John Crichton 4 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 It's not officially official, but reports are that Patrick Stewart will be knighted on next year's New Year's Honours (proper British spelling ) list.http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/12/19/star-trek-s-patrick-stewart-to-be-knighted-115875-21907950/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Make it so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Whenever I look at you now, I won't see a powerful Cardassian warrior. I will see a six year old boy who is powerless to protect himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 He deserves it, a fine damn actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 There are FOUR lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Mr. Crichton, warp one engage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Captain, I am puzzled. Would "yes sir" be a redundant response?Shut up, Data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Verily this is royally deserved. It's about time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I just hope he remembers the correct etiquette - he is to go to the Queen and not the other way around. Her Majesty will not be amused if he tells her to "come". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Better to make him an Earl, for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 HOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Especially if one is Grey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 He's bald, not grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Her Majesty, The Queen: "Arise, Sir Patrick Stewart"Sir Patrick Stewart: "Now let's all get drunk and play ping-pong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 He's bald, not greyWhen he keeps it closed shaved, yes. When he doesn't, it's grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 It's about time too.Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I'd rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish each and every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 So will we see a Picard Maneuver when he gets up from kneeling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 So will we see a Picard Maneuver when he gets up from kneeling?Hopefully it'll be the same maneuver he did in JEFFERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie 1 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Excellent Number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I see him kneeling before the Queen who, a bit unsteady in her later years, mishandles the weight of the sword and accidentally runs it through his chest. He looks down, grins, and just starts laughing. . . .- Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 If it's anything like Stewart's scene in Excalibur where he attempts to draw the sword from the stone, we can expect some quite dramatic theatrical behaviour from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 The line must be drawn here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 He's in the gym preparing, for they will be honoring the betazoid traditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 What does one have to do to become knighted? Seems like any old celebrity gets it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Koray, Patrick Stewartt is recieving one for service of excellence in the field of dramatic acting.And he fought the Borg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,531 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 This is interesting news, and, to be brutally honest, I can think of far more deserving actors to knight-John Hurt (can't wait to see the "Naked Civil Servant" sequel), David Warner, Johnathan Pryce, Roger Lloyd Pack, and David Bradley, to name but five. There will, however, be a lot of fans, "Star Trek", or otherwise, who will welcome the news, so who I to protest?IMO, Mr Stewart, while being a competent actor, is not a very subtle one, nor one with much range. I first saw him as Sejanus in "I,Claudius", in 1976, lost contact with him, so-to-speak, and then caught up with him in "Lifeforce"(oh, dear), and then chewing the scenery in "Dune". Perhaps it's me, but all he seems to do is shout a lot. Perhaps members of this venerable site can recommend me what they consider to be Mr. Stewert's finer performances? If I like it, then so be it, if not, then I'll give them a good scar to remind 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Mr Stewart, while being a competent actor, is not a very subtle one, What?He excells in subtlety actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,531 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Mr Stewart, while being a competent actor, is not a very subtle one, What?He excells in subtlety actually. As does your hat, Stef. As I have stated, I am willing to be converted; simply present me the evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 His scenes in X-Men with fellow Shakespearian Ian McKellen. Many, many scenes in Star Trek The Next Generation.My favorite Patrick Stewart acting moment is near the end of The Inner Light, when Picard is given the Resikan Flute and clasps it to his chest, as a comforting and tangible momentum of a life that he never really led.BTW, do not call me Stef! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Nobody calls me "Stef", Needles! NOBODY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I can think of far more deserving actors to knight-John Hurt Indeed. Far more varied an actor. Compare his role in Rob Roy, to his role in Midnight Express and the man can do all sorts. Hurt has a CBE already, so the chances are slim. Many of Stewart's earlier roles are, like you say, a fair amount of anger and yelling. Even in the earliest seasons of TNG, that stern stiff yelling was irritating about his character. "Calm down...calm down". Luckily the character mellowed considerably as the series went on (as happened with that Janeway character in Voyager). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 What, were was this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Stewart has always been a very subtle actor!Maybe you are thinking of Shatner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,531 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I can think of far more deserving actors to knight-John Hurt Indeed. Far more varied an actor. Compare his role in Rob Roy, to his role in Midnight Express and the man can do all sorts. Hurt has a CBE already, so the chances are slim. Many of Stewart's earlier roles are, like you say, a fair amount of anger and yelling. Even in the earliest seasons of TNG, that stern stiff yelling was irritating about his character. "Calm down...calm down". Luckily the character mellowed considerably as the series went on (as happened with that Janeway character in Voyager).What I meant by "not very subtle", is that Stewart, like most actors, is self-conscious, and, as such, does not have the ability to fully inhabit a role, like John Hurt (without a shadow of a doubt, the finest living British actor). He knows a camera, or audience is on him, and responds accordingly. This does not mean to say that he is a bad actor-far from it-but it does make him limited in range. Perhaps all that time spent in Hollywood has made him go soft.Stewart has always been a very subtle actor!Maybe you are thinking of Shatner.Actually, Shatner was not at all bad in "Judgement At Neuremberg", and "Terror At 20,000 Feet", and also some Canadian thing ("The Stranger", was it?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I'd rather see this guy knighted before Stewart, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well, it's nice to see him. To see him, nice. If he did, it would be good to say - "Aaaw, didn't he do well".John Hurt (without a shadow of a doubt, the finest living British actor) Certainly one of the finest. There are others, but Hurt really does stand out as talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 What I meant by "not very subtle", is that Stewart, like most actors, is self-conscious, and, as such, does not have the ability to fully inhabit a role, like John Hurt (without a shadow of a doubt, the finest living British actor). He knows a camera, or audience is on him, and responds accordingly. This does not mean to say that he is a bad actor-far from it-but it does make him limited in range. Perhaps all that time spent in Hollywood has made him go soft.Have you seen his performance as Ahab? That was Stewart inhabiting a role. I think it's a little unfair on Patrick, especially as I think he hasn't been given the range of roles Hurt has, as he does tend to get typecast, but he's a magnificent actor. That said, I think McKellen is the best English actor around.Actually, Shatner was not at all bad in "Judgement At Neuremberg", and "Terror At 20,000 Feet", and also some Canadian thing ("The Stranger", was it?).THE INTRUDER. Very good Roger Corman film with Shatner as a racist.I suppose if we go by who's been given awards by the Queen lately, anyone can have a shot. Lewis Hamilton for driving in a circle at high speed? Most thirteen year olds do the same in Bradford every saturday night, and they have the fuzz on their tails too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Stewart got his and so did this dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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