Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Trailer Reboots the Best Type of Time Travel

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In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Bones (Deforest Kelley) reminds Kirk (William Shatner) — and the audience — about how the crew of the classic Enterprise has traveled back in time before. “Sure, slingshot around the sun. If you pick up enough speed you’re in time-warp. If you don’t, you’re fried.” And now in Star Trek: Picard Season 2, this classic, and wonderfully suspenseful version of time travel is finally back. No Guardian of Forever. No time crystals. Just slingshotting around the sun like a bunch of maniacs. Here’s what that means and why it’s awesome…

The new trailer for Picard Season 2 finally reveals that Whoopi Goldberg has returned to the Trek pantheon as the timeless and perpetually wise Guinan. Instead of tending bar on the USS Enterprise-D, she’s now set up on shop on an alternate version of Earth. And, from the looks of this trailer, it’s Guinan who encourages Picard and the crew of the La Sirena to head back to Los Angeles, Earth in the year 2024.

The trailer also reveals that either Vulcans or Romulans mind-meld with a young human boy, at some point in the past. (Could this be young Jean-Luc or one of his ancestors?) We also see Q (John de Lancie) with Brent Spiner in 2024. Previously, Spiner confirmed his new Picard Season 2 character is a member of the Soong family, but not one we’ve seen before. So, Q is time traveling with his Q powers. Romulans (or Vulcans) are time-traveling somehow, and the Borg Queen is in the mix, too, who, we know, also has time travel abilities.. In the 2021 Star Trek Day Picard trailer, Jean-Luc said “there are other ways of traveling in time,” which revealed the Borg Queen. This suggested that maybe Raffi, Seven, Jurati, Elnor, Rios, Picard, and (maybe?) Soji were using Borg tech to travel in time, but the new trailer makes it seem like they’re going a bit more classic route.

In several shots in the new Picard Season 2 trailer, we see the La Sirena — and maybe one other starship — very clearly flying around the sun. In those moments, the close-ups on Jean-Luc seem to suggest that this is the same time warp technique used by the TOS crew three times: In the TOS episodes “Tomorrow is Yesterday,” “Assignment: Earth,” and, of course, famously, in the 1986 film The Voyage Home. And, similar to The Voyage Home, the story of Star Trek: Picard season 2 is taking the crew back to a time in Earth’s past that is fairly contemporary with the time of the release. Yes, 2024 is a few years in our future, but pretty close to our own time, just as The Voyage Home hit up 1986.

Watch: 10 most hated Star Trek characters

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Star Trek has created some characters everyone loves to hate

Not every fan is going to agree on who is the least-liked character on Star Trek as we all have our preferences. TrekCulture delivers a list that is surprising, not only for the characters included but for those not included as well. Sean Ferrick, who often narrates these videos, starts out by letting viewers know that Wesley Crusher (played by Wil Wheaton) was not on the list, which will surprise some fans. But I’m one of those fans that believe he didn’t deserve all of the hate tossed his way, an opinion I’ve previously written about.

Star Trek writers made it easy to dislike some of these characters

We certainly can’t blame everything on the writers as there were some issues that may have been caused by the actors themselves which you can see in the video. One of those on this list is Dr. Pulaski (played by Diana Muldaur), and while I agree, it wasn’t so much because of Dr. Pulaski as it was the way Muldaur portrayed her. Though she was meant to be a Dr. McCoy type of character, she never quite understood that while Dr. McCoy (played by DeForest Kelley) was grumpy and gruff, he had compassion and genuinely cared for those who annoyed him…like Spock. Muldaur didn’t have that caring spirit, at least, not that I could see.

A surprising character on the list for me was Lwaxana Troi (played by Majel Roddenberry). I know many fans disliked her for her brashness, but I saw her as a sad character, one who had lost her husband, didn’t see her daughter very often, and was trying to find where she would fit for the rest of her life. There were times she was over-the-top, but I thought the writers could have struck gold with Roddenberry if they’d given her the right material. The video details two episodes in which she really stood out as an actor.

With more Star Trek characters than ever to choose from, it must have been difficult whittling this list down to ten. See what you think about the ones TrekCulture chose.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022

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Today is Thursday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2022 with 345 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Advertisement

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include French physicist Andre-Marie Ampere in 1775; Harold Gray, creator of the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” in 1894; comedian George Burns in 1896; Greek businessman Aristotle Onassis in 1906; Italian film director Federico Fellini in 1920; actor DeForest Kelley in 1920; actor Patricia Neal in 1926; comic Arte Johnson in 1929; astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, in 1930 (age 92); actor Tom Baker in 1934 (age 88); director David Lynch in 1946 (age 76); musician Paul Stanley in 1952 (age 70); TV host Bill Maher in 1956 (age 66); actor Lorenzo Lamas in 1958 (age 64); former Major League Baseball manager/player Ozzie Guillen in 1964 (age 58); actor Rainn Wilson in 1966 (age 56); actor/TV personality Stacey Dash in 1967 (age 55); actor Skeet Ulrich in 1970 (age 52); country singer Brantley Gilbert in 1985 (age 37); actor Evan Peters in 1987 (age 35).

