Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki were the two stars of the CW show, Supernatural, playing the Winchester brothers. The show ran for 15 seasons, and the fans tuned in religiously to catch the brothers as they fought with a host of demons and monsters.
Both Ackles and Padalecki were the faces of the show, but the former drew crowds, and the show creators knew it. Therefore, when Ackles had to be punched in a particular scene, the actor opposite him was nervous. Ackles, however, was able to immediately put him at ease with a classy response.
Ackles had to reassure his fellow actor (Source: Supernatural)
Jensen Ackles’ classy response after being punched while filming a scene on Supernatural
Jensen Ackles has become one of the most well-known television actors around at present. However, it was his role as Dean Winchester on Supernatural that thrust him into the spotlight.
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Both Ackles and Padalecki were the faces of the show, but the former drew crowds, and the show creators knew it. Therefore, when Ackles had to be punched in a particular scene, the actor opposite him was nervous. Ackles, however, was able to immediately put him at ease with a classy response.
Ackles had to reassure his fellow actor (Source: Supernatural)
Jensen Ackles’ classy response after being punched while filming a scene on Supernatural
Jensen Ackles has become one of the most well-known television actors around at present. However, it was his role as Dean Winchester on Supernatural that thrust him into the spotlight.
SUGGESTEDJensen Ackles Reveals...
- 4/6/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Everyone has their favorite "Star Trek" captain. Each has their own unique skills and flaws, and each comes with their own series and crew. Many argue for James Tiberius Kirk, originally portrayed by William Shatner in the original series, because he was the blueprint for all "Trek" captains who followed. Others are steadfast for Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), who led the Enterprise on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," because he is an excellent explorer, diplomat, and ship's captain.
However, no "Star Trek" captain has faced the same incredible trials as Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), who commands the titular space station on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Every other captain, from Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) on "Star Trek: Enterprise" all the way through to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) on "Star Trek: Discovery," is on board a traveling ship, and while they have different missions, they're all capable of...
However, no "Star Trek" captain has faced the same incredible trials as Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), who commands the titular space station on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Every other captain, from Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) on "Star Trek: Enterprise" all the way through to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) on "Star Trek: Discovery," is on board a traveling ship, and while they have different missions, they're all capable of...
- 3/16/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
At the start of "Star Trek: Picard," the title character (Patrick Stewart) is living in retirement on his generations-old family vineyard. Although one can replicate synthehol in the future, it's comforting to know that some vintners will still be making wine the old-fashioned way. The full range of wines made at Château Picard hasn't been listed in the official canon of "Star Trek," but sharp-eyed Trekkies have noted that characters have been seen drinking a Château Picard Bordeaux and bottles labeled Château La Barre. Thanks to enterprising booze-hounds, real-life bottles of Château Picard can be purchased online. The Klingon blood wine is actually just a cabernet sauvignon.
Given that the Picard family had been in the wine-making business for centuries, one might assume that Château Picard is very fine indeed, exploring and idly conquering the palate like Alexander the Great. Like Picard himself, I imagine Château Picard to be dry and complex,...
Given that the Picard family had been in the wine-making business for centuries, one might assume that Château Picard is very fine indeed, exploring and idly conquering the palate like Alexander the Great. Like Picard himself, I imagine Château Picard to be dry and complex,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The respectable Saturn Awards were first launched in 1973 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and have been presented annually ever since.
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" has won multiple Saturns in the past, notably winning Best Genre Series twice during its initial run. Additionally, Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner won Saturns for their acting, playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data respectively. Frustratingly, no other member of the show's venerated ensemble won Saturns for their performance.
Until now. As announced by TrekMovie, a special Lifetime Achievement Saturn award will be given to Stewart, Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, and Wil Wheaton. That group represents the core ensemble of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," with most of them having appeared in all seven seasons of the TV series and in four movies. Also, all of them have returned to the...
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" has won multiple Saturns in the past, notably winning Best Genre Series twice during its initial run. Additionally, Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner won Saturns for their acting, playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data respectively. Frustratingly, no other member of the show's venerated ensemble won Saturns for their performance.
Until now. As announced by TrekMovie, a special Lifetime Achievement Saturn award will be given to Stewart, Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, and Wil Wheaton. That group represents the core ensemble of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," with most of them having appeared in all seven seasons of the TV series and in four movies. Also, all of them have returned to the...
- 2/1/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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.
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.
- 1/20/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Star Trek: Picard" shares more than a little DNA with "12 Monkeys." In its third season, the recently ended "Trek" sequel series was captained by showrunner Terry Matalas, who co-created the wild Syfy Channel adaptation of Terry Gilliam's also-wild film. Aside from a shared showrunner, "Star Trek: Picard" was home to several key cast and crew members who worked on both shows – and nearly featured one more.
In a Reddit Ama about the show's third season, user Drewski1138 pointed out several narrative choices in "Picard" that echoed "12 Monkeys," including references to a mysterious red realm, a new drug called "Splinter" (a reference to "12 Monkeys" time travel), and more. "Were there any '12 Monkeys' Easter eggs we might have missed ... Were there any that you were told you couldn't put in?" the user asked Matalas. The answer? No, but there was one Easter egg that never came to...
In a Reddit Ama about the show's third season, user Drewski1138 pointed out several narrative choices in "Picard" that echoed "12 Monkeys," including references to a mysterious red realm, a new drug called "Splinter" (a reference to "12 Monkeys" time travel), and more. "Were there any '12 Monkeys' Easter eggs we might have missed ... Were there any that you were told you couldn't put in?" the user asked Matalas. The answer? No, but there was one Easter egg that never came to...
- 1/8/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Looks like all those early concerns about whether name stars would walk the picket line ended up being a waste of energy: a strike captain on Saturday recognized Day 100 of the SAG-AFTRA strike by calling out many of the big names who joined the rank and file in those daily protests.
“Instead of talking about who is not on the picket line, let’s celebrate the name talent who have been showing up,” wrote Chelsea Schwartz, who encouraged her followers to add to her thread.
Among those she singled out were Chris Pine, Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Mandy Moore, Ben Schwartz, Nick Offerman, Ming-Na Wen, Sam Elliott, Jack Black, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Margot Robbie, Jon Cryer, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott, Jennifer Grey, Clarke Gregg, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rhys Darby, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Sterling K Brown, Ben Barnes, Jack Quaid, Robert Pine, Raegan Revord, Tate Donovan,...
“Instead of talking about who is not on the picket line, let’s celebrate the name talent who have been showing up,” wrote Chelsea Schwartz, who encouraged her followers to add to her thread.
Among those she singled out were Chris Pine, Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Mandy Moore, Ben Schwartz, Nick Offerman, Ming-Na Wen, Sam Elliott, Jack Black, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Margot Robbie, Jon Cryer, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott, Jennifer Grey, Clarke Gregg, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rhys Darby, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Sterling K Brown, Ben Barnes, Jack Quaid, Robert Pine, Raegan Revord, Tate Donovan,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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...
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...
