The final season of Star Trek: Picard was meant, in part, to be a worthy, cinematic sendoff to The Next Generation crew. The ending of Nemesis was never meant to be a true farewell. In putting together this reunion, the Picard filmmakers imbued the story with themes found across the Star Trek movie trilogy. No, not the 21st Century films, but the series of films immediately following The Motion Picture.After The Motion Picture debuted, the studio wanted more Star Trek movies, but it didn’t want to pay the then-astronomical sum of $45 million for it. Producer Harve Bennett, who made his bones in television, famously told Paramount he could make them three movies for that much. While he undershot his budget, he did shepherd The Original Series cast through three films that had a connected, sometimes loosely, arc. The crew faces the realities of aging. They rebel against the organization they gave their lives to for a crewmate (and a son). Finally, as they go to face the consequences of their actions, they are called upon to save the Federation from an advanced technological threat. Intentionally, or unintentionally, these concepts find their way into Picard’s last adventure. The goal may have been a sendoff worthy of a feature film, but the writers, directors, cast and crew gave them three movies’ worth of story.In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Enterprise captain has moved on in the Admiralty, feeling too old for space adventures. The return of an old enemy who threatens one of his crew and, unbeknownst to Admiral Kirk, his son. In Picard Season 3’s first four episodes, the Changelings (working for the Borg, though neither detail is immediately apparent) come for Dr. Beverly Crusher and her son with Jean-Luc Picard, Jack. The Admiral effectively takes over the ship, eventually defeating the villain in a nebula battle. The battle ends with the crew witnessing something that reminds them why they ventured into space in the first place. The details are wildly different, of course. Picard’s already dealt with aging. Death helps with that.RELATED: The Biggest Threat to Star Trek: Legacy Is Losing Terry Matalas
The final season of Star Trek: Picard was meant, in part, to be a worthy, cinematic sendoff to The Next Generation crew. The ending of Nemesis was never meant to be a true farewell. In putting together this reunion, the Picard filmmakers imbued the story with themes found across the Star Trek movie trilogy. No, not the 21st Century films, but the series of films immediately following The Motion Picture.
After The Motion Picture debuted, the studio wanted more Star Trek movies, but it didn’t want to pay the then-astronomical sum of $45 million for it. Producer Harve Bennett, who made his bones in television, famously told Paramount he could make them three movies for that much. While he undershot his budget, he did shepherd The Original Series cast through three films that had a connected, sometimes loosely, arc. The crew faces the realities of aging. They rebel against the organization they gave their lives to for a crewmate (and a son). Finally, as they go to face the consequences of their actions, they are called upon to save the Federation from an advanced technological threat. Intentionally, or unintentionally, these concepts find their way into Picard’s last adventure. The goal may have been a sendoff worthy of a feature film, but the writers, directors, cast and crew gave them three movies’ worth of story.
In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Enterprise captain has moved on in the Admiralty, feeling too old for space adventures. The return of an old enemy who threatens one of his crew and, unbeknownst to Admiral Kirk, his son. In Picard Season 3’s first four episodes, the Changelings (working for the Borg, though neither detail is immediately apparent) come for Dr. Beverly Crusher and her son with Jean-Luc Picard, Jack. The Admiral effectively takes over the ship, eventually defeating the villain in a nebula battle. The battle ends with the crew witnessing something that reminds them why they ventured into space in the first place. The details are wildly different, of course. Picard’s already dealt with aging. Death helps with that.
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