Basics (Star Trek: Voyager)
"Basics" comprises the 42nd and 43rd episodes of the American science fiction television Star Trek: Voyager, the cliffhanger between the second season and the third season.
| "Basics" | |
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| Star Trek: Voyager episodes | |
The Voyager crew abandoned on the planet. | |
| Episode nos. | Season 2 & 3 Episodes 26 & 1 |
| Directed by | Winrich Kolbe |
| Written by | Michael Piller |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Cinematography by | Marvin V. Rush |
| Production code | 142 & 146 |
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In this episode, the Federation starship Voyager, alone in the Delta Quadrant, is lured into a trap which leads to the ship being commandeered by the hostile Kazon, who forcibly remove the ship's crew to an inhospitable planet.
This was a two-part episode, but in two different seasons; Part I aired on May 20, 1996 as the finale of Season 2 and Part II aired on September 4, 1996 as the opener of Season 3. The show was originally broadcast on the UPN network.
Parts I & II were written by Michael Piller and directed by Winrich Kolbe.
These are the last two episodes of Star Trek written by Piller, who left the series after the second season as the day-to-day executive producer of the series. He would be credited as a Creative Consultant for the remainder of the series' run, though his last contribution to the franchise would be Star Trek: Insurrection two years later.
The episodes were also later released on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD.