Star Trek: The Next Generation Legend Sir Patrick Stewart Says The Time Is Right To Return As Jea…

While surprising fans at the 2018 Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, Sir Patrick Stewart shared his reasons for returning to the Star Trek fold as Jean-Luc Picard in a brand new series coming to CBS All Access. When you see him next, Stewart hints, Picard will be "someone changed by his experiences."
#StarTrek

[@scottboomshakalaka9593]

In my darkest hour, to be honest, Star Trek TNG really helped me pull through terrible depression and worse thoughts. I’m sure I’ll be judged for saying this, but it’s true.

[@ViewsByTaz]

Judged?? No Respected ?? Yes

[@kanki666]

Saved me from suicide

[@stuartmorris6299]

It takes guts to admit that, and of Star Trek helping you through a bad time, that's great. No shame at all.

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

I've been waiting for this day for 20 years! Thanks for making this happen #SirPatrickStewart #Jean-Luc Picard

[@zebunker]

WOW. Some wait 20 years to pay off a mortgage or lose thier virginity. But to wait 20 years for something so meaningless...

[@JenniferSmith-lk5bl]

It's about time

[@bobrobertson3558]

Ze Bunker. WTF are you doing here, you troll. GTFO and beat it !!!

[@16Arson]

What do you think now, five years later?

[@MrLangDog]

I know I wasn't the only one who got choked up during that....!!!!! AWESOME!!

[@sickbrain]

I think I can watch a Trek show where Sir Pat Stew just talks for 50 minutes and I'll be happy.

[@zarquondam]

No no, that's going to be the big change he's talking about. Picard's mouth is going to be sewn shut, like Deadpool's in the first Wolverine movie. Non-locutus!

[@bobrobertson3558]

Roderick Long. Oookay ?

[@boyzis]

Not trek talk but still amazing to behold ---> Conversations with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart kzbin.info/www/bejne/o57GlZ6YZ6iWmqc

[@canadiankewldude]

Great, as long as he is the only one talking. Hate what they have done to Star Trek these days.

[@deanmthomson]

BeefStew

[@erex21]

Jean-Luc Picard is back...the 5 greatest words on Earth.

[@replayedtv]

Jean- Luc Picard was a true father figure for us growing up in those times of emiting TNG

[@jonathanmyers9526]

"Tea, Earl Grey. Hot."

[@Bandit1978]

He looks good for 78. Almost twice my age and still Trekkin

[@noirangel6416]

Man. I became a Star Trek fan at the right time.

[@julianjjz987]

@Bilbo Faggins I'm kind of jealous because you two didn't have to wait for so long for him to come back lol

[@namelesstest]

Yoooo watch the movies!!

[@NMiller_]

"We must not anger the Picard!" ST:TNG changed my life. With my first child on their way, I am looking forward to Patrick Stewart and crew helping them to dream of the stars.

[@darthkurland]

Sir Patrick made the announcement. Now CBS, “Make it so!”

[@justinhackstadt6677]

"If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it." -Patrick Stewart/Moby Dick That line is beyond legendary. Gives me chills everytime I see it!

[@GR3G0]

no, THANK YOU SIR PATRICK STEWART!!

[@moogleslam]

commas

[@GR3G0]

excitement!!!

[@nickcolbert9615]

Looking back now after two seasons of “Picard” this is so sad and cruel.

[@helderboymh]

Why?

[@deanellenfins8192]

Oh my goodness. This is the most nostalgic exciting amazing news I've head all year. I'm so happy I teared up! We watch Star Trek every single day. My kids love it. Its helped to expand their minds and imaginations and generally they really take comfort in The Star Trek Universe. Thank you so much everyone involved with keeping Star Trek alive. May it Live Well and Prosper!!!!

[@harryvagiyna9730]

I LOVE THE NEXT GENERATION!

[@aiboffin295]

The once and future Picard!

[@3of19]

Video available outside of US? Shocking!

[@chrisluckhardt]

10:17 - words we've waited to hear for a long time!

[@HiImChase]

I have watched this many, many times, but I saw this time, something I never noticed before. Right at the end, at the front of the crowd, a man wipe a tear from his eye, with a smile on his face, embrace, im guessing, his wife or partner, or maybe even a stranger - that is what Star Trek can do, so much more than a show, a series, a film or a book.

[@patriciaaun1197]

Just noticed this for the first time as well ❤

[@rohanmarkjay]

Patrick Stewart he is a real gent. Very good actor to boot.

[@bloodfoxtriberc8157]

i have nothing but respect for him! this is sooo good news!!!

