History Trivia / StarTrekVoyagerS1E1Caretaker

* TroubledProduction: Oh boy, this episode probably is the poster child for this (at least in Star Trek terms). Even before the hairstyle debacle (which required massive and expensive reshoots and rehiring locations for said reshoots at even greater expense) the original Janeway (Geneviève Bujold) dropped out at the last minute after filming began which resulted in a scramble to recast. By the time all was said and done the episode's budget had ballooned to $20 million[[note]]Sources differ on exactly how much "Caretaker" cost in the end, though all are agreed it cost more than ''The Wrath of Khan'' at $11 million; the pilot of ''Series/{{LOST}}'', shot ten years later, has often been said to be the most expensive pilot in history, though it has been said to have cost as little as $10 to $14 million; in order for both claims to be true, "Caretaker" must have cost "only" between $12 and $13 million[[/note]]; no other episode ever cost as much (that's double what it cost to film ''The Wrath of Khan'' and more than half way to ''The Motion Picture'''s notorious budget). It's also (a decade later) roughly what one season of ''Enterprise'' cost to produce. While the episode looks spectacular on screen, it was a long slog getting there to say the least.

* TroubledProduction: Oh boy, this episode probably is the poster child for this (at least in Star Trek terms). Even before the hairstyle debacle (which required massive and expensive reshoots and rehiring locations for said reshoots at even greater expense) the original Janeway (Geneviève Bujold) dropped out at the last minute after filming began which resulted in a scramble to recast. By the time all was said and done the episodes budget had ballooned to $20 million, no other episode ever cost as much (that's double what it cost to film ''The Wrath of Khan'' and more than half way to ''The Motion Picture'''s notorious budget). It's also (a decade later) roughly what one season of ''Enterprise'' cost to produce. While the episode looks spectacular on screen, it was a long slog getting there to say the least.

** [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted Roga Danar]] is the first CMO on ''Voyager''.
** Creator/ScottMacDonald, who played [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E06CaptivePursuit Tosk]] and [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E13FaceOfTheEnemy N'Vek]], appears as Ensign Rollins.

* RecycledSet: The cockpit of the ''Val Jean'' is actually a redressed runabout cockpit from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', with screen overlays taken from the ''Enterprise''-B from ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The producers weren't happy with Janeway's shoulder-length hairstyle, so it was restyled into the famous [[FanNickname Bun of Steel.]] Unfortunately that meant [[SkewedPriorities reshooting a lot of the pilot as well]]. Ironically Janeway would go back to a similar style towards the end of the series.

** Creator/ScottMacDonald, who played [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E06CaptivePursuit Tosk]] and [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E13FaceOfTheEnemy N'Vek]], appears as Ensign Rollins.

** Scott [=MacDonald=], who played [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E06CaptivePursuit Tosk]] and [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E13FaceOfTheEnemy N'Vek]], appears as Ensign Rollins.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The producers weren't happy with Janeway's shoulder-length hairstyle, so it was restyled into the famous [[FanNickname Bun of Steel.]] Unfortunately that meant reshooting a lot of the pilot as well. Ironically Janeway would go back to a similar style towards the end of the series.

* YouLookFamiliar: [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted Roga Danar]] is the first CMO on ''Voyager''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The [[ExecutiveMeddling producers weren't happy]] with Janeway's shoulder-length hairstyle, so it was restyled into the famous [[FanNickname Bun of Steel.]] Unfortunately that meant reshooting a lot of the pilot as well. Ironically Janeway would go back to a similar style towards the end of the series.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ExecutiveMeddling wasn't happy with Janeway's hairstyle, so it was restyled into the famous [[FanNickname Bun of Steel.]] Unfortunately that meant reshooting a lot of the pilot as well. Ironically Janeway would go back to a similar shoulder-length style towards the end of the series.

* RecycledSet: The cockpit of the ''Val Jean'' is actually a redressed runabout cockpit from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''.

* HarsherInHindsight: Janeway switching off the Doctor when he gets in her face was funny at the time, but becomes a sore point later in the series when the Doctor [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman becomes more aware of his rights]].