I became a Trekkie in the mid-90’s so by the time I first watched this film he was already well known. This is one my favorite Trek movies!

I was turned off by the Jack Crusher story. I didn't buy the idea that the Beverly we knew from TNG would ghost Picard for decades to conceal the fact that they had a son, and that she'd conceal that fact because being known as Picard's son would be so dangerous. I thought this plot strand was an example of whipping up contrived drama at the expense of what we knew of the characters.

I'm wondering whether you think the show really gained anything from making Jack Picard's son. Couldn't Jack just have been some younger colleague whom Beverly was attached to and wanted to protect?

I'm watching Enterprise for the first time in my chronological watch/rewatch of all of Trek. I'm particularly struck by how John Billingsley plays Dr. Phlox. There's a quality to his voice that is soothing, and he's just enjoyable to listen to. Anyone know if he's ever done audiobook narration?

Okay, a tiny little bit more added to the rumor, and that's that there will be a Gift-With-Purchase set available for people who buy the Enterprise-D set when it drops on Black Friday. LEGO is famous for doing these GWPs, and they never last long, almost always getting sold out the first day.

So what is this GWP, you ask?

A shuttlepod, with exclusive Ensign Ro minifigure.

If this whole rumor turns out to be false, I am going to need some serious therapy in the aftermath.

I can neither confirm nor deny whether that was actually planned, but if it was and they DIDN'T go through with it...thank god, that would've been too much.

Seriously though, it wasn't just me right? IT FELT like they were teeing that up as a reveal in season 3.

I’m rewatching season 3 of Picard. It’s a lot of fun and definitely serves as a much better send off for the Next Generation crew than Nemesis (A film I hated), but it feels a bit too “fan service” at times. Like characters show up just to get a pop from the audience (Shelby, Tuvok, Ro, etc). The one that really drove me crazy was Odo’s bucket. For one thing, DS9 made it clear that changelings don’t need a bucket and that Odo was using a bucket because he was “embarrassed“ and when he got over his embarrassment, he just flowed free when he was resting. He abandoned the bucket. The premise was that the bucket was Odo‘s idea, but he didn’t need it. Then suddenly they turned it into this thing where if you wanna know if there’s a changling , you have to find their bucket… And of course, of all the bucket designs in the entire universe, it just happens to be an exact replica of Odo’s?s

Ultimately, I enjoy season 3. It’s quite good. But I think it’s really overrated. I think Season 2 of Strange New Worlds is better.

Is it just me that thinks this sounds like a lot of fun? Would any of you try it?

Connor Trinneer gets the lion's share of focus whenever this episode is discussed. As well he should. But for this thread, I'd like to shine the spotlight on Scott Bakula and Captain Archer.

I know I'm not alone in feeling that Bakula does not rank very highly in the history of Star Trek lead actors. Throughout 303 "Extinction" and Archer Alien's antics, I felt nothing but cringe and embarrassment for good ol' Scotty boy. I've always loved the guy, but he just didn't seem to have the gravitas needed for this type of role.

Until "Similitude" came along.

Trip and Phlox have several scenes that make me cry uncontrollably. But it's Archer who gets me to mutter, "Goddamn." From the intensity of that determination/promise/threat to kill Sim, to the weariness in his eyes and entire face during the funeral, this was simply Scott Bakula's best performance to date.

I'm in the middle of an entire franchise rewatch. This is one of those episodes that simply forces me to take a break and step away for the night. So damn good.

I know about the Romulan super nova, but I knew heard anything about Androids attacking Mars, Romulan secret police, Androids being banned, or a Borg cube being used by Romulans.

Is this all to set the environment and start a mystery that Picard has to unravel, or did I miss something by not watching Voyager and Discovery first?

I made a post a while ago surprised that so many people seem to dislike Enterprise and a lot of people commented that it’s mainly because of the final episode, but I still liked it. I know that it was pretty rushed but given that I thought they pulled it off really well

So, obvious spoilers.

At the end of S1 of Picard, Picard is transferred from a human body to a Golem body. He died of a neurodegenerative condition called Irumodic syndrome. This was developed after he was assimilated by the Borg.

At the start of S2, Picard & gang is transformed to have lived in an alternative timeline and Seven was never assimilated. Picard was referenced as 'Locutus' by the Borg queen at the time (Though later Seven explains that Queens see multiple timelines).

At the end of S2, Seven is reassimilated before later returning to the correct timeline, giving her back the implants [alternative reality Annika] was missing.

However, if this was Picard from the ultimate reality, he would not have been assimilated by the Borg, meaning he never would have developed Irumodic syndrome. Ultimately, he would not have died.

Does this mean Picard is now a human, at least from S2 onwards? I think it's also evidenced by the fact that Picard references himself as a human during his interrogation, though in the same scene, a quote from Rios calls him a flesh and blood robot, though explains that no-one would explain it to him.

Spoilers for season 7 of Deep Space 9. First of all, wonderful acting all around, now...

Laas is for sure dead right? Do was the virus carrier. He linked with Laas. Laas left before the cure was found to go god knows where. So he's for sure a pile of founder flakes on some moon right?

I'm a huge fan of Star Trek and have seen most of the series and movies multiple times, but I never got around to seeing Enterprise until now. It honestly took me a long time to get through because I wasn't that into it. There were only a few standout episodes, and things like the temporal cold war and the Xindi didn't really interest me. Then season 4 came along and it was one great story after another. I loved all the pre federation diplomacy and conflict between the other founding members, wish they did more of that in previous seasons. Captain Archer and the rest of the supporting cast became way more engaging and likeable. Yeah "these are the voyages" is weird but the rest of the season is some of the best of the best of ST. Its too bad we never got season 5. I heard that would have been Earth/Romulan war focused.

Should I start Discovery next? I've heard mixed things.

I’m wanting to watch all of Star Trek and become a diehard fan

I’ve already seen Below Decks (S 1 and 2)

But I’m watching The Original Series After I’m finish with it should I go to Strange new worlds because I’ve heard that it’s the same characters like Spock and Kirk, or is there a list I should follow

I mean, yeah, they have rough noses and everything so they're not human but nearly all Star Trek canon for alien culture is borrowed from somewhere. Thoughts?

Right off the bat, I’m sorry if this has been asked before. Did a quick search before posting and nothing came up, so: here goes.

I just did a series run of Voyager after not having watched it in almost 15 years or so, and then only seeing about half of the episodes.

Overall, I liked it but the last episode Endgame was just so abrupt with the ending of them going to Earth after the action with the Borg.

I feel like there should have been a few episodes of the fallout, as it were, of them returning. Maybe Tom hashing out problems with his father, B’Elanna reconciling with her own dad, Seven having to adjust to life on Earth, Janeway being debriefed on her actions, et al. I think there was some stories there to tell.

Does anyone know if this was ever under discussion?

Many thanks for any insight!

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OMG... Did anyone know that René Auberjonois was the voice actor/singer behind Chef Louis in 1989's The Little Mermaid?

R.I.P. Odo.

So we have Starfield, Star Wars, Harry Potter,... etc. Is there nay possibility of a Star Trek RPG game?