You missed one of my favourites; “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.”
@christophersantos48253 жыл бұрын
Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you.
@elpollodelamuerte25503 жыл бұрын
That describes most of my Bridge hands
@Skimmerlit3 жыл бұрын
That one’s an inspirational tear-jerker.
@jacobscott97323 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites
@curious58873 жыл бұрын
That my favorite of all Picard speeches
@BILLYBOY12ize6 жыл бұрын
To cast a Shakespearean Actor as a Star Trek Captain ....1 of the greatest shouts in TV History.
@mr.smithsgovermentclass45566 жыл бұрын
BILLYBOY12ize Isn't it? Fun Fact: EVERY actor that's been an Enterprise Captain MUST have a background in theater.
@lamb31346 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@ChrisWardFictionWriter5 жыл бұрын
Stewart wasn't the first. Canadian William Shatner was also a Shakepearean Actor prior to taking on the role of Captain James Tiberius Kirk!
@Locktwiste725 жыл бұрын
William Shatner has Shakespearean blood as well, as does Avery Brooks who played the indomitable Captain Benjamin Sisko in DS9. Listen to all three actors' line and speech deliveries in their Star Trek roles and you can't help but be captivated even if you disagree with whatever they say. William Shakespeare, ye olde scribe! You poured the honey into the English language and centuries later we still crave the honeycomb for more!
@DrJReefer5 жыл бұрын
A Shakespearian actor who thought he was getting a paid holiday in L.A. for a show that wouldn't last a season.
@Skimmerlit3 жыл бұрын
“You do not wish it?” “I do not deserve it.” I wish more leaders felt this way.
@remainprofane77323 жыл бұрын
The great tragedy of leadership is those that volunteer themselves for it are very rarely the best choice. The best choices may be the ones who do not feel as if they deserve the distinction. They understand what it means to serve.
@AsymptoteInverse3 жыл бұрын
That might be my favorite quote of the whole compilation. And that's saying something.
@FreymanArt20243 жыл бұрын
@@remainprofane7732 Generally people who strive for positions of power (as all politicians do) do so for selfish reasons. They enjoy having power over others and using this power for their own benefit. Morally principled leaders like Piccard exist in fiction only because if you look at history, powerful leaders either lied or killed their way to the top.
@LanceABoyle3 жыл бұрын
They are far and few between.
@warpdriveby2 жыл бұрын
There is nothing I want less than to tell other people what to do, nor what to think. The only thing I'm comfortable with is teaching others HOW to think and that is a grave responsibility. By "how to think" I mean teaching logic, research skills, critical analysis of text, reading of schematics, arithmetic, algebra, and calculus, chem/phys/bio, ethics, morality. I grew up watching TNG, It definitely helped form my ideas about society and responsibility.
@richard772313 жыл бұрын
You have to admire Patrick Stewart's delivery, but don't forget, someone had to write those lines too. They deserve praise too.
@defmore50998 ай бұрын
Obviously. Season 1 had shit writers so it was shit. New picard show handed controll to patrick stewart so its shit as well. There needs to be a collaberative effort of talented individuals to produce a show that holds up for over 30 years
@perfectsplit55158 ай бұрын
Well, that writer was not writing like that for Captain Kirk.
@stevenscott21368 ай бұрын
That writer was probably a child when Kirk was the captain.
@paulcooverjr.69472 ай бұрын
He was a stage actor in the beginning
@El_Duderino83Ай бұрын
Characters can only be as smart as their writer(s). That's why current productions are so dreadful.
@Straylight42996 жыл бұрын
Remember when a tv show had the power to make mankind better?
@GayLPer6 жыл бұрын
Dunno - judging by the amounts of comments from people - the kinds of people who Picard is criticizing directly, no less - turning around and applying these criticisms to their critics without any hint of irony... I don't think it ever had the power to make mankind better. If it made you better, the potential for it was already inside you - you just needed the spark to ignite that passion for being a better person. Seriously, this comment section is disappointing - the amount of conservatives projecting their politics onto Picard despite the fact that he is criticizing the conservatives of the time the show aired is depressing. Even to the point where they bash Patrick Stewart himself.
@beingsshepherd5 жыл бұрын
Waterboarding, dronekills, gun massacres, absence of war protest movement ... no I don't.
@thedankatheist34664 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of humanistic society I wish to live in.
@Roosauec4 жыл бұрын
Let's all just agree that many, many, MANY people in this day and age would do well to learn from the lessons Picard is teaching us in TNG.
@daveshaw93444 жыл бұрын
I member
@kevinscott30473 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Picard is not only one of the greatest Star Trek characters. He's one of the greatest characters in ALL of fiction.
@OrbitFallenAngel2 жыл бұрын
Captain James T. Kirk was definitely a great Star Trek character as well!! I could list over 10 that I believe are the *greatest* Star Trek characters!!!
@tomlazar54632 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@scipioberenice Жыл бұрын
Picard is my eternal inner father figure
@Jarsia Жыл бұрын
Not only that, but a role model to us all
@jacobstr Жыл бұрын
The Wayne Gretzky of fictional characters. - monologues - assists - emotional crescendos
@nathanaelheil28183 жыл бұрын
"Order a man to hand his child over to the state. Not while I'm his captain." Captain Freaking Picard.
@progressivelibertarianview88323 жыл бұрын
3:11 This Part
@jasonx95913 жыл бұрын
That single statement holds so much power, what an incredible man.
@samcarter23713 жыл бұрын
Tell that to CPS
@Dominian13 жыл бұрын
Good governments take away children from abusive/unfit parents all the time, though. Here the issue was about controlling Data's means of reproduction.
@samcarter23713 жыл бұрын
@@Dominian1 Your comment lost all credibility with me at "good governments".
@dancingowlbear2 жыл бұрын
"When children learn to devalue others, they can devalue anyone." A powerful statement and a necessary lesson for parents out there.
@WiseSageBumАй бұрын
Her cup may be full, but her spirit will be empty"
@Marclivis7 жыл бұрын
If they taught Picard in schools around the world, the world would be a far, far better place.
@boooster1017 жыл бұрын
there are FOUR lights...Mr. Brokkoli
@Napalm383826 жыл бұрын
Kids would complain about questionable SFX, just inject them with Picard DNA retrovirus.........oh wait, that's how it starts,,,,
@Napalm383826 жыл бұрын
Well, intelligence is mostly determined by genetics. So, yes, learn the game in schools.... And pick up some knowledge along the way.
@Napalm383826 жыл бұрын
Oh, intelligence also isn't that much of an important factor to anything, at least not until spoken and written communication. It just means you can understand the same pattern, in slightly more time.
@makkaschatsanddits78996 жыл бұрын
That's true, Star Trek has shaped our reality and the way we see the future, all those geeks watching the show are now leading the charge in real science.
@beardedartisan7 жыл бұрын
"Jean Luc … sometimes I think the only reason I come here is to listen to these WONDERFUL speeches of yours!" You and me both, Q.
@nigelmurphy67617 жыл бұрын
me too!
@paul1979uk20006 жыл бұрын
Same, It's a great reminder on how to be a moral and good person, Picard had a posative impact on me as a kid growing up and I'm greatful for that, it also shows us that tv can have a impact in shapeing young minds.
@CFM75 жыл бұрын
^ see, like this behavior right here. Someone missed out on said impact.
@paul1979uk20005 жыл бұрын
Clearly the doctor didn't see the youtube clip and understand the meaning of it, I mean really, getting all touchy over a spelling that no one really cares about but if it makes you happy, here, positive, happy now lol, some people like the doctor needs to get a grip with the spelling cop thing, afterall, this isn't a formal letter we are writing on here so no one really cares apart from you it seems lol.
@paul1979uk20005 жыл бұрын
@doctorwho0077 As a matter of fact, I did sleep a lot at school, always found it to be boring so you got that right. As for reading, I really got into reading and learning a lot after school where now I can't stop learning about anything.
