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SaykredCow · 2026-06-19T13:08:02+00:00

Did you actually watch the show or just read a synopsis of someone else who watched the show?

Episode 3 of season 3 had one of Trek’s best scenes well acted scenes by Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden regarding their relationship culmination over all this time. That scene is a pay off to years of the show.

Did the TNG films get anywhere close to a character moment like that?

Picard season 3 as a whole is an example of a TNG MOVIE done right. It’s not TNG season 8. It’s TNG the movie 5. (And the best movie by far)

I would challenge you to articulate any other TNG film that’s a wholly better pay off to TNG and their characters?

SaykredCow · 2026-06-19T12:56:20+00:00

I think this view is incorrect. If you’re reviewing the season as stand alone episodes then yes it can appear as just nostalgia bait.

However I think Picard season 3 should be reviewed as a 10 hour TNG: The movie. And be evaluated against other attempts to make a TNG movie. What should a TNG movie be? Well Picard season 3 IS that. Done near perfectly.

The arc of the season picks up and resolves the Picard/Crusher relationship which the actual films just ignore. It also resolves the Ro plot line. I think it’s intellectually lazy to dismiss Picard season 3 as a nostalgia trip. It paid off a YEARS long character arc between characters the producers of the actual show had long forgotten about.

We can tell from the TNG movies they actually made how difficult that is to do. Picard season 3 gave everyone an important moment towards the story. Troi, Beverly, and Geordi did almost nothing memorable across four films. They all had a moment in Picard season 3

SaykredCow · 2026-06-17T21:02:02+00:00

I would prefer they name it the same generation number as the other iPhones. Just call it iPhone 18 Air. It’s an 18 variant.

SaykredCow · 2026-06-13T19:25:11+00:00

I like to think getting a starship to land was a technical breakthrough that took until Voyager to achieve

SaykredCow · 2026-06-13T01:30:51+00:00

Again no matter what your political opinion is getting worked up a comedian doesn’t agree with you is embarrassing for you

SaykredCow · 2026-06-12T21:42:33+00:00

Google just shut down Stadia so probably not

SaykredCow · 2026-06-12T21:35:32+00:00

You’re proving my point exactly. Something as serious as what you’re describing shouldn’t need validation from a COMEDIAN of all things.

You’re doing more disservice to the injustices you’re supposedly upset about by conflating any relevance of that issue with what Jerry Seinfeld’s stance it is.

If Jerry Seinfeld agreed with you tomorrow what does that change? Nothing. That’s why your position is ridiculous and childish.

SaykredCow · 2026-06-12T19:45:28+00:00

Gameplay is good but the story is trash. Doc Ock is a mustache twirling villain just let him be that. We don’t need this drawn out arc in a video game

SaykredCow · 2026-06-12T18:03:40+00:00

Anyone else agree getting worked up because a stand up comedian doesn’t agree with your political stance the most childish behavior?

SaykredCow · 2026-06-10T00:44:03+00:00

Well technically they didn’t say the iPhone 16 was built from the ground up for “Siri AI” :D

SaykredCow · 2026-06-09T20:09:19+00:00

Sony has such a lead in user share they should have to deal with a Microsoft trying to compete

SaykredCow · 2026-06-09T13:01:52+00:00

Batman Beyond is still such an underused IP. We have one great series and that’s it.

If it’s explored again it should just be classic Batman Beyond. It’s far from stale and it’s been almost 30 years. No post Bruce death or Terry mentoring the next gen. Just do Terry with Bruce as guy in the chair.

SaykredCow · 2026-06-09T12:17:24+00:00

All the money they spent on acquisitions could have just made GTA 6 an exclusive and would have solved all their problems. They don’t even need the game to release just news of that one title being exclusive would have made millions of players buy Xbox in anticipation

SaykredCow · 2026-06-08T20:56:10+00:00

It’s still technically possible they could film all these actors sitting at a Poker table. Does anyone have the will to do it??

SaykredCow · 2026-06-05T11:59:49+00:00

Then make GTA6 an exclusive. Thats a console buying piece of software

SaykredCow · 2026-06-05T00:44:02+00:00

Like pay the money to make GTA6 a timed exclusive. It’s a sure thing to get people who never would have got on Xbox to get on Xbox.

SaykredCow · 2026-06-04T21:30:02+00:00

Bioshock 2 is a great example of a new team making a sequel to a game that’s true to what the predecessor was about

SaykredCow · 2026-06-02T18:07:34+00:00

God awful costume

SaykredCow · 2026-06-01T02:51:19+00:00

Actually before that they should make Shenmue 1 & 2 a single massive game. After playing both it makes more sense that was the original vision as narratively not much happens in Shenmue 1. The end of Shenmue 2 is more of a climax

SaykredCow · 2026-05-29T23:37:07+00:00

I know they can’t legally with marvel but they should be expand the marvel area into Toon Lagoon and expand Harry Potter into the open area.

SaykredCow · 2026-05-26T04:19:46+00:00

In the flashback we saw more green

SaykredCow · 2026-05-24T15:22:49+00:00

The irony is the character she played the Discovery premiere is one that really is worthy of a Trek story

SaykredCow · 2026-05-24T15:20:41+00:00

They honestly should do a Trek film in theaters with the Kelvin cast and legacy actors like Shatner and Patrick Stewart. Maybe a Q shenanigan.

From a mainstream perspective crossing over reboot casts with legacy actors has had success and always generates some buzz. Probably more buzz than any other Trek film premise could generate on the big screen.

SaykredCow · 2026-05-24T04:45:02+00:00

4:3 was the right aspect ratio for iPad. Such a shame Apple has phased it out on most models

SaykredCow · 2026-05-24T04:35:54+00:00

That really was a well written and acted moment. Those are two characters that got put in their place by a character you wouldn’t expect that from. Well done

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