Patrick Stewart (1940–2026): Remembering Picard and a Stage Great

What a loss.

I was skeptical about when it first appeared — what heresies would be coming our way? But even if The Next Generation took itself much more seriously than its predecessor and, not a plus, was considerably more preachy, I was soon won over. Good writing and a grand collection of characters will do that, even if I feared for the crew’s medical care: “Bones” > Beverly.

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What a loss.

I was skeptical about when it first appeared — what heresies would be coming our way? But even if The Next Generation took itself much more seriously than its predecessor and, not a plus, was considerably more preachy, I was soon won over. Good writing and a grand collection of characters will do that, even if I feared for the crew’s medical care: “Bones” > Beverly.