See how Picard treats Riker on his first day on the Enterprise, vs 35 years later in Picard. TNG Season 1, Encounter at Farpoint, and Picard, Season 1, Et in Arcadia Ego - Part II. Riker's First Day: 00:00 35 Years Later: 3:17 .
New video of Riker and Picard's last meeting from Season 3 of Picard, this one with the very first meeting prior to Riker entering Picard's ready room: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g3pN0Iw3-2Q.html
It’s a brilliant move by Picard. He immediately establishes his authority over Riker and simultaneously has him demonstrate his own qualifications and expertise in front of the rest of the bridge crew, thereby establishing Will’s authority over them. In a few minutes, he binds the entire command structure of the crew together.
Yes! What was great about TNG was how all of that was communicated with very few words. They didn't have a big argument about it or spend five minutes explaining it. The writers gave the actors space to play it all out. TNG is full of great little moments like that and it's sorely lacking in the newer shows.
Its a British thing. Brits have one of the best naval fleets and they all based it on authority and hierarchy. I am a black american and I have no bias in what am speaking, I just like history. But seriously its a Brit thing. We got to remember that UK was once bigger then ancient rome and it was all based on their naval fleet. But yeah I love it, this was back when TNG actually tried to write based on military procedures. I wish they go back to that. First season was all about Picard putting his authority down that he was captain. Picard was a thin line between a ass hole and a protagonist and they wrote him brilliantly. Even patrick stewart was a bit of a asshole because the first season he was trying to get the acting cast to behave like a naval crew behind cameras.
The scene itself is brilliant, too. Without so much as a word, the viewers are introduced to the capability of the ship as opposed to the TOS Enterprise. Remember this was broadcast in 1987, so lots of viewers were still around who had Navy or other military experience and would be familiar with the tension of any docking or berthing process. The dialogue is kept to a bare minimum, and facial expressions do much of the communicating. Riker's competency in command and in ship operations is reinforced with his gentle chiding of O'Brien not to lose focus, all while directing the process at the very crucial moment of aligning the docking clamps.
Episode 2 would've been like a Star Trek version of "Law and Order" (for Rikers courts martial). Picard woild also be in deep doo doo, thats a big risk to take with a brand spanking new flagship; we likely would have a distinctly different memory of TNG 😂 Seriously, it would be like the CO of the Nimitz telling his new XO to put to sea with no harbor pilot or tugs....even if all went perfectly he would lose his command. Good thing Trek isn't super realistic regarding military customs and procedures 😂
@@twoeightythreez It's also really dumb because Data can calculate all of that in real time, so at any given moment he receives an order to change the pitch angle or whatever he knows exactly when the order is off by .005%, but he still has to execute some mortal's rough estimation even if it's completely unnesseccary, even if Data knows it's wrong, and he could do it blindfolded in milliseconds. But no, Picard hat to create this profoundly dumb situation just so Riker could prove himself at a task that's not even relevant to his position
To the people complaining that Riker didn’t actually perform the docking at the helm himself: This is how it would work IRL. In the Navy, the officers give orders and directions to the crew, and they carry them out. The Captain or Chief Mate (first officer) wouldn’t actually put in coordinates or maneuver the ship themselves unless in an extreme emergency. Riker followed the chain of command properly, and delegated the task in the appropriate manner.
in Star Trek Insurrection Riker does take manual control by taking the Enterprise into the nebula where it is suggested this might become known as the Riker Maneuver.
Fantastic leadership by Picard for getting Riker to do this test. Riker is second in command of the *entire ship*. Not only should he know exactly how to do this, but doing this in front of the command crew really solidifies their trust in him.
For a non-emotional intelligence, Data does a pretty convincing “Oy, gevalt!” face at Tasha here. (In other words, I think Spiner’s performance as a being without emotional responses wasn’t fully in place yet.)
I like the little touch of him NOT taking the command seat. Instead standing by it and just keeping his hand on it. Showing how he still is deferring there.
fun fact, the real life reason Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker) actually leans all of the time, rather than sitting down like everyone else, is because he injured his back and finds it painful to sit for long periods of time. Google "the Riker Lean"
I never got to this episode - I gave up on Ep6 and so glad of it. That line makes me cringe each time I see it - it sounds like it was written by someone that just googled it.
@@purefoldnz3070 I think toughest in that it was built to be unsinkable. But, yeah, it was a luxury passenger liner, not a warship, so not really that tough, fast, or powerful.
