Was Star Trek: Picard a failure?

Jean-Luc Picard had dreamed of doing good, but he had failed and instead had retreated to live and die in his chateau in France. Even when Picard finally took to the stars again, he was driven more by a desire to do one last good thing than by a belief in the Federation.

How many episodes of Picard will there be in season 1?

10 episodes
Star Trek: Picard premiered on CBS All Access on January 23, 2020, and its first season ran for 10 episodes until March 26.

Was Picard successful?

CBS says the premiere of “Picard” also marked a new record for total streams and drove the highest volume of subscribers to stream a CBS All Access original series to date. Instead, the company only shares that CBS All Access and Showtime’s over-the-top service, combined, have more than 10 million total subscribers.

Is Picard a good Star Trek?

Critics Consensus: Anchored by the incomparable Patrick Stewart, Picard departs from standard Starfleet protocol with a slower, serialized story, but like all great Star Trek it tackles timely themes with grace and makes for an exciting push further into the final frontier.

Should Picard be more serious than TNG?

It makes sense for Picard to be more serious than the eternal optimism of TNG (especially in this current climate), but while the world may be darker, the characters should not be. We love Star Trek because it idealizes humanity, and what we can do if we set aside prejudice and judgment to work towards a better world.

Why do we love Star Trek so much?

We love Star Trek because it idealizes humanity, and what we can do if we set aside prejudice and judgment to work towards a better world. Picard needs to remember that the heroics of TNG were frequently quiet moments of bravery, rather than mindless explosions.

Do New Star Trek properties need to be serialized?

This has been our biggest issue with new Star Trek properties; these adventures don’t need to be serialized. Showrunner Michael Chabon described the narrative approach of Picard as “novelistic,” but the speed with which Picard moved through events in the first season felt more like a pulp comic than an actual novel.