While Star Trek hasn't given a reason for why DS9's cast has been left out in the cold, it's possible that the Star Trek shows' creative teams are simply bigger Voyager fans and are bringing in their favorites as a result. Instead, DS9 fans have to settle for Easter eggs like Quark's (Armin Shimerman) Bar franchised on alien planets and a shout out to DS9's holographic crooner Vic Fontaine (James Darren) in "We'll Always Have Tom Paris."īoth Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager concluded their macro stories at the end of their 7th seasons, but DS9's ending was more definitive than Voyager's. Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager's characters are well-represented on the new Star Trek shows but no one from DS9 has made an appearance. It's amazing to see so many actors from Star Trek: Voyager beaming aboard the franchise's booming renaissance on Paramount+, but Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fans have a right to feel left out.
Related: Star Trek Argues Classic Trek Is Better Than Discovery & Picard Stories Poor Boimler is literally pummeled by his idol in a case of mistaken identity. Paris hilariously mistakes him for a Kazon, one of Star Trek: Voyager's alien villains. Unfortunately, Bradward gets disheveled when he escapes the bowels of the Cerritos, and Lt. When Boimler gets trapped in a Jeffries tube, he even images the photo of Paris on his plate giving him a pep talk. Tom Paris' arrival on the USS Cerritos is the highlight of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2, episode 3, which is literally titled for the intrepid helmsman of the USS Voyager - "We'll Always Have Tom Paris." In the episode, Voyager fanboy Ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) is thrilled that one of his heroes is dropping by his starship, and Brad plans to have Voyager's pilot autograph his Tom Paris commemorative plate. McNeill's guest spot on Lower Decks joins Jeri Ryan, who reprised Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Picard, while Voyager's Captain Janeway, Kate Mulgrew, and Commander Chakotay, Robert Beltran, will voice their iconic characters on Star Trek: Prodigy. This makes McNeill the latest Voyager cast member to return to the franchise, which further highlights the glaring absence of the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from Paramount+'s ever-growing fleet of Star Trek shows. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 features the return of Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Duncan McNeill as Lt. And Daphne the pilot was convinced that she had telepathic abilities, though she was clearly a human from England.Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2, Episode 3 - "We'll Always Have Tom Paris". Roz the communications officer was preoccupied with gossip instead of subspace transmissions.
Niles the first officer was more concerned with elitism than first contact. The sketch hilariously combined the technobabble and alien encounters of an episode of “Voyager” with the clever quips and laughs of an episode of “Frasier.” Martin, apparently the security officer, rambled on about “back in his day” and second-guessed Janeway’s every decision. The stage then illuminated, revealing a simple bridge set with Captain Janeway in the captain’s chair, Martin Crane in his iconic recliner, Niles Crane in the first officer’s chair, and Roz and Daphne at the helm. The sketch started with a fairly typical Captain’s Log by Janeway, which was unceremoniously interrupted by Martin Crane, the patriarch of the Frasier family. Ted Danson, who introduced the sketch, joked that only one of the actors from this botched audition made it onto “Voyager.” The sketch that featured Captain Janeway and her “Frasier” crew was presented as a lost, botched audition for the show “ Star Trek: Voyager,” which had premiered almost two years before the special. The special celebrated the franchise’s 30-year anniversary and included appearances and special performances by several “Star Trek” cast members. The sketch was a part of the “ Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond” television special that aired in October of 1996. Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond – – 5/13 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond - a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Star Trek.