The Ready Room 55: Poor Dumb Picard
Tapestry.
“I told you. You’re dead. This is the afterlife. And I’m God.” Every day we make decisions that change the direction of our lives. It’s easy to look back and question the choices we’ve made, thinking that a different turn may have led to a better path. In the case of Captain Picard, an ill-advised bar fight with Nausicaans on Starbase Earhart left him without his natural heart. Despite this, his career moved forward and it was nothing more than a youthful mistake—until some diplomats got their Lenarians in a wad. At that moment, thirty years later, Picard dies thanks to his artificial heart. After that, compliments of Q, we get to see young Picard relive his days as an ensign—acting recklessly and unsuccessfully chasing skirts. Poor Dumb Picard. In this episode of The Ready Room we’re joined by Down In Front’s Brian Finifter and Trek.fm Voyager editor Charlynn Schmiedt to discuss this trip down memory lane in the sixth-season TNG episode “Tapestry.”
In news we cover the addition of international theatrical screenings for the TNG Season One Blu-ray release and a new line of women’s Star Trek apparel from Ashley Eckstein and Her Universe. We also give our first impressions of IDW’s latest Star Trek Ongoing story “Return of the Archons” and add a few more adjectives to our Star Trek 2013 Villain White Board in movie news and rumors.
Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes
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Hosts
Christopher Jones and Greg Harbin
Guests
Charlynn Schmiedt
Brian Finifter
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Show Notes
TNG Theatrical Screenings for Canada
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TNG Theatrical Screenings for Australia
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Her Universe Beams Down a New Line of Women’s Star Trek Apparel
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Star Trek Ongoing #9 and #10: “Return of the Archons”
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Movie News and Rumors
Chris Pine Talks About Cumberbatch and Blood-Dripping Fangs
Kurtzman Says the Enterprise Crew Still On a Journey to TOS
Robert Picardo Says He Could Appear In Star Trek Sequel
Noel Clarke Says the Next J.J. Star Trek Has a Title
Feature: Tapestry
Seriously Q
Is this the Afterlife? Is this Just Fantasy?
Young Picard = Poor Dumb Picard
Picard’s Sexual Report Card
Everything’s Coming Up Teal: Picard’s Alternate Timeline
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