kazon

Your podcast heroes recoil in horror as a Chakotay episodes stares them down with “Initiations”…but suddenly Aron Eisenberg shows up with two tickets to the Kazon Gun Show and things are looking up! Can some decent backstory on the Kmart Klingons overcome the baleful touch of an episode filled to the brim with the most inconsistent characterization of a main character you will find on episodic television? After the mind numbing experience of "The 37's", what can the answer possibly be?

"Caretaker" and Celebrating 200 Episodes.  

In this episode of To The Journey, we're taking it back to the Badlands where it all began! Trek.fm patron and To The Journey associate producer Bruce Lish joins hosts Suzanne Williamson, Zachary Fruhling, and Kay Shaw to discuss Voyager's pilot episode, "Caretaker," and to celebrate To The Journey's 200th episode!  

Chapters 
Intro (00:00:00) 
Welcoming Bruce Lish (00:01:51) 
Dentistry in Star Trek - The Sonicare Shower (00:04:12) 
Initial Thoughts on "Caretaker" (00:07:31) 
Casting, Character Relationships, and Conflict (00:12:53) 
Holoprogram Mods (00:19:52) 
What Was Most Successful? Least Successful? (00:21:02) 
Gilligan's Island in Space (00:23:41) 
The U.S.S. Voyager Filming Model and Going Digital (00:29:15) 
Crossovers and Passing the Torch (00:33:27) 
The Progenitors Revisited (00:37:17) 
Villains and Antagonists (00:41:29) 
Loungewear and Leather (00:44:20) 
Harry Kim's Enthusiasm (00:49:06) 
Unfair Janeway Criticism (00:50:50) 
Kazon Cultural Development (01:02:46) 
Bruce's Contact Information (01:10:32) 
Closing (01:11:32)  

Hosts 
Suzanne Williamson, Zachary Fruhling, and Kay Shaw  

Guest 
Bruce Lish  

Production 
Kay Shaw (Editor) Suzanne Williamson (Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C. Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Kenneth Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Norman Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Voyager Continuity.  

Voyager is sometimes criticized for not having the same degree of continuity as Deep Space Nine or Enterprise. But in this episode of To The Journey, hosts Kay Shaw, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling discuss various examples of continuity in Voyager, from callbacks to previous episodes to continuity with the rest of the Star Trek universe. Together Kay, Suzanne, and Zachary argue that, despite all-too-frequent use of the dreaded episodic reset button, Voyager has its own unique brand of storytelling continuity that serves the development of Voyager's overall tale.  

Chapters 
Intro (00:00:00) 
The Dreaded Voyager Reset Button (00:02:21) 
The Kazon and "Shattered" (00:04:49) 
Vidiians and Dr. Pel - Voyager's Reputation in the Delta Quadrant (00:12:03) 
Relationships on Voyager - Continuously Going Nowhere (00:14:34) 
Q Cubed - Voyager's Continuity with the Expanded Star Trek Universe (00:17:03) 
"Year of Hell" - Is Voyager (Dis)-Continuity Dissatisfying? (00:19:24) 
Fake Tom and Fake B'Elanna's Wedding - "Demon" and "Course Oblivion" (00:22:59) 
The Pathfinder Project, Lieutenant Barclay, and Counselor Troi (00:27:13) 
The Equinox Crew - Hamster Wheel Warp Drive? (00:33:13) 
Temporal Ankle Bracelet - "Endgame" and Voyager's Overall Story Arc (00:35:24) 
Final Thoughts (00:40:06)  

Hosts 
Kay Shaw, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling  

Production 
Kay Shaw (Editor) Suzanne Williamson (Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C. Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Kenneth Tripp (Executive Producer) Jamie Duce (Associate Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Dante Hopkins (Associate Producer) Brian Beliso (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)