Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Author, Author (2001)

Robert Duncan McNeill: Lt. Tom Paris, Lt. Marseilles

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• The Doctor : [from his introduction]  You're about to take part in a thrilling first-person narrative. You will take on the role of an Emergency Medical Hologram, the Chief Medical Officer aboard the Starship Vortex.

  Tom Paris : "Vortex?"

  The Doctor : As our story begins, an anomaly has hurled your ship thousands of light years across the galaxy. Your mission: to uphold your medical and ethical standards, as you struggle against the crew's bigotry and intolerance. Persons with vascular disorders should consult a physician before running this program.

• Tom Paris : [of his counterpart Marseilles]  Nice mustache.

• Holographic Tom Paris : [from Paris's introduction]  You are about to embark on a remarkable journey. You will take on the role of a medical assistant aboard the Starship Voyeur.

  The Doctor : "Voyeur?"

  Holographic Tom Paris : Your job will be to assist the Chief Medical Officer and learn to tolerate his overbearing behavior and obnoxious bedside manner. Remember: patience is a virtue.

• Tom Paris : Your program's about as subtle as a... Ferengi mating dance.

  The Doctor : My program is a serious attempt at social commentary. Yours is an insulting farce! You...

  [he looks around and continues with lower voice] 

  The Doctor : ...had me drugging a patient, and taking advantage of her!

  Tom Paris : Don't be ridiculous, that character is not you! For one thing, he has much more hair.

• Tom Paris : Listen, I don't care if the whole Alpha Quadrant mistakes me for Lieutenant Marseilles. What bothers me is that you think that's what I'm like.

  The Doctor : Obviously, you're nothing like Marseilles. He's self-indulgent, immature.

  Tom Paris : And how would you describe me?

  The Doctor : Well, you're a married man, with a child on the way. A lot of responsibilities.

  Tom Paris : I'm surprised you noticed. You know, I thought I'd begun to earn your respect. Maybe I was wrong.

• Tom Paris : [about the Doctor's holo-program]  What's it called?

  The Doctor : "Photons Be Free."

  Tom Paris : Catchy.

• The Doctor : I could use your help with the rewrites.

  Tom Paris : Really? You realize, as a writer, I'm a little unsophisticated.

  The Doctor : No. I believe the phrase you're looking for is 'lowbrow'.

• Tom Paris : You set your story on a starship lost in the Delta Quadrant!

  The Doctor : What would you have me write about, palace Intrigue on the Klingon Homeworld?

• Tom Paris : [voice]  Chapter One: It's The Doctor's World. You're Just Living In It.