Star Trek: Picard

[Alkali Ike]

Here's a recent official teaser trailer. As alluded to in a prior teaser, yes Q is back and played by John de Lancie.

Edit: "Coming in 2022". Also corrected the spelling of "de Lancie".

 

[Rusty Chainsaw]

Here's a recent official teaser trailer. As alluded to in a prior teaser, yes Q is back and played by John DeLancey.

Edit: "Coming in 2022".

Saw this yesterday. Intriguing. Great to see DeLancie again. Wondering what the deal is with these new badges, and what's happened with Seven's Borg implants? Smells a little of the Mirror Universe to me...

 

[Gorn]

Of course. Of ******* course. Saving the galaxy isn’t enough. The time space continuum itself needs saving and only android Picard can do it. Exploration shmexloration.

 

[Gorn]

Saw this yesterday. Intriguing. Great to see DeLancie again. Wondering what the deal is with these new badges, and what's happened with Seven's Borg implants? Smells a little of the Mirror Universe to me...

Time is fractured. Alternate realities. Seven of Nine seeing a universe in which she was always Annika Hanson instead of having been assimilated. The badge could be anything. Someone decided alternate timelines is a good idea for season two. Universes converging. Picard will remember being an archeologist instead of a Starfleet officer. Q will help him navigate different universes to save all universes.

 

[mapleglo]

I really dislike alternate timelines. It's almost as bad as time travel, which I detest. I guess we'll have a little time before we find out what is really going on.

 

[Gorn]

And Soji or Dashi or Daj or whatever the hell her name is is back. Whoever plays her is quite possibly the worst actor since Tommy Wiseau. The Room is better than Star Trek Picard. I’m not being sarcastic.

 

[mapleglo]

I'm not really a fan of Q either, but his return might actually be interesting per the trailer. I'm willing to give him another chance.

 

[Alkali Ike]

I realize the show isn't exactly a favorite here (note the lack of discussion of Season 2). But this is interesting news for Season 3, which will conclude the series.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Announces Return of Major Next Generation Cast Members

Star Trek: Picard has announced its Season 3 cast in a new video teaser that was released by Paramount+. The real headline here is that in Picard Season 3 Star Trek fans will get the long-awaited reunion of major cast members from the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. Patrick Stewart will be joined onscreen by Jonathan Franks [sic] (Will Riker), LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Brent Spiner (Data), Michael Dorn (Worf), Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi), and Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher).

 

[Gorn]

I realize the show isn't exactly a favorite here (note the lack of discussion of Season 2). But this is interesting news for Season 3, which will conclude the series.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Announces Return of Major Next Generation Cast Members

Star Trek: Picard has announced its Season 3 cast in a new video teaser that was released by Paramount+. The real headline here is that in Picard Season 3 Star Trek fans will get the long-awaited reunion of major cast members from the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. Patrick Stewart will be joined onscreen by Jonathan Franks [sic] (Will Riker), LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Brent Spiner (Data), Michael Dorn (Worf), Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi), and Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher).

They’re not busy.

 

[Rusty Chainsaw]

Series 2 has been great so far. Loads of nice little deep-cut references. Loved that they brought back the same punk guy from The Voyage Home on the bus! The story has me quite gripped... not quite sure what Q's up to. There's lots of strands to bring together in the next 5 episodes. There's the stuff with Q, obviously, then there's Jurati and the Borg Queen, Seven and Raffi's relationship, Picard's ancestor, Adam Soong and his daughter... loads to unravel.

The third series is supposed to be the last, so it makes sense that they're getting the old band back together for it. Can't wait. Hopefully there'll be an Enterprise involved. We've got Strange New Worlds and more Lower Decks coming up before that though, so there'll be plenty to keep us busy.

What does everyone think of the Strange New Worlds trailer?

 

[Alkali Ike]

This show is completely off the rails and deep into crazy town.

 

[rufus.K]

All Star Trek is off the rails...it's SciFi
Just enjoy it.

 

[Alkali Ike]

All Star Trek is off the rails...it's SciFi
Just enjoy it.

I couldn’t finish the latest episode.

 

[Alkali Ike]

There’s plenty of average sci-fi to watch. But I hold Star Trek to a higher standard. S2 of Picard is just awful. Maybe S3 with the TNG cast reunion will be better.

So, Picard S2 is unwatchable. I’ll just read the synopses. Discovery, Lower Decks, and Prodigy are between seasons. Buhbye for now Paramount+.

 

[E2942]

That first episode of season 2 grabbed me, but if you pay attention to the runtime, they've been consistently shortening the episodes.
Between stretching the story & shortening the episode, they'll be lucky go get this whole debacle patched up in only 4 more episodes.

It will undoubtedly be solved in a Deus Ex Machina manner similar to season 1.

I haven't been happy with Paramount+, so I will be letting my trial subscription expire.
If you want Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos that means paying $100/year. No Thanks!

The price for Picard season 1 on blu-ray is dire, too. over $30 for a single disc

 

[Alkali Ike]

Offered for your consideration.

Star Trek: Picard Is Garbage

Star Trek: Picard Is Garbage
BY ANDY KELLY PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO

No amount of fan service can save this dumpster fire of a show.

It's an insult to the legacy of one of the greatest TV shows ever made, but mostly it's just garbage.

 

[Rusty Chainsaw]

Offered for your consideration.

Star Trek: Picard Is Garbage

Star Trek: Picard Is Garbage
BY ANDY KELLY PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO
No amount of fan service can save this dumpster fire of a show.

They're entitled to their opinion. It obviously gets them clicks. But myself and the rest of us who actually enjoy the show will still be watching despite the opinion of one angry nerd on the internet.

 

[Alkali Ike]

They're entitled to their opinion. It obviously gets them clicks. But myself and the rest of us who actually enjoy the show will still be watching despite the opinion of one angry nerd on the internet.

Not arguing, but you replied so quickly you couldn't possibly have read anything the author said to explain himself except to read the headline. I'm not a complete idiot, wouldn't share an obvious clickbait hatchet job.

 

[Rusty Chainsaw]

Not arguing, but you replied so quickly you couldn't possibly have read anything the author said to explain himself except to read the headline.

I actually came across this article via Twitter earlier today - I clicked through to check if it was the same one, and it was.

This is precisely why a lot of good shows and films end up tanking - you can't keep all the fans happy all the time, and the ones who seem the least happy are the most vocal, despite not being the majority. It's not just Trek - look at Star Wars, Terminator, whatever Marvel show/film is out right now, etc, etc - every new show/film based on these franchises gets blasted to kingdom come online, even if they're good. It's like they never get a chance because the negativity has started before anyone's even seen them.

I am very much enjoying the second series of Picard. I enjoyed every series of Discovery. Hell, I loved The Book of Boba Fett, and thought the last two Terminator films were great. If that puts me at odds with some angry nerds, so be it.

 

[Gorn]

They're entitled to their opinion. It obviously gets them clicks. But myself and the rest of us who actually enjoy the show will still be watching despite the opinion of one angry nerd on the internet.

The main points seem to be that the show is joyless, and missing all the fun and optimism and thought provoking ideas and stories that made tng great. The dialogue is overly quippy and everyone is depressed. I understand you like the show but you disagree with those specific points?