- 10/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“Star Trek” hasn’t been recognized by the Emmys for acting since the original series aired in the 1960s. Back then Leonard Nimoy earned three bids for his iconic role as Spock. But no actors from the franchise have been nominated since. Will that change with the third and final season of “Star Trek: Picard”? The Paramount+ series submitted the following 12 actors for consideration on the Emmy ballot.
See‘Star Trek: Picard’ cinematographer Crescenzo G.P. Notarile on being ‘daring’ and ‘disciplined’ behind the camera [Exclusive Video Interview]
Best Drama Actor
Patrick Stewart
Best Drama Supporting Actor
LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn
Jonathan Frakes
Ed Speleers
Brent Spiner
Todd Stashwick
Best Drama Supporting Actress
Michelle Hurd
Gates McFadden
Amanda Plummer
Jeri Ryan
Marina Sirtis
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Perhaps surprisingly, “Picard” didn’t enter any performers for consideration in guest categories. That means no Michelle Forbes,...
See‘Star Trek: Picard’ cinematographer Crescenzo G.P. Notarile on being ‘daring’ and ‘disciplined’ behind the camera [Exclusive Video Interview]
Best Drama Actor
Patrick Stewart
Best Drama Supporting Actor
LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn
Jonathan Frakes
Ed Speleers
Brent Spiner
Todd Stashwick
Best Drama Supporting Actress
Michelle Hurd
Gates McFadden
Amanda Plummer
Jeri Ryan
Marina Sirtis
SEEPatrick Stewart (‘Star Trek: Picard’) on long-awaited ‘Tng’ reunion: ‘It was nothing but pleasant and satisfying’
Perhaps surprisingly, “Picard” didn’t enter any performers for consideration in guest categories. That means no Michelle Forbes,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
It seems like Jean-Luc Picard never learns. At the end of the Star Trek: The Next Generation finale “All Good Things…”, the Captain finally joins his senior officers of the USS Enterprise for a game of cards. “I should have done this a long time ago,” he admits with some resignation.
But when the Captain returned to screens for Star Trek: Picard, after a twenty-year absence following the dismal final Tng movie Star Trek: Nemesis, he didn’t bring his old crew with him. Sure, Data, Riker, and Troi dropped by for an episode or two, but Picard spent most of his time with a new renegade gang. It wasn’t until Picard hit its third and final season that the Captain was rejoined by his most famous crew.
Patrick Stewart recently explained to The Wrap the reservations he had about the final season. Although he admits that he is...
But when the Captain returned to screens for Star Trek: Picard, after a twenty-year absence following the dismal final Tng movie Star Trek: Nemesis, he didn’t bring his old crew with him. Sure, Data, Riker, and Troi dropped by for an episode or two, but Picard spent most of his time with a new renegade gang. It wasn’t until Picard hit its third and final season that the Captain was rejoined by his most famous crew.
Patrick Stewart recently explained to The Wrap the reservations he had about the final season. Although he admits that he is...
- 6/1/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The bulk of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard" takes place on the U.S.S. Titan-a, a ship that was once commanded by Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes), but had since been entirely retrofitted and put under the charge of the embittered Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick). Although "Picard" followed the fate of its title character (Patrick Stewart) and his old compatriots from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," one could see an entirely new Titan-based "Star Trek" series going on in the background. With a new crew, a new captain, and all-new technology, the Titan could easily have gone on its own exciting TV treks, even if the people on board had never met Admiral Picard.
Sitting at the helm of the Titan-a was Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut), the estranged daughter of Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), once the chief engineer on the Enterprise-d. Sidney was merely an ensign,...
Sitting at the helm of the Titan-a was Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut), the estranged daughter of Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), once the chief engineer on the Enterprise-d. Sidney was merely an ensign,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The bulk of the final season of "Star Trek: Picard" took place on board the U.S.S. Titan-a, a ship commanded by Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) and with Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) as its first officer. The Titan-a was called a Neo-Constitution-Class starship, having been reconstructed using a lot of old parts from the original Titan (a ship commanded by Captain Riker). The ship has a blocky, utilitarian look, with a semicircular saucer section. The ship's look fitted the personality of its captain; Shaw was a former engineer and adhered strictly to safety and protocol. He had no patience for "gut instincts" and doing favors for the visiting Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart).
By the end of the series, Captain Shaw will have died -- a grievous tragedy indeed -- and the Titan will have survived a great number of near-misses and battle scenarios. After all was said and done,...
By the end of the series, Captain Shaw will have died -- a grievous tragedy indeed -- and the Titan will have survived a great number of near-misses and battle scenarios. After all was said and done,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
If you follow “Star Trek” on Twitter and other social media spaces, you’d think that “Star Trek: Legacy” is a real show, given all the buzz surrounding it. A Change.org petition to have Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard” showrunner Terry Matalas helm the proposed spin-off is closing in on 50,000 signatures, which would change it’s status on the site to “top signed.”
But alas, “Legacy” isn’t on the current or future “Trek” slate. And with the current Writers’ Guild strike, it doesn’t look likely in the near future. But never count out the power of the “Star Trek” fandom, which has supported the franchise for nearly six decades, including fallow periods of no television or theatrical production.
Here’s what you need to know about “Legacy” and why “Trek” fans and stars are clamoring for it.
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But alas, “Legacy” isn’t on the current or future “Trek” slate. And with the current Writers’ Guild strike, it doesn’t look likely in the near future. But never count out the power of the “Star Trek” fandom, which has supported the franchise for nearly six decades, including fallow periods of no television or theatrical production.
Here’s what you need to know about “Legacy” and why “Trek” fans and stars are clamoring for it.
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- 5/17/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The third season of "Star Trek: Picard" was carefully constructed by showrunner Terry Matalas to reunite the central cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and gather them on the bridge of the Enterprise-d. Some of the introductions felt fair and organic. Others felt a little contrived. The inclusion of the Enterprise-d, a ship that had been destroyed in 1994's "Star Trek: Generations," was most certainly forced. But for many, the nostalgia was exhilarating, and seeing a 105-year-old Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) back in action for one last Borg rescue was a thrilling way to end the character's career.
Amid all the nostalgia, however, Matalas managed to introduce a fun, exciting new character into the mix: Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), the captain of the U.S.S. Titan-a.
Shaw was thrilling because, unlike most starship captains, he felt no impulse to stand on formality. "Star Trek," especially "Next Generation" was always stringently formal.
Amid all the nostalgia, however, Matalas managed to introduce a fun, exciting new character into the mix: Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), the captain of the U.S.S. Titan-a.
Shaw was thrilling because, unlike most starship captains, he felt no impulse to stand on formality. "Star Trek," especially "Next Generation" was always stringently formal.
- 5/7/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
Todd Stashwick is thirsty.
“I’m gonna go grab a Lacroix,” he tells Den of Geek when we catch up with him over Zoom post-Star Trek: Picard season 3. “Don’t go anywhere! Stay where you are! It’ll be worth the wait if I grab a coconut Lacroix to wet my whistle.”