@adamJKpunk3 жыл бұрын
My problem with TNG is that everyone is my favourite character.
3 жыл бұрын
Even Pulaski?
@adamJKpunk3 жыл бұрын
Martin Drkoš No Pulaski is the worst. We all know this.
@mrcoiganable29883 жыл бұрын
Troi angers me.
@adamJKpunk3 жыл бұрын
@@mrcoiganable2988 I was in love with her voice when I was like 12. God help me. I later met Marina Sirtis in like 2009 and she sounded like a regular British chick.... 😂😩
@krioni86sa3 жыл бұрын
Wesley Crusher??
@striker89613 жыл бұрын
"What you're doing here is unethical, it's immoral. I'll fight it." Simple. To the point. Powerful.
@pyramidhead1384 жыл бұрын
"The claim ""I was only following orders."" has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history." tell it like it is Captain!
@srjsamsam3 жыл бұрын
I got to reading this comment just as it got to that point in the video🤣🤣
@manfrombritain68163 жыл бұрын
in the British military you can refuse orders that you believe to be unjust
@pyramidhead1383 жыл бұрын
@@manfrombritain6816 why the hell doesnt the American military do that?
@mainemail55063 жыл бұрын
@@pyramidhead138 If the orders are illegal they can also refuse to follow them
@magisterrleth31293 жыл бұрын
@@pyramidhead138 We do. If an officer gives you an illegal or immoral order, it's considered the duty of the soldiers to refuse that order. Otherwise, you wind up with another My Lai, or Sand Creek.
@GoatV82 жыл бұрын
My favorite trait of Picard is that he doesn't hesitate for a single second to defend his crew. That's why he earns everyone's loyalty and respect.
@micfail28 ай бұрын
"Order a man to hand his child over to the state? Not while I'm his captain." Truly heroic words, as a single dad, that hit me hard
@madlarkin87 ай бұрын
O Canada...
@user-oj7uc8tw9r2 ай бұрын
The problem is that many parents are unfit to take care of children and the state intervening is the best course of action in some instances. So to me, it's one of the most vapid and non-nuanced things Picard has said. There's probably 50+ quotes in this, and the fact that many people choose this because of its anti-government sentiment is disturbing.
@harmonic51074 күн бұрын
@@user-oj7uc8tw9rit *is* nuanced in the context of the episode. Watering down the language in the context of the scene so the quote looks better in a compilation would have made the quote have far lesser impact. That's why people love the quote. The feeling they got when they originally watched it in the episode.
@user-oj7uc8tw9r4 күн бұрын
@@harmonic5107 People love the quote because its a simplistic and reductive worldview that appeals to conservatives. Yes, lets not speak the truth and have a nuanced discussion because people are too dumb to understand.
@gilmadreth6803 жыл бұрын
"It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not weakness. That is life."
@raven4k9982 жыл бұрын
prove to the court that I am sentient
@theexiled30345 жыл бұрын
"A matter of internal security ,age old cry of the oppressor" Truer words were never spoken
@DylansPen3 жыл бұрын
Police in the U.S. constantly say, "I feared for my safety" whenever they kill someone. Anyone.
@FP1942 жыл бұрын
@@DylansPen Since you are not from the U.S. your opinion is irrelevant
@DylansPen2 жыл бұрын
@@FP194 That's what your brain tells you anyway.
@Courtesyflush522 жыл бұрын
@@FP194 you dont need to be an American to recognize a problem
@KopperNeoman2 жыл бұрын
@Dylan And when they're right, they're convicted of police brutality and BLM rioters torch city blocks. When they're lying, their victims are smeared as insurrectionists and they get raises. Defunding police is only ever about driving out good cops and replacing them with mud-stomping Brownshirts and Antifa.
@solophentii34684 жыл бұрын
“The Federation has enemies! We must seek them out!” “Oh, yes. That’s how it starts; that the road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. Something is wrong here, Mr. Worf. I do not like what we have become.”
@napoleonsolo59294 жыл бұрын
What was that Jean-Luc said earlier about "disturbing historical parallels"?
@helmethead723 жыл бұрын
Replace the Federation with the United States and you have the history of the last 20 years on a platter.
@catriona_drummond3 жыл бұрын
@@helmethead72 Sadly the US had no Picard to remind them. Or they didn't listen. :(
@matasa74633 жыл бұрын
@@catriona_drummond There was a guy, who warned the US government and the people about every major mistake they've made ever since he was in office. He ran for presidency twice, and was drummed out twice. There is a price to pay for ignoring the wise - the United States shall learn that lesson, one way or another, and pay a tuition fee that might just be too much for her to bare.
@helmethead723 жыл бұрын
Chris Madison You’re the one living in blissful, myopic and jingoistic bliss. Or have you forgotten the Patriot Act, the NDAA, or how your spiteful joke of a president is trying to crush a man who revealed for all the world to see, the war crimes perpetrated by your military?
@davybones53132 жыл бұрын
"despite all you have done to me I find you a pitiable man" gotta be one of the hardest lines in tv history
@stevetheduck14258 ай бұрын
I'm glad Stewart had someone of the calibre of Warner opposite him. British actors are taught to be generous, the established star is given another player to reflect while on stage, and they work together to achieve something wonderful.
@daktaklakpak50593 жыл бұрын
"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and ask the ghosts if honor matters" _The silence is your answer_
@DoveGold133 жыл бұрын
Javik, Mass Effect 3. A good quote
@cherias.40693 жыл бұрын
HONOUR ALWAYS MATTERS--IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'CIVILIZED" OR NOT. "TAMING THE "DARKER SHADOW" SELF. HONOURING ONES WORD GIVEN BUILDS TRUST AND GOOD CHARACTER,& THIS IS HOW I'D PREFER TO "STAND IN THE ASHES OF A TRILLION SOULS AND PROCLAIM HONOUR DOES MATTER. "DO UNTO OTHERS AS YE WOULD HAVE DONE UNTO YOURSELF" "KARMA' IS REAL.🕵🏼😎✌
@cherias.40693 жыл бұрын
This particular episode wass most interesting. The "Hologram Deck" sprouted more than a few interesting Episodes. Love the "Team-Work",& All With/On Same Misssion. ✌😎
@solusaldrain3 жыл бұрын
Honor is meaningless. Now, preserving the spirit of mankind from the forces of the Xeno and Chaos, and bringing glory to the God-Emperor of Mankind? *Headbutts 'Exterminatus' button*
@Amberion3 жыл бұрын
Honor does matter, but on the scale of 'honor vs species survival' survival wins out. You can worry about honor when you're not all dead.
@triggertits3 жыл бұрын
Drumhead is one of my favorite episodes ever. Through the decades it's almost perverse, or even sick, how relevant it has become in the last few years. "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." - Judge Aaron Satie
@buenasnoches23 жыл бұрын
Very Based.
@myrixica42222 жыл бұрын
Yes but one must never confuse consequences and criticism for censorship
@thetruthchannel3492 жыл бұрын
*Ya the Drumhead Episode is precisely what we are living right now in the west*
@FP1942 жыл бұрын
@@myrixica4222 All speech is free speech Show me where the first amendment separates what is and is not free speech
@Cx101101002 жыл бұрын
@@FP194 The "peacebly" part does that
@fumarc45015 жыл бұрын
“I refuse to let arithmetic decide questions like that.”
@Lerfjhax73 жыл бұрын
Best answer to the trolly problem I've ever heard.
@resurrectionist13 жыл бұрын
"There are times, sir, when men of good conscious, cannot blindly follow orders..." There are literally so many people in positions of power right now who need to be told that.
@richardhamblen55262 жыл бұрын
DAMN STRAIGHT! I WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT REFUSES TO BLINDLY FOLLOW ORDERS..IT'S CALLED "INDEPENDENT THINKING"..SOME TODAY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE WHAT THAT EVEN MEANS, LOL.."