Picard liked to test those under his command, and gave those who served him well the highest level of respect. To count Picard as a personal friend would have to be the greatest honor.
I think that is what gave so much weight to Deanna and Beverly always calling him Jean Luc. To earn that level of deference from the man must have been an amazing thing. Granted Q did it too, but he's Q.
@@Powermad-bu4em Yes! I think back to X-Men Unlimited #1 where Scott, second in command of the team, had trouble calling Prof. X "Charles," despite Chuck's insistence. It's a matter of respect and ALSO intimacy. Like, there's a relationship there, and that relationship matters. It denotes a level of respect and trust. Some people show that differently than others. And, since this is fiction and not "official US Navy etc. protocol," it all makes sense in context. As it's fiction, it helped solidify the interplay between characters.
"Just because I didn't try to talk you out of it, doesn't mean I was going to let you go it alone." That hits hard. Not just as someone who served with Picard, but as someone who considers him a very close friend.
Great move by Picard. In one fell swoop, Picard gets to test Riker to see what kind of first officer he has. Also, it gives Riker the opportunity to earn the respect of the crew.
i know people complain that its a "copy paste fleet", but it really makes sense to have a bunch of the same class as a fleet: same parts, easier manufacturing. overall its just easier for starfleet. (and also for crew to adapt between starships)
I remember being a kid and seeing the Enterprise D for the first time and understanding for the first time how art and design were actually important and that the people who dreamed up that ship knocked it out of the park as an update to the Constitution Class.
Ywah, The Enterprise D was literally built to look graceful as the ship to often make first contact and enter diplomatic missions. The bridge screams that and damn I missed the lights. So many dark bridges nowadays it makes no sense. Even if you're working on consoles and monitors and what have you, it's not good to work with lights out lol
@@909part3 Yeah, Voyager was sleek like the Enterprise E. Tbh, I love how modern the E looked, but the Enterprise D had a certain elegance and grace to her.
Riker is a beast. One of the top 10 Star Trek characters of all time, which is amazing, considering how many fantastic actors and characters the Star Trek lexicon has.
Goddamn that scene in Picard brings a tear to my eye every time. Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes have a synergy that is rare and beautiful to watch.
Picard: "Commander Riker will conduct a manual docking." Riker: "Hold my beer...I'm gonna do this VERBALLY!" O'Brian thinking: "What am I, chopped liver?"
O'Brian just blindly entered the numbers into the computer here. Data entry, basically. Riker figured out in real time what the angles, speeds, and times should be, using only visual feedback and his own experience.
the Manual docking means only that the computer has no input into it at all as most times it is done by the computer to ensure it does not go wrong as over the yrs it has been proven that human error can cause the docking to go wrong damaging both parts of the shi[
It is not easy to do perfect pitch without a grid display or digits that show pith roll and yaw. Astronauts usually check the Navball for deciding their pitch not the ISS vision from window. And even then, it's automated since the Soyuz programme. (engineer note: automation is succeeded by a sensored navball* sending inputs to computer) He decided everything by looking at the -ungrided- naked display. That is hard to do even in Kerbal Space Program. It's easier to summon the Kraken than breaking eggs while trying that. A grave risk! But you won't know what i mean unless you never tried it in a simulation. Do not underestimate this. Btw, Data could do this but he has flight data display on his screen, and additional flight navigator built-in to his visual circuit. Most humans cannot. Try docking in KSP if you don't believe it, it's a marvelous simulator and a space engineering game. *Navball basically is a 3D compass showing XYZ instead of just North-South
We see the battle bridge a few times, but I think you're right, the ready room only shows up this once. It's a shame, it's a neat concept. Wish they'd done more with it.
@@rohultima There's a subtle transition after the Best of Both Worlds and all those ships lost where the Enterprise was in less deep space exploration, and was on stand-by to be ready for Cardassian agression.
Yeah I actually hate how sexist this was - not that she was hit for him… but that they portrayed her being such a damsel “omg this is so terrifying.. he’s doing IT!! Omg he’s so hot!”
Riker: I am qualified but I haven't done it since the Academy, and, frankly I wasn't very good at it...but if you're sure...I'll give it a whirl. Bridge crew: Ugh! We're gonna die! Picard: Ha! ha! Ha! Weee! What an adventure!
Picard isn't even in the bridge. He's not breathing on Riker's neck daring him to fail. He gave Riker a way to show himself to the crew while testing Riker's response to carrying out commands.
