Roxann Dawson

The reptile demon Saleel (Dominic Fumusa) is methodically killing leprechauns and stealing their gold, the better to spread bad luck throughout the world. When Paige (Rose McGowan) comes to the rescue of leprechaun Seamus Fitzpatrick (Mark Povinelli), the little man rewards the Charmed Ones with more good luck than they can ever possibly handle! Perhaps inevitably, this plot development leads to a musical performance by guest star Pat Benatar. ~ All Movie Guide

The fifth weekly TV series in the indefatigable Star Trek franchise, Enterprise took the viewer "back to where it all began" (or so read the promotional copy). Set 100 years in the future -- yet still 150 years before the "original" Star Trek series -- the new show charted the origins of the starship Enterprise, beginning with the first close encounter between humans and Klingons. Brought to Starfleet Medical after crash-landing in a rural area, the injured Klingon Klaang is treated with hostility by the attending Vulcan physicians, something that the earthling staffer cannot understand. Pioneering Starfleet pilot Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), skipper of the recently constructed Enterprise starship, volunteers to take Klaang back to his home planet of Kronos. The continuity proper begins when Klaang is kidnapped en route by the genetically enhanced Sulibans, prompting Archer and his crew to embark upon the first of many bold forays into "where no man has gone before." Much of the series' entertainment value was engendered by displays of "primitive" pre-Federation equipment and paraphernalia, with new technology being introduced with each passing week -- new, that is, to those three or four people who have never seen any of the various Star Trek incarnations. Featured in the cast were Jolene Blalock as Archer's somewhat condescending Vulcanian first officer, T'Pol; John Billingsley as brilliant Vulcan medical doctor Phlox; Linda Park as hyper-kinetic linguistics expert Ensign Hoshi Sato; Connor Trinnear as wisecracking good-ol’-boy engineer Trip Tucker ; Dominic Keating as weapons expert Malcolm Reed; and Anthony Montgomery as navigator Travis Mayweather. Making its much-anticipated UPN premiere as a two-hour special on September 26, 2001, Enterprise settled into its standard 60-minute weekly length thereafter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Voyager is assigned to transport a group of condemned prisoners to their place of execution. Among the unfortunate "guests" is Nygean prisoner Iko (Jeff Kober), whose death sentence is as much the result of his heritage as his actual crimes. A series of probing conversations with Iko causes Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) to suffer pangs of guilt over her previous association with the Borg Collective -- 20 full years of killing without any sort of punishment. "Repentance" first aired on January 31, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) is unpleasantly surprised when Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) evinces a willingness to hand over important Voyager technology to the untrustworthy R'Kaal Collective. She explains that, after years of attempting to return to Earth, she no longer wants to endanger the lives of her crew, and thus sees no need to hold on to the precious technology. Though the Doctor (Robert Picardo) insists that, according to her last checkup, Janeway is still mentally sound, Chakotay begins to suspect that the Captain isn't quite "herself" -- and he's right! The highlight of this penultimate Star Trek: Voyager adventure is the Doctor's surprising gift for mimicry. "Renaissance Man" first aired on May 16, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Now that a live transmission system has been set up between Voyager and Earth, the crew receives its first Starfleet order in years. Their mission: To search for Friendship One, an Earth probe that has been missing since the year 2067 A.D. Tracing the probe to a planet held in the grip of nuclear-winter radiation, the Away Team is captured by a band of hostile aliens, who hold all humans responsible for their dismal existence. Janeway's (Kate Mulgrew) only hope to rescue her colleagues is to find a new home planet for the aliens -- but this may not be possible for several years to come. As originally conceived, this episode was to have featured James Cromwell in his Star Trek: First Contact role of Zephram Cochran, but Cromwell was unavailable. "Friendship One" initially aired on April 25, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Voyager crew tests out Operation Watson, a method of transmitting live messages to Starfleet on Earth. The crew's family members back home are gratified to communicate with their loved ones after so many years. But joy degenerates into confusion and resentment when the Doctor's (Robert Picardo) ongoing holographic novel begins insinuating itself into the transmissions. Dwight Schultz makes a return appearance as Reginald Barclay. "Author, Author" first aired on April 18, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the first installment of the two-part "Workforce," a radiation leak, caused by a collision between the Voyager and a floating space mine, forces the crew members to evacuate to the planet Quarra. Here they are captured, brainwashed, and placed into forced labor. Her mind under the complete control of her captors, and with no memory of her previous existence, Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) so loves her new job that she ends up a prime candidate to carry out a diabolical assassination scheme. "Workforce, Part I" was originally broadcast on February 21, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hoping to polish up her human social skills, Seven of Nine goes to the holodeck, where she creates duplicates of the Voyager crew. Unfortunately, her relationships with both her real and holographic colleagues -- to say nothing of her emotions and her sense of duty -- go quite askew. The episode's highlight is the "faux" baby shower for Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) and B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson). "Human Error" was first telecast on March 7, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

During a nebula blackout, Neelix (Ethan Phillips) is put in charge of the Borg children. To get the kids' minds off the current crisis, Neelix weaves a fantastic ghost story that supposedly occurred during an earlier Voyager mission. Fantasy threatens to become fact when a bona fide alien life form invades the ship. Written by Mike Sussman, Kenneth Biller, and Bryan Fuller from a story by Sussman, "The Haunting of Deck Twelve" originally aired on May 17, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Janeway takes it upon herself to redeem three brilliant but difficult and disobedient crew persons: Celes (Zoe McLellan), Harren (Jay Underwood), and Telfer (Michael Reisz). Shepherding the trio into the Delta Flyer, Janeway shuttles them to a "shape-up" away mission. En route, the little vessel is seriously damaged in a collision with a Dark Matter comet, forcing the three malcontents to realign their priorities in a real hurry! Scripted by Joe Menosky from a story by Dianna Gitto, "Good Shepherd" initially aired on March 15, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This two-part story finds the Voyager smack in the middle of a hologram rebellion. Years earlier, Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) had created a holographic program to enable the Hirogens to learn hunting skills without actually killing anyone or anything. Unfortunately, the Hirogens "improved" upon the program, making it genuinely dangerous -- and the holograms have risen up against their controllers. This tense situation threatens to drive a permanent wedge between Janeway and the Doctor (Robert Picardo), who, of course, is a hologram himself. "Flesh and Blood, Part I" first aired on November 29 2000, in a two-hour block along with Part II. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This episode introduces a new group of semi-regulars: four partially assimilated Borg children, rejected as unworthy drones by the Borg collective. Capturing the Delta Flyer, children Icheb (Manu Intiraymi), Mezoti (Marley S. McClean), Azan (Kurt Wetherill), and Rebi (Cody Wetherill) kidnap Chakotay (Robert Beltran), Kim (Garrett Wang), Neelix (Ethan Phillips), and Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), hoping to use them as shields while making their escape. As Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) negotiates for the release of her crew members, the Doctor (Robert Picardo) reluctantly considers several measures that will save his colleagues -- but possibly destroy the children. "Collective" first aired on February 16, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide