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Star Trek: Nemesis

Principal photography for the film took place from November 2001 to March 2002. Nemesis held its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 2002. The film was released in North America on December 13, 2002 by Paramount Pictures , and received generally mixed reviews, with publications criticizing it for being the least successful in the franchise. The film was a box office failure , earning $67 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. Plans for a final film featuring The Next Generation cast were scrapped, and the film series was rebooted instead with Star Trek in 2009, which was a box office success. The television series Star Trek: Picard , a continuation of The Next Generation and Nemesis set two decades after the latter at the end of the 24th century , premiered in 2020.

• 3.1 Development and filming
• 3.2 Direction and writing
• 3.3 Make-up
• 4.1 Marketing
• 4.2 Box office
• 4.3 Home media
• 5.1 Critical response
• 5.2 Cast response
• 5.3 Accolades
• 7 References
• 8 Further reading
• 9 External links

On Romulus, members of the Romulan Senate debate terms of peace and alliance from the Reman rebel leader Shinzon. The Remans are a slave race of the Romulan Empire from the neighboring planet Remus, used as miners and cannon fodder. While a faction of the military supports Shinzon, the Praetor and Senate are opposed to an alliance. After rejecting the motion, the Praetor and senators are disintegrated by a device left in the room.

Meanwhile, the crew of the Starship Enterprise prepare to bid farewell to newly married first officer Commander William Riker and Counselor Deanna Troi . The android operations officer Data serenades the couple with a rendition of " Blue Skies ". En route to the ceremony, they discover an energy reading on the planet Kolarus III near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, security/tactical officer Worf, and Data land on the planet and discover the remnants of an android resembling Data named B-4. The crew deduce it to be an earlier version of Data. The trio then flee the planet, with B-4, as they are attacked by the native pre-industrial Kolarans.

Enterprise is ordered on a diplomatic mission to Romulus, where Shinzon has taken over the Empire and professes a desire for peace with the Federation. On arrival, they learn Shinzon is a clone of Picard, secretly created by the Romulans to plant a high-ranking spy into the Federation. The project was abandoned when Shinzon was still a child, and he was left on Remus to die as a slave. After many years, Shinzon became a leader of the Remans, and constructed a heavily armed flagship, Scimitar . The Enterprise crew discover that Scimitar is producing low levels of deadly thalaron radiation, the same radiation that killed the entire Romulan senate at the beginning of the film. There are also unexpected attempts to communicate with the Enterprise computers, and Shinzon violates Troi's mind through the telepathy of his Reman viceroy.

The medical officer, Dr Beverly Crusher, discovers that Shinzon is aging rapidly because of the process used to clone him, and the only possible treatment is a transfusion of Picard's blood. Shinzon kidnaps Picard and B-4, having planted the android on Kolarus as a lure. Data reveals he swapped places with B-4, and rescues Picard, by stealing a Reman attack vessel and breaking out of the hangar. They determine Shinzon plans to use the warship to invade the Federation, using its thalaron radiation generator to eradicate all life on Earth and any other planet he sees fit.

Enterprise races back to Federation space, but is ambushed by Scimitar in the Bassen Rift, which prevents subspace communication. Despite the aid of two Romulan Warbirds, Enterprise is heavily damaged. Picard rams Scimitar with Enterprise , crippling both ships. Shinzon activates the thalaron weapon in an act of mutually assured destruction. Picard boards Scimitar alone to face Shinzon, and kills him by impaling him on a metal strut. With Enterprise ' s transporters damaged, Data leaps the distance between the two ships equipped with an emergency transporter, beaming Picard off the ship, and then sacrifices himself to destroy the thalaron generator and Scimitar with it. The crew mourn Data, and the surviving Romulan commander, Donatra, offers them her gratitude for saving the Empire.

Back at Earth, Picard bids farewell to Riker, who is leaving to command the USS Titan . Picard meets with B-4, and discovers that, before he boarded the Scimitar, Data downloaded the engrams of his neural net into B-4, allowing him to live on. As B-4 starts singing "Blue Skies", Picard leaves B-4's quarters and smiles.

• Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Jonathan Frakes as Commander / Captain William T. Riker
• Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data / B-4
• LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
• Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Commander Worf
• Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
• Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi Sirtis was "ecstatic" about the role Troi plays in the movie. [3] She was pleased with the wedding scene, saying that the dress she wore for Nemesis was nicer than the one she wore at her actual wedding. She was happy to work once again with Wil Wheaton and Whoopi Goldberg , but felt that the film would be the last one with the entire cast of The Next Generation . She remained certain that it would not be the last Star Trek film to be made, as she thought that Paramount would want to make a film involving a variety of characters from the different Star Trek series. [3]
• Tom Hardy as Praetor Shinzon , the leader of the Reman people. Baird and Berman had been searching for someone who resembled Patrick Stewart but looked about 25 years younger; at one point they considered Jude Law . Baird specifically wanted an unknown actor, and Hardy auditioned by tape after Stewart asked Hardy's agent if he thought any of his clients were suitable for the role. Hardy was filming Simon: An English Legionnaire in Morocco at the time, [4] Template:Rp and decided against using the requested text for the audition. Instead, he got possession of a full script for Nemesis , used a different part of the script, and filmed it partly nude. [4] Template:Rp He was flown to Los Angeles to do a screen test with Stewart; Hardy later described his performance there as "appalling". However, he had recorded himself performing the same piece in a hotel room the night before, and gave that tape to Baird, resulting in his being cast as Shinzon a few days later. [4] Template:Rp
• Ron Perlman as the Reman Viceroy. Perlman and Hardy became friends on the set. Perlman said in an interview eight years after the release of the film, "I loved him when I first met him. I loved working with him. I found him to be really smart, really a great kid." [4] Template:Rp
• Dina Meyer as Romulan Commander Donatra
• John Berg as Romulan Senator
• Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Kathryn Janeway
• Shannon Cochran as Senator Tal'aura
• Jude Ciccolella as Commander Suran
• Alan Dale as Praetor Hiren
• Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher (non-speaking role, apart from a deleted scene)
• Majel Barrett voice of the Enterprise ' s computer
• Stuart Baird voice of the Scimitar ' s computer
• Bryan Singer as Kelly (uncredited)
• Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (uncredited)

Production [ ]

Development and filming [ ].

Principal photography began in December 2001 in Southern California. [5] The film was cut by about a third from a much longer running time. Many of the deleted scenes in the movie were "character moments", which served to further the characters' relationships with one another; the reason why they were cut was to put more emphasis on the battle between the Enterprise -E and the Scimitar . Rick Berman has stated that about 50 minutes' worth of scenes were filmed but cut (though not necessarily all of them were usable in a final form). [6]

In promotional interviews for the film, Patrick Stewart stated that room for a sequel was left as B-4 begins singing "Blue Skies". [7]

Direction and writing [ ]

Stuart Baird was brought in to direct Nemesis by executive producer Rick Berman. It was Baird's third film following US Marshals and Executive Decision , although he had directed a variety of second units previously. Baird did not have a background in Star Trek ; he was aware of the films and television series but did not consider himself an expert on the subject. [8] Berman explained that Baird would bring "fresh blood" to the film and that Berman had enjoyed "the sense of fun and action that existed in Executive Decision ." [9] Baird said in a promotional interview that this resulted in a non-typical Baird film, saying that it was "perhaps a little different from the dynamics of the previous films." [8] He wanted to add energy to the action scenes and added some set pieces, such as the car chase. He called that scene a "signature piece" for the film, which turns dark after the crew is put in danger by the inhabitants of the planet. [8] He also found that the cast would discuss any issues they had with the direction he gave to their characters. Despite Frakes' being in the cast and having directed the previous two Star Trek films, Baird decided not to seek his opinion on the direction of the film. He said that there was no resentment on set, noting that Frakes was completing work on directing Clockstoppers at the time and so likely could not have taken on directing Nemesis even if Baird had not been given the job. Baird had hoped that Nemesis would be enough of a success that he could consider whether to take the lead on a future, eleventh Star Trek film. [8]

Make-up [ ]

The make-up team sought to make Hardy look more similar to Stewart by creating latex prosthetics from moulds of the latter's face. These included numerous versions of noses and chins, and in order to reduce the visible size of Hardy's lips a fake scar was added. [4] Template:Rp

:Main article: Star Trek: Nemesis (soundtrack)

The music to Star Trek: Nemesis was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith , who composed previous entries in the franchise, such as the Academy Award -nominated score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , Star Trek: First Contact , and Star Trek: Insurrection , as well as the themes to the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (arranged by Dennis McCarthy ) and Star Trek: Voyager . One of the final works written before his death in 2004, Goldsmith had also previously collaborated with Baird on Executive Decision and U.S. Marshals .

The score opens with airy synthesizers under a trumpet performing an augmented triad before preceding into Alexander Courage 's Star Trek: The Original Series fanfare. The score then quickly transitions into a much darker theme to accompany the conflict between the Reman and Romulan empires. Goldsmith also composed a new 5-note theme to accompany the character Shinzon and the Scimitar , which is manipulated throughout the score to reflect the multiple dimensions of the character. The score is book-ended with Goldsmith's theme from Star Trek: The Motion Picture , following a brief excerpt from the song " Blue Skies " by Irving Berlin and the original Star Trek fanfare. [10]

Release [ ]

Marketing [ ].

Nemesis had comparatively little marketing, despite releasing so long after the previous film. Merchandise included a line of action figures, a trading card set, soundtrack, novelization, and tie-in official magazines. Regional food promotions with Safeway Grocery Stores and Del Taco occurred in Southern California. [11]

Box office [ ]

The premiere of Star Trek: Nemesis took place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 2002. It was attended by the cast and crew, with the exception of Jonathan Frakes who was away directing the film Thunderbirds . The after party was held in the Kodak Theater complex. [12] Nemesis was released on December 13, 2002, in direct competition with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (released November 15, 2002), the 20th James Bond film Die Another Day (released November 22, 2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (released December 18, 2002). Producer Rick Berman has suggested that Nemesis ' s performance may have been negatively affected by "the competition of other films". [13] This poor performance was predicted by reviewers, due to the short period in the film's release before The Two Towers was released. [14] The film's gross domestic income was the lowest of the franchise at $43,254,409 as of September 2008. It opened at #2 in the US box office ($200,000 behind Maid in Manhattan ) and was the first Trek film not to debut as the highest-grossing film of the week. [15] It earned a total of $67,312,826 worldwide, against a production budget of $60 million. [2]

Home media [ ]

On May 20, 2003, Nemesis was released on DVD in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions in Region 1 , and was also released on VHS . The initial DVD release contained an audio commentary by director Stuart Baird, four featurettes on the film's production, seven deleted scenes, a photo gallery, and a preview for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on DVD at Amazon.com . Also on October 4, 2005, Star Trek: Nemesis was released on UMD in widescreen for Region 1 only; it is the only Star Trek ever released on UMD. The initial release was followed up with a "Special Collector's Edition" in Region 1 on October 4, 2005. Although this two-disc set contained several additional features, it also duplicated some of the features found in the initial release. [16] The film was released on Blu-ray on September 22, 2009 as part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection in the United States. It was subsequently released individually in Japan and the United Kingdom. The Blu-ray edition contains high definition bonus features not seen on previous DVD releases. [17]

Reception [ ]

Critical response [ ].

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a critic rating of 38%, based on 170 reviews. This was the second-lowest rating, behind Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , with an average rating of 5.2/10 with the site's consensus: " Nemesis has an interesting premise and some good action scenes, but the whole affair feels a bit tired." [18] On Metacritic it has a score of 51% based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [19] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A-" on scale of A to F. [20]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times had mixed feelings about the film, stating, "I'm smiling like a good sport and trying to get with the dialogue ... and gradually it occurs to me that 'Star Trek' is over for me. I've been looking at these stories for half a lifetime, and, let's face it, they're out of gas." Ebert gave the film two out of four stars. [21] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said that the film is a "rather harebrained story that's relieved to a degree only by some striking visual effects and by Patrick Stewart's outstanding presence as Picard". LaSalle complained that Stewart gave "integrity and wry stoicism to Nemesis , but the movie [was] unworthy of him". [22] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a positive review, commenting that the crew "indulge[s] the force of humanity over hardware in a way that George Lucas had forgotten." Gleiberman gave the film a "B-". [23] Stephen Holden of The New York Times said that the film is a "klutzy affair whose warm, fuzzy heart emits intermittent bleats from the sleeve of its gleaming spacesuit". Holden praised the scenes where the Enterprise and the Scimitar ram into each other during the final battle. [24]

Cast response [ ]

Actors LeVar Burton and Marina Sirtis have spoken unflatteringly of Baird, criticizing him for not watching any of the episodes of The Next Generation . [25] Sirtis has bluntly called Baird "an idiot." [26] Jonathan Frakes , while praising both the character of Shinzon and actor Tom Hardy , said that if he himself had directed, as he had done with the previous two Trek films, he would have made the film less villain-centric and given more screen time to the regular Next Generation cast. [27] In January 2020 when discussing his return for Star Trek: Picard , Patrick Stewart described Nemesis as a "pretty weak" finale for The Next Generation . [28]

Accolades [ ]

The film was nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Costume but lost to both Minority Report and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones respectively while Hardy was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but lost out to Andy Serkis for his role in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . [4] Template:Rp

During production of Nemesis , a script developed by John Logan and Brent Spiner was in the works for a fifth and final film featuring the TNG cast that would have wrapped up the adventures of the Enterprise -E crew, with tie-ins to historical aspects of the Star Trek franchise. The poor performance of Nemesis at the box office convinced Paramount that Star Trek was suffering from "franchise fatigue", and the script was abandoned. [29]

CBS released Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access in 2020; Template:Cn the television series is set twenty years after the events of Nemesis . [30] [31] Besides continuing the story of Captain Picard, it also features the destruction of Romulus, an event from the film Star Trek  (2009).

References [ ]

• ↑ " STAR TREK - NEMESIS (12A) " (October 24, 2002).
• ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Trek: Nemesis . Amazon.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved on October 2, 2012.
• ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spelling, Ian (January 2003). "Bride of the Stars" . Starlog . Vol. 1 no. 306. pp. 23–26 . Retrieved May 15, 2015 . <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named haydock-2012
• ↑ " Paramount Pictures Announces 'Star Trek: Nemesis' Begins Principal Photography ". PR Newswire . Cision (December 11, 2001).
• ↑ " Star Trek Nemesis (2002) ". www.filmsite.org .
• ↑ Patrick Stewart interview on Nemesis Revisited DVD Featurette
• ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Spelling, Ian (February 2003). "Galactic Action" . Starlog . Vol. 1 no. 307. pp. 46–50 . Retrieved May 15, 2015 . <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
• ↑ " The Long Trek " (November 2001). Starlog 1 (292): 67–69.  
• ↑ Clemmensen, Christian. Star Trek Nemesis soundtrack review Archived January 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Filmtracks.com . Retrieved April 10, 2011.
• ↑ Tenuto, John (February 3, 2008). " The History of Trek Movie Merchandising ". TrekMovie . SciFanatic Network.
• ↑ " "Star Trek Nemesis" Gala Premiere at Grauman's ". StarTrek.com (December 10, 2002).
• ↑ " Rick Berman Talk Trek Franchise' Future ".
• ↑ " Star Trek Nemesis ", Daily Variety , December 9, 2002.  
• ↑ " December 13-15, 2002 ".
• ↑ Star Trek - Nemesis (Special Collector's Edition) Archived November 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine DVD at Amazon.com .
• ↑ " Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection Blu-ray ". Blu-ray.com.
• ↑ " Star Trek - Nemesis (2002) ". Fandango Media .
• ↑ " Star Trek: Nemesis ". Metacritic .
• ↑ " STAR TREK: NEMESIS (2002) A- ". Cinemascore .
• ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 13, 2002). " Star Trek: Nemesis ".
• ↑ LaSalle, Mick (December 13, 2002). " "Star Trek Nemesis" fails to emerge ".
• ↑ Glieberman, Owen (December 13, 2002). " Star Trek: Nemesis Review ". Time, Inc..
• ↑ Holden, Stephen (December 13, 2002). " Star Trek: Nemesis ".
• ↑ " Sirtis & Burton want Trek XI to be a TNG film ... say Nemesis 'sucked' VIDEO ". TrekMovie.com.
• ↑ " DST3: Sirtis Calls Star Trek Nemesis Director 'Idiot' + Crosby & Ryan Talk Proposed Nemesis Roles ". TrekMovie.com.
• ↑ Anthony Pascale. " Jonathan Frakes On Nemesis, JJ Abrams Star Trek, A Return of TNG + more ", TrekMovie, February 8, 2009.  
• ↑ Holloway, Daniel (8 January 2020). " 'Star Trek: Picard': Patrick Stewart on Why He Returned to the Final Frontier ". Variety .
• ↑ " Final TNG Movie Was Pulled Due To Franchise Fatigue ".
• ↑ " Patrick Stewart's Picard to return in new Star Trek series ". Polygon . Polygon.
• ↑ Goldberg, Lesley. " Patrick Stewart to Reprise 'Star Trek' Role in New CBS All Access Series ". The Hollywood Reporter . PMRC.

Further reading [ ]

• Nemecek, Larry (2003). Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion , 3rd, Pocket Books. ISBN 0743457986 .  
• Norton, Bill (April 2003). "Through a Glass Darkly". Cinefex . No. 93. ISSN   0198-1056 . <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
• Okuda, Michael (October 5, 2005). Star Trek: Nemesis; Text commentary (DVD; Disc 1/2). Paramount Pictures. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

External links [ ]

• Star Trek: Nemesis at Wikipedia
• Star Trek: Nemesis at Memory Alpha
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Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek Nemesis ( Paramount Pictures , 2002 ) is the tenth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. From a scipt by John Logan , it is likely the last Star Trek film to feature the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise -E become involved in when the new Romulan Praetor Shinzon makes overtures for peace with the Federation. Surprisingly, Shinzon is not from Romulus, but from Remus, a native of the twin world of Romulus. But he is not even a normal Reman at that. Picard faces a new, very personal enemy, and the Enterprise -E is tasked with preventing a costly reignition of war between Romulus and Earth.

• 1 Jean-Luc Picard
• 6 Deleted dialogue
• 7 Main cast
• 8 External links

Jean-Luc Picard

• [Picard toasts Riker and Troi] Will Riker, you have been my trusted right arm for fifteen years. You have kept my course true and steady. Deanna Troi, you've been my guide and my conscience. You have helped me recognize the better parts of myself. You are my family. And in best maritime tradition, I wish you both clear horizons. My good friends... make it so.
• [while being shot at during a car chase] I think it's time to try some unsafe velocities!
• [near a replicator] Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
• [seeing the Scimitar for the first time. With awe] She's a predator...
• If there is one ideal that the Federation holds most dear it is that all men... all races can be united. What better example than a Starfleet captain standing in the Romulan Senate. Nothing would make me more proud than to take your hand in friendship... in time... when that trust has been earned.
• [voiceover] Captain's Personal Log. The crew has responded with the dedication I've come to expect of them... And like a thousand other commanders on a thousand other battlefields, I wait for the dawn.
• Mr. Data? Shut up. [to wedding guests] Fifteen years I've been waiting to say that!
• I will always be puzzled by the human predilection for piloting vehicles at unsafe velocities.
• [last word] Good-bye.
• [to Donatra] If you ever touch me again... I'll kill you.
• [speaking to Picard via a holographic transmission.] I'll show you my true nature. Our nature. And as Earth dies - remember I will always forever be Shinzon of Remus. And my voice shall echo through time long after yours has faded to a dim memory.
• Some ideals are worth dying for, aren't they Jean-Luc?
• [last words] I'm glad we're together now. Our destiny's complete.
• B-4 : [observes Picard] Why do you have a shiny head?
• B-4 : [observes Riker] Why does the tall man have a furry face?

Deleted dialogue

• Reman Viceroy : But in darkness... there is strength.
• Shinzon : The mighty Federation will fall before us, as I promised you. The time we have dreamed of is at hand.
• Worf : I recommend extreme caution.
• Jean-Luc Picard : It was as if a part of me had been stolen.
• Jean-Luc Picard : [alternate last line] It's a place where... where no one has gone before.

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Star Trek Nemesis is a 2002 science fiction film directed by Stuart Baird , written by John Logan (from a story developed by Logan, Brent Spiner , and producer Rick Berman ), and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith . It is the tenth feature film in the Star Trek franchise, and the fourth and final film to star the cast from the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation . It follows the mission of the crew of the USS Enterprise -E as they are forced to deal with a threat to the United Federation of Planets from a Reman named Shinzon who has taken control of the Romulan Star Empire in a coup .

Nemesis acted as a swan song for The Next Generation cast, as could be seen from the film's tagline of " A generation's final journey begins ". The film was the least commercially successful in the franchise, and was poorly received by the majority of critics. [1]

• 1.1 Romulus
• 1.3 Next Stop, Betazed
• 1.4 What do we have here on Kolarus?
• 1.5 A new mission
• 1.6 Romulus
• 1.7 En route to Earth
• 1.8 The Battle of the Bassen Rift
• 1.9 Spacedock: Earth
• 3 Production
• 4.1 Box office
• 4.2 Critics
• 5 Home media

Romulus [ ]

Romulan capital

On Romulus , the Romulan Senate is hearing a proposal from Commander Suran . He is proposing that the Senate ally with the Remans, saying that Shinzon of Remus has offered a unique proposal and that it would be madness to oppose it. Suran believes with the Reman forces working with them, that the Federation would not be able to stand in their way. Unfortunately their proposal falls on deaf ears, as the Praetor silences him, telling him that the military does not dictate policy on Romulus and that Shinzon and his followers will be met with force and sent back to "that black rock they came from!" Seeing that the Praetor has made himself clear, Suran and his aide leave. Then Senator Tal'aura stands and excuses herself, telling the Praetor she is to meet with the Tholian ambassador and the Praetor gives her permission to leave. Then the Senate begins discussions about trade relations with Celes II . But before the Praetor can get deeply into the subject, a small container opens, spreading greenish particles throughout the room. The Praetor calls for security and for Tal'aura to return, but it is too late – the senators start decaying and they all fall to the ground and break apart like clumps of dirt, leaving dust behind...

The wedding

On Earth , Captain Picard speaks about duty and how a Starfleet captain's life is filled with solemn duty. Picard mentions commanding men in battle, negotiating peace treaties and first contact missions but all of that pales in comparison with the duty he is performing now... as best man.

As it turns out, Picard is giving a toast as best man to Commander , soon to be Captain Will Riker and his new wife Deanna Troi . At the table, along with Picard and the Rikers, are Data , Geordi La Forge , Worf , Beverly Crusher , and Wesley Crusher . Guinan is there also, out in the crowd close to the main table. Picard talks about how as a best man, he is expected to be gracious and very complimentary on this blessed union but he begins jokingly complaining that they are not considering what they are doing to him . Picard calls all this a "damned inconvenience," and while everyone laughs, Picard explains that while Will and Deanna leave the Enterprise for Riker's new command, the Titan , Picard will be stuck having to train a new first officer. And as everyone at the table, looks over at Data , Picard describes him as a "...tyrannical martinet who will never, ever allow me to go on away missions!" Before Data can quote the relevant regulation, Picard tells him to "shut up." While the assembled laugh, Picard remarks he's waited fifteen years to tell Data that. He then tells Riker and Troi they still have time to change their minds and asks if they will, but they decide "nah." So Picard raises his glass tells Riker that as his trusted right arm for the last fifteen years, having kept Picard's course true and steady. He then calls Deanna "my guide and my conscience," telling her she helped Picard to realize the better parts of himself. Picard proceeds to call Riker and Troi his family and so as in old maritime tradition, Picard wishes Riker and Troi clear horizons and tells them "My good friends, make it so." He raises the glass to all and simply says "To the bride and groom!" Everyone raises their glass in a toast and Riker leans over and kisses Deanna, his new wife.

Later, as many people at the wedding dance, La Forge sits with Guinan and asks if she ever considers remarriage and she says that "23 was my limit." Just then, over at another table, Worf moans and La Forge asks if he's alright and Worf complains that Romulan ale should be illegal and La Forge reminds him that it is. Worf puts his head back on the table as Romulan ale apparently does not agree with him. Back at the main table, Troi compliments Picard on his toast and she assures him she will brief his new counselor on all she needs to know, but Picard absolutely forbids it, saying Troi knows too much about him as it is. Picard then asks if he'll have to make a speech during the ceremony on Betazed . Riker tells him there'll be no speeches and no clothes either, a fact that Picard does seem a bit uncomfortable with.

Data then gets up and announces to the audience that as he's studied Betazoid and Terran marriage traditions, he found that it is customary to give the couple a gift and so, taking Riker's fondness for archaic Terran musical forms, Data's gift to Riker and Troi, "in honor of their conjugation," is him singing Irving Berlin 's Blue Skies . While Troi laughs at Data's saying "conjugation," Worf merely bemoans the fact that Data is singing an Irving Berlin song and puts his head back down on the table as the others dance the time away.

Next Stop, Betazed [ ]

Later, as Enterprise is making its way to Betazed, Picard steps out onto the bridge and hears Troi talking to Worf about understanding traditions, Worf exclaims that he will not do it. When Picard asks what Worf won't do, he explains that he does not believe a Starfleet officer should appear naked. Picard wonders what a big, strapping fellow like Worf would have to be embarrassed about. Before Worf can say anything, he is interrupted by a beeping from the tactical console, he has detected a signal coming from the Kolarin system – a positronic signature. La Forge narrows it down to the third planet in the system . Data speculates that as this signature has only been transmitted so far by androids created by Dr. Noonian Soong , Data's creator. Picard decides to set course for the planet. Picard assures Riker that they will still arrive in time for the ceremony on Betazed where, Picard makes it clear, especially for Worf, that they will all observe the Betazoid tradition. And with that, Picard is off to the ship's gymnasium. Riker orders the ship to the Kolaran system and La Forge wonders if Data is about to discover a long-lost relative.

The Enterprise enters orbit of Kolarus III

In orbit, there are six separate pieces being detected. La Forge recommends that they not use the transporter as there is an ion storm nearby and there's always a chance that it could come their way. With that in mind, Picard tells Worf and Data to go with him. Riker tries to tell Picard that it's his job to go down and not Picard's, but Picard invokes Captain's prerogative, especially as he's been wanting to try out the Argo . Plus the fact that Picard knows that Troi would never forgive him if anything should happen to Riker and as he leaves the bridge he jokingly tells Riker "You have the bridge... Mr. Troi," causing snickers all over the bridge.

What do we have here on Kolarus? [ ]

The Argo flies out from Enterprise and lands on the surface. The away team takes the Argo's auxiliary buggy out and Picard drives it quickly around the local area. The team find pieces of an android lying about and although the android is completely disassembled, its various pieces, including the head, are still active; as an arm reaches out an grabs Worf by the foot, startling him and the head speaks to Data. However, just as they find the final piece they come under attack from Kolaran natives in vehicles of their own so Picard drives the Argo back to the shuttle while Worf mans the phaser cannon . Data has the shuttle waiting behind a cliff, Picard jumps the buggy off the cliff and into the shuttle where it is secured. The shuttle lifts back off toward the Enterprise .

Back on Enterprise , Dr. Crusher looks at the new android's head and decides that Data has nicer eyes even though, as Data does point out, their eyes are identical. La Forge's scans reveal that the android is likely a prototype built by Dr. Soong as the android has the same physical makeup as Data, but not nearly as much development in neural pathways. Data asks the head what its name is and the head refers to himself as B-4 . Picard notes that Soong's penchant for whimsical names continues. Data asks if B-4 knows how he got to the planet or knows anything about his life prior to that, but B-4 knows nothing. Picard tells La Forge to reassemble him. Data asks if B-4 knows him and B-4 tells Data "You are me." Data corrects him and tells B-4 that his name is Data and that he is B-4's brother.

A new mission [ ]

In his ready room, Picard receives a message from Starfleet Command and when the signal comes through, he's pleased to see the recently returned Admiral Janeway on the screen. Janeway asks Picard if he'd like a trip to Romulus, and Picard has to ask if he'll be going with or without the rest of the fleet, but Janeway assures him this is a diplomatic mission and believe it or not, they were invited. The new Praetor, a man called Shinzon, wants to discuss peace with a Federation envoy. Janeway informs him that the new Praetor is Reman, which startles Picard and Janeway tells him they don't understand it either. Since Enterprise is the closest ship, Janeway wants Picard to go and see what's happening because an unstable Romulan Empire could cause trouble for the entire area. Janeway also tells Picard they're sending all their intelligence but there's not much to go on and she tells Picard to be careful. She then jokes that with the Son'a, the Borg, the Romulans, Picard seems to get all the easy assignments. Picard quips that he's just been lucky and Janeway hopes the luck holds up and then closes the channel. Picard steps out onto the bridge and tells the helmsman to set course for Romulus and regretfully tells Riker "I'm afraid the Opal Sea will have to wait, Number One." With Picard's command, the Enterprise races off toward Romulus.

In the observation lounge the crew is receiving a briefing. Data shows a display of the Romulan system, which shows how Remus is in Template:W and as the dayside is roasting with extremely high temperatures, the Remans live on the night side of the planet. The only thing they know about Remus itself is that there have been Intelligence scans of dilithium mining and heavy weapons construction. Data notes that the Remans are, in the hierarchy of the Empire, second class citizens. Riker notes that the Remans are proven to be formidable warriors and that in the Dominion War , Reman troops were used as cannon fodder in the most violent encounters. La Forge wonders how such an individual could have become Praetor and Riker theorizes that the Reman must somehow have gained the support of the Romulan fleet in order for him to overthrow the Senate. Picard asks about Shinzon's record and Data says that all they know of it is that he fought twelve engagements in the war, and was successful in all of them, showing him to be a capable commander. Picard asks everyone to keep up their work and that any information they can give him will be helpful.

On the way, Data, with La Forge's help, begins a memory download into B-4. Data is hopeful that with his memories and information that the B-4 will be more successful in becoming a productive member of society. At first, the results of the memory download do not appear to be successful but La Forge notes that B-4 is assimilating a lot of information and it could just take some time. La Forge keeps B-4 with him in order to see if there's more he can do for him.

Troi tells Picard they're out there. Worf recommends raising shields but Picard won't let him. Riker comments that " with all due respect to diplomatic protocol, the Federation Council isn't sitting out here, we are." Picard reminds Riker that diplomacy is an exacting occupation and that they will wait. Just then a ship decloaks in front of them, loaded with weapons, clearly a predator. Then they are hailed by the warship. A Reman comes on the screen and identifies their ship as the Reman Warbird Scimitar . Picard, thinking this is Shinzon, begins to address him, but the Reman tells them he is not Shinzon, but that his is Shinzon's Viceroy , and he relays transport coordinates to the Enterprise and cuts off communications. The senior staff head for the transporter room to beam to the coordinates.

Praetor Shinzon

They beam over to Scimitar and find themselves in a darkened room. A man from up a flight of stairs asks their forgiveness for receiving them in such a darkened room but Remans are uncomfortable in light. The man, Shinzon, finally walks into view although his face is still hidden by the darkness. He tells Picard that he imagined Picard to be taller and that Data may scan him without trying to hide the tricorder . Picard tells Shinzon he is not what they imagined him to be and Worf correctly identifies him as Human . Shinzon takes notice of Troi while Picard asks why they were summoned here. Shinzon says he's never met a human woman before, but Troi tells Shinzon she's only half-Human. Shinzon recites many statistics about Troi, how she's from Betazed, and the ship's counselor. When Riker comments that Shinzon seems to know a lot about their personnel, Shinzon tells Riker he does indeed. He then asks Troi if he can touch her hair, but Picard steps in and tells Shinzon that they came on what was made to sound like an important mission and if Shinzon has any real business to do with them, he should get on with it. Shinzon apologizes and says there is much to discuss. Shinzon proposes unity, tearing down the Neutral Zone and establishing peace. Shinzon tells Picard that he's likely thinking this is too good to be true, but that a chance for peace cannot be ignored. When Picard confirms it, Shinzon raises the light level in the room, which causes the Viceroy to step back into the shadows. No one but Picard recognizes who Shinzon appears to be. Shinzon looks just as Picard did in his early 20's. They are of the same flesh, the same blood, the same person. Shinzon tells Picard to come tomorrow to Romulus and the two of them - or rather - the one of them, will have dinner and speak more about the future then. He pulls out a knife, cuts his hand, and gives the blood stained blade to Data, knowing they'll want to scan it. He bids them farewell, returns the light back to the previous levels and he and the Viceroy leave the room and the away team beams back up to Enterprise .

In sickbay, Beverly examines the bloodstain in the computer and tells Picard that right down to his aggressive strain of Shalaft's Syndrome , Shinzon is a clone of Picard. Riker wonders why the Romulans would clone Picard and he tells Riker that he intends to find out.

On Romulus, Suran is growing impatient with Shinzon, telling him that they only supported him because Shinzon said it was time for an attack on the Federation but now Shinzon is delaying and he wonders what purpose bringing the Enterprise here serves. Shinzon tells Suran he doesn't have to understand Shinzon's purpose and that he should really learn patience and that spending eighteen hours a day being harassed by a Romulan guard will teach a man patience. Shinzon sends them away but asks Commander Donatra to remain a moment. Shinzon tells Donatra to consider the word "allegiance," and that he demands that from people who serve him. He says that Donatra serves him and he believes she does so faithfully but not so with Suran. Donatra asks Shinzon to consider the word "trust" and asks if he trusts her and to what extent. She then asks what she should do to prove herself faithful as an officer and as a woman. Shinzon, however, tells her that she's not a woman, but merely a Romulan. He then tells her to watch Commander Suran and if he shows any sign of disloyalty he is to be eliminated. Then she will have proven herself. And on her way out, Shinzon tells Donatra that if she ever touches him again, he will kill her. She then leaves the Senate hall. Shinzon doubles over immediately after and the Viceroy touches his chest and appears to calm him. Donatra meanwhile, watches the entire incident outside the door.

In Data's quarters, B-4 seems to receive a signal. He then stops petting Spot and walks over to the computer and begins working it with the apparent skill and ability of Data.

That next day, in the Senate Hall, Shinzon tells Picard he was created from a sample of Picard's DNA and that at the right time, he would replace Picard and be a Romulan spy in the heart of Starfleet. When Picard asks what happened, Shinzon explains that the plan was abandoned some time ago when a new government came to power and they deemed the idea too risky so the plan was canceled. Shinzon explains that his face isn't exactly as Picard's was because of how he's endured a lifetime of violence. But Shinzon says that the eyes should be very similar and Picard agrees. Shinzon says a man's eyes reflect the life he's led and says Picard's eyes are so confident. Shinzon then confesses he hoped to grow to a height of two meters, a feeling Picard shared. Picard then asks how Shinzon ended up on Remus and Shinzon tells Picard that he was sent to the Reman mines to die. They didn't think a child would last very long there. Shinzon recalled not seeing the stars again for almost ten years after he arrived and also how the only thing the Romulan guards hated more than the Remans was him. He would have died quickly had a man not taken pity on him and kept the Romulans away from him. The man that helped him when he was only a small child became his Viceroy after Shinzon began his rise to power. He tells Picard that everything he has done has been for the sole purpose of liberating the Remans, from building the Scimitar at a secret shipyard to assembling his army and finally coming to Romulus in force. Shinzon realized the Romulans would never willingly liberate them and so they would have to forcibly take their freedom.

When Picard asks just how many Romulans died for their freedom, Shinzon has to admit that too many died, but he is also glad to see that the Empire is finally beginning to realize there is a better way and that is the way of peace. Shinzon realizes that Picard doesn't trust him and Picard has to admit it is so. Shinzon tells Picard that if it had been him on Remus, he would be doing the exact same thing and Picard tells Shinzon if he were in Picard's position he'd know that Picard's responsibility to the Federation prevents him from letting his personal feelings affect his judgment. Shinzon remarks that all he has to go with are his personal feelings and that he wants to know what it means to be human. While the Remans have given Shinzon a future, he wants to know about his past. Picard says that he can tell Shinzon about his past and Shinzon asks if the Picards were always warriors. Picard says he prefers to think of himself as an explorer so Shinzon asks if they were always explorers. Picard says he was the first of the family to ever leave the solar system and it caused a great stir in his family. But Picard spent his life looking at the stars and dreaming of new worlds. He says that he wants to believe Shinzon and that the Federation strongly believes that all races can be united and that a Starfleet captain standing in the Romulan Senate is a good example of that. And Picard says that when the trust of the Romulan Empire has been earned he will be pleased to take Shinzon's hand in friendship.

