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Star Trek: Picard 's Final Scene Came From 45 Minutes of Footage

Paramount, we want to know: where is this footage, and why isn't it already in our hands or at least coming to the last star trek: picard blu-ray.

Star Trek: Picard ’s final episode is an hour of spectacle and gleeful Trek love , and it’s hard to imagine just how the series could’ve reasonably topped it. That is, until we learned there’s a 45-minute version of that last scene out there, apparently.

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Okay it’s not the last -last scene—that Q/Jack Crusher post-credits will have to linger until someone decides Paramount+ should do that Star Trek: Legacy show . We mean the final scene with the Next Generation crew, as Picard, Riker, Troi, Data, LaForge, Worf, and Crusher decide to celebrate a job well done one last time, much in the same way they did in “All Good Things” three decades a go: with a round of cards.

It’s a wonderfully joyful scene, not just for the homage to the bridge crew’s favorite pastime aboard the Enterprise , or the triumphant horns blasting out the TNG theme over the main credits. But because it’s the perfect way to send this crew out—laughing, joking, just being with each other in this moment as friends. And apparently that really is just what that scene was, because series showrunner and writer/director for the episode, Terry Matalas, filmed the TNG stars playing cards for nearly an hour.

“I wanted the audience to feel like they were really in that poker game, and really get a sense to feel like what it’s like to hang out with this cast, to feel the genuine laughter of this friendship that they’ve had for decades,” Matalas told Collider . “So I let the camera roll for 45 minutes, and that camera just moved around that table... those laughs, those smiles, all those are just–they’re genuine. None of that’s acting, aside from the last line. That was always part of the plan, we built that into the schedule to be able to pull that off. So that’s quite wonderful, but I knew I had to end with that shot. That was the right way to end with them.”

Having planned to get all that footage necessary for what is, in the end, at most a five- minute scene in the episode might seem like a little overkill, but hey, it might mean a good thing for us. “I think we’ll probably put a lot of it on the Blu-ray,” Matalas added. You better .

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner on Possible Spinoff, How [SPOILER] Returned for the Finale and Getting That Final Shot

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SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in “The Last Generation,” the series finale of “ Star Trek: Picard ,” currently streaming on Paramount+.

The last time the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast performed together on screen — in 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis” — it ended with a sour one-two punch: the sudden death of Data (Brent Spiner) and the financial failure of the film, which caused Paramount to stop making movies with the cast. Effectively, after a brilliantly successful seven-season run on TV, “The Next Generation” had been canceled from movie theaters.

“I wanted it to feel like a proper send-off in the way that I felt watching ‘Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,’” Matalas says of the final film to feature the full original “Star Trek” cast. “In this case, we had 10 hours, so we could do better. We could give each one of these characters more, and end in a sense of family in ways that they didn’t have time in a two-hour movie to do.”

In doing so, Matalas sought to rectify some of the perceived sins of the “TNG” movies: He resurrected Data and endowed him with a consciousness that allowed the android to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming fully human. And he brought back the Enterprise-D, the starship that had been destroyed in the climax of the first “TNG” film, 1994’s “Star Trek: Generations.” 

“In the most fanboy sense, I wanted to place the action figure set neatly and safely back on the shelf,” Matalas says. “If it’s the last we see of them, we see them in a wonderful grand moment together around the poker table. Not mourning the loss of Data. The Enterprise-D not crashed, but in a museum. Knowing that there is a bright future for ‘Star Trek’ and for their families. For me, that felt important as a fan, to feel like that’s where we left ‘The Next Generation.’”

If that wasn’t enough, in the aftermath of the battle with the Borg, the U.S.S. Titan is rechristened the U.S.S. Enterprise-G, and Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) — the “Star Trek: Voyager” character who has been on “Picard” from Season 1 — is promoted to be its captain. Jack, a new member of Starfleet, is stationed on the ship, along with Geordi’s daughter Sidney (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut). Even Q (John de Lancie) — the omnipotent being who has been a “Trek” mainstay since the “Next Generation” series premiere “Encounter at Farpoint” — shows up in a post-credits sequence in which he tells Jack that his trials “have just begun.”

That certainly seems like the set up for a “Picard” spinoff series, but in his interview with Variety , Matalas says that wasn’t quite his intention. He also shares the scenes he wanted to shoot for the finale but couldn’t, and his unconventional approach to filming that poker scene.

How much of the finale did you have in your head when you were building out the season?

A very surprising amount, actually. I knew that the initial pitch to Patrick, that he would have to assimilate himself again, to face the big trauma of his life, to save his son. I knew that they would be in the Enterprise-D for the last two hours, reunited. I knew Seven of Nine would become captain of the Enterprise. That was a delightful thing to say to Jeri, who was my old friend from way back. I was like, “By the end the season, you’ll be captain of the Enterprise.” She was like, “Excuse me, what?! ” So there was quite a bit. Some of the how and why was why you need the brilliance of a talented writing room team to help you get there and figure that all out.

There was a moment in the finale where it seemed like Riker and Worf and Picard or some combination might actually die. Was that really on the table?

No, but I really wanted you to think that it might be for the drama. I don’t have it in me to kill my childhood heroes like that. I think some creators probably would. It felt like those characters would certainly feel like this is probably our last run. So I really wanted the surprise ending to be a happy ending.

Were there any other alternative endings that you considered?

There were things that we just simply didn’t have the time and money to shoot. In the very first iterations of script, we had discovered that Ro Laren had in fact survived, and had been beamed off of her shuttle and was still being used by the Changelings for information. It was already too ambitious of a schedule, so we weren’t able to be able to pull that off. We had a scene with [the Data-based android from Season 1] Soji and Data that we were also not able to shoot. We have wanted some more “Voyager” folks to come be part of Seven of Nine’s promotion to captain. It comes down to how many pennies you have left in the piggy bank after building a Borg cube and an Enterprise.

