April 19th, 2013
Friday fanfare: "Red Alert/Everything I Do (I Do with William Shatner)"
In honor of TrekTrax Atlanta this weekend, here's the Trek humor band Warp 11 doing two of their songs live: "Red Alert" and "Everything I Do (I Do with William Shatner)." It was recorded at Harlow's in Sacramento, California.
Star Trek: the Next Generation Movie Rewatch: Nemesis
The TNG movies end with several bangs and a big whimper. Chris Lough deconstructs the disappointment that was Nemesis.
An excerpt:
For the other movies, check Emily Asher-Perrin on Generations, me on First Contact, and Ryan Britt on Insurrection.
An excerpt:
Nemesis gives us no theme at all. No message beyond “a duplicate of yourself can be a real asshole.” Or possibly, “A great crew is like family. So it sucks when your asshole duplicate starts raping and killing them.” Nemesis is an okay action flick, but unlike other action flicks it has a responsibility to the history and the unique message of Star Trek. Especially when you consider that the filmmakers and cast knew going in that this was going to be the final Next Gen film. There is nothing in Nemesis about humanity bettering itself and helping others in need. Nothing about exploring boundless new frontiers. There are no hard choices here, and no mistakes to atone for. There’s just a crazy guy tearing things apart for no reason. Also, Shinzon.
For the other movies, check Emily Asher-Perrin on Generations, me on First Contact, and Ryan Britt on Insurrection.