Open Speculation about "Star Trek: Picard"
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Yeah. To be quite honest - I find it quite fascinating how harsh J.J. Abrams treated Lucas. He was his idol. They met publicly before Abrams directed "Star Trek(2009)". And that movie was very obviously inspired by Star Wars.
And then this numbnut completely shunned Lucas while doing "Force Awakens"? Like, what the hell? I mean, I know Abrams is extremely big on "secrecy" on his projects. But not involving the guy who invented it all, not at any level? Dick move.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ons-about-george-lucas-and-the-force-awakens/
Though apparently they at least talked this time, in preparation for Star Wars episode 9:
https://screenrant.com/star-wars-9-rise-skywalker-george-lucas-jj-abrams/
I wish I knew more about Star Wars so I could keep up with the last few posts. I don't dislike SW but it's not my thing.
I'm starting an internet correspondence course. For only 49.99 a session you can learn all about Star Wars! You'll be a Jedi Master of the Sith in no time!
With all due respect @Rahul, this is a very negative interpretation of events. For starters, the article you quote states this:
Lucas states that his involvement would "make myself miserable." He had to distance himself from the franchise because the fan base had treated him like a punching bag. They made his life miserable, and people now have the audacity to demand he comes back to a fan base that abused him?
Secondly, if you read the same article, Disney decided not to go forward with his story ideas. Abrams is not the new all-seeing, all-knowing, terrible god of the Star Wars universe. He has a boss, namely Kathleen Kennedy and Bog Iger.
Finally, as you alluded to (thankfully) Abrams did reach out to Lucas for Episode 9:
Source
The situation is far more complex than this negative painting. Let's not paint Abrams like a monster.
I've actually been wondering about something.
I the most recent information regarding the show, Kurtzman and Chabon have indicated that Picard gets into space in a surprising way. We know he's no longer Starfleet. And if the character profiles which came out earlier are correct, a lot of the other mains come from a rather shifty and/or fallen background.
What if Picard is kidnapped? Basically, the young guns desperately feel they need his help for something, he will not willingly go along, so they beam him out, smuggle him in a cargo container, or somesuch thing? Picard is old enough he's probably no longer really able to defend himself physically after all. Then, a lot of the tension early in the season is Picard's resentfullness that these kids took him against his will on whatever grand adventure they have planned.
I the most recent information regarding the show, Kurtzman and Chabon have indicated that Picard gets into space in a surprising way. We know he's no longer Starfleet. And if the character profiles which came out earlier are correct, a lot of the other mains come from a rather shifty and/or fallen background.
What if Picard is kidnapped? Basically, the young guns desperately feel they need his help for something, he will not willingly go along, so they beam him out, smuggle him in a cargo container, or somesuch thing? Picard is old enough he's probably no longer really able to defend himself physically after all. Then, a lot of the tension early in the season is Picard's resentfullness that these kids took him against his will on whatever grand adventure they have planned.
They talked plenty before episode 7. I believe it was Lucas who chose Abrams as director. When the original writer(Arndt) of Force Awakens left/was let go, and Abrams took over as writer(in addition to already being director) and rewrote a new script, he went to Lucas's house and personally got his blessing.
In other news, I hear Seven of Nine is returning, and will appear on Picard.
The character has partaken of Romulan Ale and several other alcoholic beverages on several occassions on TNG.
It might be that we've discussed this somewhere, but I find a tiny detail in the recent TVLine Picard cast interview to be enormously intriguing:
What this suggests to me is that following the Hobus disaster, Earth (and presumably many other Federation worlds) took in Romulan refugees and supported their settlement in existing cities across the planet. What appeared in the trailer to be Picard walking with a backpack through an alien plaza is actually La Barre, France, and the Vulcanoid denizens actually those who resettled there after the catastrophe.
If so, I find this incredibly intriguing as a premise.
What this suggests to me is that following the Hobus disaster, Earth (and presumably many other Federation worlds) took in Romulan refugees and supported their settlement in existing cities across the planet. What appeared in the trailer to be Picard walking with a backpack through an alien plaza is actually La Barre, France, and the Vulcanoid denizens actually those who resettled there after the catastrophe.
If so, I find this incredibly intriguing as a premise.
And topical, of course!
Ohh that's an excellent theory.
That refugee angle would definitely be the hook for Stewart, who is a passionate campaigner on refugee and migrant issues
Here's some speculation: We see the Dajh go to Picard for help. Picard goes to some female admiral and reports upon it, then later on she's being attacked.
I think that attack is because Picard went through official channels which were compromised, or the admiral he talked to is a mole. Thus, he concludes he cannot trust Starfleet to deal with this, and has to work with a team of "renegades" instead.
I think that attack is because Picard went through official channels which were compromised, or the admiral he talked to is a mole. Thus, he concludes he cannot trust Starfleet to deal with this, and has to work with a team of "renegades" instead.
Amongst Starfleet's weapons are Picard and surprise. Surprise and Picard. Their THREE weapons are Picard, surprise, and an almost fanatical devotion to Federation principles. Ah...amongst their weaponry are such diverse elements as Picard, surprise, an almost fanatical devotion to Federation principles, and nice Starfleet uniforms...I'll come in again.
The Romulans are doing something with the Borg... the theory of two Romulans factions - one more pacifist one more Tal Shiar-oriented makes sense. To be able to collect drones like that, the Romulans must have found dead Borg cubes around. That might have happened because Janeway's virus actually seriously damaged/destroyed the Borg... Will be interesting to see!
I hope this series tears the Orange Man a new one. Maybe this show will change minds about the FREAKIN CONCENTRATION CAMPS that Trump and his regime are running.
It's like a hydra.
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