No doubt we’re just the latest in a long line of outlets waiting to chat with Stashwick now that Picard has wrapped. Everyone wants to know what the actor will be up to after his scene-stealing turn in the show, and whether he’ll return to the Star Trek universe. The latter hangs in the balance because his character, Captain Liam Shaw, is currently super dead, and a new Trek series called Legacy that promises to see him return in an “absolutely amazing” way hasn’t yet been greenlit at the time of writing.
Todd Stashwick is thirsty.
“I’m gonna go grab a Lacroix,” he tells Den of Geek when we catch up with him over Zoom post-Star Trek: Picard season 3. “Don’t go anywhere! Stay where you are! It’ll be worth the wait if I grab a coconut Lacroix to wet my whistle.”
No doubt we’re just the latest in a long line of outlets waiting to chat with Stashwick now that Picard has wrapped. Everyone wants to know what the actor will be up to after his scene-stealing turn in the show, and whether he’ll return to the Star Trek universe. The latter hangs in the balance because his character, Captain Liam Shaw, is currently super dead, and a new Trek series called Legacy that promises to see him return in an “absolutely amazing” way hasn’t yet been greenlit at the time of writing.
- 5/1/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Though "Star Trek" tends to be less war-focused than that other "Star" franchise, there have been some pretty major conflicts that have impacted more than one series. In the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," one of these major events was brought back into focus through a new perspective, giving insight into another moment in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
One of the most important and harrowing events in Federation history was the Battle at Wolf 359, where the United Federation of Planets did battle with the Borg, leading to the largest cause of casualties for Starfleet prior to the Dominion War. In episode 4 of Picard's third season, "No Win Scenario," Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick) reveals why he's a bit prejudiced against former Borg and has such a hate boner for Picard (Patrick Stewart).
It turns out that he was actually on one of the ships that were destroyed at Wolf 359, and he witnessed absolute horrors,...
One of the most important and harrowing events in Federation history was the Battle at Wolf 359, where the United Federation of Planets did battle with the Borg, leading to the largest cause of casualties for Starfleet prior to the Dominion War. In episode 4 of Picard's third season, "No Win Scenario," Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick) reveals why he's a bit prejudiced against former Borg and has such a hate boner for Picard (Patrick Stewart).
It turns out that he was actually on one of the ships that were destroyed at Wolf 359, and he witnessed absolute horrors,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
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,...
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,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
At the beginning of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," the title character (Patrick Stewart) was seen in his French château, packing suitcases of old trinkets and keepsakes, hoping to give them away. He once felt sentimental about such objects, but was determined to leave the past behind. He said out loud that he was not interested in having a legacy, preferring to enter the world and have further adventures. At that point, Picard was over a century old.
Later, Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was enjoying a drink in Guinan's Bar, admiring the trinkets the bartender was selling -- or, I suppose, giving away, as "Star Trek" takes place in a post-capitalist society. Bar denizens could take home palm-sized scale models of various famous Starfleet vessels. Riker notices Guinan still has multiple models of the Enterprise-d, the ship on which he used to serve. When he asks the bartender why,...
Later, Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was enjoying a drink in Guinan's Bar, admiring the trinkets the bartender was selling -- or, I suppose, giving away, as "Star Trek" takes place in a post-capitalist society. Bar denizens could take home palm-sized scale models of various famous Starfleet vessels. Riker notices Guinan still has multiple models of the Enterprise-d, the ship on which he used to serve. When he asks the bartender why,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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...
"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...
- 4/20/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the "Star Trek: Picard" series finale.
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode titled "Timeless", Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) found themselves lost in an alternate future after the destruction of their ship. It seems that 15 years before, the Voyager was tinkering with something called a quantum slipstream when the experiment went wrong and the entire starship crashed, killing almost everyone. Chakotay and Kim endeavor to steal a time-altering widget that would allow them to restore the past as it was. In stealing said widget, however, they are pursued by a Federation starship. The ship is the U.S.S. Challenger, a Galaxy-class vessel captained by ... look, Trekkies! It's LeVar Burton as Captain Geordi La Forge! He finally got that command that he always -- or at least once -- wanted.
Geordi's place in the captain's chair in the "Voyager" alternate future...
In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode titled "Timeless", Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) found themselves lost in an alternate future after the destruction of their ship. It seems that 15 years before, the Voyager was tinkering with something called a quantum slipstream when the experiment went wrong and the entire starship crashed, killing almost everyone. Chakotay and Kim endeavor to steal a time-altering widget that would allow them to restore the past as it was. In stealing said widget, however, they are pursued by a Federation starship. The ship is the U.S.S. Challenger, a Galaxy-class vessel captained by ... look, Trekkies! It's LeVar Burton as Captain Geordi La Forge! He finally got that command that he always -- or at least once -- wanted.
Geordi's place in the captain's chair in the "Voyager" alternate future...
- 4/20/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Jennifer Garner really wanted the starring role in “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Hello Sunshine’s television adaptation of Laura Dave‘s novel of the same name.
At the series’ Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Garner told Variety she went after the role of Hannah when original star Julia Roberts dropped out of the project. “I had to just do anything in my power to plead my case,” Garner said.
As a fan of the novel, Garner expressed her excitement for the adaptation starring Roberts: “I thought ‘Oh, she’s going to be amazing!’ I love that story I can’t wait to watch.” But once the role became available, Garner knew she had to pursue the part.
“I just wrote letters to Laura advocating for myself and talking about what the book meant to me and what the role [meant], what I saw in the role and the ways that I felt,...
At the series’ Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Garner told Variety she went after the role of Hannah when original star Julia Roberts dropped out of the project. “I had to just do anything in my power to plead my case,” Garner said.
As a fan of the novel, Garner expressed her excitement for the adaptation starring Roberts: “I thought ‘Oh, she’s going to be amazing!’ I love that story I can’t wait to watch.” But once the role became available, Garner knew she had to pursue the part.
“I just wrote letters to Laura advocating for myself and talking about what the book meant to me and what the role [meant], what I saw in the role and the ways that I felt,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
This post contains major spoilers for Star Trek: Picard
“I have been, and always shall be… an asshole.”
No, those weren’t the last words of Captain Liam Shaw, so sadly cut down at the height of his popularity in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard‘s third season. In his last moments, Shaw does something much more satisfying, on a personal and TV show level, by turning command of the USS Titan over to Seven of Nine — using her true name, not Annika Hansen.
Seven’s eventual captaincy has been a frequent point of speculation since the season began with the one-time Borg back in Starfleet. Previous seasons of Picard had presented Seven as a member of the Fenris Rangers, a non-Federation-sanctioned vigilante group devoted to protecting the innocent and avenging wrongs. When that duty drove Seven to dual-wield phasers to gun down the criminal Bjayzl and her...
“I have been, and always shall be… an asshole.”
No, those weren’t the last words of Captain Liam Shaw, so sadly cut down at the height of his popularity in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard‘s third season. In his last moments, Shaw does something much more satisfying, on a personal and TV show level, by turning command of the USS Titan over to Seven of Nine — using her true name, not Annika Hansen.
