unity star trek voyager unity 17th episode season american science fiction television series star trek voyager episode overall episode aired upn network february sweeps week written producer second episode directed cast member marked appearance voyager set 24th century series follows adventures starfleet crew starship uss voyager stranded delta quadrant far rest federation episode away mission taken group seek help crew voyager link force cube large spaceship new found operative cube self saving voyager influenced story tower writing episode considered dissolution soviet_union influence crew costumes designed film star trek contact sets new fully computer generated cube created unity storyline episode intended hint later episode according nielsen ratings received percent share audience broadcast unity received positively critics praise directed direction plot plot commander hear distress scouting ahead voyager land vessel come fire hostile aliens killing injuring wakes room woman called informs group survivors planet variety races groups nearby including attacked calls group operative uss voyager discovers derelict cube captain kate decides investigation required order learn technology away team boards cube discovering accident species disabled vessel voyager doctor accidentally told remain breaks room sees people alien planet possess technology bodies explains electro storm broke link mind instead separated settled nearby planet health gets worse offer connect joint mind heal injuries reluctantly accepts mind sees montage memories voyager arrives group want active generator damaged cube extend new joint mind entire planet pleads case decides help returns voyager board shuttle operative use link force travel cube voyager pursuit away team board cube despite fire fight manages generator creates new joint mind expected cube begins attack voyager away team voyager operative trigger cube self federation ship planet inhabitants thank voyager result actions later questions morality operative motives connected new mind consulting production writing background producers wanted bring voyager resulted numerous pitches variety writers concerns crew events film star trek contact effectively destroyed executive producer clarified death queen film mean destruction entire collective remaining alien race appearance star trek generation episode time original broadcast unity recently appeared contact idea separated collective previously seen episode generation entitled resultant effect seen descent unity written producer final version script submitted november film released time drafted episode read contact script writing unity script sought interesting look simply focusing pursuit mind thought idea based tower said incredibly interwoven complex community knocked people spoke different languages couldn communicate occurred group interesting community explore wanted potential moral dilemma based growing favorable views communism eastern mid-1990s dissolution soviet_union direction editing unity second episode voyager directed following sacred ground previous season felt great deal pressure working episode introduced voyager complained producers aliens appear half pages script felt pressure trying produce significant release contact months earlier wanted equally exciting repetitive instead wanted viewer sense suspense mystery people meets appear saw unity type film noir devil course story wanted strong focus direction episode vision included cinematography episode scene having captain stand shoulder way guardian angel set particular scene came collaboration actress developed series close shots bring intimacy scene montage scene episode created footage episodes generation voyager way warrior deep space agreed view unity metaphor break ussr read subject directing episode saying think ideas come story wasn heavy political episode references connect contemporary issues opposed group needs desires happy resulting episode saying dimensional previously depicted evil hoped direct episodes following season end voyager directed episodes overall signalled change direction career directing time design special effects represent colony planet sets previously episodes fair trade earlier season extended use computer generated painting created sets contact instead new set built new set measured feet length curved semi circle size said smallest set seen life room stage build big ship sets took room hoped hidden camera instead appearing series separate corridors vessel explained actors walk length set past camera end point cut start corridor start filming despite sets episode use costumes contact described compared seen previously generation caused problems filming arm film leading production stalled hours contact designed makeup team worked look heads included variety different mixed matched create ongoing variety looks example colleague created different eye pieces created costumes wanted elaborate previous appearances view individuals look transformed inside way unity saw use fully computer generated cube screen previously seen star trek franchise physical models including version seen contact constructed mapped cube image creating raised areas detail order look dimensional added tubes edge pieces model explained episode percent shots featuring new cube remainder stock footage created earlier episodes visual effects supervisor pleased explosion cube end episode saying element explosion rest accomplished domain real breakthrough reservations later influence later discussing end season episode said destroyed cube appeared unity direct link action episode wanted hint alien species successfully fight explained plans bring operative seen unity saying operative long gone man months seen operative won learn someday happened kind interesting question returned delta rising expansion star trek online grown encompass large number liberated including vessels originally intended include graveyard space unity similar vision destroyed federation ships seen generation episode best worlds scene instead shown link remained unity script stated abducted uss roosevelt battle reception ratings unity broadcast february upn network united_states according nielsen ratings received share meaning watched percent households percent households watching television time broadcast broadcast sweeps week period advertising revenue forthcoming quarter time networks attempt potential ratings received programming unity highest rated episode voyager second future end broadcast november united_kingdom episode broadcast july sky watched million viewers highest number viewers july episode voyager channel best coda million watched science fiction broadcast channel month episode x-files million viewers critical fan reception episode new_york_daily_news called plot clever suggestion alien race defeated interesting possible future episodes direction writing said directed flair pace plot twists said best season far writing website reviews praised special effects seen unity added direction effective story fresh complex production impressive action suspense works best episode voyager gave episode score half episode given score magazine review saying delivered philosophical meditation nature power asking possession automatically corrupt praised nature episode saying plot clever review said ending ambiguous agrees behalf operative reviewing fourth season website dvd talk holly described unity noteworthy episode depth complexity typical voyager episode far said likely remembered fans episode introduced series added plot thought ending left viewer moral dilemma right thing book delta quadrant gave episode rating seven writing magazine cinefantastique rated unity half reviewed episode star trek monthly saying excellent job second foray director bringing dark exciting feeling episode gave unity score fan reaction episode positive exception pushing ongoing liaison fans approve temporary romantic riley home media release home media release unity episode vhs cassette alongside july united_kingdom vhs release united_states single episode release september unity released dvd season box set released july united_states followed september
Unity (Star Trek: Voyager)