Source: New York Times
Adjust your uniform (tugging as needed) and make sure your tea — Earl Grey, of course — is hot.
“Jean-Luc Picard is back,” Patrick Stewart told a jubilant audience in a surprise appearance at a “Star Trek” convention in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Mr. Stewart played the celebrated captain of the Starship Enterprise on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” and in four films: “Generations,” “First Contact,” “Insurrection” and “Nemesis.” Now, he is confirmed to lead a new “Star Trek” show on CBS All Access, the network’s digital streaming service, which will explore the next chapter of Picard’s life.
The rumors that Mr. Stewart would resurrect his most famous role had circulated for weeks, especially after Alex Kurtzman, an executive producer of “Star Trek: Discovery,” signed a new deal with CBS.
The last time we saw Picard, he was saying a farewell of sorts to crew members of the Starship Enterprise E. For the first time in years, he had a new first officer, since William Riker, Picard’s longtime deputy, and Deanna Troi, Riker’s wife and the ship’s counselor, were heading to the U.S.S. Titan. It was after Data, the trustworthy android, had died to save the ship.
That was in 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis,” the last film of the “Star Trek” franchise featuring the original cast of “The Next Generation.” (A deleted scene from…
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