Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' Captain and 'X-Men' Superhero, Dies At 86 (hollywoodreporter.com) 89
Slashdot readers Cpt_Kirks, eklektic, sconeu, and Vrallis share the unfortunate news of Patrick Stewart's passing. Longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said Stewart died Wednesday at the age of 86 at his home in Los Angeles following "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia."
"He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all," Bush Novak wrote. "We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace."
The acclaimed British actor became a science-fiction icon as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. Beyond those iconic roles, Stewart earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for performances in Moby Dick, The Lion in Winter, Extras, Hamlet, and Blunt Talk. He later returned to his most famous role in Star Trek: Picard.
"He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all," Bush Novak wrote. "We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace."
The acclaimed British actor became a science-fiction icon as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. Beyond those iconic roles, Stewart earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for performances in Moby Dick, The Lion in Winter, Extras, Hamlet, and Blunt Talk. He later returned to his most famous role in Star Trek: Picard.
Farewell (Score:5, Insightful)
Rest in peace, Captain. Engage.
Re:Farewell (Score:4, Insightful)
Make it so Number One.
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He brought credibility to a genera that had previously been lacking in it. Instead of cheesy dialogue and hammy plots, he showed that it could be a solid drama with great performances from the actors. Then he did it again for superhero movies.
His final movie, Avengers Doomsday, is going to be bitter sweet.
He's seen everything (Score:2)
Re: He's seen everything (Score:2)
He's so good at comedy and it's under praised.
He was great on SNL too.
Re: He's seen everything (Score:2)
And words for those who never saw star trek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
No respect for Scifi (Score:2)
I'm amused, but 100% not surprised, that his award nominations were all for non scifi/fantasy roles.
But then, before Harry Potter and LotR, there was zero respect for scifi/fantasy in most awards. LotR, especially, transcended from "incredible fantasy movie" to "incredible movie".
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That shit is for nerds who dress up as wood elves.
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Excuse me. *Geeks* dress up like fairy tail furries.
Nerds watch star trek and do epic shit for God and country:
Always a âoehands-onâ explosives expert, Kistiakowsky and his colleagues would X-ray the implosion-shaped charges and identify flaws, such as air pockets. For the Trinity charges, hours before the test, he worked through the night using a dentistâ(TM)s drill to reach the voids to fill them with explosive. When asked about working with large quantities of explosivesâ"during a time when the hazards of explosives were much less understood and there were not todayâ(TM)s HE safety programsCitation42â"Kistiakowsky was quoted as saying, âoeI was completely confident. Besides, you donâ(TM)t worry about it. I mean if fifty pounds of explosive goes [off] in your lap, you have no worries.â
https://www.tandfonline.com/do... [tandfonline.com]
RIP Patrick Stewart. Picard was my favorite. And I also enjoyed his MacBeth.
I'm crushed (Score:5, Interesting)
Patrick Steward was such a massive part of my life, and that of hundred of millions of humans. Going to rewatch TNG one more time.
"If you remember what we were, and how we lived, then we'll have found life again. Now we live in you." --TNG episode "Inner Light"
Oh, and one more time, fuck you Alex Kurtzman.
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He was a large part of my life growing up in the late 80s and 90s.
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Patrick Steward was such a massive part of my life, and that of hundred of millions of humans. Going to rewatch TNG one more time.
"If you remember what we were, and how we lived, then we'll have found life again. Now we live in you." --TNG episode "Inner Light"
Oh, and one more time, fuck you Alex Kurtzman.
The ending of Inner Light was so sad to me. His entire family gone in a flash.
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Patrick Steward was such a massive part of my life
So much a part of your life that you don't even know how to spell his name.
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Kurtzman gave us Picard. Although it had some severe problems, it did also give us some great moments with Patrick and Picard.
It's a shame it never reached the highs of Strange New Worlds or Prodigy in terms of the writing, but I'm glad we got it.