@@teytreet7358 Basic principle of motion: An object in motion remains in motion until acted upon by an outside force. This is also called drift. The space shuttle and probes do this in space all the time so that they don't have to carry lots of extra fuel for forward motion.. So, until reverse thrust is applied, that section of the ship will remain in motion, same with the saucer section, only the battle bridge section was going a minute amount faster, which could, if the battle bridge had been bigger than the saucer section, caused some bumpiness when they bumped into each other, but it's not. The saucer section was intentionally designed to be bigger for this reason alone.
That was a long way for Riker from Number One to his first Command at the USS Titan. And he was right to decline so many commands before. He learned so much from Picard. And they become very close friends. The 2nd scene shows this very well. Be there for a real friend, no matter he asked or not...
Riker and picards relationship is so strong. It’s a combination in my opinion of father and son and very close friends. The trust between those two characters is incredible
Yes, and you see how the relationship changes from strict command to one of trust and comraderie. Validated at the end of Nemesis and transitioning into Star Trek: Picard, it shows the evolution of Riker becoming a true captain and Picard's evolution into wisdom. I love the episode where Riker calls picard out when Soji gives that little "head tilt" and tells him he's not ready to handle a teenager.
As a first episode, this worked on so many levels. What I most enjoy is that the "protoforms" of the characters personalities are all there; Picard's austere, yet fair leadership, riker's personable confidence with the crew, Jeordi's loquacious introvertness. They didn't change _Too much_ from this point...with the exception of Data; on several instances here, he was less robitc and even hinted emotions, despite the innocent logic and brilliance. And the whole docking test....pure gold.
That's not the Captain's Quarters... it's his ready room. Huge difference. One is his living space, where he sleeps and relaxes when off duty, the other is a work space, his personal office off to the side of the bridge. There's only one Captain's Quarters on the ship and everyone on board has their own Quarter's as well. But there's two Ready Rooms, the one seen here and the main one in the actual saucer section.
I will miss Picard and Ryker and of course Data. In fact I will miss all of the crew. The end of an era. Let us hope they go boldly were no one has gone before.
I dont watch the new shows but that was my first thought. TNG it was just the two parts of the ship coming together was drama (most under unutilized thing in all ST). The new one it has to be a 1000 ships face off.
Not only that, it was a 1000 ‘carbon copy’ ships, why did they stop at 1000? Why not 10,000, 100,000, or even 1,000,000 Starfleet ships - it would’ve had the same amount of tension (ie zero).
@@AnthonyC90 That pretty much sums up modern Trek. Yeah, every episode wasn't necessarily a winner, but overall TNG was a master class in building narrative tension, character development, and plot. New Trek seems basically mired in disrespecting legacy characters to benefit new ones, and having a good cry in between pointless swearing because they've got nothing else.
@@finscreenname Star Trek is first and foremost a character-based drama with science fiction as a vehicle. The show relied on writing and skilled actors to create a compelling show that could easily be remade as a stage show with minimal special effects and unspectacular action sequences without losing any of its appeal. You don't need high budget spectacles as visual cues to show the audience that the stakes of a situation are dire. All you need is characters that feel like real people reacting genuinely as if they were faced with the aforementioned peril.
Manual docking. Me trying 3 times to get a lid on a jar watching TV “I could do that.” Bringing stuff back to fridge, pickle juice all over carpet and kitchen floor… tilted lid.
I love how this clip captures how Picard immediately establishes his authority as captain of the Enterprise while simultaneously establishing the seeds of the bond, friendship and trust that defines their professional relationship and then showcases how that bond, trust and loyalty that Picard naturally inspires is just as strong 35 years later.
Jean Luc was more of a father to Riker than his own diplomat father, Tasha felt the same way of Picard. Picard had a special quality about him being a father figure despite he didnt have kids until much later as depicted in Picard series (excluding the Inner Light episode)
Goosebumps, chills, down my emontional spine. I don't know how to say it properly in English. But that moment when I heard Riker say Admiral Picard, after all these years. It felt like the kid who watched that first episode some time ago was on the same room at the same time than the man I am now.
i think it would be better to pair it with the ready room scene at the end of nemesis, that scene seem to be deliberately set to contrast this first one and bring that chapter of their relationship to a close.
@@heywardhollis1160 people were expecting a TNG 2.0 and were shocked when PIC wasn't TNG 2.0. Picard is a decent series. It has soke flaws but it is every bit Trek as the rest of it. Give it a go.
