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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7476204" data-attributes="member: 37579">The poster's question is what version of the post-Nemesis timeline will they be using. The Pocket Books EU or Star Trek Online EU? The vision of the future seen in All Good Things? Or ignore all three and do their own thing.I can see thee obvious routes for stories. One is old man Picard, slowly losing his mind from Irumodic Syndrome, is telling the story of his life. So between interludes set in the "present" are flashbacks to Picard's early life, such as when he takes command of the Stargazer after its captain is killed (while Picard is only a lt. commander) and then ends up commanding that ship for the next twenty-two years.This works as you can have Stewart in every episode and narrating events, but you can have the action done by younger actors. Heck, certain bits could just be Stewart in his room, telling the events like a one-man play interspersed with actual scenes. Key speeches could alternate between the actors, so you get the best of both worlds. (heh) And you'd easy skirt around any an all problems with canon and continuity through the excuse of "unreliable narration".The other is, as you say, the elderly Picard being pulled back for one more mission. Perhaps to serve as ambassador to Vulcan to do an important treaty negotiation. (Reunification with a segment of the Romulan Republic?) Or some other important diplomatic function that only he can do.But, as you say, we saw that story already in Sarek. So it'd be retelling one of the great TNG stories and expanding. The third is archaeologist Picard who has spent the last few decades unearthing relics of a dead civilisation being drawn into a mystery and conflict. The antagonists were just expecting a bunch of pacifistic scientists, not realising one was a heavily decorated Starfleet captain. A much more Indiana Jones story. This combines elements of Starship Mine with The Chase and the Gambit two-parter.However, this really relies on Stewart being fit enough to sell the part. He looks great for his age... but he's still 78. Fit doesn't mean spry or full of endurance.The first and third would be interesting for being set later in the the universe than we have readily seen, but likely not revealing too much of the state of the current galaxy. That allows the series to skirt around having to acknowledge "canon" just yet. The middle idea likely would have to touch more on the current status quo, unless the final mission involves some unseen part of the galaxy or no-name species. The first is the most open to continuation.  The latter two really work best for one-and-done stories. It's harder to have a second "last mission" or "unexpected adventure". But I kinda like the idea of Trek mini-series rather than mandated ongoing series. However, the reason Discovery isn't an anthology show like planned was because sets and costumes are expensive, and they wanted to make repeated use of them. So miniseries work best if you can set other series in the same era and recycle sets, props, and costumes.</blockquote>

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