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John Logan on the Deleted Lt. Commander Wesley Crusher Cameo in Nemesis

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By GustavoLeao / 23:11, 5 February 2008 / General Star Trek

Actor Wil Wheaton brought Lieutenant Commander Wesley Crusher back to life as the Assistant Chief Engineer of the U.S.S. Titan in a 4-minute Star Trek Titan short movie produced for Star Trek The Tour.

Star Trek Nemesis screenwriter John Logan talks briefly to Star Trek Magazine about the deleted scene he wrote for the movie, which can be found at the Special Edition DVD of Nemesis, which indicates that Wesley is commissioned and assigned as part of the engineering crew of the U.S.S .Titan (see photo).
 
Logan said he'd had a backstory prepared for the surprise cameo. With the movie focus on family, Logan said "I totally accept, as a fan, the idea of him going back to Starfleet - that he'd been through this [Traveler] experience, and it has led him back home again. The idea that he is going to be part of that [Titan] crew and that family, that the Crusher family will continue on with Will and Deanna, I thought was really neat." Logan's regret was in not being able to work all that in as an explanation - or being allowed to.

The Star Trek Titan 4-minute short movie from the Star Trek The Tour, starring Wheaton as Lt. Commander Wesley Crusher and Tim Russ as Commander Tuvok is available at IESB



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By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 08:18:22 on Feb 06, 2008

Well, since this deleted scene is on my Nemesis DVD and since I saw that crappy 4-minute movie, I will go with canon.

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By: Terry212 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 07:24:53 on Feb 06, 2008

I really think Wes's final TNG episode was a far better send-off than a conversation at a wedding about how he's the second ranked engineer. The kid has magical powers, okay? And he's part of an awesome group of space-traveling observers. The arc started with the Traveler (telling Picard that Wes was special and had a destiny, etc) was brought full-circle by the TNG ep. His troubles at Starfleet Academy hinted at that, too---that he had to follow a different path than his father, mother, and Picard.

The idea of him coming back to serve as #2 engineer bugs me. It's a job where he plays by the rules and limits himself and creates nothing new. If he really returned to Starfleet, it should be as a shipbuilder or scientist, not a #2 engineer.

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RE: Glad they cut Wes by GustavoLeao @ 07:47:18 on Feb 06
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