Dr. Crusher explains

Later, back aboard Enterprise , Worf reports an unauthorized access of the ship's computer and La Forge is working on locating the source. But what he finds strange is that no restricted material was accessed. Just basic stellar cartography and colony tracking station uplinks, for example. Picard says that they must still find the source of the break-in. La Forge also tells Picard that when the Scimitar decloaked, they detected thalaron radiation and because it was thought to be theoretical explains why initial scans didn't detect it earlier. Picard remembers how research into thalaron radiation was outlawed in the Federation because it could be used as a biogenic weapon. Beverly tells Picard that only a microscopic amount of the radiation could kill all life on the Enterprise -E in seconds.

In the Senate, the Viceroy tells Shinzon that they are wasting time and that Shinzon must not forget their mission. Shinzon says he'll spend his time how he pleases but that he was merely curious about Picard.

In Picard's quarters, Crusher comes to visit him. They reminisce about how Picard was when he was younger and Crusher mentions that he turned out alright. Picard says that he wanted to believe Shinzon but with the evidence of the thalaron radiation, it proves he's not after peace. Picard tells Crusher that Shinzon is very much as Picard was when he was younger. Just then Data calls and tells him he and La Forge have found the source of the unauthorized access and a way to take advantage of it.

In Riker's quarters, Troi comes and takes him to bed. Just as they begin to make love, from Troi's point of view, Riker disappears and is replaced by Shinzon, telling her that Riker can never know Troi as Shinzon could. Troi realizes this isn't real and then the image of Shinzon changes into the Viceroy. As it turns out, the Viceroy is creating a sort of mental bond and placing himself and Shinzon in Troi's mind, a sort of telepathic rape . Riker finally manages to snap Troi out of the assault, and Shinzon tells the Viceroy to find her again. Just then, another Reman comes in and tells Shinzon that they've received the transponder signal. As he leaves, Shinzon doubles over again. The Viceroy touches Shinzon's chest and tells him that Shinzon's condition is accelerating and that he has no more time for games. Shinzon tells the Viceroy to get the doctors ready.

On the bridge of Scimitar , Shinzon orders B-4 beamed aboard and the Remans tap into him and begin a download of the files that he accessed from Enterprise . Meanwhile Shinzon orders a cup of hot tea.

In sickbay, Crusher tells Troi she's all right. Troi tells Picard that she was violated and that she feels herself to be a liability and asks to be relieved of duty. Picard denies her request, telling her if she can withstand any future assaults, he needs her by his side now more than ever with the Enterprise so far from Federation space. Before he can say anything further, Picard is beamed away before Riker can order the shields up. Just then, the Scimitar cloaks and moves away from Enterprise .

On Scimitar , Picard is restrained in a medical lab. Shinzon has the doctors take a sample of Picard's blood and he points out B-4 as bait that Picard couldn't refuse. Shinzon says that with the information obtained from B-4 he has all of Starfleet's communications protocols and he knows the exact locations of the entire Federation fleet. Shinzon says his life has no meaning as long as Picard is alive. Picard says that if Shinzon has issues with him, then deal with him and leave the Enterprise and the Federation alone but Shinzon says that the Remans will no longer bow before anyone. Not the Romulans and not the Federation. Shinzon says that if Picard had lived his life, Picard would do the exact thing Shinzon is doing. Picard then tells Shinzon that he's a mirror for Shinzon as well but Shinzon says he won't be for long and he's about to see the echo triumph over the voice.

On Enterprise , La Forge tells Riker Shinzon's cloak is perfect and there's no way for him to detect the Scimitar . Riker tells La Forge to keep trying.

On Scimitar B-4 enters and tells the Reman guard that Shinzon wants the prisoner. As the guard releases Picard, B-4, actually Data posing as B-4, gives the Reman a Vulcan nerve pinch to incapacitate him. After completely freeing Picard, Data tells Picard that Scimitar is, for all intents and purposes, an enormous thalaron generator. He also tells Picard that the information he gave Shinzon was false, created by himself and La Forge. He then offers Picard the prototype of the emergency transport unit that La Forge gave him. Since it will only work for one person, Picard says he and Data will find a way off together.

The Viceroy comes to the bridge and tells Shinzon it's time and Shinzon goes with him to the medical lab. Meanwhile Data, acting as B-4, has Picard cuffed and taken at gunpoint away as an act for any passing Remans. Eventually when Shinzon and the Viceroy arrive at the medical lab they find the doctor just waking up and Picard gone. The Viceroy kills the Reman doctor on Shinzon's order and the alert is sounded. Picard is freed of his manacles and given a disruptor. Once they reach the shuttlebay, Data attempts to decipher the code while Picard holds off the Reman security force by himself. Data does not have much luck initially as Reman is a very complex and difficult language but Picard urges him on telling him "we really need that door open!" Finally Data manages to punch in the right code and he and Picard enter the shuttlebay and Picard welds the bay doors shut with his disruptor rifle. Data tells Picard the shuttles on board are Template:ShipClass attack fighters . While the Reman guards try to shoot through the door, Picard tries to become acquainted with the controls of the fighter. After being able to lift off, Data tells Picard that force fields have been erected around exterior portals, preventing them from leaving through the shuttlebay doors. So Picard has Data fire through the door and he flies the fighter through the Scimitar's corridors, finally going back to the observation deck where Shinzon initially received them, and flying out through the window, causing a disruption in the cloaking field, revealing the location of the Scimitar . Shinzon notices the fighter flying toward Enterprise and orders it to be caught in a tractor beam . At the same time on Enterprise , they see the fighter flying toward them and Riker has Worf transport the fighter aboard into a shuttlebay. As transport completes, the Enterprise races away from Romulus at maximum warp.

Commander Suran shortly thereafter calls Shinzon and tells him his patience is wearing thin, wondering why Shinzon delays yet more after he promised it was time for action. Shinzon tells Suran that Enterprise won't even make it out of the Neutral Zone and two days afterward, the Federation would be crippled beyond repair. He asks if that will satisfy Suran and he says it will, "for the moment." Shinzon say that when he returns to Romulus, he and Suran will have a little chat about showing proper respect. He then closes the channel. Tal'aura wonders about what's happening to Shinzon's face. Before everyone leaves the Senate Hall, Donatra stops Suran and asks him if he's truly ready to have his hands drenched in blood as Shinzon, instead of trying to conquer Earth, he is going to destroy it and that crime will dishonor and stain their hands with blood for many generations.

En route to Earth [ ]

Later, aboard the Enterprise , Beverly explains that Shinzon is dying from genetic degeneration because he was created with a temporal RNA sequence, which would allow him to skip thirty years of his life in order to reach Picard's actual age more quickly. But since that wasn't activated, his body is beginning to break down and the only thing that will save him is a complete blood transfusion from Picard, which would kill him. Beverly doesn't know how long it will take for Shinzon to die, but that the effect is accelerating. With this information at hand, Picard realizes that Shinzon will come for him.

In Data's quarters, Data has B-4 restrained and activates only cognitive and vocal subroutines. Data tells B-4 that because he is a danger to the ship he must be deactivated indefinitely. However B-4 does not understand and wishes to be released but Data cannot allow it. B-4 asks how long "indefinitely" is, and after deactivating him, Data says it is a long time.

During a senior staff briefing, La Forge calls Shinzon's weapon a cascading biogenic pulse and that the properties of Thalaron radiation allow the weapon to expand its radius enough to affect a ship, or even a planet. Picard realizes that the only reason Shinzon would have built such a weapon would be to destroy Earth. If humanity is destroyed, the Federation is crippled and an easy target for a Romulan invasion. La Forge also has to unfortunately tell Riker there is no way to penetrate Shinzon's cloak. Beverly notes that Shinzon will likely come after Picard before going to Earth, which is what Picard is counting on. He then tells the crew they're being sent to Sector 1045 to meet Star Fleet Battle Group Omega. Hopefully the fleet will be able to stop the Scimitar . Picard stands and tells the staff that under no circumstances can Shinzon be allowed to use the weapon and that all other concerns are secondary. After Riker assures him they understand his order, Picard orders the ship to battle stations .

On Scimitar , the Viceroy touches Shinzon's chest and tells him that he only has a matter of hours and they must begin the procedure. As it turns out, Scimitar is cloaked and right behind Enterprise . The Viceroy tells Shinzon they will reach the Bassen Rift in seven minutes.

In stellar cartography , Picard asks Data where their current position is. Data reports they will reach the fleet in forty minutes. Picard comments on how Shinzon called himself a mirror of Picard, but Data disagrees as the events of Picard's life have created a unique individual. He then compares Picard's situation with Shinzon to his situation with B-4, telling Picard that the B-4, while being physically identical except for less developed neural ability, is not Data even if he did have equal mental prowess. Data explains that he aspires to be better than he is, as does Picard. But neither B-4 nor Shinzon share that trait. As they begin passing through the rift, their connection to Starfleet Cartography is interrupted and Data explains that all long-range communication will be affected and as he does, both he and Picard realize that is what Shinzon has been waiting for. Picard orders Riker to take evasive maneuvers, but it is too late as Shinzon has begun firing at them. Shinzon orders his gunner to only target weapons and shields, that he doesn't want Enterprise destroyed.

The Battle of the Bassen Rift [ ]

The next shot knocks out the Enterprise' s warp drive , causing Scimitar to overshoot them. On the bridge, Riker reports that they're firing through their cloak and La Forge reports warp drive was knocked out with their first shot. Picard orders Worf to prepare a full phaser spread and to scan for shield impacts. They fire, but only cause minimal damage to the Scimitar , although Enterprise is about to lose dorsal shields. Riker orders evasive pattern Kirk Epsilon and Picard calls Troi to the bridge. Just then, Shinzon hails and asks to see Picard in his ready room .

In the ready room, Picard encounters a holographic Shinzon , who tells him not to bother trying to trace the holographic emitters. Shinzon wants Picard to surrender and allow Shinzon to transport him aboard his ship. When Picard asks about Enterprise , Shinzon says he has little interest in it. Picard asks Shinzon to look at him and that Shinzon's heart, hands and eyes are all the same as Picard and they all have the same potential. Picard tells Shinzon that using the potential to make yourself a better man is what it means to be human. Shinzon dismisses all of it as childish dreams lost in the Reman mines. Picard says that he knows that they are a better man than someone who would exterminate an entire planet's population. Picard asks if Shinzon will waste his life with hatred and he can make another choice. But Shinzon says he can't change and he will show Picard their true nature and his voice will echo through time after Picard's fades to a dim memory. With that, the hologram disappears.

Shinzon returns to his bridge just in time to see two Romulan warbirds decloak. On the Enterprise , Picard steps out just in time to see the same thing. Riker tells Picard this is happening "just when I thought it couldn't get any worse." At that moment, they are hailed and Commander Donatra, aboard the warbird Valdore , offers her assistance to the Enterprise . Picard is amazed that they're here to help them instead of Shinzon. She explains that the Empire considers this situation a matter of internal security and she apologizes that Picard has had to get involved. Picard says when this is over, he owes Donatra a drink. Donatra suggests Romulan ale. So the three ships get to work coordinating with each other to make a full attack on the Scimitar . Shinzon attacks the flanking Warbird and manages to disable it. The Valdore makes a strafing run on the Scimitar . Shinzon orders a partial de-cloaking and has the ship come to a full stop. At the critical moment, Shinzon fires all weapons just as Valdore passes over them and Valdore is disabled as well. Donatra tells Picard they have life support but are otherwise disabled. With the Romulans out of the way, Scimitar turns its attention back to Enterprise . With shields failing and the hull beginning to fail in certain areas, Troi has an idea.

On Scimitar , the Viceroy appears to be being affected. Troi has used the same trick the Viceroy did earlier to get Shinzon in her mind. She is locating the Viceroy through her mind and at the same time, guiding Worf's hand to precisely locate the Scimitar . After a few moments, she locks onto the Viceroy, tells him to " Remember me! " And at that point, she tells Worf "now!" and Worf fires quantum torpedoes toward the Scimitar , disabling the cloak and then Enterprise makes a strafing run over and continues to fire. At that point Shinzon orders the Viceroy to prepare a boarding party and to go get Picard. Shinzon orders full disruptors on one specific point on the shields and it is enough to disable the Enterprise' s shields and the Reman boarding party beams to the Enterprise . Riker and Worf lead a team to confront their intruders. On the way, Worf admits to Riker that the Romulans fought with honor, which Riker agrees.

Reman boarding party

At that moment, the parties meet and a firefight ensues in the corridor. The Viceroy eventually ducks into a Jefferies tube and with Worf covering him, Riker follows. They soon meet in the tube, the Viceroy knocking Riker's phaser rifle away and cutting Riker's arm with his knife.

Just then, the Scimitar fires, hitting the bridge, destroying the viewscreen and blowing the helmsman, Lieutenant Branson , out into space. Before anyone else can be blown out, the emergency force fields are put in place. Picard calls for medical teams as Troi races down to take the conn position. Data reports that they have exhausted their torpedo complement and phasers are down to four percent. Picard considers targeting all phasers in one spot, but with Scimitar's shields still at seventy percent, La Forge tells him it would make no difference. Scimitar pulls into position so they can see it right through the hole in the bridge where the viewscreen was. Troi wonders what Shinzon is doing. Picard realizes that Shinzon is trying to look him in the eye and thinking he knows what Picard will do, makes Picard realize they have a chance to get him. Picard tells La Forge to divert all power to engines and has Troi standing by. Just then, Shinzon hails and asks if Picard is still alive and he says he is. Shinzon suggests that Picard go ahead and surrender. Picard tells Shinzon about when he was in the Academy , he was considered to be very overconfident and then cuts off the channel before Shinzon can finish his reply. As he was talking to Shinzon, Picard sent Troi an order via text message to prepare to engage the engines at full impulse on his command. As he cuts off the channel, he tells Troi to "engage," and orders all hands to brace for impact. Troi takes the Enterprise to maximum impulse on a direct collision course with the Scimitar . Shinzon quickly notices what Picard is doing and orders evasive action, but unfortunately it's not in time and the Enterprise collides with the Scimitar , throwing everyone about and destroying the Scimitar Template:'s hangar deck as well as several other decks.

In the Jefferies tube, Riker gets the drop on the Viceroy and kicks the knife away from him and at that point their battle becomes a hand to hand brawl.

The Battle of the Bassen Rift

On Scimitar Shinzon orders full reverse on the engines which separates the ships and destroys several decks, leaving part of Enterprise's saucer section in the Scimitar . During the pull away, Riker and the Viceroy fall into a chasm, likely caused by the ship's separation and with Riker hanging onto a metal causeway, kicks the Viceroy off his leg, sending the Viceroy plummeting to his death.

With both ships separated and all options gone at that point, Picard orders autodestruct sequence omega. Unfortunately, the auto-destruct is off-line. On Scimitar Shinzon is told their disruptors are off-line and so Shinzon orders the weapon deployed and then afterward they are to set course for Earth and complete their mission. As the thalaron matrix begins to activate, Shinzon says that there are some ideals worth dying for.

The activation is noticed on Enterprise . When Picard asks how long they have, La Forge says the sequence should take about seven minutes and then the thalaron radiation will be relayed to the firing points and no one on Enterprise will survive. When Troi wonders how Shinzon can do that, knowing it will kill Picard, Picard tells her it's not about him anymore. Picard picks up a phaser rifle and orders La Forge to prepare for a site-to-site transport . When La Forge begins to tell Picard he might not make it, Picard tells him it's an order. Data asks Picard to let him go, but Picard says he must do this. He leaves Data in command and tells him to try to put some distance between them and the Scimitar . Just as the transport completes, they short out and transporters are down. Data then tells Troi to assume command and takes La Forge with him. Data and La Forge head for an exposed corridor that faces Shinzon's vessel. After looking at each other and La Forge proudly nodding to him, La Forge activates another force field between him and Data, and then as Data runs toward the hole in the ship, La Forge deactivates that force field which, as he leaps, blows Data out of the Enterprise and Data flies toward the Scimitar . When he reaches it, he grabs hold and activates a hatch, allowing him access.

On Scimitar Picard heads toward the bridge, shooting any Reman he comes across. Upon reaching the bridge, Picard destroys the door and begins firing at any and all Remans on the bridge. One gets close to him and he beats the Reman with his phaser rifle, which unfortunately destroys the rifle. Shinzon and Picard begin brawling and Picard loses his phaser pistol. Picard gets away from Shinzon long enough to get up close to the Thalaron generator but then realizes he's lost his phaser and between it and him is Shinzon with a knife. They have another close fight and the knife is lost into the thalaron generator, destroying it immediately. Shinzon pulls out a smaller blade and Picard, against the wall, pulls down a pipe and impales Shinzon with it. Shinzon pulls himself along the pipe, running all the way through him, puts his hands around Picard's neck and tells him he's glad they're together at that moment and that their destiny's complete. Shinzon, then lying against Picard, dies and Picard is left stunned at the events.

Data uses an emergency transport unit to transport Captain Picard off the Scimitar , shortly before destroying the Reman warship

Just then Data enters the Scimitar's bridge and goes up to the generator and pulls Shinzon's body off of Picard. In ultimate sacrifice, Data activates the emergency transport beacon on Picard, and after he disappears just as he begins to protest, Data softly says "Goodbye," turns and with ten seconds until firing, aims his phaser at the thalaron generator and fires at the last second, which destroys the thalaron generator, the Scimitar , and himself along with it.

On Enterprise , La Forge and Troi witness the destruction of Scimitar and are shocked by what they see. They turn and see Picard standing on the bridge. Troi asks about Data, but Picard can only shake his head. Riker comes on the bridge and Troi runs to him crying over Data's destruction. Just then they are hailed by the Valdore . Commander Donatra tells Picard she is sending shuttles with medical personnel and supplies. She then tells Picard he's earned a friend in the Romulan Empire , which she hopes will be the first of many. A devastated Picard asks La Forge to open the doors as the Romulans won't know their procedures. He then tells La Forge to "just open the doors." La Forge gently assures Picard that he'll take care of it and Picard goes into his ready room, leaving the bridge to Riker.

A toast to Data

Later in Picard's quarters, he hands glasses of Chateau Picard to Riker, Troi, La Forge, Crusher and Worf. He then makes a toast to absent friends and to family, a remembrance of and remember their fallen comrade Data. Troi begins to cry, and in Irish wake tradition, Riker, through tears, chuckles and recalls the first time he saw Data on the holodeck , how Data was trying to whistle but he couldn't ever get the tune right. But Riker can't remember the name of the tune Data was trying to whistle.

