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   anim8rfsk to Ubiquitous   
   Re: Star Trek: Nemesis Ending & Why It K   
   09 Jan 25 14:49:40   
   
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   > ----------		-----------	---------	------   
   > Star Trek Generations	$75,671,125	$118,071,125 	$38 million   
   > Star Trek: First Contact $92,027,888	$146,027,888 	$46 million   
   > Star Trek: Insurrection $70,187,658	$112,587,658 	$70 million   
   > Star Trek: Nemesis 	$43,254,409	$67,336,470 	$60 million   
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   >   
   > Seven years passed before Star Trek returned to cinemas with J.J. Abrams'   
   > 2009 reboot. The Kelvin Timeline Star Trek movies were a change of pace that   
   > combined Abrams' fresh take with nostalgia for Star Trek: The Original   
   > Series. Although Star Trek Into Darkness received mixed reviews, and Star   
   > Trek Beyond was an underrated gem, Abrams' Star Trek movies renewed interest   
   > in the franchise. The Kelvin Timeline paved the way for Star Trek's return to   
   > television—and a chance to fix the mistakes made by Star Trek: Nemesis.   
   >   
   > Star Trek: Picard fixed Star Trek: Nemesis' mistakes by returning to themes   
   > that Nemesis botched in its delivery. Backed up as a positronic ghost,   
   > Lieutenant Commander Data asked Admiral Picard to grant Data's ultimate wish:   
   > the universal human experience of death. By reframing death as the final step   
   > in becoming human, Star Trek: Picard gave Data's death the meaning it lacked   
   > in Star Trek: Nemesis. Data's legacy lived on in the highly advanced synth,   
   > Soji Asha (Isa Briones), instead of B-4, while Picard's new mirror was Jean-   
   > Luc and Beverly Crusher's son, Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers), instead of   
   > Shinzon.   
   >   
   > Star Trek: Picard followed through with Commander Donatra's promise that   
   > Jean-Luc Picard had a friend in the Romulan Empire. Admiral Picard had a   
   > personal investment in evacuating Romulus before the Romulan supernova   
   > destroyed the planet in 2387; this promise ultimately cost Picard his career   
   > when Starfleet called his resignation bluff.   
   >   
   > Star Trek: Picard season 3 reunited the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast   
   > for the proper send-off that Star Trek: Nemesis failed to give them. Picard   
   > gave each member of the former USS Enterprise-E crew a spotlight, especially   
   > the characters that Nemesis sidelined, like Captain Worf and Beverly Crusher.   
   > Deanna Troi had more agency in her few Star Trek: Picard appearances than   
   > ever before. Even Data's return was an evolution of his quest for humanity.   
   > Star Trek: Picard allowed Star Trek: The Next Generation to end with the   
   > dignity it deserved instead of being killed by Star Trek: Nemesis.   
   >   
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   > Let's go Brandon!   
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