Star Trek Fan Pretty Sure Show Stole His Idea

CHICO, CA—Star Trek fan Les Cordwainer said Monday he is “pretty sure” that the producers of Star Trek: Voyager stole his idea for an episode in which Captain Janeway finds herself growing attracted to First Officer Chakotay and worries about the effect such a romance would have on the smooth running of her ship. “I described a virtually identical scenario last May on alt.tv.star-trek.voyager, saying it would make a great episode,” said Cordwainer following the airing of “Star-Crossed,” in which the described events occur. “Why do they even pay writers if they’re just going to steal their ideas off the Internet? They should be paying me.” Responding to charges from fellow Internet users that his idea was for a Janeway-Tom Paris romance, Cordwainer said, “That just shows how they changed my idea around so I can’t sue them.”