Patrick Stewart to reprise role as Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard

[Puck]

Well this is news. No word on a potential release date though. I wonder who else will show up (old crew)

Patrick Stewart to reprise role as Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard

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[Tawnos]

Would have to be set well after the end of even Voyager... right?

Yes... duh, because Voyager ends before Nemesis takes place.

So who knows.

 

[offkilter]

My guess would be an Admiral Picard dean of Starfleet Academy series.

 

[Puck]

Yeah you would think Picard would be an Admiral by now. A Star Fleet Academy plotline on Earth might not be exciting enough. It would have to be a deep space adventure. Maybe they bring him out of retirement to fight the Borg again (he would be an expert at that).

I think Walton Goggins would play a good Q.

 

[Puck]

A bit more info. Still looking fit at 78.

Sir Patrick Stewart to reprise Picard role in new Star Trek series

 

[kihei]

A bit more info. Still looking fit at 78.

Sir Patrick Stewart to reprise Picard role in new Star Trek series

He looks great. Hoping this works out because I have very fond memories of TNG.

 

[Spawn]

My nerd senses are tingling and erect.

I grew up on TNG. Sounds cool to me.

 

[The Nemesis]

Yeah you would think Picard would be an Admiral by now. A Star Fleet Academy plotline on Earth might not be exciting enough. It would have to be a deep space adventure. Maybe they bring him out of retirement to fight the Borg again (he would be an expert at that).

I think Walton Goggins would play a good Q.

Like with Kirk and his relief at being demoted back down to captain after he blew up the Enterprise (no bloody A, B, C, or D ), it's been subtly hinted that Picard has done everything he could to avoid a promotion that would saddle him with a desk job.

 

[Shockmaster]

Make it so.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

CBS and people behind the debacle that is Star Tre: Discovery having role in crafting this makes me already think it will be abomination that destroys the legacy of TNG and Picard

Piss off CBS

 

[chicagoskycam]

Um didn't watch Discovery due to having to sign up for another service and the shitty pilot.

Picard.... take my money now CBS!. Patrick Stewart is the best lead the series ever had IMO. Please get a decent writer!

 

[NyQuil]

Like with Kirk and his relief at being demoted back down to captain after he blew up the Enterprise (no bloody A, B, C, or D ), it's been subtly hinted that Picard has done everything he could to avoid a promotion that would saddle him with a desk job.

Indeed.

Well let me tell you something. Don't. Don't let them promote you. Don't let them transfer you. Don't let them do anything that takes you off the bridge of that ship, because while you're there... you can make a difference.

 

[seroes]

This could be a very interesting star trek show. I hope it's having to deal with alot of the fallout of the Dominion war and how the galaxy evolved after that. Seeing how/if the cardassians recovered, and whether or not the entire alliance held togethor would be fun. I'm also probably in the minority on this but I hope he is an admiral by now and not a captain.

 

[chicagoskycam]

For various reasons Admirals have been in command of ships prior, doesn't matter unless it's just a cameo.

 

[Blender]

I doubt it will be any good with who is currently running Star Trek.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

He's the best character in Star Trek and deserves a better send off than Nemesis but yeah I'm not sure if the guys behind Discovery can give him that.

 

[RandV]

This is only loosely related, but recently I had been wondering how for a character with a French name they cast a classical British guy, so decided to look into it a little.

Looks like Gene Roddenberry wanted another Kirk type, his ideal was someone "masculine, virile, and had a lot of hair". Patrick Stewart was initially under consideration for the Data role, and Roddenberry's first choice for Picard was this guy Stephen Macht:

The other decision makers in producing/casting though immediately saw that Stewart was perfect for Picard, but took weeks to convince Roddenberry of this. What an alternate reality that would be where a guy like Macht was Captain Picard and Patrick Stewart played Data!

