Eric Oulashin wrote to Stephen Atkins:   
   EO> I thought Voyager could get a bit corny at times with some of the jokes    
   EO> and   
   EO> dialogue,    
   EO> but overall I enjoyed it.  I don't mind the holodeck episodes much - In    
   EO> fact,   
   EO> those    
   EO> were always some of my favorites (as well as the holodeck episodes in    
   EO> TNG).  Of   
   EO> the    
   EO> holodeck episodes, I particularly liked the ones with Fair Haven.   
   EO>    
   EO> Overall, I thought some of the funniest episodes in Voyager were the ones   
   EO> revolving    
   EO> around the doctor - Particularly, when he implemented the Emergency    
   EO> Command   
   EO> Hologram,    
   EO> the one where he became very popular on a planet for singing opera, and    
   EO> when   
   EO> the    
   EO> captain sent him to the alpha quadrant onto the other Starfleet ship and    
   EO> he   
   EO> interacted with a newer holographic doctor.   
   EO>    
      
   That's where you and I differ is in the holodeck eps.  I never did like those   
   even in TNG.  I like the idea of a holodeck and it should get some screen    
   time,   
   but to center an episode around them just wasn't my thing.   
      
   The Doctor (Joe as he names him self) is a great character and show a lot of   
   growth through out the series.  I actually met Robert Picardo at a con one   
   year.  Seemed like a really down to earth guy but was very passionate about    
   his   
   craft.  At the dinner he did a skit with Marina Sirtis, John de Lancie, Ethan   
   Phillips and Chase Masterson.   
   You could tell how much he enjoys acting.  Even for only 75 people he put is   
   all in to it. Ethan Phillips was pretty cool also.  He didn't get in to it as   
   much but was still very comedic.  Chase Masterson did a song and dance number   
   and was doing kicks in to the air.  Funny thing is, it was my wife that    
   pointed   
   out to me that you could see her underware in those kicks.  She even got a   
   picture (and no I won't post it).   
      
   Just some random thoughts as I remember them.   
      
   Stephen   
                
                                                                                    
      
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