Voyage to the Stars

*Voyage to the Stars*
Voyage to the Stars
Presentation
Starring	Kirsten Vangsness ; Felicia Day ;
Genre	Science fiction podcast
Format	Audio drama
Created by	Ryan Copple
Written by	Ryan Copple
Voices	Colton Dunn ; Felicia Day ; Janet Varney ; Steve Berg;
Language	English
Updates	Weekly
Length	30–45 minutes
Production
Production	Steven Ray Morris
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	60
Publication
Original release	February 12, 2019
Provider	Madison Wells Media ; Earwolf ;
Related
Website	www.voyagetothestars.net

Last updated February 13, 2024

Voyage to the Stars is a science fiction and improvised comedy podcast written and produced by Ryan Copple. The show starred Felicia Day and Kirsten Vangsness and was a production of Madison Wells Media in partnership with Earwolf. The show was later adapted into a four-part comic book mini-series of the same name published by IDW Publishing, illustrated by Connie Daidone, and written by James Asmus.

Background

The podcast's first episode premiered on February 12, 2019.^[1] The show was written and produced by Ryan Copple with audio production by Steven Ray Morris.^[2] The show is a Madison Wells Media production in partnership with Earwolf.^[3]^[4] According to Jeff Spry of Syfy Wire, the show was regularly among the top 100 comedy shows, received 2.5 million downloads, and had over 100,000 viewers on Twitch within the first year of production.^[5] The show is an improvised science fiction comedy that satirizes the tropes typically used in the genre.^[6] Felicia Day and Kristen Vangsness starred in the show.^[4]^[7] Season two was a 26 part series that was launched in September 2019.^[2]

Plot

The story follows a space-captain named Tucker Lentz, a mechanic named Stew Merkel, an artificial intelligence named Sorry, and a science officer named Elsa Rankfort.^[8]^[1] The characters travel to various planets throughout the first season causing problems wherever they go.^[2] In one of the episodes, the artificial intelligence responsible for flying the spaceship decides that it needs to exterminate the crew who spend the episode attempting to talk the artificial intelligence out of killing them.^[6]

Characters

Colton Dunn as Tucker Lentz
Felicia Day as Elsa Rankfort
Steve Berg as Stew Merkel
Janet Varney as Sorry the A.I.

Adaption

The show was adapted into a four-part comic book mini-series published by IDW Publishing, illustrated by Connie Daidone, and written by James Asmus.^[3] The first issue was released on August 19, 2020 and two of the covers for the first issue were illustrated by Freddie Williams II.^[3]^[5] Ed Fortune of Starburst Magazine critiqued the comic book for leaning too heavily on dialogue saying that the "art-style does a lot of the heavy lifting ... it’s just a pity it’s buried under so many word balloons."^[9] The plot of the comic book follows a group of characters who leave a dying earth and attempt to defeat the "Nothing."^[9]

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References

1 2 Ahr, Michael; Vitagliano, Dave (February 11, 2019). "Sci Fi Fidelity Podcast: Felicia Day Previews Voyage to the Stars". Den of Geek . DoG Tech. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
1 2 3 "Sci-Fi Audio Comedy Improv Podcast "Voyage to the Stars" Returns for Second Season". Sci Fi Generation. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
1 2 3 McMillan, Graeme (May 12, 2020). "'Voyage to the Stars' Comic Book in the Works (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
1 2 Sanchez, Omar (June 18, 2019). "Paul F Tompkins, 'Criminal Minds' Actress Kirsten Vangsness Join 'Voyage to the Stars' Podcast (Exclusive)". TheWrap . The Wrap News. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
1 2 Spry, Jeff (August 14, 2020). "Voyage to the Stars: The hit podcast's interstellar hijinks come alive in IDW's wacky miniseries". SYFY Official Site. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
1 2 Hershon, Marc (May 23, 2019). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Let's Start Adulting". Vulture . Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
↑ Gokhman, Roman (February 12, 2019). "Q&A: Felicia Day boldly going with sci-fi improv podcast 'Voyage to the Stars'". Riff Magazine. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
↑ Beresford, Trilby (February 11, 2019). "'Voyage to the Stars' Podcast Writer on Creating a "Sci-Fi Disaster Space Opera"". The Hollywood Reporter . MRC. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
1 2 Fortune, Ed (April 8, 2021). "Voyage to the Stars". Starburst Magazine . Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

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[Ahr_2019-1] 1 2 Ahr, Michael; Vitagliano, Dave (February 11, 2019). "Sci Fi Fidelity Podcast: Felicia Day Previews Voyage to the Stars". Den of Geek . DoG Tech. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[:6-2] 1 2 3 "Sci-Fi Audio Comedy Improv Podcast "Voyage to the Stars" Returns for Second Season". Sci Fi Generation. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[:1-3] 1 2 3 McMillan, Graeme (May 12, 2020). "'Voyage to the Stars' Comic Book in the Works (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[:5-4] 1 2 Sanchez, Omar (June 18, 2019). "Paul F Tompkins, 'Criminal Minds' Actress Kirsten Vangsness Join 'Voyage to the Stars' Podcast (Exclusive)". TheWrap . The Wrap News. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[:2-5] 1 2 Spry, Jeff (August 14, 2020). "Voyage to the Stars: The hit podcast's interstellar hijinks come alive in IDW's wacky miniseries". SYFY Official Site. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[Hershon_2019-6] 1 2 Hershon, Marc (May 23, 2019). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Let's Start Adulting". Vulture . Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[:4-7] Gokhman, Roman (February 12, 2019). "Q&A: Felicia Day boldly going with sci-fi improv podcast 'Voyage to the Stars'". Riff Magazine. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[Beresford_2019-8] Beresford, Trilby (February 11, 2019). "'Voyage to the Stars' Podcast Writer on Creating a "Sci-Fi Disaster Space Opera"". The Hollywood Reporter . MRC. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[:0-9] 1 2 Fortune, Ed (April 8, 2021). "Voyage to the Stars". Starburst Magazine . Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

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