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  1. Macrocosm (episode)

    When viruses grow to a meter in length and begin attacking the crew of Voyager, Captain Janeway and The Doctor must retake the ship. "Captain's log, stardate 50425.1. Mr. Neelix and I have completed our three day trade mission with the Tak Tak, one of the more… unusual species we've encountered in the Delta Quadrant. We are en route back to Voyager." After returning from a difficult first ...

  2. Macrocosm (Star Trek: Voyager)

    The virus infected the ship's bio-neural gel packs, and then soon the rest of the crew, using them to reproduce. The Doctor states the macrovirus senses any bio-electric field, forcing him to stay in sick bay to avoid being attacked. ... In 2017, the complete Star Trek: Voyager television series was released in a DVD box set, which included it ...

  3. "Star Trek: Voyager" Macrocosm (TV Episode 1996)

    Macrocosm: Directed by Alexander Singer. With Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien. After returning from a first contact mission, Janeway, Neelix and the Doctor must retake Voyager from an infestation of microorganisms that grow to an alarming size.

  4. Macrovirus

    The macrovirus, also called the Tak Takian macrovirus, was a viral lifeform native to the Delta Quadrant. In 2373, the USS Voyager received a distress call from a Garan mining facility that was experiencing a viral outbreak. The Doctor, incapable of being infected, beamed to the surface where he observed that the virus had entered a new phase in its evolution. The organism had adapted to ...

  5. The Immunity Syndrome (episode)

    After Spock senses the destruction of the Vulcan-manned starship Intrepid, the Enterprise encounters an enormous single-celled organism that feeds on energy which threatens the galaxy as it prepares to reproduce. "Captain's log, stardate 4307.1. Approaching Starbase 6 for a much needed period of rest and recreation. The crew has performed excellently, but is exhausted. And I, too, am looking ...

  6. "Star Trek: Voyager" Macrocosm (TV Episode 1996)

    A "gel pack" in the mess hall infects Torres investigating the food replicator and so spreads the virus, with giant macro-organisms soon buzzing out, ready to bite and spread. Janeway and Neelix return in a shuttlecraft from an "introduction" to the Tak Tak race, very sensitive with body language communication, offended by the Captain's "hands ...

  7. Voyager's Macrocosm is a Covid-19 Cautionary Tale

    Star Trek: Voyager is no exception. While they played with the idea of a virus and isolation in the season two episode "Resolutions," their second foray into the genre is an entirely different animal. Season three's "Macrocosm," is a cautionary tale that fits perfectly into COVID-19 and social distancing. Fans may remember it as the ...

  8. Star Trek: Voyager's Macrocosm in the Age of Coronavirus

    One rapidly accelerated growth and spread of the virus later—traveling along Voyager 's top-of-the-line bio-neural gel packs that power the ship's technology—and the crew finds itself ...

  9. Star Trek: Voyager

    If Star Trek: Voyager is going to commit itself to emulating Star Trek: The Next Generation, there are probably worse ways to do it. Macrocosm is not a bad riff on Genesis, another sci-fi monster story from Brannon Braga.Braga has an interest in the overlap between horror and retro science-fiction, as demonstrated by scripts from Schisms to Sub Rosa to Threshold.

  10. "Macrocosm"

    In-depth critical reviews of Star Trek and some other sci-fi series. Includes all episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds. Also, Star Wars, the new Battlestar Galactica, and The Orville.

  11. The Worst Diseases In The Star Trek Universe

    In the "Star Trek: Voyager" Season 5 episode "Relativity," a timeship recruits former Borg drone Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), beaming her into the past to prevent a saboteur from destroying the U.S ...

  12. "Star Trek" The Immunity Syndrome (TV Episode 1968)

    The Immunity Syndrome: Directed by Joseph Pevney. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan. The Enterprise encounters a gigantic energy draining space organism that threatens the galaxy.

  13. Why Star Trek: Picard Teamed The Borg Up With The Changelings

    The Borg virus was a neurolytic pathogen that Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) deliberately infected herself with. ... This was the plot of the final episode of "Star Trek: Voyager," titled "Endgame ...

  14. Star Trek: Voyager Almost Ended With The Borg ...

    Obviously, this great idea for the Voyager finale (including a Borg armada approaching Earth that could have put the opening of First Contact to shame) never came to fruition, but that doesn't mean we didn't see some of these ideas make it to the screen. The two-part episode "Unimatrix Zero" featured Janeway infiltrating a Borg ship and unleashing a virus intended to help some rogue ...