@embreis22572 жыл бұрын
not just for people in power. every military, at least in democratic countries, should open a legal pathway to refuse [blatantly wrong or unethical] orders where you get acquitted at court martial, regardless of rank
@SamuelBlack847 ай бұрын
Just like the facists who blundly followed orders and commutted unspeakable acts of cruelty and horrors
@Veldazandtea5 ай бұрын
Yet most people suffer in silence and lie outright instead of being honest. No wonder people live a lie so easily in a world of cenership that remains unchallenged. And youtube is one of the worst offenders there.
@sydneyygaming70923 жыл бұрын
"The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth. Whether is scientific truth, historical truth, or personal truth. It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based." Best of the lot
@donwhiteley32933 жыл бұрын
But is that MY truth or YOUR truth? Everyone has their own truth that's equally valid you know.
@pb68013 жыл бұрын
@@donwhiteley3293 there are no versions of the truth only one real truth. two people may think an event has two different versions, but only one actual event happened even if they see it from two totally different perspectives
@witnesstochange18013 жыл бұрын
@@donwhiteley3293 Truth is singular, it's "versions" are mistruths
@donwhiteley32933 жыл бұрын
@@witnesstochange1801 OK, you and p b realize that what I said was a joke right? I was making fun of leftist NPCs who put their feelings over facts.
@bspoon25293 жыл бұрын
@@donwhiteley3293 no he just called you on your bs now you trying to back track
@stowrag7 жыл бұрын
Nice, but you forgot one of my favorites. Something like: "It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. That is not failure, that is life."
@halimambrose14627 жыл бұрын
stowrag That is my favourite quote. It speaks volumes of how life is.
@benjaminharris9436 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Its what picard tells data, after he loses at startegema (or however its called) and does a self-check on his systems. Peak Performance. Great episode.
There is no greater character than Picard, who is the best example of what a true man and leader should endeavor to be.
@sirhazze8 жыл бұрын
True that
@veganvictor21238 жыл бұрын
True enough. The writers of the show unfortunately make him, and starfleet in general, rather inconsistent on the issue of animal rights.
@veganvictor21238 жыл бұрын
Picard tells Kurn he has cases of actual caviar, from the caspian sea on earth, (not replicated). Picard also has fish in his ready room, ( they could be holographic.) His brother, on earth does not own a replicator, yet, we're not told what his family eats. Riker cooks Worf and others actual, (not replicated,) eggs on the enterprise. O’Brian’s mother used to cook real meat. In “The Wounded” O’Brien mentions to Keiko that his mother used to cook scalloped potatoes, mutton shanks, oxtails and cabbage. He remarks that he “…still remembers the aromas when [his] mother was cooking…”Keiko, with a countenance of mild disgust, asks “She handled… real meat… touched it and cut it?” O’Brian replies “Like a chef. She was fantastic. Of course, I’ll have to use the replicator…” Are we supposed to assume that humans stopped eating meat within O'Brian's lifetime? Please read this: animalrightsacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/StarTrekandAnimalRightsv2.pdf
@paulhoffman7788 жыл бұрын
Yes, he is , also I love the moral attitude of the Federation.
@paulhoffman7788 жыл бұрын
Yes, he is , also I love the moral attitude of the Federation.
@PASTA_ANDBACON123_PANTS3 жыл бұрын
His acting in chain of command is incredible. The part where he says “I find you a pitiable man”, you can hear the terror in his voice like how he can’t quite believe what he’s saying.
@greghartman58952 жыл бұрын
"there are 4 lights!" When he yells at the cardasian at the end. Gets me every time.
@namseer Жыл бұрын
And Stewart is performing with the great classically trained actor David Warner. A magnificent pairing.
@Maximillian200HP Жыл бұрын
Still my favorite episode. The back and forth between Patrick Stewart and David Warner is great.
@perfectsplit55158 ай бұрын
Later on in Babylon 5, Delenn uses a similar technique when she is held captive by pro-Clark human terrorists. She pushes his buttons to gain power over him. “When we went mad, we went mad together. But you…you are alone.”
@xtzyshuadog3 жыл бұрын
*Remember when a TV show had the power to inspire curiosity and diplomacy in a diverse cast?*
@samliedtke5786 жыл бұрын
Its remarkable to me how far ahead of the times Star Trek's morality is, even still today.
@ryacus6 жыл бұрын
morality? he got hundreds of millions of humans killed.
@samliedtke5786 жыл бұрын
I said Star Trek, man, not specifically Picard.
@ExNihil04 жыл бұрын
@@ryacus by choice ?
@jdfree493 жыл бұрын
Hardly. This morality is all old, but forgotten by a lot of modern arrogance.
@lawrencemanning3 жыл бұрын
@@jdfree49 I was going to write the same thing but you were first. Indeed. This stuff was obvious even to the people of Earth's ancient civilisations.
@russell285334 жыл бұрын
Picard's speeches are more relevant now than ever.
@trisar21463 жыл бұрын
After the events of the last couple days, this still rings true.
@morganghetti3 жыл бұрын
Watch both parties use the actions of a few hundred people to crack down on your freedoms. Just like they used a terrorist attack 20 years ago to implement draconian legislation and wars that we still have today.
@CorbinOak3 жыл бұрын
They will always be relevant
@axelfoley14063 жыл бұрын
@@trisar2146 I would say after 2016. Just like the episode 'Chain of Command' when Picard is taken as POW, we have media conglomerates telling us how to think and what to think. We even have celebrities and athletes vilifying folks for not supporting their views. Censorship bans, double standards and blatant bias. Sadly, we the people, have given too much power to the wrong institutions.
@sirmount26363 жыл бұрын
They have always been important.
@setokaiba67582 жыл бұрын
"With the first link, the chain is forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." This one gets me every time.
@TinySpiny3 жыл бұрын
I love that Q quote “Sometimes I think the only reason I come here is to listen to those speeches of yours.” I mean, not a bad reason.
@ThrashMetallix6 жыл бұрын
"Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life, well *THERE IT SITS* ... waiting." To date, the best thing Picard has ever said. Sends chills down the spine every time.
@piotrd.48505 жыл бұрын
Entire episode is so.... great that it approaches even the "Inner Light".
@wibblewobble19343 жыл бұрын
One of my favourites too, along with the classic "THERE....ARE......FOUR....LIGHTS!!"
@davidscott10523 жыл бұрын
@@wibblewobble1934 this was a great episode played between two great British theatre actors.....and loved the four lights scene...even if it was borrowed from Orwell's 1984
@BradWatsonMiami3 жыл бұрын
Kayless in TNG is the Klingon Jesus, but unlike on Earth, their Messiah is their greatest warrior. Kayless was a clone and had no answer for how the afterlife - Stovokor - works. Jesus son of Joseph taught reincarnation in Matthew 4:17, 6:19-21, 11:14-15, John 8:58, "born-again", "resurrection of the dead", etc. God-incarnate died sometime in the 40 years after he was lashed 39x and crucified on Friday April 7, 30 AD. The Christ was entombed in the JesusFamilyTomb.com (and on KZfaq). The soul of God-incarnate has been famously reincarnated many times in the last 2,000 years. Anyone claiming to the the returned Christ must satisfy the prophecy of Rev 5:1 by producing the "book/scroll sealed with 7 seals". I have. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the 2nd Coming (E=mc²), Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.
@StormsandSaugeye6 жыл бұрын
As a child, Picards lessons were the moral compass that I drew upon. Each story taught me something new and gave me clear codes of ethics to live by. It helped to balance me politically and philosophically. It kept me from falling to the easy urgings of either side of the political map and gave me clear principals to live by. This, I posit, is the true strength of Star Trek TNG, and why it is my favorite hands down. Sometimes, when I face a moral conundrum, I consult a relevant episode of Star Trek and consider what Picard did in that situation.
@Aureline-Sabine4 жыл бұрын
What would Jescard do? (the S is silent) Not making fun of you, I wholeheartedly agree!
