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"Star Trek," which a very progressive franchise in many respects, has always had something of a fraught relationship with queerness. Gay or lesbian characters weren't wholly visible on the series, and dating couples tended to fall into the heteronormative. Near the end of his life in the early 1990s, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry once idly mused that he'd like to depict two background male characters holding hands in a romantic way, but that's hardly a great spearhead for a progressive ideal. 

There were occasional attempts to include queer stories in "Star Trek" throughout the 1990s, but they were few and far between. The "Next Generation" episode "The Outcast" was controversial even at the time (and one can read all about "The Outcast" in the pages of /Film), and the "Deep Space Nine" episode "Rejoined" did allow Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) to have a romantic relationship with a woman, but...

Michael Dorn has been a part of Star Trek since Star Trek: The Next Generation began in 1987. His most recent appearance was on the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard. He is the one actor who has appeared the most in Star Trek, but that might be coming to an end as the Dorn, in an interview in Star Trek Explorer Magazine, says "I actually am slowly but surely retiring." [via Trekmovie]

This isn't good news to those fans who are still hoping for a Star Trek: Legacy series and who wanted to see more of Worf and Raffi's [Michelle Hurd] undercover work, but if anyone deserves retirement, it's Dorn, whose first role dates back to the 1960s when he appeared on Days of Our Lives.

Fortunately, while Dorn indicates he's moving toward retirement, he doesn't mean that he's not open to the idea of returning as Worf if...

The most unbalanced show in the lineup of Nu Trek shows has got to be Star Trek: Picard. When the show worked, it was fantastic, but it didn't work often. Its use of creative characters like Elnor and Soji Asha felt lacking and uninspired, even though the characters themselves lent themselves to much grander story ideas. Its creativity, or lack thereof, for the returning cast of The Next Generation, didn't help matters, as the only thing that kept the last season of the show going was the interest in the nostalgia of it all.

Yet, despite all that, it was a show that had tremendous hype season after season. It had more to do with the returning stars of yesterday, but it had the hype. Fans gave it a chance. It just didn't work. Once the nostalgia wore off, the excitement was gone. There isn't a lot of demand for a fourth season of Picard.

Although "Star Trek: Voyager" concluded in 2001, multiple characters from the series have returned throughout the franchise at large to remind Trekkies that they all still exist and are still going about their Starfleet careers. Both Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and Tuvok (Tim Russ) appeared on "Star Trek: Picard," with the former playing a regular role on the series. The reference-heavy "Star Trek: Lower Decks" makes "Voyager" references all the time, and even had an episode set on board the U.S.S. Voyager. 

Most notably, Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) not only had a cameo in the 2002 film "Star Trek: Nemesis," but a holographic version of the character played a large role in the animated series "Star Trek: Prodigy." That same show also featured the real-life Janeway, the Doctor (Robert Picardo), as well as a subplot involving Chakotay (Robert Beltran), the captain of the experimental ship the U.S.S.

The changeover from Star Trek: Picard's second and third seasons frankly "saved" the show's reputation. Now, it's still not the best show in franchise history, far from it. It's still a bad show. The third season was a mess, with convoluted story notes, terribly written character interactions, and a desire to tear down some of the greatest characters in history. It was very much Star Trek's version of the modern Star Wars trilogy; an entity that just wanted to live off of nostalgia, but not knowing how.

Just like with the new Star Wars films, all Picard tried to do was two things; develop enough content for a spinoff, and find ways to bring back iconic concepts that were better off being left 30 years in the past. It failed, in many ways. Some fans loved the nostalgia-bait that they were given but upon further review, the third season doesn't cut the mustard,...

When season three of Star Trek: Picard began, there were some missing faces. Some, we didn't expect to see as their stories wrapped up in season two, like Captain Cristobal Rios [Santiago Carbrera] who chose to remain the past. Isa Briones's Soji character only returned briefly for season two and Briones played an entirely different character who ended up going with Wil Wheaton's Traveler. We're not quite sure what happened to Evan Evagora's Elnor, but Allison Pill's Dr. Agnes Jurati joined with the Borg Queen who became a benevolent form...at least for that queen.

The only original actor, who appeared in the first episode of the first season, alongside Patrick Stewart, to return in season three was Raffi [Michelle Hurd]. Though Jeri Ryan did appear in season one of Picard, she wasn't there from the beginning. Hurd has already spoken out about how it was heartbreaking for her...