Seven’s eventual captaincy has been a frequent point of speculation since the season began with the one-time Borg back in Starfleet. Previous seasons of Picard had presented Seven as a member of the Fenris Rangers, a non-Federation-sanctioned vigilante group devoted to protecting the innocent and avenging wrongs. When that duty drove Seven to dual-wield phasers to gun down the criminal Bjayzl and her...
- 4/14/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers up to the ninth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
If one is a user of social media ... well, first off, my apologies. But, if so, enterprising Trekkies may find that the hashtag "#StarTrekLegacy" has floated through the discourse. "Star Trek: Legacy" is already the name of a "Trek" tie-in 2006 PC game that allowed players to engage in elaborate starship tactics using vehicles from "Star Trek," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and "Star Trek: Enterprise." The hashtag, however, has nothing to do with the game and is, instead, a plea to Paramount from many fans of "Star Trek: Picard" to launch a spin-off TV series.
For many Trekkies, this fan-proposed television show would ideally be set on board the U.S.S. Titan-a and would star Todd Stashwick as Captain Liam Shaw and Jeri Ryan as his first officer, Seven of Nine. "Picard" also introduced several...
If one is a user of social media ... well, first off, my apologies. But, if so, enterprising Trekkies may find that the hashtag "#StarTrekLegacy" has floated through the discourse. "Star Trek: Legacy" is already the name of a "Trek" tie-in 2006 PC game that allowed players to engage in elaborate starship tactics using vehicles from "Star Trek," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and "Star Trek: Enterprise." The hashtag, however, has nothing to do with the game and is, instead, a plea to Paramount from many fans of "Star Trek: Picard" to launch a spin-off TV series.
For many Trekkies, this fan-proposed television show would ideally be set on board the U.S.S. Titan-a and would star Todd Stashwick as Captain Liam Shaw and Jeri Ryan as his first officer, Seven of Nine. "Picard" also introduced several...
- 4/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Fifty-four years. That’s how long it has been since an actor in a “Star Trek” franchise series has been nominated for an Emmy. Back in 1969, the late Leonard Nimoy received his third and final Emmy nomination for his iconic role as First Officer Spock in the original series, the only actor from the sci-fi classic to be nominated from the show, which ran for three seasons on NBC in the late 1960s. Since then, it’s been crickets from the TV academy when it comes to “Star Trek” actors.
Not even Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard? Nope. He did score a rare Screen Actors Guild Award nomination back in 1994 for the final season of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” but Emmy voters subsequently overlooked him, despite nominating the show for Best Drama Series for its seventh and final season that same year.
See ‘Star Trek: Picard’ series ends...
Not even Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard? Nope. He did score a rare Screen Actors Guild Award nomination back in 1994 for the final season of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” but Emmy voters subsequently overlooked him, despite nominating the show for Best Drama Series for its seventh and final season that same year.
See ‘Star Trek: Picard’ series ends...
- 4/9/2023
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard" follow.
"Star Trek: Picard" season 3 has promised to be a grand finale for the "Next Generation" cast. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) has finally reunited his whole bridge crew from Enterprise-d -- also appearing are Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) from "Star Trek: Voyager" and the Changelings, the antagonists of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
Despite running headfirst down nostalgia lane, the final season has some new characters too. One is Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), captain of the USS Titan-a. Shaw is no fan of Picard or Seven because he has a grudge against the Borg. Why? He was at the Battle of Wolf 359, depicted in the classic "Next Generation" episode, "The Best of Both Worlds." A Borg Cube, led by tactical info gleaned from the assimilated Picard (aka Locutus), decimated the Starfleet forces. Shaw was part of the engineering crew on the USS Constance and...
"Star Trek: Picard" season 3 has promised to be a grand finale for the "Next Generation" cast. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) has finally reunited his whole bridge crew from Enterprise-d -- also appearing are Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) from "Star Trek: Voyager" and the Changelings, the antagonists of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
Despite running headfirst down nostalgia lane, the final season has some new characters too. One is Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), captain of the USS Titan-a. Shaw is no fan of Picard or Seven because he has a grudge against the Borg. Why? He was at the Battle of Wolf 359, depicted in the classic "Next Generation" episode, "The Best of Both Worlds." A Borg Cube, led by tactical info gleaned from the assimilated Picard (aka Locutus), decimated the Starfleet forces. Shaw was part of the engineering crew on the USS Constance and...
- 4/8/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
“Star Trek: Picard” Season 3 is finally here and boy, is it a trip down memory lane.
This season, touted as the “final voyage,” reunites Jean-Luc Picard with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Their adventures were chronicled in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” which ran for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994. The last time the cast shared the screen was in the 2002 feature film “Star Trek: Nemesis.”
The newest season of “Picard” picks up some 20+ years later, with Picard (Patrick Stewart) assembling his old crew to save one of their own.
Also Read:
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Cast and Character Guide (Photos)
Each week, we’ll break down the easter eggs and “Trek” reference from the latest episode. Of course, spoilers ahead, so proceed with caution.
“Star Trek: Picard” Season 3, Episode 1 Easter Eggs
Warning: spoilers ahead.
The very title of this episode, “The Next Generation,” is an homage to...
This season, touted as the “final voyage,” reunites Jean-Luc Picard with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Their adventures were chronicled in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” which ran for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994. The last time the cast shared the screen was in the 2002 feature film “Star Trek: Nemesis.”
The newest season of “Picard” picks up some 20+ years later, with Picard (Patrick Stewart) assembling his old crew to save one of their own.
Also Read:
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Cast and Character Guide (Photos)
Each week, we’ll break down the easter eggs and “Trek” reference from the latest episode. Of course, spoilers ahead, so proceed with caution.
“Star Trek: Picard” Season 3, Episode 1 Easter Eggs
Warning: spoilers ahead.
The very title of this episode, “The Next Generation,” is an homage to...
- 4/6/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Warning. This post contains spoilers through the eighth episode of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard."
The eighth episode of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," called "Surrender," is climactic in several regards. In it, the villainous Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer) has taken control of the U.S.S. Titan and demands that Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) be delivered to her. As previously established, Jack Crusher is some sort of evolutionary step forward, possessed of eerie and undefined psychic powers. He can reach into people's minds and influence their actions and also seems to have picked up supernatural super kung-fu fighting skills. Vadic wants him, and her Changeling compatriots hidden throughout the Federation have conspired to abduct the dead biological body of Admiral Picard for nefarious, currently unexplained, reasons.
In the episode's climactic scene, Vadic lines up the entire bridge crew of the Titan and threatens to execute...
The eighth episode of the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," called "Surrender," is climactic in several regards. In it, the villainous Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer) has taken control of the U.S.S. Titan and demands that Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) be delivered to her. As previously established, Jack Crusher is some sort of evolutionary step forward, possessed of eerie and undefined psychic powers. He can reach into people's minds and influence their actions and also seems to have picked up supernatural super kung-fu fighting skills. Vadic wants him, and her Changeling compatriots hidden throughout the Federation have conspired to abduct the dead biological body of Admiral Picard for nefarious, currently unexplained, reasons.
