Why do you think TNG has a less than... stellar record when it comes to comedy?

[TrickyDickie]

TNG, as conceived, was about a captain with a different style of commanding than Kirk. Plus, I think people were at least a little bit intimidated by the fact that Patrick Stewart was a very accomplished Shakespearean actor. And I think that they misinterpreted that. Obviously, he is fine with comedy. He voiced the poop emoji.

 

[Nerys Myk]

TNG, as conceived, was about a captain with a different style of commanding than Kirk. Plus, I think people were at least a little bit intimidated by the fact that Patrick Stewart was a very accomplished Shakespearean actor. And I think that they misinterpreted that. Obviously, he is fine with comedy. He voiced the poop emoji.

I think Picard was a retread of Pike/Early Kirk, just aged up.

 

[TrickyDickie]

I think Picard was a retread of Pike/Early Kirk, just aged up.

That's interesting. Maybe Gene thought that TNG was his new opportunity to get what he had really wanted with Pike?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Pikeard.