Blink of An Eye

[hux]

Firstly, the actor Olaf Pooley passed away a couple of weeks ago on the 14th, aged 101 (I believe he was the oldest living actor to have appeared in Trek up to that point). He played the elderly cleric who writes the letter to the ground-shaker on behalf of Kelemane.

A great episode. Possibly Voyager's best?

I love the premise of a planet where time travels at a different rate. Surprised it wasn't done before.

Did the species ever get named? And what might they be doing now (assuming roughly twenty Earth years have passed). Have they joind the rest of the galaxy yet?

Supplemental: If I ever get a cat (I still hope to), I've officially settled on calling it Gottana-Retz.

 

[Kilana2]

Yes. I have to rewatch it soon. I'm unhappy with my Star Trek DVDs. Some of them are defective because of quality issues. I'm not the only one with this problem. So essentially the DVDs are corrupted. Arrrrrrrrrrghhhhh. Some of my favorite episodes are affected.
But I just have to wait until they show this episode on tv again....... Voyager has started again, but they are currently still in season 1

 

[Kilana2]

I'd like to know about the Doctor's adventures while he was planetside.

 

[Chen]

I did really enjoy this episode but it wasn't the best for me. I really liked Scorpion - that's the one I'd use to sell Voyager to my friends. (It had a bit of everything was I think what I enjoyed about it!)

 

[Pondwater]

Simply yes.

 

[Hugh_Mann]

I'd like to know about the Doctor's adventures while he was planetside.

In the Voyager short story compedium "Distant Shores" there is a story about the Doctor's life on the planet. It's written by Terri Osborne and is called "Eighteen Minutes".

I really enjoyed that story; it's short but sweet.

 

[tomalak301]

It's not Voyager's Best episode, but it was a great episode.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Yah know it may very well be objectively Voyager's best. But I say that in the context of Star Trek as a whole. It's a classic Trek episode, that achieved greatness on a scale bigger than Trek itself.

Obviously it's not my favorite episode because I view Trek through fandom eyes which are both powered by love and stunted by love.

Objectively it may well be "the best" but that's only through Stare Trek eyes. It's damn fine Star Trek.

 

[Kilana2]

I'd like to know about the Doctor's adventures while he was planetside.

In the Voyager short story compedium "Distant Shores" there is a story about the Doctor's life on the planet. It's written by Terri Osborne and is called "Eighteen Minutes".

I really enjoyed that story; it's short but sweet.

I have read the Distant Shores short stories. But it was long ago, I can hardly remember the single stories.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

It is sitting on the bookshelf above my head and I've never read it!

 

[JanewayRulz!]

Definitely top ten.

Who knows, maybe even top 7.

(I like Teacake's apologist explanation.
"Fandom's eyes" is my new fav excuse for my Star Trek biases )

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Did the species ever get named?

In "18 Minutes", the species itself is called Tahal-Isut, and the planet is Tahal-Meeroj.

 

[BruntFCA]

It's definitely top shelf Trek but I've always seen "Living Witness" as the best VOY episode.

 

[Melakon]

When I first saw it, it reminded me of 2 Outer Limits episodes, the first being "Wolf 359" in 1964, and the second being "The Sandkings" in 1995, based on a story by George R.R. Martin. So I don't consider it their best.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The final scene always tears me up.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

It's one of the best episodes of Voyager. We see a planet basically progress through the entire Star Trek history of Earth.

I agree it's not the episode I would choose to turn somebody on to Voyager. Some of the best moments of the episode rely on your previous knowledge of the characters.

I might go with Year of Hell for that.

 

[hux]

In "18 Minutes", the species itself is called Tahal-Isut, and the planet is Tahal-Meeroj.

That doesn't appear to be agree upon though, right?

I'm curious how this species might explore space. I guess they've got two options:

1 - accept that when they return home, hundreds, if not thousands of years will have gone by.

2 - some kind of time travel so they can travel back to their original time (but that could be mind- bendy).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

In "18 Minutes", the species itself is called Tahal-Isut, and the planet is Tahal-Meeroj.

That doesn't appear to be agree upon though, right?

Canonically speaking? No. But I don't care. It's the only name we will ever hear, and so that's good enough.

 

[BruntFCA]

When I first saw it, it reminded me of 2 Outer Limits episodes, the first being "Wolf 359" in 1964, and the second being "The Sandkings" in 1995, based on a story by George R.R. Martin. So I don't consider it their best.

Yeah it's not an original idea by any means. It's basically a Trek adaptation of the novel "Dragon's Egg".

 

[LeadHead]

Not THE best, but definitely one of the best.