Was there ever talk of a Voyager movie?

[ReadyAndWilling]

Did Braga and Berman ever consider it?

This had a lot of potential, IMO. Instead of having the finale on TV, they could have had the ship stay in the Delta Q and end the show with a full budget movie or two. Think about it. Remove the travesty that was Nemesis and use that budget for a Voy movie.

 

[Rhionnach]

Oh dear, I do hope not. It really wasn't good enough.

 

[Piper]

Did Braga and Berman ever consider it?

No.

Although I believe Braga liked to think of the mid-season two parters as mini VOY movies anyway, bit more epic than most of the rest of the series.

 

[Withers]

The only way they would have left the series on any sort of cliffhanger (i.e. with Voyager still in the Delta Quadrant) was if they knew, 100% for certain, that all of the cast would be available to shoot a movie and that Paramount (or whoever I guess) had green-lit the project.

I'm alright with that idea I suppose... so long as the hypothetical movie finale didn't include the Borg. (Another Borg movie, especially after they had been deballed in the Voyager series, would've been terrible and would likely not have fared well at the box office. )

On the other hand the thought of watching Harry Kim, Tom Paris, Chakotay and Tuvok on screen makes me very sleepy.

-Withers-​

 

[Shazam!]

LOL Half the cast weren't cut out for television let alone a movie.

 

[Lynx]

^^
Oh, come on! The cast were great and the characters the best ever in Star Trek.

 

[Withers]

Oh, come on! The cast were great and the characters the best ever in Star Trek.

In other news...Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's corpse has actually spun directly out of its grave. Officials on the scene have termed this bizarre happening "out of this world."


-Withers-​

 

[Michael]

Was there ever talk of a Voyager movie?

Outside of this board, no, there never was.

This had a lot of potential, IMO. Instead of having the finale on TV, they could have had the ship stay in the Delta Q and end the show with a full budget movie or two. Think about it. Remove the travesty that was Nemesis and use that budget for a Voy movie.

As much as I loved the show, its characters and even the cast; no-one would have watched a Voyager movie. Making it equals a financial suicide.

 

[Lynx]

Oh, come on! The cast were great and the characters the best ever in Star Trek.

In other news...Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's corpse has actually spun directly out of its grave. Officials on the scene have termed this bizarre happening "out of this world."​

-Withers-​

Roddenberry might have had some objections to my statement about best characters but I don't think that statement would cause the effects mentioned in your post. I think that Roddenberry would have liked the Voyager characters.

 

[Michael]

Roddenberry might have had some objections to my statement about best characters but I don't think that statement would cause the effects mentioned in your post. I think that Roddenberry would have liked the Voyager characters.

And then again, who cares for what Roddenberry would have thought about each and every aspect of the later Trek series? I certainly don't.

 

[Withers]

Roddenberry might have had some objections to my statement about best characters but I don't think that statement would cause the effects mentioned in your post. I think that Roddenberry would have liked the Voyager characters.

Wait... you were being serious? I was being facetious in response to what I thought was sarcasm. You really think the characters on Voyager were the best of any Star Trek? That's a bold statement my friend.


-Withers-

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And then again, who cares for what Roddenberry would have thought about each and every aspect of the later Trek series? I certainly don't.

Oh lord, I don't either- I'm a "Niner" after all. I was just trying to be funny.
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[Admiral Shran]

And then again, who cares for what Roddenberry would have thought about each and every aspect of the later Trek series? I certainly don't.

GASP! Blasphemy! But don't feel too bad. I'm also one of those blasphemous hordes who thinks Trek got better after Roddenberry's death.

 

[Lynx]

Roddenberry might have had some objections to my statement about best characters but I don't think that statement would cause the effects mentioned in your post. I think that Roddenberry would have liked the Voyager characters.

Wait... you were being serious? I was being facetious in response to what I thought was sarcasm. You really think the characters on Voyager were the best of any Star Trek? That's a bold statement my friend.​

-Withers-​

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And then again, who cares for what Roddenberry would have thought about each and every aspect of the later Trek series? I certainly don't.

Oh lord, I don't either- I'm a "Niner" after all. I was just trying to be funny.​

I just happen to like those characters. They are very good characters with interesting backgrounds, not the usual Starfleet types.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

Making it(A Voyager movie) equals a financial suicide.

Given the fact that "Nemesis" made less in the theaters than "Maid in Manhatten" released at the same time (IIRC), I suspect making any Trek movie would have been financial suicide for many thoughout most of the 2000's. The breather between the end of Enterprise and the release of "STAR TREK" in 2009 helped reinvigorate the franchise.

