" placed Tuvok (Tim Russ) aboard the U.S.S. Excelsior from Star Trek VI, under the command of Capt. Sulu (Star Trek alumnus George Takei). It was a brilliant example of interseries plotting, just as "False Profits" was a Ferengi-based sequel to the NextGen episode "The Price." The two-part time-travel scenario of "Future's End" is a Voyager highlight, with clear echoes (including dialogue lifted verbatim!) of Star Trek's classic "The City on the Edge of Forever," featuring delightful guest performances by actress-comedienne Sarah Silverman and Ed Begley Jr. Character-wise, the season belonged to Kes (Jennifer Lien, whose tenure on the series was now near its end), Neelix (Ethan Phillips), and the Doctor (Robert Picardo), who shined (respectively) in "Warlord," "Fair Trade," and the surprisingly touching "Real Life" (the latter directed by "Potsie" himself, Happy Days veteran Anson Williams). By infecting B'Elanna (Roxanne Dawson) with a fellow officer's "Blood Fever," Voyager delved into the turbulent Vulcan ritual of Pon Farr, while the cliffhanger "Scorpion" introduced the relentless, Borg-destroying villains of Species 8472, which would pose a continuing threat in subsequent episodes.
Season 3 had a few clunkers (the guilty pleasure "Macrocosm" puts Janeway in stripped-down "Ripley" mode against invading macro-viruses, and Ensign Kim is an awkward "Favorite Son" to a bevy of babes), but for every misstep there's a strong science-fiction concept, like the highly-evolved Hadrosaurs in "Distant Origin," which doubles as a compelling indictment of institutionalized repression. Overall, this is rock-solid Trek, and the DVD features are equally engaging, albeit growing more perfunctory (especially the season 3 summary) with each full-season release. Don't forget the Easter eggs hidden on the special-features menus, however; they contain some of the set's happiest surprises. --Jeff Shannon
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I am 15 years old and i was introduced to the star trek world through Voyager I have a feeling that if it were TNG or DS9 that i had come across that i would not like Star Trek as much as i do now so i strongly suggest that you buy this DVD series becouse as far as i'm concerned Voyager is the best series
"Live Long and Prosper"
By cpc65
Format:DVD
Please note that my poor rating is directed at the greedy money gluttons at Paramount for a retail price of $129.99! That is double to triple the average cost for a season of a TV show DVD set. I know Voyager had higher production costs than most shows, but come on! The amount of people that would buy it would make up for that. It's exactly because of that fact that they DO know how many folks must have this, that they feel they can get away with charging this much. I walked into Best Buy intent on purchasing this, shook my head in disbelief, and ended up getting season three of Futurama for $40.99 instead (yes, I know it's just a cartoon). I mean, I like the Ferengi but I don't like getting stiffed by Hew-mons acting like them. Kudos to Amazon for selling it for $39.00 less. I'll still probably get a used set here or try and get one cheap on EBay. Did seasons 1 and 2 cost $129.99 when they first came out? I wish that people would send a message to Paramount Home Video by not buying season three (at least not at the full retail price), then just maybe they won't try and charge $149.99 when season four comes out.
As for season three itself, as others have stated, I feel the show had finally come into its own. My two favorite episodes are "Worst Case Scenario" and "Scorpion Part 1". Unfortunately by the time season three started most Trek fans had sworn off the show forever (including a few friends of mine that HAD been life long Trek fans) thanks to some very weak and some VERY stupid first and second season episodes.
As for season three itself, as others have stated, I feel the show had finally come into its own. My two favorite episodes are "Worst Case Scenario" and "Scorpion Part 1". Unfortunately by the time season three started most Trek fans had sworn off the show forever (including a few friends of mine that HAD been life long Trek fans) thanks to some very weak and some VERY stupid first and second season episodes.
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Anyone who thinks Voyager was the worst Star Trek series has obviously never seen Enterprise! I love TNG, DS9 and Voyager. I don't care for The Original Series, but realize that it started it all and therefore I give it that credit. I currently own all of TNG, DS9 and seasons 1 and 2 of Voyager on dvd. I will buy the rest of Voyager on dvd as they are released.
Long live the Borg!
Long live the Borg!
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Star Trek: Voyager Season 3
Product was in excellent condition. Season 3 is not as good as later seasons. Too much Kazon and too much Kess.
Published 17 months ago by MsTruNorth
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good... yet... somewhat incomplete.
I jumped in on this series only recently, forming a new appreciation for the details that makes it unique-- i.e. Read more
Published on July 19 2004
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VOYAGER FINDS ITS WINGS
In the STAR TREK Universe of series, the third season historically sets the pace for the most enduring stories of the run of the show. Read more
Published on July 15 2004 by J. C. Alvarez
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Season Three is where Voyager went GOOD to GREAT STAR TREK!
The first two seasons of Voyager had some great episodes but the show didn't seem to be going anywhere and once season three began, the show started to become old and worn out like... Read more
Published on July 7 2004
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Voyager From A Guy Who Saw It As It Was Actually Happening
Here we are now at season 3. We start out this season with Janeway and crew in the worst possible circumstances--stranded on a planet with only the clothes on their back and no... Read more
Published on July 5 2004 by Michael D. Goolsby
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VOYAGER
I don't know about anyone else, but I think voyager was brillant. I strongly recommend buying the dvds. Although, I think season 4 and 5 were a bit more exciting. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by Kristin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Voyager is great
If anyone thinks Voyager was a let down to all other series you are strongly mistaken. Voyager is funny, fast and the stories make sense. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by A. Basnett
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still better than Enterprise
As bad as people say Star Trek Voyager was, even the worst Voyager is better than any episode of Star Trek Enterprise. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004
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Response
In response to an earlier review. A Borg drone could have been assimulated at Wolf 359, the Borg don't just assimulate people but also ships. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2004 by Jesse L. Meyers
5.0 out of 5 stars
The new excitement starts from this season
This reason introduces new role of 7 0f 9 and the conflict with Borg. I like those crippy green Borg domes and captain Janeway.
Published on May 26 2004
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