Jean-Luc Picard
- First Appearance: Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Created By: Gene Roddenberry
- Debut: September 28th, 1987
- Owner: CBS Studios
- Played By: Patrick Stewart
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Iconic Star Trek: TNG Episode Creates Plot Hole Hiding In Plain Sight For Decades
For the most part, the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Rascals” is beloved by fans because it pulled off …
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Star Trek’s Stupidest Retcon Actually Makes Perfect Sense
The final two seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine focused on the Dominion War, pitting the combined forces of …
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Star Trek’s Most Misleading Teaser Trailer
Normally, the purpose of a Star Trek film teaser is to get the audience hyped up for what’s to come, …
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The Math Genius Who Proved Star Trek Wrong
Star Trek has often portrayed its heroes as having a fondness for the past, which is one of the reasons …
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Star Trek’s Worst Acting Was On Purpose
While Star Trek: Voyager has some major fans, many audiences felt that it had some of the worst acting in …
Star Trek’s Worst Show Fixes One Of The Worst Movies
While it ended with a very strong season, the blunt truth is that Picard is the worst Star Trek spinoff, …
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The Best Duels To The Death In Sci-Fi History
Science fiction has provided no shortage of jaw-dropping battle scenes over the years. We’ve watched ships stalk each other through …
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Captain Janeway Unleashed A Terrible Villain On The Galaxy
Over the course of Star Trek: Voyager’s seven seasons, we watched Captain Janeway make some pretty sketchy decisions, but one …
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The Worst Star Trek Movie Secretly Connects To The Best TNG Episode
Star Trek fans often debate over which of the films is the best, but most of us can agree on …
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The Truth Behind Battlestar Galactica’s Most Shocking Character Decision
The Battlestar Galactica reboot was full of shocking character decisions, including the many deceits of Gaius Baltar and the horrific …
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How Star Trek Learned From Its Worst Effect
For the most part, Star Trek is a franchise known for its groundbreaking special effects. However, the real secret to …
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Star Trek: Discovery’s Greatest Homage To The Next Generation
At first, Star Trek: Discovery didn’t have too many connections to The Next Generation, and for good reason: because this …
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Picard And Riker Share A Secret Star Trek Girlfriend?
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard, and Riker seemed to have very different love lives: Picard arguably only had …
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The Star Trek Character Falsely Blamed For Creating A Monster
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Geordi La Forge made many mistakes, including creating a deepfake girlfriend with his colleague’s …
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The Major Profanity Hidden In Star Trek TNG
If you mention Star Trek profanity, most fans will imagine you are talking about NuTrek shows like Discovery and Picard. …
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Star Trek Legend Walks In Famous Author’s Footsteps
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Elementary, Dear Data,” Geordi La Forge accidentally puts the ship in danger …
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The Dark Secret About Star Trek’s Best Running Joke
In Star Trek: Picard’s third season, the best running joke was that pretty much everyone hated the title character’s wine. …
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The Acolyte Is The Most Star Trek Thing Star Wars Has Ever Made
Fifteen years ago, J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek by making it more like his favorite sci-fi franchise, Star Wars. Now …
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Unforgettable Star Trek Story Secretly Ties Back To Forgotten Episode
When it comes to Star Trek: The Next Generation, many fans do their best to forget the first season. However, …
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Star Trek TNG’s Saddest Scene Features Real Tears From Multiple Actors
Early on in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the most shocking moment was definitely the sudden death of Tasha Yar. …
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Jonathan Frakes Wanted To Be In J.J. Abrams Star Trek, And He Should Have Been
Love it or hate it, there’s no question that J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek put the franchise back in the …
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The Star Trek TNG Line That Came Back To Haunt Picard And Data
Outside of the excellent Lower Decks, Star Trek is not a franchise that is really known for its comedy, but …
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The Strange Connection Between Two Star Trek Legends Who Never Met
While Star Trek has had plenty of crossovers and cameos over the years, there was never much of anything connecting …
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Star Trek Theory Changes Two Next Generation Fan-Favorite Characters, Reshapes Entire Series
While it doesn’t get a lot of direct attention in many episodes, the most fascinating dynamic on Star Trek: The …
Star Trek’s Best Character Has A Secret Tie To James Bond
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard is a very serious captain, but he does have some unconventional ways of …
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Star Trek’s Best Episodes Were Hated By Gene Roddenberry
Whenever Star Trek series like Discovery or Strange New Worlds take the franchise in a different direction (say, a musical …
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The Star Trek TNG Episode So Hot It Was Almost Unfilmable
Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation mostly enjoyed “Captain’s Holiday,” the episode that introduced us both to Picard’s love …
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Patrick Stewart’s Advice To Kate Mulgrew Will Make Any Star Trek Fan Cry
Unlike in Deep Space Nine, Captain Picard never really intersected with Captain Janeway in Voyager…in fact, they wouldn’t interact onscreen …
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Star Trek: Generations Would Have Been Perfect If The Studio Followed The Original Idea
Even the biggest fans of the franchise will typically admit that Star Trek: Generations was a bit disappointing, especially when …
