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Mar 9 • 3 tweets • 1 min read
Another quick #StarTrekPicard tidbit: There is no bigger fan of Jaws than @Sean_Tretta. Sean loves Jaws the way I love virtually nothing. I'd say my love of Dr. Who, Hill House and West Wing COMBINED may equal Sean's love of Jaws.
When we were breaking the season, we knew we'd arrive at this episode and the need for Shaw to voice his traumatic experience with the Borg. We were also starting to suspect we couldn't keep calling this character "Captain Stashwick" forever.
This would require a riff on Quint's iconic Indianapolis speech and it felt karmically wrong to have anybody but Sean write that. A deeply impactful speech that speaks to the heart of the Titan's captain, channeling the great Robert Shaw - in whose honor we named the character.

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Mar 11
Alright, let's discuss. Some reviewers - all very friendly to this new season of #StarTrekPicard - have bristled at Picard using an F-bomb. Fair reaction. Everybody's entitled, certainly. But I've been genuinely curious as to why. This article makes a few points worth exploring.
Picard being too eloquent, too sophisticated for such language. First, it's important to move past the accent. It's easy to hear that elevated British tone escaping the mouth of a gentlemanly Shakespearean actor and assume some elevated intellectualism.
The mistake everybody makes (myself included) when first writing for Picard is to spin ornate monologues full of Oxford poetics & Dickensian witticisms. Part is the temptation to write toward Patrick's abilities. Part is in how we culturally remember Picard vs. the actual man.
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Feb 11
It may be time to recalibrate “fan service” as a critique. Our JOB is to service the fans. To give them the very best version of what they came for, what they love. Sometimes, that involves elevating the familiar while evolving the story or world into something new by degrees.
Honoring history is important. Tonal, mythological, visual touch points are important. It’s necessary to challenge expectations, to move the story in dynamic ways — but within the context and creative language of the thing you’ve been tasked with safeguarding.
This is especially true in franchise storytelling. If you’re creating something new, by all means, push the form, press the genre to its limits. But when given something with a deep, shared history, your job is neither to impulsively redefine it nor pander to its simplest ideas.
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Feb 10
Heading into tonight’s premiere of #startrekpicard there are a lot of people to thank. Our cast, our crew. Editors and composers. I’m deeply grateful. But I’d like to take a moment to thank the writers — my friends and colleagues who worked tirelessly to make S3 so terrific.
They elevated everything. Brought their A-game into battle. Gave their hearts to every scene. They sacrificed their time, their sanity. All to make something lasting and worthwhile.
Firstly, to @TerryMatalas, my 15-year cohort, for charting the vision and leading the way. Thank you for your continued confidence, faith and brotherhood. To this and many more stories told together…
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Feb 2
Yes, there is a vocal portion of the Trek fanbase who don’t connect with more modern Trek. That’s fine. We all plug into things at different times and for different reasons. Whovians each have “their” Doctor who encapsulates the sensibilities of a given era.
And we can all argue about which more modern elements are or aren’t analogous to the inherent ideals of TOS or TNG or DS9, etc. Also fine. Everything is to-taste. But we were all raised loving some era of Star Trek – and not only Trek, but other series, as well.
So the stew of our influences, the jigsaw of our voices, is more varied now. If you’re disinclined to creators who view Trek through the lens of pulp adventure, or broad humor, or YA pathos, or far-future sci-fi with a dose of intergalactic identity politics – that’s also fine.
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