“I'm not an aficionado. There were little hiccups
here and there when some people were offended I didn't quite understand the
back story. It's incredibly important to them, so some of them would think
directing this one, you surely should know it all. But god almighty, I wasn't
going to look at 178 episodes. Ultimately, it wasn't a problem. My intention
was since I was a virgin to it all, I wanted to make a movie that stands alone
and doesn't rest on all the past history.”
- Star
Trek: Nemesis
(2002) director Stuart Baird, quoted in an interview from 2003 with David Michael at the BBC.
Director Stuart Baird did not understand Star Trek[characters] as director Stephen Hopkins did not understand Lost In Space[characters] resulting in his misfire 1998 film too. This posted quote by Stuart Baird explains it.
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I agree SGB. There's a kind of arrogance here. I understand not being able to commit to a hundred and seventy eight hours up front, but how about watching thirty or forty really important shows? At the very least, he should have been open to input that suggested, you know, that others knew more than him on the subject of the characters...
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best,
John