Who is Miguel’s celebrity relative on Season 3 of Claim to Fame? He has openly admitted that he is using a fake name to sound more Spanish. Now, the houseguests’ brains are running wild with who he could possibly be connected to. So, who is his celebrity relative? This one may blow your mind. Keep reading for more details.

Claim To Fame: Who Is Miguel’s Celebrity Relative?

Migel came on to Claim to Fame and he was ready to play. He knew that he had to do some lying and scheming so no one would figure out who he was related to. His clues were his celebrity relative was hus grandfather who was an actor with an Oscar. The lie was his grandfather so now the search is on for another relative. So far, it has worked and Twitter/X has thrown out some interesting guesses.

Miguel-Claim To Fame...

Star Trek: Picard shook things up by bringing back The Next Generation crew in seasons two and three, and stunning Star Trek fans. Season one had a mix of characters like Riker, Data, and Troi, but season three saw even more familiar faces like Beverly Crusher, Worf, and Geordi La Forge join Picard.

Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Picard (image credit: Roddenberry Entertainment)

However, to make room for all these exciting new things, they had to let go of the very people who formed the core of the show this time around, Santiago Cabrera, Allison Pill, Isa Briones, and Evan Evagora after season two, which left actor Michelle Hurd feeling the emotional impact.

The Most Disappointing Fact About Star Trek: Picard!

Season one of Star Trek: Picard brought back familiar faces from The Next Generation, but it was in season three that the reunion truly blossomed with the return of the iconic Og characters.

Worf (Michael Dorn), like many of TV's "tough guy" characters, spends more time getting his butt kicked than kicking butt. Through Dorn's imposing performance, fans of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" fans understand that Worf is not only ready to step in and protect the Enterprise with only a split-second notice, but that he is also perfectly capable in a fight. Worf is often seen practicing martial arts, engaging in phaser target practice, or honing his skills with a bat'leth.

However, whenever an intruder or villain actually does appear on the Enterprise, the makers of "Next Generation" have to demonstrate how threatening they are by showing them thrashing poor Worf. Oh no, the audience thinks in those moments, this new intruder is so strong, they can just fling Worf aside like a paper doll. The conceit is dramatically satisfying, of course, but it also ensures that there will be...

Even before the third and final season of "Star Trek: Picard" finished airing on Paramount+ in 2023, showrunner Terry Matalas was speaking openly about wanting to make a spinoff called "Star Trek: Legacy." The third season of "Picard" was far better than the previous two seasons, and Trekkies began to excitedly speculate about its continuation, constructing entire pitch packets in their minds.

The final episode of "Picard" saw the U.S.S. Titan-a rechristened as the Enterprise-G, with Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) serving as its captain. Raffi (Michelle Hurd), her ex-girlfriend, was her first officer, and Picard's son Jack (Ed Speleers) had been rushed through Starfleet Academy so that he could serve as an ensign. It seemed like the setting and premise for "Legacy" was firmly in place.

Other supporting players from "Picard" would serve as the rest of the ensemble and, to make things even more tantalizing, audiences...

M. Night Shyamalan, the Titan of the Twist, is set to return this summer with a crazy-looking new thriller called Trap. It’s about a father, played by Josh Hartnett, who takes his daughter to a big pop concert, spots the cops surrounding the arena, and learns they’re laying a “trap” (that’s the name of the movie) to catch a serial killer called “The Butcher,” who’s believed to be in attendance.

Amazingly, that only covers the first 90-odd seconds of the new trailer for Trap, and you...

At the very end of the first season of "Star Trek: Picard," after the story had concluded and everyone was headed back home, the violent bounty hunter Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and Admiral Picard's close friend Raffi (Michelle Hurd) sat idly conversing. They reached out and began romantically holding hands, implying that the characters were initiating a romance. Previously throughout "Star Trek," both Seven and Raffi had only been seen having romances with men, so their respective bisexuality came as a pleasant surprise. 

Sadly, at the start of the second season of "Picard," enough time had passed that Seven and Raffi had already dated for a while ... and had broken up. There was now a great deal of romantic resentment between them, and they had to struggle to fulfill their mission in the 21st century (the second season featured a time travel plot). In the show's third and final season,...

The third season of "Star Trek: Picard," overseen by showrunner Terry Matalas, ended with an intriguing new setup. After the season's story had concluded, the action fast-forwarded one year to when Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) had become a provisionary ensign in Starfleet. Jack, with his father (Patrick Stewart) and mother (Gates McFadden), took a good long gander at his new assignment, the Titan-a, newly rechristened the Enterprise-g. This new ship was to be captained by Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), formerly the first officer on board the Titan-a, and the vessel was poised to go on its first deep-space mission with its new name.

