Make it Chateau!

It seems you can now pair the upcoming Star Trek: Picard with his signature wine...

Château Picard in Saint-Estèphe, France had actually been making wine in Bordeaux long before those fictional Picards showed up in La Barre. But now it’s teamed up with CBS and Wines That Rock to bring you an official version of the wine that made the name of the Enterprise captain’s family, ever since the vineyard was first glimpsed in The Next Generation’s fourth season. 

Being made to tie in, of course, with the upcoming Star Trek: Picard—which sees Jean-Luc retire from Starfleet and attempt to follow in his brother’s footsteps, overseeing the family’s wine-making business—the 2016 wine is an 85 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 percent Merlot blend. Really, what you’re paying for here is the fact the bottle also replicates the label seen in the first Picard teaser, so it really is like owning your very own Picard-made wine, a few centuries earlier than you should. 

To boot, alongside the Picard wine, there will also be a 2017 vintage United Federation of Planets wine, a Zinfandel produced not by Château Picard, but Dry Creek & Russian River Valleys in Sonoma County, California.

It sure beats Earl Grey, hot.

The Picard Maneuver

This super-cut of the many times that Captain Picard tugs down on his uniform top is hilarious.



I certainly remember him doing it now and again...but not to this extent.

Make it sew.

Picard trailer

The first trailer for Star Trek: Picard was released this weekend and, besides looking awesome, it also featured another familiar Star Trek character...



Seven of Nine!!

She was one of my favorite characters on Star Trek: Voyager and I'm REALLY excited that she will be on this show as well.



I may have to break my no-paying-for-CBS All Access stand I took when Star Trek: Discovery was put there.

We shall see how I feel when this comes out early next year.

Number Two

A couple of new trailers were released this weekend at New York Comic Con, the first of which was for the upcoming Star Trek: Picard series on CBS All Access...



It's looking really good and, as much as I've fought it, I may have to get CBS All Access when this starts airing on January 23rd.

They also released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming third season of Star Trek: Discovery...



I still haven't seen the second season, but this new season won't start until sometime next year (likely after Picard), so I'll watch both of them after that as well.

Make it so

We are getting a new Star Trek series based on Patrick Stewart's Jean Luc Picard.

Enjoyable!!

The Hardy boy

Tom Hardy has certainly come a long way from playing Captain Picard's clone in Star Trek: Nemesis nine years ago.



The top image was just released this week, along with the first one-sheet, for his upcoming boxing movie Warrior.



I actually went to the Star Trek premiere in 2002 and remembered seeing Mr. Hardy there and thinking, "Hmmm...I wonder if he'll ever do anything after this?".

I'm glad he did.

He was one of my favorite characters in Inception.

Engaged

A new poster for the upcoming Picard series was released and, it appears, he now has a dog named "Number One" (likely after his old First Officer, Commander Riker).

It is a much better choice than calling the dog "Number Two".

The new series will air on CBS All Access sometime early next year.

Oh, bartender?

Patrick Stewart went on The View today and surprised Whoopi Goldberg with an invitation to join the second season of Picard (the first seasons starts airing tomorrow on CBS All Access)...



That is awesome!

They are practically forcing me to subscribe to that damn channel.

Devils!

Shut up, Wesley!

Here is Captain Picard (with a little help from some creative editing) singing a holiday classic...



I brought me some.. Tea, Earl Grey. Hot.

I hope you all have a great holiday!

Welcome back!

The first teaser trailer for Star Trek: Picard was released today...



Like Star Trek: Discovery, it will only be available on CBS All Access (which I'm still not paying for).

I'm looking forward to seeing how it all turns out.

Making it so

It's always interesting to see who might have been cast in some of the iconic roles from your favorite TV shows. As you can see from this old casting memo for Star Trek: The Next Generation, we could have ended up with a very different crew.



To think that Yaphett Kotto might have been Picard or that Denise Crosby was actually considered the "only" person to play Counselor Troi (she made a much better Tasha).

Maybe if Wesley Snipes had gotten the role of Geordi, he might have found someone to manage his tax situation better and, with his busy schedule, we may have been spared the Blade movie sequels.

If only he could turn back time...

What's Happening?

This techno dance mix using Captain Picard dialog is oddly entertaining and catchy...



"I'm the Captain. What's happening?"

Enjoyable.