From: NewNowNext
Star Trek: Voyager was used to launch an entire network, and during its January 16, 1995 – May 23, 2001 run on UPN, it gave the Trek universe some classics (“Timeless,” “Scorpion,” “The Omega Directive,”), some fun rides (“Author, Author,” “Shattered,” “Relativity,” “The Voyager Conspiracy”) and what may be the single worst episode in Trek history (the infamous “Threshold,” in which Captain Janeway and Tom Paris de-evolve into horny lizards).
Until Enterprise came along, Voyager was the most derided of the Trek series, and it did have its share of problems. It had the most annoying character in the franchise (Neelix), dead weight (Poor Harry Kim remained an ensign the entire series, becoming a running joke), a bland bad boy (Tom Paris), and a doctor who was holographic but still somehow heterosexual (continuing Starfleet’s DADT policy).
The one way it did excel was in its female characters, starting with the imperious Katherine Janeway, played with hands-on-hips swagger by the fabulous Kate Mulgrew. Janeway remains the second greatest Captain in the 50-year history of the franchise (after Jean-Luc Picard), and she used her bun of steel and her sensitivity to conquer the Delta Quadrant (even if, technically, it was her fault they were stuck there).
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She was joined by B’Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson), the half-human, half-Klingon who had trouble reconciling her duality, and whose hot temper provided some much needed conflict, and Seven Of Nine, the rescued Borg who was the focus of much of the show’s final seasons. Stalking the corridors in a catsuit and heels, what could have been a one-note gimmick used to bring in horny straight male viewers was made into a flesh-and-blood, complicated character by Jeri Ryan.
Voyager also featured its fair share of hot guest stars , and in this edition of Space Beefcake, let’s take a look at ten examples of the finest the Delta Quadrant had to offer.
Resistance is futile.
* Note – You’re probably thinking “Hey, what about The Rock? Wasn’t he a guest star on one episode?” Yes, he was, but it was a cynical ratings stunt to plug Smackdown, and is best forgotten. DISQUALIFIED!
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John Loprieno
Episode 4.8 and 4.9, “Year Of Hell,” was a two-parter with Voyager caught in a dreaded “temporal disruption.” A deranged Krenim scientist is constantly messing with the space/time continuum, trying to re-set a horrible mistake he made centuries ago, and when Voyager interferes, he takes out his wrath on Janeway and the crew. Luckily, John Loprieno guest stars as a Krenim citizen named Obrist, who decides to help the crew out of their predicament.
John Loprieno will be well known to daytime fans, starring as Cord Roberts on ABC’s One Life To Live off and on for 25 years.
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