Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure
Star Trek: Voyager – Inside the New Adventure was a special documentary, running for 50 minutes, produced by Beck-Ola Production for broadcasting by UPN on , the week prior to the premiere of . Hosted by Robert Picardo, the program went behind the scenes at the making of the pilot episode, , as well as the creation of the series itself. Segments included interviews with the cast and crew, as well as a "day-in-the-life" feature following Ethan Phillips during the filming.

The hosting segments with Robert Picardo were filmed on Tuesday  on the permanent sets on Paramount Stage 8 and 9, including the main bridge, mess hall, engineering, and sickbay. Simultanously, the main production shot the second day of re-shoots for the pilot episode  on Paramount Stage 16 and 18 on this day.

On the call sheet, it is noted that the Beck-Ola shoot started at 7:30 am. Robert Picardo had a makeup call at 8:00 am and a set call at 8:45 am. Michael DeMeritt worked as Second Assistant Director on this special and was replaced during the filming of "Caretaker" by Daren Sherman as 2nd Assistant Director. Patrick J. Vitolla worked as Extra Grip, Richard Chronister as Special Effects Artist, Scott McKnight as Lamp Operator, and Ben Betts as Video Operator, as noted on the call sheet.

Interviewees 
In order of appearance:
 Rick Berman
 Jeri Taylor
 Michael Piller
 Robert Beltran
 Robert Duncan McNeill
 Garrett Wang
 Roxann Biggs-Dawson
 Ethan Phillips
 David Livingston
 Jennifer Lien
 Dennis Madalone
 Michael Westmore
 Richard James
 Robert Blackman
 Alan Sims
 Dan Curry
 Robert Stromberg
 Dick Brownfield
 David Stipes
 Kate Mulgrew
 Tim Russ

Credits 
Hosted by
 Robert Picardo
Edited by
Christopher Jones
Supervising Producer
Rose Duignan
Written by
Stephen R. Wolcott
Produced and Directed by
Donald R. Beck
Associate Producer
Stephen R. Wolcott
Segment Editors
Dana Pandolfi
Rick Greenwald
Segment Producers
Bob Borgen
Dana Pandolfi
Assistant Director
Mario Celestino
Tape Operator
Steven Smith
Camera
Tom Denove
Ian Jones
Sound
Arnie Anderson
Mo Johnson
Gaffer
Scott McNight
Grip
Pat Vitolla
Teleprompter
M. Scott Reader
Make-Up/Hair
Nina Kraft
Production Assistants
Steve Nice
Stephanie Rosato
Production Auditing
F.A.S.T. Accounting
Lisa Beck
Janine Stein
Production Services
Homewood Video
Leading Edge Productions
Audio Mixer
Tony Friedman
Audio Assistant
J. Galen Eby
Derek Sample
Audio Services
525 Post
Post Logic
Main Title Animation
d(N)a. broadcast design
The Producers Wish To Acknowledge The Assistance Of The Following Individuals
Cast and Crew of "Star Trek: Voyager"
Rick Berman
Michael Piller
Jeri Taylor
Herman Zimmerman
Michael Westmore
Richard James
Michael Okuda
Robert Blackman
Marvin Rush
Winrich Kolbe
Brad Yacobian
Merri Howard
Peter Lauritson
Dan Curry
Adam Howard
Jolynn Baca
David Livingston
Lisa Magee
Joe Chess
Diane Isaacs
Scott Rader
Gary Williamson
Michael Backanskas
Donovan Scott
Leisha Smith
Kevin Bouchez
Beck-Ola Productions
In Association With
Paramount

Uncredited 
 Ben Betts – Video Operator
 Richard Chronister – Special Effects Artist
 Michael DeMeritt – Second Assistant Director

Gallery

Home video release 
The documentary was originally going to be released in the UK in  as part of a Collectors Edition set with  but it was first delayed and then canceled. A release did eventually substantiate in Germany 6 years later in  when it was released as part of the 35 Jahre Star Trek boxset.

External link 
 

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