Janeway seeks to retake her ship and crew from the Hirogens.Janeway seeks to retake her ship and crew from the Hirogens.Janeway seeks to retake her ship and crew from the Hirogens.
Paul Eckstein
- Young Hirogen
- (as Paul S. Eckstein)
Majel Barrett
- Computer Voice
- (voice)
John Austin
- Hirogen Hunter
- (uncredited)
Michael Bailous
- Klingon Hologram
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe rain seen in later scenes is real. Rain started the second day of location shooting and the third day there was a downpour. The rainstorm was so extreme that it was included. Mitch Suskin (Visual Effects Supervisor) remarked, "It really wasn't part of the script, but it ended up working out [....] It's a major part of the scene [....] It played well in the end."
- GoofsOn two occasions, the German radio room (as a holo simulation) can be seen. The two-way radio in that room is indeed a World War II radio, but it is an American World War II radio, not a German military radio. The radio shown had (has) a US Army designation called "BC-312" or "BC-342". On the radio, four bright indicator lights can be seen, which were not present on the original BC-312 radio. They were added by the props department for effect. To be fair to the makers, the episode also depicts a genuine BC-611 radio which is shown in Chakotay's army tent (the walkie talkie on his desk), and Tom Paris uses a genuine BC-1000 WWII radio on two occasions. These two WWII American army radios are shown in their correct configurations (including accessories) and are indeed of WWII vintage, so I was impressed to see these two items depicted as factually correct.
- Quotes
Tuvok: I don't recognize this
[holodeck]
Tuvok: program.
Tom Paris: I do. He's wearing a Nazi uniform. We're on Earth during the second world war.
Seven of Nine: Nazi?
Tom Paris: Totalitarian fanatics bent on world conquest; the Borg of their day. No offense.
Seven of Nine: None taken.
- Alternate versionsA 90 minute feature-length version of "The Killing Game", the two parts spliced together without the intervening credits and previews, was broadcast by the BBC on the first UK airing of 5 September 1999. This "movie" version was released in the UK on VHS on 5 February 2001 as part of the collection "Star Trek: Voyager - Movies: Volume 3". (This 5-volume collection includes all of the Voyager two-part episodes in similar feature versions, and all of the feature-length episodes as well.)
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You either love it or you hate it....I hated it!
I've notice that the reviewers either loved this episode or hated it....I sure hated it! It seems that some viewers love the extensive use of the holodeck and a contrived use of Nazis (yes, Nazis) in a sci-fi show. I just thought it looked as if two things occurred at Paramount. First, they ran out of ideas for the show. This isn't surprising since all the Trek series put together consisted of 28 seasons of shows!!! Second, the studio had a back lot and a lot of German uniforms and so they decided to use them...even though the reason why you see them in the show seems dumb to some (and you can count me among them).
When two-part episode begins, the Hirogens have already taken over the ship. They've imprisoned many of the crew in holodecks and experience the hunt in various settings throughout history or on different planets. You see one briefly of a Klingon hunt but most of this nonsense is set in Occupied France during WWII--Nazis and all. It seems that one of the leader of the Hirogen thinks that the holodecks might be used for their hunting impulses.
This second portion begins after there is an uprising and some folks in the holo simulations realize it's all fake and that the Hirogen are in control. The rest just play out the silly WWII crap. Can the crew retake the ship before most of the viewers turn to another channel?!
All in all, I found the idea of the Hirogen using the holodecks not bad. But I found that the whole Nazi angle and the extensive use of the holodecks awful. In fact, I have always felt that the more that an episode uses these gimmicks the worse the show. And, these two shows are set almost exclusively in these god-awful holodecks!
When two-part episode begins, the Hirogens have already taken over the ship. They've imprisoned many of the crew in holodecks and experience the hunt in various settings throughout history or on different planets. You see one briefly of a Klingon hunt but most of this nonsense is set in Occupied France during WWII--Nazis and all. It seems that one of the leader of the Hirogen thinks that the holodecks might be used for their hunting impulses.
This second portion begins after there is an uprising and some folks in the holo simulations realize it's all fake and that the Hirogen are in control. The rest just play out the silly WWII crap. Can the crew retake the ship before most of the viewers turn to another channel?!
All in all, I found the idea of the Hirogen using the holodecks not bad. But I found that the whole Nazi angle and the extensive use of the holodecks awful. In fact, I have always felt that the more that an episode uses these gimmicks the worse the show. And, these two shows are set almost exclusively in these god-awful holodecks!
- planktonrules
- Feb 22, 2015
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- European Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Sainte Claire, France exteriors)
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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