1997 (production)

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

For information about 1997 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 1997.

Table of Contents: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December • Unknown • Media

Events[]

January[]

6 January – DS9: "The Darkness and the Light" airs.
8 January – VOY: "Fair Trade" airs.
10 January – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Switzerland.
13 January – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 1.10 (end of season 1), DS9 volume 5.1, VOY volume 3.1.
15 January – VOY: "Alter Ego" airs.
18 January – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Taiwan.
23 January – Bill Zuckert dies.
26 January – Guy Raymond dies.
27 January – DS9: "The Begotten" airs.
29 January – VOY: " Coda" airs.
31 January – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Finland.

February[]

2 February – Mercedes Blanche is born.
3 February –
- DS9: "For the Uniform" airs.
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.1, DS9 volume 5.2, VOY volume 3.2.
5 February – VOY: "Blood Fever" airs.
6 February –
- Ernie Anderson dies.
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands.
10 February – DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow" airs.
12 February –
- VOY: "Unity" airs.
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Belgium.
14 February – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Israel and Italy.
17 February –
- DS9: "By Inferno's Light" airs.
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Spain.
19 February – VOY: "Darkling" airs.
20 February – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Singapore.
21 February – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Brazil.
24 February – DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume" airs; UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.2, DS9 volume 5.3, VOY volume 3.3.
25 February – Marina Miller is born.
26 February – VOY: "Rise" airs.
28 February – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Portugal.

March[]

4 March – Carey Loftin dies.
5 March –
- Michelle Blass is born.
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in France.
7 March – Kim Yale dies.
10 March – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.3, DS9 volume 5.4, VOY volume 3.4.
15 March – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Japan.
16 March – Vince St. Cyr dies.
19 March – VOY: "Favorite Son" airs.
20 March – Bernard A. Widin dies.
28 March – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Mexico.
30 March –
- Gideon Adlon is born.
- Carlos Yeaggy dies.
31 March – DS9: "A Simple Investigation" airs.

April[]

2 April – George Alevizos is born.
7 April –
- DS9: "Business as Usual" airs.
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.4, DS9 volume 5.5, VOY volume 3.5.
9 April – VOY: "Before and After" airs.
10 April – Ella Rogers is born.
11 April – William P. Dornisch dies.
13 April – Zoe Chernov is born.
14 April – DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water" airs.
18 April – Georgia Schmidt dies.
21 April – DS9: "Ferengi Love Songs" airs.
23 April – VOY: "Real Life" airs.
27 April – Paul Lambert dies.
28 April – DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire" airs.
30 April – VOY: "Distant Origin" airs.

May[]

5 May –
- Walter Gotell dies.
- DS9: "Children of Time" airs.
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.5, DS9 volume 5.6, VOY volume 3.6.
7 May – VOY: "Displaced" airs.
12 May – DS9: "Blaze of Glory" airs.
14 May –
- Daniel Gravelle is born.
- VOY: "Worst Case Scenario" airs.
16 May – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Cyprus.
19 May – DS9: "Empok Nor" airs.
21 May – Star Trek: Voyager's third season ends with "Scorpion".
23 May –
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Sweden.
- Final draft script of VOY: "Scorpion, Part II" is submitted.
27 May –
- First day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
- Stand-in interviews for Jeri Ryan at 8:00 am.
28 May – Second day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
29 May – Third day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
30 May – Fourth day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".

June[]

1 June – The paperback version of Inside Star Trek: The Real Story is published by Pocket Books.
2 June –
- Fifth day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.6, DS9 volume 5.7, VOY volume 3.7.
3 June – Sixth day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
4 June –
- Seventh day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
- Final draft script of VOY: "The Gift" is submitted.
- Tracee Lee Cocco and Michael Braveheart appeared as a Ferengi and a Klingon at an official Paramount Pictures event at 3:30 pm.
5 June – Eight day of filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
6 June –
- First day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
- Kate Mulgrew has an official UPN photo shoot, dressed as Captain Kathryn Janeway.
9 June –
- Second day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
- DS9: "In the Cards" airs.
- The Meaning of Star Trek, by Thomas Richards, is published by Doubleday.
10 June –
- Third day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
- Actor Michael Braveheart was transformed into a Klingon for an official Paramount event.
11 June – Fourth day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
12 June – Fifth day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
13 June –
- Sixth day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
- Final draft script of VOY: "Nemesis" is submitted.
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Denmark and Turkey.
16 June –
- Seventh day of filming on VOY: "The Gift".
- Michael O'Herlihy dies.
17 June –
- First day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
- Second unit filming on VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's fifth season ends with "Call to Arms". The episode features the beginning of the Dominion War storyline that will continue to the end of the series.
18 June – Second day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
19 June – Third day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
20 June – Fourth day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
23 June –
- Fifth day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis" on location at the Warner Bros. backlot.
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.7, DS9 volume 5.8, VOY volume 3.8.
24 June –
- Brian Keith dies.
- Sixth day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis" on location at the Warner Bros. backlot.
25 June –
- Seventh day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
- Final draft script of VOY: "Day of Honor" is submitted.
26 June – Eighth and final day of filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
27 June –
- First day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".
- Publicity group and individual shots of the main cast members on Paramount Stage 9 (engineering and corridor) are photographed.
30 June – Second day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".

July[]

1 July – Third day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".
2 July – Fourth day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".
3 July – Fifth day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".
4 July – Star Trek: First Contact premieres in South Africa.
7 July –
- Sixth day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".
- Final draft script of VOY: "Revulsion" is submitted.
8 July –
- Seventh and final day of filming on VOY: "Day of Honor".
- Filming on DS9 Season 6 begins.
9 July – First day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
10 July –
- Second day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
- Reshoots are filmed for VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
11 July –
- Third day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
- Reshoots are filmed for VOY: "Scorpion, Part II".
14 July – Fourth day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
15 July – Fifth day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
16 July –
- Sixth day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
- Second unit inserts are filmed for VOY: "Scorpion, Part II" and VOY: "The Gift".
- Final draft script of VOY: "The Raven" is submitted.
17 July –
- Romolo Acquistapace dies.
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Argentina.
- Seventh and final day of filming on VOY: "Revulsion".
- Second unit inserts are filmed for VOY: "Scorpion, Part II" and VOY: "The Gift".
- Wardrobe test for Jeri Ryan in the captain's ready room set during second unit filming.
18 July – First day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
21 July –
- Second day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 2.8, DS9 volume 5.9, VOY volume 3.9.
22 July – Third day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
23 July – Fourth day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
24 July –
- Star Trek: First Contact premieres in Slovenia.
- Fifth day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
25 July –
- Sixth day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
- Kate Mulgrew is filming sequences for a Paramount Images CD-Rom on Paramount Stage 9.
- Final draft script pf VOY: "Scientific Method" is submitted.
28 July – Seventh and final day of filming on VOY: "The Raven".
29 July –
- First day of filming on VOY: "Scientific Method".
- Second unit filming on VOY: "Nemesis".
30 July – Second day of filming on VOY: "Scientific Method".
31 July – Third day of filming on VOY: "Scientific Method".