Also on board were Raffi (Michelle Hurd), Seven's ex-girlfriend and also her first officer, as well as former Titan crewmembers Lieutenant Matthew Arliss Mura (Joseph Lee), Ensign Kova Rin Esmar (Jin Maley), and presumably Dr. Ohk (Tiffany Shepis). In a post-credits stinger after the final "Picard" episode,...

While Paramount+ has recently said goodbye to one Star Trek series (Picard) and will be to another this year (Discovery), there are other projects coming — and one that fans and stars hope joins that list. So, of course, when TV Insider caught up with Picard‘s Michelle Hurd on the red carpet for Law & Order: Svu‘s 25th season celebration — she left the NBC drama in its second season — we had to ask about possibly seeing her as Raffi again. “I love Raffi. She’s my favorite character,” Hurd shared. “We have hands, fingers, everything’s crossed for Star Trek: Legacy. I know that right now they’re working on Section 31 for Michelle Yeoh. And then they’re going to do Starfleet Academy. That’s going to be a series. And then if the fans still want it, they’ll start working on Star Trek: Legacy.” (And if you’d...

To begin with a brief editorial: the unbinding of special effects ultimately harms "Star Trek."

One of the reasons Trekkies become attached to certain characters, or fall in love with the workspaces on various ships and space stations is because the shows spend so much time with them. There are many, many episodes of "Star Trek" that take place entirely on board the Enterprise, and fans — long paying attention — begin to know its geography. After enough time watching a Starfleet vessel, viewers feel like they could, if they should be magically transported there, find their way around.

Taking "Star Trek" away from a starship for too long can, quite tragically, rob a show of a vital sense of place. We, as Trekkies, need to see what everyday life is like on a starship and see what a "normal boring" day looks like before we can appreciate the depth of a crisis.

This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.

Do you remember how great it felt when Jean-Luc Picard stepped onto the bridge of the restored USS Enterprise-d, with all the members of his senior staff around him and ready for one last adventure? Remember how much better that was than watching Icheb from Voyager get mutilated or watching Picard ride dune buggies in Star Trek: Nemesis? Patrick Stewart does not.

In a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Stewart talked about an upcoming Star Trek movie centered on at least part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast. “I heard only last night about a script that is being written, but written specifically with the actor, Patrick, to play in it,” Stewart told host Josh Horowitz. “And I’ve been told to expect to receive it within a week or so.”

That sounds exciting, right? After all, while...

Ringo Starr said he had the idea for The Beatles’ “Octopus’s Garden” after he asked for an egg dish. He only asked for the eggs because someone first offered him food that was a lot more exotic! “Octopus’s Garden” became only one of two tunes Ringo wrote for the Fab Four by himself. Both of the songs in question have something major in common.

Ringo Starr thought up The Beatles’ ‘Octopus’s Garden’ after he was feeling fed up

During a 1981 interview with Rolling Stone, Ringo discussed a fateful lunch he had. “Things were getting a bit rough, and I’d left The Beatles for a couple of weeks because I couldn’t take it anymore,” Ringo recalled. “So I went on holiday with my family to Sardinia.

“A friend lent us a boat, and one day the captain served us some octopus for lunch,” he added. “Naturally we went,...

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Few living legends have done more to earn a happy and well-deserved retirement quite like Patrick Stewart, who devoted decades of his career to bringing Captain Jean-Luc Picard to life throughout various eras of the "Star Trek" franchise. With age comes plaudits, a sense of fulfillment, and the comforting knowledge of a job well done ... and also, apparently, the ceaseless drive to keep the good times rolling.

The long-awaited final season of "Star Trek: Picard" only just wrapped up in a neat and tidy bow earlier this year, bringing the adventures of Picard and his beloved "The Next Generation" crew to a satisfying end, but don't tell that to the 83-year-old star of the show. Stewart may have guided the good Captain to what many Trekkies considered a proper conclusion, but he's as eager and willing as ever to tell...

At the conclusion of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," after the villains had been defeated, showrunner Terry Matalas had properly and carefully set up another "Star Trek" spinoff series, should Paramount+ have wanted it. Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) had received a posthumous recommendation for a captaincy from her late commanding officer Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) and was put in command of the U.S.S. Titan-a, now newly rechristened the U.S.S. Enterprise-g. One can perhaps assume that the rechristening was a special favor for the aging Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) now over 100 and happy to have a legacy. 

