Excited about Star Trek Picard, so are we!
So much so,
we’ve gathered a handful of new details about the show that you don’t want to miss,
including the fact,
this might not be Data,
or at least not how we think of him?
Let’s jump into it.
Hi, my name is Captain Jack, and welcome to Trek Central!
From a number of interviews following Star Trek’s Comic Con Panel,
we have recently learned quite a few new interesting details about the upcoming show,
Star Trek: Picard.
We’ll be breaking these interviews down for you,
to let you know what we might expect when Picard finally returns to our screens in early 2020.
(Picard) Engage!
So let’s talk about one of the big reveals in the Picard Series trailer,
that being Brent Spiner returning as “Data”.
This appearance has certainly got the Trek Fandom talking,
with many speculating that the character on screen might not be the legendary Lieutenant Commander Data,
but instead his brother B4, or even Lore!
Putting speculation aside for just one moment,
Brent Spiner who plays Data did confirm some details for us.
During an interview with TV LINE,
Spiner mentions that the Android B4
, is the one we see in the drawer during this shot of the trailer,
eliminating the theory that this might be Data’s body recovered from the Battle of the Basen Rift in the year 2379,
even though that would be impossible as his body would have been vaporized.
To go back to speculation for a moment,
based on some other hints of what Brent Spiner has mentioned across multiple interviews,
the Data we see at the end of the trailer,
might be a Holodeck re-creation.
Key facts play into this:
Picard states i the Trailer “I don’t want the game to end”.
Suggesting this is a simulation of some sorts and not just about the card game they are playing.
The character of “Data” responds by saying “I can see that Captain”.
Given the response of “Captain”,
suggests this is either a flashback scene
or a holodeck re-creation of Lieutenant Commander Data before he was killed in the events of Star Trek Nemesis,
Picard’s rank is actually that of a Former Admiral, not a Captain.
We also learned that Brent Spiner will make appearances as Data on the show,
but will not be in every episode,
, mentioning and I quote “What you think maybe what happens, is not what happens.”
kinda cryptic...
It sounds interesting for sure,
we’re going to have to keep our eyes open around details on Data.
What do you think of his reappearance,
is it a holodeck, a flashback or something else - Let us know in the comments!
(Picard) I don't want the game to end...
Now for some additional Picard Series information,
As mentioned we’ve gathered a few things from several different interviews to save you time,
here we go!
It’s been confirmed that Composer Jeff Russo,
known for his work on the soundtrack of Star Trek Discovery Season 1 & 2,
is now onboard and confirmed to compose the music for Star Trek Picard.
The soundtrack for Discovery Season 2 has just been released,
and it is definitely worth a listen.
Russo has shown to have great respect for existing Trek musical themes,
and yet applies a fresh view with his music.
This should mean that we get a solid theme for Picard and perhaps as well his cast mates.
Via one of the Comic Con Interviews,
we received confirmation that Picard will be taking place in the year 2399,
, 20 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis.
Sir Patrick Stewart remarks on this by saying,
it has actually been nearly 20 years since the release of Nemesis,
so the experiences they have had in that time frame, can feed into their performances in the show,
which should lead to some excellent acting from the original cast.
Speaking of Original Cast,
we know that Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis are returning as there respected characters.
. Will more Star Trek Icons join them, we sure hope so!
Details on how the Seasons of Star Trek Picard will work were mentioned,
It looks like the first season of Picard has a set,
serialised story to tell.
But, that doesn’t mean it will only be one season.
Yes you heard me correct. During many of the interviews,
Patrick himself said that he would be on board for more seasons if it was a good story being told and that fans enjoyed it.
This would not only mean more Picard,
but was hinted at, that they would be looking at bringing some more original Star Trek cast back,
for ways that fit the story.
And not only TNG cast, but cast from the other shows; being Voyager and Deep Space Nine.
One of the Picard writers, Kirsten Beyer has written several Voyager Novels,
so i wouldn’t be surprised if we see some more Voyager cast, even a certain Admiral…
(Janeway) Jean-Luc!
(Janeway) How'd you like a trip to Romulus?
Blink and you might have missed it,
yes The Borg are back in Star Trek: Picard.
To accompany there mysterious return, a familiar face joins them.
Actor Jonathan Del Arco, who originally played “Hugh” in Star Trek The Next Generation
is returning to play the character once again.
Stating that “Hugh” is now the leader of the Free Borg.
In an interview, Del Arco confirms that Hugh is now a more developed human version of himself,
building on when we last saw him in TNG Episode “Descent Part 2”.
