Voyager certainly has some great bits in it, but for me I think it’s just that TNG is quintessential Star Trek and DS9 does something very different pretty well. Voyager doesn’t feel like it has enough of a distinct voice to differentiate it from comparisons to TNG.
I think what sets it apart for me is that it isn’t as heavy with the Starfleet authority structure. And I can’t think of any recurring annoying characters (like Troy’s mother, who could read minds but still stomped all over everyone’s boundaries). Voyager is Star Trek but without Starfleet and with less political stuff.
I think that’s what I liked about Enterprise, too. Both of them are more… wild and unknown.
Voyager certainly has some great bits in it, but for me I think it’s just that TNG is quintessential Star Trek and DS9 does something very different pretty well. Voyager doesn’t feel like it has enough of a distinct voice to differentiate it from comparisons to TNG.
I think what sets it apart for me is that it isn’t as heavy with the Starfleet authority structure. And I can’t think of any recurring annoying characters (like Troy’s mother, who could read minds but still stomped all over everyone’s boundaries). Voyager is Star Trek but without Starfleet and with less political stuff.
I think that’s what I liked about Enterprise, too. Both of them are more… wild and unknown.