Also serving on the Enterprise-g were a raft of characters seen throughout "Picard," most notably Seven's ex-girlfriend Raffi (Michelle Hurd), who would serve as her first officer. Picard's adult son Jack (Ed Speleers) was hastened through Starfleet Academy and was already serving as an ensign. Also...

Dileep, the versatile actor of Mollywood, is all set to entertain his fans with his 150th film, titled He And She. The film is a romantic comedy that pairs him with Mamta Mohandas, who was his co-star in the hit films My Boss and Two Countries. The film is directed by Raffi, who has previously helmed comedy blockbusters like Voice of Sathyanathan, Punjabi House, Makeup Man, and Ring Master. The film is produced by Lyca Productions, the banner behind big-budget movies like 2.0 and Darbar.

He And She is expected to be a fun-filled entertainer that showcases the chemistry between Dileep and Mamta. It will be 150th Film of Dileep.

My Boss Trailer

He And She is one of the most anticipated projects of Dileep, who has several other films in the pipeline for 2023. Some of his upcoming films are Bandra1, Parakkum Pappan3, and D 148. Dileep is known for his...

There's one pressing question on the minds of every Trekkie out there: What do we have to do to convince Paramount to give the "Strange New Worlds" writers 20+ episodes so they can fully wild out and throw every zany concept they have at us for as long as possible? Okay, maybe there are two questions, the second of which might be even more important: When are we finally going to get a "Star Trek: Legacy" series?

Season 3 of "Picard," which turned into an extended reunion special with Patrick Stewart and almost the entire cast of "The Next Generation," quickly led to calls from fans who wanted to experience more adventures of the crew of the USS Titan-a. With Picard and his Enterprise-d crew sailing into a(nother) well-earned retirement, the finale left us on the tantalizing note of Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine, Picard's son Jack (Ed Speleers), and...

Voice of Sathyanathan, the latest Malayalam movie starring Dileep, Joju George, Siddique, and Anupam Kher, has released on July 28, 2023, and has received generally positive reviews from the audience and critics.

The movie, directed by Raffi, is a comedy thriller that revolves around the mysterious past of the protagonist, played by Dileep. Here are some of the highlights of the movie and the reviews it has garnered so far.

Voice of Sathyanathan Trailer

#VoiceOfSathyanathan – A watchable one from Dileep – Raffi team… Some comedies worked well… Joju scores… Dileep – Siddique scenes were good… Direction & technical side could have been better… Lacks logic…

A Watchable Entertainer…

— Ab George (@AbGeorge_) July 28, 2023 Ab George Tweet

#VoiceOfSathyanathan – A decent to good family drama with Dileep in top form. 1st half mostly relied on humour which saw turn in Sathyanathan 's life somewhat before interval mark. 2nd half has all the ingredients of an entertainer & got worked out to a good extent.

Fans of Malayalam cinema are in for a treat as Dileep’s upcoming film Voice of Sathyanathan is all set to release on July 28. The film, which is written and directed by Raffi, is a comedy thriller with a twist. The film also stars Joju George, Johny Antony, Siddique, Veena Nandakumar, and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles.

The film is produced by Badushaa Cinemas, 14 Eleven Cinemas, and Graand Productions. The music is composed by Ankit Menon. The cinematography is done by Jithin and Swaroop and the editing is by Shameer Mohammad.

Voice of Sathyanadhan Trailer

The official trailer of the film was released on YouTube on July 7 and has received over 10 million views so far. The trailer promises a fun-filled ride with Dileep’s trademark comedy and Joju George’s impressive performance. The film also has some thrilling moments and action sequences that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

D150, the upcoming Malayalam film starring Dileep in the lead role, has been titled He And She. The film, directed by Raffi, will feature Dileep in dual roles as father and son. Mamta Mohandas will play the female lead opposite Dileep, while Nyla Usha is in talks for the second heroine role. The Hit Combo is back and the audience is waiting for a laugh riot.

The film, which is produced by Lyca Productions, is said to be a comedy entertainer with a twist. The film will mark the reunion of Dileep and Mamta Mohandas after 10 years. The duo has previously worked together in films like Passenger, My Boss, and Two Countries.

#D150 Titled #HeAndShe Scripted By Raffi. #Dileep To Play Double Role As Father & Son With The Lady Lead Mamta Mohandas and the second heroine planned to be done by Nyla Usha!!

Lyca Productions Is In Talks As The Production House!

