Berman repeatedly responded, "Not going to tell you" to inquiries about the shows story. He added, "Resolving the series has a great deal more to it than just the question of, 'does the ship get home or not?' And I think to compact it down to a simple question like that is unfair to what we're hoping to accomplish in the final two-hour episode."

Biller confirmed that a plot has been conceived for the finale, but he warned, "We do sometimes change our minds."

Both Berman and Biller admit that they've had a tough time keeping anything secret, saying, "We have always had a great deal of problems with plots of final episodes, two-hour episodes and pilot episodes and movies getting out on the Internet. It's been extraordinary. All we can do is try to keep the story, the concept, the script in as tight a group of people as we can and keep our fingers crossed."

The actors adamantly stated that they have not been told whether the U.S.S. Voyager would find its way home, but they made their desires clear. Kate Mulgrew said, "It's time — time to land. That's how I feel." Mulgrew also expressed her affection for the cast, saying "Seven years is a long time to be, as we say, 'in the trenches' with people who were initially strangers, and who have become more intimate to you than those in your personal life," Mulgrew said, her voice cracking as she gestured to her castmates. "I mean, it's very deep. I love them... It's been a marvelous journey with these guys."

Robert Duncan McNeill commented, "I think it's important that we resolve it and bring it to an end. But I think it's important that it be a surprise, too."

The finale will air on May 23rd, and UPN announced that it will air a retrospective of the series featuring highlights of the show and interviews with the cast and crew the night before the finale. Bonus: the retrospective will include personal video shot during the shows final days in production.

In the same conference, Berman talked about the promised next Trek series, saying it could be on the air by fall of 2001. Berman indicated that the timing is contingent upon the status of potential strikes expected this year by writers and directors in Hollywood. As a result, he said it's "premature" to speculate on when the new series would premiere and on what network. "Paramount is making all those decisions, and they've been involved in a lot of complex discussions and negotiations regarding UPN, regarding a lot of different things, and it's a decision that's going to be coming from them hopefully in the next month or so."

"Star Trek X" will likely come to theaters in 2002, again contingent upon impending labor strikes. When asked if any of the Voyager cast would be added to the movie, Berman said "We may. We may...". Mulgrew interjected laughingly, "Well, I want you to elaborate on that, sir!" But Berman responded with yet another, "Don't like giving anything away."

Berman also noted that there is a possibility, albeit remote, that a two-hour television movie could be made based on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. "I think it's a possibility, but nothing that's in any kind of serious discussion," he said.