You know, when we started shooting
and then finally airing Star Trek: The Next Generation,
the fans were all we had
and they were the ones who helped launch the whole series,
the seven years of the series.
Live long and prosper.
And the fans were absolutely essential to that
and they continue to be.
And that's the relationship we have with them,
enthusiasm and gratitude.
At eight is when I was introduced
to Star Trek with The Original Series
and then as I got older, in my 20s,
I had a family and then I introduced my daughters
and my sons to The Next Generation.
TNG was the first thing of Star Trek that I got into
and I got into it right at the start of the pandemic,
so it really gave me something to latch onto
and hold onto for my sanity
and seeing them all out there was just really special.
It meant a lot to me.
Well, I guess if I had a message for the fans,
it would be how glad I am that we're back
and what a blessing this feels like.
I'd just like to say thanks to all of you
for staying with us all this time.
Now that I'm in my mid-40s,
I am so much more appreciative
of all of you who have taken this journey with us
all these years and are still here with us.
I know obviously I'm not the generation
that grew up with it on TV, but I grew up with reruns of it.
It was my favorite show,
like specifically Next Generation.
Deanna Troi was legitimately my hero growing up.
I absolutely loved her.
I dressed as her for Halloween one year when I was a kid.
Absolutely love her.
Thank you, thank you for my career.
Thank you for 35 years of happiness.
Thank you for my Star Trek family,
which I wouldn't have had if I hadn't done the show.
Thank you so much
for bringing this whole cast together again
because you guys have no idea how much it means to us
to see you all together after all this time.
Everything I have I owe to you and I will never, ever,
ever forget it or not appreciate your loyalty
because you are the most loyal fans
in the history of show business.
Star Trek's honestly the reason I'm still around today.
It really kept me going so during dark times.
Stories of hope and The Next Generation crew is just,
yeah, they were always there for me
when I needed them the most.
Thank you for all of the years of love and encouragement.
Thanks to you, Dr. Beverly Crusher
thrived through all those years
and I just want you to know I am really grateful.
Live long and prosper.
I hope we all do.
I love Star Trek 'cause it gives people new hope,
some hope for the future, for humanity.
We have the greatest fans in the world
because they've stuck with us through three generations,
almost four and you just don't get that in television.
I just want you to know that I'm so proud
to be a part of this big family and community.
I'd like to say to the fans who have been with us
for the 35 year journey that we've all been on together.
I know you weren't all there in the beginning,
but you came around by about Season 3.
The next chapter of our lives,
which is the third season of Picard,
may be our greatest adventure ever.
So, we look forward to sharing it with you.
Please watch.
To hear that they're all coming back again
to do another mission together,
it's definitely a great thing to hear.
It's incredible, it's just so exciting.
Hey, Star Trek fans.
We're really excited for you to see the final journey
of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast.
We worked really hard and we hope
and we believe this will be a satisfying conclusion
to The Next Generation.
Thank you.
We appreciate your loyalty
and your enthusiasm for what we do and have done.
Thank you.