Captain Picard's Ready Room Desk

[Mojochi]

Yeah it is his, but he still might feel that it represents him as a captain, so he might prefer to keep it professional. He's not gonna have his Dixon Hill holonovel posters on the wall there

Well, lol I'm not talking about anything that silly, & in truth, I'm mostly having a bit of a go at Picard in here. It's not a terrible office setup, & as other have pointed out. He sees himself as dull, so what's to expect?

That said, he does have many interests that would be very appropriate for the office of a captain & explorer. Archeology comes to mind. In all the places throughout the galaxy he's come across, & rutted around in caves & whatnot, there has to be all kinds of finds he must value as much as that Kurlan Naiskos. That's the office I'd expect him to have. Masks on the wall from some alien world etc... Nothing too elaborate mind you, just a few more touches.

The painting is the best thing in the whole room XD

I actually prefer the model. The painting isn't even well painted. It's all expressionistic & goofy looking, but the model might be a cool thing to keep around. However, something tells me there's a fair sight better quality models he could have. Hell, he could have one with simulated warp function, in the 24th century. He could have a holographic one, like Riker's girlie dolls, or Data's Yar memorial, but ultimately, I think it was just a thing that came with the room, & he never bothered

I also really don't get the crystal. Unless it's like a healing crystal or something lol, it's just so bland. A hunk of prop glass for 7 years.

 

[DonIago]

Maybe the painting had sentimental value to Picard?

 

[Mojochi]

Maybe the painting had sentimental value to Picard?

It's possible everything in there has sentimental value. It's just hard for me to imagine, given how generic looking they all are

In fact, the only ones we can be sure are personal, are the Shakespeare book, & Livingston's tank, because those are the ones that Jellico moves out, & since Picard didn't pack them up before being reassigned, we can assume he didn't pack up at all, & expected to be back.

Therefore, since Jellico only removed those 2 things, there's a good chance they are the only things in that office (At that time) which are personal... which is... sad.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Jean-Luc is a very private person. It stands to reason that he doesn't want for his office to be a place where any visitor can determine his strengths and weaknesses by simply looking at the items in there.

As for his quarters - I'm fairly certain every single item there has a personal meaning to him, otherwise he would not put it up. But... PERSONAL meaning. Which means HE knows. But WE don't have to.

 

[Mister Spock]

If I recall, the starship model in the ready room changes around a few times in the first season. Sometimes its a silver Constitution Class, but more often its a gold Constellation Class.

 

[DonIago]

I don't recall it ever changing after the Stargazer is established, but it's possible.

 

[NCC-73515]

Once they put the yellow Stargazer there, it didn't change anymore, IIRC

 

[Tosk]

I also really don't get the crystal. Unless it's like a healing crystal or something lol, it's just so bland. A hunk of prop glass for 7 years.

It's the last remnant of Krypton, show some respect.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

The crystal is a very interesting item but only if you know the context. If you pay close attention to Jean-Luc (not that I ever do that, ahem), you will notice that he’s a fidget. (Because Sir Patrick is a fidget as well, and since the two became more and more intertwined the more TNG progressed the fidgeting rubbed off.) He’s always doing something with his fingers - he’s either rubbing them together or rubbing his chin or something else. Which is why the crystal is of significance - Jean-Luc fidgets with it on more than one occasion. It’s his go-to fidgeting item on his desk - a 24th century fidget spinner, if you want. I always find it fascinating how a lot of people never even notice the crystal and often even question its existence while I’m sitting here like “oh Jean-Luc is fidgeting with his crystal again, how cute”.

 

[Mojochi]

The crystal is a very interesting item but only if you know the context. If you pay close attention to Jean-Luc (not that I ever do that, ahem), you will notice that he’s a fidget. (Because Sir Patrick is a fidget as well, and since the two became more and more intertwined the more TNG progressed the fidgeting rubbed off.) He’s always doing something with his fingers - he’s either rubbing them together or rubbing his chin or something else. Which is why the crystal is of significance - Jean-Luc fidgets with it on more than one occasion. It’s his go-to fidgeting item on his desk - a 24th century fidget spinner, if you want. I always find it fascinating how a lot of people never even notice the crystal and often even question its existence while I’m sitting here like “oh Jean-Luc is fidgeting with his crystal again, how cute”.

Oh, I know why it's around, which is why I called it a crystal stress toy on the last page lol

Ooo, maybe it's like Heisenberg's exploding crystal meth crystal from Breaking Bad, & Picard keeps it around just in case he has to blow some shit up in there

 

[Alexander Corrino]

Oh, I know why it's around, which is why I called it a crystal stress toy on the last page lol

Ooo, maybe it's like Heisenberg's exploding crystal meth crystal from Breaking Bad, & Picard keeps it around just in case he has to blow some shit up in there

I would definitely not put it past Jean-Luc to have a bunch of secret weapons stashed away in his ready room - just in case. The crystal might indeed be one of them.

 

[DonIago]

It's Captain Picard, not Captain Lorca.

Given Picard's background, I agree with the poster who said it's the last remnant of Krypton.

 

[gakelly]

BTW, can we talk about how boring this man's office is?

Picard is very stuffy and formal. Spells boring.

Janeway's readyroom was massive. Way too big

It had to be to host her massive ego.

 

[Doug Otte]

I supposes its comforting to know that the bland art you get in hotels and dentists waiting rooms survives World War Three and will be with mankind until the bitter end.

Where current hotels etc. have bland landscapes of Earth, in the 24th Century the equivalent "landscapes" are "spacescapes".

 

[Trekker4747]

I always thought the whole inside of the Enterprise D looked like a very pleasant work environment. That's one reason I like it, it makes the impression that it was designed from an in-universe perspective on what environment would be acceptable for long term habitation and work.

Nah, for that you need lots of grays, exposed metals and dim bluish lighting. That's the future and a great work environment for a place you're supposed to live and work in for several years.

 

[Orphalesion]

Nah, for that you need lots of grays, exposed metals and dim bluish lighting. That's the future and a great work environment for a place you're supposed to live and work in for several years.

What does it say that I'm not even sure whether you're making fun of the Voyager, the NX, or the Discovery?

 

[Trekker4747]

Discovery.

Voyage was a ship for more short-term missions but still had a pleasant enough, bright, look and vibe. Enterprise was the first ship in a slightly more militaristic Starfleet but, still, managed to feel like a comfortable place. Discovery is just ugly misery.

But the -D felt most like a home, a place you'd want to be for a mission that was supposed to last 20 years.

 

[DonIago]

I thought the interiors of VOY looked pretty utilitarian myself.

 

[RichT]

Janeway's readyroom was massive. Way too big

Like a lot of Voyager's interiors compared to the Enterprise-D's. I'm guessing they learned from having sets that were too cramped, especially given the Voyager sets were built on the Enterprise-D's skeleton. But Picard's ready room on the Enterprise-E seems very small as well, and given Discovery's palatial ready room set it seems even more odd.

 

[Mister Spock]

Like a lot of Voyager's interiors compared to the Enterprise-D's. I'm guessing they learned from having sets that were too cramped, especially given the Voyager sets were built on the Enterprise-D's skeleton. But Picard's ready room on the Enterprise-E seems very small as well, and given Discovery's palatial ready room set it seems even more odd.

It's a bit like how Kirk had a small apartment in The Motion Picture, but a box room with a bunk and a toilet in The Undiscovered Country.