To The Journey: A Star Trek Voyager Podcast

"Extreme Risk" Rewrite.

When Char and Tristan choose an episode that deserves a rewrite, it's usually an episode with untapped potential. This time, things are different. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan rewrite "Extreme Risk" with one major change: Janeway takes B'Elanna's place as the character who's numbed from depression. Since Janeway was dealing with depression in "Night," Voyager's Season Five opener, it seemed natural fit to continue the storyline. "Extreme Risk" was an excellent episode as produced, so how much really changes when a different character has to deal with the same set of circumstances? Listen on and find out.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor

Tristan Riddell

Producer

Charlynn Schmiedt

Executive Producers

Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C. Bryan Jones

Associate Producers

Kenneth Trip , Jamie Duce and Aaron Harvey

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

Content Manager

Will Nguyen

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"Emanations" and "Half a Life" Comparison.

We often watch Star Trek because it makes us ponder heavy topics. Certain episodes drive us to consider how we feel about life after death and the treatment of our elders as they require more help from others. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan discuss these themes as they compare Voyager's "Emanations" with TNG's "Half a Life." Each episode deals with ritual suicide from a slightly different angle. Listen on and find out what Char and Tristan think of these episodes, the messages contained therein, and whether they prefer one episode over the other.

For more information:

Coping with a terminal illness: http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/end-of-life-care/Pages/coping-with-a-terminal-illness.aspx

Alzheimer's Disease: http://www.alz.org/

Suicide prevention: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Dealing with the death of a loved one: http://www.muchloved.com/gateway/death-of-a-loved-one.htm

Coping with suicide loss: https://www.afsp.org/coping-with-suicide-loss

Writing a will: http://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2007/11/12/how-to-write-a-will-online

Notarizing a will: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/executing-will.html

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor

Tristan Riddell

Producer

Charlynn Schmiedt

Associate Producers

Kenneth Trip, Jamie Duce and Aaron Harvey

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

Chapters

Green (00:04:00)

Holding out (00:06:51)

Take it Back (00:20:30)

Prevent (00:24:33)

Fail (00:35:45)

Urban (00:40:18)

Next Week (00:46:45)

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Essential Voyager.

The episodic television format has its strengths and weaknesses. The advantage is that the viewer can tune into just about any episode, any time and enjoy it without having to know what happened in previous installments. The downside being that it's harder to build momentum with self-contained episodes. That means that some episodes will shine, while others downright stink. In this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan rip a page out of Standard Orbit's book and determine which episodes of Voyager Season One are required viewing. One by one, they review each episode and determine if it's vital Voyager or a waste of time. Listen on and find out how many episodes Char and Tristan kept or tossed out the airlock.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor

Tristan Riddell

Producer

Charlynn Schmiedt

Executive Producers

Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C. Bryan Jones

Associate Producers

Kenneth Trip , Jamie Duce and Aaron Harvey

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

Content Manager

Will Nguyen

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Top Five Season Four Moments.

Countless fans consider Voyager's fourth season the series' finest. With impressive installments such as "Message in a Bottle" and "Hope and Fear" and amazing two-parters like "Year of Hell" and "The Killing Game," it's no shock that Char and Tristan agonized over their lists of top Season Four moments from Voyager and miraculously narrowed their picks down to five* in this episode of To The Journey. Listen on and find out if your favorites made it to their final cut.

Some cheating was allowed.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor

Tristan Riddell

Producer

Charlynn Schmiedt

Executive Producers

Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C. Bryan Jones

Associate Producers

Kenneth Trip , Jamie Duce and Aaron Harvey

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

Content Manager

Will Nguyen

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What if Janeway Died, Part II.

WE LOVE JANEWAY! She is our captain! Please read on and listen.

Losing a main character on a Trek series is no small matter, but losing a captain would have been doubly problematic, had it happened. That's why Char and Tristan speculated what would have happened if Janeway had died in To The Journey 113, "Harry Gets Promoted." However, they only got through Season Three, which leaves four more years of "what ifs" to ponder. Have tissues at the ready, because in this episode of To The Journey, Char and Tristan pick up where they left off in TTJ 113 and discuss areas of seasons 5-7 where Janeway could have died and why.

Hosts

Tristan Riddell and Charlynn Schmiedt

Editor

Tristan Riddell

Producer

Charlynn Schmiedt

Executive Producers

Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C. Bryan Jones

Associate Producers

Kenneth Trip , Jamie Duce and Aaron Harvey

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

Content Manager

Will Nguyen

Chapters

Sit Down(00:06:14)

One Day More (00:17:25)

Up There (00:24:19)

Hopeless (00:31:20)

Previously(00:36:20)

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