Don't forget... (Score:5, Funny)
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Robin Hood Men in Tights
"It's good to be the king" - Rabbi Tuckman
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Robin Hood Men in Tights
That's the good thing about Sir Patrick Stewart, he was a serious actor that also loved to make us laugh, he was on quite a few British comedies including Ricky Gervais' Extras. He was never above taking the mick out of himself.
It's the Cosmonaut ! (Score:2)
I remember being in cinema watching Robin Hood Men in Tights when Sir Patrick Stewart appears as King Richard and is very careful to show off his bald head through the crown.
Close to my seat a kid watching the movie started shouting so that everyone in the cinema could hear him: "It's the cosmonaut !".
He was so natural in his role as Captain Picard that many people believed him to be a real astronaut/cosmonaut/(taikonaut maybe ?)
Boldly going where no one has gone before. (Score:3)
Nothing escapes the Universe, so he's free now to travel it and explore.
You will always live on in everything you did.
From Excalibur to Captain Picard.
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May he come to port in the sunset boat,
May he go among the imperishable stars,
May he journey in the Boat of a Million Years.
— The Book of Going Forth by Daylight (Theban recension, ca. 18th Dynasty)
Farewell captain (Score:3)
While I started early on with reruns of TOS, TNG was 'my' Trek I grew up on.
Blunt Talk doesn't get enough credit. It was pretty damned good.
Darmok (Score:5, Insightful)
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Kamin and Batai, at rest.
Sokath, his eyes uncovered! (Score:5, Insightful)
Picard and Dathon at El-Adre.
Stewart, with sails unfurled
MrKaos, his eyes red.
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Ok, fine. I'll just cry at work. Thanks.
We'll always have Risa (Score:2)
Makes me want to play that alien flute.
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
Don't forget Julius Ceasar (Score:5, Insightful)
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"I, Claudius," you uncultured swine. Much better than Star Trek, but unfortunately recorded on 70s videotape.
Re:Don't forget Julius Ceasar (Score:5, Informative)
"I, Claudius," you uncultured swine. Much better than Star Trek, but unfortunately recorded on 70s videotape.
I deserved that. I also deserve a second lashing for failing to mention the original Dune movie. Having read the book I could follow and enjoy the movie, we except for the sonic weapons. But that's the writers. :-)
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He was cast by Robert H. Justman. Roddenberry had different ideas about who Picard was supposed to be, but in the end going with a British actor with that commanding voice, a mixture of Yorkshire and stage trained, turned out to be perfect for the role. Steward brought gravitas and subtlety to the role, in equal measure.
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Indeed. Roddenberry seemed to think he should be like an older Kirk, a bit more dynamic and physically large on screen.
I'm glad they went with a more thoughtful and philosophical Picard. I only wish he had been given more opportunities to flex it, because when he did it tended to be brilliant.
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I remember when he was Lucius Aelius Sejanus in the BBC production of "I, Claudius".
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I remember when he was Lucius Aelius Sejanus in the BBC production of "I, Claudius".
Yeah, I got the play wrong.
Godspeed Sir (Score:2)
Not only SciFi.... (Score:3)
I especially enjoy his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge. He gets played every year.
RIP Patrick, you will be missed by many.
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He used to do a one man show of a Christmas Carol on stage. I never got to see it, but I always imagined it being amazing (based on the fact that it happened more than once... if it were ass, it would not have recurred). While the source material is relatively friendly to the idea, one man shows are hard to do well.
Picard song (Score:2)
Tangent but brings back memories
https://patrickstewartsong.ytm... [ytmnd.com]
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Come on, you gotta include the visuals! https://youtu.be/X6oUz1v17Uo?s... [youtu.be]
Fair travels, Captain Picard.
Come Cheer Up me Lads (Score:3)
It's better to have loved and lost [youtube.com]
Extras (Score:2, Interesting)
Don't forget this brilliant gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Another role (Score:3)
His strength of character comes out in every role: link [youtu.be]
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Not too many folks mentioning this, but I think this part had a lot of the ethos and pathos of Picard in an earlier incarnation.