 

[Osprey]

Call me cynical, but I'm afraid that Kurtzman is just using him to jump start a new series. I can see his ultimate plan being a new series with the Enterprise (after all, he's shoehorned it into Discovery), with a new Captain, and using Picard to rope in us nostalgic fans for the first season. He'll then kill him off (which is really what I'm afraid of) and have his First Officer take command, betting on us having grown to like him or her enough to accept the transition and keep watching the series.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Call me cynical, but I'm afraid that Kurtzman is just using him to jump start a new series. I can see his ultimate plan being a new series with the Enterprise (after all, he's shoehorned it into Discovery), with a new Captain, and using Picard to rope in us nostalgic fans for the first season. He'll then kill him off (which is really what I'm afraid of) and have his First Officer take command, betting on us having grown to like him or her enough to accept the transition and keep watching the series.

If the new cast and show are good then I don't have a problem with that. Have to see what Stewart commits to but hell, what is he doing. I'm sure you will get some cameo's from the rest of TNG cast, they are not doing much.

 

[chicagoskycam]

This is only loosely related, but recently I had been wondering how for a character with a French name they cast a classical British guy, so decided to look into it a little.

Looks like Gene Roddenberry wanted another Kirk type, his ideal was someone "masculine, virile, and had a lot of hair". Patrick Stewart was initially under consideration for the Data role, and Roddenberry's first choice for Picard was this guy Stephen Macht:

The other decision makers in producing/casting though immediately saw that Stewart was perfect for Picard, but took weeks to convince Roddenberry of this. What an alternate reality that would be where a guy like Macht was Captain Picard and Patrick Stewart played Data!

Stewart actually did a reading for the part with a hair piece on. Would have fit right in with Shatner.

 

[Blender]

If the new cast and show are good then I don't have a problem with that. Have to see what Stewart commits to but hell, what is he doing. I'm sure you will get some cameo's from the rest of TNG cast, they are not doing much.

Yes because Kurtzman has a great track record of top quality story and character writing...

 

[Puck]

Call me cynical, but I'm afraid that Kurtzman is just using him to jump start a new series. I can see his ultimate plan being a new series with the Enterprise (after all, he's shoehorned it into Discovery), with a new Captain, and using Picard to rope in us nostalgic fans for the first season. He'll then kill him off (which is really what I'm afraid of) and have his First Officer take command, betting on us having grown to like him or her enough to accept the transition and keep watching the series.

I thought of that too. Except the pitch to Stewart could have been he can stay as long as he wants but if the series is successful and he wishes to drop out after a few years he could do so. 'Admiral' Picard could serve more as the wise counsellor and mentor to a new ship's Captain and the Picard role could be deleted later if the series lasts longer than Stewart is interested in.

 

[Drytoast]

I'm soooo f***ing in. Scrap discovery, THIS is your flag ship trek series.

THERE ARE 4 LIGHTS MOTHA HUBBARDS!

 

[Drytoast]

Call me cynical, but I'm afraid that Kurtzman is just using him to jump start a new series. I can see his ultimate plan being a new series with the Enterprise (after all, he's shoehorned it into Discovery), with a new Captain, and using Picard to rope in us nostalgic fans for the first season. He'll then kill him off (which is really what I'm afraid of) and have his First Officer take command, betting on us having grown to like him or her enough to accept the transition and keep watching the series.

The first officer checking off as many victim cards as possible because politics.

 

[BigMac1212]

Must be making up for #TheEmojiMovie.

...too soon?

 

[Drytoast]

As far as who else from that crew to bring back?

Data? No
Counceler troy? No
Will riker? Yes
Worf? Yes. f*** those new klingons btw.
Geordi? Yes
Crusher? On the fence
Wesley? No
Guinine? f*** no.

Heck bring back a few from both ds9 and voyager to round it out.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Yes because Kurtzman has a great track record of top quality story and character writing...

I never watched Discovery outside of the pilot which I though was trash and wouldn't pay for CBS. With Stewart in it I will and if the show is good even if he leaves who knows. Just having him back would be good but let's not forget... many of the TNG movies were trash. Most would say all outside of First Contact but I didn't mind it. The banter and familiar crew with a bigger budget were always fun. They could never nail down a good story.