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In an TV Guide interview for Star Trek's 25th anniversary,Patrick Stewart admitted that he wasn't sure what Whoopi would do after TNG ended,not because she didn't have any career prospects but because she was so talented and multifaceted that her horizons were limitless.
When she was at a convention she said she wanted to be in the new Star Trek. Discovery wouldn't have made sense for her, but to be with Picard again makes all the sense in the world. Congratulations Whoopi.
@@susiefairfield7218 can u imagine Guinan, Picard, Riker and Troi sitting around a Living room reminiscing over lost friends and family?!? Would be an awesome scene
I almost posted something, but realized it might be a spoiler. Those who know about the new show, let's not spool anyone who hasn't seen the trailers and stuff.
As a die-hard Trekkie, I cried tears of joy at this news. Whoopi was magnificent, iconic even as Guinan on Star Trek TNG. Sir Patrick Stewart, I just love this man. I'm looking forward to watching Picard.
Everybody know the importance of Whoopi Goldberg in the History of Cinema. But only true trekkies feel at the bottom of the heart how awesome it will be to see Guinan back again. Chills...
@@444TRR I really don't know nothing about this "Polanski incident", nor what it has to do with her. And they way they treated Bernie Sanders really pissed me off. But what it all has to do with Guinan?
@@fernandonunes7608 Roman Poloanski is an old hollywood director who raped a 13 year old girl many years ago and ran off to Europe to hide from authorities and Whoopie defended him saying it wasn't rape because the 13 year old gave consent. No 13 year old can give consent that's PURE rape. Whoopie said well, that's not "really" "rape rape!"
Never thought I'd be sitting at my computer, allegedly 40 years old, and sobbing like an over-excited little boy, because one of my favourite Star Trek: TNG characters is coming back. And, yet, here we are! Congrats Whoopi! And welcome back, Guinan!
When I first heard they were bringing here into TNG during the second season I was not onboard...but she and her character won me over. Although i never thought it made sense for her character to be in the alternate universe of YESTERDAY’s ENTERPRISE
I'm "allegedly 40" too and I found myself feeling some emotions as well. Knowing how TOS inspired her and the affinity she has for TNG, I knew that being asked to return was something important to her spirit. And it showed. You can't tell me that wasn't little Caryn Johnson smiling and weeping.
Star Trek was the reason why Whoopi wanted to be a actress. It was her first time seeing a black woman in space before that she thought black people didn’t live in space. This means so much to her
Gene Roddenberry always had a fondness for Black women. Like Whoopi said Guinan was the last character he created. If you look at the other shows there were no strong leading Black female characters. With the exception of Discovery.
What makes it even awesome was that Whoopi's character Guinan was only supposed to have been in for one season and that was it as the bartender/manager of Ten Forward. However because she became such good friends with the likes of Frakes, Spiner and Stewart to name a few; they insisted she stay on for the future seasons and that's what she did, even having a cameo in the Enterprise B scene in Generations.
She still has that same smile she had 20 years ago when she and Patrick were on the Arsenio Hall show. It's likes she is 13 years old all over again. Its like her face lights up whenever Patrick is around her. Amazing.
I love that scene, too! It was the motivating kick in the pants he needed to come up with his unorthodox plan. Yes, I know the show is not real...so what, I love it!
This seriously has me smiling like a kid. Growing up in American during the 80s and 90s was a special time. It was when we started to see ourselves represented in media regularly. Her role on Star Trek showed us a possible future where we were truly participants. So happy to see her come back.
I sort of agree with you. I've always liked Guinan's character for that reason. U'hura was really a more important character in that first series and that was in the 70s. So Star Trek had already broken ground in that sense.
I loved the fact that her charecter had such clairvoyance that even Diana would confide in her. Man seeing her back on the show seems just right. I did wish there was more dialogue between her and Worf.
If Whoopi Goldberg is actually returning to Star Trek during Star Trek: Picard, I fully expect to finally get the answer as to what Q did that made her so angry with him! Just my two cents.
