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Hello World!

If you will recall my inaugural Hello World!, I mentioned that I have had no problems with electrical appliances.

It appears I spoke too soon. For on Saturday afternoon, the power supply for my usually wonderful cable modem gave out, with a few sparks and an awful melting smell, rendering me without net access for the weekend, and hence my disappearance from the site for a few days.

On another note, while I was browsing the Space site for the Canadian TV listings (which didn't turn up becuase of a site error there), I checked out their 'Voyager' section. Naturally.

Anyway, right at the bottom of their cast list, they have 'Eric Ritter as Yivel.' Now, I have been a faithful Voyager viewer for seven years now, and don't recall this character making an appearance, let alone one prominent enough to be featured on a cast list alongside Captain Janeway. If you know the origin of this mysterious usurper, please write to me at caillan@trektoday.com.

Trek BBS Today

Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Trek BBS:

- What do you think is the purpose of the myserious corridor next to Kim's station?

- What did you think of TNG's seventh season?

- In Science Fiction and Fantasy - Discuss the latest Andromeda episode, 'Star-Crossed'.

More topics can be found at the Trek BBS!

Trek Two Years Ago

• Captain Janeway Action Figure
  New Force Comics and Collectibles released a stunning 'Flashback' Captain Janeway Action Figure. The Captain is fetchingly decked out in the delightful maroon ensemble from the TOS movies.

• Relativity Effects
  The Supernova 99 convention revealed some spoilers for the Voyager episode 'Relativity,' including a description of the shot of the ship docked at Utopia Planitia. There was to be a shot of the Captain's Yacht, but this was dropped because the effects company didn't want to diminish the thunder of the scene featuring the Enterprise-E's yacht in 'Star Trek: Insurrection.'

• Another Synopsis of DS9 Finale
  At this time, full synopses of 'What You Leave Behind' were multiplying faster than tribbles. Sci-Fi World posted their breakdown of the series finale, in addition ot those already posted at Trek Web and The Great Link.

Happy Birthday!

Today is the 66th birthday of Salome Jens, who had a recurring role on Deep Space Nine as the Female Shapeshifter.

Today's Television Listings

• The Sci-Fi Channel will be showing the Original Series' 'The Alternative Factor' at 5:00pm Eastern Time.

• In the United Kingdom, Sky One will be showing TNG's 'Conspiracy' at 17:00 and at 23:40 GMT. At 18:50, BBC Two will be showing Voyager's 'Survival Instinct.' Thanks go out to the Great Link for this!

• In the Netherlands, Yorin will be showing DS9's 'The Valiant' at 17:15 CET, while Net5 will be showing Voyager's 'Sacred Ground' at 18:40. Thanks go out to StarTrek.nl for this!

Tomorrow's Television Listings

• At 9:00pm (8:00pm Central), UPN will be showing Voyager's 'Homestead.' Here's how UPN describes the episode:

  When life signs are detected on a nearby asteroid, Neelix is amazed to find a community of fellow Talaxians struggling to survive against mercenary oppressors who want only to mine the asteroid for minerals. Paralyzed with complacency, it falls to Neelix to instill in them the will to fight for the land they wish to keep.

  Please be aware that the above image is copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

• The Sci-Fi Channel will be showing The Original Series's 'City On The Edge Of Forever' at 5pm Eastern Time.

• Unfortunately, we are not able to provide details of Canadian airings tomorrow due to troubles at the Space site.

• In the United Kingdom, Sky One will be showing TNG's 'The Neutral Zone' at 17:00 GMT, to be repeated at 00:00. Thanks go out to the Great Link for this!

• In the Netherlands, Yorin will be showing DS9's 'Profit and Loss' at 17:15 CET, while Net5 will be showing Voyager's 'Future's End, Part 1' at 18:40 CET. Thanks go out to StarTrek.nl for this!

• In Australia, Channel 9 will be showing DS9's 'Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night' at 00:00. Thanks go out to the Australian Babylon 5 & Star Trek air schedule

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