@condorsouthernlands47304 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@Fleshox19-uz3qt3 жыл бұрын
Personally, I cannot think of a better fictional character as a role model. I still feel the same way as you described. And the m normal by the way.
@cmailmike3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Picard was and always will be my hero. Fictional or not, he was a man I could hold as an ideal in many ways, but he also allowed me to see that even great men have great character flaws. Picard is so much my hero that I have yet to watch the new series. I am worried it will deconstruct my hero.
@scotchwars34253 жыл бұрын
@@cmailmike you should watch Picard. He left his glorious star fleet career behind because of his morals. The show deconstructs starfleet. We've seen starfleet act villainous plenty of times. Picard finally got sick of the hypocrisy
@AAvfx3 жыл бұрын
I know them all. Yes. Thanks. I've learnt a lot from TNG about life and how people should act accordingly. I see it not only as a great TV show, but as a lighthouse to humanity.
@raven4k9982 жыл бұрын
Data is Dead
@fseigel2 жыл бұрын
I only wish that TNG was required in all High schools. Perhaps we wouldn’t be in the mess we find ourselves today. As Captain Picard said, “You [referring to our leaders today] lack a moral compass.”
@fseigel2 жыл бұрын
@@raven4k998 Data lives on forever in our minds and in our hearts.
@raven4k9982 жыл бұрын
@@fseigel I wish it to but not just for that you see there are so many high school drop outs on welfare cause they simply do not believe in themselves in star trek TNG was mandatory to watch learn and know how many of those would learn simple but life changing lessons like it's only impossible till it's not and there for wouldn't give up and drop out of high school being on welfare probably alot
@FreelancerFreak2 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of life lessons in the show. I learned a lot from it
@macbuff813 жыл бұрын
I had a very strained relationship with my dad. While he was around, he chose not to really be part of my life. I was born in 1981. The character of Picard in some ways became the dad I wanted to have. The show and especially speeches like these really helped shape my morals
@OrbitFallenAngel2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry that you didn't have a Dad around...😞 But, I agree with you on the level that Captain Picard is most definitely a great father figure to us all!! 💗 He was such a great Captain and his speeches always had *meaning* ...you just had to pay attention and *listen* !!! 🥰💗
@JDLupus2 жыл бұрын
I sincerely hope you're in a good place now, Internet stranger :)
@Jedi3912 жыл бұрын
Picard never made the sacrifices that a father makes so I don’t think he deserves the title of father. He is a great mentor though.
@troylowe8142 жыл бұрын
Picard would make an amazing dad. You know his kids would turn out great
@jeanpull12 жыл бұрын
@@troylowe814 He was. I believe the episode was called "Inner Light". He lives an entire lifetime in half an hour when an alien probe connects to his brain. He was even a Grandad!
@mmmfloorpie6 жыл бұрын
Remember when Star Trek was about ideals and principles and integrity and truth? Ah, I miss those days...
@testicularoxide50555 жыл бұрын
A terrible and sad shame the ridiculous sjw's havent understood what this series actually tried to say/show mankind what future we deserve...
@judithlize90825 жыл бұрын
uhmmm do u watch torture porn? sick
@ryanmaxwell21745 жыл бұрын
It's rather dissapointing that all the new movies can offer is nice CGI and cool explosions.
@lostnumbr5 жыл бұрын
until the micheal bay'd the crap out of it all, right?
@williamjenkins76125 жыл бұрын
Yes, I miss it so...
@cameroncunningham2044 жыл бұрын
Gene Roddenberry was an unbelievable gift to humanity
@noclu4u3843 жыл бұрын
He was also a CIA agent. Some have said he got his ideas from personal experiences in that role .
@supersonictumbleweed3 жыл бұрын
@@noclu4u384 if that's true it makes him even more epic
@kaygataki61633 жыл бұрын
I know it sounds silly but I’ve often wondered if Gene Roddenberry was from the future or another world. He seemed so advanced in his message, so futuristic in his vision. I grew up with TOS and watched all the series that followed. I have raised my children on Star Trek’s principles.
@Anarchist86ed3 жыл бұрын
@@kaygataki6163 Lulz. He didn't even come up with most of star trek. He didn't invent the concept of the federation.
@kaygataki61633 жыл бұрын
@@Anarchist86ed well, I learned something today. Thank you. Can you fill me in? Where did the concepts come from? Honestly curious.
@eacey2 жыл бұрын
“Hold your ground Mr Data” it’s hard to explain but Picard backing up data while simultaneously flexing his rank just gets me each time also that episode gets me each time.
@tyson314153 жыл бұрын
"Order a man to hand his child over to the state? Not while I am his Captian." I miss the old days...
@NoxLegend13 жыл бұрын
Im surprised there aren’t any angry lib comments here.
@raven4k9983 жыл бұрын
oh no your not captain I am (pulls out a phaser set to kill on Tyson31415 and fires killing him quickly and making his corpse disapear)
@fencserx94233 жыл бұрын
@@NoxLegend1 everyone loves ideals until it applies to trump supporters
@KopperNeoman2 жыл бұрын
The socialist is by nature subversive. Be it communist, nazi, fascist, feminist, or a million other breeds. The socialist cries out in pain as it strikes you. Then it claims to be the good guy in these stories, while it destroys them because it knows it is the villain.
@thade70622 жыл бұрын
@@NoxLegend1 Ya all those liberals that didnt want children in cages would be outraged by this quote /S
@georgecozma83765 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this a bit tipsy and just realized how lucky I was to see this show during my childhood. So many of his words define what I believe to be right to this day. The world needs more role-models like him.
@raven4k9982 жыл бұрын
yeah it taught you some important things like the impossible is only impossible till you learn how it is possible powerful ideas like that
@SecondQuantisation6 жыл бұрын
For those of us Star Trek lover born 1975-1985 Picard was a second father. Cultured, educated, moral. Stern without being vindicitive. Knowing the importance of discipline without being mindlessly robotic. Strict yet humoured. A combination of excellent writing and Patrick "THERE ARE 4 LIGHTS!!!" Stewart's acting genius. You can't watch "Drumhead" without thinking "I hope I can stand up for my beliefs like that if the time came."
@Shiirow6 жыл бұрын
In a Drumhead situation, today Picards speech would be labeled hate speech and he would be called a Nazi on social media and the news.
@Bradgilliswhammyman5 жыл бұрын
Picard dealt with his inner demons too. He had huge unresolved issues with his brother.@@Shiirow
@piotrd.48505 жыл бұрын
@@Shiirow you are right. Take Starship Troopers - the director, Paul Verhoven, misunterstood book, stopped reading it, called it fascist and tried to make anti-fascits pastiche, comedy (instead of putting Bill, the Galaxy Hero by H. Harrison) . 2 decades later, this very movie is accused of ... promoting fascism :D
@rareELL4 жыл бұрын
@@piotrd.4850 what? Lol can you explain more?
@OganySupreme4 жыл бұрын
I was born this millennium and I still feel this way about Picard.
@420van012 жыл бұрын
Captain Picard is a clear example of an ideal leader we could ever hope to have. It's too bad most world (country) leaders are not like Captain Picard.
@martinnickell28838 ай бұрын
The chief reasons we don't have more leaders like Picard are power and greed. When the love of money and power overshadow moral convictions, they are not leaders, but rather followers of an evil that consumes them while that evil appears to give them what their hearts desire. While doing so, they willingly sell their souls in pursuit of those puny rewards. Such rewards create irrevocable collateral damages in the form of the innocent people they claim to serve. THIS is the price WE ALL pay for their power and pursuits.
@pezz23457 ай бұрын
Honestly I think that we would need a good way to re-invoke and instill these common values of respect for the sanctity of life, and respect for others in how we bring up children in our societies. Maybe even a class where kids are asked to think about what kind of person that they want to be, and what values that they would want to uphold in their lives?