Spacedock: Earth [ ]

The Enterprise undergoing repairs

Later, after the Enterprise is taken to Earth, the ship is undergoing extensive repairs in drydock . Picard is reading something in his ready room when Riker comes in, now wearing his captain's ranks and asks Picard for permission to disembark, which Picard grants. Picard asks where Titan is headed off to and Riker tells Picard they're going back to the Neutral Zone and that they're heading up a task force out there. It seems the Romulans are now interested in talking. Picard offers Riker one piece of advice and Riker is happy to take it. Picard tells Riker that when his first officer insists that he can't go on away missions to ignore him. Riker says he intends to. The two men and old friends clasp hands. Riker tells Picard that serving with him has been an honor and Picard says the honor was his. And with that, Captain Riker leaves the Enterprise to head for the Titan .

Picard then goes to Data's quarters and talks to B-4, telling him about Data's goal of becoming more Human and that Data's wonder about Human nature allowed them to see the best part of themselves and Data embraced change because he always wanted to be better than he was. B-4 doesn't understand though and Picard says he hopes B-4 eventually will and that they will talk again. Worf calls and tells Picard they're ready to put the warp engines online and Picard leaves for the bridge. B-4 then begins to mumble lines from Blue Skies . Picard helps him continue by singing along a couple of lines. As he walks down the corridor, Picard smiles and he knows that with all that's changed, with Riker and Troi marrying and leaving, Crusher leaving for Starfleet Medical , and the death of Data, that things will indeed, be all right.

• Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Jonathan Frakes as Commander/Captain William T. Riker
• Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data and B-4
• LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge
• Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Commander Worf
• Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
• Marina Sirtis as Commander (Counselor) Deanna Riker
• Tom Hardy as Praetor Shinzon
• Ron Perlman as Reman Viceroy
• Dina Meyer as Romulan Commander Donatra
• John Berg as Romulan Senator
• Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (uncredited)
• Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Kathryn Janeway
• Shannon Cochran as Senator Tal'aura
• Jude Ciccolella as Commander Suran
• Alan Dale as Praetor Hiren
• Michael Owen as Helm Officer Branson
• Robertson Dean as Reman Officer
• David Ralphe as Commander
• J. Patrick McCormack as Commander
• Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
• Majel Barrett as Enterprise Computer (voice) (as Majel Barrett Roddenberry)
• Stuart Baird as Scimitar Computer Voice (uncredited)
• Jasmine Lliteras as Romulan (uncredited)
• Rachelle Roderick as Romulan Senator (uncredited)
• Bryan Singer as Kelly (uncredited)
• Doug Wax as Bridge Officer (uncredited)

Production [ ]

Star Trek: First Contact and Insurrection director Jonathan Frakes was not offered to direct; if he had, he would have accepted it again. [2] Frakes has gone on record that if he had directed Nemesis, the box office business would have been better than it was. He has said that director Stuart Baird (who had no prior knowledge of the franchise) is one of the reasons why the film failed at the box office.

The film, as with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , was cut by about a third from a much longer running time. Many of the deleted scenes in the movie were "character moments", which served to further the characters' relationships with one another and the reason why they were cut was more emphasis on the battle between the Enterprise-E and the Scimitar. Rick Berman has stated that about 50 minutes worth of scenes were filmed, but cut (though not necessarily all of them were usable in a final form, some might be redundant with other scenes, etc.). Around 17 minutes of deleted scenes were included on the DVD, including:

• A private conversation between Picard and Data over a glass of wine ("Chateau Picard," which is also drunk in the toast to Data at the end of the film) in which they discuss the fact the crew of the Enterprise is starting to move on with their lives; Data examines the flute from " The Inner Light " at the start of the scene.
• Early introduction of Shinzon in the film (right after the wedding reception). This is the scene that includes the dialogue from the theatrical trailers, "But in darkness there is strength..." (Viceroy) and "The time we have dreamed of is at hand... the mighty Federation will fall before us..." (Shinzon).
• The second mental invasion scene of Counselor Troi in the Turbolift. It also includes Shinzon's line from the teaser, "Don't fear."
• A scene of Picard walking with Troi down a corridor and Troi explaining to him that he and Shinzon are two different people. This scene includes the line from the trailer, "it was like a part of me had been stolen..." (Picard)
• Sick-bay getting ready for battle, in which a short dialogue between Dr. Crusher and Picard is shown.
• An extended version of the scene in which Crusher visits Picard in his quarters. In this extended version Crusher tells Picard that Shinzon is a different person, not the man [Picard] she has known for over 30 years. Picard kisses Crusher on the cheek to thank her for her visit.
• Worf warning Picard about the Romulans just before they leave for Romulus. This scene includes the dialogue from the trailer, "I recommend extreme caution..." (Worf)
• Riker and Troi discussing their honeymoon plans with Worf.
• An extended version of Picard's first meeting with Shinzon.

Nemesis was to have been the first Star Trek film to feature the character of Wesley Crusher (played by actor Wil Wheaton ). His scenes were almost entirely cut from the film, leaving only a brief, silent cameo during the wedding (which itself is only visible in widescreen presentations, as he sits at the far end of the table). A deleted scene on the collector's-edition DVD features a brief conversation between Wesley and Picard: Wesley, now a lieutenant in operations-division gold, has returned to Starfleet and is a member of Captain Riker's engineering crew on the USS Titan .

Three "extended ending" clips were included on the two-disc edition. The first was Picard talking to Dr. Crusher about her return to Starfleet Medical and Crusher remarking how she works with a bunch of young doctors who are ready to cure the entire quadrant. The second was Geordi and Worf packing Data's possessions in his quarters. As they are cleaning up Data's cat Spot jumps into Worf's hands and Worf states he is not a cat person. Geordi sees how Spot has taken to Worf and replies, "You are now." Immediately following this scene is the introduction of Commander Madden, which is included in the deleted scenes of the DVD. The third, titled "The Captain's Chair" features the goodbye scene between Riker and Picard, as well as the introduction of the new Enterprise first officer. The Captain's chair is newly installed with the special feature of automatic restraint straps that trigger when the ship goes to alert, to which Picard responds with a smile "It's about time!"

Nemesis was also the final Star Trek film to have a Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack, as the veteran composer died two years after its release.

Reception [ ]

Box office [ ].

Star Trek Nemesis was released on December 13, 2002, in direct competition with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (released November 15, 2002), the 20th James Bond film Die Another Day (released November 22, 2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (released December 18, 2002).

The film's gross domestic income was the lowest of the franchise at $43,254,409 as of September 2008. It opened at #2 in the US box office (just $200,000 behind Maid in Manhattan ) [3] and was the first Trek film not to debut at #1. It earned $67,312,826 worldwide on a budget of $60,000,000. [4]

Critics [ ]

Out of 148 professional reviews compiled by the Rotten Tomatoes film review database, 53 (37%) are positive, giving the film a "rotten" rating. [1] The film has earned a Metacritic score of 50 out of 100 (mixed or average) from 29 reviews. [5]

Some reviewers felt the response to Nemesis indicated that the Star Trek franchise had become worn. Roger Ebert stated in his review, "I'm smiling like a good sport and trying to get with the dialogue … and gradually it occurs to me that "Star Trek" is over for me. I've been looking at these stories for half a lifetime, and, let's face it, they're out of gas." [6] Rotten Tomatoes ratings consensus as of 16 March 2009 indicates “Nemesis has an interesting premise and some good action scenes, but the whole affair feels a bit tired.” [7] Rick Berman ( executive producer of the film) has suggested that Nemesis' s performance may have been negatively affected by "the competition of other films". [8]

In promotional interviews for the film, Patrick Stewart stated that room for a sequel was left as B-4 begins singing, "Blue Skies." [9]

Home media [ ]

On May 20, 2003, Star Trek Nemesis was released on DVD in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions in Region 1 (it was also released on full screen VHS ). This initial release contained an audio commentary by director Stuart Baird, four featurettes on the film's production, seven deleted scenes, a photo gallery, and a preview for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on DVD at Amazon.com . Also on October 4, 2005, Star Trek Nemesis was released on UMD in widescreen for Region 1 only; it's the only Star Trek ever released on UMD.

The initial release was followed up with a "Special Collector's Edition" in Region 1 on October 4, 2005. Although this two-disc set contained several additional features, it also duplicated some of the features found in the initial release. [10] It has also been criticized for not reintegrating several deleted scenes into the film, à la Star Trek: The Motion Picture , to improve the narrative. Template:Citation needed

• ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Rotten-tomatoes
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• ↑ Figures according to Box Office Mojo
• ↑ Template:Metacritic film
• ↑ Ebert, Roger. Star Trek: Nemesis review , Chicago Sun-Times , 13 December 2002.
• ↑ Rick Berman Talk Trek Franchise' Future
• ↑ Patrick Stewart interview on Nemesis Revisited DVD Featurette
• ↑ Star Trek - Nemesis (Special Collector's Edition) DVD at Amazon.com .
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The One With… Picard’s younger evil clone .

Star Trek Nemesis is the tenth movie in the Star Trek film series, released in 2002, and serves as the big-screen Grand Finale for the Next Generation crew. It is directed by Stuart Baird, with the screenplay by John Logan and the story by Logan, Rick Berman and Brent Spiner , who also played Data.

After a coup , the new leader of the ever-secretive Romulan government makes an offer of peace to The Federation . Our heroes find out that this new leader, Shinzon ( Tom Hardy ), is a younger clone of Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ), the by-product of a botched Romulan plot. At first, Shinzon's intentions seem honest, but they quickly turn malicious for convoluted medical reasons. There's also a subplot about a prototype of Data, B-4 (Spiner), which serves as a counterpoint to Picard's identity struggles. See here for a more detailed recap.

The film also stars TNG series regulars Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker, LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge, Michael Dorn as Worf, Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher and Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi. Ron Perlman appears as Shinzon's Evil Chancellor . Cameos include Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher, Whoopi Goldberg as shipboard bartender Guinan, and Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Kathryn Janeway, the only one of the three to have lines.

The film was released on December 13, 2002 in North America. It did poorly at the box office due to a combination of stiff competition note  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , James Bond 's Die Another Day and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers were all released within a few weeks of this film's debut and, despite having the Star Trek Movie Curse in its favor, was not well received. It is generally viewed as a Franchise Killer signaling the decline of Star Trek movies, not helped by Star Trek: Enterprise also struggling before being cancelled several years later.

Nemesis provided a bookend in several ways. With a prequel show currently airing, this film was the chronological last story set in the 24th Century, and J. J. Abrams 's Alternate Timeline Star Trek (2009) (which is somewhat of a Stealth Sequel to this film) made it appear to be the last of the Prime Timeline . But this would change as a new era of Star Trek television shows would return to the timeline with TOS-era Star Trek: Discovery , while Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks are set after the events of this film. The Third Season of Star Trek: Picard would go on to serve as Putting the Band Back Together for the TNG cast, acting as another Grand Finale .

Nemesis provides examples of:

• Aborted Arc : Shinzon is an in-universe example. Picard's clone was created as part of an ambitious operation to replace the real Picard (who even at that point was a rising star in Starfleet) with a Romulan agent at the heart of Starfleet (and with none the wiser). However, the plan ultimately fell victim to a political shakeup in the Senate. A new government came to power, decided the plan was too risky, and pulled the plug and dumped Shinzon on Remus.
• Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene : The dinner scene, where Shinzon seems genuinely curious about the life that Picard lived.
• Alas, Poor Villain : Yes, his motives were unclear, his tactical expertise was debatable (see Informed Ability below), and he wanted to kill everyone on Earth, but there's no denying that Shinzon's life sucked . He was created solely to be a tool of war, and through no fault of his own, he was eventually condemned to a lifetime of back-breaking labor in a hellish mine. And even though he managed to overthrow his captors and the entire Romulan leadership, his engineered lifespan ensured that he had a very short time to live. In short, he lived a short, violent, brutal life, and never really had any chance to know love or happiness.
• Antagonist Title : Shinzon is Picard's nemesis.
• Anything but That! : Worf: ... Irving Berlin .
• Apocalypse How : Class 6, threatened.
• Applied Phlebotinum : Thalaron radiation.
• Arc Words : "Never saw the sun shining so bright, never saw things looking so right..."
• Activation Sequence : After the Enterprise rams the Scimitar , rendering their weapons inoperable, Shinzon activates the thalaron weapon, a process that takes about seven minutes as the targeting emitters on the wings are moved into position prior to firing.
• Attack Pattern Shinzon Theta.
• Defensive Pattern Kirk Epsilon.

• Backported Development : Even though Picard was supposed to have lost his hair with age, his clone is also completely bald. Shinzon's baldness can perhaps be explained away as being a result of his screwed up DNA and the resultant premature aging, but a photograph showing Picard as a bald cadet, not so easily. Especially since on TNG younger versions of Picard were shown twice; "Tapestry", fresh out of the Academy with a full head of hair, and "Violations", ten years before the start of the series, with the hairline starting to recede. Though maybe he just shaved his head at one point in the Academy.
• Bait-and-Switch : At Riker and Troi's wedding party, Data begins singing the bridge of "Blue Skies" in a stilted, robotic way before switching to Brent Spiner's usual jazz singing style. In-universe, there's no reason for him to do this: all of Data's friends and people who have seen STTNG and its previous movies already know Data is a good singer. This seems to have been done solely to serve as an awkward Establishing Character Moment for audience members who aren't familiar with Data's character.
• Bald of Evil : Shinzon is completely bald.
• Beam Spam : The Enterprise uses this when attempting to locate the cloaked Scimitar during the battle in the Bassen Rift before the other Romulans arrive.
• Because You Were Nice to Me : The Remans helped Shinzon survive in the mines, and now he's fighting to liberate them from the Romulans.
• Big Damn Heroes : Commander Donatra arrives with two warbirds to assist the Enterprise and after realizing Shinzon was genocidal. Subverted, however, in that neither warbird succeeds in causing any damage whatsoever to the Scimitar , which then cripples Donatra's warbird and destroys the other one outright, meaning that Donatra's intervention ends up achieving nothing .
• Troi screams it when Vkruk mentally rapes her, and again when Riker calls her name.
• Vkruk yells one when Riker sends him falling to his death.
• Bittersweet Ending : Data is dead, and the crew of the Enterprise is going their separate ways after so many years together. But thanks to their efforts, Shinzon is killed and the Romulan Empire is finally willing to talk with the Federation, which may lead to peace between the two, and Picard, along with all those who remain on the Enterprise , will continue their mission to go where no one has gone before. Sadly, Star Trek (2009) establishes that eight years after Nemesis , Romulus is destroyed in a supernova and the rest of the Romulan Empire blames the Federation for screwing up the project to stop it. In addition, Star Trek: Picard shows that Picard tried to help the Romulans, but The Federation chose to withdraw their aid, and Picard resigned in protest. Also, Data's attempt to download himself into B-4 failed.
• Blank Slate : Data's "brother" B-4.
• Board to Death : Romulan Senate not cooperating? Kill 'em all with an experimental thalaron radiation bomb!
• Body Horror : The effects of thalaron radiation: it turns you into powder from the inside-out. Quite painfully, it must be added.
• Body Snatcher : Data imprints his neural net on his mentally handicapped brother's brain. He plays it off as "helping his brother grow" or somesuch, but it's implied that in the future Data will completely take over B-4's body...until Star Trek: Picard reveals that the download failed.
• Boldly Coming : Defied Trope . Shinzon, a clone of Picard raised on the Romulan twin planet of Remus, organizes a coup against the Imperial Senate and takes over. Commander Donatra later tries to flirt with him , but he stops her dead cold, as he grew up amongst the Slave Race of the Romulan Empire and thus despises ordinary Romulans. Instead, he settles for engaging in some pretty literal Mind Rape against the half-human Troi. Shinzon: You are not a woman. You are a Romulan .
• Bond Villain Stupidity : "I have you now, Picard. Now I can proceed with the operation to save my life, a short time after I walk away and leave you in a room with one guard. I'm sure nothing will happen during that time."
• When we first saw the Prime Universe Enterprise on the big screen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture , she was in spacedock undergoing a refit. In this last Prime Universe film, we last see her in spacedock undergoing repairs. The same Jerry Goldsmith Star Trek theme is played in both scenes.
• Similarly, as of 2023, this remains the final Trek film set in the Prime Reality. So, Jerry Goldsmith has the distinction of scoring both the first and last films of the original, pre-reboot Film Series.
• In their first meeting in the TNG pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint", Picard and Riker talk about how it was the first officer's responsibility to take on away missions. In their last meeting before Riker leaves for the USS Titan , Picard offers some advice about how to handle that with his first officer.
• In the original ending, the Enterprise would have left for a mission to the Deneb system, which was where the TNG pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" took place.
• At the beginning of the film, Data sings "Blue Skies" at Troi and Riker's wedding reception. By the end of the film, B-4 struggles to sing the song as the Enterprise is docked .
• Bottomless Pit : Riker kicks Vkruk into one of these; the Enterprise apparently has one starting at deck 29 (the bottom of the ship... or five decks below the bottom, thanks to a Continuity Snarl ) and going down far enough to be fatal.
• In the last movie , Geordi was amazed at Picard's acute hearing. Turns out that it was painfully acute when Picard was a boy.
• Shinzon's backstory is that he was a clone of Picard developed as part of a plot to undermine the Federation. In "Redemption: Part II", when they first met Sela, the identical half-Romulan daughter of Tasha Yar , Dr. Crusher briefly wondered whether she was actually Tasha's clone, created for undermining Starfleet.
• Janeway appearing as a (recently promoted) Admiral is the only Canon description of what happened to the Voyager crew after their Grand Finale , until Star Trek: Picard added some further details.
• Whoopi Goldberg also has one line as Guinan.

