Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Written by Hydro Philic on February 28, 2017

Star Trek Voyager follows the experience of multiple factions (Federation, Maquis, Borg, etc.) who are stuck together on a solitary Federation ship, named Voyager, in a desperate attempt to return home (the Alpha quadrant [in particular, Earth]) after being stranded 75,000 light-years from home (approximately 70 years of "maximum warp-drive", based on the original warp-engine of Voyager).

At the beginning, the captain of Voyager (Janeway) chooses to save a species known as the "Ocampan", but this decision strands the Voyager/Maquis crew in the Delta Quadrant (many, many years from home). Being stranded, the Maquis crew decides to join Voyager...

Voyager meets many races on its way home. Sometimes they make friends, but often they make enemies. Despite the enemies, Voyager gains a "boost" home from several friends they make during their journey...

In particular, Kes (the Ocampan) evolves and grants the Voyager crew a 10-year short-cut... (now only 55K light-years from Earth).

And then....