[@CyberSliver]

Good lord, yes! #SirPatrickStewart has always been an inspiration and Jean-Luc Picard a true role model. This is truly wonderful and amazing!

[@diegomartinez7408]

Thank You for returning Patrick and make it so!

[@dianethompson2789]

This is so awesome Jean Luc is coming back. I am from Yorkshire aswell so glad at this news.

[@chissorin2578]

The difference between Star Wars and Star Trek? Simple. Star Wars entertains. Star Trek inspires. At least it used to. So bring it back Sir Patrick!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Looking good for 78 years! I hope they really do him justice, and I also hope they are able to bring back as many people from the original production crew as possible. That was, simply put, the dream team of syndicated television production, from the writers to the directors to the actors and every single person in between.

[@danielhelwegen2714]

This made me cry. May #SirPatrickStewart continue to be a moral compass for humanity with Star Trek.

[@TRONvix]

Tears and Tears of joy

[@kevinnio]

And very different it was. He fulfilled that promise.

[@alexcrayfish]

It's amazing that he still knows the dates of the beginning and wrapping of TNG, the number of episodes and the last episodes title

[@BookofJob3XVII]

Capt-Picard is the best capt on a starship. TNG is my favorite series. It'll be awesome to see the captain Picard back. Hope to see the rest of the crew return. Can't wait.

[@Ausare911]

TNG has always been a very optimistic view of our future so much so I feel we will get there.

[@mikeclifford8360]

"You were always welcome." - Deanna Troi, All Good Things.........

[@TigDegner]

I was so sure this would never happen, assuming it was clickbait, that I totally ignored links to this announcement at the time. Now that Picard has premiered and concluded, it still feels unreal. The show had its ups and downs, but my takeaway is that Star Trek at its best is a grand community of vision, engagement, and fun - the latter even when an unknown British Shakespearean actor might, at first, decidedly NOT be there to have fun - with its own struggles and fighting battles unknown to us.

[@BWGB1204]

"Not a captain anymore." I know what he's been doing for 20 years. He's been tending to a vineyard!

[@GOP71]

My cold heart just melted......

[@JoelZamboni]

Thank you!!!

[@twylat.4793]

Best news and sweetest man! We will survive!

[@TheSocketshock]

the chills I can not wait omg gonna watch it all again and again!

[@twinflames2010]

AMAZING VIDEO PATRICK, HOPE IT BLAST US INTO THE FUTURE

[@ryanhenretty2129]

I so cried!!!! Love !!!

[@shanenway2647]

A curse of the franchise : type casting, Sir Stewart was my hero

[@zodden01]

Goosebumps!

[@gianlucaborg195]

Admiral Picard...... Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it...... possibly even Grand Admiral! Yay

[@MrBunkator]

this was such an amazing moment to be at! SO excited to see where this leads and what this new series becomes.

[@lcrooks69]

CANNOT WAIT. Thank you so much guys!!! TNG was THE BEST!!!!!!

[@lg7879]

I too shed a couple tears...

[@STIPOWER97]

love it,welcome back Captain

[@nickshannon7309]

I'm a big star trek fan and next generation is my all time favorite show growing up I didn't start watching until I was 8 I'm 36 now can't wait to see captain Picard one last time

[@IridescenceStudios]

I look forward to seeing what pops up.

[@WolframBMeyer]

I'm very grateful and I'm really looking forward to be watching #SirPatrickSteward #JeanLucPicard again, moments of sheer delight: play on!

[@WolframBMeyer]

Dear #SirPatrickSteward : When I saw you there on stage I felt like getting up on it and tell you this: "I'm an actor myself and I can relate to how it must feel to be turned down for a good role, because you're seen as that other role you're famous for. An actor wants to play, transform into different characters, and get the chance to prove that they can. I know what an actor wants. For better or worse Sir, you got more than you bargained for. People see more in you, they see in you what is lacking in the world: a good leader. I know the lines you are delivering are not written by you. There are authors. However, I think when an actor plays a role well enough, long enough it starts wearing off. You've delighted me with the truths you tell people though your role, with those little speeches, words that I needed to hear and didn't even know I needed to hear them. Or sometimes I thought, I've been meaning to say exactly that for years and never knew how. You've become that captain, a leader people really respect. It's a great responsibility in a sense. So, like it or not, you've become a public figure, you've made your role part of our collective awareness and that's in a way greater than being an actor, at least in your case." - Glad you made that decision! :-)

[@dalyjohnm]

Patrick Stewart is the best ... and the character jean luc Picard has given us all something to aspire to . Well done to Patrick Stewart for realising that the character needs to come back . We need this . Can’t wait !!!

