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Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3… And so we come to the final slice of Star Trek: Picard – Countdown.  This three issue special, written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, aimed to give us a glimpse into the universe of the retired Admiral Picard.  The comic book special written to show us […]

Star Trek – The Essential Picard: Nemesis

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Ricky Church continues his look at the essential Jean-Luc Picard adventures with Star Trek: Nemesis… Up until last week’s premiere of Star Trek: Picard, the end of The Next Generation era wasn’t the series finale ‘All Good Things…’, but the 2002 feature film Star Trek: Nemesis. While a lot can be said for the film’s overall quality as the […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3

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The third and final issue of IDW Publishing’s Star Trek: Picard – Countdown is out this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… Jean-Luc Picard has traveled to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, defeated impossible foes, and survived in the face of unthinkable odds, but it’s the end of this one mission […]

Star Trek – The Essential Picard: First Contact

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Ricky Church revisits the essential Jean-Luc Picard episodes as we count down to the premiere of Star Trek: Picard… Though Star Trek: The Next Generation ended with ‘All Good Things…‘, Captain Picard and his crew would go on to have a few more adventures in the next iteration of Star Trek feature films. Of those four TNG films, perhaps the […]

Exclusive Interview – Michael Chabon, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman and Kirsten Beyer on Star Trek: Picard, what it means to treat Star Trek as a franchise, and more

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Alex Moreland interviews Michael Chabon, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman and Kirsten Beyer about Star Trek: Picard, their emotional connection to the series, and more… Between the four of them, Michael Chabon, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman and Kirsten Beyer have written a lot of Star Trek: novels, comic books, films, and, of course, television. The series isn’t […]

Patrick Stewart invites Whoopi Goldberg to reprise Guinan role in Star Trek: Picard season 2

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With Star Trek: Picard set to premiere in just a couple days, the series is already getting prepared for its second season. Among the familiar faces from Star Trek: The Next Generation we’ll see in the series will be Whoopi Goldberg’s Guinan as Patrick Stewart formally invited her to join the second season. Stewart was a guest on The View, […]

Exclusive Interview – Isa Briones and Jonathan Del Arco on Star Trek Picard, their characters Dahj and Hugh, and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Isa Briones and Jonathan Del Arco about Star Trek: Picard, their characters Dahj and Hugh, and more… Isa Briones and Jonathan Del Arco have something in common: they were both in Star Trek in their twenties. Jonathan Del Arco, of course, played Hugh – a Borg who becomes self-aware – back […]

Star Trek – The Essential Picard: All Good Things…

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Ricky Church revisits the essential Jean-Luc Picard episodes as we count down to the premiere of Star Trek: Picard… While the adventures of The Next Generation crew didn’t end with its series finale, ‘All Good Things…’ brought a sense of closure to Captain Picard and the Enterprise-D that was exciting, heartfelt and well-earned, bringing the series full […]

Exclusive Interview – Michelle Hurd, Harry Treadaway and Evan Evagora on Star Trek: Picard, working with Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes, and more

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Alex Moreland sits down with Michelle Hurd, Harry Treadaway, and Evan Evagora to discuss Star Trek: Picard… “I’m just trying to work out whether I’m allowed to say what I think I’m allowed to say,” paused Harry Treadaway. We’ve asked the assembled actors if they can tell us a little bit about their characters. So […]

Star Trek – The Essential Picard: Tapestry

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Ricky Church revisits the essential Jean-Luc Picard episodes as we count down to the premiere of Star Trek: Picard… Some of the best Star Trek stories aren’t big battles or galactic intrigue, but rather introspective episodes for the characters that challenged their assumptions and choices. Already on the Essential Picard list there have been two such episodes […]