Ever since I first saw the film Star Trek Generations, it has bugged me. The pacing seemed off and there seem to be two films grafted together in an unsatisfying result for either crew.
Whilst on furlough I took the opportunity to re-edit some of my ideas and one of these became “The Fires of Time” a what if season 8 Next Generation episode.
Using the blu ray as a source i have edited the story as follows
- 4:3 720p using the letterboxed image from the blu ray to pan and scan to make a TV of the 90s picture
- The episode begins at the point we join the Holo-deck scene
- Certain elements that impact on other removed scenes are eliminated; Worf and Crusher no longer end up in the ocean
- The teaser fades as the news on the attack on the station comes in
- Credits
- The ship is orbiting the station and the away team beams in; scenes on the bridge in naval uniform are gone
- Part one fades on Worf’s “Romulans!”
- Part two opens with Picard meeting Soran in Ten Forward
- All the emotion chip scenes are gone throughout the film
- The death of Rene and Robert is edited (removing the new actors and Patrick Stewart’s attempt at “crying”)
- The star goes nova - fade
- Next scenes are trimmed to remove Data’s “fear”
- Klingon scenes slightly trimmed
- Scene with Picard and Data discussing the ribbon is edited down and removes the remorse aspect
- Soran tortures Geordie - fade
- Picard swaps himself for Geordie and beams to Veridian 3
- Confrontation with Klingons slightly edited
- Ship sep and aftermath slightly trimmed
- Data says “Oh shit!” removed
- Rest of the plot joins the two Veridan encounters without the Nexus scenes and intercuts with the saucer crash
- Finale is slightly trimmed t remove Data and Troi scene
- New end credits
If it sounds of interest feel free to PM me?