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Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Origin

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An alien palaeontologist discovers a common ancestral link between his people and humans. He believes that this proves that his people, the Voth, evolved on Earth and migrated to the Delta Quadrant millions of years ago, but his government is not as willing to believe his interpretation of the evidence. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Joe Menosky Brannon Braga

Director:: David Livingston

Stars:: Robert Picardo (The Doctor); Robert Duncan McNeill (Lt. Thomas "Tom" Paris); Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim); Tim Russ (Lt. Commander Tuvok); Ethan Phillips (Neelix); Jennifer Lien (Kes); Roxann Dawson (Lt. B'Elanna Torres); Robert Beltran (Commander Chakotay); Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway)

Guest Star:: Marshall Teague (Hulak); Christopher Liam Moore (Veer); Henry Woronicz (Gegen); Concetta Tomei (Minister Odala)

Trivia: The remains that Gegan and Veer find in the cave, during the opening of the episode, are those of Crewman Hogan, who was killed in the season two finale, "Basics". edit »
Goof: The Saurian scientists followed a trail based on the sample warp plasma found at the space station bordering the Nekrit Expanse. This alludes to a former episode, "Fair Trade", in which a group of Kolaati wanted a sample of Voyager's warp plasma. Instead, the station manager provided a lower quality sample. Therefore the Saurians would be pursuing the wrong ship. edit »
Stardate: 50899.1 edit »
Trivia: The alien species featured in this episode are said to be descended from a type of hadrosaur. However, although some palaeontologists believe that certain dinosaurs could have achieved higher intelligence had they continued to evolve, this theory is only regarding the troodon family, and not the hadrosaurs. edit »
Nitpick: One of the Saurians asserts that the computer system aboard Voyager is binary in nature, though it has been previously established that this vessel no longer uses this particular method of numeric encoding. edit »

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Paris: This should do the trick.
Tuvok: An apple?
Paris: You said you wanted an organic test subject. edit »
Chakotay: I know from the history of my own planet that change is difficult. New ideas are often met with scepticism, even fear. But sometimes those ideas are accepted, and when they are, progress is made. Eyes are opened. edit »

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AegisAtreyu
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Distant Origin
The Bottom Line: "Adventurous"
What ever happened to the Dinosaurs, Or more specifically - a Dinosaur? ...Continue »
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Distant Origin
The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"
For the dinosaur lover in all of us. ...Continue »
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Pink_Floyd_AL
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Distant Origin
The Bottom Line: "Well written"
Aliens named Professor Gegen and his assistant Veer find remains of a Starfleet officer in a cave of alien world. Gegen thinks the remains may lead to the point of origin of his race, the Voth , a saurian race. ...Continue »
05/02/07 06:21pm | report abuse
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dchispirtle
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Distant Origin
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
A classic example of what Star Trek was meant to be about. Taking several examples of historical events and converting it into an entertaining hour of television programming. ...Continue »
03/05/06 09:41pm | report abuse
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kuuzo
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Distant Origin
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
A reptilian scientist challenges 'doctrine' with a theory that thier race evolved on earth. ...Continue »
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