VonHelton Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 "Dear Mr. Moore, I am afraid that Star Trek ended for me ten years ago. Although I know it still has a large following, I do share with the studio and the producers the feeling that the franchise has now run its course. Signed-Patrick Stewart" http://www.scifiuniverse.net/news/2005/03/15_04.html :( :mad: :( :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeskiing Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Boooo that man, boo him and ban him from the honor of being called picard. a hero has died today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 From what I understand, Patrick Stewart was never a Star Trek fan and apparently, despite having worked on it for so many years and starting his career he is still not a Star Trek fan. He is an English actor, he likes that Shakespeare stuff. But he plays in movies with big budgets because he likes American dollars. We know Patrick will never appear on the screen as Picard again, so what does he care what happens to Star Trek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimw786 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 It's not like Stewart's opinion matters diddly-squat. However, I am surprised to hear him say that... Still, no one better insult Patrick Stewart on this thread (and on any other thread)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteShdw Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I think Stewart is a fantastic actor. However, I believe this letter may be taken out of context. The letter was sent in response to another letter, and yet we have never seen the first letter. I believe the letter that Stewart is responding to was one asking for him to show his support to keep Enterprise on the air. In that context, it's clear the he sees his role in the franchise as over. I don't believe he means to say that Star Trek is dead, just that he has other things in his life now, and doesn't plan on giving public support to keep Enterprise on the air. If you watch the extras on the TNG DVDs (which I have), you'll see that Stewart felt that Gene R. had a great vision of the future. I think he is proud of the type of future that Star Trek represents. He just isn't a part of that anymore. The text of the letter never says "Star Trek is dead". He just says "It ended for me 10 years ago". Which is odd, because he made at least 2 movies within that 10 year time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I totally agree with nite, You cant diss Patrick a you have to admit he was one of the strongest actors to ever appear on star trek. If he'd been not as strong character has he had been then maybe TNG would not of been sucessful so its abit unfair saying his opionon means diddley sqat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 From what I understand' date=' Patrick Stewart was never a Star Trek fan and apparently, despite having worked on it for so many years and starting his career he is still not a Star Trek fan. He is an English actor, he likes that Shakespeare stuff. But he plays in movies with big budgets because he likes American dollars. We know Patrick will never appear on the screen as Picard again, so what does he care what happens to Star Trek?[/quote'] what a load of bollox...Patrick has been acting for years and years so to say that star trek lanched his career is bollox hes been in acting for years before star trek...remember dune??..please tell me what other "big budget" films he's been in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 There is no doubt that the success of The Next Generation was at least partly thanks to Patrick Stewart. However, he did say in that note that he feels that the franchise has run its course. I don't see how that could be seen in any context other than that he thinks Star Trek is dead. The first half of the sentence "Although I know it still has a large following," also seems to suggest that we fans should just move on and start watching reality shows or something. ;) As I said before, Patrick Stewart isn't a fan so he probably doesn't watch Enterprise and doesn't care whether Star Trek will be on TV in the next ten years or ever again for that matter. Don't get me wrong, if he feels that way, well, that's his prerogative. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmodeusca Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 At least he responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellsfury Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 X-men and x-men 2 for a start... I have to admit though- I sort of agree that Star Trek has been declining for several years. The last series of Voyager, the absolutely awful ST:Nemesis (rehash of Undiscovered Country anyone?) and the rather patchy enterprise...all of them demonstrate a need for new blood, a bigger representation of Earth besides the West and damnit less big, butch men running around!! In fact it's a crying shame that Enterprise has ended- From the first five episodes of Ent S4 Ive seen it would seem that Manny Cotto's effect has been incredible plus the addition of new writers. If only they'd let the new blood get into their stride...Anywho Stewart is perfectly right to voice his opinions and I'm sure quite a few people agree- Star Trek is good-but it could be phenomenal... ^_^ I'm now going to hide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 what a load of bollox...Patrick has been acting for years and years so to say that star trek lanched his career is bollox hes been in acting for years before star trek...remember dune??..please tell me what other "big budget" films he's been in?? If you can't see that The Next Generation was his big breakthrough, well, that's 'bollox'. Dune may be a cult classic, but it didn't do too well at the box office. After TNG, Stewart has starred in 4 Star Trek movies, two X-men movies (the third one is in he making), Conspiracy Theory and several relatively successful TV movies after famous novels and plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 the absolutely awful ST:Nemesis (rehash of Undiscovered Country anyone?) Nemesis was a copy of The Wrath of Kahn, although the plot from Undiscovered Country was copied in several different Treks (the Enterprise one being the most blatant). Otherwise I completely agree with you. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellsfury Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 damnit i'd forgotten about wrath of khan...although the "peace with the Romulans" bit no matter how false was *very* Undiscovered Country.... :( I was really hoping that Nemesis would be good...but Lord of the Rings kicks its ar*e very very hard... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyper Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Patrick Stewart played one of the best characters in trek - but he did that because he was an outsider, he wasn't a fanboy or truly a trekkie. He played the role as it was written, with a certain refinement you expected from the TNG era. His time ended with the end of First Contact (everything bar Riker & Troi was tied up). He knows this. He's a good actor because he knows when to walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffydk Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 In light of the fact that he did make star trek movies and his association with star Trek did not end "10 years ago" which would be 1995, HOW DO WE NOW THIS LETTER IS AUTHENTIC and not just fabricated piece of paper? I could very well produce another one saying just the opposite and sign his name at the end just like that.. scan it and show it to everyone. Is it true? You make your choice but I tend to take things with a grain of salt.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werecow Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 thats right...i learned a long time ago not to belive anything i see on the internet....THEY plant stuff all the time for us to accept like little droids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinpusher Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Did anyone else notice that this letter appears to be dated nearly 8 months in the future? Or I suppose he could be using the funny European method of writing dates in the form of DD/MM/YY, but since he lives in the states Im sure that something as insignificant as our dating system would have rubbed off on him by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmodeusca Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Ahhh...that's not a funny european dating style....the canadian date format is also DD/MM/YYYY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 In light of the fact that he did make star trek movies and his association with star Trek did not end "10 years ago" which would be 1995, HOW DO WE NOW THIS LETTER IS AUTHENTIC and not just fabricated piece of paper? I could very well produce another one saying just the opposite and sign his name at the end just like that.. scan it and show it to everyone. Is it true? You make your choice but I tend to take things with a grain of salt.. That's a possibility, but the autograph looks pretty genuine and the note was obviously written by the same person that signed it. Why would someone create such an elaborate scheme to make Patrick Stewart look bad? Who would benefit from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werecow Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 In light of the fact that he did make star trek movies and his association with star Trek did not end "10 years ago" which would be 1995, HOW DO WE NOW THIS LETTER IS AUTHENTIC and not just fabricated piece of paper? I could very well produce another one saying just the opposite and sign his name at the end just like that.. scan it and show it to everyone. Is it true? You make your choice but I tend to take things with a grain of salt.. That's a possibility, but the autograph looks pretty genuine and the note was obviously written by the same person that signed it. Why would someone create such an elaborate scheme to make Patrick Stewart look bad? Who would benefit from it? B&B...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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