Spoilers Picard Autobiography by David Goodman - Discussion and Review Thread

[137th Gebirg]

Maybe Shatner and Stewart themselves would be the best advocates for such a project. Shatner is famous for squeezing every drop of juice out of his own career, and this would be another project that he could easily sink his teeth into. Since he is already familiar with the source work and has done some live readings at Comicon (thanks for that, @JD), that would be the most likely option. Stewart, probably not so much. I think he's more likely only interested in "significant" projects to further his career. I don't think he's quite as ... "prolific" ... as the Shat-man when it comes to such things. No facts there, just a best-guess opinion based on past behaviors of the two individuals in question.

 

[JD]

Titan books published the Kirk book and will probably be publishing this one too, so you might also want to approach them. They do have Facebook and Twitter pages, so those would probably be the best places to start.

 

[Idran]

I think he's more likely only interested in "significant" projects to further his career.

Such as playing poop in the Emoji Movie?

 

[137th Gebirg]

Heh...good point...

 

[JD]

He's also voices the main character's boss on American Dad, so he's clearly open to some lighter roles.

 

[Idran]

He's also voices the main character's boss on American Dad, so he's clearly open to some lighter roles.

Plus there was his appearance on Gervais's Extras:

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[ronny]

I thought the Kirk book had some fun stuff in it but I wasn't a huge fan. I'll read this but I'll wait until I it comes out in softback or I find it used or it's some same on Amazon, like the first one. I'm a little less enthused about the Picard book though. Unless they give us some version of how Boothby helped Picard at the academy.

 

[TheUsualSuspect]

Unless they give us some version of how Boothby helped Picard at the academy.

That seems like a pretty good possibility to me.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Unless they give us some version of how Boothby helped Picard at the academy.

That seems like a pretty good possibility to me.

Yeah, I can't see how Goodman could possibly skip it.

 

[Mysterion]

^^^
I think mostly Boothby probably just told young Picard to pull his head of his third point of contact. But, yeah it'd be fun to see.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Part of the fun of books like these is the way they try to fit with canon but still play with your expectations, so I'm sure that Goodman will have a few cool twists & turns along the way.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Twist #1:

Spoiler: Picard

He's not actually bald, he just shaves his head to look more like the most badass captain of all time, Captain Robau.

 

[Extrocomp]

I predict that the novel will detail Picard's time on the USS Stargazer. The Stargazer captain who preceded Picard will get a new name. Vigo will be described as a human and will get a first name.

 

[Ethros]

Amazon lists a release date for October 17th, after the Kirk one I'm really looking forward to this. Eagerly awaiting an excerpt

 

[Saul]

I hope this is called 'Picard: Making it So' or 'How I made it So - Jean Luc Picard' or 'That Other Enterprise Captain you keep hearing about'.

 

[Idran]

I hope this is called 'Picard: Making it So' or 'How I made it So - Jean Luc Picard' or 'That Other Enterprise Captain you keep hearing about'.

No, that last one should be saved for the Harriman biography.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

No, that last one should be saved for the Harriman biography.

Or Garrett.

 

[Ensign_Rowan_McGrath]

I wonder if we'll get excerpts from the Dominion War. Be nice to see what the Enterprise-E was up to during those two years (2373 to 2375), perhaps even dating the events of "Insurrection".

I wonder if they'll be pondering over what happened to Hawk in First Contact (will he keep being Sean Liam Hawk or be Ren Hawk or Neal Hawk) and the casualties in Nemesis (i.e. Branson and the female ops officer [I call her Lt. j.g. Natalia Olberg, and yes I know she survives, barely]).

 

[Tomalak]

What about Ensign Lynch!

 

[Ensign_Rowan_McGrath]

What about Ensign Lynch!

Him too, and the ensign he killed (my fan name is Ensign Sean McGregor), and the engineers killed (Lt. Paul Porter, Lt. Inge/Alice Eiger), and the security officers lost, and the others caught and assimilated. His First Contact chapter is going to be rather interesting.

OMG, I used to hate First Contact because when I first saw it I was 14 and the Borg were creepy as hell. Now I'm 27 and can watch no problem, and love knowing more and more about the in-depth of the film and seeking names to various characters.