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    I would have also loved to see them go full ship of Theseus and have the entire ship and crew replaced by various repairs and refugees they picked up along the way. So by the time they got “home” not only would they be seeing it for the first time, but that what made it home was the Federation culture that the original crew embodied.

    Anyway, that in particular story would never happen in the visual mediums.

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      You get a similar story from Star Trek Protostar. Non Starfleet crew in a federation starship learning the roles as they go.

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      Or, they finally receive a communication from Starfleet that says: “Voyager, hold present position. You are now Federation Colony ‘Delta 1.’”

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        “This will be the final communication from the free human race in the Alpha quadrant. The Dominion-Borg alliance has launched planet busters at Earth. Carry the Federation spirit with you always. Goodbye.”

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      Anyway, that in particular story would never happen in the visual mediums.

      It could work in animation, where you could replace characters without having to fire voice actors. For example, IIRC Fred Tatasciore does a bunch of other voices in addition to Shaxs.

      Or you could just have Jeffrey Combs be the main cast, LOL.

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        a ship full of hologram branches - this is my engineering version, that’s my tactical, etc., their roles begin to change each AI’s behavior and conflict develops :D

        USS GIT

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      Hah! I suggested almost the same thing before reading your comment. I agree.

      Anyway, that in particular story would never happen in the visual mediums.

      I dunno. The SFX crew would probably love to kitbash the ship more and more each season. Meanwhile, the merchandising opportunities would be off the chart. “Voyager? Yes, which season/version of the ship are we talking about? There are seven.”

      but that what made it home was the Federation culture that the original crew embodied.

      That’s pretty much the core theme behind Prodigy, so we know that would have worked as a narrative device. Too bad they didn’t give that a shot back then.