Star Trek Nemesis has a reputation for being a bad movie, and I won't dispute that, but it's important in terms of setup because this is the last time we saw Picard and his crewmates. So let's take another look at this movie and see what we make of it. Join me as I count down the 10 episodes and movies you should watch before Star Trek Picard.

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Welcome to Nerd Heaven.I’m Adam David Collings. The author of Jewel of the Stars.And I am a nerd.

This is episode 9 of the podcast and the second last instalment of the 10 episodes and movies that you should watch before star trek Picard

Today, we’re looking at Star Trek Nemesis.A lot of people don’t like Nemesis. Let’s be honest, it’s the bottom of the barrel.I’ve joked in recent episodes that it’s “the movie everyone hates,” but I will freely acknowledge that there may be people who like this movie, and good on ‘em. There are some movies that many people hate, which I love, such as Batman V Superman, and I don’t like it when people comment that everybody hates that movie, because it’s just not true.So, if you Like Nemesis, I think that’s awesome.

I’m not going to do an in-depth rundown of every little thing I think is wrong with this movie. Others have done that. If you’re interested in that kind of analysis, check out the video Star Trek Nemesis Lamentation by the youTuber Lorerunner. He does a much better job of it than I could.

I will point out some issues along the way, but I’ll also try to point out some positives.

So if this isn’t a well-loved movie, why am I talking about it? Well, it’s actually very important for Star Trek Picard. This movie is where we last saw the TNG characters, Picard in particular. This movie wraps up their stories. We already know from the trailer that Picard is acknowledging the things that happened in Nemesis. It’s picking up on these characters and showing us what has become of them since this movie ended.

The IMDB description for this movie reads

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.

And this movie first appeared in cinemas on the 13th of December 2002

Engage.

Jerry Goldsmith wrote the music for this movie. He creates some extremely memorable themes in First contact and Insurrection. But nothing in the music stands out to me in Nemesis.The new big-screen version of the Romulan city, which we’ve seen previously as a painting, looks fantastic.This movie is the first mention we get of the planet Remus since the TOS episode Balance of Terror, which introduced the Romulans.This movie established that the planet Remus was home to another sentient species, the remans. That’s interesting, although funny they’ve never been mentioned, but then Starfleet doesn’t know a lot about the inner works of the Romulan star episode.I imagine that when the proto-Vulcans first arrived in this part of space, they subjugated the remans, who became the first subjects of the Romulan empire

The face-melting scene as all the senators die was reasonably well done. Suitable creep and gross.

Then we get the wedding scene. I really liked this. Riker and Troi are finally married. About time.Picard’s best man speech is suitable amusing, as well as emotional. It’s a nice character moment.And we get little cameo appearances from Guinan and Wesley. It was very nice to see Guinan again for the first time since Generations. Amusing that she’s been married 23 times.

The Wesley thing is jarring by the lack of explanation. They cut most of his scenes When last we saw him, he left Starfleet to journey with the traveller. Now he’s back and in uniform. But, I’ve seen those cut scenes, and honestly, it was pretty weak. Apparently, he was off to be a junior engineer on a second rate ship. Probably best they cut it.Guinan me