@tomlazar54632 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I had Captain Picard as a role model as a kid! I really looked up to him and still do.
@OganySupreme4 жыл бұрын
5:57 Did anyone notice how Picard said *our* history when talking to Data? He accepts him as another person, another human. Subtle, yet powerful.
@Valkbg3 жыл бұрын
Maybe you are right but he could have meant humanity as a whole and not Data. In the same video he says that Data is a new life and not human at all. He may consider him equal but not human
@thereisalwaysarainbowafter13643 жыл бұрын
@@Valkbg He may not be human, but this does not make him any less a good person. What defines being a person? You ask most people and they’ll say: “well, being human” and yet throughout history mankind has shown to be capable of the greatest horrors imaginable. We have given and taken away rights, we have slaughtered innocents just for pieces of land, and we have waged world wars over stupid shit. We claim to be evolved and yet we repeat the same mistakes throughout our history. My friend, we are no more than animals pretending to be something greater
@Valkbg3 жыл бұрын
@@thereisalwaysarainbowafter1364 Have I said anything contrary to this? We do have strayed into darkness many times but that struggle against our own malicious nature is also an indispensable human trait.
@IceWolfLoki3 жыл бұрын
But Data was made by humans so he is part of "our" history regardless.
@setokaiba67582 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too.
@protestifications7 жыл бұрын
I maintain that Picard mouthing off to the torturer is ultimate proof that he has balls of adamantium. I mean this guy can inflict the most grotesque pain on you, and you call him pitiable. What an absolute baller.
@Dargonhuman7 жыл бұрын
Balls of neutronium! (Neutronium is theoretically stronger than adamentium. Also, neutronium is a made-up metal from TNG, adamentium is from X-Men...)
@mattmaughan68717 жыл бұрын
Dargonhuman neutronium is material of pure neutrons. no protons or electrons. it is ultra dense on an atomic level. it is not made up it exists in small amounts in our universe.
@Dargonhuman7 жыл бұрын
matt maughan You there, with the logic? Yea, knock it off.
@shiningarmor28387 жыл бұрын
matt maughan I was under the impression that this form of matter was "degenerate matter"
@Dargonhuman7 жыл бұрын
Shining Armor You're thinking about SJWs...
@dallaslane69272 жыл бұрын
Back when Trek was written by adults...
@Christus-Veritas3 жыл бұрын
*"When the first link of the chain is forged, when the first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied - chains us all irrevocably. The first time any mans freedom is trodden on - we are all damaged !"* Never in my life would I think such a statement would be truer today more than ever !
@helmethead722 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right!!
@PlasmaCoolantLeak7 жыл бұрын
A friend once asked me if I could have anything I wanted, what would it be? I said "Patrick Stewart's voice." The man could make a drive-through menu sound like a Shakespearean soliloquy.
@guyincognito73085 жыл бұрын
NOW LET'S ALL GET DRUNK AND PLAY PING PONG!!!"
@kemchobhenchod4 жыл бұрын
I would like his voice too, but I'm mexican so it would probably look a little funny.
@CellGames20063 жыл бұрын
It's possible to gain his voice over practice. Brent Spiner did.
@lakecountynaturalist76173 жыл бұрын
Patrick's voice is like music to me.
@JingleJangle2564 жыл бұрын
“Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who cloth themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged... spreading fear in the name of righteousness.” A quote more relevant now than ever.
@marcuswalters80934 жыл бұрын
I do not lie, I was literally twirling my moustache when this quote came up.
@dog_chasing_cars75764 жыл бұрын
Still is
@tomboychan51234 жыл бұрын
Social justice warriors.
@tperfect72414 жыл бұрын
@@tomboychan5123 ?
@nah884 жыл бұрын
Modern day liberals!
@CriminyChicken4 жыл бұрын
"I will take this to starfleet myself" "I AM starfleet" "Not yet" *Pulls out phaser "It's treason then.
@Wundai3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha nice!
@randomguy30343 жыл бұрын
...Do it!
@kronoscamron74123 жыл бұрын
lol
@whoawhereami74352 жыл бұрын
Lol
@djsmartbomb54823 жыл бұрын
"Starfleet was founded to seek out new life! Well there it sits!" - Jean Luc Picard
@tkopp109763 жыл бұрын
And then they shat all over this legacy by creating an army of slave androids in ST Picard
@godminnette23 жыл бұрын
@@tkopp10976 Though it would be argued that those androids, with no real form of adaptable consciousness or meaningful intelligence, with no positronic brain or large amount of processing power or desire for self-preservation, were not in the same category as Data. Besides, we have seen that the Federation and Star Fleet have fallen from the era of TNG following the fear cultivated during conflicts with the Borg and Dominion.
@explosivemodesonicmauricet15972 жыл бұрын
@@tkopp10976 PIC is now a fanon discontinuity so......
@Arundodonax7 жыл бұрын
Whenever you get stuck or are unsure what to do, just remember to ask yourself one question... What would Picard do?
@Moviefan2k47 жыл бұрын
I prefer "What did Jesus do?"
@Grunk1007 жыл бұрын
Picard is Jesus.
@Moviefan2k47 жыл бұрын
Grunk100 Not according to him. When that woman tried bowing to him, Picard said, "I do not deserve it". Jesus responded differently, when people worshiped him in the first century.
@CarrowMind7 жыл бұрын
If Jesus did exist, he would have certainly been clinically insane, and at least highly egomaniacal, afteral. he kept saying he was the "Son of God" and could perform miracles which were more likely sleight of hand tricks to fool superstitious people. Of course he would act differently if someone bowed to him, he loved it. He only preached selflessness and humbleness because it made him look good.
@jasonbean72967 жыл бұрын
+CarrowMind rubbish.
@logicplague5 жыл бұрын
"The Drumhead" has never been more relevant than now.
@ryanm72635 жыл бұрын
Ah, the 90's, when freedom and personal liberty were found on the left. Seems today the left is more interested in 'savagely curtailing' freedom and personal liberty.
@coreydolan32395 жыл бұрын
Ryan MacFarlane Hilarious.
@jayyu82295 жыл бұрын
Ryan MacFarlane I’ve noticed too, the two parties seemed to have switched roles in the last fifty years.
@55Quirll4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the speech he gave, it is extremely relavent today since the Govt is chaining up Rights/Liberties and few people are voicing outrage over it.
@TheFluffyDuck4 жыл бұрын
Too many people are concerned with rights, they have forgotten liberty.
@sonicguyver74453 жыл бұрын
TNG was the height of Star Trek. Some of the moral and ethical challenges they dared to take on will help it stand the test of time. This show was meant to be the shining beacon on the hill, the promise of what we could be if we could rise above what we are now. And the character of Picard was a wonderful way of showing how patience and wisdom could strength. I hope someday we will have enough optimism for our own future that we can believe this could be it again.
@FL-gg4dq3 жыл бұрын
This show is too good for us ... That moment with O'Brien ... So touching like a father giving advice to his son
@tzvikrasner60734 жыл бұрын
The "Four Lights" episode was one of the greatest pieces of television artwork ever created.
@its_me_the_redhead3 жыл бұрын
It is - and it is based on George Orwell's 1984, one of the greatest pieces of futuristic fiction ever created.
@matthewgarland6933 жыл бұрын
Agreed. That episode is so fantastic.
@antbric65153 жыл бұрын
back on the Enterprise he told Deanna he saw 5 lights. chilling ending.
@Double-R-Nothing3 жыл бұрын
@@antbric6515 Meaning?
@Tvirus122 жыл бұрын
Basically someone read 1984 and and said, you know if PIcard was in Winston Smith position, this would be so much better...
@broromir25207 жыл бұрын
"...Not while Im his captain" gave me the chills.
@mikehunt89466 жыл бұрын
Really demonstrates how much clout and influence Picard had within the federation aswell, where he can directly challenge the decision of an admiral.