Showing another interview quote on screen,
Jonahan mentioned that Hugh is STILL a Borg, but strongly caring for those who are around him.
It seems Hugh’s character is going to be a key focus of Star Trek Picard,
so we’ll need to keep our eyes open for details.
What if I told you that we might have not had a Star Trek: Picard series and that series lead,
Sir Patrick Stewart did not originally want to return as Jean-Luc Picard,
you might already know, or you might now be surprised…. Here we go.
Now the first thing a lot of us are thinking about when we hear that Picard will return to our screens is,
why has taken 17 years to do so?
Obviously the reason for why this is,
is because Sir Patrick Stewart said yes to reprising his role.
But there is an underlying story that is very interesting,
which gets us excited for the Story of Star Trek: Picard, i’m going to tell you why.
The intentions of the creative team is what got Picard back for us!
Sir Patrick met with Franchise Boss Alex Kurtzman,
Executive Producer Akiva Goldsman
and writer Kirsten Beyer in 2017,
who wanted to explain there bold new idea for the character of Jean-Luc Picard.
. Now here is the interesting part, Patrick Stewart took the meeting with the team,
with the intention of turning them down as he had felt the Star Trek part of his life had ended.
After Sir Patrick had explained why he was going to pass on the offer,
the creative team decided to tell him the story they were planning to tell.
Stewart was intrigued by the idea and asked the team to write him a document outlining the full plan,
eventually the team returned to him with a 34-page document which was surprising.
. Coming around to March 2018,
Stewart approved their pitch, he was still on the fence about joining the project at the time,
but asked Alex Kurtzman for the series of Picard, to be “so different” from the previous Star Trek Stories that had been told.
Quoted as saying:
“Both what people remember, but also not what they’re expecting at all, otherwise why do it”.
Personally, I believe Sir Patrick has hit the nail on the head here.
IF we're just going to do a rehash of Star Trek The Next Generation, it might not be that interesting..
So at least we are getting a fresh POV on the Star Trek Universe!
Eventually on August 4th 2018,
Star Trek Las Vegas came around,
with Stewart making a surprise appearance on stage announcing the return of everyone's favourite Captain,
, but informing the excited crowd, that Jean-Luc would be very different.
(Patrick) Jean-Luc Picard...... is back!
Fun fact it's almost been a year since that announcement now,
with Star Trek Las Vegas 2019, coming around very soon!
Will we see more Picard news? Stay tuned!
This very character focused aspect of Picard is what interests a lot of us here at Trek Central,
as we should be able to see the relatable human aspects in this sci-fi story.
An aspect which makes Trek what it is,
but going even further then Trek we have seen in the past.
That's all i have on Picard returning for the moment, but i expect we will get more details as the year goes on!
Now we didn’t learn much about the story from any of the interviews,
they are keeping that under close wraps. for obvious reasons.
However we did find out a couple of cool details.
. We know that there will be many different locations seen in the show, as well as different aliens.
So hopefully it won’t just be seeing only Humans and Romulans.
Fun fact, you can sort of see an Andorian in this shot of the Picard Trailer, you can make out the blue skin.
There’ll also be much more shades of grey then we have seen in previous shows.
They have danced that line before in Star Trek History,
specifically in later seasons of DS9 with episodes such as “In the Pale Moonlight”,
but this iteration of Trek will be full of grey and imperfect people.
This will be a pro and con for different people,
but hopefully it is done in a nice way that delivers a good and authentic story.
It also seems to have much more action consistently then that of previous shows,
which you can definitely see from the trailer.
Whether this also means space battles,
we have no idea, as they wouldn’t even tell us much on the ship Picard and his motley crew embark on.
Speaking of the Picard’s new crew,
a small detail I will share is that they are described as a crew of Renegades.
Sir Patrick commented: “It’s only a crew in a sense.
You must not think of it as a crew like the Enterprise. We are not Starfleet. We are in a sense of renegades. We are acting independently, Chris Rios is the Captain”
Of course we know that Actor Santigo Cabrera is playing Ex-Starfleet and pilot Cristobal “Chris” Rios.
There are more details on the “new crew” of the Star Trek Picard series,
but we’ll be making a seperate video talking more about them in full detail, so stay tuned for that one.
So if we were going to get more Seasons of Picard,
which former Trek cast would you like to see return?
The Return of John De Lancie as the magnificent Q,
Captain Ezri Dax of the USS Aventine or someone else,
simply let us know via the comment section on this video!
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