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Patrick Stewart shares new details

on Star Trek: Picard.

Pop culture and science fiction are gonna have

a pretty busy couple of years coming up,

but one thing fans definitely got on the top of their

to-watch lists is the upcoming Picard series

coming to CBS All Access that will see

Sir Patrick Stewart return to the iconic role

of Jean-Luc Picard which he last played

in 2002's Star Trek Nemesis.

In this age of reboots, remakes, sequels,

and nostalgia grabs,

the new Picard show seemed like the one

returning property that fans were on board with

right from the announcement.

To be fair, fan hype for this series was brewing

back when it was just a bunch of unfounded rumors,

and while this year's Comic-Con gave us

our best look at the series yet with this cryptic trailer,

which left multiple grown men in our office

crying by the way, (bell ringing)

the greater details of this show remain under wraps

other than the broadest story strokes.

We know that Picard has retired from Star Fleet

to his vineyard after commanding the greatest

rescue armada in history.

We take this to mean the evacuation of Romulus

we saw in Prime Spock's memories

in 2009's Star Trek film.

We also know that Picard has to put together

a rag-tag team for a mission,

and we know the Borg will be involved somehow,

but that's all we really know about it,

so that's why we're grabbing at any table scraps

of information or details we can find,

and luckily this week,

Sir Patrick Stewart delivered when he opened up

to the Examiner live about his motivations for returning

to the character and what the show could cover.

As to why Stewart is coming back to his role as Picard,

he said, "I don't regard it as going back.

"In fact, we are definitely moving the series forward,

"and that's what made the difference for me.

"It was a very difficult decision."

Honestly, it's great to hear that this level of thought

is being put into things.

This doesn't seem to just be the continuing adventures

of Jean-Luc Picard or a season eight to the Next Generation,

but rather a very specific story

that will impact Picard in a major way.

Sir Patrick went on to say, "We are looking at a new world

"with new objectives, problems, and issues that could not

"have been raised when we were making the Next Generation,

"and I found that very exciting.

"It's very exciting, and people will be surprised

"and perhaps even shocked."

Shocked, you say?

Well, sign us up!

Now obviously, this is the benefit of being

on a streaming service and not on the late 80s

and 90s broadcast television,

and while the Next Generation had its share

of shocking moments, and we're looking at you Conspiracy

aka the episode that gave us all nightmares.

Seriously, how did this air?

(lasers whining)

But overall, Next Gen was relatively tame,

so it would be interesting to see how Star Trek: Picard

will wrestle with even bigger issues.

Plus storytelling on television has changed a lot

since the Next Generation ended.

While that Star Trek series wasn't known

for much serialized storytelling

beyond some two-parters,

Deep Space Nine was when the franchise got deeper

into story arcs that last seasons long.

It sounds like Picard will give audiences the chance

to see characters dive into longer plots that develop

over seasons of television,

and this fits in line with what CBS All Access

content head Julie McNamara had to say

about the series at the TCAs.

"I would say that it is in production,

"sort of size and scope, probably more similar to Discovery.

"In terms of the characters and the nature

"of the storytelling,

"probably more like Next Generation.

"But of course, we're a number of years later now,

"so there are some shifts in the storytelling style,

"but I think it's a really nice hybrid of the two."

While Star Trek Discovery might have taken a bit

to find its footing in season one,

one thing the show has done well is juggle character moments

and big sweeping special effects action

and longer story arcs,

So if that is what is delivered in Picard,

the show is definitely in capable hands.

Plus if we needed any more proof that the show

is shaping up nicely,

in addition to Brent Spiner and Jeri Ryan

reprising their roles as Data and Seven of Nine,

Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis will show up

in Picard as Riker and Troi.

Seriously, we're hanging on to every table scrap of news

because every table scrap of news

is getting us more hyped.

Hopefully, we'll be hearing more Picard news

coming out of New York Comic-Con next month

and maybe even an official release date beyond early 2020,

but what do you folks think?

Are you excited for Picard to premiere,

or are you super excited for Picard to premiere?

What other Star Trek cast members

do you hope make an appearance?

And should Jean-Luc Picard have a new catch phrase

for this new show beyond engage and make it so?

Let's discuss.

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