20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Trek: Nemesis
3. The Gorn Were Referenced In The Original Script
One of writer John Logan's kookier original ideas was to make an amusing reference to the Gorn at Riker's wedding.
The Gorn are of course the infamous reptilian alien species popularised by the Original Series episode "Arena," where a Gorn has a stiff, clunky battle with Captain Kirk on a rocky planet.
In Logan's first draft, Picard's best man speech for Riker included a line about Riker's bachelor party, which Picard said included "three Andorians, two Tellarites and a Gorn."
For whatever reason, this line was sadly erased before Logan finalised the shooting script, robbing fans of an hilarious, sly sliver of fan-service.