We know that the El-Aurian homeworld was destroyed by the Borg. I have always wondered if Q had something to do with that (in a similar way to how he transported the Enterprise to Borg space to teach Picard a lesson).
I wouldn't want them to answer too much. She was always aloof and mysterious, and that was part of what worked so well. Picard didn't turn to her to find out the who, what, where, when, why answers, he went to her for wisdom.
More than likely Q did to Guineans people what Q did to us. Introduced us to the borg. But from what we’ve seen in the franchise they were not able to fend them off.
We have to remember, the Borg are native to the Delta Quadrant. Is Guinan’s race from that far away? And if they are, why did Voyager not encounter them? Or did the survivors make it out to the Alpha Quadrant somehow?
@@visceratrocar well the mistery is part of the attraction, her species being not explored and the Q even to some level fearing them. Besides that she's just very well written dialogue wise, and very well acted. When she talked to tasha, wesley, worf, picard, every character, she always gives sound sage advice. When you can enjoy a dialogue that is mostly quiet, without threats or even arguments. Combine all that with rare cameos you just get a very well liked character. Just watch back and jog your memory.
Wow, never seen Whoopie's set of teeth, so beautiful to see her genuinely chuffed. She so girly and beautiful, I am so happy for her. Thank you Sir Patrick Stewart, you are a national treasure!
Just read this , when she put her head down at 2:01 that smile reminded me of that shy head down whoopi from that movie , I was taken back some years . Must watch it again :)
Well, Star Trek was the reason she went into acting. She's been repeatedly cited as having cited Nichelle Nichols as her inspiration because of what that role meant at that time and moving forward
She wanted to be in Star Trek so much that she would've been happy to be a background character....But Guinan was written for her...and we are grateful for that, Guinan is one of my favourite characters
@@OddCoupleReacts Remember that she was a mega-star in the 80s? So much so that they did not believe that she wanted to be in the show, when Levar mentioned it to Gene. They actually had to meet to be convinced that she wanted in.
Seeing Whoopi this way warms my heart. I know about her love of the franchise AND the character. I cannot WAIT to see her in this role again but more importantly, i look forward to seeing the BEHIND THE SCENES stuff of her going back into this role and watching her get emotional being in that space again. This is truly and epic moment coming!
@@noizW Oh. Well......I hear ya. It's not exactly the Trek we know and love....but they needed to do something really different and challenging that got Sir Patrick involved. So even though it's not exactly what I want, I can accept it. I have many criticisms sure, but I'm also trying to see the positive and good in it. It IS creative and well done...there are just many things that make you go HUH? and that aren't quite right for the world of Trek...but now that they've got season 1 out of the way, maybe 2 will hit the ground running...with Picandroid and everybody getting right into good stuff......hoping.....I'll always watch...and hope for the best.
@@DanK123 I keep watching Discovery too. But it's not good. I don't say that "because of Kurtzman and his agenda", i say it because the stories are boring and not creative at all. And Picard was one of the worst shows i've ever seen - too many cooks. You could tell there were massive reshoots - the last two episodes are the worst, like the copy paste starfleet. Or the Borg cube - the last scene with 7of9 in there looked off. Not to mention this stock footage. You could feel it was done without love, Patrick Stewart did it just for the money, you could see his acting was terrible, he couldn't care less. That's why i hate it. It's the first star trek show ever i can't watch a second time. It was always like - next week is the big reveal - and next week the same, it felt like you were given empty present boxes. But i hope for the best too. All Star Trek Iterations were terrible at the beginning. But i don't know if i could deal with Robopicard. And one more thing: i hate this 10 episodes (or less) per season format. 30 years ago they were able to do 26 ep a seasons - something we can only dream of today.
I thought you wrote "and now she is black" and I was like "uhh what? Now? People are born with their skin colour" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 It was my incorrect reading, apparently, oops!
@@jamiewilliamson9829 I know what she said. That is her public statement about Star Trek. I have seen the private side and they do not match up. If you read my reply below.
