"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995-2001) was the fifth "Star Trek" series, and the third to be set in the 23rd century. It arrived when the franchise was on a prolonged hot streak, having just concluded a successful seven-season run of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," released its seventh movie in "Star Trek: Generations," and continuing with its ambitious series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." What's more, "Star Trek: Voyager" was the series that launched the UPN, a Paramount-owned TV network that was, at the time, full of promise.
"Voyager," however, proved to be slightly less popular than its 1990 counterparts. It struggled to tell interesting stories, and ratings were always just north of bad. The first three seasons of the series were not well-received, and audiences didn't start tuning in un