@IblameBlame6 жыл бұрын
Mike Hunt he'd still say it if he didn't have a chance in the challenge.
@DisgaeaFan7076 жыл бұрын
To be fair, the admiral was ordering Data to turn over a proven sentient life-form. (since Picard defined an androids rights back in season 2, what the admiral was ordering Data to do was illegal.) The admiral would have been court-martialed, and most likely stripped of his rank. Methinks Picard knew the admiral did not have a leg to stand on. :P
@curseofgladstone49816 жыл бұрын
River Acheron And isnt there a rule today that if you take part in something illegal being ordered to do it isnt a viable defense.
@DisgaeaFan7076 жыл бұрын
Yes Dragon, thats why Picard had zero fucks to give
@ladams3912 жыл бұрын
Picard is everything I aspire to be, myself. He is the very definition of a philosopher king, a leader as thoughtful and compassionate as he is strong and charismatic.
@bethanycampione3558 Жыл бұрын
"And what he says with irony, I say with conviction. 'What a piece of work is man'!"
@morbik17 жыл бұрын
Captain Picard - the greatest ideal that humanity has ever envisioned. I couldn't have said it any better than this: 'I wish I could say you've been like a father to me but I've never had one so I don't know what it feels like, but if there was someone in this universe that I could choose to be like, someone who I would want to be proud of me, it's you. You who have the heart of an explorer and a soul of a poet.' - Tasha Yar.
@shivaranjanmenon15434 жыл бұрын
I cried at that last line Year spoke abt Picard. Possibly the best and most beautiful description of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
@A.KZydik4 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who sees Picard like I do... Like he truly are. .
@stillfunkyfox7 жыл бұрын
The Drumhead must be one of the best TV episodes of anything ever.
@testicularoxide50555 жыл бұрын
Drumhead speaks volumes... Hopefully loud enough to drown out the destructive oppression of the sjw's...
@feralbigdog5 жыл бұрын
@@testicularoxide5055 i agree 1 million percent
@igorschmidlapp69875 жыл бұрын
@@testicularoxide5055 Or the Trumpanzees...
@nicholassmith79845 жыл бұрын
@@igorschmidlapp6987 Any fanatics, really.
@cristianrusu25294 жыл бұрын
@@testicularoxide5055 Are you freaking high? What kind of mental gymnastics do you need to do to assert that TNG is against social justice?
@kronoscamron74123 жыл бұрын
His character is uncompromising in his principles, he refuses to win if it means sacrificing his honor in the process. its warrior's honor, much respect.
@stevencleere49123 жыл бұрын
The grave sadness and regret on Picard's face...the utter despair in his voice after they accidentally kill the alien mother.... is so powerful and underrated. He looks truly and utterly stunned and lost in that moment, as if he has betrayed everything he believes in.
@fastertrackcreative Жыл бұрын
When was that?
@NYCZ318 ай бұрын
@@fastertrackcreative 4:03
@DoctorCataclysm5 жыл бұрын
"Order a man to give his child to the State? Not while I'm his Captain." My favorite quote of his.
@Newtube_Channel5 жыл бұрын
People will gladly submit themselves to the state, left, right and center
@peterbear44137 жыл бұрын
Jean-Luc Picard, warrior poet. And as completely awesome as he his, it's due in no small measure to the man who played him, the inimitable Sir Patrick Stewart. The man, out of character, is every bit as powerful a speaker and a champion of right as any character he's ever played. Look up some of his speeches about domestic violence, for instance... and know that they weren't scripted, but from the heart. That is even more heroic.
@purvipatel68416 жыл бұрын
Peter Bear I'm not surprised he would speak eloquently about domestic violence...I saw an interview once where he said he grew up in a domestic violent household...he grew up watching his father beat his mother...
@VTX001286 жыл бұрын
True his old man had PTSD a WW2 vet.
@tome57a6 жыл бұрын
Very well said.
@beingsshepherd5 жыл бұрын
Moral men do not accept knighthoods.
@davidc.28785 жыл бұрын
@@beingsshepherd : moral men don't spit on honors gratuitously. There is nothing complicit about accepting a Knighthood from a monarch that is entirely a figurehead and without political power.
@gnewman4651 Жыл бұрын
It’s so easy to ridicule these early episodes of TNG, but I think this is where Picard laid the foundations for being the most popular captain. That dialogue…that delivery…we want more of this. This, this that stimulates thought and feeling. That’s what Trek has always been about…
@saturnstorm853 жыл бұрын
The pep talk he gave to Wesley when he didn't get accepted to the academy was also amazing- not historical or about morality but showed how good of a leader he was. Able to inspire and encourage him without coming across as trite or pity.
@ArcLightShock376 жыл бұрын
"Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged." I feel this one is particularly applicable in our current political and social climate.
@marcuswalters80934 жыл бұрын
Twirling my moustache as I read this quote. After hearing the quote whilst twirling my moustache before. Maybe I twirl my moustache too much.
@Chatoyancify4 жыл бұрын
Both sides have people who twirl their mustaches and when they're online they add an evil 'lol'.
@kuribo17 жыл бұрын
Say what what you want about Sisko or any incarnation of Kirk, they honestly do not hold a candle when compared to the integrity and thoughtfulness of Picard. The epitome of a Captain.
@metamorphicorder5 жыл бұрын
kuribo1 picard. Sisko. Janeway. Kirk. Archer. They were all good in their own way. Even archer. I wish they were going to go forward with riker as captain of the titan. I read some of the books and they certainly had the spirit of TNG and voyager in them with not too much of the new wave of sjw malarkey in them. Im curious to see what they do with the new picard series. Odd that they went with a very elderly stewart over frakes. I know frakes has put on the weight and honestly looks kinda like hes been sitting at the bar in ten forward or the happy bottom riding club since tng ended, stewart with some make up i guess is more camera friendly.
@duffyjohnson775 жыл бұрын
metamorphicorder explain “sjw malarkey”.
@alexparris77695 жыл бұрын
the overt destruction of established lore and characters to meet specific diversity quotas, snarky and disrespectful (not to mention entirely unrealistic) crew interactions and for some reason, rather than focus on inclusivity as Trek always did, actively alienating a specific demo to pander to the rest. Essentially, less overt/blatant virtue signaling with tropes and more along the lines of rationalizing of and proper reasoning of the values they would seek to inspire in people. Star Trek accomplished a lot of social progress in it's day by imploring logic and rationale... and some really good writing i might ad, to invite everyone to the same table... not the sjw trek of today which is actively lecturing and alienating swaths of its audience today. Old Trek invited EVERYONE to the table. Modern trek (little t for a reason) kicks people out so it can bring in the few, all while completely destroying epic timelines and characters for lack luster rehashes. Discovery... I can't even really comment on because it hurt my fandom so bad haha. And I'm not alone.
@duffyjohnson775 жыл бұрын
Alex Parris These shows are created by people who live in their own times, not the 1960s or 1980s. The scripts are going to reflect the mores of the real world in which they are created. It really can’t be any other way. If you think the contemporary writers are going to keep the characters the same as they were 50 years ago you’re nuts. If you like the characters the way they used to be written then watch the old shows because they will never change. Just like yourself.
@nolanmartin48135 жыл бұрын
@@alexparris7769 group think is scary...
@Nefylym3 ай бұрын
Stalwart, disciplined, compassionate. A paragon among leaders. By far my favorite captain in any universe.
@ilcorvo95593 жыл бұрын
“Belay that order, Mr.Data” so well delivered
@ryancraig93527 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest characters in all of fiction. He'll be studied centuries from now.
@Arhainthemerc4 жыл бұрын
“Sometimes I think the only reason I come here is to listen to these wonderful speeches of yours”. Why you got to call me out like that Q?
@CellGames20063 жыл бұрын
That is the reason a lot of people are watching the show.
