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Picard Comm Badge is new?

Krog

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on Star Trek CBS Instagram story, Picard appears as a hologram announcing tomorrow’s panel at NYC Comicon. Interesting to see his combadge - not a starfleet one and likely a Romulan one.
 
on Star Trek CBS Instagram story, Picard appears as a hologram announcing tomorrow’s panel at NYC Comicon. Interesting to see his combadge - not a starfleet one and likely a Romulan one.
No link to the pic?
Oh never mind, I see it's the same as the one Kurtzman posted a couple hours ago.

See here...
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/news-from-ny-comic-con-2019.301406/#post-13105133

(here's a link to the Kurtzman Instagram video ... https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NKrvglWfX/?igshid=1g4pyuwkf6xs4 )
 
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Somewhere recently I saw online that someone had worked out that the two symbols were similar to Romulan Script and he worked out approximately what they stood for.
But at the moment, I can't remember where I saw it or what he had deduced.
:scream:

(I'm thinking it was around here somewhere)

Here's a closeup of what it looks like...
star-trek-picard-insignia.jpg


Here's a 'Fan' version of the Romulan Alphabet...
rihanh-alphabet.jpg


The bottom one could be a stylized "D" and the top one kinda-sorta looks like an "I", but I haven't got a clue what that would mean other than ID.


ADDENDUM:
And as usual, I'm waaay off base... see posts below.
 
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Here's a closeup of what it looks like...
star-trek-picard-insignia.jpg


Here's a 'Fan' version of the Romulan Alphabet...
rihanh-alphabet.jpg


The bottom one could be a stylized "D" and the top one kinda-sorta looks like an "I", but I haven't got a clue what that would mean other than ID.

Remember in Unification, a kid gives Spock something he identifies as "the syllabic nucleus" of the Vulcan language. This suggests first that Romulan script is somehow related to Vulcan, and also that it uses a syllabery rather than alphabet. Trying to link symbols to single consonant or vowel sounds is probably a mistake.
 
Well, supposedly Picard's costume design incorporates from multiple designs seen throughout his TNG and film appearances, so the badge may be a call back to another episode.
 
Somewhere recently I saw online that someone had worked out that the two symbols were similar to Romulan Script and he worked out approximately what they stood for.
But at the moment, I can't remember where I saw it or what he had deduced.
:scream:

(I'm thinking it was around here somewhere)

Here's a closeup of what it looks like...
star-trek-picard-insignia.jpg


Here's a 'Fan' version of the Romulan Alphabet...
rihanh-alphabet.jpg


The bottom one could be a stylized "D" and the top one kinda-sorta looks like an "I", but I haven't got a clue what that would mean other than ID.
It's definitely a couple of warp-10 salamanders. I just knew they'd be part of this. :D Janeway and Paris will be in this after all.
 
If you turn it upside down, it's a stylized "PJ", clearly for Picard, Jean(-Luc). He was just getting dressed in a hurry and put it on the wrong way.

If he didn't get dressed and slipped whatever on, then I guess "PJ" might fit. :p

JP is better.

But I like the way Picard adapted the FC Uniform into a civilian look.
 
I get what the costume designers are trying to do evoking his uniform, but it seems really sad in-universe to me that Picard can't dress himself unless he's trying to look like he's still in Starfleet.
 
I get what the costume designers are trying to do evoking his uniform, but it seems really sad in-universe to me that Picard can't dress himself unless he's trying to look like he's still in Starfleet.
Dude, as a vet myself I see soooooooo many other guys that dress in military styled "tactical" gear when they get out. There are whole brands that cater to them now and making huge profit--lol.
 
I get what the costume designers are trying to do evoking his uniform, but it seems really sad in-universe to me that Picard can't dress himself unless he's trying to look like he's still in Starfleet.
I know many people who dress a certain way with a lot of variation on themes. My boss in retail wears just a more casual version of his business casual dress that he uses for work. People love familiarity so why not Picard? A man who does the whole "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot" all the time. You expect him to just change?
 
Part of me really wishes he was wearing his old comm badge. But, given his apparent falling out with Starfleet, maybe he pointedly leaves it at home or tosses it away or something in the early episode(s).
 
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