Dileep fans will have to wait a little longer to watch his upcoming comedy thriller ‘Voice of Sathyanathan’, as the film has been postponed to July 28th. The film, directed by Raffi, was earlier scheduled to release on July 14th, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, the makers have decided to push the release date by two weeks.

Voice of Sathyanathan Trailer

The film is produced by Nm Badusha, Shinoy Mathew, Dileep and Prijin Jp under the banners of Badusha Cinemas and Grand Productions. The film has been censored with a clean ‘U’ certificate and promises to be a fun-filled entertainer for the whole family. The film was shot in various locations including Mumbai, Rajasthan and Kerala.

‘Voice of Sathyanathan’ is one of the most anticipated films of Dileep, who is known for his comic timing and versatility. The film is expected to showcase his acting skills and charisma in a new light.

There was an epilogue at the end of "Star Trek: Picard" that was set a year after the events of the season's climax. In it, Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers), the son of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), had already graduated from Starfleet Academy, having been placed on an accelerated educational track (the Academy is typically a four-year program). Already in uniform and bearing the rank of ensign, Jack was ready to be posted to his first starship. It was implied that Jack would be stationed on the U.S.S. Titan-a, the ship on which most of the final season's action took place. 

While Jack was indeed stationed on board the Titan-a, there was a cute nostalgic twist for viewers. Just for funsies, Starfleet decided to rechristen the Titan-a as the Enterprise-g. Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) was to be the Enterprise-g's captain, and her ex-girlfriend Raffi (Michelle Hurd) was to be her first officer.

The third season of "Star Trek: Picard" was full of Easter eggs and good old-fashioned nostalgia, but it turns out that one Easter egg might actually be a hint at things to come. 

In season 3, episode 6 of "Picard" (which is titled "The Bounty"), Worf (Michael Dorn), Raffi (Michelle Hurd), and Riker (Jonathan Frakes) break into Daystrom Institute's underground warehouse to try and retrieve what remains of Data (Brent Spiner). While they're there, they see a few interesting items taken by Starfleet Intelligence, including an attack tribble and the body of one James Tiberius Kirk. We don't actually get to see Kirk, of course, just his X-ray and some basic information about him. Still, it's pretty wild to know that Starfleet went and got his body off of Veridian III (where we last saw him at the end of "Star Trek Generations"). 

The role of Kirk was, of course, originally played...

One of the central plot conceits of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard" was that Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) had finally had a love affair after seven seasons of toying with the idea on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Their fling, it turns out, wasn't what either of them wanted, and after a night of wild passion, their relationship fell apart for good. Naturally, the pair begat a child that Dr. Crusher never told Jean-Luc about, making their reunion twenty-some years later a little awkward. To the credit of showrunner Terry Matalas, the two characters do not immediately feel warm and nostalgic when they meet; there is still a great deal of bitterness lingering. 

The third season of "Picard" lasted a scant ten episodes, leaving little time to develop Picard and Beverly's relationship. By the end of the series, they seemed to have cleared the air,...

Spoilers for Star Trek: Picard. Consider yourself warned. The third and final season of Star Trek: Picard recently wrapped up and, in my opinion, was an absolutely wonderful finale for the beloved characters of The Next Generation. It also set the stage for another new show, which Picard showrunner Terry Matalas has dubbed Star Trek: Legacy.

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The epilogue of the final episode of Star Trek: Picard found Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) as the new captain of the U.S.S. Titan, which has been rechristened as the U.S.S. Enterprise G. With Raffi (Michelle Hurd) as her first officer and Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) as the captain’s special counselor, the stage is set for a brand new set of adventures. However, as excited as fans seem to be about the possibility of Star Trek: Legacy, Terry...

"Star Trek: Picard" Season 3 is in the books, and it may stand not only as one of the best "Star Trek" seasons ever, but also, if we count it as a 10-hour movie, it's the next "Next Generation" movie by a longshot, and the one we needed all this time. Movies like "Generations" and "First Contact" didn't give us time to miss the show the way the original gap between TV and movies had, but now, it's been a long time getting from there to here since all the old gang were together, and it's a beautiful reunion. Cuz they've got faaaaaith .. .of the heeeaaaaaart! Ahem. Wrong "Star Trek" show.

With every original main character from "Tng" aboard and some new and returning faces, this season balanced a lot of key characters. Some of them were handled much better than others; it's hard not to notice the way the new...

It’s been a rough season for Jeri Ryan’s Seven of Nine.

