Sad day.
Man, that sucks. An absolute legend. There are few people, fictional or real, who had a more profound influence on my outlook on life, humanity, and what’s good in this world than he did in his role as Captain Picard.
RIP, mon capitaine. You will be missed.
Time to start rewatching some thing to remind us what humanity could be and what it should be.
I do wish I was able to watch some of his legendary work on the stage and not just tv and movies.
The reaper is just trying to make 2026 another sad year for good people passing.
You’ll be sorely missed good sir but thank you for all the memories and all of your impressions of Brent Spiner.
Wife share this with me, and think we all can agree.
I prefer this.
God speed Sir Patrick you are loved and will be missed. ❤️
A great actor, and a fine human. Rest peacefully, Captain, you’ve earned it.
I’m happy for him. Very tame way for him to go considering the mental health issues all of us have at points in our lives.
Well fuck, that’s a sad one to lose. His performance as Picard made me feel so much
Those signed MTG cards of his just skyrocketed in price.
What no? There is so many shitheads around his age (and some also MUUUUCH unhealthy looking) that could die and instead he dies?
Bro he was 86. It’s not like he was too young to go.
Exactly this is natural but somehow does not seem to happen so often to disgusting people of similar ages
Shatner’s still alive, so it feels weird that Picard is gone.
And Shatner even had early-onset Alzheimer 20 years ago, though he called it mad cow disease to make it seem cooler
He did act right up through his final year of life, which is kinda wild.
Specifically 1
yeah that person to start with
You just know.
RIP Lucius Aelius Sejanus
Yeah, this is totally unacceptable. Someone needs to fix this immediately.
Doesn’t matter how. Make it a misreported rumor. Make it a hoax. Dabble in some dark arts even thought they called you “mad” whatever.
None of that matters. Sir Patrick Stewart can make any material you give him work…
I really hope they don’t revive him with AI
And now I’ll always feel a tingle of sadness when I drink my earl grey.
Or play the flute
Or shave my head bald.
“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. 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.”
God dammit. A full life but this still fucking sucks.
Wil Wheaton lost a man who was more of a father to him than his real dad.
in between sobs, as I choke back tears: “Shut up, Wesley.”
Captain Picard was a fictional role model for me as a kid, since I had a shit upbringing. It hurts me to see him gone, so I can only imagine how hard it is for Will.
That’s one of the best things about TNG. The characters were decent, moral, caring, people who provided good role model for viewers. It’s great to know that the actors were also good, caring people who formed a tight knit family and took great care of the awkward teenage Wil.
This line in particular from Wil’s blog post hit me:
He always texted me back when I reached out to him directly, no matter what it was about, and he always — always — made me feel special.
Yeah that line melted my heart into a puddle. Poor man is probably going through it right now.
They’ll always be boldly going through their art.
Hwill Hweaton is an ok guy.
Rest in peace, Captain.
He seems like a good guy to me, someone who isn’t afraid to take a stand and use his (small) platform to stand up for what he believes in, and he’ll admit to mistakes when he makes them. I also think he’s a great writer.
And, I don’t think he’s be such a good guy if it weren’t for his TNG castmates.
Gizmodo’s post has a bunch of tributes that have been posted; it’s mostly tweets, for some godforsaken reason. Merriam-Webster tweeted broken hearts and a link to the definition of “ENGAGE”.