We had discussed it. We did toy with a different name, that it might be the Picard. But ultimately, it didn’t feel as genuine and as right for the legacy of “Star Trek” and Seven of Nine as the Enterprise. And certainly when you see the Titan with that name on its hull, you’re just like, yeah, it deserves that name. It just looks so right.

Did you always know you were bringing back Q after he supposedly died in Season 2 of “Picard”?

Yes. All the way from Season 2. John’s a dear friend of mine. On his last day [on Season 2], I said, “Look, I want to bring you back literally in the post-credit sequence for this final season. I will have no time and I will have no money, but I guarantee it will be one of the coolest Q scenes and it will be touching back to ‘Encounter at Farpoint.’” And he was like, “I’m in.” 

We only had 20 minutes to shoot that scene. Right after we shot the scene in which Picard tells Jack that he’s Borg, we ushered John in in that awesome new costume and we just banged out real quick.

You’ve mentioned on social media that you’d like to continue this story with a “Star Trek: Legacy” spinoff. Have you heard from Paramount or Alex Kurtzman about the possibility of doing that?

Alex and I talk all the time. If it’s something that’s going to be done, we want to make sure we don’t rush into it. We want to make sure we do it right. That’s where we’re at with it, I say coyly. At the moment, there’s nothing developed on it. But we talk all the time.

Part of why I’m asking is that I’ve rarely seen a finale set up a spinoff series more completely than you do with this one, with the scenes on the Enterprise-G. Am I right in thinking you wanted that to seed a future show?

Well, not specifically seeding for a spinoff, as lovely as that is to think about. I definitely wanted the feeling that it could go on, that it was a passing of the torch of the last generation to the next. That I really wanted. I think that’s the spirit of “Star Trek,” that they’re going to continue exploring strange new worlds. That’s a feeling of hope. So you want to get just a little taste of what that might be — for it to be a satisfying ending, it needed to be a satisfying beginning. Having said that, of course, I want to see Jack and Seven and Sidney and Raffi and everybody go on forever. But yeah, that was the creative impulse behind it.

Do you know what’s next for you?

I do not. Do you? 

I saw your tweet that you would love to work on the “Galaxy Quest” spinoff TV show .

Oh my god, “Galaxy Quest” is like my most favorite thing ever. I just literally was showing it to my kid the other day. It remains one of the most perfect movies of all time. And I just lived it! I actually just lived it in every way. So yeah, I said put me in coach. I know what that is.

Yes. To make this a little different than “All Good Things,” I wanted the audience to feel like they were really with this cast, to have a little wish fulfillment. So I actually ran the camera for 45 minutes and let them just play. Let them be themselves. I really wanted the audience to be immersed in what it’s like to hang out with Patrick, Jonathan, Marina, Gates, LeVar, Michael, Brent. So all those smiles and all those jokes are real. And so we hang on it much longer than you normally would, so that the smiles and the jokes are genuine. They were all playing a form of poker as best as they could, you know, because they like to monkey around. Maybe when the Blu-ray comes out, we’ll have a longer chunk of it so you could see more.

Do you remember who won the game?

They played so many rounds. But I think they always made sure Patrick won.

I’m laughing because I asked Patrick that question , and he said, “I think I won.”

Yeah, I think they rigged it a little bit so he would win.

This interview has been edited and condensed.

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With Its Most Thoughtful Episode, Star Trek Leveled Up And Was Never the Same Again

In the beginning , The Next Generation struggled to find its voice. But one pivotal episode changed everything.

Remember The Next Generation episode where Data learned to swim? In the first draft of one of the most pivotal Star Trek episodes of all time, “The Measure of a Man,” things were originally very different. Instead of having Data playing poker with the crew, writer Melinda Snodgrass imagined the themes of the episode could be foreshadowed by Data struggling with a swimming pool. But, because the budget didn’t allow for the swimming pool, Snodgrass created the poker scene. And with that one decision, the entire direction of Then Next Generation was changed forever.

On February 13, 1989, The Next Generation dropped what is still considered its greatest courtroom episode, “The Measure of a Man.” This ethical critique at the center of the story is obviously why the episode remains so classic and beloved. But, at the same time, the small details of this episode were harbingers of the kind of show that The Next Generation eventually became. Mild spoilers ahead.

Star Trek loves legal dramas. From the 1967 classic two-parter, “The Menagerie,” to the 1991 film The Undiscovered Country to the recent fan-favorite Strange New Worlds episode, “ Ad Astra per Aspera,” the contemplative philosophizing inherent in Star Trek’s DNA often works very well when those ideas are put on trial. This isn’t just a classic trope, it's an expedient way to drill down on a science fiction story. Even the very first episode of The Next Generation , “Encounter at Farpoint,” in 1987, framed the entire series as the trial of humanity.

Data and Maddox in "The Measure of a Man."

But, “The Measure of a Man” is easily Trek’s best courtroom episode. Briefly, the set-up is this: When the Enterprise arrives at Starbase 173, a zealous Starfleet roboticist named Maddox demands that Data be dismantled to further android research. This forces Captain Picard to create an ad-hoc trial, administered by Starbase 173’s resident judge advocate general, Captain Louvois. The logistical question of whether or not Data is the property of Starfleet initially elides the moral imperative: Is Data actually alive? And if he is a sentient being, does that mean he has the right to choose the path for his own life?

Unlike the droids in the Star Wars franchise, when Data’s off-switch is used in “The Measure of a Man,” it feels like a violation of his rights. In a sense, for longtime science fiction fans, this episode wasn’t just the trial of Data, but, in a way, the trial of Asimov’s robots, and the Replicants from Blade Runner , too. With this episode, The Next Generation, in a sense, began to take itself more seriously, not just as a mainstream drama, but as a serious work of science fiction.

