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Originally Posted by Locke
Basically...5 was all over the place, the budget was a mess and Shatner was just running by the seat of his pants assuming he'd be given anything he asked for and when the money ran out they just slapped the rest of the film together and tossed it in the can.
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That's an incredibly unfair assessment. The writers strike absolutely hamstrung its schedule.
Nimoy was a better director. We know that with hindsight, but it isn't fair to claim Shatner wasn't creative enough, was planning poorly or was assuming things would get done simply because he was him. Re-writes, the studio and a rushed production all played a major role in the developmental hell this movie got mired in.