Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
Patrick Stewart played Captain Jean - Luc Picard for seven seasons ofStar Trek : The Next Generationand four films , and while he take aim a smattering of television instalment , Stewart never mastermind aStar Trekmovie . Star Trek : The Original Series’Leonard Nimoy became the firstStar Trekactor to helm aTrekfilm when he directedStar Trek III : The Search for Spock , as well as its sequelStar Trek IV : The Voyage Home . William Shatner , too , took a stab at directing a film withStar Trek Phoebe : The Final Frontier . SeveralTNGactors directed episode of that show , but it was Jonathan Frakes who took on two of theTNGfilms , Star Trek : First ContactandStar Trek : Insurrection .
TheStar Trek : Original Motion Picture Collection Blu - raythat was unfreeze in 2009 let in a documentary calledStar Trek : The Captains ' Summitwhich brought togetherPatrick Stewart , Jonathan Frakes , William Shatner , and Leonard Nimoy . Whoopi Goldberg led the 70 - hour rotund table discussion , during which the thespian talk over theirStar Trekcareers . When the subject become to guide , Nimoy and Shatnerasked Patrick Stewart why he had never organize a plastic film . say the discussion between Stewart and Nimoy and look on the fullCaptain ’s Summitbelow .
Patrick Stewart : I have n’t engineer a film because I ’m probably the only one of this group here - I did n’t desire to take the motion picture .
Leonard Nimoy : I was going to ask if you select not to .
Dugald Stewart : Oh , by design . I think it came up , I imagine sitting in [ Paramount CEO ] Sherry Lansing ’s position one day talking about the next movie , it was suggested , but I drink down it flat … I did n’t desire to direct because of what I ’d seen Jonathan [ Frakes ] do , especially on his first movie . … I do n’t want to take in the field of operations either because I ’ve been golden to mold with great theater directors . I ca n’t do what they do , you have it away . Stick to what you’re able to do . I roll in the hay directing the series , in fact , I would say the six episodes I directed , they kept me going during those last years , seven years , to have it away that somewhere in a few episodes clip there was an episode coming up with my name on it was fantastic . And to be address these episode with your sidekick in front of the camera and even more crucial , with your crony behind the television camera too .
Nimoy : I do n’t understand the eminence . You pronounce you really enjoy doing the episodes , but you did n’t require to direct the film …
Stewart : Yes , because I ’d been in the photographic film and they were outside my abilities , the graduated table and scope was too – also , I felt I could n’t play the captain and take on that responsibility . I do n’t bang how it was for you , when we were direct episodes , I detest the days when I had to act , and furthermore , I could n’t act in the episodes I engineer . … I was so stiff in my own episodes and I attempt to get them to reduce my scenes down - they would do that anyway , they would give you an episode in which you were light . We never train anything in which we were peculiarly heavy .
Star Trek ’s Patrick Stewart has eminent praise for Jonathan Frakes ' natural endowment as a director in his autobiography " Making It So : A Memoir . "
Jonathan Frakes Became One of Star Trek’s Best Directors
Many Star Trek actors have praised Frakes' skills as a director.
Patrick Stewart may not have embraced directing , but hisStar Trek : The Next GenerationcastmateJonathan Frakes made a career out of it . While Frakes has had a few roleplay and voiceover roles since his fourth dimension as Commander William Riker , he opt to focus more on directing . Frakes has direct episodes of many pop display , includingCastle , NCIS : Los Angeles , The Librarians , andThe Orville . ButStar Trek , of course , has always held a special place in Frakes ' heart .
Jonathan Frakes came back toStar Trekin 2018 to direct an installment ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 , and he would go on to direct seven more episode of that series . Frakes helmed the excellentStar Trek : Strange New Worldscrossover instalment , which saw Ensigns Brad Boimler ( Jack Quad ) and Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) fromStar Trek : Lower Decksvisit the USS Enterprise of Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) . Frakes directed two episodes each ofStar Trek : Picardseasons 1 and 2 before reuniting with hisStar Trek : The Next Generationcast members for the nostalgic tour - de - military group that wasPicardseason 3 .
Star Trek : The Next GenerationandStar Trek : Picardare available to swarm on Paramount+ . The first 10Star Trekfilms are available to rain buckets on Max .
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