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Probably like a lot of people here, I grew up watching TNG in the 90s. There are so many nuggets of wisdom for life, morality, leadership in there. Some episodes makes you think…
by yibg · Oct 30, 2026
> Riker does spend a long time on the Enterprise, even after being offered command a few times. He does eventually move on. Also he is not free of ambition, he wants Picard's jo…
by jrumbut · Oct 30, 2026
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…
by bitwize · Oct 30, 2026
Also Checkov died a few days ago: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/star-trek-ac... Now it's just Sulu and Captain Kirk....
by billfor · Oct 30, 2026
Of course, for Captain Picard life was one of winning relentlessly against impossible odds on a weekly basis.
by Fricken · Oct 29, 2026
The show I wanted was an exploration of cybernetics and transhumanism and the <spoiler antagonist> as the Great Filter. Unfortunately that isn't what I got. Bringing Q back was…
by krapp · Oct 29, 2026
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Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the commander or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. It can also be a rank of command in an air force. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Read more on Wikipedia