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Patrick Stewart was the beating heart of Star Trek. We were lucky to have him (www.thejournal.ie)
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I know it’s not national news, but in the pre-internet years TNG was huge in Ireland. It was shown by both of our national broadcasters.

I’m discovering so many people I never realised were fans of this show. It really got me more interested in education, philosophy and morality. Not to mentoin technology which at the time seemed promising.

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[–] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child)

I heard "The Captain of Humanity" used to describe his role in Star Trek. Apparently the idea came about by splitting the Captain Kirk role into two; The Robust warrior/leader became the mold for Riker, and the humanitarian universalists diplomat became Picard.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    I didn’t know that, although I felt they sometimes used Riker to give people their dose of Kirk if they needed that. The first backwards compatible TV show? :)

    Because of both the writing and the acting, Picard was a great role model for many young men.

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    • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I’m very glad I read this. I’ve seen too many thoughtless, boilerplate memorials. This isn’t among them.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    William Shatner in shambles

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