treeduck Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Picard is a Penis Head. Signed, RushheadHe hates Trump being in office and he says: "We must FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT!" He's wants to become an American so he can fight Trump and bring a socialist Government to power in America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I watched the first episode. It was okay, lots of trendy cliches. I will say this - it's one million times better than the abomination that is Star Trek: Discovery. With that said, I'm not investing by time in pseudo-Star Trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I signed up for CBS all access because of Picard and am now almost finished with Season 1 of Discovery. I'm enjoying it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Finished the third episode before work this morning. This show is absolutely killing it. I'm still surprised to see a number of haters online complaining about the show for reasons that seem absolutely antithetical to the actual product hitting the screen. Speaking as someone who was a fairly ardent critic of Discovery, I'm left wondering if the hatred that show generated has seeped too far into the identity of those making inane complaints about Picard. "I think, when one has been angry for a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable like… like old leather. And finally… it becomes so familiar that one can't remember feeling any other way." Star Trek has rediscovered it's identity as a thoughtful, morally nuanced, character driven drama with Picard. It's shown us the progression of the Trek universe in a splendidly canon-consistent manner, for better and worse. It's brilliantly paced, and has used high energy action sequences very sparingly- allowing dialogue and plot to carry the story on its own merits. It's developing interesting and likeable characters, leaving me genuinely caring about what happens to them. I couldn't be happier with this product. Huge credit to Michael Chabon for breathing life back into Star Trek. Edited February 6, 2020 by KenJennings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Finished the third episode before work this morning. This show is absolutely killing it. I'm still surprised to see a number of haters online complaining about the show for reasons that seem absolutely antithetical to the actual product hitting the screen. Speaking as someone who was a fairly ardent critic of Discovery, I'm left wondering if the hatred that show generated has seeped too far into the identity of those making inane complaints about Picard. "I think, when one has been angry for a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable like… like old leather. And finally… it becomes so familiar that one can't remember feeling any other way." Star Trek has rediscovered it's identity as a thoughtful, morally nuanced, character driven drama with Picard. It's shown us the progression of the Trek universe in a splendidly canon-consistent manner, for better and worse. It's brilliantly paced, and has used high energy action sequences very sparingly- allowing dialogue and plot to carry the story on its own merits. It's developing interesting and likeable characters, leaving me genuinely caring about what happens to them. I couldn't be happier with this product. Huge credit to Michael Chabon for breathing life back into Star Trek. I'm enjoying both Picard and Discovery, much to my wife's dismay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Episode 6 and 7 came back very strong after what was IMO a week 5th episode. Riker and Troi's family life almost served as an old fashioned breather episode like "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" or "His Way" from Deep Space Nine. I was very moved to see them all back together again. More so than I expected to be. I'm loving this show so much. Seeing these characters again is a real pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If they bring Worf back is he going to have the new sassy Klingon look? Star Trek is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If they bring Worf back is he going to have the new sassy Klingon look? Star Trek is dead. Only if you don't enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If they bring Worf back is he going to have the new sassy Klingon look? Star Trek is dead. Only if you don't enjoy it. Picard is great and I am looking forward Season 3 of discovery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) Alex Kurtzman has already said no to redesigning Worf. If he is shown, he will be shown as he always has been. In fact, his picture was briefly shown in the first episode of Picard, and it was classic TNG worf. Edited March 7, 2020 by KenJennings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 It's so good! This week's was a much needed recap episode. While it's been lightning fast bang-bang-bang plot development through the first seven, this one filled in the story very well, and gave these main characters so much room to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Alex Kurtzman has already said no to redesigning Worf. If he is shown, he will be shown as he always has been. In fact, his picture was briefly shown in the first episode of Picard, and it was classic TNG worf. As an aside : If you look at the Klingons in the first episode of Discovery, you see new designs. You also see TMP, JJVerse and TNG ridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 ANIKA STILL HAS WORK TO DO. Sent chills down my spine. I love this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Soji had a line in this week's episode that absolutely killed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Soji had a line in this week's episode that absolutely killed me. "He(Data) loved you"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectorman Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Episode 6 and 7 came back very strong after what was IMO a