Viewers learned at the beginning of “Picard” Season 3 that she was assigned to the U.S.S. Titan under a commanding officer who distrusts her so much he calls her by her human name Annika Hansen instead of Seven of Nine.

That captain, Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) even throws Seven under the bus when Starfleet Intelligence comes on board, claiming she helped Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Riker (Jonathan Frakes) steal a shuttlecraft.

Over the course of the season, Shaw slowly learns to trust his first officer, but sadly, he is killed in the penultimate episode helping Picard and company flee the Titan after it is assimilated.

With his dying breath, Shaw tells her “You have the conn, Seven of Nine,” finally calling her by her preferred name. With that, she takes command of the Titan, even though the ship,...

This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard."

In the last episode of "Star Trek: Picard," called "The Last Generation," Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) has given himself over to the evil Borg Queen (voice of Alice Krige) who has assimilated him into the Borg collective. He is outfitted with a wicked, black robot costume and has a metal prosthesis is bolted to his face. His mind is more or less erased, and the Queen begins using his powerful psychic brain to control a massive fleet of distant starships by remote. 

Rather than merely blow him up and stop the attack, the cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" elect to fly the Enterprise-d into the heart of the Borg ship and rescue him. They hope to reason with the Borg Queen and appeal to Jack's seemingly erased humanity. Picard (Patrick Stewart), having once been assimilated before,...

This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard."

For weeks now, the "one last ride" sentiment of the final season of "Star Trek: Picard" has been balanced out a bit by persistent murmurings from the show's cast and crew. "This is the end of the road for the crew from 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,'" everyone essentially seems to be saying. "Unless...?" There's a whole world of speculation to be wrung from that meaningful ellipses, and at a press event attended by /Film, "Star Trek: Picard" showrunner Terry Matalas once again added his name to the growing list of people who would love to see the these beloved characters again.

/Film's Vanessa Armstrong attended a roundtable interview featuring Matalas in which the showrunner seemed eager to both focus on the present -- the series' finale just aired this week, after all -- and look to the future.

This post contains spoilers for the Picard series finale, “The Last Generation.”

When this third and final season of Picard debuted earlier this year, I wrote that while on the one hand it was shameless fan service, on the other this was exactly what Star Trek fans wanted and needed after the show’s first two years were so disappointing. Simply bringing back the entire crew of The Next Generation — and giving most of them much better and richer material than what they got to play back in the Eighties...

Star Trek: Picard signed off after three seasons by giving Jean-Luc and his Next Generation pals the final mission they’ve always deserved… but maybe this story’s not over just yet.

Thursday’s series finale picks up where we left off, with Jean-Luc and company aboard a refurbished Enterprise-d and headed to Earth to stop the Borg’s impending attack. We learn from Federation President Anton Chekhov (that name sounds familiar…) that the Borg have assimilated all of Starfleet’s young cadets and taken over its fleet, and they’re about to destroy the only defense system protecting Earth.

This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard."

Season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard" was largely about legacy, so it's no surprise that showrunner Terry Matalas wants to create a spin-off series called, well, "Star Trek: Legacy!" The series isn't official and hasn't been confirmed, but Matalas has said it's within the realm of possibility if enough people tune into "Star Trek: Picard" to justify another series. It's all up in the air and a matter of conjecture, but there has been some fan desire for a spin-off featuring Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick), so who knows?

Matalas made sure to lay the groundwork for a potential spin-off in the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard," setting up a show that would follow the next crew of the shiny new Enterprise, the Enterprise-g. Helmed by Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), the...

This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.

What started in 1987 has ended. Instead of its original tepid exit in 2002 film Nemesis, the saga of The Next Generation has gone out with a bang in the epic and warm-hearted series finale of Picard. While this series began in 2020 as a somewhat risky Star Trek spinoff, the third season has emerged as a kind of soft reboot, bringing back the tone, aesthetic, and countless elements from ‘90s Star Trek. Season 3 has also emerged as a bona fide hit — becoming the first Star Trek Paramount+ series to break into the Nielsen top 10 of most popular streaming shows — as well as receiving a ton of critical acclaim, even more so than Strange New Worlds last year. Clearly, showrunner Terry Matalas did something right.

The series finale of Picard completes the story of season 3 but also gives the Tng crew a beautiful send-off. And then some.

This article contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard."

