Weekly Geeky Question #37: Patrick Stewart’s New Star Trek Project

Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #37, and this week, Rod’s question is very topical from a Geeky perspective:

What’s my suggestion for a new Star Trek project featuring Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard?

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Tapestry [6.15]

Injured on an away mission and potentially dying, Picard experiences an “afterlife” in which Q appears to him, and gives him a chance to change mistakes of his youth. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – True Q [6.6]

Amanda Rogers, a gifted young student, comes on board the Enterprise as an intern.  However, it turns out that she is being tested by Q, since her parents were members of the Q Continuum who had chosen to live as human beings. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Qpid [4.20]

As the Enterprise hosts an archeology conference, Picard re-encounters Vash and renews his romance.  Her presence makes him uncomfortable, as it turns out that he’s never told any of his crew about her.  Q also shows up, feeling indebted to teach Picard a lesson about the dangers of love.  To this end, he transport Picard, Vash, and the command crew of the Enterprise into a Robin Hood-fantasy

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three Summary

Some argue that Season 3 is the best season of Next Generation.  I am withholding such judgments until I finish reviewing the whole series, but it is certainly miles ahead of what went on before.  Where Season 2 definitely displayed an overall upswing of quality, it’s with Season 3 that the show truly hits its stride, producing more than just a handful of truly “great” episodes.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Deja Q [3.13]

As the Enterprise struggles to help a world whose moon’s orbit is inexplicably decaying, Q suddenly turns up having been kicked out of the Continuum, stripped of his powers, and turned into a human. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Two Summary

So here we are, at the end of the second season of Star Trek:  The Next Generation.  22 episodes, a smaller compliment than any other season, because of a writer’s strike.  The result is a show that has improved a lot in terms of direction, pacing, tone and overall production value, and yet is wildly inconsistent in terms of writing and storytelling.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Q Who [2.16]

Q turns up asking to be allowed to join the Enterprise crew, to serve as guide for the unknown dangers that lie ahead.  When Picard refuses, Q determines to prove that the Enterprise is not ready for what is out there, and facilitates an encounter with the Borg

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Hide and Q [1.9]

On the way to responding a serious disaster, the Enterprise  again encounters Q, who has come to offer Commander Riker the power of the Q

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Encounter at Farpoint [1.1]

The Enterprise, newly commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, heads to Farpoint Station at the edge of the explored part of the galaxy, tasked to discover how the natives were able to build the perfect Starfleet facility so quickly.  On their way, they are intercepted by the immensely powerful being Q