I've seen another video where they do indeed play the TMP/TNG theme. They must have played more than one piece.
RIP Patrick Stewart
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Not hard to imagine Picard is talking about Patrick Stewart here instead of Data.
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Patrick Stewart’s death hits so much closer to home than I expected. I was there when my father died last year, and now I find myself grieving my television father, too. A parasocial bond, yes, but one that had been there for as long as I can remember.
Through Picard, he showed me the kind of man I wanted to become: intelligent, calm, observant, and in control of himself, without ever losing his compassion.
Whatever command of the English language as an ESL I have today owes so much to those 178 episodes of The Next Generation. He introduced me to Hamlet, which became my favourite play. His work opened doors into worlds that became part of my own.
He knew how deeply that work had influenced people, and he met their gratitude with humility and warmth. To leave something behind that matters to another person is a gift. He gave it with both hands.
With every passing year, the person behind the roles came to mean more to me. He spoke openly about abuse. He spoke with kindness, intelligence, and passion. He used his voice to stand alongside people whose voices so often went unheard.
I will always treasure the personalised autograph he sent me. For one brief moment, our stories intersected. Someone whose work had shaped my life took the time to acknowledge someone like me. It was a small moment in his life, perhaps, but it remains a meaningful part of mine.
I believe the people who matter to us stay with us; in what they taught us, in the choices we make, and in what we pass on to others. His life and work will continue to inspire people. I am grateful to have lived at the same time as him, to have encountered his work when I did, and to carry something of it with me.
I will miss him. But I will always be grateful.
Thank you, Patrick, for speaking up for those who could not, or whose circumstances made it impossible. Thank you for showing how much strength there can be in compassion.
I keep returning to something he said in a message to me: “Please, I beseech you, to literally choose anything, anything, to become very good at it and change the world for the better.”
What a thing to ask of us. What a way to honour him.
Thanks you, Patrick Stewart, for everything.
„You think, you're the loneliest person in the world right now. No one can say anything, no one can do anything that will help. And you think that it will never go away. And you're right, it won't. But you can get used to it. I know it doesn't feel like that now; but you can.“
Patrick Stewart’s death hits so much closer to home than I expected. I was there when my father died last year, and now I find myself grieving my television father, too. A parasocial bond, yes, but one that had been there for as long as I can remember.
Through Picard, he showed me the kind of man I wanted to become: intelligent, calm, observant, and in control of himself, without ever losing his compassion.
Whatever command of the English language as an ESL I have today owes so much to those 178 episodes of The Next Generation. He introduced me to Hamlet, which became my favourite play. His work opened doors into worlds that became part of my own.
He knew how deeply that work had influenced people, and he met their gratitude with humility and warmth. To leave something behind that matters to another person is a gift. He gave it with both hands.
With every passing year, the person behind the roles came to mean more to me. He spoke openly about abuse. He spoke with kindness, intelligence, and passion. He used his voice to stand alongside people whose voices so often went unheard.
I will always treasure the personalised autograph he sent me. For one brief moment, our stories intersected. Someone whose work had shaped my life took the time to acknowledge someone like me. It was a small moment in his life, perhaps, but it remains a meaningful part of mine.
I believe the people who matter to us stay with us; in what they taught us, in the choices we make, and in what we pass on to others. His life and work will continue to inspire people. I am grateful to have lived at the same time as him, to have encountered his work when I did, and to carry something of it with me.
I will miss him. But I will always be grateful.
Thank you, Patrick, for speaking up for those who could not, or whose circumstances made it impossible. Thank you for showing how much strength there can be in compassion.
I keep returning to something he said in a message to me: “Please, I beseech you, to literally choose anything, anything, to become very good at it and change the world for the better.”
What a thing to ask of us. What a way to honour him.
Thanks you, Patrick Stewart, for everything.
„You think, you're the loneliest person in the world right now. No one can say anything, no one can do anything that will help. And you think that it will never go away. And you're right, it won't. But you can get used to it. I know it doesn't feel like that now; but you can.“
Well said, but what is an ESL?
Thank you. I apologize,, I cannot get rid of the mistakes I made yet, I guess that will be available when I am here for longer.
ESL is short for English as a Second Language.
ESL is short for English as a Second Language.
I thought it meant English Sign Language and got confused for a minute
I was reading online comments on social media regarding Sir Patrick Stewart’s passing. Several people have said that Jean-Luc Picard was like a second father to them in that the character's morality help influence their sense of morality while growing up.
I am sure that there are many people, both men and women, who feel that way.
I am sure that there are many people, both men and women, who feel that way.
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LoL, no such thing. BSL is British Sign Language, and SSE is Sign Supported English. I use SSE.
I'd say delightful behaviour from Wheaton that increases my respect from him. He speaks only truth in his post.
So if you are a Trump supporter, you are not allowed to respect Patrick Stewart as an actor? You are not allowed to pay him a compliment? You are not free to mourn the loss of him?
Not without a layer of hypocrisy. If you oppose someone's values, the values of their bodies of work and are indeed despised by someone for everything you stand for then being called out for acting like you care should not come as a surprise.
This sums it up. I don't always agree with Shives, but he hits it on the nose.
So we are only allowed to enjoy the work of an actor if we agree with their politics?
Bigotry, fascism and warmongering are not opinions that are disagreed with. They should be opposed by everyone with even a semblance of human decency and anyone who supports such values should be denounced and cast out of all modern society.
So, in short, no a neo nazi piece of shit is not allowed
Sir Patrick Stewart's roles, including that of Picard, touched millions across all political sides. Doesn't matter what side of the fence anyone leans on, if the man enjoyed Sir Patrick's roles, he should be allowed to post a tribute or kind words about the man the world just lost.
Okey-doke.
Coming from a literal nazi any such words are disingenuous and should be called out. The world will be a better place when Stephen Miller and everyone like him no longer exist.
That’s not actually what was said, unless you equate being a Trump supporter with being a Miller supporter.
I don’t see anything that goes beyond calling out Miller. Was it the most well chosen time and place? Debatable. But let’s not pretend Miller and Stewart’s known positions on, well, anything, are not diametrically opposed and that one of the two largely holds odious views (I’ll let people choose for themselves).