When somebody says Star Trek: The Next Generation is the greatest of all of the Trek series, that statement almost always comes with a caveat. If you binge TNG from the beginning, starting with Season 1, you’ll find a deeply uneven show. And, while conventional wisdom holds that Season 3 is where the true classic era of TNG begins, many — including Brent Spiner — have long maintained that the seeds for the greatness of this version of Star Trek began in Season 2, specifically, with this episode.

Written by former attorney Melinda Snodgrass — a close friend of George R.R. Martin, and co-creator of the Wild Cards series with him — “The Measure of a Man” succeeded in 1989 for the same reason it resonates today; it was both allegorical about human rights in general but specific enough in its sci-fi premise to create a bit of doubt in the mind of the viewer. For strange legal reasons, Riker, Data’s friend, is required to be the prosecutor, an ethical wrinkle that makes the viewer wonder whether or not Data is a true living being. Riker has to be good at his job as a prosecutor, allowing us to follow the logic of his arguments, which are, at times, compelling!

Data and Picard try to prove Data is “alive.”

The title of the episode comes from a quote from Martin Luther King: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” As pointed out by authors Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann , this means the episode title does not reference Data himself, but instead, the behaviors of humankind relative to the questions that the episode raises. How Picard, Riker, Maddox, and Louvois will judge Data is really what’s on trial.

This emotional arc is best seen in the journey of Maddox, someone who, at the beginning, couldn’t imagine Data as a person, and by the end of the episode, changes his mind. In the 2012 Blu-ray commentary track for this episode, Melinda Snodgrass noted of Maddox: “I wrote him as a true believer because I wanted him to change.”

This is the first episode of TNG in which the crew plays poker.

Canonically, this change of heart later resulted in another classic, the season 4 episode, “Data’s Day,” in which Data narrates his entire day in the form of a letter to Maddox. Additionally, Star Trek: Picard Season 1 used Maddox’s admiration for Data as the entire foundation for a season-long mystery, as well as the creation of even more intelligent android-esque lifeforms. This notion eventually resulted in Jean-Luc Picard being reborn in a “Synth” body , pushing the envelope of Trek’s definitions of “new life” even further .

And of course, there’s that poker game that begins the episode. This was the first time we saw members of the Enterprise-D crew playing poker, an image that became the last shot of “All Good Things...” in 1994, and the final episode of Picard , “The Last Generation” in 2023. From the journey of Data to the warm feelings about this Enterprise crew to great allegorical science fiction for TV, the best of The Next Generation started right here.

Star Trek: The Next Generation , Season 2, Episode 9, “ The Measure of a Man” is streaming on Paramount+.

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Star Trek: Picard's Final Scene Comes Full Circle With The Next Generation

Contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard" Season 3, Episode 10, "The Last Generation"

The finale of "Star Trek: Picard" was the culmination of what began 36 years ago on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," reuniting the core cast of the beloved space exploration drama for one last adventure through the stars. After averting Earth's destruction and defeating the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) for good, Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his old friends are finally able to relax, and they do so in the most fitting way possible.

As the credits roll on the final episode of "Star Trek: Picard," Admiral Picard plays a game of poker alongside William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Data (Brent Spiner), Worf (Michael Dorn), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), and Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). The camera lingers on their game from above, as if to freeze them in the moment of their favorite pastime for posterity.

It's a fitting end for these characters, not only because poker was (with the exception of Picard) their favorite way to kill time in the dark reaches of space on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," but because the final episode of that series, too, ended with a game of cards between the senior officers of the USS Enterprise.

All good things end with a poker game

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" ran for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994, giving fans some of the most beloved entries in the "Star Trek" franchise, and the final days of "The Next Generation" were exhausting and bittersweet. Its final episode, "All Good Things," found Captain Picard adrift in time and faced with one last trial from the immortal trickster Q (John de Lancie). After facing Q and solving the time loop, Picard returns to the Enterprise, where he and his crewmates play a game of poker.

Though the crew indulged in games of five-stud throughout "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Picard never joined them until that final scene, where the captain expressed regret for not doing so sooner. The finale of "Star Trek: Picard" therefore brings these iconic characters full circle to the show that first brought them together, and it seems Jean-Luc Picard has retained his love for the game, and, of course, for spending quality time with the people (and Klingons and Betazoids) closest to him.

For a series that started with Picard isolated in his family vineyard, it's heartwarming, and even poetic, that it ends with a game of five-stud poker alongside his old friends. All good things must come to an end, but the final shots of "Star Trek: Picard" prove that, sometimes, endings are just as sweet.

Exclusive: Star Trek Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas Says Working on the Last Two Episodes Nearly Killed Him

Terry Matalas unpacked Picard’s explosive finale, the road ahead for Seven of Nine, Raffi, and Jack, and his biggest regret in the final season.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for Star Trek: Picard. The third and final season of Star Trek: Picard comes to an explosive conclusion in a wonderful finale. Be forewarned — beam yourself away if you don't want to read any spoilers.

The Borg Queen and Borg cube are annihilated by the crew of Enterprise-D. The Borg/Jack as Borg’s mind-control of Starfleet, designed to destroy Earth’s major cities, is broken. Picard, Jack, Riker, and Worf escape the cube explosion within seconds of losing their own lives. And Seven of Nine and Raffi regain control of the Titan with its younger staff returning to their true selves after being controlled by the Borg.

There’s more. A one-year time jump during the show’s final moments reveal that Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) has been promoted to captain of — wait for it — the newly minted Enterprise-G. Raffi (Michelle Heard) is her No. 1 and Jack Crusher (Ed Speelers), having gone through an accelerated path through Starfleet, comes aboard as ensign. Then there’s that wild card showrunner Terry Matalas pulls out during an end-credits scene with the return of a major The Next Generation character . More on that later.

Overall, fans have loved the return of TNG crew here (Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, LaVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner). It’s one of the best endings to a series we’ve seen in some time.

