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Captain Seafort wrote:No, Unimatrix Zero, regarding the "let's get assimilated" plan. Thanks for the reminder that it was Borg-related - that was enough to jog my memory.

Yeah, that's the one. One a scale of 1 to 10 for stupid plans that one was 19i.

19i? Interesting number you got there.

Imaginary.

Captain Seafort wrote:Imaginary.

Square root of -361. Hmmm... Don't know how that would fit on a scale.

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Part 2
Chuck gets righteous.

It's the story of Voyager, "This could have been great, BUT..."

Tyyr wrote:It's the story of Voyager, "This could have been great, BUT..."

All the writers had to do way back in Season 1 was just remember that the Maquis are terrorists, and the Voyager crew was sent to hunt them down. I can't imagine the story possibilities they lost when everyone became friends by episode 9. Could have had an episode with a good old fashioned cafeteria rumble. Could have had a mutiny. Could have had Chakotay save the day. Could have had, innocent, naive Harry fall for a Maquis who was just using him. Could have seen them have each others' backs in a fight with aliens. Some Feds could sympathize with the Maquis cause.

The Maquis on Voyager must surely go down as the greatest missed opportunity in the history of Star Trek. Such an intriguing premise to set up... only to so completely ignore it.

It stupid they didnt use them, but I dont think they are that great of an idea.

GrahamKennedy wrote:The Maquis on Voyager must surely go down as the greatest missed opportunity in the history of Star Trek. Such an intriguing premise to set up... only to so completely ignore it.

It was so dumb, that I have to believe this was dropped due to some executive in a suit who judges the world based on polls telling them to get to the Borg.

Teaos wrote:It stupid they didnt use them, but I dont think they are that great of an idea.

You don't think the idea of two factions being forced to co-exist on a little ship for conceivably the rest of their lives is even a little intriguing?

Nutso wrote:It was so dumb, that I have to believe this was dropped due to some executive in a suit who judges the world based on polls telling them to get to the Borg.

They didn't get to the Borg until the end of the third series. They abandoned any semblance of Maquis/Fed trouble a few episodes into the first series.

Hey now. Remember because we lost the Maquis opportunity we got gems like Threshold and that holodexk episode with children story characters and any annoying episode involving Neelix.

Part 3
"The original plan was for Janeway to lose her humanity and Ransom to discover his."

And Voyager forgets about the Equinox crew serving under Kathryn "Jo Stalin" Janeway. Could have had an episode where the black dude and Harry discuss their mutual fear of Janeway. Who will be the first to breakdown and cry? But the quote by Ronald D. Moore that Chuck says at the end explains it all. Fuck continuity, do what is (allegedly) cool.