I agree that a cinematic feature wasn't in the cards for Voyager, but other options like a miniseries set years after the show ended would have been interesting. It would allow the audience to get to see what many complained they didn't see in the finale, like their fav characters returning to the arms of their biological families. How did Janeway take the restraints of the Admirality? Did Chak & Seven get together? Did Chak stay in Starfleet? Did Any/all of the Maquis stay in Starfleet? Did B'Elanna alienate her inlaws in the first month home? Did Harry find Libby, or marry a Delaney Twin? Did the EMH ever pick a name? Do we ever hear from Neelix? Did Tom follow in his Dad's footsteps and stay on the career track or did he leave Starfleet become a full time dad & holoprogrammer? Did Tuvok's wife accept his excuse that, "she was only a holoprojection" and let him back in the house?

I assume the cost of a miniseries is much less than a feature film. Given that sci fi (or syfy) hung onto BSG for 4 years, despite ratings that peaked with part 2 (3.8) of the initial miniseries and declined steadily thereafter (season 1 2.2-2.5, season 2 1.8-2.1, season 3 1.1-1.8, season 4 1.2-1.6 and season "4.5" 1.5- 1.7) suggests that even lowly rated shows make money for the network. (Whether its in adverts or dvd sales... I don't know.)

Either way, Voyager's last season (Season 7: 2.8 - 4.5; finale= 5.5) would seem to be rated high enough to at least "interest" a cable network to give it a go. If they did, with OUR original cast, I can assure you I would make the time to see it when it aired, and to buy the DVD when it became avail. (Are you listening SyFy?)

 

[Withers]

I agree that a cinematic feature wasn't in the cards for Voyager, but other options like a miniseries set years after the show ended would have been interesting. It would allow the audience to get to see what many complained they didn't see in the finale, like their fav characters returning to the arms of their biological families. How did Janeway take the restraints of the Admirality? Did Chak & Seven get together? Did Chak stay in Starfleet? Did Any/all of the Maquis stay in Starfleet? Did B'Elanna alienate her inlaws in the first month home? Did Harry find Libby, or marry a Delaney Twin? Did the EMH ever pick a name? Do we ever hear from Neelix? Did Tom follow in his Dad's footsteps and stay on the career track or did he leave Starfleet become a full time dad & holoprogrammer? Did Tuvok's wife accept his excuse that, "she was only a holoprojection" and let him back in the house?

The fact of the matter is they had seven years. They had seven years and I've seen all seven seasons more than half a dozen times... and I just don't care. None of those questions seem big enough to justify wasting a shot at even a miniseries on. If, somehow, the not-JJ timeline gets any more screen time at all period I'd hate for it to be wasted on answering questions about Voyager.

Sure, I'd watch it (and I might even like it) but I'm satisfied without it. They had seven years to flesh out those characters and make them something worth watching and they didn't do it. I'd had to see that rewarded with a miniseries.


-Withers-​

 

[kimc]

For the record I loved the characters too and would pay to see a movie about them.

I understand why it wasn't made though. Shows like Voyager, DS9 and Enterprise simply don't have the recognition of TOS.

 

[ReadyAndWilling]

LOL Half the cast weren't cut out for television let alone a movie.

What do you mean?

They all looked good by the end.

I guess Robert Mcneil put on weight, but other than that?

 

[Navaros]

They are very good characters with interesting backgrounds, not the usual Starfleet types.

I don't see this at all.

Other than Seven and perhaps the Doc a little bit, all of the Voyager characters are 100% identical from the first episode to the very last.

How does that make for 'good' characters?

Good characters should be developed and have some unique and interesting personality traits, etc. Where are those things on Voyager?

 

[Shazam!]

LOL Half the cast weren't cut out for television let alone a movie.

What do you mean?

They all looked good by the end.

I guess Robert Mcneil put on weight, but other than that?

I didn't mean looks.

 

[Withers]

The characters were just like the plot; pretty good on paper but poorly executed- by bad acting in certain cases and by terrible writing in other cases and sometimes both.

Chakotay, Paris, Kim, and Tuvok didn't move, character development wise, from the first season to the last season. They were exactly who they'd come in as in my opinion. Torres just lost edginess as time went on and I'd hardly call that an improvement. Janeway didn't really go down much of a path either (though Kate Mulgrew's voice became infinitely more tolerable as the show progressed) save for certain episodes like Equinox. The Doctor and Seven of Nine pretty much ran the table anyway and I don't think I want a movie about the two of them with some Janeway cameos. And don't even get me started on Neelix...


-Withers-​