In a panel discussion with journalists via Zoom, showrunner Terry Matalas unpacked the action-packed finale, his biggest hope for what lies ahead — he’s ready for that Star Trek: Legacy series — and much more. Dive in.

The Biggest Hope for Picard & Beyond

When MovieWeb asked Matalas what his biggest hope was moving forward, particularly with his proposed Star Trek: Legacy series and how the Picard finale finds Seven of Nine becoming captain of the Enterprise-G, with Raffi and Jack Crusher in tow, he mused: “My current biggest hope is that everybody really just enjoys this and that we sent The Next Generation characters off in a really good way, and that everybody likes this next generation of characters.

“These last two hours were really, really hard to make. You know, it's a giant movie, and it almost killed me,” he added, with a hint of smile. “So, I just want everybody to really like this. Having said that, I would love to see Seven, Raffi, Jack, and Sidney (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut), and the crew continue on. And I'd love to see more of Riker, Geordi, Worf, Beverly, and the rest of the TNG gang continue on.

Related: Star Trek: Picard Season Finale Review: The Action-Packed Series Goes Out on Full Thrusters

“So, we'll see. I think it'll be up to the fans to be loud if that's a thing that they want. But there's a lot of Star Trek out there right now. We’ve got Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy coming and Section 31 .”

That never really stopped Paramount+ before from creating content. The Michelle Yeoh-led Section 31 was intended to be a series then the streamer pivoted, opting to make it into a movie. Matalas reiterated that Legacy “would have to be something fans really wanted to happen.”

We’re imagining all the fan Tweets now.

Plotting Picard's Final Episodes

From the get-go, Matalas and his posse diligently planned each character’s fate for Picard’s final season. “The story always comes first,” he told the panel. “But we wanted to make sure every character had their due. You didn’t want to come away from the finale thinking that one character didn't have a great singular moment or contributed to saving the day. That would feel terrible. That was one of the North Stars — how do we make sure each one of these characters has a goosebumps moment.”

Of the importance of names throughout the final season — Picard, Crusher, the Enterprise, and other Starfleet members, for instance—Matalas told journalists: “Names mean almost everything. The importance of the name ‘Enterprise’ and what that particular legacy was for, not only the Federation and Starfleet, but for the fans. And in a lot of ways, that was the last character missing from the season. [The Enterprise-D] was the final character added to the ensemble and the final character given to the Seven of Nine. Truly, it was super important for us that Seven and Raffi to be at the forefront of that Enterprise legacy. Names meant quite a few things as far as the season goes on.

“I’m glad that Jack never took the name Picard at the end,” he added. “He keeps his mother's name, and you know, I think that's super important.”

Working with The Next Generation Cast

In the final moments of Picard, there is, fittingly, a poker scene , where our favorite characters toss and some chips and cards. The primary TNG cast sure seemed to be relaxed and having a ball. Was that scene improvised or scripted?

Matalas told the panel that the core TNG actors are, “Maniacs! Anytime you called cut, they're singing, they're dancing, they're laughing. And this isn't a movie set where you have the time built in to let them do that. It's television. You're like, ‘We've got to go.’ Except for this [poker] scene. I let them improvise for 45 minutes. I just rolled the cameras and let them play poker because I wanted the audience to really feel what it's like to hang out with these actors, and to really feel like the jokes and the smiles were genuine [...] I wanted the audience to feel that for a few minutes before we said goodbye.”

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Matalas also noted that on Blu-ray, there may be an extended version of that scene. As for what he wished he could have done this season, but didn’t get to execute, Matalas was candid. He told journalists: “Looking at some of the criticisms across the board, I realized that season three was a decisively unromantic season. There really wasn’t room for romance. Whether that was with Picard and Crusher or Seven and Raffi. Jack and Sidney had a moment of flirtation. But even Riker and Troi mostly deal with the tragedy of a couple of losing a child. I wish I had fought for more time, for a few extra scenes with those characters. I think fans would have wanted more romance throughout.

“We stuck with the high stakes [throughout] it all,” he went on. “It felt like that was where we needed to stay. There wasn't really a lot of time to talk about feelings and for people to kiss. In retrospect, that would have been satisfying the fans, but that's why we asked for more Star Trek. You know that those characters aren't going away, and we certainly leave all those characters in a place where we can do that.”

What Was Originally in the Season 3 Script?

There were other characters Matalas originally included in the first script fo Picard's third season. “The fact that you saw what we saw was miraculous, and we pulled it off, but it nearly killed us all,” he said. “But there was a scene with Soji and Data that we couldn’t afford to do. Ro Laren [Michelle Forbes] — there was a scene in which they found Ro in the dungeons of the Intrepid with Tuvok [Tim Russ] and that she had survived. We couldn’t pull it off. There was Harry Kim [from Voyager , played by Garrett Wang] — we really wanted to bring him back [as a captain]. We wanted Kate Mulgrew [Janeway] to be part of Seven of Nine’s promotion [to captain].

"They're all in the first script and then your line producer says, ‘Are you out of your f*****g mind with these things? You’re not Avengers: End game .’ So, they had to go," said Matalas.

As for returning to the bridge of the famous Enterprise-D bridge, Matalas told the panel that shooting that was “terrifying.”

“We only had two days, and we were still gluing pieces of the carpet back on onto the ship. And we had a lot to do on that ship. And it was early on in the schedule. So I, as a director, had to really make sure I knew what I was doing. [Those scenes] were the most emotional pivotal in the piece. And in some cases, I wasn’t entirely sure how I was going to pull certain moments off, but they worked.”