  15. The Disease

    "The Disease" is the 111th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the 17th episode of the fifth season. It focuses on a plot with Harry Kim (played by Garrett Wang) as USS Voyager encounters a unique civilization on an extremely large starship.. This episode was written by Michael Taylor from a story by Kenneth Biller, and directed by David Livingston.

  16. 12 Crazy Things That Happened To Star Trek: Voyager

    The Star Trek: Voyager episode "Macrocosm" was a spin on classic sci-fi movies like Innerspace or the Star Trek: TOS episode "Spock's Brain". In the episode, rather than the heroes becoming small, the germs became giant. Captain Janeway had to flush out a sentient virus from Voyager with the help of the Doctor and an antiviral bomb.

  17. Original Star Trek: Voyager Endings Revealed

    Once the Borg had Janeway, the Doctor (played by Robert Picardo) would then activate a reverse assimilation virus. Bryan Fuller, who was on staff as a Voyager writer, explained to Star Trek Magazine the thought behind this pitch for the Star Trek Voyager ending. "As we were assimilating the Borg ship from the inside, and re-assimilating ...

  18. the vengeance is so ahead of its time : r/startrek

    Starfleet is an exploration organization first, security second. The Vengeance was the fever dream of a power-hungry badmiral who wanted to start a war.After that incident, Starfleet would've wanted to distance themselves from the Vengeance program as much as possible.

  19. Every Star Trek: Voyager Reference In Lower Decks Explained

    The Macrovirus. The exceptionally gross macrovirus that causes the Lower Decks heroes so much trouble hails from the Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 episode "Macrocosm.". The Doctor unintentionally brings the virus aboard the ship. Janeway proves to be the ship's only hope. The captain and Neelix are away on a diplomatic mission when the ...

  20. An Ode to Star Trek's Undershirt Moments

    This week, Star Trek: Prodigy dropped the first trailer for its second season, and it's full of all the sort of good Star Trek action you'd want—even more so if, like me, you're a Voyager ...

  21. "Star Trek: Voyager" The Disease (TV Episode 1999)

    The Disease: Directed by David Livingston. With Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill. Voyager encounters a group of xenophobic nomads, in space for 400 years, with serious ship-wide malfunctions. The offer to help leads to serious consequences.

  22. The Major Profanity Hidden In Star Trek TNG

    The first such instance of this occurs in "The Last Outpost," an episode with a moment straight out of Star Wars. Picard wants the Enterprise to "blast full power into warp nine," but when ...

  23. Star Trek: Voyager And TNG Have One Huge Borg Thing In Common

    Voyager's first major Borg episode, "Scorpion, Parts 1 & 2" bears a lot of similarities to TNG's most famous Borg episode "The Best of Both Worlds, Parts 1 & 2."Off the bat, both episodes are two-parters, and "Scorpion" was also Voyager's season 3 finale and season 4 premiere, which was the same for "The Best of Both Worlds." Each episode provided a thrilling cliffhanger to resolve in season 4 ...

  24. The Real-Life Horror That Inspired Star Trek's Most Sympathetic ...

    Provided by Giant Freakin Robot The Vidians Came From The Bubonic Plague Star Trek is a franchise that has given us many spine-tingling ideas, but few approach the existential horror of the phage.

  25. Star Trek's Best Writer Predicted Voyager's Biggest Weakness

    Star Trek: Voyager has a legion of fans, but the show has also had some very fierce criticisms over the past decades. Perhaps the most common criticism is that the show overused the Borg, giving ...

  26. Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series 1995-2001)

    Star Trek: Voyager: Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor. With Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill. Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.

  27. Star Trek: Prodigy: 15 Season 2 Easter Eggs & Things You Missed

    The trailer for Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 is full of blink-and-you-miss-it Easter eggs referencing Voyager, DS9, TOS, TNG, and much more!

  28. New 'Star Trek: Prodigy' Season 2 Trailer Takes Janeway Back ...

    The Prodigy crew is back as Starfleet cadets, embarking on a classified mission with the real Janeway aboard the USS Voyager-A. Season 2 sees the return of familiar characters like Janeway, the ...

  29. See The First Look At The Star Trek: Voyager Documentary

    It initially announced the documentary was moving forward during the Star Trek: The Cruise in early 2020. The event celebrated Star Trek: Voyager specifically given that it's' the 25th anniversary of the show, which went on to spawn 7 seasons. Kate Mulgrew, Jeri Ryan, Robert Picardo, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang ...

  30. Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series 1995-2001)

    S1.E3 ∙ Time and Again. Mon, Jan 30, 1995. The Voyager crew discovers a planet which recently suffered a horrific catastrophe. Upon investigation, Janeway and Paris are sent back in time before the disaster and are faced with the decision of whether to try to stop it. 7.1/10 (2.4K)