He means more to me than I thought.
I was raised in an abusive home, and Star Trek TNG was one of my few escapes. I remember wanting to be like Captain Picard when I grew up. Confident, kind, direct, capable, and loving.
I don’t know if I’m there yet. But I’m trying.
I already miss you. So very much.
Would you mind sharing what he meant/means to you? I think reading your words will help.
my coworker opened the news and said “Dad?”
CAPT Picard is everything that leadership is supposed to be. Rest in power Jean Luc.
He represents a central figure in media mythology that everybody knows stands for integrity, earnestly trying to do what you think is right, and hope for a better future. Because if we can dream of making it to the stars, people will keep dreaming of making it to the stars.
Star Trek is culturally centralized as a pillar of hope and wonder that everybody can reference. If you know somebody likes Star Trek, you can basically know that they’re a good person. And Patrick Stewart is the figurehead and father figure we all know, strive to be, and hold as the gold standard of.
His character’s words were written by writers, sure. But, CULTURALLY, we all collectively know that he represents that hope and wisdom.
It’s odd and impossibly human how something so incredibly real can come from all of our dreams when they’re put together.
And while I know that his passing isn’t the loss of that message of hope by any means… But I’d be lying if I said it didn’t feel that way. It really does feel like it’s our duty to ourselves to continue the hope that we know and feel, even if, right now, it feels a million miles away and fading.
Sir Patrick Stewart didn’t die. He’s become more powerful than any of us can possibly imagine.
Well said, but at the end it kind of felt like you were crossing genres. Like when Piccard had that light saber fight with the sith lord.
That was a great read, thank you and I totally agree.
If you know somebody likes Star Trek, you can basically know that they’re a good person.
Idk if I’d go that far. I know some real cunts that like Star Trek
Picard thought me more about morals and ethics than any of my teachers. RIP buddy
This. A man to aspire to be. He wasn’t some sort of magical super hero, he was real.
I think his character on star trek is what got me into the show, I think he did such a great job and made the show immersive. I had a pretty abusive childhood, that show was all I had. Its responsible a lot of my views and morals, extremely formative. Outside of his acting, he seems like a he was a wonderful person and the world is less bright without him.
Sir Patreck Stuart
You misspelled Patrick Stewart on the title, btw.
(Also Patrick Stuart is a completely different actor)
Damn… Thank you!
Honestly, I don’t really know. He was a celebrity, not my friend.
I loved quite a lot of the things he started in. TNG is a significant part of my childhood. Outside of acting, he seemed like a class act.
But I never knew the guy. His death brings me sadness, but I don’t think I’m in mourning. Not for him at least. His death just feels like another piece of the world I was born into going away.
guy on TV
One of my first super hero movies I watched was X-men 2. (Classmate gave me a illegal recording of that and Transformers.)
I used to complain that super hero fatigue was real, Ive been watching them since age ~7 , and now I’m 27. I’ve seen enough super heroes. But now I will buy a ticket to doomsday to see Stewart one last time
there are four lights!
Man gave a stellar performance and taught me to speak my truth even if any and all are trying to mess with you
Also, so sad we’ve never got to see him play Spider Jerusalem in an adaptation of Transmetropolitan. He wrote one of the forewords in the TB, and really would have loved to do the role.
RIP . Captain
Nothing, I never met the guy. but he always seemed kinda cool for an old man
nothing ? he was an actor on a few tv shows, he seem’d a nice guy but then so is my neighbour.
I guess I find it a little depressing that there’s any reverence for actors, they are… acting. The local plumber, nurse etal do more good in the workd.
Jonas Salk however, mucho respecto.
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So he sucks got it
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Do you understand you’re a mass murdering war criminal or not
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Oh just played a crucial part in the organizational capacity of the mass murdering rape machine. Well that’s so innocent. I guess you were hired and paid for fun because surely you did nothing to contribute to the military.
Would you say this about an ISIS staffer as well?
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Your personality analysis skills are what I’d expect from a mass murdering terrorist.
“Anyone who doesn’t agree with me doing terrorism because I watched Star Trek is unemployed and stupid waah waah”.
Was he the reason you joined a heinous institution to kill poor, innocent brown/black people around the world in the name of billionaires?
Are you this brainwashed to think you made a difference? No, you were just fighting for greedy fascists.
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So you were a murderer corpse collector. Thank the Cosmos less murderers were kept alive. Being poor made you unsympathetic to struggle of innocent people killed by you and your ilk, but normal poor people who don’t live under a brainwashed money chaser mentality can choose, and have choosen, better. And you feel somewhat morally superior to enter other people country to kill them. Hypocrites like you make me sick. The system you’re trying to defend, a 2 centuries old war machine, must be destroyed.
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The vile ones are the invaders bringing death to innocent people worldwide. The rat piss found in a garbage bin is worth more than the blood of those unrepentant killers. And the country is in the same moral septic tank. The gall of monsters dead inside pointing fingers to others denouncing their violence.
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You’re the murderer supporter
Overhyped US imperialism propagandist whitewashed by Liberals
I guess you missed the Klingons and Geordi and others.
His character as Picard is one of the clearest role models of leadership, something I want to aspire to.
Him and Optimus Prime are two examples I always think of from growing up with them. It’s been a rough year.
When I’ve had jobs managing people in the past, I try to think of what Picard would do.
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My family calls TNG Competency Porn the best people doing their best and looking damn good doing it.
I love this! Stealing it.
Totally. When I read the Aubrey/Maturin series I saw a lot of parallels between Picard’s leadership style.