Q and Saving the Best for Last

Perhaps the biggest surprise of Star Trek: Picard will be the end-credits scene. We see Jack Crusher unpacking some of his belongings in his quarters aboard Enterprise-G. Suddenly TNG’s arch nemesis Q (John de Lancie) appears. And you thought the entity died in season two. Not a chance. Jack tells Q: "My father told me all about you; that you died." Q jokes that humans think so linearly and informs Jack that the “trial of humanity” may be over for Picard but that it's just beginning for Jack. That’s a mega Trek mic drop, folks.

“ Bringing Q back was a real treat because obviously the audience assumes he's gone after season two,” Matalas told journalists. “The idea to do that and make it an end-credits scene was something I had... back when we were shooting John’s last scene in season two. I knew we were going to tell the story, and I went up to John, and I was like, ‘I've got this idea for a post-credit scene where he's back.’ And he was like, ‘yes.’

“John and I are dear friends,” he went on. “So, we continued to talk about it whenever we hung out. And he was like, ‘I'll be back.’ We only had 20 minutes to shoot the scene, so we literally got the man in that amazing outfit. I mean, [John] is phenomenal on his worst day. And we just banged it out. I still get chills about it. It's one of my favorite scenes in the finale.”

The series finale of Star Trek: Picard streams on Paramount+ beginning April 20.

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Poker was a traditional Earth card game of chance and skill .

The game or match had many variations but all forms of poker were games of incomplete information in which the players wagered on the strength of their playing cards relative to those of the other players, at least some of whose cards are hidden from the other players at the poker table . Bets were made with casino chips .

An alert player could increase their chances of winning by observing opponents and judging by their expressions and actions the value of the cards they held. Conversely, part of the game was for players to disguise that value, called " bluffing " and/or provide as little information for their opponents as possible, such as a strictly emotionless facial expressions, called a " poker face ."

Frederick La Rouque was an experienced gambler in the 1890s . ( TNG : " Time's Arrow ")

Jonathan Archer played at least one hand of poker at Jupiter Station sometime prior to 2151 . ( ENT : " Rogue Planet ")

While infected with a silicon-based virus , Hoshi Sato confessed to Charles Tucker that she had been discharged for breaking her CO 's arm over a dispute about organizing a weekend-poker game for new recruits. ( ENT : " Observer Effect ")

In 2266 , Commander Spock compared the "game" between Captain James T. Kirk and First Federation Commander Balok to chess , however Kirk commented that it was not chess, but poker. Spock was unfamiliar with poker, and Leonard McCoy offered to teach it to him. ( TOS : " The Corbomite Maneuver ")

The senior staff of the USS Enterprise -D held a weekly poker game every Tuesday evening. Typically five-card stud was played. Most of them were frequent participants with the exception of Captain Picard . He had a standing invitation for several years, but never accepted it until after his encounter with the anti-time anomaly in the Devron system . ( TNG : " Cause And Effect ", " All Good Things... ")

When he was first introduced to the game in 2365 , Data believed that the game could be played with a simple mathematical strategy, but he did not yet understand the practice of bluffing, which greatly complicated matters. ( TNG : " The Measure Of A Man ") Over time, Data grew to consider poker to be an interesting forum for the study of Human nature. He designed a holodeck program in which he played poker with three of Earth 's greatest scientists: Albert Einstein , Isaac Newton , and Stephen Hawking . ( TNG : " Descent ") By 2367 , Commander William T. Riker , a notoriously good player, acknowledged that Data's skill was comparable to his own. ( TNG : " Legacy ") In addition, his inability to have emotions naturally gave him the ultimate poker face which enhanced his already considerable skill at the game. That skill proved invaluable when he was flung back in time to San Francisco in the 1890s and raised needed funds by joining a poker game and apparently cleaning his opponents out of their money (which included two known card sharks) and even some clothing. ( TNG : " Time's Arrow ")

Data once compared Picard's refusal to retreat from a Romulan Warbird to the tactic of bluffing , describing, " In the game of poker, there is a moment when a player must decide if an opponent is being deceptive or actually holds a winning hand. This decision is based not only on the odds, but also on an appraisal of the man. Is he bluffing or does he have the cards? " ( TNG : " Data's Day ")

In 2366 , Federation Negotiator Mendoza recognized right away that Commander Riker was a poker player and Picard said that Riker conducted masterclasses in poker. ( TNG : " The Price ")

In 2368, Deanna Troi experienced memories about a poker evening with William Riker. Due to the telepathic memory invasion performed by the Ullian Jev she had no good feelings about this event. In her experienced memories, several poker chips fell on the ground and Riker/Jev then raped her. ( TNG : " Violations ")

During one game in 2368 , Troi suggested that they play a " Federation Day " variant of the game, where twos, sixes, and aces were wild cards (corresponding to the Federation's founding year of 2161 ). Worf commented that the large number of wild cards was a "Woman's Game" because it "supports a weak hand". ( TNG : " The Outcast ")

Poker chips

Although the games on the Enterprise -D were usually played for common clay chips, one game between Riker, Worf, Geordi La Forge , and Beverly Crusher was wagered on an unconventional stake: if Beverly won, all of the men would shave their beards , and if any of the men won, Beverly would dye her hair brown. The game was unfortunately not finished. ( TNG : " The Quality of Life ")

Geordi was a regular poker player, and his VISOR gave him the ability to read through the cards held by his opponents; he claimed that he never looked until the hand was over. ( TNG : " Ethics ")

On the Enterprise -D, some of the junior officers held a weekly poker night as well. Among the regular players were Sam Lavelle , Taurik , Sito Jaxa , Alyssa Ogawa , and Ben , a waiter in Ten Forward . It is also revealed during their game that they mirrored their bosses. Riker and Lavelle were caught bluffing, Taurik and Geordi were the dealer, Sito and Worf were betting big and talking about the promotions, Doctor Crusher and Nurse Ogawa were talking about Lt. Powell , and Troi and Ben were swapping rumors. ( TNG : " Lower Decks ")