week 5th episode. Riker and Troi's family life almost served as an old fashioned breather episode like "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" or "His Way" from Deep Space Nine. I was very moved to see them all back together again. More so than I expected to be. I'm loving this show so much. Seeing these characters again is a real pleasure. I couldn't agree more. It was like coming back home after a very long time away. Particularly after that episode, I was left with a "why did it take so long for this to happen" feeling. It does feel unfortunate that those characters were shelved for nearly two decades, thinking of all the additional stories that could have been told with them during that time. It seems like, for whatever reasons, ST offerings since TNG went away have had a hard time capturing our hearts to the same degree - and then these actors come back and, seemingly effortlessly, remind everyone how it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Season one of Old Man Picard has come to a mostly satisfying end. One element of the finale was done much better by The Orville, another element feels forced when you know season two is coming. Grade B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Season one of Old Man Picard has come to a mostly satisfying end. One element of the finale was done much better by The Orville, another element feels forced when you know season two is coming. Grade B- I thought the series was a solid B+ Loved the scene with Picard and Data 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) I wish they hadn't brought back Data at the end. Data died at the end of Nemesis, and I was very comfortable with Soji carrying some little piece of him, and serving as the 'voice from beyond the grave'. Bringing him back in earnest felt like being beat with a nostalgia bat, and having to say goodbye to a beloved character all over again, for no reason other than to say "this time we'll get it right". The notion of Picard being made into a synth was a little too telegraphed, but ultimately handled well enough. The biggest problem with the series, and the final two episodes in particular was the breakneck pacing. While they closed the major holes, they left a number of details underserved. For instance, what became of Narek? He was totally forgotten after being tackled by a synth during the final fight. Does Jurati have to stand trial for Maddox' muder? Where the hell did that Seven/Raffi thing come from? What kind of leadership changes are happening with the Federation as a result of the Tal Shair infiltrator being exposed? And what becomes of the xBs? Do they just get left on that planet in a crumpled cube? These questions (and others) could've been addressed instead of spending all that time redoing Data's death. Unfortunately, the choices in the last two episodes dragged down what could've been an A or A- series to a B or B+. Some very slight tweaks could've made it so much better. Edited March 27, 2020 by KenJennings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I’m not shocked by the amount of swearing in Star Trek: Picard, because that’s something that’s been common to every human language forever and only makes the dialogue sound more realistic, but it does make me wonder: since in Star Trek IV, Spock explains to Kirk that 20th Century American English profanity was a once-common linguistic feature that has since died out, then if at some point in the Star Trek™️ universe, swearing became once again socially acceptable, why would they automatically default to 400-year-old terms? Wouldn’t “f***ing” to them be the equivalent of “Zounds!” to you or I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I’m not shocked by the amount of swearing in Star Trek: Picard, because that’s something that’s been common to every human language forever and only makes the dialogue sound more realistic, but it does make me wonder: since in Star Trek IV, Spock explains to Kirk that 20th Century American English profanity was a once-common linguistic feature that has since died out, then if at some point in the Star Trek™️ universe, swearing became once again socially acceptable, why would they automatically default to 400-year-old terms? Wouldn’t “f***ing” to them be the equivalent of “Zounds!” to you or I? Blame the Universal Translator. They say Feldercarb, we hear Bullshit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I’m not shocked by the amount of swearing in Star Trek: Picard, because that’s something that’s been common to every human language forever and only makes the dialogue sound more realistic, but it does make me wonder: since in Star Trek IV, Spock explains to Kirk that 20th Century American English profanity was a once-common linguistic feature that has since died out, then if at some point in the Star Trek™️ universe, swearing became once again socially acceptable, why would they automatically default to 400-year-old terms? Wouldn’t “f***ing” to them be the equivalent of “Zounds!” to you or I? Blame the Universal Translator. They say Feldercarb, we hear Bullshit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Not Picard, but at least Star Trek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I’m not shocked by the amount of swearing in Star Trek: Picard, because that’s something that’s been common to every human language forever and only makes the dialogue sound more realistic, but it does make me wonder: since in Star Trek IV, Spock explains to Kirk that 20th Century American English profanity was a once-common linguistic feature that has since died out, then if at some point in the Star Trek™️ universe, swearing became once again socially acceptable, why would they automatically default to 400-year-old terms? Wouldn’t “f***ing” to them be the equivalent of “Zounds!” to you or I?Because they have writers that know nothing about Star Trek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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