Regarding someone saying upthread about action hero Picard in the movies... keep in mind that he made that request for his character, at least as far as FIRST CONTACT is concerned. He can do action perfectly fine, as he has proven on TNG... the thieves on "Starship Mine", knocking down Kyril Finn in "The High Ground" (which I firmly believe he would have won that situation if not for that dimensional transporter), outpacing both Wesley and Dirgo in the desert in "Final Mission" (clearly showing he is quite fit), going toe to toe with that creature in "Darmok", surviving Gul Madred, takin an arrow willingly in "Who Watches The Watchers", being Worf's Cha'dich and fighting a pair of Klingons, and being chosen by K'mpec to be Arbiter of Succession. You have the Chancellor of the Klingon Empire giving you that job... you've more than earned the right to be called a badass. And he was a good tactician, too. The Picard Maneuver, anyone? And there are other examples.
My point being that he prefers the diplomacy route, but he can and will fight, and he'll more than likely win.
Granted, I doubt we will see action hero Picard in this series, but we can't dismiss it, either. And if Sir Patrick Stewart requests it for the show, I guarantee he'll get it.
No matter what, I am extremely thrilled this is happening. So many possibilities.
And this could be seeing the beginning of an AMERICAN HORROR STORY version of seasons with this new show... each year, the focus on a different high profile character/species/planet/ship/insert all options here.
