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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7475637" data-attributes="member: 37579">That's nice. But what does that mean? Relevant how? Is it going to be tapping into current political and social issues? With the struggles of being "past your prime" and remaking your life? The horrors of day-to-day life in a functional utopia? What's the story they're telling that only works with Picard and not a new character?How does one set out to purposely make a show that makes a difference to people? Are you saying Mark Hamill was not invested in Luke Skywalker? Hamill disagreed strongly with the direction they took Luke.Yeah, he has ownership of the character as he played him for ten years or so. But... he's spent thirteen years being Deputy Director Bullock on American Dad. The ownership of roles is a tricky thing. Will he veto all the producers if they decide to focus the show that may not be popular with The Next Generation fanbase if it gives him a substantive and challenging acting role? Should he?Ehhhhh.... I like Sir Patrick. He's an excellent advocate and seems like a decent chap. And I love some of the role's he's portrayed. The people he has pretended to be. But he's also someone who willingly chose to be a poop emoji for The Emoji Movie. Plus, a major bit of storytelling advice is to tell about the most interesting period of a character's life. Right now, Stewart is fifteen years older than William Shatner was during Star Trek Generations. Is this the most interesting period of Picard's life? That's central to the concept. That needs to be answered. And I don't think they have that yet. The announcement is coming across like it's super early in the production cycle and they just wanted to lock down Stewart before moving too far into the series. At this moment, it just feels like fanservice more than anything. Bringing back Picard for the sake of bringing back Picard. It feels risky to me. Jean Luc Picard is a beloved character, and just bringing him back in any capacity will be hard, as will imagining the state of the galaxy a quarter of a century farther than we've seen. The risks of getting it wrong are high. Plus, so much of what made Picard into Picard was a combination of factors. Reacting to the excellent ensemble of the rest of the cast. The writers giving him good material to work with, who also knew Picard as well as Stewart. A regular group of directors that knew the actors and how to get an excellent performance out of them.</blockquote>

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