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Not too many folks mentioning this, but I think this part had a lot of the ethos and pathos of Picard in an earlier incarnation.
So true, you could see elements of Gurny in Picard.
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"You young pup!"
Now I'm sad. :(
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"Mood's a thing for cattle and love play, not fighting!"
One of the Great Actors (Score:3)
I grew up with him. I enjoyed following him in all the roles that he took over the years, from Waiting for Godot, to King Lear. I'm still sad I never had a chance to catch him in person, since his work on Star Trek and X-Men was moving for me.
This is the end of an era.
Also I, Claudius (Score:4, Informative)
Lewy body dementia (Score:5, Interesting)
In some forms of dementia you do not realize that you are losing it. With Lewy body dementia, you know it.
My uncle had Lewy body dementia, he new it. He would tell us all how he did not want to be a burden and how he just wanted to die. Very hard on everyone.
THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS (Score:5, Insightful)
You are relieved, Captain (Score:2)
I'll remember him as Captain Jean-Luc Picard but I'll forever love his turn as Gurney Halleck in the David Lynch version of Dune.
this is some bullshit (Score:2)
why is there no law that somebody who sucks has to go before we get another one of these
Ressikan Flute (Score:5, Informative)
This immediately came to mind:
https://youtu.be/GjDbUhRy3GM?t... [youtu.be]
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That was a great episode - one of my favorites.
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>"This immediately came to mind:"
That was perhaps my absolute favorite episode of TNG. It was shockingly good and highly emotive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
Sad to see him go (Score:2)
Engage!
Normally a Famous Star Passing is a "huh..." (Score:4, Insightful)
Rest in peace (Score:3)
Farewell, mon capitaine. See you out there.
Final Frontier (Score:2)
Sleep, Data (Score:2)
Kailish, when it rises.
Mirab with sails unfurled.
Stewart at rest.
Patrick giving his own Eulogy.... (Score:3)
https://www.facebook.com/reel/... [facebook.com]
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no good (Score:1)
damn it damn it damn it..
at least he Lived long and Prospered (Score:1)
at least he Lived long and Prospered
Relevant quote - Rest In Peace good captain (Score:2)
Riker: I'm going to miss this ship; she went before her time.
Picard: Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment, because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal.
Riker: [smiling] Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever.
RIP Captain Picard (Score:2)
Life is life... (Score:1)
But the characters who appeared in the various Star Trek films and series will remain heroes forever and will never be forgotten.
In some way, Patrick Stewart or Captain Jan-Luc Picard, will never die.
Not in the canon (Score:2)
Here's a nice short with Patrick Stewart as a Tory PM - https://cdn.theguardian.tv/mai... [theguardian.tv]
Damn, this is a sad Friday (Score:1)
I expected to wake up to this some day, but I did not expect to wake up to it TODAY. This is very sad news but I can say boldly that Patrick Stewart led a full and meaningful life and had a profound positive impact on the world around him.
Good night, Sir Stewart.
Time of death (Score:2)
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pI' tIghnejwIj'e' chovnatlh'e' -296176.71232876705 stardate: Heghpu' ghaH vItu'pu'
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Oops, skip that last part.
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Goodbye (Score:1)
Rest in peace Mr Stewart, you'll be sorely missed.
"Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi. But you're welcome to try. Anytime. Anywhere."
What a shame... (Score:2)
Do I get any nerd cred for this? (Score:2)
Jimmy Neutron & Nightmare before christmas (Score:1)
Examples Matter (Score:1)
Patrick Stewart’s portrayal of Picard in TNG has always embodied the reason I so revere the qualities idealized in at least the first two Star Trek television series: An unquenchable thirst for knowledge in betterment of our species, reverence for others, dedication to peace, the recognized agency of science, unsurpassed commitment to the auspices of ethical doctrine... All things I live by and shall ever believe in. You wish to see the measure of an evolved human being with a future of promise?