• Captain Obvious : Data: [picking up a robotic arm] It appears to be a robotic arm. Worf: Very astute .
• The micro transporter Data attempts to use when rescuing Picard is used later on... to rescue Picard.
• Troi uses Vkruk's telepathy (which she knows about after her Mind Rape ) to locate the cloaked Scimitar . She even says "Remember me?"
• Commonality Connection : Shinzon tries to forge a connection with Picard, though it's ambiguous how sincere he is given that he plans to kill Picard for his blood. Shinzon: I want to know what it means to be human. The Remans have given me a future, but you can tell me about my past. Picard: I can tell you about my past. Shinzon: Were we Picards always warriors? Picard: I think of myself as an explorer . Shinzon: Well, were we always explorers? Picard: I was the first Picard to leave our solar system. It caused quite a stir in the family, but I'd spent my youth... Shinzon: ...looking up at the stars, dreaming about what was up there, about... Picard: ...new worlds.
• One of the ships waiting for the Enterprise is the USS Archer .
• A maneuvering pattern during the battle is called Kirk Epsilon , and is used while trying to locate a ship that can fire while cloaked .
• Data finds B-4 fascinating.
• A mention of the Dominion War and an appearance by Admiral Janeway .
• Troi taking the helm when the first helm officer is sucked into space and consequently being given the order by Picard to ram the Scimitar with the Enterprise is a humorous nod to her similar actions on the Enterprise-D and its status as a meme among the fanbase.
• The most subtle nod happens with Worf. While moving to intercept the boarding party Worf mentions that "The Romulans fought with honor." In the Next Generation episode "The Enemy", Worf went so far as to refuse to help save a dying Romulan's life (said Romulan made it clear he'd rather die than accept Worf's help in any case) while Dr. Crusher and Picard could not convince him otherwise (his family was killed in a Romulan surprise attack at Khitomer). The fact that the people he despised so much managed to impress him says a lot.
• Another subtle reference is the planet Remus itself, which was first mentioned all the way back in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Balance of Terror" (and never mentioned again until now).
• Riker recalls Data's failed attempt to whistle way back in the TNG pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint", though he can't remember the song. For the record, it was "Pop Goes the Weasel."
• Picard mentions Riker's refusal to let him lead away missions, also first mentioned in the TNG pilot.
• A technological nod occurs when Geordi notes that the Scimitar 's cloak is perfect and doesn't leave any tachyon emissions or residual antiprotons, which were previous methods of revealing cloaking devices.
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine : The now-concluded Dominion War is acknowledged, as is the Romulan involvement in the conflict (which is used as a plot point to help establish Shinzon's military background). However, Worf's post-series status quo as the new Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire isn't acknowledged at all. He simply rejoins his old crew without any on-screen explanation (though a deleted scene from the Wedding confirms Worf had resigned from the Diplomatic Corps prior to the film).
• Star Trek: Voyager : The ship's triumphant return home to the Alpha Quadrant is non-verbally acknowledged by Janeway's cameo.
• Constantly Curious : B-4 in the car-chase scene.
• Cool Old Guy : Picard is 74 years old in the film ( Patrick Stewart was only 62), but you wouldn't know it judging by how active he is, including how he single-handedly takes out not only everyone on the Scimitar 's bridge, but also manages to defeat Shinzon in hand-to-hand combat .
• The Scimitar is a decidedly evil-looking vessel, with forward-swept wings, dark gray hull, and an overall design that just oozes menace. It can also use its weapons and its shields while cloaked, something that, except for the Klingon Bird-of-Prey in The Undiscovered Country (the weapons at least, it still couldn't use its shields), is normally impossible. Picard: (awed) She's a predator.
• Plus the Enterprise -E remains as cool as ever.
• The Coup : At the start of the film, disgruntled Romulan senator Tal'aura and a group of Romulan military officers assassinate the rest of the Senate so they can install Shinzon as Praetor. They eventually turn on him (though to little effect) after realizing he's a genocidal maniac .
• Creator Cameo : Director Stuart Baird provides the voice of the Scimitar 's computer.
• Damn You, Muscle Memory! : When the Enterprise is hailed by the Romulans after the battle, Picard habitually says 'on-screen' despite a hole into space existing where the viewscreen once was - he quickly corrects himself with 'open a channel'.
• Dawn Attack : Picard reflects on this trope while recording his Captain's Log during the Lock-and-Load Montage : "...and like a thousand other commanders on a thousand other battlefields, I wait for the dawn."
• Demoted to Extra : Pretty much everyone except Picard and Data, but particularly egregious in the case of Dr. Crusher, who essentially disappears from the film after informing Picard of Shinzon's genetic problem, with a brief appearance in Data's wake scene (without any dialogue) being the only time she even appears after that. To a lesser extent this also applies to La Forge, who is mostly limited to providing bits of Technobabble and expository dialogue, and Worf, who is the butt of a few jokes early on and then has a minor action sequence late on, with neither getting any real character development. All three do get additional scenes in the novelization, though.
• Diabolus ex Nihilo : The Scimitar . It breaks suspension of disbelief that the Remans could build, almost literally under the Romulans' noses (whose society's most prominent feature is Big Brother-level surveillance and paranoia), a starship custom-designed for their kind (it's noted that the controls are in Reman) and with the equivalent firepower of what has to be at least a few dozen top-of-the-line warships, not to mention its perfect cloak and primary weapon system.
• Disney Villain Death : Vkruk falls to his death into a bottomless pit towards the end of the film.
• Disposable Pilot : Poor Lieutenant Branson, who you knew would die the very moment you saw him.
• Doomsday Device : The Thalaron radiation weapon.
• The Dragon : Vkruk serves as Shinzon's second-in-command.
• Dream Spying
• Drives Like Crazy : Flying an attack craft through the corridors of a starship? Pretty crazy.
• Driving into a Truck : The Argo Jeep and a cargo shuttlecraft play this role. Picard even drives the Argo over a ledge in order to park it in the shuttle. (They also drove out of the shuttle at the beginning of the scene.)
• Dropped a Bridge on Him : Data 's death was generally considered an underwhelming one for such a long-established character. In fairness, it wasn't as severely anti-climactic as the Trope Namer , nor as much an utterly pointless Shoot the Shaggy Dog moment as Tasha Yar's or Jadzia Dax's deaths, since Data does at least go out in a Heroic Sacrifice while saving the Enterprise . It's more the execution that's at fault here, since his death is pretty abrupt and filmed more in the manner that you might expect some Red Shirt to meet their end in, rather than a main character.
• Earth Is the Center of the Universe : Or, at least, The Federation , which is why Shinzon makes it his first target. Riker: Destroy humanity, you cripple the Federation.
• Even Evil Has Standards : The Romulans start to side against Shinzon when they realize how genocidal he is. They want to conquer The Federation , not wipe it out completely.
• Explosive Decompression : An energy torpedo from the Scimitar blasts a giant hole in the front of the bridge, obliterating the viewscreen. A hapless conn officer is sucked out into space, with another one holding onto his console for dear life, as well as the rest of the bridge crew. They are only saved by the timely activation of the atmospheric safety forcefields.
• Fairytale Wedding Dress : Troi wears a pink one at her wedding.
• Faux Affably Evil : Shinzon.
• Five-Second Foreshadowing : The Enterprise is being stalked by Shinzon's cloaked ship, so it's hoping to rendezvous with the fleet for protection. On the way, they enter an area of space where long-range communications don't work. Data and Picard realize that this would be a perfect place for Shinzon to attack them. Guess what happens next?
• From Bad to Worse : With the Enterprise already outmatched by the Scimitar , two more warbirds show up. Subverted when they offer to help fight Shinzon.
• From Nobody to Nightmare : Shinzon may not have been the most competent Big Bad ever, but given that he started out as the weakest slave in the mines, getting as far as he did in life was quite an accomplishment.
• Fun with Homophones : During the fight with the Enterprise , Shinzon slowly and viciously says "Fire at will." Followed immediately by a cut to a frantic Will Riker.
• Generic Doomsday Villain : Shinzon. The extreme actions that actually relate to his supposedly well-intentioned goals occur entirely in the opening minutes of the movie: as he was raised by the Remans, he understandably doesn't like their status as the Warrior - Slave Race of the Romulan Empire. But when he assassinates the entire Romulan Senate and installs himself as the new dictator... he's already solved all the Remans' problems. At that point his only real explanation for wanting to destroy Earth is to eclipse Picard in the history books and make sure nobody ever subjugates the Remans again. For a poorly explained reason (to prove to everyone that the Remans are to be taken seriously), he has a super battleship way more advanced than every ship it comes up against. He also got a planet-destroying superweapon from... somewhere. The Star Trek Novelverse spent quite a few pages writing (non-canon) fix fics to explain this mess.
• Grand Finale : For the Next Generation crew, and more: as the next film returns to the TOS gang in an altered version of history, it was the final entry of the Next Generation , of the whole 24th Century era, and of the entire Trek Verse as it has been from day one ... until Star Trek: Picard was announced in 2019.
• Guns Akimbo : Picard wields two disruptors while Data figures out how to access the hangar on the Scimitar .
• Hand Wave : Tom Hardy looking nothing like Patrick Stewart is handwaved during their characters' dinner scene where Shinzon notes "Not the face you remember? A life of violence can do that."
• Hangover Sensitivity : Worf and Romulan ale do not mix very well.
• Heel–Face Door-Slam : Subverted. Shinzon slams it himself.
• Heel–Face Turn : The Romulans.
• Heroic BSoD : After Shinzon dies, Picard suffers one. When Data appears, Picard barely registers his arrival at first.
• Heroic Sacrifice : Data, homaging Spock's heroic sacrifice in Wrath of Khan .
• Hoist by Their Own Petard : The Romulans create a clone of Captain Picard for a Kill and Replace gambit, only to have their tool kill and replace the Romulan Senate . So this is a case of Hoist By Their Own Picard .
• So to be clear: the series has established that quite a few members of the Enterprise are geniuses, and they know, by this point, that Shinzon is literally out for Captain Picard's blood. And yet, it doesn't occur to any of them that flying the ship alone into a gas cloud which prevents them from calling for help is a really, really bad idea.
• The last time they found a disassembled Soong-designed android, he turned out to be Data's Evil Twin and went on to nearly kill the crew on two separate occasions. Why not ONE of the senior staff, all of whom were present for both events, brings up even the vaguest mention of this...
• So, Shinzon and the Remans discover B-4 somewhere, add programming to turn him into their spy, and plant his remains in the desert for the Enterprise to find. The goal here is to acquire the position of the Federation fleet, the same fleet the Scimitar can trivially bypass thanks to its perfect cloak. The whole thing failed anyway, but it's not made clear why he ever needed the data in the first place, given his plan never involved the fleet in the first place. Presumably this would have tied in to the deleted subplot where Shinzon intended to launch a full-scale assault on the Federation, and the information would have been for the benefit of the rest of the Romulan fleet, which would have otherwise been vulnerable to the Federation's normal methods of rooting out cloaked ships.
• Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy : The Reman side of this is lampshaded early on when it's pointed out that the Romulans used Remans for cannon fodder in the Dominion War.
• Inertial Impalement : At the climax, Picard inflicts this on Shinzon with a piece of broken-off metal.
• He waits for two days to talk to Picard personally, along with other general procrastination ( due to Clone Degeneration , Shinzon at this point has something like a week to live ) because he was "curious" about Picard.
• He unveils his secret flagship, the Scimitar , in a show of strength, not only nullifying the surprise of his trump card but also eventually revealing to Picard that he has a planet-killer weapon.
• He leaves the Enterprise in orbit of Romulus after kidnapping Picard.
• While ambushing Enterprise , he flies unnecessarily close to them, allowing them to hit him despite Scimitar's cloaking device.
• He orders the Scimitar to move to port when he sees the Enterprise proceeding to ram it, rather than moving full reverse. Even if the Enterprise had inertia on its side, moving back would have softened the blow considerably.
• Shinzon says the Remans are "A race bred for war", yet they get slaughtered easily in most of the combat scenes. To be fair, they do slightly better against the generic security team members on the Enterprise . It could be their problem is they constantly go into combat against main characters who are protected by Plot Armor .
• Interface Spoiler : At one point, the subtitles spoil the surprise of Picard being beamed off the Enterprise mid-sentence a few seconds before it actually happens. The details may not be obvious, but it's clear that something critically interrupts him.
• It's Personal : The only explanation for Shinzon's attitude towards both the Romulan establishment and Picard.
• Kick the Dog : Shinzon's Mind Rape of Troi, which serves no real purpose except to demonstrate how evil he is.
• Killed Off for Real : Data .
• Kirk Summation : Picard gives Shinzon one during the climactic battle, trying to get him to see past his rage and become a better man. Unfortunately, Shinzon responds with a Shut Up, Picard!
• The Last Dance : Shinzon: I'm glad we're together now - our destiny is complete.