Jake Sisko taught his friend Nog , a Ferengi , how to play poker in 2369 . ( DS9 : " Progress ")

When Worf was assigned to Deep Space 9 , Miles O'Brien jokingly described darts as "like poker, but with pointy tips". ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")

Admiral William Ross also played the game. After Colonel Kira Nerys was successful in removing Romulan plasma torpedo launchers from Derna , he told her to remind him "never to play poker with you". ( DS9 : " Shadows and Symbols ")

Apparently, during long away missions, several members of the USS Voyager 's crew also played Poker, even at one point teaching the game to Neelix , who was seemingly less than proficient at the game. At one point, Chakotay , Tom Paris , Harry Kim and Neelix played for a morning off instead of chips. Unfortunately, before Tom could reveal his winning hand, a Borg cube appeared and interrupted the game. ( VOY : " Collective ")

In 2380 , newly-promoted Lieutenant Beckett Mariner was forced to play executive poker with the senior staff of the USS Cerritos . During the game, Captain Carol Freeman , Commander Jack Ransom and Dr. T'Ana each fold and wanting to end the game quickly and leave, Mariner goes all in and then shows she's got no winning hand and she loses, but Lieutenant Shaxs scolds her by saying they don't go all in as it's a friendly game. ( LD : " Moist Vessel ")

In 2402 , a year after the Borg / Changeling plot to destroyed the Federation failed, the retired senior officers of the Enterprise-D ( Jean-Luc Picard , William T. Riker , Deanna Troi , Data , Beverly Crusher , Worf , and Geordi La Forge ) would have drinks at 10 Forward Avenue bar in Los Angeles in order to celebrate before playing Poker in which Picard won the first hand. ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

• 1.1 Appearances
• 1.2 Background information
• 1.3 Apocrypha
• 1.4 External links

Appearances

• ENT : " The Catwalk " (Season 2)
• " The Measure Of A Man " (Season 2)
• " The Royale "
• " The Emissary "
• " Allegiance " (Season 3)
• " The Best of Both Worlds "
• " Legacy " (Season 4)
• " The Outcast " (Season 5)
• " Cause And Effect "
• " Time's Arrow "
• " The Quality of Life " (Season 6)
• " Second Chances "
• " Descent "
• " Liaisons " (Season 7)
• " Lower Decks "
• " All Good Things... "
• " Progress " (Season 1)
• " Our Man Bashir " (Season 4)
• " Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang " (Season 7)
• " Pathfinder " (Season 6)
• " Collective "
• " Remembrance " (Season 1)
• " The Last Generation " (Season 3)
• LD : " Moist Vessel "

Background information

Poker, which was first introduced in the episode " The Measure Of A Man ", was, in fact, writer Melinda M. Snodgrass ' second choice for a leisure activity in the episode's teaser. Her original treatment had Data attempting to learn to swim , but was informed by producer Maurice Hurley that the cost of locating a swimming pool and (presumably) full-body make-up for Brent Spiner was prohibitively expensive. ("The Measure Of A Man" audio commentary , TNG Season 2 Blu-ray special features)

Ronald D. Moore commented that it was a running joke among the writers that Worf could never win at poker. ( AOL chat , 1997 ) However, this joke started after season 2 , since the Klingon totally dominated the game seen in " The Emissary ".

Marina Sirtis has noted that her character, Deanna Troi, should not have been allowed to play poker, due to her empathic abilities. ( citation needed • edit )

From the Star Trek Encyclopedia  (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 172), " The weekly Enterprise-D poker game […] became something of a metaphor for Star Trek's human adventure. It therefore seems appropriate that our final television glimpse of our Next Generation friends was around the poker table in Riker's quarters, where Picard fittingly noted that "the sky 's the limit". "

In the novel The Big Game , Quark hosted a poker tournament on Deep Space 9 in 2370 and invited a number of poker players throughout known space to come to the station to compete. Commander Riker was also invited to participate in the tournament, and planned to play. However, an emergency prevented him from taking leave, and Riker was forced to cancel his visit. Shortly before the tournament was set to begin, a Romulan player was murdered and Odo deduced that the murderer was another player who had come to play poker so he decided to enter the tournament to keep an eye out for the murderer, and keep him from striking again. After apprehending the murderer, a Human named L'sthwan that was wanted for a variety of charges by a number of different races, Odo continued to play in the tournament, doing amazingly well for someone who had never played poker before. Eventually, he and Grand Nagus Zek were the last two players in the tournament. Odo was able to defeat Zek in the final hand with a Straight Flush, Queen High. Odo then donated his winnings from the tournament to charity, much to Quark's horror.

In the novel The Wounded Sky , Commodore Katha'sat was fond of poker, as well as other card games, and constantly taunted Kirk about it.

In the novel Planet of Judgment , McCoy's favorite variation of poker was five-card stud. In 2269 , he faced a telepathic confrontation with an Irapina through the illusion of a poker game played on a riverboat in the 19th century . The Irapina cheated, manifesting nonexistent cards. One card was the Seven of Diamonds at the moment McCoy dealt it, but it had changed into the King of Green Eggs by the time it hit the table. To win, McCoy had to cheat more creatively. To save his life, McCoy was able to generate a razor-sharp playing card that killed the Irapina.

External links

• Poker at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Poker at Wikipedia

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Star Trek: Discovery’s David Ajala Is ‘Excited’ For Fans To See Additional Scene That Was Filmed After Cancelation, And I’m Really Hoping It’s What I Think It Is

He's got me hoping.

Like it or not, Star Trek: Discovery is weeks away from its finale. While the cancellation was unexpected by fans, the studio did allow the series to film some additional scenes to better wrap up the series rather than leaving fans with an unsatisfying conclusion to stream with their Paramount+ subscriptions . We here at CinemaBlend are jazzed to see how the series is wrapped up, especially after David Ajala's revealed that he's really "excited" for fans to see one specific scene. And I'm hoping that moment entails what I've been thinking about.

