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Distant Origin

"Distant Origin" is the 65th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 23rd episode of the third season. The episode aired on UPN on April 30, 1997. Voyager encounters an alien race, but runs afoul of their principles. The Voth are humanoid lizards, and the plot revolves around one particular scientist who has taken an interest in studying Voth origins.

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Directed by
David Livingston
Episode no.
Season 3 Episode 23
Original air date
April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30)
Production code
165
Written by
Brannon Braga · Joe Menosky

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Distant Origin

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Triples47
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Plot · 18
Distant Origin → Captain Janeway, Chakotay, Delta Quadrant, Gegen, Hogan, Lt, On, Parasaurolophus, Professor Gegen, Proof, The Doctor, They, To, Veer, Voth, Voths, Voyager, Voyager's
related to Production · 10
Distant Origin → As, Catholic Church, Galileo Galilei, He, Season Eight, Star Trek Online, The, The Voth, Voth, Writer Brannon Braga
related to Reception · 9
Distant Origin → Insurrection, It, McCarthyism, Michael Piller, Star Trek, TrekNews, VHS, Voyager, When Dreamwatch
related to External links · 4
Distant Origin → IMDbDistant Origin, Memory Alpha, StarTrek, Wayback Machine
Written by · 2
Distant Origin → Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky
Directed by · 1
Distant Origin → David Livingston
Episode no. · 1
Distant Origin → Season 3 Episode 23
Original air date · 1
Distant Origin → April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30)
Production code · 1
Distant Origin → 165

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Distant OriginDirected byDavid Livingston1.00infobox
Distant OriginEpisode no.Season 3 Episode 231.00infobox
Distant OriginOriginal air dateApril 30, 1997 (1997-04-30)1.00infobox
Distant OriginProduction code1651.00infobox
Distant OriginWritten byBrannon Braga1.00infobox
Distant OriginWritten byJoe Menosky1.00infobox
Distant Originrelated to External linksIMDbDistant Origin0.60section
Distant Originrelated to External linksMemory Alpha0.60section
Distant Originrelated to External linksWayback Machine0.60section
Distant Originrelated to External linksStarTrek0.60section
Distant Originrelated to PlotOn0.60section
Distant Originrelated to PlotVoyager's0.60section

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