The initial plan for Picard was not to have most of the Next Generation cast appear. You even told them that during a gathering.
Fun Fact. In the ready room interview Brent Spiner retells, in Stewart’s voice, what they were told over dinner:
yes there’s a new show and no you’re not in it
I thought this was saying Stewart was 60 and I was like jfc, I watched Picard and dude looks pretty rough for 60
I want more lower Decks, but like… After a few years have passed. The main cast are still on the same ship (even if not the cerritos, but seeing them at slightly higher ranks with Ransom in command would be interesting) but I also think the show ended in a good place.
I REALLY want to see some TV-MA style section 31 show. Especially if we aren’t sure if the main cast are actually the bad guys or not. Anti-hero style, but like… Actual anti-hero, not “good guy but they swear” type.
Also I’m sure they could make a medical drama, although I doubt I’d watch it… Heck, set it on the USS Pasteur with an older Dr crusher in charge.
Ooh a more action-oriented show following a crew during the dominion war would be awesome.
And set up a 24/7 livestream following the crew of the Lower Decks in a Borg ship. I’m sure it would be riveting
Hear me out: an anthology style series about the lesser talked about sides of the Federation and other groups.
A research team spending a year on an asteroid studying strange readings. A look at the Star Fleet weapons research lab where they are developing new lasers. An episode that follows a Ferengi pawn ship as he travels from place to place trying to upsell his wares. A Star Fleet inspector who checks in on stations that haven’t had an official inspection in decades. A power struggle at the Klingon company that makes Raktajino. A Romulan crew that stops a galactic level threat that no one else ever hears about due to their secretive nature. The monotony inside Relay Outpost 247-B as it’s skeleton crew receives and transmits messages from starships at the edge of uncharted space.
I know a lot of the charm of Star Trek is following a familiar cast of characters, but it doesn’t HAVE to be that way. I think an anthology would be really interesting and could show sides of the universe that serialized show would avoid or struggle with.
I really liked the idea of Starfleet Academy. The show we got has problems, but it still mostly works.
I think a medical drama show would have issues because one main issue of medical dramas is “lack of”, be it lack of people, lack of supplies, etc. But in Star Trek world you wouldn’t have a lack of anything. Although if you make it animated with really weird medical problems and/or set it somewhere like a warzone, maybe it could work.
A Voyager-like scenario would work. A new part of space, not explored, new diseases, actually limited resources (unlike Voyager).
I say fuck it let’s give him another 10 spinoffs we have nothing to lose anymore
I love you, Patrick Stewart, and Captain Picard will ALWAYS hold a special and magical place in my heart, and I will always show you your due respect.
…but YOU are the one who put a dune buggy chase into Nemesis. Please stop thinking about the future direction of the franchise.