@nkiitm Жыл бұрын
6 years ago in the comments - "Picard's speeches are more relevant now than ever" 4 years ago in the comments - "Picard's speeches are more relevant now than ever" 2 years ago in the comments - "Picard's speeches are more relevant now than ever" Today - "Picard's speeches are more relevant now than ever" 10 years later in the comments - "Picard's speeches are more relevant now than ever"
@tek5123 жыл бұрын
The form Star Trek has taken now indicates that we, as a species, have lost hope. I much prefer the idealistic future Gene Roddenberry first dreamed of.
@RowanBarkRoo3 жыл бұрын
Gene Roddenberry was well ahead of his time, and I proudly hoped for the future he envisioned ^_^
@Dream1463 жыл бұрын
That was always the point of star trek, in a sea of dystopian sci fi and post apocalypses there was one show that dared ask, "what if managed to rise above our base nature and hold ourselves to a higher ideal?"
@Cheese_Boi19863 жыл бұрын
it was DS9 that changed how starfleet worked and it proved that peace came through power and kirk was well kirk "we come in peace shoot to kill " lol
@teleportedbreadfor3days3 жыл бұрын
Inquisitor Maplesden I find that to be untrue. Starfleet and the Alpha Quadrant, especially, as a whole were under threat of being annihilated by Changelings and their 'Dominion', because they believed 'solids', as they called them, to be evil, since Changelings were feared by them and soon after were being hunted, beaten and killed. Starfleet had to stop them while desperately trying to hold onto what they were because of how deadly and technologically advanced the Dominion was. They weren't like their usual enemies like the Cardassians and the Romulans; Not only were they not willing to sit just around but strike openly and devastatingly, but while entire planets became war zones, there were other Changelings who sought to cause infighting and destroy alliances with different methods than the Romulans ever did. One time a Changeling almost made the Bajoran star go supernova to wipe out an Earth, Romulan and Klingon fleet, alongside Deep Space 9 and Bajor. Starfleet couldn't just spy on and monitor the Dominion, not counting certain reasons such as their location and how secret it was. If they did anything like that, the Dominion would just keep striking, therefor they had to be stopped. fter all, they've already been around for 2,000 years. Besides, why would Starfleet, after everything, suddenly decide their ways weren't enough anymore? Starfleet's purpose is exploration and peaceful diplomacy, and they've always been very strong from that. If you're seriously thinking about Star Trek: Picard, I consider that entire story and everything that will come from that to be apart of an alternate universe, where everything is distorted.
@Cheese_Boi19863 жыл бұрын
@Hannibal Barca i disagree and ive been a Trekkie since early 90s so life long fan here who enjoys discovery and i find it ironic that trek fans who are meant to be accepting of new ideas, peace ect.... are the nastiest pieces of shit in the sci fi community followed closely by star wars fans
@taylormorgan64415 жыл бұрын
"Jean-Luc....sometimes I think the only reason I come here is to listen to these wonderful speeches of yours." This pretty much sums up my relationship with TNG.
@PerthTowne4 жыл бұрын
When Star Trek: The Next Generation is dubbed into other languages and not heard in the original English, I often wonder how much is lost by not being able to hear Patrick Stewart speak in his own voice. He is such an outstanding actor, and his voice is so much a part of that.
@stampede1222 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a few ‘lost in translation’ moments
@Smokey2982 жыл бұрын
I always view foreign language films in their original language with english subtitles.
@stuartrobertkennedy86083 жыл бұрын
I like how they used Stewart's background with Shakespeare and theatre to make Picard more a diplomatic and thoughtful captain compared with kirk, where his words hurt more than any physical damage he could do
@Kickback-dm7zt2 жыл бұрын
Truly a Shakespearian and stage trained actor.. Patrick Stewart was the PERFECT actor for the role of Captain Picard.
@thelittledane60928 жыл бұрын
" Above all else, Star Trek is a reminder of what we CAN BE! " Now, this is not my quote, but it sounds great :)
@danielhaire66777 жыл бұрын
Where other sci-fi shows humanity falling into the worst of times, Star Trek always stood out to me for showing how far we can rise instead.
@thelittledane60927 жыл бұрын
Daniel Haire Exactly :)
@holoversehd12457 жыл бұрын
Thelittle Dane I can cheer to That! star trek gives me that same sensation!
@My2Cents16 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of another one of Picard's observations "Can anyone remember when we used to be explorers...?" It's sad how even Star Trek has started abandoning those ideals. They seem to focus more on "how we got there" rather than that future itself. Even in the future of TNG/DS9/Voy, things seem bleak. Temporal cold war, corruption, the Federation developing more and more into a military fascist power etc. Why do they keep focusing on all the negative stuff in Star Trek anymore? Because that's the zeitgeist. People don't want happy touchy feely anymore, but strife and hardship. Of course... what nobody is getting is that you CAN have both. TNG had it every week! In other words, we need a new (obviously modernized since the 80s) TNG-like Star Trek show. Where the people are actually happy and full of hope in-between the weekly mortal peril.
@RMRobin7373msn6 жыл бұрын
I was there when Star Trek - The Original Series appeared. And I was there when they cancelled the entire series because it was too "cerebral" for anyone to watch. And I was there when it was relaunched and became the most watched reshown series in television history despite what the (progressive / liberal) high minded leaders of Hollywood thought it could be. A template of what we could be. And what we should be.
@lisbethanja6164 жыл бұрын
, " their are times sir that men of good conscience cannot blindly fallow orders " It was true in the past and it's damm true present day 👍👍
@isaiahwelch80663 жыл бұрын
"When the first link of the chain is forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all, irrevocably." Truer words have never been spoken, and given today's climate, I wish Big Tech would think about this, because it is not anyone political suppressing speech, a technological oligarchy is. If you want to know how and where it began...well...there it is: Wise words from a TV character who knows the lessons of history, and does not stay silent on how things so delicately balanced, could become so quickly unbalanced. The Captain's wisdom is needed now, more than ever.
@isaiahwelch8066 Жыл бұрын
@Bob Smith : No such thing as "hate speech." There is only speech that people don't like, or speech that offends people. Anybody who doesn't understand this has missed the point -- because to tell the truth, requires one to risk offense. To risk speaking something another person may find "hateful." And nobody, public or private, has the right or authority to stop someone from speaking where mere words are involved. If those words constitute a "call to action," then it becomes incitement. So it would seem as if _you_ have missed the point.
@tardiskeeper611 ай бұрын
Social media platforms are not neutral. If they allow hatred to spread then they are in part responsible for the outcome. Posts that encourage violence for example, or harasses people because of race, sexuality etc. By being passive, those who hold such views win.
@isaiahwelch806611 ай бұрын
@@tardiskeeper6 : Not true. If it were true, what you said, then newspapers and other legacy media, from Time magazine to Rolling Stone, could, would, and should be held to the same standard. But they're not. Why? Freedom of the press. However, that leads me into a deeper point: The Communications Decency Act, specifically Section 230. If social media platforms want to be neutral, and have liability protections, then they cannot gatekeep people and what they say. This is why alleged "Community Standards" or "Community Guidelines" shouldn't exist. Because by gate-keeping end users of a platform, they act just like a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times when they publish opinion pieces. But the newspapers don't have liability protections, while the social media platforms do. They need to pick a side and stick with that side: Either let people say whatever they want, and have liability protections; or gate-keep and risk being sued over their operating policies and rules, which, unlike now, would be crystal-clear with little to no ambiguity. Thus it would be that YT, Truth Social, Rumble, Odyssee, Twitter, Instagram, FaceBook, etc., would have to actually do work to ensure they follow the law. This is why social media platforms are technically neutral, with a gate-keeping bent. However, if phone service carriers like Sprint or Verizon can't be held liable for the users of their services, then neither can the social media platforms if they are actually neutral. This is why if a social media user were to stalk, harass, etc. another user, then the platform, if neutral, can't do anything or be held liable. If social media platforms want to have community guidelines and boot, ban, or otherwise control who uses the platform, then they should be subject to lawsuits. Regardless, criminal activity is not at all protected, and neither can social media platforms determine what is or is not criminal activity, which is what the law already does.
