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I am beyond excited for
Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard.

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The first season was so
unbelievably satisfying,

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and I'm so excited to find
out where the story goes next.

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I'm sure you can't divulge any details,

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but would you just tell me on
a scale of one to a million

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how excited you are to be back

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on the set with the cast and crew?

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Yes.

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And, of course, given the
circumstances of the past year,

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there is extra joy that we are back again

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in a fully active,

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fully healthy shooting situation.

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And as co-executive
producer on the series,

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I'm privileged to be able to

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get an early look at scripts,

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and I wish I could sit
here and blurt out to you

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all the new storylines

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and situations

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and times

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that you're going to be
seeing in this second season.

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There--despite 178 episodes
of Next Generation,

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I think I'm right on 178,

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and four feature films,
there are events coming up

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in Season 2 that have
never been seen before.

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And I'm excited

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just at the thought of
putting it on camera.

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And it's, so far,

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very, very satisfying.

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I'm sorry.

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Just one moment.

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Go control room.

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Patrick, I am being told
we have someone popping on

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who wishes to comment.

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Mystery guest?

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Bonjour, mon capitaine!

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Ladies and gentlemen,
John De Lancie is here

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which can mean only one thing.

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I am here

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to make your life as annoying as possible.

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John, this is incredible.

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The world knows now that Q

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is making his triumphant
return to Star Trek.

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Oh no, it's still a secret, isn't it?

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Well, if it was, it is a secret no longer.

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<v ->It's a secret no longer.</v>

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Q, of course, is one of
the most beloved characters

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in the history of Star
Trek across every series.

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Would you describe the
experience of finding out

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that you were going to reprise the role

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in Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard?

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You mean what were my first thoughts?

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Yeah.

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Finally!

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As a matter of fact,

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when I met with Terry, who is

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one of the executive
producers, he said, "Well,

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of course, you knew you were
going to get a phone call."

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And I said, "Well, not particularly.

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It's been many years, so, no."

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So yes, I am totally delighted

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and really looking forward to it.

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And it's been, you know,

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a long time coming, and
I'm more than ready.

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And I, actually, I have changed
my visage to, to include

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you know, my--I've aged
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to be more in keeping with
where we are right now.

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I am so excited for Picard and
Q to go head to head again.

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Patrick, would you talk
about that a little bit?

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Well, you know, Wil, as well as anyone

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that it is a little difficult to talk

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about things that we want to keep hidden.

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<v ->Of course.</v>

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But Q's arrival is,

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as it often was, utterly unexpected,

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but also comes at a shattering moment

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in the episode.

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And I do mean a shattering moment.

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Which, whether it's directly
connected to Q or not,

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I am actually still not quite sure.

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But there is significant trauma.

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And in fact, at the moment I'm working

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on how the trauma of this moment

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hangs around Picard

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for quite a substantial
part of the episode.

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And then, there he is.

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You know, Patrick, I,

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as you're saying that, I'm remembering.

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I have such a strong image.
In one of the scenes,

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one of the episodes that
we did oh-so-long ago

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where...

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The image was this: of Patrick,
well, of Picard, of course,

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going like this.

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Q arrives on the bridge,
and Picard does this.

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You're the closest thing I
have to a friend, Jean-Luc.

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I remember you doing,

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when you went like that, I went,

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"Oh okay, I got it.

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That was good."

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I promise you, John,

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that that will not be repeated this time.

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But there will be a reaction, believe me.

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<v ->Yes, I'm sure.</v>

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I'm sure.

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John, Q is such a memorable

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and an iconic and beloved character,

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but he's very specific.

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You haven't played him in a while.

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How quickly did he come back to you?

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Oh, you know what?

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It's...

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It's not actually very difficult.

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Yeah.

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You know, he is--he is
deliciously naughty.

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Yeah.

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Kind of marvelously...

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annoying,

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terribly self-involved.

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And so, it's--I dare say, as my wife says,

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it's not much of a stretch.

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Oh my.

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Well, I am really looking forward to it.

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Thank you for--John, thank you for

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coming to us today from your boat.

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That's kind of cool.

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And I am so excited to see
Picard and Q butt heads again.

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I'm so thrilled that this is happening.

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And I'm sure I'll be
watching that teaser trailer

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about a thousand more times.