Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek : The Next Generationbroke one of its own rules when Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) quotedCaptain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner)inStar Trek : The Original Series . TNGpurposely distanced itself from itsStar Trekpredecessor to establish its own distinct identity . While not shying off from Captain Picard ’s USS Enterprise - D continuing the legacy of Captain Kirk ’s Starship Enterprise , there was a pronouncement in place not to instantly referenceStar Trek : The Original Seriesor its characters .
AsStar Trek : The Next Generationforged its reputation as one of the greatest and most democratic sci - fi series ever made , the ' noStar Trek : The Original Seriesrule ' was bit by bit loose . Years after DeForest Kelley cameoed asAdmiral Leonard McCoy inStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s series premiere , Mark Lenard seem as Ambassador Sarek , followed by Leonard Nimoy as Ambassador Spock , and James Doohan as Captain Montgomery " Scotty " Scott . However , duringStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 4,Captain Kirk ’s words literally came out of Captain Picard ’s mouth .
Captain Picard Quoting Captain Kirk In Star Trek: The Next Generation Broke A Big Rule
Ronald D. Moore Put Kirk’s Words In Picard’s Mouth
InStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 4 , episode 11 , " Data ’s Day , " Captain Picard officiates the wedding ofChief Miles O’Brien(Colm Meaney ) and Keiko Ishikawa ( Rosalind Chao ) . Picard begins the observance with the words,“Since the days of the first wooden sailing ship , all Captains have revel the glad privilege of joining together two mass in the bonds of matrimony . “It was almost an precise inverted comma of Captain Kirk officiating a wedding ceremony inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 , episode 14 , " Balance of Terror " :
Since the days of the first wooden vas , all ship master have had one felicitous privilege , that of uniting two people in the bonds of wedlock .
Ronald D. Moore , who co - wroteStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Data ’s Day"with Harold Apter , dipped into his lifelongStar Trek : The Original Seriesfandom to give Captain Picard the same word as Captain Kirk . In a WonderCon 2025 dialog box about Ronald D. Moore ’s storied career , Ron explain thatStar Trekexecutive manufacturer Rick Berman was anger by the blatantTOSreferenceand separate him to exchange Picard ’s negotiation . Instead , Ron left the quote as is , and it aerate as Moore wrote it without any more complaints on the matter .
Captain Pike Also Quoted Captain Kirk (Sort Of) In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Pike Ended Up Officiating A Wedding Instead Of Kirk
Captain Kirk ’s wedding language about"the days of the first wooden vessels"came back around once again inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds ' time of year 1 closing curtain , " A Quality of Mercy . “Strange New Worldsposited an alternative future where Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) was never disfigured by delta rays and remain Captain of the Enterprise . The alt - reality deposited Pike inStar Trek : The Original Series ' " Balance of Terror " in Captain Kirk ’s placeas officiator of a wedding aboard the Starship Enterprise .
However , Pike did n’t forthwith cite Kirk as he was confound by his sudden time displacement reaction . The bride , Lt . Angela Martine ( Megha Sandhu ) , repeated the words Pike had apparently forgotten,“that since the age of wooden ships , all shipmasters have had a glad privilege of … “back to her skipper . Of course , Star Trek : Strange New Worldshas no rule against referencingStar Trek : The Original SeriesthatStar Trek : The Next Generationonce enforced .
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Star Trek : The Next Generation follow Captain Jean - Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations , seeking out new worlds and civilizations .
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Star Trek: The Next Generation follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations, seeking out new worlds and civilizations.
Set in the 23rd century, this iconic science fiction series follows the starship USS Enterprise and its crew as they embark on exploratory missions across the galaxy. The series examines themes of diplomacy, ethics, and the unknown, often highlighting diverse cultures and futuristic technologies.
