Star Trek: Voyager began life in 1995 with some truly fascinating prospects in its two-hour pilot episode. Opening in the 24th century, a setting contemporary with that of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and carrying over story elements from each of those series, "Caretaker" finds Starfleet Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) stepping into the middle of Federation troubles with the Maquis, an army of rebels violently resisting the interplanetary organization's treaty with the brutal Cardassians. In the process, both Voyager and the Maquis ship under surveillance are accidentally catapulted out of the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant (the familiar stomping grounds of Starfleet personnel) by a benign but dying being called the Caretaker. Voyager ends up in the unexplored Delta Quadrant, some 70,000 light years away.

There's a rare treat in the first-season set of Star Trek: Voyager: scenes from the pilot episode featuring the original captain Janeway, played by Genevieve Bujold. She was quickly replaced, and with the benefit of hindsight, it's easy to see that she lacked sufficient presence for the role. That segment is part of the set's 78 minutes of bonus features, including a spotlight on the eventual captain Janeway, Kate Mulgrew (mostly comprised of 1994 and 2003 interviews); a season overview; reflections by the cast; and spotlights on visual effects, location, Startrek.com, and the science behind the show (wormholes, time travel). The basic format of the discs is the same as The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine: full screen, 5.1 and 2.0 surround sound, English subtitles, and easy-to-find Easter eggs. The discs are housed in a nicely compact Digistak case like DS9, though with a bolder color scheme and a plastic outer casing that fits together awkwardly. But unlike any previous Star Trek DVD series, the opening credits of every episode come at the very end of track 1, making it easy to skip past them.

The Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701, 12 inch electronic starship. Authentic rendition of Captain Kirk's Enterprise. Features hyper-realistic starship detail, authentic Enterprise sound effects from the show. (Subject to change.) Approximately 12 inches long x 7 inches wide.