In the episode's climactic scene, Vadic lines up the entire bridge crew of the Titan and threatens to execute...
- 4/6/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When "Star Trek: Discovery" debuted on CBS All Access (later Paramount+) in 2017, no one could have guessed that the floodgates were about to open. "Discovery," which is struggling to get on its feet even to this day, was popular enough to spawn multiple additional "Star Trek" shows and spin-offs, leading to a 2023 landscape peppered with at least half a dozen different "Trek" series on the docket. With these new projects, the honchos over at "Star Trek," led by executive producer Alex Kurtzman, seem to be listening to the fans. In 2022, Paramount+ launched the very good "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," a throwback show set immediately before the original "Star Trek" series that features characters and actors who appeared on "Discovery." When Trekkies noticed how cool Pike (Anson Mount), Spock (Ethan Peck), and several others were, Paramount+ responded by kowtowing to demands and, miraculously, making a good show.
After "Strange New Worlds,...
After "Strange New Worlds,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Captain Liam Shaw, played by Todd Stashwick on the third season of "Star Trek: Picard," has rapidly become a favorite of Trekkies everywhere. Unlike the aloof-yet-diplomatic Captain Picard, the no-nonsense Captain Sisko, or the family-friendly authoritarian Captain Janeway, Shaw is brusque, unfriendly, and even a bit of a jerk, more willing to adhere to protocol than listen to his crew. He's the kind of boss you hope you never have to work under. He's also not necessarily an incompetent starship captain and will follow whatever course of action that keeps his crew safe. Naturally, Trekkies have been quick to suggest that Captain Shaw and his crew be given their own spin-off TV series. Whether or not "Star Trek: Titan" ever appears remains to be seen, but the current season of "Picard" has not yet concluded, so many viewers are holding their breath, hoping that Shaw and his crew survive to the end.
- 4/3/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers through the seventh episode in season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard."
As of this writing, seven episodes of "Star Trek: Picard" have aired, and we've learned many secrets about the show's primary antagonist, Vadic (Amanda Plummer). Captaining a ship called the Shrike, Vadic has the ability to form weaponized portals in space and uses this technology to redirect enemy fire back at them. The Shrike can also fling entire starships using its overpowered tractor beam, and a lot of dialogue has been devoted to how well-armed it is. Vadic projects a slithery intensity when talking to her potential foes, and sports facial scars and the slicked-forward hairstyle of a proper supervillain. Vadic, however, becomes scared in private when talking to her Changeling commanding officer. Her villainous arrogance is merely a show.
We eventually learn that Vadic is also a Changeling. Following the Dominion War (a central event...
As of this writing, seven episodes of "Star Trek: Picard" have aired, and we've learned many secrets about the show's primary antagonist, Vadic (Amanda Plummer). Captaining a ship called the Shrike, Vadic has the ability to form weaponized portals in space and uses this technology to redirect enemy fire back at them. The Shrike can also fling entire starships using its overpowered tractor beam, and a lot of dialogue has been devoted to how well-armed it is. Vadic projects a slithery intensity when talking to her potential foes, and sports facial scars and the slicked-forward hairstyle of a proper supervillain. Vadic, however, becomes scared in private when talking to her Changeling commanding officer. Her villainous arrogance is merely a show.
We eventually learn that Vadic is also a Changeling. Following the Dominion War (a central event...
- 3/31/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
LeVar Burton never thought he’d play Geordi La Forge again.
He never even thought there’d be an onscreen “Next Generation” reunion after “Star Trek: Picard” was announced four and a half years ago. On that day, August 4, 2018, when Patrick Stewart took the stage at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention to say that the later life of his beloved captain would be explored in a follow-up series, Burton and Jonathan Frakes were excitingly peering out from backstage to support their friend as he had his moment. But Burton never expected to get in uniform as La Forge once more.
“In fact, quite the opposite,” Burton said in a new interview with IndieWire. “We were quite certain that we would not be a part of ‘Picard.’ This was Patrick’s opportunity to play the character, but to play stories that were in large measure unrelated to that part of...
He never even thought there’d be an onscreen “Next Generation” reunion after “Star Trek: Picard” was announced four and a half years ago. On that day, August 4, 2018, when Patrick Stewart took the stage at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention to say that the later life of his beloved captain would be explored in a follow-up series, Burton and Jonathan Frakes were excitingly peering out from backstage to support their friend as he had his moment. But Burton never expected to get in uniform as La Forge once more.
“In fact, quite the opposite,” Burton said in a new interview with IndieWire. “We were quite certain that we would not be a part of ‘Picard.’ This was Patrick’s opportunity to play the character, but to play stories that were in large measure unrelated to that part of...
- 3/23/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
This article contains spoilers for season 3, episode 6 of "Star Trek: Picard," "Bounty."
Fans who have been watching "Star Trek: Picard" are already well aware that the Klingon warrior Worf (Michael Dorn) has changed quite a bit since we last saw him in "Star Trek: Nemesis," but the rest of the crew he worked with on the U.S.S. Enterprise weren't quite up to speed. After helping to uncover more information about the weapons at the Daystrom Institute and the possible motives and plans of the terrorist Changelings, Worf and his work partner, Raffi (Michelle Hurd), convene with Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart), Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Commander Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick), and it's the first time some of these old comrades have seen each other in a long, long time. Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) is overwhelmed with joy, giving Worf a big hug even...
Fans who have been watching "Star Trek: Picard" are already well aware that the Klingon warrior Worf (Michael Dorn) has changed quite a bit since we last saw him in "Star Trek: Nemesis," but the rest of the crew he worked with on the U.S.S. Enterprise weren't quite up to speed. After helping to uncover more information about the weapons at the Daystrom Institute and the possible motives and plans of the terrorist Changelings, Worf and his work partner, Raffi (Michelle Hurd), convene with Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart), Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Commander Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick), and it's the first time some of these old comrades have seen each other in a long, long time. Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) is overwhelmed with joy, giving Worf a big hug even...
- 3/23/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Star Trek hasn’t always been great about introducing new characters in legacy stories. Sure, Lieutenant Saavik was pretty great, at least in her first incarnation, but no one wanted to see more of David or William Dekker (bullet dodged on that last one). But like an odd-numbered Trek movie that everyone loves, Star Trek: Picard‘s Captain Liam Shaw has broken the mold. The cantankerous Captain of the USS Titan has whistled his way into our hearts, with his jazz-hating, protocol-loving, Picard-down-putting ways.
So even as members of the Picard creative team play will they/won’t they with the possibility of continuing the show beyond its planned third and final season, fans have been calling for a USS Titan series featuring Shaw at the helm. The idea of seeing the prim and proper Shaw complain his way through more Star Trek-style adventures is just too good to resist,...
So even as members of the Picard creative team play will they/won’t they with the possibility of continuing the show beyond its planned third and final season, fans have been calling for a USS Titan series featuring Shaw at the helm. The idea of seeing the prim and proper Shaw complain his way through more Star Trek-style adventures is just too good to resist,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for season 3, episode 5 of "Star Trek: Picard."
