The Weekly Geek: Could Captain Janeway "Trek" Again?

Janeway is the first really stong female character I remember watching on TV, and I so wanted to be her...or with her, I'm still not sure haha

It would be really cool if she came back but I would want it to be a proper storyline, not 'oh look she wants back in, lets do a flash-forward to the future' or have her dream it all or something really crap and cheesy like that!!

But yeah, bring on the Janeway! And personally, I would want Torres with Janeway more than Seven!

Have a new series.  It's about time.  Voyager had its moments, but really wasn't comparable to The Next Generation.  Enterprise had a slow start, but the show got really good in the final two seasons.  It got a bum wrap from the first season though.

Don't get me wrong, a movie would be nice, but I'd really rather a new series.  SciFi is big now, it's time for a new Star Trek series.

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About the only good thing about Voyager was the fodder for J/7 fic writers, some of whom were 1000 times better writers than the show's. I can't imagine how they would screw the character up further if TPTB randomly inserted her into the next awful ST movie. 

 I'll stick with my DS9 videos (the best ST series by far) and J/7 fic.  

to the bank!  Voyager (how about "Now Voyager" for a sequel:) with Janeway at the helm as a lead - not a co-lead with Kirk - this would clash. No, we need Janeway and crew in their own epic space romp!

Engage and make it so!

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I used to watch bits of Star Trek when my dad was watching it and i was bored, when i was little..

I totally had a crush on her and didn't realise. recently i found out when i get decent signal i can watch voyager! i still like her :) my dad pretended he forgot all about star trek, i think he felt geeky. i told him i knew he remembered really. he prefers 7 of 9. i did not like her, though didn't give her much of a chance. she is basically naked (with a tight leotard). which always eerked me out a little..

i saw some interview on YT where Kate is like 'some ppl would prefer to see janeway get with 7of9 rather than (dudes name).. :D :D

Soo. I like her lots :)

Also, AElton had a photo of her and NPH out togethers

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what is it about her? she is powerful and a has a nice kinda low voice :)she always made her crew feel safe. if it was real i think i'd kinda wanna get hurt/in trouble so she'd be concerned for me, lol. a hug would be enough to make me a happy crewmember lol

possible the geekiest message i wrote. so tired my brain thinks its drunk.. 

oh and her looks, i forgot that somehow, lol 

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Okay, so ST: VOY wasn't TNG or DS9 (or even TOS), but I still enjoy reruns (if I'm up that late, lol).  Must've seen all the eps from ALL the shows several times over...

I think the "new" Star Trek movies (Abrams') could use an injection of strong, capable female characters -- too much testosterone for my liking, the movie was so-so for me.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy action movies, but... this is Star Trek, people.

Maybe we'll see something more in the next flicks, who knows... so bring on Capt Janeway :)

Oh, I would sooo love to see Janeway get it on with Blanna Torres! I would settle for 7 of 9 but Torres and Janeway would be the hottest !!  And truthfully, I thought that's where the series was going before they introduced the 7 of 9 character. Then I thought, well, ok, if they're going to go that way I can mentally adjust : )  But then, they chickened out of that too!!  That series had so much potential, but they squandered it on Commander Lovestotalkabouthimself, and fratboy wannabe!

...Even with Sci-fi pretzel logic at hand.  Abrams has gone so far into re-invention (and done it well, I happily admit) - that I don't see him coming up with some tortured time thingy just to trot out veteran Trek actors. Nimoy was probably an exception, cause well, he's Spock, dammit.

Having said that: Love Janeway. Love me some J/7. That subtext coupling is a fav. Have very fond memories. And if they maybe showed up with an unknown butt-kicking sultry voiced great-great-whatever relative of Janeway - I wouldn't be unhappy.

 *sigh* Now I'm gonna go and play with my action figures. 

"If so, can they please, finally get it on?" 

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To see Janeway back, but interesting to see just how much of a role they could give her. Admiral Janeway seems somewhat mellow compared to Captain Janeway...

And although some might think it's time for a new series, Enterprise came out what, two years ago? SciFi was popular back then as well and it still wasn't popular enough for Enterprise to take off. Thereagain, the premise of the show was rather... lacking. If they did another series, it would be great to see them go beyond the four quadrants. Like, what is there beyond Alpha, Beta, Gamma & Delta? 

-goes back to swooning over pictures- 

I like Voyager the best. Maybe thats coz of my age though, all the rest look so dated. It's hard to me to watch them. And female captain ftw!

Has anyone else watched Mercy? I had no idea Kate Mulgrew was gonna be in it, then there she pops up on the screen all white trashy alcoholic with a bad accent. I literally screamed outloud 'OMG What have they done to Janeway!!!'

Voyager wasn't brilliant but it was entertaining, and better than Enterprise, at least. I could totally get behind the idea of Janeway in the 'new timeline' (although the complete disregard for the way time travel was depicted before is still a little annoying) and if Picard showed up, I'd be very disappointed if Sisco wasn't invited to the Captain party, too. I can't see a way around it coming out even more campy and hilarious than intended and likely detracting from the plot, but I don't really care. The awesome would make up for it.

Yeah, I had to go upload my Halloween costume pic for this but it's not showing up, yet.

"If you're wondering how he eats and breathes / And other science facts / Then repeat to yourself 'It's just a show, / I should really just relax."

If you go to YouTube and type in Star Trek Voyager, not only can you watch episodes of the show, but see DVD extras featuring an interview with Kate Mulgrew, where she talks about how she got the role of Janeway, and how much she loved playing her.

I say, bring this class act back any way you can.

OMG! Yes bring back Janeway! Kate Mulgrew is an incredible actress. Janeway was an incredible character who kicked ass and took names.

Bring her back.