(written from a Production point of view)
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| Run time: | 50 minutes |
| Director: | Donald R. Beck |
| Release date: | 9 January 1995 |
Star Trek: Voyager – Inside the New Adventure was a special documentary, running for 50 minutes, produced by Beck-Ola Production for broadcasting by UPN on 9 January 1995, the week prior to the premiere of Star Trek: Voyager. Hosted by Robert Picardo, the program went behind the scenes at the making of the pilot episode, "Caretaker", as well as the creation of the series itself. Segments included interviews with the cast and crew, as well as a "day-in-the-life" feature following Ethan Phillips during the filming.
The host Robert Picardo
The hosting segments with Robert Picardo were filmed on Tuesday 13 December 1994 on the permanent sets on Paramount Stage 8 and 9, including the main bridge, mess hall, engineering, and sickbay. Simultanously, the main production shot the second day of re-shoots for the pilot episode "Caretaker" on Paramount Stage 16 and 18 on this day.
On the call sheet, it is noted that the Beck-Ola shoot started at 7:30 am. Robert Picardo had a makeup call at 8:00 am and a set call at 8:45 am. Michael DeMeritt worked as Second Assistant Director on this special and was replaced during the filming of "Caretaker" by Daren Sherman as 2nd Assistant Director. Patrick J. Vitolla worked as Extra Grip, Richard Chronister as Special Effects Artist, Scott McKnight as Lamp Operator, and Ben Betts as Video Operator, as noted on the call sheet.
Interviewees[]
- In order of appearance:
- Rick Berman
- Jeri Taylor
- Michael Piller
- Robert Beltran
- Robert Duncan McNeill
- Garrett Wang
- Roxann Biggs-Dawson
- Ethan Phillips
- David Livingston
- Jennifer Lien
- Dennis Madalone
- Michael Westmore
- Richard James
- Robert Blackman
- Alan Sims
- Dan Curry
- Robert Stromberg
- Dick Brownfield
- David Stipes
- Kate Mulgrew
- Tim Russ
Credits[]
- Hosted by
- Robert Picardo
- Edited by
- Christopher Jones
- Supervising Producer
- Rose Duignan
- Written by
- Stephen R. Wolcott
- Produced and Directed by
- Donald R. Beck
- Associate Producer
- Stephen R. Wolcott
- Segment Editors
- Dana Pandolfi
- Rick Greenwald
- Segment Producers
- Bob Borgen
- Dana Pandolfi
- Assistant Director
- Mario Celestino
- Tape Operator
- Steven Smith
- Camera
- Tom Denove
- Ian Jones
- Sound
- Arnie Anderson
- Mo Johnson
- Gaffer
- Scott McNight
- Grip
- Pat Vitolla
- Teleprompter
- M. Scott Reader
- Make-Up/Hair
- Nina Kraft
- Production Assistants
- Steve Nice
- Stephanie Rosato
- Production Auditing
- F.A.S.T. Accounting
- Lisa Beck
- Janine Stein
- Production Services
- Homewood Video
- Leading Edge Productions
- Audio Mixer
- Tony Friedman
- Audio Assistant
- J. Galen Eby
- Derek Sample
- Audio Services
- 525 Post
- Post Logic
- Main Title Animation
- d(N)a. broadcast design
- The Producers Wish To Acknowledge The Assistance Of The Following Individuals
- Cast and Crew of "Star Trek: Voyager"
- Rick Berman
- Michael Piller
- Jeri Taylor
- Herman Zimmerman
- Michael Westmore
- Richard James
- Michael Okuda
- Robert Blackman
- Marvin Rush
- Winrich Kolbe
- Brad Yacobian
- Merri Howard
- Peter Lauritson
- Dan Curry
- Adam Howard
- Jolynn Baca
- David Livingston
- Lisa Magee
- Joe Chess
- Diane Isaacs
- Scott Rader
- Gary Williamson
- Michael Backanskas
- Donovan Scott
- Leisha Smith
- Kevin Bouchez
- Beck-Ola Productions
- In Association With
- Paramount
Uncredited[]
- Ben Betts – Video Operator
- Richard Chronister – Special Effects Artist
- Michael DeMeritt – Second Assistant Director
Gallery[]
Home video release[]
The documentary was originally going to be released in the UK in 1995 as part of a Collectors Edition set with VOY: "Caretaker" but it was first delayed and then canceled. A release did eventually substantiate in Germany 6 years later in 2001 when it was released as part of the 35 Jahre Star Trek boxset.