Star Trek: Picard - The Art and Making of the Series

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

Author(s):	Joe Fordham
Publisher:	Titan Books
Published:	27 February 2024
Pages:	208
Timespan:	PIC
Reference(s):	ISBN 1803363673 (hardcover)

Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series is a reference book chronicling the production design of all three seasons of Star Trek: Picard.

Summary

Publisher blurb,

An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a must-have for all Star Trek fans.

Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, which tell the story of Picard in later years, as he is brought out of retirement on his family chateau to face old enemies such as the Borg, take command of a new starship, and ultimately reconcile with his past.

New characters such as Doctor Jurati (Alison Pill), Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera), Soji (Isa Briones) and Elnor (Evan Evagora) feature alongside appearances by old enemies and friends, such as Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching), Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Data (Brent Spiner), and Q (John de Lancie). Season 3 sees a full-scale Next Generation reunion, featuring Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton).

Alongside interviews with showrunners, writers, cast, and crew, discussing concepts and character arcs, "Spotlight" features explore makeup, costumes, art, and visual effects. A final section features reflections on the much-beloved character from its original incarnation in Star Trek: Next Generation through to its final satisfying conclusion.

This beautifully illustrated hardback, featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set photography, and a range of production art, is an in-depth exploration of a hugely popular and seminal Star Trek character.

Contents

• Prelude: One Eye on the Stars, pp. 8–9
  • Mysterious Entanglements, pp. 10–13
• Season One: Resurrection, pp. 14–15
  • Development: Admiral's Orders, pp. 16–17
  • Ancestral Home: Château Picard], pp. 18–23
  • Starfleet Headquarters: The Admiral Returns, pp. 24–27
  • Data's Daughters: Dahj and Soji Asha, pp. 28–29
  • The Romulans: Secrets of the Zhat Vash, pp. 30–33
  • Doctor Juarati and Raffi: Allies Old and New, pp. 34–35
  • The Borg Artifact: Reclamation Project, pp. 42–45
  • The XBS: Borg De-assimilation, p. 46–49
  • Vashti: Elnor and the Qowat Milat, pp50–54
  • Seven of Nine: Fenris Ranger, pp. 54–55
  • Freecloud: Stardust City and Beyond, pp. 56–57
  • Nepenthe: Safe Haven, pp. 58–61
  • Coppelius: Doctor Soong and the Synthetics, pp. 62–67
  • Craft Spotlight: Capturing a Legacy in Music, pp. 68–69
• Season Two: Reconcilliation, pp. 70–71
  • An Old Nemesis: The Return of Q, pp. 72–75
  • USS Stargazer: More than a refit, pp. 76–81
  • Borg Singularity: Spatial Anomaly, pp. 82–85
  • Château Redux: Alternate timeline, pp. 86–89
  • Eradication Day: Spoils of War, pp. 90–95
  • Los Angeles 2024: Temporal Divergence, pp. 96–101
  • Ten Forward Street: The Young Guinan, pp. 102–103
  • Juratiborg: The Assimilation of Agnes, pp. 104–105
  • Doctor Adam Soong: Inside the Laboratory, pp. 106–108
  • NASA Gala: History Restored, pp. 109–111
  • Picard Family History: Childhood Memories Resurface, pp. 112–115
  • Farewell, Mon Capitaine: Q's Destiny, pp. 116–117
  • Borg Alliance: A United Federation, pp. 118–121
  • Craft Spotlighr: The Borg Queen, pp. 122–125
  • Pavane for a Queen: Remembering Annie, pp. 126–127
• Season Three: Resolution, pp. 128–129
  • Doctor Beverly Crusher: Thye Next Generation, pp. 130–131
  • USS Titan: Constitution III-class, pp. 132–137
  • District Six: Raffi Goes Undercover, pp138–139
  • Sneed: The New Ferengi, pp. 140–141
  • Worf: Warrior for Peace, pp. 142–145
  • The Shrike: Carrion Bird, pp. 146–151
  • Vadic: Changeling Avenger, pp. 152–155
  • The Nebula Battle: The Titan fights for Survival, pp. 156–163
  • Jack Crusher: Picard Fcaes Fatherhood, pp. 164–168
  • The Dominion Plot: Project Proteus, pp. 168–173
  • USS Enterprise-D: Recreting a Classic, pp. 174–181
  • Jupiter Cube: Borg Mothership, pp. 182–188
  • The Borg Queen and Võx: Voicwe of the Collective, pp. 188–193
  • Craft Spotlight: VFX Finale, pp194–199
• Coda: Adieu, pp. 200–201
  • Stardate Onee: Friends Reunited, pp. 202–203
  • Legacy: Picard Finale, pp. 204–207
• Acknowledgements, p. 208

Gallery

pp. 22-23 spread

pp. 70-71 spread

pp. 72-73 spread

p. 79

pp. 142-143 spread

pp. 156-157 spread

pp. 176-177 spread

Background information

• The book is a hardcover in dust jacket release, executed in the oversized (11.06"×0.78"×12.29") coffee table format.
• Author Joe Fordham was no stranger to writing about Star Trek motion picture productions as he had been tenured associate editor of the visual effects magazine Cinefex for which he had submitted articles on two of the Kelvin timeline films. Stronger still, Fordham was not even a stranger to writing on Star Trek: Picard as he had also written the penultimate Star Trek piece for the penultimate Cinefex issue which dealt with the visual effects of Picard's first season. The Picard reference book was Fordham's second Star Trek-specific book publication.

External link

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• Review at TrekCore