The third season of "Star Trek: Picard" has brought back a whole bunch of characters from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," but it's also introduced one of my new favorite "Star Trek" characters: Captain Liam Shaw, the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Titan. It's easy (and fun!) to hate Shaw, played with the perfect amount of snark by actor Todd Stashwick, because he's a grumpy buzzkill who has replaced charm with "being an a**hole." He's also pretty bigoted against former Borg, though when we find out about his history with the horrifying aliens, it's kind of hard to blame him. It's also a little hard to blame him for being so cranky, too, when you realize that the captain has had one seriously no-good, very bad week.
Not only does poor Captain Shaw have to protect...
The third season of "Star Trek: Picard" has brought back a whole bunch of characters from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," but it's also introduced one of my new favorite "Star Trek" characters: Captain Liam Shaw, the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Titan. It's easy (and fun!) to hate Shaw, played with the perfect amount of snark by actor Todd Stashwick, because he's a grumpy buzzkill who has replaced charm with "being an a**hole." He's also pretty bigoted against former Borg, though when we find out about his history with the horrifying aliens, it's kind of hard to blame him. It's also a little hard to blame him for being so cranky, too, when you realize that the captain has had one seriously no-good, very bad week.
Not only does poor Captain Shaw have to protect...
- 3/16/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers through "Star Trek: Picard" season 3, episode 5.
This season of "Star Trek: Picard" has been more than well-received by critics and fans. The show gives us "The Next Generation" movie we never got, and also introduced us to the irascible Captain Shaw, the captain of the U.S.S. Titan, who is far less enamored with Picard and Riker than others in Starfleet. Shaw is played by Todd Stashwick ("12 Monkeys"), who — as a Trek fan himself — is enjoying taking on the role.
"There's a shot in [the latest episode] that will just live in my little nerdy heart for the rest of my life," Stashwick told me in an interview a few days before the season's fifth episode dropped. "It is Shaw in the captain's seat with Picard on his right and Riker on his left, and just this great framed shot of the three of us. I'm flying my ship with my crew,...
This season of "Star Trek: Picard" has been more than well-received by critics and fans. The show gives us "The Next Generation" movie we never got, and also introduced us to the irascible Captain Shaw, the captain of the U.S.S. Titan, who is far less enamored with Picard and Riker than others in Starfleet. Shaw is played by Todd Stashwick ("12 Monkeys"), who — as a Trek fan himself — is enjoying taking on the role.
"There's a shot in [the latest episode] that will just live in my little nerdy heart for the rest of my life," Stashwick told me in an interview a few days before the season's fifth episode dropped. "It is Shaw in the captain's seat with Picard on his right and Riker on his left, and just this great framed shot of the three of us. I'm flying my ship with my crew,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
The third and final season of Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard” reunites the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise D for one final journey.
So far, audiences have seen Picard (Patrick Stewart) reunite with his former Enterprise first officer Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and former ship’s doctor and surprise baby mama Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). Riker’s wife and former ship’s counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) also made a brief holographic appearance. Separately, ex-security chief Worf (Michael Dorn) has been working on a clandestine mission for Starfleet intelligence.
While we’ve yet to see Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) and Data (Brent Spiner) in the new series, they’ve appeared in promotional materials.
Thursday’s episode of “Picard” features an appearance by another popular “Next Generation” character who hasn’t been included in any promos. Who is it?
Read on to find out, but warning — major spoilers ahead.
So far, audiences have seen Picard (Patrick Stewart) reunite with his former Enterprise first officer Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and former ship’s doctor and surprise baby mama Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). Riker’s wife and former ship’s counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) also made a brief holographic appearance. Separately, ex-security chief Worf (Michael Dorn) has been working on a clandestine mission for Starfleet intelligence.
While we’ve yet to see Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) and Data (Brent Spiner) in the new series, they’ve appeared in promotional materials.
Thursday’s episode of “Picard” features an appearance by another popular “Next Generation” character who hasn’t been included in any promos. Who is it?
Read on to find out, but warning — major spoilers ahead.
- 3/16/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the fifth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
Season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard" is, by design, drawing heavily from previous "Star Trek" feature films. There are many, many shades of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" in "Picard," and not just in its use of Jerry Goldsmith's music cues from that film. This season also features a notable, prolonged standoff between two ailing starships inside a giant nebula, very akin to the battle between the Enterprise and the Reliant in "Khan." There are also -- and this is significant -- notable themes of aging, with older characters witnessing their own pasts catching up with them. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) realizes that a stalled romance with Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) produced a child he never knew about. He also finds himself reassessing his relationship with Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who is now...
Season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard" is, by design, drawing heavily from previous "Star Trek" feature films. There are many, many shades of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" in "Picard," and not just in its use of Jerry Goldsmith's music cues from that film. This season also features a notable, prolonged standoff between two ailing starships inside a giant nebula, very akin to the battle between the Enterprise and the Reliant in "Khan." There are also -- and this is significant -- notable themes of aging, with older characters witnessing their own pasts catching up with them. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) realizes that a stalled romance with Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) produced a child he never knew about. He also finds himself reassessing his relationship with Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who is now...
- 3/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Is Finally Delivering On The Promise Of A Classic Next Generation Episode
This post contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard," season 3, episode 5, "Imposter."
Someone call a Code 47, because we need to open a secure channel about the latest episode of "Picard" season 3. The show has gone to some familiar places this season — so many of them, in fact, that its continuing mission seems to be boldly going where "Star Trek" has gone before. By way of an example, in episode 5, "Imposter," Ro Laren (Michelle Forbes) shows up out of the blue after 29 years, and we learn through expository dialogue that, in the interim, she's repeated her history of being court-martialed, imprisoned, and then set free to rise through the ranks of Starfleet again.
Ro's return draws on the penultimate episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and thanks to the combined acting skills of Forbes and Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, their scenes crackle with drama and help ratchet up the tension...
Someone call a Code 47, because we need to open a secure channel about the latest episode of "Picard" season 3. The show has gone to some familiar places this season — so many of them, in fact, that its continuing mission seems to be boldly going where "Star Trek" has gone before. By way of an example, in episode 5, "Imposter," Ro Laren (Michelle Forbes) shows up out of the blue after 29 years, and we learn through expository dialogue that, in the interim, she's repeated her history of being court-martialed, imprisoned, and then set free to rise through the ranks of Starfleet again.
Ro's return draws on the penultimate episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and thanks to the combined acting skills of Forbes and Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, their scenes crackle with drama and help ratchet up the tension...
- 3/16/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The strongest element of the new season of "Star Trek: Picard" is, to perhaps reiterate a previous review, pacing. For every starship battle, there are a few quiet moments of introspection wherein characters are permitted to converse, to philosophize, to reveal things about their characters to indicate that they have undergone growth since their appearances in older Trek shows. "Picard," while crammed with incidents, isn't operating in panic mode, meting out its information in a palatable way. In the fifth episode, "Imposters," Picard (Patrick Stewart), Capt. Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and Capt. Shaw, have discovered there are Changelings on board the U.S.S. Titan-A, and that the villainous shapeshifting aliens have something to do with the apprehension of Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers).