• Lightning Bruiser : The Scimitar is faster than the Enterprise while boasting more firepower and stronger Deflector Shields . Even the combined might of the Enterprise and two Romulan Valdore -class warbirds isn't enough to defeat it.
• Lock-and-Load Montage : Picard: All hands... battle stations !
• Looks Like Orlok : The Remans were explicitly designed to resemble Nosferatu .
• Losing Your Head : B-4.
• Made of Iron : The Enterprise . While she's not nearly as well-armed as the Scimitar , she takes a beating during the battle and keeps on going (granted, Shinzon wanted Picard taken alive). The only thing that stopped her was running out of torpedoes . And then when Picard decided to ram his opponent anyway, the Enterprise only loses about 1/6th of its saucer section while the Scimitar folds like cheap cardboard, losing all its disruptors and the cloaking device in the process. If not for his Wave-Motion Gun , Shinzon would have been defeated right there.
• The Main Characters Do Everything : Riker and Worf leave their posts on the bridge during a battle to go shoot it out with the Reman boarding party below decks. Why the ship's senior officers needed to leave their posts in the middle of battle to go do basic grunt work is anyone's guess.
• Meaningful Name : Shinzon is a Chinese name meaning "heart". It's also a Japanese name meaning "new existence".
• Military Coup : The entire Romulan Senate is assassinated by Shinzon and a group of Romulan generals who were promised that he would invade the Federation.
• Mind Rape : Shinzon and Vkruk use an unusually literal version on Troi, though she turns it back on them.
• Misapplied Phlebotinum : Mr Plinkett went into a long rant in his review about the shuttle that brings the Argo buggy down to Kolarus III. Complaining that a flying space vehicle is vastly more useful than a car but they only use it to house and transport a vehicle that's less useful than itself.
• Misplaced Retribution : Shinzon despises being Picard's clone and is willing to kill every person on Earth just to make sure that his name is the one history remembers.
• Missile Lock-On : Averted for most of the Battle of the Bassen Rift thanks to the Scimitar 's advanced cloaking device. Similarly to General Chang almost a century earlier , Shinzon's firing through the cloak and thus Worf can't achieve targeting locks. He has to fire blindly and manually (which scores as many hits as misses). The Valdore has the same problem, necessitating Worf coordinating with them to triangulate fire on any shield impact. It's not until Troi telepathically locates the Viceroy that Worf's able to finally knock out the cloak and achieve automatic targeting locks — though by that point in the battle, the Enterprise has already expended most of its weaponry and is heavily damaged.
• The Scimitar is more loaded for bear with more disruptors and torpedoes than almost any other Trek ship, not to mention its Wave-Motion Gun .
• During the battle, when Troi gives Worf a solid point to aim at, he starts firing the Enterprise's quantum torpedoes. These are a lot more powerful than the standard photon torpedoes, and at this point the barrage succeeds in bringing down the Scimitar 's cloak, but it's still not enough to break through the shields and do any meaningful damage.
• Named by the Adaptation : The Viceroy's true name, Vkruk, is given in the novelization.
• No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine : Shinzon invites Picard to a private dinner, where he shares his backstory with him.
• Non-Human Non-Binary : Data makes a brief reference to "invited transgendered species" early on in the movie, the franchise's first reference to transexuality. However, the word was badly misused. Instead of having anything to do with a person whose gender identity and physical sex do not match, it was added onto "Ladies and Gentlemen," meaning it referred to races whose physical sexes are not the same as humans. note  If Star Trek has an example of transsexuality, it's the TNG episode where a member of a genderless race caused a stir by considering herself female; a failed attempt at an episode about homosexuality ( But Not Too Gay and Rule-Abiding Rebel were taken a bit too far; a nominally genderless character played by a woman who isn't being made to look or sound any less female and who identifies as a woman falling in love with a man is not even sorta homosexual-ish, it's just Riker getting his Kirk on one more time. However, they accidentally backed into having an episode about transsexuality that isn't the worst you've ever seen, at a time when it was hardly on the radar).
• No OSHA Compliance : Not only is there nothing protecting anyone from coming into contact with the beam coming out of the thalaron generator, which is located in an anteroom just behind the bridge of the Scimitar , but firing a hand phaser into the beam is sufficient to blow up the entire ship. Downplayed a little in that the beam is only present when the thalaron generator is active, and it's still a much lesser case than what was in the original script, where it was the ship's warp core that was on the bridge.
• No Seatbelts : A deleted bit from the ending would show that the Enterprise was finally being equipped with them, to which Picard even says "About time!"
• "Not So Different" Remark : Picard and Shinzon, explored at some length. Shinzon claims that he is what Picard would have been under different circumstances, then brushes off Picard's attempt to turn the "mirror" metaphor around on him. Data later points out a key difference by comparing him to B-4: Neither makes any attempt to better themselves. Subtly lampshaded when Shinzon tells his ship's replicator to give him a hot tea.
• Noodle Incident : The twelve major engagements Shinzon fought in the Dominion War. We don't learn any details, save that they establish his backstory and reputation as a young, capable, and successful commander.
• Not Worth Killing : For obvious reasons, Shinzon doesn't want the Enterprise destroyed with Picard still aboard, and tells his gunners to focus on her weapons and shield emitters. When he then demands Picard's surrender, he claims that he has "little interest in [his] quaint vessel", implying that he'll let the Enterprise go.
• Novelization : The film's novelization stays mostly true to the finished film, with several small scenes deleted from the film, but notably expands on Shinzon's motivations: Having bonded so much with the Remans after his years of slavery, he honestly wants the best for them, and intends to lead a galactic war to make them the dominant species in the universe, and it's made clear that with the Scimitar , and the Thalaron radiation, he could have pulled it off . The book also expands Worf's role during the final battle, and actually gives Beverly something to do: Worf battles a few more Remans, and chases one into a cargo bay that's been converted into a makeshift hospital, only to be near-fatally wounded. Beverly stuns said Reman soldier, and with the help of Romulan doctor, manages to save Worf's life.
• When the Enterprise crew realize that the region of space they have just entered would be the perfect place for an ambush. Data: The rift will affect all long-range communica... ( Oh, Crap! face) Picard: (calls The Bridge ) Commander Riker, evasive maneuvers! ( Screen Shake )
• When Shinzon realizes that the Enterprise is about to ram him. Shinzon: HARD TO PORT!
• Orcus on His Throne : Shinzon needs a transfusion of Picard's blood to prevent his own Clone Degeneration . Despite having Picard prisoner for quite some time and being repeatedly told by Vkruk to begin the procedure, he does not... for some reason .
• Out-of-Character Moment : The Dune-Buggy Scene. Picard apparently decides to screw decades of adherence to the Prime Directive and perform Car Fu on a pre-warp planet, despite being willing to condemn entire species to death rather than break it before.
• Palm Bloodletting : Shinzon does this to provide our heroes with a blood sample so they can see that he is Picard's clone.
• Phlebotinum-Proof Robot : Data, not needing to breathe, launches himself through outer space to go from the Enterprise to the Scimitar .
• Pull Yourself Down the Spear : The last scene between Picard and Shinzon is a nod to King Arthur , as Shinzon pulls himself down the beam stuck in his gut to to make his final verbal attack against Picard, a poignant parallel to Mordred hauling himself down the spear to aim a final attack at his father Arthur.
• Punny Name : B-4, Data's prototype. The name was planned to be B-9 but got changed. Lampshaded by Picard: Picard: Dr. Soong's penchant for whimsical names seems to have no end!
• Ramming Always Works : Subverted. While the egg-like structure of the saucer section gives the Enterprise physical resilience against head-on impacts, and it did seemingly succeed in disabling the Scimitar 's primary weapons and destroy the hangar containing her complement of Scorpion -class fighters (hence why the Enterprise wasn't reduced to space dust for its failure), it also disabled the Enterprise completely while the Scimitar still had impulse and warp capability. In the long run, however, the Scimitar also had a damaged cloak, which would have rendered it a lot more vulnerable to the Federation fleet.
• Rank Scales with Asskicking : By the end of the movie, Picard blasts his way out of prison, single-handedly wipes out the entire bridge crew of the Scimitar , and defeats Shinzon in hand to hand combat. Not bad for a 76-year old.
• Redemption Rejection : Picard tries to convince Shinzon to see past his rage. It doesn't work .
• Red Shirt : Lieutenant Branson gets sucked out into space when the Scimitar blows a hole in the bridge of the Enterprise .
• Remember the New Guy? : The entire Reman species which, given its back story, should have shown up at least once or twice on the various series — especially given they fought during the Dominion War . Everyone just acts like they've always existed. The film does try to justify it by saying the Romulans consider Remans less than real people, and thus keep them locked away on Remus toiling in slavery, but it is a bit difficult to swallow.
• Replacement Goldfish : It's implied that B-4 will become this to Data thanks to the memory download he underwent . Star Trek: Countdown , the non-canon prequel to Star Trek (2009) , embraced this and featured a restored Data, though Star Trek: Picard eventually confirmed that the download didn't take, and that B-4 was dismantled.
• See the Invisible : Geordi tries this, but fails — Shinzon's Invisibility Cloak is just that good.
• Self-Destruct Mechanism : Picard tries to activate it as a last-ditch attempt to stop Shinzon, but it's offline from the battle.
• Picard, who has consistently been depicted as being willing to lay down his life before violating the Prime Directive , happily takes part in a car chase on a pre-industrial world. He's also violated it just about as much as Kirk did, but not so whimsically and randomly.
• Also, the photo shows him in the Star Trek II -era trainee/NCO uniform, not the cadet/commissioned officer uniform.
• While trying to reason with Shinzon, Picard tells him "Your heart, your hands, your eyes are the same as mine," despite the fact that TNG established that Picard has an artificial heart due to an incident where he was stabbed as a young man.
• A deleted scene shows Geordi discovering the emotion chip in Data's quarters. By Insurrection , Data had figured out how to remove the chip, and seems to be using it less frequently. The fact that he displayed emotion at the end without the chip is the culmination of his Character Development .
• Series Fauxnale : As the final theatrical Next Generation film, Nemesis would serve as the sendoff for the Enterprise -D/E family for two decades, until the final season of Picard in 2023 would deliberately affirm itself as the true Grand Finale for the TNG cast and story.
• Shoulders of Doom : Shinzon. Lampshaded on-set by his co-star Frakes, who described his outfit as "a reject from Rollerball ."
• Is B-4 hacking into the Enterprise computer or The Matrix ?
• The Jackal knife in the film was a prop used in TV before. Who else wielded that weapon? Faith.
• Sinister Scimitar : Shinzon's warbird, which proves to be more than a match for the Enterprise .
• Soul Fragment : B-4 sings "Blue Skies" at the end.
• Space Is an Ocean : Averted. The majority of the final battle takes place in mostly a flat plane but there is still plenty of swooping over and under each other. Also, a major part of the combat involves the Enterprise rotating damaged sections away from the Scimitar 's line of sight, which includes turning (relative to us) upside down.
• Spotlight-Stealing Squad : The film plays out like a Picard and Data Fan Fiction , with most of the main cast limited to holding the floor down. They were the primary characters of all the TNG movies, but not quite to this degree of no one else having much to do at all.
• Despite leaving Starfleet in the finale of Deep Space Nine , Worf is back in his old position of tactical/security officer on the Enterprise without so much as a line of dialogue to explain it. In the other movies he didn't belong in, we got an explanation: in The Undiscovered Country, the TOS era Colonel Worf is the guy TNG's Worf is an Identical Grandson of. In First Contact, the crew of the damaged Defiant was beamed onto the Enterprise . In Insurrection, he was asked what he was doing there but the action cuts away before he answers; we're given a humorous Un Reveal but the fact that he's stationed elsewhere and a reason why he dropped by this time exists in-universe. Here? He's just there, in full uniform from the start, manning his old station like it's still his station. Not even a Hand Wave , or events that make a Fan Wank easy. A deleted line had him saying that he wasn't suited to the life of a diplomat.
• Despite their wartime alliance against the Dominion during Deep Space Nine , relations between the Romulans and Federation have reverted right back to their traditional cold war status quo within less than 4 years after the War ended. This at least can be justified in-universe, as it was made clear repeatedly on DS9 that the Romulans joining the War effort was an alliance of necessity (and that the UFP and Star Empire would be left as the major powers vying for control of the Quadrant in its aftermath).
• Stealth in Space : The Scimitar can fire while cloaked and its cloaking ability was capable of countering previously established means of detecting cloaked ships. The Enterprise does manage to land a fair number of hits on it, though, suggesting that the Scimitar 's constant firing gave away its position. Not a big deal, however, since unlike most ships in Star Trek, the Scimitar also retains its shields while cloaked too.
• Stupid Sacrifice : Several (attempted) times in fact. First Data tries to do this when saving Picard, but Picard tells him no. Then Picard attempts to do this when the Enterprise is disabled. Then Data comes to save Picard again , before following through on his initial plan to kill himself in a semi-heroic fashion. The latter two are because no member of the crew seems to realize that the Enterprise has functioning shuttles with functioning transporters .
• Taken for Granite : The entire Romulan Senate (save for Tal'aura) are turned to stone at the beginning of the film. This is also the fate that Shinzon intends for the Enterprise crew, and then Earth.
• This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself Picard: Data, this is something I have to do myself.
• Thrown Out the Airlock : When one of the Scimitar 's torpedos hits The Bridge . Bye bye, Branson .
• Tidally Locked Planet : The Remans evolved on the dark side of tidally-locked Remus, explaining their photosensitivity.
• Timeshifted Actor : Technically, Tom Hardy as Shinzon, although they didn't bother to get an actor who actually looked anything like Patrick Stewart .
• To Absent Friends : Borrowed from Star Trek III .
• Trailers Always Spoil : The reveal of Shinzon being human was originally meant to happen quite early on, but was pushed back to much later in the film when the producers decided it'd be more dramatic if the audience found out about Shinzon at the same time that Picard did. Something that might have worked better if not for the fact that the first trailer showed a good chunk of Shinzon's original introductory scene.
• Unspoken Plan Guarantee : Data's switch with B-4 .
• Villain Opening Scene : But, y'know, who really liked the Romulan Senate anyway?
• Weapon of Mass Destruction : The planet-killing ship.
• Weld the Lock : Picard seals the door to the shuttle bay but discovers that that door is the only way out.
• Whole-Plot Reference : To Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .
• Wounded Gazelle Gambit : Shinzon utilizes this in the finale battle. In a three-on-one fight against the Enterprise and two warbirds, it was becoming easier for them to track down the Scimitar even with the cloak. He lured in the lead warbird by dropping part of the cloak, making them think they were doing worse than they were. Once in close, a full weapon spread at close range quickly disabled them.
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are : Picard attempts to convince Shinzon of this. He fails, miserably.
• You Have Failed Me : Shinzon orders a Reman guard who failed to stop Picard shot. So much for that whole "freeing your Reman brothers" bit.
• You Have Outlived Your Usefulness : The Romulans pulled this on Shinzon before they even started using him — they abandoned their plans for him when he was still a boy and sent him to the Reman mines, not expecting him to survive.
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Star Trek Nemesis

2002 • PG-13

A clone of Picard that was created by the Romulans seeks revenge and threatens the destruction of the Federation with a powerful weapon.

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• The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty. Captain Picard and his crew discover a serious threat to the Federation once Praetor Shinzon plans to attack Earth.
• After a joyous wedding between William Riker and Deanna Troi, Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew stumble upon a positronic signature which results in a prototype version of the android Data. Then the Enterprise is invited to Romulus to negotiate a peace treaty with the Romulans by their new leader, Praetor Shinzon. However, Shinzon is revealed to be a clone of Picard who was raised on Remus, a slave planet to the Romulans. Later on, Picard discovers that this peace treaty was nothing more than a set-up on account of the fact that Shinzon needs Picard in order to survive. But little do the Enterprise crew know that Shinzon also plans to do away with the Federation by unleashing a weapon that could destroy a whole planet. — Blazer346
• On their way to William Riker and Deanna Troi's honeymoon on Betazed, the Enterprise heads near the Romulan Neutral Zone, and picks up a prototype version of the android Data. Immediately, they are diverted to Romulus, where the new ruler, Praetor Shinzon, a human cloned from Captain Picard who lives on the slave planet Remus, appears to want peace with the Federation. But then the crew detects a break-in on their computer systems, and Picard is captured by the Remans because Shinzon needs him as his only matching supplier of genetic material. Picard and the Enterprise crew escape, only to find themselves battling Shinzon's completely cloaked Warbird, who goes after the complete destruction of Earth. — 42/103
• The Romulan military offers the Imperial Senate plans to join forces with the Reman military and invade the Federation, but the Praetor (Alan Dale) refuses to cooperate. A green Thalaron radiation mist is released into the room, and everyone is killed. Meanwhile, the crew of the USS Enterprise-E prepares to bid farewell to longtime first officer Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), who are soon to be married on Betazed. On route, they discover a Positronic energy reading on a planet in the Kolaran system near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Lieutenant Commander Worf (Michael Dorn), and Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) land on Kolarus III and discover the remnants of an android resembling Data. When the android is reassembled it reveals its name is B-4 (Brent Spiner), and the crew deduce it to be a less-advanced earlier version of Data. Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) orders the crew to conduct a diplomatic mission to Romulus. Janeway informs Picard that the Romulan government has undergone a military coup and is now controlled by a Reman named Shinzon (Tom Hardy), saying he wants peace with the Federation and to bring freedom to Remus. This is a surprising development as the Romulans had regarded Remans as an undesirable caste used principally as slave labor, due to their long history of prejudice. Upon their arrival on Romulus, the crew learns that Shinzon is actually a clone of Picard, a remnant of a secret experiment conducted by the Romulans to take Picard's place in Starfleet as a spy; however, he and the project were abandoned after a political change in the Romulan government left him cast away to Remus as a slave. It is there that he meets his Reman brethren and effects his rise to power. It was also on Remus where Shinzon constructed his flagship, a heavily armed warship named Scimitar, with completely undetectable cloaking devices, an arsenal of weapons, and virtually impregnable shields. Though the diplomatic mission seems to go smoothly, the crew discovers that the Scimitar is emitting low levels of extremely dangerous Thalaron radiation, the same substance used to assassinate the Romulan senate as seen in the film's beginning. Several unauthorized computer accesses take place aboard the Enterprise, and Counselor Troi is mentally attacked by Shinzon while she is making love to Commander Riker. Picard is captured by Shinzon and is informed that he is slowly dying from the accelerated aging from his cloning process, and thus needs Picard's blood to live. Shinzon also transports B-4 aboard the Scimitar, revealing that Shinzon was behind the placing of B-4 on Kolarus III in order to lure Picard to Romulus. However, B-4 reveals himself to actually be Data - he rescues Picard, and they make their escape back to their ship. Realizing that the Scimitar is a Weaponized Thalaron emitter with enough power to destroy all life forms in a fleet of ships as well as an entire planet, Data deduces that Shinzon is using the warship to conquer the Federation and destroy Earth. The Enterprise races back towards Federation space, but is soon ambushed by the Scimitar, disabling the Enterprise's warp drive in the process in her first volley of torpedoes. In the ensuing assault, the Enterprise is outmatched. Two Romulan Warbirds arrive and assist in the assault, but Shinzon destroys one Warbird and disables the other. Refocusing his attention on Picard, Shinzon damages the Enterprise to a significant degree. Refusing to surrender, Picard uses his heavily damaged ship to ram the Scimitar, but only succeeds in slightly damaging it. Picard even tries to initiate the Enterprise's self-destruct sequence, but finds it disabled from the attack. Meanwhile, Shinzon initializes the Scimitar's Thalaron weapon in a desperate attempt to take the Enterprise down with him. Picard boards the vessel alone and faces Shinzon. Unable to stop the weapon from activating, Picard kills Shinzon by impaling him through the abdomen with part of a metallic support strut. Data arrives with a single-use personal transporter, using it to quickly beam the captain back to the Enterprise before sacrificing himself to destroy the ship, shutting down the weapon in the process. While the severely damaged Enterprise is under repair in a space dock in near-Earth orbit, Picard bids farewell to newly promoted Captain Riker who is off to command the USS Titan, to begin a true peace negotiation mission with Romulus. Picard then meets with android B-4, whereupon he learns that Data had succeeded in copying the engrams of his neural net into B-4's Positronic matrix not long before his death.

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Star Trek Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis was the tenth Star Trek feature film , and the last to feature the characters of Star Trek: The Next Generation .

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The Romulan Star Empire is currently in a normal day. Praetor Hiren of the Imperial Romulan Senate is holding a meeting. The controversial Shinzon , allied with Senator Tal'Aura and Commander Donatra , planted a thalaron radiation device in the Romulan Senate chamber, via Tal'Aura , as a gift. Soon, Hiren and the Senate were dead and a large power vacuum had just begun to form...

William T. Riker and Deanna Troi are at their wedding ceremony in Valdez , Alaska . Things are going well, but feelings of sadness engross them all as Riker and Troi prepare to leave for the Luna -class starship USS Titan , and Beverly Crusher prepares to go to Starfleet Medical . As these mixed feelings continue, plans for the Federation 's demise are held deep within the heart of the Romulan Star Empire ...

En route to the wedding ceremony on Betazed , the crew encounter a positronic signature emanating from the planet Kolarus III . They stop off to find the android B-4 , who quickly becomes Data 's main interest. Meanwhile, Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway informs Captain Jean-Luc Picard that the USS Enterprise -E is due for peace talks on Romulus with the new praetor, Shinzon. So, the Enterprise makes a course correction and heads towards Romulus, as the plans for the Federation's demise are set into motion...

Shinzon turns out to be a clone of Picard, but still claims himself as Shinzon of Remus. He seems to want peace on the outside, but to cure an incurable disease, Shinzon needs Picard's blood . So, Shinzon and his viceroy , Vkruk , abduct Picard. Data goes undercover (as B-4), rescues Picard and together they make it back to Enterprise . Once aboard, the Enterprise leaves Romulan space . Meanwhile, Deanna Troi is still recovering from Shinzon's telepathic rape , and Shinzon cloaks the Scimitar , departing for the Federation, en route behind Enterprise ...

Soon, Picard learns of a battle fleet that the Enterprise is to join, but are attacked prematurely. With the help of new ally, Commander Donatra, and the telepathic pathway between Deanna Troi and Vkruk, the Scimitar is severely damaged at the Baasen Rift. However, Shinzon still has weapons and shields; while the Enterprise is a sitting duck, Riker and Worf are out battling a Reman assault force sent to retrieve Picard. Meanwhile, the Scimitar fires at the Enterprise 's bridge, blowing the viewscreen apart, causing air to rush out of the bridge. Having nowhere to grip, Branson is sucked out into space screaming, while the Ops officer struggles to maintain her grip on her station. Data hangs onto Picard's chair, and Deanna is nearly pulled out of her chair, but she manages to grip her console in time. Eventually, the force-shields come up, then Picard orders Troi to ram the Scimitar . This prevents Shinzon from using his cloaking device or disruptors . Shinzon then orders the thalaron radiation device to destroy the Enterprise and her crew, but Picard rushes to stop thais, while Data has other plans...

While Picard and Shinzon engage in an eerie "brother-to-brother" battle, Data, with Geordi LaForge 's help, traverses the vacuum of space, saves Picard, and sacrifices himself for the good of the Federation and the Enterprise . When Riker comes back from his bloody battle in which Vkruk was killed, he learns of Data's death. When the Enterprise returns, she begins a massive refit. The new crew, which consists of LaForge, Worf, and several others, gathers together, while Riker and Troi leave for the Titan . A new age dawns in Federation history as the new Praetor – Tal'Aura – informs the Federation that the Romulans are seriously interested in talking, and Riker is sent, aboard the Titan , to deal with these new Romulan peace negotiations.

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• A Time to... ( TNG miniseries ) - The A Time to... series chronicles the events on the Enterprise in the year leading up to Nemesis .
• Twilight's Wrath ( Tales of the Dominion War short story ) - Twilight's Wrath depicts Shinzon’s career as a soldier and his rise to power in the Dominion War.

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There are a number of stories set after Nemesis many of which follow up the events of the film:

• Death in Winter ( TNG novel ) - Death in Winter features the first glimpse of the Enterprise and her crew and the state of the Romulan Empire after Nemesis . It also depicts the collection of genetic material from Jean-Luc Picard that led to Shinzon's creation.
• Articles of the Federation ( novel ) - Articles of the Federation depicts the political environment following the events of Nemesis .
• Star Trek: Titan - Titan is a new series showing the USS Titan under Command of Will T. Riker, as stated in Nemesis the Titan's first mission, as depicted in the novel Taking Wing , is to assist in the political fallout on Romulus.
• Legacy - Legacy introduces a story spanning 221 years within the Star Trek universe, including the aftermath of Nemesis .
• Captain's Blood ( TOS novel ) and Captain's Glory ( TOS novel ) - Both novels take place after Nemesis and Data's death.

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In the wake of a joyful wedding between Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Troi (Marina Sirtis), Picard receives another reason to celebrate: the Romulans want peace and the captain will be the Federation's emissary. But as the EnterpriseTM heads toward the Romulan Empire, a brilliant villain awaits - harboring a diabolical plan of destruction and an unimaginable secret that will give Picard his most fearsome challenge.