I spoke to Ajala ahead of the debut of Star Trek: Discovery 's "Mirrors" episode and, while we talked about the installment, I also talked about how amazing it was that Season 5 has worked great as a final season thus far. When asked if there were any additional scenes filmed beyond the coda, he had some tidbits to share, which I believe readers will be interested in.

David Ajala Hinted At Additional Scene He's Excited About

David Ajala's Cleveland Booker has been tagging along for this latest Star Trek: Discovery mission, partly due to his skills as a courier and because of his connection to Moll via the mentor he gets his name from. As such, viewers have seen a lot of the character after Discovery 's Season 4 ending implied he'd be gone. With that, I talked to Ajala about how great it was that he was able to be in the season given the unexpected cancellation. As mentioned, I asked if there were additional scenes filmed beyond the coda to wrap things up and, though Ajala didn't give a definitive answer, he did say this: 

It's like–trying to explain this so I give nothing away. The way Season 5 was written and shot was so complete and wholesome, but then to be given a gift afterward, even though it's bittersweet that the show has come to an end, to be able to film some additional bits was so wonderful. It was such a treat because we literally just bookended a few little things. But there's one very specific thing that we did, which I'm so excited for the fans to see because it's... It exceeded my expectations. It's very, very special.

I'm not 100% sure what that means but, if he's excited, I'm excited. This just adds to the hype of the finale, which Doug Jones said gave him closure . David Ajala's tease of one element he's eager for fans to see has me very optimistic that we won't be disappointed. And that would especially be true if it's related to his character's relationship with Michael Burnham. 

Why I'm Hoping This Scene Involves Booker And Burnham

I think that many of us are hoping get some sort of closure or resolution to Book and Burnham's romance storyline. Michael Burnham has struggled with love and connection throughout the entire series, so to see a scene where she and Booker are definitively together would be fantastic. It's also something I'm more optimistic we'll see now after David Ajala's comments above, and Sonequa Martin-Green telling CinemaBlend she was shocked that the early trailers showed Booker . Clearly, there's an understanding that fans are interested in those characters, so maybe she assumed his return was a surprise. 

Let's also remember that this could be the final time we see either character in live-action. Sure, there are upcoming Trek shows on the docket, and Starfleet Academy takes place in the 32nd century. Still, these actors have other gigs lined up and, with the exception of Mary Wiseman's Tilly, few of the characters have any reason to be hanging around Starfleet. I'm still guessing Tilly will be on the show based on the response Wiseman gave me when I asked. However, the chances of us seeing both Burnham and Book together for any extended amount of time feels slim. 

As such, if we're to get any sort of endgame for this couple, we're going to have to hope it is done in the scenes that were shot for Season 5. So far, this send-off season has been firing on all cylinders, and I wrote a while back that it's reminiscent of S tar Trek: Voyager . Hopefully, it keeps that energy as we approach the midpoint and does indeed provide closure for Book, Burnham and the rest of the crew.

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Jonathan Frakes sees Star Trek: Legacy as a possible Paramount+ movie

S ection 31 starring Michelle Yeoh will be the first Star Trek streaming movie by Paramount+, and, according to Jonathan Frakes , who joined All Access Star Trek podcast to talk about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network [ via Trekmovie ], there could be possibilities moving forward for other Star Trek series to move into film format, including the potential spin-off to Star Trek: Picard that fans have been hoping for.

“I do know that there’s a lot of positive energy around the Michelle Yeoh Section 31 movie. So that 2-hour format is now on the table for Star Trek going forward.”Jonathan Frakes

If a series isn't a possibility at this point, a two-hour Legacy movie could be a great way to get the show underway. One movie doesn't necessarily mean it will be the only movie. It all depends on the success of the movie and whether the actors would be onboard. For instance, Michelle Yeoh has already confirmed to Variety [ via Comicbook ] that if Section 31 is a success, she'd love to do a sequel.

A Legacy movie is just about guaranteed to be a success. There's no way, with this amount of demand, that it wouldn't be. So this could very well be the way to go to get the spin-off we want. No, it's not a series, but five two-hour movies is one season of a series on streaming nowadays. The only problem is that Paramount+ could possibly only do one movie every two years, and with Section 31 already slated to be its first release (and no set release date at present), a Legacy movie would be a lot further down the road.

Frakes can see things about the franchise that we can't as he's been behind the scenes on almost every series. He know what will work for Trek, and there's no doubt that, with the right producer and director, a Legacy movie would work to satisfy fans...for the time being. But all of the adventures of Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and her illustrious crew cannot be told in one movie. Still, this would at least put Legacy in front of fans if a series is out of the question.

This article was originally published on redshirtsalwaysdie.com as Jonathan Frakes sees Star Trek: Legacy as a possible Paramount+ movie .

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Coffee Table Book On The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Makeup Artistry Of Glenn Hetrick Coming In September

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Makeup artist Glenn Hetrick’s work on Star Trek: Discovery has earned him many accolades, including three Emmy nominations and one win. Now Titan Books is putting together his work into a coffee table book.

See how the makeup magic happens

Titan has announced Star Trek: The Art of Glenn Hetrick’s Alchemy Studios , to be released on September 3, 2024. Here is how they describe the book:

Star Trek: The Art of Glenn Hetrick’s Alchemy Studios is the ultimate look behind the scenes. A large-format illustrated coffee-table book, featuring art and on- set photography, the book features interviews with Hetrick and his team at Alchemy Studios, where they reveal the journey behind the design and creation of aliens such as the Klingons, the Saurians, the Kelpiens, the Vulcans, the Romulans, the Orions, and many more!