While the characters investigate and converse, the Titan is under repairs from its battle with the Shrike in the previous two episodes,...
While the characters investigate and converse, the Titan is under repairs from its battle with the Shrike in the previous two episodes,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
One of the great pleasures of the new season of "Star Trek: Picard" has been the introduction of Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), the hard-nosed commander of the U.S.S. Titan-a. While many of the previous captains on "Star Trek" have been approachable or at least diplomatic, Captain Shaw is an unapologetic jerkwad. Previously an engineer, Shaw prefers order and adheres to rules, refusing to bend them -- even a little bit -- for visiting dignitaries like Picard (Patrick Stewart). He inherited the Titan from Captain Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who left his vast collection of jazz records on the ship's computer. In what might amount to an act of terrorism, Captain Shaw deleted all of the Titan's jazz. He also disrespects his first officer, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and happily calls Starfleet security when Seven, Riker, and Picard hijack his ship. He is brusque and even rude. He is an awesome character.
- 3/15/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard.
From episode one of Star Trek: Picard‘s third season, Captain Liam Shaw has reveled in playing the spoilsport. The series’ third season has been a reunion of sorts, bringing Jean-Luc Picard back into the orbit of his former crewmates, including Will Riker, Beverly Crusher, and Worf. But immediately after Shaw met Picard and Riker, the Captain began dismissing the duo and their beloved adventures.
Despite his deep disdain for our heroes, Shaw has quickly become a fan favorite, with many hoping that the character’s adventures will continue beyond the third, and currently intended final, season of Picard. Much of that popularity can be attributed to Shaw’s actor Todd Stashwick, who brings a real humanity to a potentially unlikable character.
But while Shaw has been a cool customer to our heroes thus far, Stashwick assures fans that it won’t always be that way.
From episode one of Star Trek: Picard‘s third season, Captain Liam Shaw has reveled in playing the spoilsport. The series’ third season has been a reunion of sorts, bringing Jean-Luc Picard back into the orbit of his former crewmates, including Will Riker, Beverly Crusher, and Worf. But immediately after Shaw met Picard and Riker, the Captain began dismissing the duo and their beloved adventures.
Despite his deep disdain for our heroes, Shaw has quickly become a fan favorite, with many hoping that the character’s adventures will continue beyond the third, and currently intended final, season of Picard. Much of that popularity can be attributed to Shaw’s actor Todd Stashwick, who brings a real humanity to a potentially unlikable character.
But while Shaw has been a cool customer to our heroes thus far, Stashwick assures fans that it won’t always be that way.
- 3/14/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 feels like a miracle. The first two seasons of Paramount’s much-hyped Jean-Luc Picard solo show were arguably hogwash, with some promising moments early on that quickly deteriorated into big fat nothingburgers. But with Season 3 comes the reunion of the old Next Generation crew, and some of the old Trek magic is finally back on screen. It’s ironic, then, that the best thing about Season 3 is a brand-new character in the mix: USS Titan-a Captain Liam Shaw, as played by 12 Monkeys star Todd Stashwick.
We first meet Shaw in episode one, “The Next Generation“, when William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) optimistically arrive aboard the USS Titan-a, intending to convince its captain to divert course so they can investigate an emergency message sent to Picard from his old flame, Doctor Beverly Crusher. This...
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 feels like a miracle. The first two seasons of Paramount’s much-hyped Jean-Luc Picard solo show were arguably hogwash, with some promising moments early on that quickly deteriorated into big fat nothingburgers. But with Season 3 comes the reunion of the old Next Generation crew, and some of the old Trek magic is finally back on screen. It’s ironic, then, that the best thing about Season 3 is a brand-new character in the mix: USS Titan-a Captain Liam Shaw, as played by 12 Monkeys star Todd Stashwick.
We first meet Shaw in episode one, “The Next Generation“, when William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) optimistically arrive aboard the USS Titan-a, intending to convince its captain to divert course so they can investigate an emergency message sent to Picard from his old flame, Doctor Beverly Crusher. This...
- 3/10/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.
Let’s be honest. Nobody loves the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. Where the first six movies in the franchise managed to add depth and satisfying character development to the Original Series crew, the Tng movies felt like a foretaste of problems that would later dog the Kelvin reboot series. Ignoring the satisfying conclusion that we got when Picard finally asked to be dealt into the bridge crew poker game at the end of “All Good Things…” the Tng movies gave us action movie Jean-Luc, a ripped dude who drove dune buggies and was the spitting image of Tom Hardy, apparently.
Out of the four Tng films, First Contact gets the most love. Not only does it try to pull a Wrath of Khan by reframing the Captain as a man obsessed, complete with high literary references, but it also deals with...
Let’s be honest. Nobody loves the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. Where the first six movies in the franchise managed to add depth and satisfying character development to the Original Series crew, the Tng movies felt like a foretaste of problems that would later dog the Kelvin reboot series. Ignoring the satisfying conclusion that we got when Picard finally asked to be dealt into the bridge crew poker game at the end of “All Good Things…” the Tng movies gave us action movie Jean-Luc, a ripped dude who drove dune buggies and was the spitting image of Tom Hardy, apparently.
Out of the four Tng films, First Contact gets the most love. Not only does it try to pull a Wrath of Khan by reframing the Captain as a man obsessed, complete with high literary references, but it also deals with...
- 3/9/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
[This story contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, season three, episode four.]
For fans of Star Trek: Picard’s landmark third season, actor-director Jonathan Frakes has emerged as one of the series’ MVPs.
The Star Trek: The Next Generation veteran arguably delivers career-best work — both in front and behind the camera — in this week’s fourth episode, “No Win Scenario.” This complex hour, directed by Frakes and written by Picard showrunner Terry Matalas and Sean Tretta, finds the damaged U.S.S Titan-a adrift in a mysterious space anomaly. Captain Riker (Frakes) and key crew members of the Titan are afforded plenty of time to re-open old wounds as they confront the events of their traumatic pasts that have helped put their futures in jeopardy.
One of those events centers on fan-favorite Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick), who pays Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard a very tense visit inside a holodeck bar. Here, Shaw reveals...
For fans of Star Trek: Picard’s landmark third season, actor-director Jonathan Frakes has emerged as one of the series’ MVPs.
The Star Trek: The Next Generation veteran arguably delivers career-best work — both in front and behind the camera — in this week’s fourth episode, “No Win Scenario.” This complex hour, directed by Frakes and written by Picard showrunner Terry Matalas and Sean Tretta, finds the damaged U.S.S Titan-a adrift in a mysterious space anomaly. Captain Riker (Frakes) and key crew members of the Titan are afforded plenty of time to re-open old wounds as they confront the events of their traumatic pasts that have helped put their futures in jeopardy.
One of those events centers on fan-favorite Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick), who pays Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard a very tense visit inside a holodeck bar. Here, Shaw reveals...