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Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis is a 2002 American science fiction film directed by Stuart Baird and based on the franchise of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the tenth film in the Star Trek film series, as well as the fourth and last to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation . It was written by John Logan from a story developed by Logan, Brent Spiner, and producer Rick Berman. In the film, the crew of the USS Enterprise -E are forced to deal with a threat to the United Federation of Planets from a Reman clone of Captain Picard named Shinzon, who has taken control of the Romulan Star Empire in a coup d'état.

Principal photography for the film took place from November 2001 to March 2002. Jerry Goldsmith composed the film's score. The film was released in North America on December 13, 2002, by Paramount Pictures, and received generally mixed reviews, with publications criticizing it for being the least successful in the Star Trek franchise. The film went on to earn $67 million worldwide, making it a box office disappointment. Following the failure of the film and the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise , Berman and Erik Jendresen began development on the unproduced Star Trek: The Beginning . Three years later, Viacom split from CBS Corporation, and Paramount eventually rebooted the film series in 2009 with Star Trek , directed by J. J. Abrams.

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Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis is a 2002 American science fiction film directed by Stuart Baird . It is the tenth film in the Star Trek franchise, as well as the fourth and final film to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation . It was written by John Logan from a story developed by Logan, Brent Spiner , and producer Rick Berman . In the film, which is set in the 24th century, the crew of the USS Enterprise -E are forced to deal with a threat to the United Federation of Planets from a clone of Captain Picard named Shinzon , who has taken control of the Romulan Star Empire in a coup d'état .

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Make-up and effects, bibliography, external links.

Principal photography for the film took place from November 2001 to March 2002. Nemesis held its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 2002.

The film was released in North America on December 13, 2002 by Paramount Pictures , and received generally negative reviews, with publications considering it to be the worst in the franchise. The film was a box office failure , earning $67 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. Plans for a final film featuring The Next Generation cast were scrapped, and the film series was rebooted instead with Star Trek in 2009, which was a box office success. The television series Star Trek: Picard , a continuation of The Next Generation and Nemesis set two decades after the latter at the end of the 24th century , premiered in 2020.

On Romulus, members of the Romulan Senate debate terms of peace and alliance from the Reman rebel leader Shinzon. The Remans are a slave race of the Romulan Empire from the neighboring planet Remus, used as miners and cannon fodder. While a faction of the military supports Shinzon, the Praetor and Senate are opposed to an alliance. After rejecting the motion, the Praetor and senators are disintegrated by a device left in the room.

Meanwhile on Earth, the crew of the starship Enterprise prepare to bid farewell to newly married officers William Riker and Deanna Troi . The android officer Data serenades the couple with a rendition of " Blue Skies " at a reception. En route to a second ceremony on Troi's homeworld, they discover an energy reading on the planet Kolarus III near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, security officer Worf, and Data land on the planet and discover the remnants of an android resembling Data, named B-4. The trio are attacked by the native population, and leave the planet with B-4, which they deduce to be an earlier prototype built by Data's creator.

Enterprise is ordered on a diplomatic mission to Romulus, where Shinzon has taken over the Empire and professes a desire for peace with the Federation. On arrival, they learn Shinzon is a clone of Picard, secretly created by the Romulans to plant a high-ranking spy into the Federation. The project was abandoned when Shinzon was still a child, and he was left on Remus to die as a slave. After many years, Shinzon became a leader of the Remans, and constructed a heavily armed flagship, Scimitar . The Enterprise crew discover that Scimitar is producing low levels of deadly thalaron radiation, the same radiation used to wipe out the Romulan Senate. There are also unexpected attempts to communicate with the Enterprise computers, and Shinzon invades Troi's mind through the telepathy of his Reman viceroy.

Medical officer Doctor Beverly Crusher discovers that Shinzon is dying rapidly because of the process used to clone him, and the only possible treatment is a transfusion of Picard's blood. Shinzon kidnaps Picard and B-4, having planted the android on Kolarus as a lure. Data reveals he swapped places with B-4, and rescues Picard. They determine Shinzon plans to use Scimitar to invade the Federation, using its thalaron radiation generator to eradicate all life on Earth.

Enterprise races back to Federation space but is ambushed by Scimitar in the Bassen Rift, a region which prevents subspace communication. Despite the aid of two Romulan Warbirds, Enterprise is heavily damaged. Picard rams his ship into Scimitar , crippling both vessels. Shinzon activates the thalaron weapon in an act of mutually assured destruction . Picard boards Scimitar alone to face Shinzon, and kills him by impaling him on a metal strut. With Enterprise ' s transporters down, Data leaps the distance between the two ships equipped with an emergency transporter, beaming Picard off the ship, and sacrifices himself to destroy the thalaron generator and Scimitar with it. The crew mourn Data, and the surviving Romulan commander, Donatra, offers them her gratitude for saving the Empire.

Back at Earth, Picard bids farewell to Riker, who is leaving with Troi to command the USS Titan . Picard meets with B-4, and discovers that, before he boarded the Scimitar , Data downloaded his memories into B-4, allowing him to live on. As B-4 starts singing "Blue Skies", Picard leaves B-4's quarters and smiles.

• Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Jonathan Frakes as Commander / Captain William T. Riker
• Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data / B-4
• LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
• Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Commander Worf
• Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
• Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
• Tom Hardy as Praetor Shinzon , the leader of the Reman people.
• Ron Perlman as the Reman Viceroy
• Dina Meyer as Romulan Commander Donatra
• John Berg as Romulan Senator
• Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Kathryn Janeway
• Shannon Cochran as Senator Tal'aura
• Jude Ciccolella as Commander Suran
• Alan Dale as Praetor Hiren
• Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher (non-speaking role, apart from a deleted scene)
• Majel Barrett voice of the Enterprise ' s computer
• Stuart Baird voice of the Scimitar ' s computer
• Bryan Singer as Kelly (uncredited)
• Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (uncredited)

Stuart Baird was brought in to direct Nemesis by executive producer Rick Berman. [3] It was Baird's third film following US Marshals and Executive Decision , although he had directed a variety of second units previously. Baird did not have a background in Star Trek ; he was aware of the films and television series, but did not consider himself an expert on the subject. [4] Berman explained that Baird would bring "fresh blood" to the film and that Berman had enjoyed "the sense of fun and action that existed in Executive Decision ." [5] Baird said in a promotional interview that this resulted in a non-typical Baird film, saying that it was "perhaps a little different from the dynamics of the previous films." [4] He wanted to add energy to the action scenes and added some set pieces, such as the car chase. He called that scene a "signature piece" for the film, which turns dark after the crew is put in danger by the inhabitants of the planet. [4] He also found that the cast would discuss any issues they had with the direction he gave to their characters. Despite Frakes' being in the cast and having directed the previous two Star Trek films, Baird decided not to seek his opinion on the direction of the film. He said that there was no resentment on set, noting that Frakes was completing work on directing Clockstoppers at the time and so likely could not have taken on directing Nemesis even if Baird had not been given the job. Baird had hoped that Nemesis would be enough of a success that he could consider whether to take the lead on a future, eleventh Star Trek film. [4]

Logan, Spiner, and Berman spent nearly two years developing the concept. Logan wanted the Romulans to feature, finding their oily backhandedness more interesting than the straightforward violence of the Klingons as antagonists. [6] He insisted the story could feature the Remans, thinking that the second of the two planets featured in the Romulan crest must refer to them. [7] The producers considered adding the characters of Spock or Sela to the story, but considered them a distraction from the plot or too confusing to introduce for casual viewers. Through subsequent drafts, much of the Romulan political intrigue was jettisoned to focus on the Picard/Shinzon and Data/B-4 relationships. [8] The cast members' input informed story and script changes; Stewart objected to an early idea that Shinzon was not a clone but Picard's lost son, feeling it had been already explored and lent itself to "uninteresting" emotional dynamics. [9]

Baird and Berman had been searching for someone who resembled Patrick Stewart but looked about 25 years younger; at one point they considered Jude Law . Baird specifically wanted an unknown actor, and Hardy auditioned by tape after Stewart asked Hardy's agent if he thought any of his clients were suitable for the role. Hardy was filming Simon: An English Legionnaire in Morocco at the time, [10] :   37   and decided against using the requested text for the audition. Instead, he got possession of a full script for Nemesis , used a different part of the script, and filmed it partly nude. [10] :   38   He was flown to Los Angeles to do a screen test with Stewart; Hardy later described his performance there as "appalling". However, he had recorded himself performing the same piece in a hotel room the night before, and gave that tape to Baird, resulting in his being cast as Shinzon a few days later. [10] :   39  

Sirtis was "ecstatic" about the role Troi plays in the movie. [11] She was pleased with the wedding scene, saying that the dress she wore for Nemesis was nicer than the one she wore at her actual wedding. She was happy to work once again with Wil Wheaton and Whoopi Goldberg , but felt that the film would be the last one with the entire cast of The Next Generation . She remained certain that it would not be the last Star Trek film to be made, as she thought that Paramount would want to make a film involving a variety of characters from the different Star Trek series. [11]

Perlman and Hardy became friends on the set. Perlman said in an interview eight years after the release of the film: "I loved him when I first met him. I loved working with him. I found him to be really smart, really a great kid." [10] :   43  

Nemesis called for a number of new ship and vehicle designs. Illustrator John Eaves developed concept art for the new craft, collaborating with the artists at effects house Digital Domain to adjust the designs as necessary when something worked in a two-dimensional drawing but did not look right once realized with three-dimensional computer-generated imagery (CGI). Shinzon's Scimitar was designed to appear to have a shared lineage with the new Romulan Warbird designs, but with the Romulan ships being sleeker, and the Reman ship more aggressive-looking with sharper edges. The new Warbirds retained elements from the Warbird Andrew Probert had designed for The Next Generation , namely a birdlike bow. Eaves also consulted reference books for ideas on how to create featherlike patterns on the ships, realizing he may have been consulting the same inspiration that Nilo Rodis had used when developing the Bird of Prey for Star Trek III . "So I went back and changed what I had done so as to not copy him," Eaves recalled. "In a way, it was a tribute to Nilo's ship without being a remodel of it." [12] Scimitar 's early concepts also echoed Rodis' Bird of Prey, with a large body framed by swept wings. Eaves decided to have the ship feature a "battle mode", with the wings splitting open as the film progresses to deploy the thalaron weapon. The initial digital model of Scimitar was more than two million polygons, and took two hours to render a single frame of it. Affects art director Ron Gress and CG modeling lead Jay Barton whittled the design down to roughly 1.5 million polygons to make it easier to render. [12] Eaves also took advantage of the computer-generated nature of the ships to make subtle adjustments to the design of the Enterprise , which had been created for First Contact . Because of the orientation of battle scenes in that film, the ship was armed mostly towards the bottom and fore of the ship. In Nemesis, the script called for Scimitar to launch attacks at Enterprise 's top and aft, so the artists added additional weapon emplacements in those areas to return fire. Other adjustments included tweaking the placement of the engine nacelles and adding more of a curve along the hull. The Enterprise model was made up of 1.3 million polygons, with the textures drawn from photographs of the real studio model fabricated for First Contact . It, and all the other digital models, were rendered in Lightwave 3D for exterior views and Maya for interiors. [13] A few designs were partially realized through practical means, including the Reman Scorpions, and the all-terrain vehicles used in the Kolarus III sequence. [14] [15]

Production design was headed by Herman Zimmerman .

Principal photography began in December 2001 in Southern California. [16]

In promotional interviews for the film, Patrick Stewart stated that room for a sequel was intentionally left. [17]

The first cut of the movie was two hours and 40 minutes long. The film was heavily trimmed down to a running time of under two hours, losing many character scenes, including Crusher leaving for a new medical position, La Forge dating Leah Brahams, and Wesley Crusher appearing at the wedding. [18]

While many of the creative team were new to the series, the film's makeup was handled by Michael Westmore , who had worked on the franchise since 1986. [ citation needed ] The make-up team sought to make Hardy look more similar to Stewart by creating latex prosthetics from moulds of the latter's face. These included numerous versions of noses and chins, and in order to reduce the visible size of Hardy's lips a fake scar was added. [10] :   41  

Digital Domain handled most of the film's effects, contributing more than 30 minutes to the film across 400 shots. [19] With the added pressure of trying to outdo expectations, the effects house had only five months to produce the bulk of the film's effects, as much of the sequences did not arrive until May 2002. [20] Positive early reception to Digital Domain's efforts led to an increase in the scope of work, as Baird was able to lobby the studio to fund more expansive effects sequences. With their capabilities stretched, Digital Domain passed extra work to other studios, sending along already-finished examples to act as a reference for the roughly 15% of work they outsourced. [20]

The opening sequence on Romulus used a three-dimensional (3D) environment built based on two-dimensional matte paintings originally done by effects house Illusion Arts for the television series. [15] [20] Illusion Arts also produced other shots of the Romulan capital seen later in the film, brought to life with animated people and moving ships in the sky. [20] Baird wanted the death of the Romulan senate to be gory but not disturbing. [15] The senators' initial decay was accomplished with makeup effects, with only the main characters in the foreground augmented with digital effects, as decay textures were mapped to the actors' faces. Digital scans of the actors were used to fabricate model heads and bodies used for the final part of the transformation; the models were shells filled with material to simulate ash upon shattering as the senators disintegrate. [21]

Although the majority of the exterior shots of ships were computer-generated, a practical 17-foot Enterprise saucer was built and collided into a model of the Scimitar for the film's climax. [22]

The music to Star Trek: Nemesis was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith , who composed previous entries in the franchise, such as the Academy Award -nominated score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , Star Trek: First Contact , and Star Trek: Insurrection , as well as the themes to the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (arranged by Dennis McCarthy ) and Star Trek: Voyager . He had also scored both of Baird's previous films, Executive Decision and U.S. Marshals . Nemesis was one of the final works written before Goldsmith's death in 2004.

The score opens with airy synthesizers under a trumpet performing an augmented triad before preceding into Alexander Courage 's Star Trek: The Original Series fanfare. The score then quickly transitions into a much darker theme to accompany the conflict between the Remans and Romulans . Goldsmith also composed a new 5-note theme to accompany the character Shinzon and the Scimitar , which is manipulated throughout the score to reflect the multiple dimensions of the character. The score is book-ended with Goldsmith's theme from Star Trek: The Motion Picture , following a brief excerpt from the song " Blue Skies " by Irving Berlin and the original Star Trek fanfare. [23]

Nemesis continues the franchise's longtime focus on issues of identity and cloning, which had only grown more pronounced after the cloning of the sheep Dolly in 1996. [24] Law professor Kieran Tranter and Bronwyn Statham argue that Nemesis explores the "clone hysteria" that, concurrent to the film's release, led to the passage of the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act in Australia. To them, Nemesis repeats the tropes of the double being innately evil with Picard and Shinzon, but challenges it with Data and B-4. It is Data, not the duplicate, who impersonates the other in subterfuge, and there is no "uncanny [...] commonality" in their relation to each other; they relate not as good and evil twins, but as family. Clone hysteria also focuses on the loss of individuality; Shinzon suffers a crisis of identity upon meeting Picard and must destroy the original to survive. But the film also rejects the thesis of clone hysteria that genetics determines the self. [25] Jan Domaradzki noted that Nemesis ' treatment of clones aligns with common features of biotechnologies in science fiction films, where the technology is relatively easy but comes with serious side effects and medical issues for the clones. [26]

David Green argued in 2009 that Nemesis was the apotheosis of the franchise's recurring challenges to traditional conceptions of masculinity, offering a version of Paradise Lost that can be seen to have queer themes. [27]

Nemesis had comparatively little marketing, despite releasing so long after the previous film. Merchandise included a line of action figures, trading card set, soundtrack, novelization, and tie-in official magazines. Regional food promotions with Safeway Grocery Stores and Del Taco occurred in Southern California. [28]

The premiere of Star Trek: Nemesis took place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 2002. It was attended by the cast and crew, with the exception of Jonathan Frakes who was away directing the film Thunderbirds . The after party was held in the Kodak Theatre complex. [29] Nemesis was released on December 13, 2002, in direct competition with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (released November 15, 2002), the 20th James Bond film Die Another Day (released November 22, 2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (released December 18, 2002). Producer Rick Berman has suggested that Nemesis ' s performance may have been negatively affected by "the competition of other films". [30] This poor performance was predicted by reviewers, due to the short period in the film's release before The Two Towers was released. [31] The film's gross domestic income was the lowest of the franchise at $43,254,409 as of September 2008. It opened at #2 in the US box office ($200,000 behind Maid in Manhattan ) and was the first Trek film not to debut as the highest-grossing film of the week. [32] It earned a total of $67,312,826 worldwide, against a production budget of $60 million. [2]

Nemesis received poor reviews from critics. [33] 38% of critics gave the film a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes , [34] and the film has a 51% average rating on Metacritic . [35] Theatergoing audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F. [36]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times had mixed feelings about the film, stating: "I'm smiling like a good sport and trying to get with the dialogue   ... and gradually it occurs to me that Star Trek is over for me. I've been looking at these stories for half a lifetime, and, let's face it, they're out of gas." Ebert gave the film two out of four stars. [37] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said that the film is a "rather harebrained story that's relieved to a degree only by some striking visual effects and by Patrick Stewart's outstanding presence as Picard". LaSalle complained that Stewart gave "integrity and wry stoicism to Nemesis , but the movie [was] unworthy of him". [38] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a positive review, commenting that the crew "indulge[s] the force of humanity over hardware in a way that George Lucas had forgotten." Gleiberman gave the film a "B−". [39] Stephen Holden of The New York Times said that the film is a "klutzy affair whose warm, fuzzy heart emits intermittent bleats from the sleeve of its gleaming spacesuit". Holden praised the scenes where the Enterprise and the Scimitar ram into each other during the final battle. [40]

The film was nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Costume but lost to both Minority Report and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones , respectively, while Hardy was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but lost out to Andy Serkis for his role in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . [10] :   45  

The movie was not well-loved among the cast, with LeVar Burton and Marina Sirtis speaking unflatteringly of Baird, criticizing him for not watching any episodes of The Next Generation . [41] [42] Frakes said that if he himself had directed Nemesis , he would have made the film less villain-centric and given more screen time to the regular Next Generation cast. [43] Patrick Stewart later described Nemesis as a "pretty weak" finale for The Next Generation . [44]

Some of the events of the film would later be followed up on in the 2020 television series Star Trek: Picard , set twenty years after the events of Nemesis . [45] [46]

On May 20, 2003, Nemesis was released on DVD in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions in Region 1 , and was also released on VHS . The initial DVD release contained an audio commentary by director Stuart Baird, four featurettes on the film's production, seven deleted scenes, a photo gallery, and a preview for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on DVD at Amazon.com . Also on October 4, 2005, Star Trek: Nemesis was released on UMD in widescreen for Region 1 only; it is the only Star Trek film or show ever released on UMD. The initial release was followed up with a "Special Collector's Edition" in Region 1 on October 4, 2005. Although this two-disc set contained several additional features, it also duplicated some of the features found in the initial release. [47] The film was released on Blu-ray on September 22, 2009 as part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection in the United States. It was subsequently released individually in Japan and the United Kingdom. The Blu-ray edition contains high definition bonus features not seen on previous DVD releases. [48] The four Next Generation feature films were released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on April 4, 2023, in standalone and collected formats. [49]

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Star Trek: Nemesis is a 2002 American science fiction film directed by Stuart Baird . It is the tenth film in the Star Trek franchise, as well as the fourth and final film to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation . It was written by John Logan from a story developed by Logan, Brent Spiner , and producer Rick Berman . In the film, which is set in the 24th century, the crew of the USS Enterprise -E are forced to deal with a threat to the United Federation of Planets from a clone of Captain Picard named Shinzon , who has taken control of the Romulan Star Empire in a coup d'état .