[@LaramidiaWX]

I watched Nemesis in the theatre. I can't believe that was 20 years ago. Welcome back, Jean Luc Picard!

[@szul]

Excellent.

[@JulieJackson1]

Can't wait.

[@kashattack]

Gosh I was so excited and emotional when he made this announcement. But it's a shame I can't bring myself to enjoy ST: Picard!

[@THEC.O.VISIT.]

I remember watching this 4 years ago, little did we know what a disaster was coming.

[@eatmyclock]

I'm all in on this. I grew up on this show. Please don't fuck it up.

[@KyAl2]

A bit concerned with his comment about Picard may have been changed by his experiences... hope they don't go dark with the storylines.

[@234521ted]

Could be interesting to explore as long as they don't go overboard. The tone of First Contact and Nemesis for example were dark but not excessively so, and made for great stories.

[@Absolutely_Nobody]

Oof.

[@kennyljs]

Make it so!!

[@Alex_1729]

"Jea" - my favorite character of all times

[@mw3derekfrost264]

The Best Captain of The World jean-Luc Picard jeeaahh Love it 👍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@wavytiger1]

A very different Picard than what we know will scare off a lot of people, as in a lot of people will be very vocal about how much they hate it, but as usual I will enjoy it just fine.

[@dice4death]

I don't want the game to end.

[@callofdutyderekfrost2164]

I love you Star Trek Captain Jean Luc-Picard 👍🏵🌹😚😚😚

[@Blade9e7]

I would have literally gone berserk if I was there I am surprised it was so quiet

[@sallykaiser1014]

Hello, applied to write for you as per diem remote contributor. All CBS job offers c are NEWS related. Not TV related.... is there a specific URL?

[@TrevorPhilips]

yay /excite ~ actually I've never much been into Star Trek more broadly and not even really into sci-fi but I always enjoyed The Next Generation for its acting and conversation, and nuance of detail and process -- the engineering, the logistics, the sociology, the politics. TBH I re-watch TNG kinda the same way I watch Seinfeld... it has nothing to do with story or plot even, just the conversations about technical minutiae... best example of this is the scene where Data explains to Worf how to be second in command can re-watch conversations and acting like this ad nauseam over dinner haha

[@Bayak-aw7k.]

Yay!

[@crossofamber]

Go, Jean Luc, go! We love you!

[@brendandax]

Eloquence personified. Canct wait!

[@benparkinson8314]

This is what has been missing from the world. Star trek has a style and vision of the world that is not conveyed in other stories

[@victuss1413]

Return of Jean-Luc Picard? Make it so!

[@JulieJackson1]

Oh, and 'Make it so."

[@alexhunter0815]

I loved Picard ❤

[@TheDjbod]

It's going to be on CBS Access, which means you will have to pay a monthly fee for it, just like Discovery. I think they realized Discovery was unable to carry the subscription weight by themselves, so they are going to bring back an old name to get more people to subscribe. I was at that convention, and at one point, they had a show of hands of who hadn't seen Discovery--a good 40% of the crowd hadn't seen it--and these were Trekkies/Trekkers! Apparently us fans aren't as gullible of giving our money away as they thought we were.

[@ColonelBragg]

CBS should really just give up on trying to make its on streaming service

[@Abyssionknight]

I'm cautiously optimistic. Picard's always been my favourite Captain, and The Next Generation was the best series in my opinion. However a lot has changed since then, and they really don't have anything planned out, so it's entirely possible the only link to the TNG aesthetic that this series will have will be Picard himself, which would be incredibly disappointing for anyone wanting a modernised TNG style experience. Mostly though I just don't want this to ruin my memory of Picard. I'll be so sad if this ends up in a Luke Skywalker scenario, where bringing back the character leads to their character development being lost, and the character ending as a dud.

[@squishykotetsu]

I don't think Sir Stewart would let that happen. During TNG, as the series progressed, he got more and more involved with the actual writing of the character. That is, I think, one of the reasons why he takes so much pride in that show. My point is that he always seemed to have a very clear vision of what he wanted to communicate through that character (the effects of which are evident throughout this comment section) and I highly believe that he won't give that up for a, let's say, reboot with questionable intent a la star wars. I share your doubts for the rest of the show, but I think the character we hold so dearly won't be ruined at all.

[@emperorpalpatine783]

I don't know what that is in the background looks like a keyboard but i did notice it says kronos

[@kendostudent]

After season 3, season 2 was worth it.

[@laurajanebragg2648]

Cool 😎

[@harrypothead42024]

who would want to click on this and then thumbs down?

