Talk:The Void (episode)

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Contents 1 Episode talk page 1.1 Maintenance links 2 Babylon 5 raider? 3 Beacon? 4 would this be another b5 reference? 5 Cropped episode?

Valen's ship appears to be a Federation Antares-class vessel. What's up with that? --Skyler 15:03, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

• That type of studio model is a very commonly reused model, which has been used for over 7 other types of starships as well. It's a cost-saving method employed many times with other models as well. - Enzo Aquarius 15:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Yes, I've used it- albeit with a lot of modification- for a privateer in an animated fanfilm I'm working on. I took the wings from a Klingon BoP and stuck one of the Antares' wings on the bottom of the ship for a gun turret.

[edit] Babylon 5 raider?

A note on another B5 reference was recently added:

• A Raider ship from the B5 episode "Signs and Portents" appears here as well.

Is this true? I've looked through Trekcore, and I could not find a raider ship. Can someone confirm this with a screencap? --OuroborosCobra ^talk 15:02, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

There's a very nice analysis here: [[1]], and no, it's not true. -- Kingfisher 18:44, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Removed this again, per discussion above: ** One of the Raider ships from the Babylon 5 episode "Signs and Portents" appears in this episode. - Bridge 04:34, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Beacon?

Struck:

• Interestingly, the episode doesn't deal with a major moral dilemma after Voyager and the alliance ships leave the void. Normally, a beacon would be placed to warn off other ships, which may fly in and become a victim of the raiding ships in the void. However, this would also devoid the remaining ships and Fantome's people of a means of existence.

The particular anomaly in question opened funnels randomly in normal space. There would be no one location to place a warning buoy. – 129.133.197.217 09:15, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] would this be another b5 reference?

the alien seems like Zathras

[edit] Cropped episode?

Apparently, there is a version of this episode that's cropped for time. I read this somewhere. I'm pretty sure I've got the full episode, as it's on DVD, but can anyone tell me what was cut out? I gather it was quite a major edit, which is why it annoyed people. Avengah 12:22, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean the stuff shown on Spike? In that case, every episode has been cropped for time. That's what stations do in syndication. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 14:28, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Cobra is right. It happens in almost every episode. It hits TOS the hardest, since in the 60s programs ran for 53 minutes, now most TV shows run for just 44. Its up to each station to make their own cuts as they see fit, therefor dozens of unofficial versions have been aired for almost every episode and film. --- Jaz 20:40, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, well I was a bit annoyed when I watched Mirror, Mirror last time, because the whole bit where Scotty tries to sabotage the phasers was removed, as was the bit where Spock told Kirk he'd had time to observe their counterparts and how barbaric they were. Anyway, the reason why I am asking about The Void specifically is this - someone I know downloaded a copy of it, and there was a text file with it saying that it was the good version. I thought that it would only be worth mentioning in a text file if the "bad" version was really badly cut or something.

Anyway, why do TV stations cut shows for syndication when they aren't cut on the original showing, if the original showing isn't that long ago? Surely the time allocated for adverts should be the same for a modern programme, whether the show is a repeat or not. Avengah 02:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Basically, they want more adverts. More adverts = more money. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 02:47, 5 May 2008 (UTC)