Here is a first look at the cover…

Cover for ‘Star Trek: The Art of Glenn Hetrick’s Alchemy Studios’

The new book is being written by Joe Nazzaro, who wrote Star Trek Beyond: The Makeup Artistry of Joel Harlow . The Discovery coffee table book is 192 pages with full-color images taking you inside the makeup department. Here is a spread about the development of Saru’s makeup…

And here is a spread on Linus…

Star Trek: The Art of Glenn Hetrick’s Alchemy Studios  is available for pre-order now at Amazon for $49.99 . Or save some money and support your local bookstore and order it from Bookshop.org for $46.49 .

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hopefully it’s better than the Art of ST:PIC. The Star Trek art books have a tendency to be glossed over

I hope he addresses the scorn for the DISCO Klingon design choices.

I was thinking along similar lines. The artistry of the execution has been great. The design choices themselves (which maybe he isn’t even responsible for) – less so

Was a coffee table book of this sort ever released celebrating the work of Michael Westmore? Sure, under an HD lens some of the seams show, but that man still created SO FREAKING MUCH of Trek’s prosthetic vocabulary!

I was at the Galactic D&I Con in Philly this past weekend and Westmore was supposed to attend a gala to recognize his achievements, but he was unable to make it. How I wish I could’ve met him – what a towering figure of the craft!

I always really liked Disco’s Klingons. I had no problem accepting them as Klingon. I thought, like everything else about Disco and nutrek, it’s visually so impressive. I applaud them for all their reinterpretations of classic aliens. I also appreciate that they went retro for the SNW Klingons too – it’s a testament to their flexibility to be able to offer both. In the same way that the latest batch of series have added about a hundred different variants to the Starfleet uniforms (all of which were on display this past weekend at Galactic D&I Con in Philly this weekend), there are now fresh new and diverse takes on classic aliens and new ones alike that we fans get to enjoy.

I want a scene where there’s a big Klingon Empire meeting. And ALL the Klingons show up…TOS, TNG, Discovery…maybe a few more variations. Sure, most of them look like Worf, but the meeting brings in Klingons from every part of the empire. And they arrive in all the different ships.

That, would be very cool. I’ve sometimes imagined that myself. I wasn’t a fan of the DSC-era Klingons, but would be interested in seeing them again in what you’re describing. I did think the ‘coffin ship’ was a neat concept…

Is this who’s to blame for the awful redesigns? Including the anti-acting Klingorc makeup/masks? Strange when Picard got the creature designs/makeup so right. However, the original, non-redesigns were great though, like Saru.

Apologies for the tangent, but are there plans for an Art Of-type coffee table book for Star Trek: Prodigy ? I’d dearly love something on all the visual elements of that show (not just the art direction / production design, but also the animation, virtual “camera” placement and movement, lighting, etc.). The visuals in it are beautiful, and I’d love to read about all the creative work that went into it.

Going into Discovery I was familiar with Hetrick from Face Off. I was surprised by how many alien make-ups, Klingons especially, went against the design philsophies that Face Off hammered into contestents week after week.

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Picard's poker finale recreated as perfect star trek fan art.

Star Trek: Picard season 3's final poker scene is recreated in a stunning painting by artist Jenny Johnson.

• Canadian artist Jenny Johnson beautifully recreates the climactic poker scene from Star Trek: Picard season 3 in an oil painting, capturing the emotional resonance of the final episode.
• Showrunner Terry Matalas is impressed by Johnson's painting, expressing his desire to have it. Johnson's art has garnered attention for capturing iconic sci-fi and pop culture moments.
• Despite the success of Star Trek: Picard season 3, Paramount+ has not yet given the proposed spinoff continuation, Star Trek: Legacy, a green light. The current industry strikes and streaming landscape changes may further delay any updates on the potential series. A petition for Star Trek: Legacy has gained significant support.

Star Trek: Picard season 3's climactic poker scene has been recreated into perfect fan art by painter Jenny Johnson. Written and directed by Terry Matalas, Picard season 3's finale, "The Last Generation," saw the crew of the USS Enterprise-D save the galaxy one more time from the Borg and the Changelings. To celebrate their ultimate triumph, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his oldest friends gathered at Ten Forward for a rousing game of poker in an emotionally resonant final scene that's a fitting goodbye to these beloved Star Trek legends.

On Twitter, Canadian artist Jenny Johnson shared her labor of love, an oil painting of Star Trek: Picard season 3's finale poker scene. The overhead shot of the TNG icons at the poker table perfectly recreates the moment of the final episode, and it took Johnson many hours to paint. Check out the final product and Jenny's Tweets showing her painting the image here:

Johnson has a fan in Star Trek: Picard season 3 showunner Terry Matalas , who raved about her painting. Check out Matalas' Twitter reply here:

There's no doubt Johnson's painting perfectly captures the Picard finale's iconic poker scene. Johnson has also painted numerous other iconic sci-fi and pop culture moments. Jenny Johnson's art can be purchased here .

Will Star Trek: Legacy Follow Up The Success Of Picard Season 3?

Star Trek: Picard season 3's ending also set up Terry Matalas' proposed spinoff continuation, which he calls Star Trek: Legacy . The follow-up show would be set on the USS Enterprise-G commanded by Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and would feature Ensign Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers), the son of Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). Star Trek: Legacy would also bring back the newer characters like Lt. Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut) and the TNG icons like Captain Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Commodore Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), and Q (John de Lancie) would also appear.

In spite of Star Trek: Picard season 3's runaway success with critics and audiences, including repeatedly charting in Nielsen's Top 10 streaming show, however, Paramount+ has not given Star Trek: Legacy a green light. The current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, as well as Paramount+ adjusting to the changing streaming landscape, means it could be a while until good news about Star Trek: Legacy happens. Meanwhile, a Change.org petition demanding Star Trek: Legacy has over 61,000 signatures. Whatever happens with Star Trek: Legacy , Star Trek: Picard season 3 was a remarkable achievement, and its final poker scene will be remembered for generations.

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