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| Episode: | 1 | | | Writer: | Akiva Goldsman and James Duff | | | Air Date: | 23-Feb-2020 |
Today on Sci-Fi Adventures, it's a surprise review of Star Trek: Picard's first episode! Only a short one though. And rushed!
When Star Trek's 50th anniversary went by a few years ago I was a bit disappointed with how little fanfare there was, especially after all the love that Doctor Who got. They could've at least promoted Star Trek Beyond! But it's turned out that the 50th anniversary was the explosion that's created a million new TV series: Discovery, the Lower Decks cartoon, the Section 31 series, another cartoon, possible Pike and Starfleet Academy shows... and Picard. It's just been kind of a slow explosion.
Anyway, it's been two years, and we've finally got the second full-length Trek show of this era! The Deep Space Nine of its time, with any luck. Though it's been considerably longer than that since Picard himself made his first appearance back in Encounter at Farpoint, so I had to check if Patrick Stewart has broken any records here. Turns out he's played his character for a longer span than Shatner and Doohan now, despite their appearances in Star Trek: Generations, but he's 15 years short of beating that cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness.
What do I want from this episode? Well being better than Batman & Robin would be nice, but you never know with Akiva Goldsman writing. I also want it to continue the story of 24th century Trek without being all 'everything you know is wrong' or fan filmy about it. I'm pretty sure it's going to look slick at least, with Discovery director Hanelle Culpepper coming over to kick things off and establish the show's style, and I know for a fact there's at least one person in the writer's room who's actually seen Next Gen.
This is going to be one of those spoilery reviews so expect huge SPOILERS for this episode and maybe a couple of relevant Trek episodes that came before it. No recap this time though I'm afraid, as that takes ages and I'm in a hurry.
