Summary
- Star Trek: Nemesis had a deleted alternate ending that revealed the new First Officer of the USS Enterprise.
- Commander Martin Madden is introduced as the replacement for Captain Riker.
- The alternate ending also shows Captain Picard trying out his new Captain's chair and launching the Enterprise on a new mission.
The final Star Trek: The Next Generation movie, Star Trek: Nemesis, had a deleted alternate ending where Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) met the new First Officer of the USS Enterprise-E who replaced Captain William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes). Star Trek: Nemesis' theatrical cut ended with the death of Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) and Captain Picard realizing that an aspect of Data lives on in his imperfect android brother, B-4. However, a longer and different sequence was filmed that wrapped up other plot points in Star Trek: Nemesis, such as who takes over for Riker as Picard's new Number One.
YouTube i542net ed Star Trek: Nemesis' deleted alternate ending, which introduces Commander Martin Madden (Steven Culp), the new First Officer of the USS Enterprise-E. The outgoing Number One, Captain Riker, meets Madden and pranks the new First Officer. In addition, Captain Picard tries out his new Captain's chair and launches the Enterprise on its new mission to go "where no one has gone before." Watch it below:
All The Good Things In Star Trek Nemesis
Star Trek Nemesis is generally considered one of the worst films in the franchise, but it does feature some memorable moments for the TNG crew.
Riker's Replacement In Star Trek: Nemesis Isn't Canon
Steven Culp went on to appear in Star Trek: Enterprise
Since his scene was deleted from Star Trek: Nemesis, the character of Commander Martin Madden isn't official Star Trek canon, and he didn't end up replacing Captain Riker as Captain Picard's new First Officer on the USS Enterprise-E. Worf (Michael Dorn) was the one who stepped up to become Picard's new Number One, and the Klingon went on to succeed Jean-Luc as Captain of the Enterprise when Picard was promoted to iral. Star Trek: Picard season 3 alluded to how the Enterprise-E was lost under Worf's watch, something the Klingon insists was not his fault.
Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) also left the USS Enterprise-E after Star Trek: Nemesis, leaving only Picard, Worf, and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) from the original Star Trek: The Next Generation crew.
Although he didn't officially appear in Star Trek: Nemesis, Steven Culp ed the cast of Star Trek: Enterprise season 3 as Major J. Hayes, a member of the MACO space marines. Hayes and the MACOs were assigned to the NX-01 Enterprise to combat the Xindi threat. Hayes and the Enterprise's armory officer, Lt. Malcolm Reed (Dominic Keating) often butted heads, but Hayes was killed by a Xini after appearing in 5 Star Trek: Enterprise episodes. Given the poor reception of Star Trek: Nemesis from critics and audiences, perhaps Steven Culp dodged a bullet by not appearing as Commander Martin Madden.
Star Trek: Nemesis is available to stream on Paramount+.
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