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The heart of Patrick Stewart's enthusiasm for the new show.


From Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SirPatStew/status/1025840545216823296

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYmghwbcHgw

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You sure its not the money.

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He's been turning them down for years. He said it was the premise.

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Yeah. He was concerned about repeating the same scenarios that they depicted in TNG. Apparently the story gives Stewart the opportunity to explore realistic scenarios that involve a more senior Picard who has had different challenges from those encountered as a Starfleet captain.

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I guess he wants to keep working and not be involved in something that will or might tank in the ratings. No amount of money could compensate for disappointment in the creative work if you are motivated by the creativity.

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He's gonna be flipping 80 years old. I doubt it's much about the money at this point. He probably wants to retire going out happy...

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What's age got to do with anything? The UK Tories want to get rid of the retirement age altogether, or at least push it up to 75!

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Once people reach a certain age and are close to death their priorities change.

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He should be retired, and enjoying it. He should be looking back at his successful career instead of continuing to work, risking health, and tarnishing it.

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After seeing the first ep...he is not tarnishing anything. Nothing wrong with working till you die....

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Complete nonsense. Why should he retire if he doesn't want to? It can be argued that death in retirement can rise from lack of activity. If he wants to come back, good for him.

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He can do what he wants. But if he was my dad. I would have some issues with frail old man possibly getting injured and wasting the last years of his life on a mediocre TV show that will be forgotten in a couple of years after it ends. But i guess they can't make it about Wesley Crusher.

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I find that opinion bizarre. My father, at 80, was working part time (he didn't need to financially), volunteered at his church and transported prisoners to church services. He continued all this until he lost strength in his legs at about 91. I was delighted he kept active.

You have no idea if Star Trek: Picard will be forgotten in a few years. (and, yes, I have no idea if it will be remembered). But so what? Doing something you love doesn't correlate with being remembered.

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