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Jonathan Frakes Talks Candidly About NEMESIS Failure, End of the Road

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By GustavoLeao / 15:28, 11 June 2004 / Star Trek: Nemesis

The latest issue of DreamWatch magazine, out now in the UK, features an exclusive interview with TREK star and director Jonathan Frakes. The actor discusses his latest project, the movie adaptation of the british television series THUNDERBIRDS, which opens in the U.S. on August 6th. Frakes also offers some frank words about the failure of the latest TNG movie, STAR TREK NEMESIS, which bombed at the box office and now ranks as the lowest big-screen TREK adventure.

"I wasn't expecting it to do so badly," Frakes told journalist Ian Spelling. "I think because the core audience is such a Trekkie audience they missed having the usual NEXT GEN family. At least half of the movie was Patrick [Stewart] with the guest star, Tom Hardy. I'm not sure that helped matters. And over the years, long acting scenes in the STAR TREK movies never seemed to help the movies, and NEMESIS had more than a few long acting scenes."

"I also thought the three big face-off scenes between Patrick and the clone were too similar to each other, to be honest."

In the wake of NEMESIS failure at the box-office, Frakes acknowledges that he may have reprised his role as 'Willliam Riker' for the last time.

"I hope not, but I think the writing might be on the wall," he states. "I think we're done for a while, until the environment improves or there's some anniversary to celebrate. I'd be happy to come back, but I don't think there's anyone chomping at the bit. I don't think anyone was chomping at the bit for NEMESIS, actually."

For much more from Frakes, check out the latest issue of Dreamwatch, now available in the UK and in the U.S.



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RE: I appreciate that Frakes was trying to be honest, however... | Report this post to moderator
By: Krazy Joe (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:59:39 on Jun 14, 2004

Insurrection was a million times better then Nemesis. Frakes is a better director then Baird.

spacebeluga is right, however. All of these films felt like movies. Never have they felt like standard TV episodes. People always say they were overlong episodes not because it's true, but because it's the hip thing to say. Another example is the odd number curse. Give me a break. Trek III was a great movie, and Generations was pretty good too. THe worst film in the whole series is X, an even number

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RE: I appreciate that Frakes was trying to be honest, however... | Report this post to moderator
By: spacebeluga (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:42:18 on Jun 12, 2004 | Edit History (1)

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This movie actually felt like a movie

I wish that people would explain this. Generations felt like a movie, even though a lot of it in the middle also had the same feel as the TNG show. First Contact definetely felt like a movie. I don't see how anyone wouldn't think so. It was big in every way - the new ship, the significance of the mission, the Borg, the drama - everything. Insurrection didn't really feel like a movie, but I would say that Nemesis did. But no more so than Generations or First Contact.

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ST FC was good too but the strong points in that movie, Picard losing it and flipping out and Data's exchanges with the Borg QUEEN are exactly what make ST Nemesis good.

This doesn't make a whole lot of sense...Picard flipping out and Data's exchanges with the Borg Queen are what made Nemesis good?? I think you need to rephrase. :-)

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No techno babble, no cheese, great script come on this was great.

Pointless action is just as bad as technobabble.

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And BTW Insurrection was crap, Frakes - who i like - would not have done as good a job as Baird

I think the problem with Insurrection was more the story, rather than the directing, but I'm not a film critic. Frakes did a good job with First Contact and with the episodes he directed.

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