Absolutely kick ass if I may say so. This just makes me want to relive my childhood and watch STTNG from start to finish and finally break down and finally watch Picard. Thank you for posting the video really cool. Everyone take care, take it easy and be safe
I wonder if there was a subtle 4th wall message in the last 30 seconds. Jonathan Frakes has been sitting in the director's chair during the shooting of TNG on more than one occasion.
If you mean the analogy of him sitting in the acting captains chair, as opposed to the directors chair and vise versa. I think I understand what you mean.
one of my favorit edits of TNG is THIS clip by THIS channel. I watched this 30 times... Because 1) This guy is a real fan and 2.) hes not begging for donations. He just uploaded this for us... Thanks man..
I grew up with TOS- and I loved all of those actors. I then watched the TNG crew through the series and movies, and I love all of them too! It has been a great run-and Gene would be proud of how his Universe continues to expand!
The one aspect of this series of TNG episodes that I absolutely love is the forethought that went in to designing the ship models (and computer models too) to be able to have this episode of a reconnection and any previous story's where the Sauser Section was released! BRAVO! 😍😎
Wish there was a followup to this with O'Brien telling Riker, "Sir, all due respect, but you had no idea what the hell you were talking about back when we did that manual docking. I did it my own way and I did it right'
Riker had the con and his orders were correct. O'Brien or Data could have warned had he been in error. Their concern was an officer whom they did not know on his first activity in that role. Had O'Brien or similar said that in a real situation he would be removed. It is apparent that Picard trusted him else he would also have been on the bridge. That is how the RAN worked
I have always wondered who would get more blame if Riker messed this up and damaged the Enterprise, Riker for not doing the job right, or Picard for ordering him to do it manually when there was no real reason to do it that way.
So as a IT Product owner, I was put in a similar situation with a software release. My first initial task was to do a salesforce release and oversee every aspect of it. Very quick way to ensure you prove your abilities and worth real quick. Not in the military but I can appreciate the need to be put in the hot seat to prove a point.
Not only does it manually, but does it by eye. He's not checking any displays for pitch or yaw or distance or velocity numbers, totally just doin' it by watching some video feed, he's the man, lol.
Data was curious, O'brien and Tasha were freaking out, Riker was cool and confident, Picard was sitting in his room waiting to see if Riker made the cut. Picard placed a great deal of trust in his officers, even when they seemed to go astray he was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and they always had his back even when his actions might be questionable or his reasoning off. They were a loyal and effective family that was always there for each other no matter the odds and Q help anyone that f-cked with them.
Captain Picard's greatest regret is that he failed to assemble a fleet in time to save romulines under threat from a supernova... Riker shows up out of retirement with a fleet of super advanced ships he's just pulled of nowhere at the last minute... Picard: uh.. Thanks Will... but wtf man?
Funnily enough, Data is still at Ops... O'Brien is steering. The Ops and Helm positions seem to be reversed on the battle bridge. Typical Trek continuity problem. I wonder if they filmed the battle bridge scenes then decided to swap them for the main bridge scenes.
I watched every one of of the Enterprise, Captain Picard and as well as the original one with Captain Kirk, not forgetting Captain Janeway, Star Trek Discovery, Deep Space Nine and I love them all but my favorite always been the Enterprise.
Will Riker performs a manual docking a When he first arrives on the Enterprise D from the battle bridge . On the final mission of the Enterprise D, Riker performs an emergency saucer separation from the Main Bridge
He’s promoting a brilliant young man, ahead of many others, into First Officer role of the Federation flagship.He has complete confidence in him or he wouldn’t have asked him. A massive risk to take for a new captain. It was a way of saying “I trust you” and seeing if he really had what it took. The stress of long-range exploration and conflict will need men who absorb risk and responsibility like a sponge with no back-up from home. And it shows Picard for what he is underneath his “boring” exterior. A very daring and self-confident man. An ice-blooded calculator, in fact, who takes massive risks when he knows a way to get to the edge of the performance envelope. And pick out the men who can get there too. And he doesn’t even look after him when having dismissed him. He was indifferent and fully absorbed in his reading. That shows total confidence in Riker. A clever way to make sure his crew knew to respect Riker despite his meteoric career rise.
Riker continued to stay exceptionally long as the Enterprise's First Officer even after being offered his own command multiple times. I'm sure Picard appreciated having a very experienced and reliable First Officer in all the tense situations, instead of having to "break in" and get used to a new one.
