Captain Picard sings the Alphabet Song

Sure, we're all seriously geeking out over the new Star Trek movie and the return of classic Trek icons Kirk and Spock. But the new movie is something of a mixed blessing. After all, this reboot means we've probably seen the last of Next Generation-era Trek. No more Borg. No more Worf growling. No more Riker and Troi getting all flirty. No more Barclay cameos all over the place. No more Data. (Sure, he died in Nemesis, but his death was so half-assed we never really thought it'd stick.) And, worst of all, no more Jean Luc Picard! Nevermore shall he sip Earl Gray Tea in his ready room.

It's ironic that the Next Generation characters are now being replaced by the very characters that they replaced back in 1987. As tired as Trek was starting to feel by Insurrection and Nemesis, Picard and company gave us decades of fun, thought-provoking TV and movie sci-fi. So let's let's look back with a smile, and enjoy this little video of Jean Luc Picard in an uncharacteristically musical moment.

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