alt Hacker NewsPatrick Stewart has died
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Had the privilege of attending his one-man show of A Christmas Carol in 1992-93. Amazing actor who very obviously loved his craft and his audience.
RIP Sir Patrick
Still remember being a small kid running around the house as my dad had TNG playing on the TV. Patrick was pretty formative in the early years for me.
I also really liked him in a Christmas Carrol (1999). I thought he played the role really well.
RIP to the legend. Thank you for making my childhood and making me believe in the possibility of the better future.
I often referred to him as an example of a humble Gentleman. Rest in peace sir
So many dimensions to his class and talents. I've been lucky enough to see him twice, performing live on stage - as Macbeth, and in Ibsen's The Master Builder. Unforgettable.
"All good things must come to an end". Loved the Next Generation, loved Picard. RIP captain.
I can still hear the voice: "Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before."
Very talented actor.
Extremely sad day for the geeks in us. Good bye professor X.
May I treat you to a timeless classic: https://picard.ytmnd.com/
Picard has become a moral example, I don't think anyone but Patrick Stewart could have been the embodiement of a character we could nary live up to.
I genuinely wish Apple could figure out a way to respectfully license and preserve his voice to make it the defacto voice of Siri so that my kids would grow up in a world where the intelligent, compassionate voice of Patrick Stewart would be actively associated with seeking, reaching, and exploring knowledge. I know everything nowadays is painfully, annoyingly AI slopped, but I mean this as a long-standing way to preserve his legacy and celebrate what he meant to all of us. That's why it could only be a steward like Apple and not some random-co.ai.
His performance in TNG was so great it left such an impression on adult me. So much so I tend to end my AI agent approvals with "Make it so number 1"
Star Trek: First Contact is one of my favorite movies of all time. Probably on my top 5. That generation of Start Trek (pun intended) was so under rated.
We're losing both Jean-Luc Picard and Dr Charles Xavier at the same time.
Quite a sad day.
Another huge piece of my childhood dies. Very sad, indeed. :(
I think all of us growing up in the 80s and 90s just don't realize that we probably lived in the most awesome time period in human history. Everything was just peak. Vibes, music, film, art, travel.
Now the OGs all die... and I look around and see nothing and no one to step into their humongous foot steps...
This news has me so emotionally compromised that I actually signed up for Paramount Plus.
I for one feel a black banner would be appropriate for his contributions to the soul of this place.
Patrick was basically my dad - the characters he played were absolutely instrumental in developing my own values. What a sad day.
"Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I’d rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and allows us to cherish every moment...because they’ll never come again."
~ Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Generations
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It was inevitable, though you always hope for an exception. I don't think I've ever seen any work of his I didn't deeply appreciate.
I enjoyed the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard. Always knew this might happen some day, but always wished it can keep going.
Progressive neurological diseases suck. I would like to understand though since Stewart was filming up until this year? What was the time frame like, was it a more sudden onset or was he able to manage somewhat while continuing to film and work?
#!/usr/bin/env bash
echo $'\U1F596'
Lewy Body Dementia? I suppose Captain Picard will be sharing drinks and swapping stories with a certain Orkan in that celestial watering hole, Seven Forward.
Stewart was rather like Alan Rickman's Galaxy Quest character in real life: when he first joined the TNG cast he was rather arrogant and thought he was demeaning himself, a Shakespearean actor slumming it as a spaceman on terrestrial American television. As a consequence, the rest of the season one cast started pranking him pretty hard on set. In a textbook example of what the British mean when they say they're "taking the piss out of someone", Stewart was humbled and developed a good sense of humor about it all, and would go on to embrace Star Trek and the Picard role, and not take himself so seriously in general. Which to me, is worthy of the absolute highest respect for a performer. He brought the same professionalism and enthusiasm to Picard, Charles Xavier, and Yaotl from TMNT (2007) that he did to any of his Shakespearean roles.
Rest in peace, i've enjoyed so much his acting. He will always be attached to my childhood memories.
"And that is what it is to be human. To make yourself more than you are." - Jean-Luc Picard
I feel this is black-titlebar worthy. RIP, you inspiring man.
Wow, RIP. Had no idea he was sick.
I don't knwo why but I was sure he would live to be much older... He will be missed.
Damn, made me unexpectedly sad. RIP. Loved the philosophy and his acting in Star Trek.
I think he looks like DAVID PATTERSON, the Turing award winner.
Pour one out for Leondegrance.
Tremendous loss. A thespian's thespian, through and through.
My favorite episode of TNG was the one where Q shows him what his life would be like if he had just been a mild mannered scientist and not taken risks and never ended up in command. “Tapestry” — Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 15, originally aired February 15, 1993.
Make it NOT so
RIP a legend
That's terribly sad news. From his brilliant performances in TNG to his hilarious performance in Extras he was such an amazing actor who brought kindness and warmth to me whenever I watched him in anything. He introduced me to the magic of Shakespeare and also to the magic of being authentic and kind no matter how successful you are. A real British legend!
I have been meaning to start a rewatch of TNG, I guess now is the time.
Make it so.
Picard out.
I remember his Covid time videos in prospect park those made me happy
I wanted him to live forever, so sad
What an incredible actor. He will be missed.
I enjoyed his character in the Showtime series Blunt Talk
He lived long and prospered.
I will always remember him for his role in gun men
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Captain Jean Luc Picard was a father-like figure to me. Patrick Stewart will be missed.