"Star Trek: Picard" season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas wants to continue the story in a spin-off series, potentially called "Star Trek: Legacy," and he's already full of ideas on how to pull it off. At a press roundtable attended by /Film's Vanessa Armstrong, Matalas revealed that while one fan-favorite character died during the course of "Picard," he has a pretty neat idea on how to potentially bring them back in the future. As far as we can tell, "Legacy" would follow the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise-g, including Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Number One Raffi (Michelle Hurd), and Special Counsel to the Captain, Jack Crusher (Ed Speelers), who would have to negotiate the strange new world of life in Starfleet after the Borg event that nearly wiped out the Federation. 

There's just one problem: Starfleet's...

This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard."

Last night, "Star Trek: Picard" wrapped up its 3-season run with its most widely-celebrated arc yet. (You can check out /Film's recap by Witney Seibold here.) Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), and the rest of the Enterprise crew all faced their most formidable enemy, the Borg, and managed to defeat them once and for all. Cue the happy celebrations, the extended epilogue wrapping up the stories of our classic heroes while setting the stage for new adventures to come, and an emotional final scene that sent the original "The Next Generation" cast off into the sunset in as satisfying a way as anyone could've asked for.

All's well that ends well, right? Well, maybe not.

A large part of the season dealt with the presence of Picard and Beverly Crusher's (Gates McFadden) secret lovechild, Jack...

If we've learned anything from the Star Trek: Picard series, in general, and Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 10, specifically, it's that endings are never final.

And these last few episodes of Star Trek: Picard have taught us that showrunner Terry Matalas does not hesitate to provide us with many, many endings in a one-hour narrative.

There's a sense of checking off an itemized list of the different Trek fan clusters, all of whom have a Lot to say throughout this farewell season about plot, character, nostalgia, and canon.

The first grand conclusion settles the central conflict of this specific adventure and happens at about the forty-minute mark of the sixty-two-minute runtime, which says something about how much business Matalas needed to settle before the credits rolled.

Jean-Luc Picard's road to fatherhood spans a lifetime, including a bitter relationship with his father and traumatic events that ended with his mother's death,...

This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard."

The third season of "Star Trek: Picard" was long ago declared to be its last. Lead actor Patrick Stewart is hanging up his communicator and the cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" will finally split up for good. The final season of "Picard" largely served as their encore, a late-in-life reunion that allowed the character to have a few conversations -- and to be in utter peril -- one last time. It seems the Next Generation is no longer their generation. 

Indeed, "Picard" ends with a Next Generation of its own. Flashing forward to a year after the season's climactic Borg battle, a new crew has been assembled. Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharp Chestnut), the daughter of Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), is already sitting at the helm of the U.S.S. Titan-a. Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers...

This post contains heavy spoilers for Star Trek: Picard

The first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard had an admirable, if not altogether successful, goal. Rather than just play on nostalgia, the series caught up with Jean-Luc Picard 20 years after Star Trek: Nemesis and teamed him with a new crew. While the adventures in both seasons certainly had their feet in classic The Next Generation storylines — as Data, the Borg Queen, and Q all played major roles — the series wanted to take Picard into a new, undiscovered country.

But for its third and likely last season, Picard has pulled out all of the stops, bringing back the cast from Tng. The result has been a rousing adventure in the mold of The Original Series movies, in which an aged crew find themselves on the run from Starfleet to face a threat only they can stop. Layered in with compelling new...

When Worf makes his entrance into the third season of Star Trek: Picard, he does so in a flurry of bat’leth and blood. Brutally killing the Ferengi Sneed to rescue Picard’s associate Raffi, Worf enters in a manner becoming of a Klingon warrior. But then, his mood suddenly changes from one of bloodlust to one of enlightened calm, even going so far as to offer Raffi a cup of tea. Clearly, a lot has happened to the Son of Mogh since his time on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. And while the penultimate episode of Picard hints toward some of those years (“That was not my fault”), many questions remain.

A new comic book series from Idw gives us a glimpse of Worf’s life directly after the Dominion War. Star Trek: Defiant is a spin-off from the Star Trek universe comics at Idw, spearheaded by...

This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.

In the sixth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3, called "The Bounty," Data (Brent Spiner) -- or an updated rendition of him -- was introduced to the cast. Raffi (Michelle Hurd), Riker (Jonathan Frakes), and Worf (Michael Dorn) were stalking about a mysterious, high-security black site called Daystrom Station, looking for what high-tech weapon might have been stolen by a shadowy cabal of wicked Changelings. The trio finds that the station's security measures have been tied into a powerful artificial intelligence that has been, bafflingly, projecting holograms that they might recognize. Eventually, they find that the AI in question is, in fact, the android brain of Data, who had been reconstructed again after two previous "deaths." 

