this is a friking great little tidbit.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-brave-fan-asks-patrick-stewart-a-question-he-doesnt-usually-get-and-is-given-a-beautiful-answer?c=gt1
Proving again that Patrick Stewart is the man.
That guy just keeps getting more amazing all the time.
He really is The Man.
I hereby nominate him for President/Prime Minister of the World.
Second!
He has always had class.
Best captain evah.
I don't even like Star Trek!
Good. More for me. :P
Very good. Thanks for sharing this.
Yeah, I posted this on FB. Stewart is awesome and I'm glad he shows as much leadership in real life as he did in his shows.
I grabbed it off your fb post.
guess you were to busy being a commie to share it here. ;)
Awesome. The man is a knight in the best sense of the word.
Very moving. Thanks for posting that here.
Awesome. Simply awesome.
My personal experience with him was quite different. Maybe he has matured?
What happened?
Yeah, JH, you can't just drop that little nugget and walk away.
A friend of mine in law school was a huge Trek fan, so anytime there was a local convention, he would twist my arm and drag me along. Stewart came to one of the conventions, arrived late and generally seemed to be in a really foul mood. He was on Broadway at the time, and seemed like all he wanted to talk about was his theater role. Never mind the fact that he was at a Trek convention and nobody really cared about his stage accomplishments.
Anyway, eventually he opened the floor up for questions and I noticed this little kid dressed like a Borg standing on line. The kid must have waited over a half hour to get to the microphone and when he finally did, he asked a most likely common, but fair question..."If you could change anything about Capt. Picard, what would it be and why?"
After a few moments of silence, Stewart responded, "I'm not going to answer that question because quite frankly, I find it boring."
The child dropped his shoulders low and trudged back to his mom and dad, dejected.
The audience was stunned.
Wow, that is harsh. Hopefully Stewart was just in a bad mood that day -- not that that excuses him, but it would at least explain his boorish behavior.
that doesnt bother me that much really. I have empathy for the kid but I also know what a theater/production schedule is like. Id chalk it up to him being tired. as you said he was in theater mode at a ST convention.
I agree with you, Star, and he was most likely booked to go to the convention by his agent even if he did not want to go. But still, even when you're knackered, a kind word for a kid who's a fan does not take a lot of effort.
ya i know that. I also know that I left that career path because of 16+ hour days. could ha have handled it better sure but Im not going to hang the guy for it either. besides... you know what kind of nuts go to those conventions? :o
Nope, I'll not condem him if its just an isolated incident - even I have off-days ;)
I do believe I've seen a couple of pictures of convention-goers in one of our threads here.............
Quote from: bob48 on June 02, 2013, 04:20:01 PM
I do believe I've seen a couple of pictures of convention-goes in one of our threads here.............
exactly
and those people are the normal nuts type. though I do call BS on JH being 'dragged' to the convention. I bet he has either a Klingon headpiece or a set of Vulcan ears. my moneys on the Klingon swag though.
..or a Klingon codpiece?
^A massive one no doubt.
Star show me your jazz hands.
Quote from: bob48 on June 02, 2013, 05:06:43 PM
..or a Klingon codpiece?
Klingons need no codpieces. Their balls are made of steel and fury.
Not to derail a perfectly good discussion on Klingon balls, but guys like Stewart are paid to show up at conventions. I don't care how crappy his day was on Broadway, that's no excuse to act like an ass - particularly to a kid.
FWIW I found him to be the worst of all the Trek captains. He always struck me as an actor who was acting rather than starship captain. And don't get me started on how much of a pussy he looked like whenever they had a hand-to-hand combat scene. They *never* should have written parts where he had to fake a fight. Never.
Ever.
Ever?
Quote from: Gusington on June 02, 2013, 07:51:20 PM
Ever?
Once.
When I was young.
And needed the gold pieces.
Quote from: Gusington on June 02, 2013, 06:30:54 PM
Star show me your jazz hands.
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Perfection.
Yeah, but Patrick Stewart still looks like the lamest of the bunch.
Even with Jazz Hands.
IMHO all new trek captains were mushy.
^You should try for the role.
We all have bad days. I still think his work for the two organizations he mentioned in the video is admirable.
Quote from: DoctorQuest on June 02, 2013, 08:19:04 PM
We all have bad days. I still think his work for the two organizations he mentioned in the video is admirable.
I haven't looked at the video. Guess I ought to.
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Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 02, 2013, 02:35:47 PM
A friend of mine in law school was a huge Trek fan, so anytime there was a local convention, he would twist my arm and drag me along. Stewart came to one of the conventions, arrived late and generally seemed to be in a really foul mood. He was on Broadway at the time, and seemed like all he wanted to talk about was his theater role. Never mind the fact that he was at a Trek convention and nobody really cared about his stage accomplishments.
Anyway, eventually he opened the floor up for questions and I noticed this little kid dressed like a Borg standing on line. The kid must have waited over a half hour to get to the microphone and when he finally did, he asked a most likely common, but fair question..."If you could change anything about Capt. Picard, what would it be and why?"
After a few moments of silence, Stewart responded, "I'm not going to answer that question because quite frankly, I find it boring."
The child dropped his shoulders low and trudged back to his mom and dad, dejected.
The audience was stunned.
Sounds like he smelt a trap. Too bad a kid got stuck in it.
It's good to see he's making a positive difference.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 31, 2013, 07:19:36 PM
this is a friking great little tidbit.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-brave-fan-asks-patrick-stewart-a-question-he-doesnt-usually-get-and-is-given-a-beautiful-answer?c=gt1
My hero...
what a shame that LucasFilms is no more. this man should work.
Shit Kenny, you never relent!
The legend endures.
He strikes a clean blow, much like a lightphaser...
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 02, 2013, 07:56:17 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 02, 2013, 06:30:54 PM
Star show me your jazz hands.
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Shatner owns Jazz Hands.
Quote from: LongBlade on June 02, 2013, 07:43:43 PM
And don't get me started on how much of a pussy he looked like whenever they had a hand-to-hand combat scene. They *never* should have written parts where he had to fake a fight. Never.
And here I thought Janeway was the most feminine Captain.