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pyan · 31st December 2009, 10:46 AM

Patrick Stewart gets a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List, for services to drama:

BBC News - Knighthood for Sir Patrick Stewart

Rodders · 31st December 2009, 11:02 AM

Great news. Patrick Stewart is a great actor and very deserving of this IMO.

Ursa major · 31st December 2009, 11:25 AM

Having been the centre of authority on the Enterprise for many years, he'll certainly be able to carry the title with dignity.

(And can I just add that I think he has a beautiful voice.)

Lenny · 31st December 2009, 12:28 PM

And I was all lined up to make a thread titled "A Starry Knight"... shame I'm a couple of hours late.

Great news for him - he's a brilliant actor, and well deserves it.

I can still post this rather amusing video which one of the tech sites I visit used to announce his knighthood:

PTeppic · 31st December 2009, 07:34 PM

You can imagine the scene in Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, a little-known (ahem!) closet ST:TNG fan is presented with the list of honours, for final approval.

Clerk: Your Majesty, the list for the 2010 New Year's Honours

QEII: Is there anyone interesting on the list?

Clerk: The usual. That actor, Patrick Stewart, is up for an OBE.

QEII: Only an "O"? Nothing higher?

Clerk: We could make it a knighthood.

QEII: Make it so!

daveac · 16th January 2010, 09:59 PM

Checkout 'Carpool' there is a nice 'interview' - second link on the righthand list:-

Llewtube

Cheers, daveac

Omphalos · 17th January 2010, 02:45 AM

Let's not forget that he was Gurney Halleck in Lynch's Dune. I've heard a rumor that Lynch wanted him to carry an aardvark into a battle scene where, IIRC, after refusing and arguing with Lynch, he wound up carrying a pug dog.

Three cheers for artistic integrity!!!

lew82 · 1st February 2010, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omphalos

Let's not forget that he was Gurney Halleck in Lynch's Dune.

Ha, loved him in that movie - ATOMIIICS!!!!!

Jennifer Kirk · 12th October 2010, 05:06 PM

I was never a trekky (strange, given my surname) but let us also not forget that he was in Excaliber and very good in that film he was too. He also made the new comeover (#1 all over) fashionable - no more hair blowing at weird angles in the wind.

As for getting an OBE; it couldn't happen to a nicer man.

Ursa major · 12th October 2010, 05:20 PM

Yes, a knighthood on top of the OBE (Order of the Bonce, Exposed) is fitting.

The Procrastinator · 18th October 2010, 08:04 AM

This puts me in mind of Pride and Prejudice, sir.

"You judge very properly," said Mr Bennet; "and it is happy for you that you possess the talent of punning with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing punnes proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?"

Ursa major · 18th October 2010, 10:27 AM

Neither, actually, in this case.

I've only really noticed the true pun this very minute. What I thought I was doing was simply providing a vaguely appropriate expansion of the letters OBE. The hood bit was entirely unintentional, at least consciously.

So three cheers for my subconscious, which was really on the ball with this one. (To be fair, it comes up with a lot of the puns, saving me the bother of having to work them out for "myself".

)

planetocean · 11th February 2011, 12:29 AM

Congrats to Patrick.

31st December 2009, 10:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Ursa major Bearly Believable Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 12,141	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... Having been the centre of authority on the Enterprise for many years, he'll certainly be able to carry the title with dignity. (And can I just add that I think he has a beautiful voice.)

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Lenny Press "X" to Admire Hat. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: [I am a spambot, selecting the default option - ban me!] Posts: 3,343 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... And I was all lined up to make a thread titled "A Starry Knight"... shame I'm a couple of hours late. Great news for him - he's a brilliant actor, and well deserves it. I can still post this rather amusing video which one of the tech sites I visit used to announce his knighthood:

31st December 2009, 07:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
PTeppic Reetou Diplomatic Corp Join Date: May 2001 Location: North-west UK Posts: 3,814	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... You can imagine the scene in Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, a little-known (ahem!) closet ST:TNG fan is presented with the list of honours, for final approval. Clerk: Your Majesty, the list for the 2010 New Year's Honours QEII: Is there anyone interesting on the list? Clerk: The usual. That actor, Patrick Stewart, is up for an OBE. QEII: Only an "O"? Nothing higher? Clerk: We could make it a knighthood. QEII: Make it so!

16th January 2010, 09:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
daveac Science fiction fantasy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... Checkout 'Carpool' there is a nice 'interview' - second link on the righthand list:- Llewtube Cheers, daveac

17th January 2010, 02:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Omphalos הדרךקפיצת Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 785	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... Let's not forget that he was Gurney Halleck in Lynch's Dune. I've heard a rumor that Lynch wanted him to carry an aardvark into a battle scene where, IIRC, after refusing and arguing with Lynch, he wound up carrying a pug dog. Three cheers for artistic integrity!!!

12th October 2010, 05:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jennifer Kirk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 66	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... I was never a trekky (strange, given my surname) but let us also not forget that he was in Excaliber and very good in that film he was too. He also made the new comeover (#1 all over) fashionable - no more hair blowing at weird angles in the wind. As for getting an OBE; it couldn't happen to a nicer man.

12th October 2010, 05:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ursa major Bearly Believable Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 12,141	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... Yes, a knighthood on top of the OBE (Order of the Bonce, Exposed) is fitting.

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The Procrastinator 1 Candlepower Brain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia, New South Wales Posts: 947 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... This puts me in mind of Pride and Prejudice, sir. "You judge very properly," said Mr Bennet; "and it is happy for you that you possess the talent of punning with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing punnes proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?"

18th October 2010, 10:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ursa major Bearly Believable Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 12,141	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... Neither, actually, in this case. I've only really noticed the true pun this very minute. What I thought I was doing was simply providing a vaguely appropriate expansion of the letters OBE. The hood bit was entirely unintentional, at least consciously. So three cheers for my subconscious, which was really on the ball with this one. (To be fair, it comes up with a lot of the puns, saving me the bother of having to work them out for "myself". )

11th February 2011, 12:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
planetocean Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 50	Re: Captain Sir Jean-Luc Picard... Congrats to Patrick.