The sincerity and intensity on his face when he invited her was genuine. That was not for the cameras they seem to genuinely want her to appear on the show.
Sir Patrick's enthusiasm is like a man at his High School reunion. And it's contagious since it seems everybody wants to come back and continue their stories.
I'm a diehard TNG fan too but Whoopi being such an elitist slanderous bully towards progressives completely turned me off of Guinan. and I'd originally loved the character. I'm not going to pay for the second season.
@@aryastark3148 Yet you'll subscribe to the young Turks where Cenk Uygur has multiple times laughed and said "no big deal" over men getting raped? Yea you're judgement of who, based on how they treat people, is acceptable to watch and who isn't ain't exactly something yo write home about either.
I'm not even a Trekkie but I just loved seeing Whoopi's smile and that bear hug she gave Patrick Stewart. It's everything! She deserves every bit of this goodness. Dreams do come true.
Tears in my eyes. Woopi is such a great actress. From color purple to startrek. I'm truly grateful to be able to live this revival of the franchise. Patrick Stewart is a very dear man.
The irony is that something similar happened to Patrick Stewart in an interview shortly after "The Next generation" came out because of his hair (or lack of it). He was asked something like, "wouldn't they have discovered a cure for baldness by the 24th century?" His reply: "In the 24th century, they wouldn't care." Love Whoopi's hair the way it is. She looks classy.
He is amongst some of the coolest and pleasent folks we have still in our lives. When he smiles it's quite a site I was TNG the other day it was the 'I, Borg' episode
Sitting at my desk, getting misty.....soooooo happy for Whoopi! Can't wait to see the show. I was excited about Picard, but this puts the icing on the cake. Congratulations!!!!
@MonkeyZorr As a Trekkie, I love Star Trek Picard and think it is a wonderful show, and I am extremely excited that Whoopi will be bringing Guinan to Season 2.
I can’t believe how emotional I got watching this! Whoopi is an icon and was a huge part of my childhood. So to see her getting work and the glee on her face makes me so tearfully happy
I've never seen a genuinely continuous smile like the one Whoopi had..., that was so sweet..., I was happy for her. I loved Guinan in TNG, I think we all did. 🤗
bambadabamba it just shows who’s the more genuine co-worker and true friend in that group.you can see so much jealousy spewing from the rest of their faces towards her recognition but she has what they don’t “talent”.
@@neily25 - They flushed her out a lot between Time's Arrow episode and the Generations movie....but I'd really like to know more about her. ESPECIALLY why Q was afraid of her in the show....she must have some sort of powers that they never explored. By the way....hope Q comes back. hahaha
Guinan was the "sounding board" trope, but Whoopi put so much more into it than that. Her best acting of her career if you ask me. Much of it nonverbal.
As a huge Star Trek fan, a huge TNG fan, and a huge Patrick Stewart fan, I think 2 words describe Whoopi Goldberg’s portrayal of Guinan:- Class and Dignity.
Kujakuseki01 I agree, I hope they introduce some insights into Guinan’s family and the world she came from and was destroyed by the Borg always felt they left so much out.
@@lynx2cross would be interesting if we get to find out Discovery was the ones who rescued her from the Borg, and always wondered how exactly was the first meeting of Q and "U" ( Quinan as maybe Q did not say "you" )
Weird, my comment stating Whoopi is still able to play ageless seems to have been deleted, of all the toxic comments on RU-vid, that gets deleted? 🤦♀️
Star Trek: The Next Generation was way ahead of it's time in talking about very same issues that we face as society today. It also brought plenty of diversity into it's casting choices which was made it stand out during the time. Will always appreciate this fact and that's why TNG remains such a good show despite its age.