@nomaambundy99892 жыл бұрын
In so many ways Picard was the father I never had, and never knew I needed. Whomever these writers where I salute them.
@erictaylor54625 жыл бұрын
Who wants to feel old? At the time of this episode, the oldest regular cast member, Patrick Stewart (Picard) was 47. The youngest cast member Wil Wheaton (W. Crusher) was 15. This July (2019) Will Wheaton will celebrate his 47th birthday.
@ehbenson29483 жыл бұрын
Shut up Will!
@erictaylor54623 жыл бұрын
@@ehbenson2948 He spells it with one L "Wil."
@Charmolution3 жыл бұрын
Does that mean Patrick Stewart is 15 now?
@erictaylor54623 жыл бұрын
@@Charmolution Why would it mean that? He is still 32 years older than Wil Wheaton. You do know how ages work, right?
@justanotherasian43953 жыл бұрын
Eric Taylor I don’t think you got the joke
@tuxthepeng7 жыл бұрын
I feel that every American, nay, every human on planet Earth, needs to watch this video and take Picard's words to heart.
@yellowblanka60587 жыл бұрын
Look at some of the comments on this very video, too many people are so absorbed in their own preconceptions, biases (ingrained from their upbringing/personal experiences etc.), delusions, and echo chambers that his words fall on deaf ears.
@HamanKarn5676 жыл бұрын
That's why humanity will never achieve the utopian perfect future that Star Trek has.
@DarthMalgusSith_Lord6 жыл бұрын
they need to learned the political field and viewpoint of Star Trek
@patriciadechenier57405 жыл бұрын
Star Trek's politics are no more real than the backdrops to its sound stages. But we CAN let what is admirable and inspiring about Jean-Luc Picard and Star Trek inform the necessary and sufficient things we must be and do in our real lives. Then we will be honoring Patrick Stewart's characterization of Picard in the finest way possible.
@guyledouche79398 ай бұрын
3:15 That little smirk is one of my favorite Picard moments. His career, his command, he doesn't give af...he just does what's right.
@matrix1285003 жыл бұрын
The best Captain and the most compelling series.
@EasleySmash7 жыл бұрын
This compilation is so damn good. I'm in law school right now and I try to incorporate some of these quotes in my arguments whenever possible. They give me strength. They give me perspective. Thanks!
@keithode17376 жыл бұрын
Picard inspires a laywer. I hope the irony isn't lost on you.
@greenanubis6 жыл бұрын
Lol, youre a lawman, law and clients are your perspective.
@TheBashar3276 жыл бұрын
Listen to it twice whenever someone is trying to create a law to criminalize speech! Nay, thrice!
@DarthMalgusSith_Lord6 жыл бұрын
you should quit being a lawyer and go for the Judge position
@sarahkinsey54345 жыл бұрын
I'm doing an informative speech on Star Trek and how it relates to current issues, focusing on diversity, morality and mental health.
@purvipatel68416 жыл бұрын
How relevant Picard's arguments still are! Now more than ever...
@Monochromicornicopia5 жыл бұрын
morality is always relevant
@theguy60375 жыл бұрын
@@Monochromicornicopia Exactly, a society without a stable sense of morality will descend into chaos.
@Monochromicornicopia5 жыл бұрын
@@theguy6037 Unfortunately many people believe that morality can only come from an ancient book of nonsense..
@theguy60375 жыл бұрын
@@Monochromicornicopia Even if you don't believe in the religious aspects of ancient books There is allways wisdom hidden in such books. Aesop's fables had life lessons within its stories. You shouldn't dismiss all ancient books as complete nonsense.
@Monochromicornicopia5 жыл бұрын
@@theguy6037 Stop pretending as if the "wisdom" found in holy books can ONLY be found in those texts. There's nothing in Aesop's fables that can't be found elsewhere, as far as wisdom is concerned.
@aethertech3 жыл бұрын
Remember when TV shows had a REAL lesson to teach, about true moral dilemmas, and what good character really is?
@Vincent.Morreale2 жыл бұрын
Went from Discovery to this. TNG is the real Star Trek.
@Nananki6 жыл бұрын
A minute and a half in and now I have to go watch "Measure of a Man" again. God damn we need Star Trek like this again, I miss my television dad Captain Picard.
@willgirvan24914 жыл бұрын
Star trek taught me one thing above all else. The strong must stand up for the weak and speak for the voiceless
@makkaschatsanddits78993 жыл бұрын
Will Girvan that’s true
@sgt.bonkers87063 жыл бұрын
I guess you got it backwards. In advocating for the weak, you just rid them of their own voices even further. Give a man fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and he'll never go hungry. Instead of playing advocate, ally, or whatever moral busybodies call it these days, just teach them how to explore and determine their true needs, how to speak up for themselves, and how to communicate said needs, WITHOUT planting any ideas that you deem fit to be there. If you determine their needs, or believe to know them already, all you teach them is to stand behind you, trust your judgement (even if you've just been told by your moral superiors yourself), and never dare to think for themselves.
@jonathan41893 жыл бұрын
no YOU got it backwards. People already know what they need and how to ask for it. You don't need to teach them that. (Okay now someone else reply and un-ironically posture about how I got morality wrong so we can keep this value-signaling party going!)
@sgt.bonkers87063 жыл бұрын
@@jonathan4189 It's not about morality, it's about psychology. And you'd be amazed to find out how little most people usually understand about themselves. The worst thing people can face are other people and ideologies that claim to have all the answers for them.
@jonathan41893 жыл бұрын
Tell me about the psychology of yelling at people on the internet who make simple, innocuous statements and criticizing things they DIDN'T say because you feel like you have all the answers to questions no one asked you about.
@oremonger20533 жыл бұрын
His “Here it sits” speech defending Data’s sentience is my favorite.
@mitchtavio3 жыл бұрын
Patrick Stewart's performance in Measure of a Man is sooo incredible. What an actor.
@danfieldingistheman30716 жыл бұрын
"Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life WELL THERE IT SITS!". EPIC!!!
@Justin-Hill-19876 жыл бұрын
Jean-Luc Picard is the galactic Phoenix Wright. "Objection!"
@starskunk5 жыл бұрын
@@Justin-Hill-1987 If they make another Phoenix Wright game and have voice actors, I'd love to see Patrick Stewart voicing a prosecutor :)
@CKE142B7 жыл бұрын
There... Are.... .... Four Lights!
@Teboski787 жыл бұрын
AHHHA-YOU ARE A SIX YEAR OLD BOY-AHHHA! YOU CANNOT HURT ME!
@metamorphicorder5 жыл бұрын
I came to see if anyone put this up. If it wasnt i was going to.
@reichlinsmall97655 жыл бұрын
It sucks that you have to separate the ellipses, otherwise your android phone will forever connect them to those words! #IFeelYourAndroidPain
@michaelbrewer90745 жыл бұрын
This 2 part episode is one of the best of Jean Luc Picard. So much real acting. Dont forget the part at the very end when Picard was talking with Troi and admitted that in the end he felt he could see 5 lights. That was so profound to me in my youth. Seeing that brainwashing could happen.
@marduk_ashur5 жыл бұрын
Those bathroom fixture lights... Allways a problem when used for torturing people.
@TheJECNova3 жыл бұрын
Breaks my heart hearing many of these quotes again. Some, more than others. Where are the Sir Patrick Stewart's and Jean-Luc Picard's, to bring stability and honor and safety, to our world gone insane?
@stevetheduck14258 ай бұрын
Lost among the fake, populist lowest common denominator nationalists. Most cannot discern the real from the fakes.
@christianguenther12762 жыл бұрын
No other actor could have played Captain Picard so eloquently, mixed with humor and intelligence. Bravo, Sir Patrick Stewart 👍👍👍