The "Star Trek: Picard" version of Data, however, is sort of a new character. Not only does he now look like a 74-year-old man (Spiner...

The danger of filling Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 9 with so many plot developments and reveals is it risks losing its narrative edge as audiences follow it from peak to peak, reveal to reveal, and tragedy to tragedy.

The tension crests multiple times in this one script. In a longer season, with more time to tease out each revelation, they could've easily devoted an hour to each plot point.

Jack's journey, the Frontier Day devastation, and the Enterprise-d's ultimate reunion with its crew each deserve our total emotional investment, but instead, we are overwhelmed with such dramatic excess that Shaw's death -- a painful loss in any other context -- is merely a footnote in the morass.

To be fair, Shaw's death at the hands of Borg drones and in the arms of Seven of Nine was foreshadowed by his very first scene.

His barely-concealed hatred for Picard...

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The easter egg game is afoot! As was true with Picard’s easter egg bonanza from a few weeks ago, episode 8, “Surrender,” uses callbacks and references in such a way that you can’t actually figure out how the plot would work without this stuff. We know that the final two episodes of Picard season 3 will surely be packed beyond belief with references and Trekkie surprises, but for now, in “Surrender,” the references pack a punch because they make the plot happen.

Here are the best easter eggs and references in episode 8:

Vadic Smoking on the Bridge

Although it’s possible this isn’t an intentional reference, Vadic smoking one of her dusty shapeshifter cigarettes on the bridge of the Titan might be a shout-out to The Wrath of Khan. In that movie, at the very start, there are signs on the...

Spoilers follow.

How admirable that the showrunners of "Star Trek: Picard" waited until the eighth episode of the series to finally unite Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner together in the same room. The episode, called "Surrender," ends with Picard, Riker, Troi, Dr. Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Worf, and a new-and-improved version of Data all gathered around a conference table — just like on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — to reconnoiter and figure out what to do next.

The sight of these characters back on the job was accompanied by some treacly, nostalgic music, natch, which is mildly irritating. Also, I could have gone without a few weepy lines of dialogue about how great it is to be together again; did none of these characters come to resent their old coworkers? But overall the moment felt more natural than one might expect.

It's never easy to confront monsters, and Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 7 drives that home with the return of a classic villain, the backstory of our new one, a suspicion of another, and two of our heroes choosing a monstrous path.

Furthermore, the horrific truth that the changelings have infiltrated Starfleet so profoundly that even Tuvok has been replaced is heartbreaking.

It's interesting to note that without Riker, Worf, and Raffi, there isn't a light-hearted quip in sight. Even Shaw is uncharacteristically taciturn and all business-y.

There is no adequate language to convey the trauma that gave rise to Vadic's insanity-tinged fanaticism, which is probably why her narrative is fleshed out with disjointed flashbacks and that eerie whistled rendition of "Three Blind Mice."

Remembering that Section 31 not only created the morphogenic virus, they infected Odo without his knowledge so he would carry it back to the Great Link, it's not...

In the last episode of "Star Trek: Picard," called "The Bounty," it was finally revealed what object the malevolent Changelings had stolen from Daystrom Station, a mystery that was being investigated by Raffi (Michelle Hurd) and Worf (Michael Dorn). It seems that when Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart) had his consciousness shunted into an android golem at the end of the show's first season, someone thought to gather up his old corpse and store it in a Federation archive. The Changelings stole Picard's dead body and plan to use it for as yet unrevealed nefarious purposes.

It was implied, however, that there was something in Picard's brain that had been assumed to be a disease. Trekkies will recall from "All Good Things...," the final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," that Picard had been diagnosed with a rare brain ailment called Irumodic syndrome. This syndrome was namechecked in the first season of "Picard,...

This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard" episode 6.

As one of the latter-most series in the "Star Trek" chronology, "Star Trek: Picard" often delivers fans the gift of retrospect. When the show isn't taking a critical look back at some of Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart) leadership decisions, it's basking in the glow of nostalgia with a full "Star Trek: The Next Generation" reunion and references to various "Trek" shows of the past. This week was no different: a trip to Daystrom Station brought back a vicious tribble, Professor Moriarty (Daniel Davis), and a new Data (Brent Spiner), while Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) brought back a relic from Captain Kirk's days: the Hms Bounty.

"Trek" fans might remember the Bounty from "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," the fourth installment in the "Trek" film series and the second directed by Leonard Nimoy. "The Voyage Home" is one of...