Akiva Goldsman On How Long Picard Will Last

[Danja]

Star Trek: Picard Co-Creator Reveals How Long Show Is Planned to Last

Star Trek: Picard's voyages aren't coming to an end any time soon. Akiva Goldsman is one of the co-creators of the series. He isn't sure when the show will end, but says they've considered going three seasons, five seasons, or until star Patrick Stewart gets bored. “I mean, I think we have discussed it as both a 3 season show, a 5 season show, a 'let’s just keep going forever' show…" Goldsman tells Collider. "Star Trek: Picard in my view will go as long as Patrick Stewart wants to do it… As I’m sure you know, he was not interested in coming back. And we did a lot of… really good collaborative story breaking and talking and you know and I think he’s particularly delighted in a good way about having come back. And we will rely on that goodwill until he feels he’s done."

https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-picard-number-of-seasons/

 

[Lord Garth]

Pretty much what I thought. Just because they want to do at least three, doesn't they only want to do three. There's no way they'd stop this if they can keep going with it, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next.

 

[Danja]

I'm happy for Sir Patrick. He seems to be enjoying the creative process.

 

[KennyB]

I see it lasting as long as SirPat is healthy and there is a demand............like any other show.

 

[Sci]

In some ways, I almost think Star Trek: Picard should have ended after Season One. I just feel like in some ways, it's the perfect ending for Jean-Luc -- he's gotten himself out of his funk, he's redeemed himself for his failures, he's saved the Coppelians, he's led the Federation out of bigotry and xenophobia, and he's gotten a metaphorical resurrection. Let him warp off into the stars and have that be his happy ending.

But hey, S2 could totally prove me wrong.

 

[rahullak]

I'm hoping it lasts as long as possible. More Trek, more Picard...life is good.

 

[F. King Daniel]

While I'd prefer 3 seasons built to a proper conclusion, until the show becomes unprofitable is the most likely option they'll choose.

I'd like to see a Stargazer prequel series once Sir Patrick Stewart is done with the role.

 

[Kpnuts]

he's saved the Coppelians, he's led the Federation out of bigotry and xenophobia

Can someone explain to me what made Starfleet do a U turn and change their ways overnight? I know in terms of plot holes that's a minor one and obviously it was so that them killing Picard then bringing him back to life 5 minutes later could work without him being a fugitive, but I'm still quite curious if there's a plausible in-universe explanation...?

 

[KennyB]

Can someone explain to me what made Starfleet do a U turn and change their ways overnight? I know in terms of plot holes that's a minor one and obviously it was so that them killing Picard then bringing him back to life 5 minutes later could work without him being a fugitive, but I'm still quite curious if there's a plausible in-universe explanation...?

It wasn't over night........there's always been factions that were not for saving the Romulans......hell it was the same way during STVI with the Klingons and Praxis. "LET THEM DIE!" is the quote from one minor character. It's not unlike modern politics where one faction uses some event to forward their agenda. The attack on Mars gave them an excuse to back out....as it was planned to. Bonus points for stopping Android production.

 

[Kpnuts]

It wasn't over night........there's always been factions that were not for saving the Romulans......hell it was the same way during STVI with the Klingons and Praxis. "LET THEM DIE!" is the quote from one minor character. It's not unlike modern politics where one faction uses some event to forward their agenda. The attack on Mars gave them an excuse to back out....as it was planned to. Bonus points for stopping Android production.

I was asking what made Starfleet reverse their ban on synths overnight. Not what made them decide against saving Romulans.

 

[fireproof78]

Because Starfleet was being manipulated and had proof to back it up as unearthed by Picard. So, like Kirk and Kang in "Day of the Dove" they decided to cease hostilities to figure out what's what.

On topic that news sounds pretty much like I would expect.

 

[Dukhat]

I was asking what made Starfleet reverse their ban on synths overnight.

Because the scriptwriters told them to.

 

[Reanok]

As long as they tell interesting stories and have good character developement in season 2.And upcoming how long the Picard series lasts maybe how long Patrick Stewart wants it to last is that he enjoys how Picard's journey is continuing foward from season one.

 

[KennyB]

I was asking what made Starfleet reverse their ban on synths overnight. Not what made them decide against saving Romulans.

Hard to tell from the post. I agree with @fireproof78 ........ hard to argue with the proof they had uncovered.

 

[Kpnuts]

Hard to argue? I'm a little unclear on what actually happened, the storytelling was a bit all over the place but...

- If it was the Romulans who orchestrated the attack on Mars, then that's an act of war.
- If it was the synths that did it over their own free will, then there's no way Starfleet would just U turn the ban overnight, just because they were seconds from wiping out organics but one of them chose not to at the last second.

But yeah, the scriptwriters needed it to happen, I was just wondering why Starfleet reversed it so easily.

 

[fireproof78]

The attack was organized by a rogue Romulan faction using synths as puppets. Picard uncovered the evidence, and Starfleet walked back a policy while evaluating new evidence. Seems prudent, as well as prudent to not immediately go to war when it's a rogue group.

They reversed it because new evidence was brought to light. Information they didn't have because they assumed it was strictly a synth attack.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I'd say that the synth ban was lifted by default the moment the Federation decided to to defend Coppelius.

 

[Sci]

Can someone explain to me what made Starfleet do a U turn and change their ways overnight? I know in terms of plot holes that's a minor one and obviously it was so that them killing Picard then bringing him back to life 5 minutes later could work without him being a fugitive, but I'm still quite curious if there's a plausible in-universe explanation...?

They found out that the Attack on Mars was the work of the Zhat Vash, and that their ban on Synths had been a product of Zhat Vash manipulation. When faced with that realization, and the realization that unless they acted to protect the Coppelians, there would be a terrible genocide, they were shocked into realizing they'd done wrong and changing.

Hard to argue? I'm a little unclear on what actually happened, the storytelling was a bit all over the place but...

- If it was the Romulans who orchestrated the attack on Mars, then that's an act of war.

PIC has made it clear that there's no longer something called "the Romulans." There are at least five different Romulan factions in varying degrees of competition with one-another: 1) the Zhat Vash; 2) the Tal Shiar; 3) the Romulan Free State; 4) the Qowat Milat; and 5) the great mass of Romulan refugees.

The Zhat Vash orchestrated the Mars Attack. The Romulan state at that time, the Romulan Star Empire, no longer exists. There is no evidence the Romulan Free State knew about or condoned the Mars Attack, and in fact it's not even clear that the Tal Shiar per se knew about it. So, who you gonna go to war with, the Zhat Vash? A secret conspiracy?

- If it was the synths that did it over their own free will,

This was definitively ruled out during the show.

 

[DEWLine]

In some ways, I almost think Star Trek: Picard should have ended after Season One. I just feel like in some ways, it's the perfect ending for Jean-Luc -- he's gotten himself out of his funk, he's redeemed himself for his failures, he's saved the Coppelians, he's led the Federation out of bigotry and xenophobia, and he's gotten a metaphorical resurrection. Let him warp off into the stars and have that be his happy ending.

But hey, S2 could totally prove me wrong.

May you be in error, and may you find only joy in that discovery. May we all find such joy in it.

 

[DEWLine]

And if the Tal Shiar decide the Zhat Vash are a Problem and an Enemy Within...is anyone in the Federation or anywhere else going to complain about that?