# It's Official: Jean Luc Picard is back!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102 "2018-08-04T20:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/41 "2018-08-06T16:15:45Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Exactly. I don’t need top see a “dark” Picard. “Darkness” doesn’t bother me. In fact, I found it quite refreshing. It was numerous other aspects of the show that disappointed me. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/42 "2018-08-06T17:22:14Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Some are, yes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=859908) > > 😉 Boy I completely missed that thread. Heck, I even got ninja’ed on the ‘make it so’ reference. Maybe a mod should merge the two threads ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/43 "2018-08-06T20:29:41Z")
[Moderating] Merged duplicate threads. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/44 "2018-08-06T21:36:20Z")
I just hope Disney doesnt get ahold of Trek and ruin it like they did Star Wars. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/45 "2018-08-06T21:55:32Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > I just hope Disney doesnt get ahold of Trek and ruin it like they did Star Wars. Huh? The three worst SW films\* are Epi 1, 2, 3, before Disney. - and I honestly dont think they are\* terrible\*, but disappointing to many. And honestly the last two ST films, the last ST TV show and the current one- are all pretty much “ruined”. ---
**Author:** ![ohiomstr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/82dd89/32.png) [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/46 "2018-08-06T22:30:20Z")
Hopefully he won’t die before CBS gets around to actually make the show. I watch DISCOVERY and while it was so so, it takes so long before new “seasons” show up I completely lost interest and will likely not watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/47 "2018-08-07T03:23:28Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Star Trek: Help! I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Beam Up!** _ We are AARP. You will be assimilated. I want to see evidence that someone involved with ST knows what made the show great before I fork out any money. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/48 "2018-08-07T04:32:17Z")
There’s quite a few nasty ageist comments here. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/49 "2018-08-07T06:21:59Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There’s quite a few nasty ageist comments here. All in good humor. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/50 "2018-08-07T18:17:04Z")
More good news. A rep from CBS said their goal is to have a new Trek show running on all access year round. Including limited series and mini series. This could be awesome! Trek Anthology shows! Some Info [here](https://trekmovie.com/2018/08/06/cbs-wants-new-star-trek-shows-all-year-round-on-all-access/). ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/51 "2018-08-07T19:07:17Z")
Star Trek: Everyone Else Looks Like Shit and I Haven’t Aged a Day! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/52 "2018-08-07T19:19:12Z")
Hopefully Bergama (Berman and Braga) get to add in some time travel reset button aspects to the new stuff. Maybe also kill off a couple of the more popular characters and bring Wesley back! :dubious: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/53 "2018-08-07T19:23:55Z")
Some phaser cutting phasers would be a welcome addition, too. MAKE IT SO ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/54 "2018-08-07T19:28:50Z")
_Star Trek XVIII: The Voyage To The Home_. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/55 "2018-08-07T19:56:21Z")
_Star Trek: Depends_ These are the ongoing voyages of the Starship Enterprise - its been what, 60 years now? I remember when we used to listen to our admirals… Cadets today just don’t have the ethics they taught us at the acadamy, always looking for the easy way. Computer: Tea, Covfefe. ---
**Author:** ![DCTrekkie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dctrekkie/32/18862_2.png) [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/56 "2018-08-07T23:31:20Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There’s quite a few nasty ageist comments here. It’s a human thing called humour, you should try it sometime. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/57 "2018-08-07T23:38:54Z")
> [@DCTrekkie](#): > > It’s a human thing called humour, you should try it sometime. There’s a lot of jokes out there about shiftless black people, cheap jews, dumb polish and inscrutable asians. We dont tell those here, either. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/58 "2018-08-07T23:53:03Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There’s a lot of jokes out there about shiftless black people, cheap jews, dumb polish and inscrutable asians. We dont tell those here, either. The difference being, age is a thing that happens to all of us. Which makes it okay to joke about. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/59 "2018-08-08T00:18:05Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > The difference being, age is a thing that happens to all of us. Which makes it okay to joke about. Yeah, it’s okay because it’s not ‘punching down.’ It’s more like ‘punching into the future.’ or the present… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102/60 "2018-08-08T00:55:11Z")
I’m more than 63 years old. I’ll make jokes about aging if I feel like it. If others don’t like it, that’s just too damned bad! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-jean-luc-picard-is-back/819102.md?page=4)