Principal photography for the film took place from November 2001 to March 2002. The film was released in North America on December 13, 2002 by 20th Century Fox, and received generally mixed reviews, with publications criticizing it for being the least successful in the franchise. The film was a box office failure , earning $67 million worldwide against a $60 million budget. Plans for a final film featuring The Next Generation cast were scrapped, and the film series was rebooted instead with Star Trek in 2009, which was a box office success.

• 3.1 Development and filming
• 3.2 Direction and writing
• 3.3 Make-up
• 4.1 Marketing
• 4.2 Box office
• 4.3 Home media
• 5.1 Critical response
• 5.2 Cast response
• 5.3 Accolades
• 7 References
• 8 Further reading
• 9 External links

On Romulus, members of the Romulan Senate debate terms of peace and alliance from the Reman rebel leader Shinzon. The Remans are a slave race of the Romulan Empire from the neighboring planet Remus, used as miners and cannon fodder. While a faction of the military supports Shinzon, the Praetor and Senate are opposed to an alliance. After rejecting the motion, the Praetor and senators are disintegrated by a device left in the room.

Meanwhile, the crew of the Starship Enterprise prepare to bid farewell to newly married first officer Commander William Riker and Counselor Deanna Troi . The android Data serenades the couple with a rendition of " Blue Skies ". En route to the ceremony, they discover an energy reading on the planet Kolarus III near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Worf, and Data land on the planet and discover the remnants of an android resembling Data named B-4. The crew deduce it to be an earlier version of Data. The trio flee the planet as they were attacked by some unknown inhabitants.

Enterprise is ordered on a diplomatic mission to Romulus, where Shinzon has taken over the Empire and professes a desire for peace with the Federation. On arrival, they learn Shinzon is a clone of Picard, secretly created by the Romulans to plant a high-ranking spy into the Federation. The project was abandoned when Shinzon was still a child, and he was left on Remus to die as a slave. After many years, Shinzon became a leader of the Remans, and constructed a heavily armed flagship, Scimitar . The Enterprise crew discover that Scimitar is producing low levels of deadly thalaron radiation. There are also unexpected attempts to communicate with the Enterprise computers, and Shinzon violates Troi's mind through the telepathy of his Reman viceroy.

Beverly Crusher discovers that Shinzon is aging rapidly because of the process used to clone him, and the only possible treatment is a transfusion of Picard's blood. Shinzon kidnaps Picard and B-4, having planted the android on Kolarus as a lure. Data reveals he swapped places with B-4, and rescues Picard. They determine Shinzon plans to use the warship to invade the Federation, using its thalaron radiation generator to eradicate all life.

Enterprise races back to Federation space, but is ambushed by Scimitar . Despite the aid of two Romulan Warbirds, Enterprise is heavily damaged. Picard rams Scimitar with Enterprise , crippling both ships. Shinzon activates the thalaron weapon. Picard boards Scimitar alone to face Shinzon, and kills him by impaling him on a metal strut. With Enterprise ' s transporters damaged, Data leaps the distance between the two ships equipped with an emergency transporter, beaming Picard off the ship, and then sacrifices himself to destroy the thalaron generator and Scimitar with it. The crew mourn Data, and the surviving Romulan commander offers them her gratitude for saving the Empire.

Back at Earth, Picard bids farewell to Riker, who is leaving to command the USS Titan . Picard meets with B-4, and discovers that, before he boarded the Scimitar, Data downloaded the engrams of his neural net into B-4. As B-4 starts singing "Blue Skies", Picard leaves B-4's quarters and smiles.

• Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Jonathan Frakes as Commander / Captain William T. Riker
• Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data / B-4
• LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
• Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Commander Worf
• Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
• Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi Sirtis was "ecstatic" about the role Troi plays in the movie. [1] She was pleased with the wedding scene, saying that the dress she wore for Nemesis was nicer than the one she wore at her actual wedding. She was happy to work once again with Wil Wheaton and Whoopi Goldberg , but felt that the film would be the last one with the entire cast of The Next Generation . She remained certain that it would not be the last Star Trek film to be made, as she thought that Paramount would want to make a film involving a variety of characters from the different Star Trek series. [1]
• Tom Hardy as Praetor Shinzon , the leader of the Reman people. Baird and Berman had been searching for someone who resembled Patrick Stewart but looked about 25 years younger; at one point they considered Jude Law . Baird specifically wanted an unknown actor, and Hardy auditioned by tape after Stewart asked Hardy's agent if he thought any of his clients were suitable for the role. Hardy was filming Simon: An English Legionnaire in Morocco at the time, [2] : 37 and decided against using the requested text for the audition. Instead, he got possession of a full script for Nemesis , used a different part of the script, and filmed it partly nude. [2] : 38 He was flown to Los Angeles to do a screen test with Stewart; Hardy later described his performance there as "appalling". However, he had recorded himself performing the same piece in a hotel room the night before, and gave that tape to Baird, resulting in his being cast as Shinzon a few days later. [2] : 39
• Ron Perlman as the Reman Viceroy. Perlman and Hardy became friends on the set. Perlman said in an interview eight years after the release of the film, "I loved him when I first met him. I loved working with him. I found him to be really smart, really a great kid." [2] : 43
• Dina Meyer as Romulan Commander Donatra
• John Berg as Romulan Senator
• Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Kathryn Janeway
• Shannon Cochran as Senator Tal'aura
• Jude Ciccolella as Commander Suran
• Alan Dale as Praetor Hiren
• Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher (non-speaking role, apart from a deleted scene)
• Majel Barrett voice of the Enterprise ' s computer
• Stuart Baird voice of the Scimitar ' s computer
• Bryan Singer as Kelly (uncredited)
• Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (uncredited)

Production [ ]

Development and filming [ ].

Glenn Cote and Brent Spiner on the set of Nemesis

Principal photography began in December 2001 in Southern California. [3] The film was cut by about a third from a much longer running time. Many of the deleted scenes in the movie were "character moments", which served to further the characters' relationships with one another; the reason why they were cut was to put more emphasis on the battle between the Enterprise -E and the Scimitar . Rick Berman has stated that about 50 minutes' worth of scenes were filmed but cut (though not necessarily all of them were usable in a final form). [ citation needed ]

In promotional interviews for the film, Patrick Stewart stated that room for a sequel was left as B-4 begins singing "Blue Skies". [4]

Direction and writing [ ]

Stuart Baird was brought in to direct Nemesis by executive producer Rick Berman. It was Baird's third film following US Marshals and Executive Decision , although he had directed a variety of second units previously. Baird did not have a background in Star Trek ; he was aware of the films and television series but did not consider himself an expert on the subject. [5] Berman explained that Baird would bring "fresh blood" to the film and that Berman had enjoyed "the sense of fun and action that existed in Executive Decision ." [6] Baird said in a promotional interview that this resulted in a non-typical Baird film, saying that it was "perhaps a little different from the dynamics of the previous films." [5] He wanted to add energy to the action scenes and added some set pieces, such as the car chase. He called that scene a "signature piece" for the film, which turns dark after the crew is put in danger by the inhabitants of the planet. [5] He also found that the cast would discuss any issues they had with the direction he gave to their characters. Despite Frakes' being in the cast and having directed the previous two Star Trek films, Baird decided not to seek his opinion on the direction of the film. He said that there was no resentment on set, noting that Frakes was completing work on directing Clockstoppers at the time and so likely could not have taken on directing Nemesis even if Baird had not been given the job. Baird had hoped that Nemesis would be enough of a success that he could consider whether to take the lead on a future, eleventh Star Trek film. [5]

Make-up [ ]

The make-up team sought to make Hardy look more similar to Stewart by creating latex prosthetics from moulds of the latter's face. These included numerous versions of noses and chins, and in order to reduce the visible size of Hardy's lips a fake scar was added. [2] : 41

The music to Star Trek: Nemesis was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith , who composed previous entries in the franchise, such as the Academy Award -nominated score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , Star Trek: First Contact , and Star Trek: Insurrection , as well as the themes to the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (arranged by Dennis McCarthy ) and Star Trek: Voyager . One of the final works written before his death in 2004, Goldsmith had also previously collaborated with Baird on Executive Decision and U.S. Marshals .

The score opens with airy synthesizers under a trumpet performing an augmented triad before preceding into Alexander Courage 's Star Trek: The Original Series fanfare. The score then quickly transitions into a much darker theme to accompany the conflict between the Reman and Romulan empires. Goldsmith also composed a new 5-note theme to accompany the character Shinzon and the Scimitar , which is manipulated throughout the score to reflect the multiple dimensions of the character. The score is book-ended with Goldsmith's theme from Star Trek: The Motion Picture , following a brief excerpt from the song " Blue Skies " by Irving Berlin and the original Star Trek fanfare. [7]

Release [ ]

Marketing [ ].

Nemesis had comparatively little marketing, despite releasing so long after the previous film. Merchandise included a line of action figures, a trading card set, soundtrack, novelization, and tie-in official magazines. Regional food promotions with Safeway Grocery Stores and Del Taco occurred in Southern California. [8]

Box office [ ]

Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, where Star Trek: Nemesis ' s US premiere took place on December 9, 2002.

The premiere of Star Trek: Nemesis took place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 2002. It was attended by the cast and crew, with the exception of Jonathan Frakes who was away directing the film Thunderbirds . The after party was held in the Kodak Theater complex. [9] Nemesis was released on December 13, 2002, in direct competition with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (released November 15, 2002), the 20th James Bond film Die Another Day (released November 22, 2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (released December 18, 2002). Producer Rick Berman has suggested that Nemesis ' s performance may have been negatively affected by "the competition of other films". [10] This poor performance was predicted by reviewers, due to the short period in the film's release before The Two Towers was released. [11] The film's gross domestic income was the lowest of the franchise at $43,254,409 as of September 2008. It opened at #2 in the US box office ($200,000 behind Maid in Manhattan ) and was the first Trek film not to debut as the highest-grossing film of the week. [12] It earned a total of $67,312,826 worldwide, against a production budget of $60 million. [13]

Home media [ ]

Script error: No such module "anchor". On May 20, 2003, Nemesis was released on DVD in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions in Region 1 , and was also released on VHS . The initial DVD release contained an audio commentary by director Stuart Baird, four featurettes on the film's production, seven deleted scenes, a photo gallery, and a preview for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on DVD at Amazon.com . Also on October 4, 2005, Star Trek: Nemesis was released on UMD in widescreen for Region 1 only; it is the only Star Trek ever released on UMD. The initial release was followed up with a "Special Collector's Edition" in Region 1 on October 4, 2005. Although this two-disc set contained several additional features, it also duplicated some of the features found in the initial release. [14] The film was released on Blu-ray on September 22, 2009 as part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection in the United States. It was subsequently released individually in Japan and the United Kingdom. The Blu-ray edition contains high definition bonus features not seen on previous DVD releases. [15]

Reception [ ]

Critical response [ ].

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a critic rating of 38%, based on 170 reviews. This was the second-lowest rating, behind Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , with an average rating of 5.2/10 with the site's consensus: " Nemesis has an interesting premise and some good action scenes, but the whole affair feels a bit tired." [16] On Metacritic it has a score of 51% based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [17]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times had mixed feelings about the film, stating, "I'm smiling like a good sport and trying to get with the dialogue ... and gradually it occurs to me that 'Star Trek' is over for me. I've been looking at these stories for half a lifetime, and, let's face it, they're out of gas." Ebert gave the film two out of four stars. [18] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said that the film is a "rather harebrained story that's relieved to a degree only by some striking visual effects and by Patrick Stewart's outstanding presence as Picard". LaSalle complained that Stewart gave "integrity and wry stoicism to Nemesis , but the movie [was] unworthy of him". [19] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a positive review, commenting that the crew "indulge[s] the force of humanity over hardware in a way that George Lucas had forgotten." Gleiberman gave the film a "B-". [20] Stephen Holden of The New York Times said that the film is a "klutzy affair whose warm, fuzzy heart emits intermittent bleats from the sleeve of its gleaming spacesuit". Holden praised the scenes where the Enterprise and the Scimitar ram into each other during the final battle. [21]

Cast response [ ]

Actors LeVar Burton and Marina Sirtis have spoken unflatteringly of Baird, criticizing him for not watching any of the episodes of The Next Generation . [22] Sirtis has bluntly called Baird "an idiot." [23] Jonathan Frakes , while praising both the character of Shinzon and actor Tom Hardy , said that if he himself had directed, as he had done with the previous two Trek films, he would have made the film less villain-centric and given more screen time to the regular Next Generation cast. [24] In January 2020 when discussing his return for Star Trek: Picard , Patrick Stewart described Nemesis as a "pretty weak" finale for The Next Generation . [25]

Accolades [ ]

The film was nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Costume but lost to both Minority Report and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones respectively while Hardy was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but lost out to Andy Serkis for his role in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . [2] : 45

During production of Nemesis , a script developed by John Logan and Brent Spiner was in the works for a fifth and final film featuring the TNG cast that would have wrapped up the adventures of the Enterprise -E crew, with tie-ins to historical aspects of the Star Trek franchise. The poor performance of Nemesis at the box office convinced Paramount that Star Trek was suffering from "franchise fatigue", and the script was abandoned. [26]

CBS released Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access in 2020; [ citation needed ] the television series is set twenty years after the events of Nemesis . [27] [28] Besides continuing the story of Captain Picard, it also features the destruction of Romulus, an event from the film Star Trek  (2009).

References [ ]

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• Star Trek Nemesis title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Star Trek Nemesis at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki )

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Star Trek: Nemesis

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Star Trek: Nemesis is an American science fiction film directed by Stuart Baird released in 2002.

Franchise connections [ ]

This film is a spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation , and the fourth and final film in the Next Generation film franchise that began with Star Trek Generations . In the franchise, it follows Star Trek: Insurrection .

Star Trek: Nemesis

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An Opinionated Trek Film Guide review.

Review of the fourth feature film with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation .

• 1 Film information
• 2 Review information
• 3 SF Debris synopsis
• 4.1 Final Score: TBA
• 5 Memorable quotes/jokes from the review

Film information [ ]

• Film series: TNG era films
• Installment no.: 4
• Premiere: 13 December 2002
• Star Trek: Nemesis at StarTrek.com , the official website
• Star Trek: Nemesis at Memory Alpha , a canon Star Trek wiki
• Star Trek: Nemesis at Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopedia
• Star Trek: Nemesis at the Internet Movie Database

Review information [ ]

• Review link

SF Debris synopsis [ ]

Opinionated Trek Film Guide looks at Star Trek Nemesis, last of the original 10 films. It has an evil clone, pointless action, and Janeway - it's like they made this movie just for me to review it. Say goodbye to the TNG heroes as they go up against their most incompetent villain in recent memory.

Post-Episode Follow-Up [ ]

Final score: tba [ ], memorable quotes/jokes from the review [ ], see also [ ].

• Opinionated Trek Film Guide
• Star Trek TNG movie reviews

Star Trek Nemesis (Special Edition)

The special edition of Star Trek Nemesis is a two-disc DVD of Star Trek Nemesis , with the discs mounted within the standard plastic snapcase. While the Region 1 release did not, the Region 2 snapcase came standard in a matching softboard slipcase.

• 3.1 Disc One
• 3.2 Disc Two
• 4 Background information

Summary [ ]

Chapters [ ].

Like most or all DVDs, the film has been sectioned into chapters, similar to tracks on a CD.

Special features [ ]

Disc one [ ].

• Audio commentary with Director Stuart Baird with English subtitles, the latter not ported over to the 2010 Blu-ray counterpart .
• Audio commentary with Producer Rick Berman with English subtitles, the latter not ported over to the 2010 Blu-ray counterpart.
• Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda , not ported over to the 2010 Blu-ray counterpart. Instead, the Okudas recorded a new audio commentary themselves for that release, a first for the couple. It was, however, ported over to the 2023 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release and the accompanying 1080p Blu-ray.

Disc Two [ ]

• Nemesis Revisited
• The Romulan Senate
• Storyboarding the Action
• The Scimitar
• The USS Enterprise -E
• Build and Rebuild
• Romulan Lore – Features clips from TOS : " Balance of Terror ", TOS : " The Enterprise Incident ", DS9 : " The Die is Cast ", and DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ". Characters who appear include Benjamin Sisko , Sela , Lovok , and Senator Vreenak .
• Shinzon & The Viceroy
• Romulan Design
• Four-Wheeling in the Final Frontier
• Screen Test: Tom Hardy as Shinzon
• Wesley 's New Mission (59s)
• Data and B-4 (1m 50s)
• The Chance for Peace (56s)
• A Loss of Self (35s)
• Remember Him? (Extended) (1m 47s)
• Cleaning out Data's Quarters (1m 43s)
• Crusher at Starfleet Medical (42s)
• New Frontiers: Stuart Baird on Directing Nemesis
• A Star Trek Family's Final Journey
• Red Alert! – Shooting the Action of Nemesis
• A Bold Vision of the Final Frontier
• Storyboards, Production & Prop Archives
• Theatrical teaser
• Theatrical trailer
• Borg Invasion 4D trailer
• Bryan Singer on his cameo
• Jonathan Frakes and Ron Perlman on their fightscene
• Terry Frazee on his responsibilities as special effects coordinator

Background information [ ]

• This film was also released on the UMD format for the PSP on the same day as this release.
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