- 3/9/2023
- by Phil Pirrello
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Back in 2020, prior to the debut of "Star Trek: Picard," lead actor Patrick Stewart explained to several reporters that he would only return to the show if he wasn't required to wear a Starfleet uniform. He didn't want to simply go back to the same schtick seen on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" some 30 years earlier, preferring to revisit Picard as a retired civilian. While this is a reasonable demand, a "Star Trek" series that wasn't about Starfleet, or that didn't take place on a starship that was actively trekking, proved difficult for the writers. The first two seasons of "Picard" centered on outsized, byzantine mysteries that involved interdimensional robots (in season 1) and causality loops (in season 2). There was no formal chain of command and no central technological haven for the characters to reconnoiter.
These missing elements were restored for the third season of "Picard," and it seems they were...
These missing elements were restored for the third season of "Picard," and it seems they were...
- 3/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The following article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard."
Everyone loves a good villain, and "Star Trek" villains can be especially fun to hate. From John de Lancie's Q to Louise Fletcher's Kai Winn, the franchise has had some seriously fun baddies, but they're rarely part of Starfleet. Sure, you get your occasional rogue admiral who engages in some evil plan, but you don't often get real nastiness or arguing between Starfleet officers, especially not with Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) around. He's not the kind of Starfleet icon who solves his problems with yelling, but in the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard," he bears the brunt of one seriously angry tirade courtesy of the Captain of the U.S.S. Titan, Captain Shaw. Shaw, played by Todd Stashwick, is a gruff and grumpy captain who wants nothing to do with the ridiculous adventures...
Everyone loves a good villain, and "Star Trek" villains can be especially fun to hate. From John de Lancie's Q to Louise Fletcher's Kai Winn, the franchise has had some seriously fun baddies, but they're rarely part of Starfleet. Sure, you get your occasional rogue admiral who engages in some evil plan, but you don't often get real nastiness or arguing between Starfleet officers, especially not with Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) around. He's not the kind of Starfleet icon who solves his problems with yelling, but in the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard," he bears the brunt of one seriously angry tirade courtesy of the Captain of the U.S.S. Titan, Captain Shaw. Shaw, played by Todd Stashwick, is a gruff and grumpy captain who wants nothing to do with the ridiculous adventures...
- 3/9/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 4 “No Win Scenario.”] Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and Shaw (Todd Stashwick) butted heads for most of the first four episodes of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 — she deserves the respect he’s not giving her — but the two do manage to get a very important job done in “No Win Scenario.” With a Changeling on the ship and no one knowing the Titan better than he does, the two team up and draw out the imposter, looking like Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut). As Seven points out, the real Sidney calls her Commander Seven out of respect, not Hansen, as Shaw does. Elsewhere in the episode, Shaw, in front of Picard (Patrick Stewart), tells Jack (Ed Speleers) how he became one of 10 to survive the Battle of Wolf 359 on his ship. Ryan and Stashwick discuss their characters’ dynamic and more. Episode 4 is when we see Seven and ...
- 3/9/2023
- TV Insider
This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 3.
When the Borg first appeared in "Q Who", an episode of the second season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," they instantly became a tantalizing and threatening antagonist throughout Trek's galaxy. At the end of the show's third season, the Borg returned and assimilated Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) into their collective in "The Best of Both Worlds", often hailed as one of the best episodes of the series. To that point, the Borg remained threatening, cold, unthinking, awesome villains.
In the 1996 feature film "Star Trek: First Contact," however, the Borg were ... altered. They became animal, malevolent, and sweaty. Additionally, they now had a queen (played by Alice Krige) who expressed emotions, and -- most frustratingly -- could be negotiated with. The idea of the Borg being fallible, emotional beings made them a lot less threatening. The non-threatening...
When the Borg first appeared in "Q Who", an episode of the second season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," they instantly became a tantalizing and threatening antagonist throughout Trek's galaxy. At the end of the show's third season, the Borg returned and assimilated Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) into their collective in "The Best of Both Worlds", often hailed as one of the best episodes of the series. To that point, the Borg remained threatening, cold, unthinking, awesome villains.
In the 1996 feature film "Star Trek: First Contact," however, the Borg were ... altered. They became animal, malevolent, and sweaty. Additionally, they now had a queen (played by Alice Krige) who expressed emotions, and -- most frustratingly -- could be negotiated with. The idea of the Borg being fallible, emotional beings made them a lot less threatening. The non-threatening...
- 3/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Picard."
Whenever a beloved fictional character receives a story continuation taking place decades later, there's often a stubbornness among diehard fans that these heroes never change or progress in the long years since we last saw them. As a result, legacy sequels tend to resemble shameless nostalgia tours with the aged heroes all but frozen in amber, constantly referencing the past in awed tones and with no shortage of reverence for a character's (or franchise's) "greatest hits."
The early seasons of "Star Trek: Picard" struggled mightily to find a way to balance its ode to the past with its need to tell a story that moves Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) forward. And when news first hit that season 3 would turn into an all-hands-on-deck "Star Trek: The Next Generation" reunion special, even some of the biggest fans had to raise...
Whenever a beloved fictional character receives a story continuation taking place decades later, there's often a stubbornness among diehard fans that these heroes never change or progress in the long years since we last saw them. As a result, legacy sequels tend to resemble shameless nostalgia tours with the aged heroes all but frozen in amber, constantly referencing the past in awed tones and with no shortage of reverence for a character's (or franchise's) "greatest hits."
The early seasons of "Star Trek: Picard" struggled mightily to find a way to balance its ode to the past with its need to tell a story that moves Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) forward. And when news first hit that season 3 would turn into an all-hands-on-deck "Star Trek: The Next Generation" reunion special, even some of the biggest fans had to raise...
- 3/9/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Spoilers for Picard season 3 episode 4 follow.
While the actual etymology of a certain four-letter F-word is not truly known, language experts can trace its usage in English back to as early as the 14th century. According to an article in Medievalists.net, a 1310 court plea saw the word written as part of a pejorative nickname in a legal filing. This would imply that it was in common usage for years prior. It seems that everyone's favorite German/Saxony syllable has been with the English-speaking world for quite a long time. It's possible that it will remain with us for several more centuries yet.
Still, it's jarring to hear an F-bomb coming out of the mouth of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) on "Star Trek: Picard." In this season's fourth episode, "No Win Scenario," Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Titan-a have fled the murderous Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and...
While the actual etymology of a certain four-letter F-word is not truly known, language experts can trace its usage in English back to as early as the 14th century. According to an article in Medievalists.net, a 1310 court plea saw the word written as part of a pejorative nickname in a legal filing. This would imply that it was in common usage for years prior. It seems that everyone's favorite German/Saxony syllable has been with the English-speaking world for quite a long time. It's possible that it will remain with us for several more centuries yet.
Still, it's jarring to hear an F-bomb coming out of the mouth of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) on "Star Trek: Picard." In this season's fourth episode, "No Win Scenario," Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Titan-a have fled the murderous Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and...
- 3/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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