@@jameslucas3161 The original series had some diversity as well, but how does that negate TNG's diversity? Granted, there was no asian character on TNG to match Sulu, but there were two black characters (and I'm not even counting Guinan as a recurring guest) compared to the original series one. TNG also initially had three female main characters (dropped to two after the first season) to the original series one (and I don't equate white women with people of color, but in terms of general diversity, it's something). Neither had a latino main character, unfortunately. Thinking about it, I suppose that Voyager had the most racially diverse cast, although it wasn't as good of a show as TNG (though it should be said that TNG is my favorite TV show of all time). And on the issues, Rick is absolutely right. One of the things I love about TNG is how unapologetically scientific and rational it is in the early seasons (later on they did kowtow a little to spiritualism, though not completely, unlike DS9 which literally ends with black jesus versus cardassian antichrist). The original Trek series actually snuck in some Christian propaganda (that sun worship episode, which Kirk later understands to mean "son" as in son of god), which didn't really make sense. But anyhow, a lot of other social, political, and just frankly human issues are there, just as many were in the original series. Certainly TNG episodes like "The Measure of a Man" still speak to racial issues, "The High Ground" speaks to issues with terrorism, and "The Outcast" puts the shoe on the other foot in terms of gay rights.
TNG was not new in that respect. Star Trek ALWAYS dealt with issues far ahead of its time. The original series broke ground again and again on social issues. TNG was just following in its footsteps. Don't try to teach your grandma to suck eggs, youngster.
The issue is that Rick was talking as if TNG was the first show to do that. It was not, and it would be nice if TNG fans would own up to the fact that their favorite show was NOT the groundbreaker in this regard.
Plus , I’m not understanding, they ruined Star Trek with lefty narratives? I must be not understanding you! Star Trek is about all planets uniting( Picard), is excluded from this. The planets that were in the federation had different politics , races, religions, sexes, so I don’t get the leftish agenda. Star Trek was leftish, but perhaps I’m just not understanding, because how could U watch a series & not understand the basic premise ; according to me & I could be wrong
Are all y'all alright? 🤨 The comment by I am my own self is saying that Whoopi is a legend in East Africa, where this person is likely working or living. 🙄 Obviously, this person is a fan, too.
I've seen her often in emotional moments and I've been lucky enough to meet her several times. I've never seen her quietly overcome with joy like this. Beautiful moment for a spectacular human legend.
This was one of the most beautiful things to see!!! 💞💞💞 I loved Guinan and modeled my teaching style after her...Sir Stewart is always amazing and real. Lovely!!😍
I am not ashamed to say that I got super emotional and cried when Sir Patrick made the offer to her...I really do hope that they will further explore Guinan's character, background and her history and how she and JLP first met. #picard #guinan#startrek #startrekfan #excited
“She has to get rid of that hair on her head now, right? Tell her that.” Lol oh Joy!!! Reminds me of a shady Aunty you are always avoiding at family get togethers. Love her though 😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰
Whoopi was in Stephen King's 'The Stand'. She plays a 100+ year old. She wouldn't need to remove her new extensions for Star Trek because her character wore a hair covering.....from what I can remember from the 90s.
Yep, Shady for sure and she touched her hair. No no touching our hair. That really made me loose it. Picking up her hair and then saying that comment. Not feeling it.
The hair is for a movie she is currently filming. She has to keep it in until February...she said so on The View a couple of months ago. So no worries it’s temporary 😂
Why am I WEEPING? This is the BEST for me as a TNG Trekkie. Whoopi as Guinan has always been one of my favorite characters in history because she’s wisdom.
Joyless Blowhard [along with most Leftists] doesn’t even realize her racist tendencies; it oozes out of her. And then she touches Whoopi’s hair and asks, “Does she have to get rid of the hair **thing**?” NEVER touch a black woman’s hair uninvited.
I legitimately teared up at this! I love both of them and I love that Trek hasn't forgotten Whoopi and what it means to her. 😊 Also, I don't watch this show, but the woman sitting opposite Whoopi clearly has no idea what Trek means to her. She was talking about "millions of fans", or some such nonsense.
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She has always been one of my favourite people in Hollywood and one of the most iconic characters on Star Trek, to see her reprise her role will be fabulous.
OH MY GOD I just realised I really hope Seven doesn't die because it would be a dream come true to see Seven and Guinan meet eachother and interact. They're two of my absolute favourites!