[@TheStarTreker]

Paul, real Star Trek fans my ass. Self proclaimed "real fans" are always so funny. Especially when they label everyone that disagrees with them "not real fans" despite knowing nothing about them. All I see is fans who just constantly cry and complain about everything just because they don't like how CBS or Paramount currently runs things with Star Trek. As a long time fan to Star Trek I have enjoy everything from TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, the first 10 movies and the current Kelvin timeline movies even now Discovery. I'm grateful we get any new Star Trek at all. CBS owns Star Trek and they can do the hell what they want with the series, franchise. Gene Roddenberry sold the rights a long time ago. What CBS is doing is actually smart, brilliant, logical and reasonable to me. Seriously quit your whining about a paid-subscription streaming platform and cut your cable then all your expenses worries are solved. Get over it.

[@sickbrain]

Harry Pothead Romulans

[@lg7879]

gul madred and his Cardassian minions

[@katho8472]

Romulans of course ;)

[@dman3438]

The Star Treker "Star treker" is not even a term. Superman has been junk since Reeve. Listen to you, exactly! "I'm glad to get anything they put out that's star trek". You're part of the problem and all these sheep that eat up anything with a star trek logo on it. STD and Abrams is dog shit. You like it because it says star trek. I hear you, I've played some shitty nes games as a kid.

[@brandonwithers3620]

Im not trying to be rude but when he passes away i will cry and the world should give him his own holiday. Sir Patrick Stewart day!!!

[@dainco08]

Picard!!!!! The best Captain ever!!!!!!

[@charruaporelmundo]

Ok... When this one launch, will suscribe!... you got me!...and GOT is ending any way🤷🏻‍♂️....

[@bibabo01]

Sir... Mister... Am I allowed to call you "my captain"?

[@notstevelam]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

[@wspepsilon]

I've been saying for years it's time to move the story forward and not do yet another star wars copycat origin story. I thought a show set 20ish years after Voyager with say the first Starfleet slip stream ship could be an intriguing setup. Setting out before it was ready to fowl the Borgs plans for a new invasion, set up a full on offensive eventually, reuniting with old friends and allies, making new ones, and exploring all along the way... so many possibilities! An entire galaxy full even!

[@Shaolinaya111]

Locutus Lives Again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right on...

[@marcoyole610]

Sehr spannend und schön dass er zurückommt. Ich hoffe inständig, dass Gefühle nicht erzwungen werden, auf die Erzählweise, dass sie nicht alles reinpacken von dem sie meinen, dass es den Fans gefällt. Es wird bestimmt eine ruhigere Serie als Discovery, aber das ist nicht der entscheidende Punkt. Hoffentlich wird es eine weitgehend eigenständige Geschichte, denn wenn sie versuchen Anspielungen und Kult (spannend) einzubauen befürchte ich, dass es nur schiefgehen kann. Es sieht ja so aus, dass keine 20 sondern 10 Jahre seit Nemisis vergangenen sein werden. Wenn es um die Entwicklung der politischen Verhältnisse im Alpha-Quadranten geht bzw wenn sie angedeutet werden müssen sie nachvollziehbar sein. Ich habe nicht den Anspruch, dass DS9 "weitererzählt" wird und sie die beliebten Uniformen tragen. Es darf gerne irgendwo ansetzen. Sei es ein Ereignis / eine Episode aus Picard's Leben das wir kennen oder auch nicht. Ich wollte schon schreiben, dass meine Ansprüche nicht so hoch sind ;) sind sie das? Eine Geschichte wie die des roten Engels wäre erträglich, aber nur wenn es logisch bleibt.

[@callofdutyderekfrost2164]

Jean Luc-Picard is The Best Captain of The World I Like it Jeeaahhh 👍😎🏵

[@darkstatehk]

12:41 Says it all.

[@maurizion905]

Jean-Luc Picard is back!

[@locutus__7585]

Ｔｈａｔ ｅｎｔｒａｎｃｅ 🖖🏻

[@dracopticon7788]

It's like they could make a TV-series about Patrick Stewart standing on stage talking about returning to the franchise.

[@athansky25]

So, Data is coming back too? Hope he will, and I hope other TNG cast members makes at least cameo roles LOCUTUS ENGAGE ! 😉

[@Arjetube]

he does not age. compare him to Dune 1984

[@jean674]

I think we're along the lines of what we're talking about.

[@FunkeeMawnkee]

I think Discovery might have left a bad taste in the Star Trek purists mouths. I know I didn't hate it, but it didn't seem like Star Trek. Hopefully we can get back to something more familiar and more like what the fans really wanted.

[@sivispacem101]

Engage ! Once again !

[@TocTeplv]

How about "let's talk" ?

[@nigelmurphy6761]

indeed. let's "make it so".