On this date in history:

In 1265, Britain’s House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time.

In 1783, U.S. and British representatives signed a preliminary “Cessation of Hostilities,” which ended the fighting in the Revolutionary War.

In 1801, John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the United States.

In 1892, the first officially recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in Springfield, Mass.

In 1936, Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, was formally proclaimed King Edward VIII.

In 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office for his second term as president. It was the first Inauguration Day held on January 20, a result of the 20th Amendment.

In 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms in office, was inaugurated to his final term. FDR died three months later and was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.

In 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol.

In 1981, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity.

In 1981, Ronald Reagan took the oath of office to become the 40th president of the United States.

In 1989, George H.W. Bush took the oath of office to become the 41st president of the United States.

In 1991, Iraq launched missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and paraded on television what Iraqi officials identified as seven captured allied airmen, including three Americans.

In 1993, Oscar-winning actress Audrey Hepburn died of cancer at her home in Switzerland. She was 63.

In 1993, Bill Clinton took the oath of office to become the 42nd president of the United States.

In 1996, Yasser Arafat was elected president of the Palestinian Authority with 88 percent of the vote.

In 2001, George W. Bush took the oath of office to become the 43rd president of the United States.

In 2006, Lawrence Franklin, a former U.S. State Department analyst and Iran expert, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for passing classified information to Israel and two pro-Israeli lobbyists. The sentence was later reduced to probation and 10 months of home confinement.

In 2007, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., became the first former first lady to seek the U.S. presidency when she entered the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination.

In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the United States’ 44th president and the nation’s first African-American chief executive.

In 2010, senior Hamas Commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was assassinated in his hotel room while on a visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2011, U.S. and local law officers arrested more than 100 suspected mobsters among seven families in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island on a variety of charges, including murder, racketeering and extortion.

In 2017, Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, the first person to hold the title without prior military or political experience.

In 2021, Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, while Kamala Harris became the first woman to be sworn in as vice president.

A thought for the day: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin said, “Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.”

Today’s famous birthdays list for January 20, 2022 includes celebrities Questlove, Paul Stanley

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Birthday wishes go out to Questlove, Paul Stanley and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 20th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on January 20, 2022

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the opening ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 92

Fun fact: Has a degree in mechanical engineering

David Lynch arrives at the Governors Awards on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Director David Lynch turns 76

Fun fact: His daughter Jennifer is also a director

Members of the band Kiss, from left, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer attend the premiere of A&E Network’s “Biography: KISStory” during the 20th Tribeca Festival at Battery Park on Friday, June 11, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Musician Paul Stanley turns 70

Fun fact: Legally changed his name to Paul Stanley in the ‘70s

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Comedian Bill Maher turns 66

Fun fact: Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Lorenzo Lamas and Victoria Lamas attend the 4th annual Roger Neal Oscar Viewing Dinner Icon Awards and after party at Hollywood Palladium on February 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)Getty Images

Actor Lorenzo Lamas turns 64

Fun fact: His middle name is Fernando

Sam Neill, from left, Susan Sarandon and Rainn Wilson attend the premiere for “Blackbird” on day two of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Roy Thomson Hall on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Actor Rainn Wilson turns 56

Fun fact: Wilson also auditioned for the role of Michael Scott on ‘The Office’

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: Actress Stacey Dash attends The Diaspora Dialogues’ 3rd Annual International Women Of Power Luncheon at Arbat Banquet Hall on March 07, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)Getty Images

Actress Stacey Dash turns 55

Fun fact: Appeared in several episodes of ‘St. Elsewhere’ early in her career

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: (L-R)Melissa Rivers, Victor Cruz, and Dascha Polanco attend the Annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC and GFI at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgera

TV host Melissa Rivers turns 54

Fun fact: Once appeared on ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ as a restaurant patron

Skeet Ulrich attends the “Riverdale” press line on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 21, 2018, in San Diego.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Actor Skeet Ulrich turns 52

Fun fact: Is related to former NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd

Selma Blair, left, and Questlove attend the 8th annual DOC NYC Visionaries Tribute Awards gala at Gotham Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Musician Questlove turns 51

Fun fact: Has won 5 Grammy Awards

Evan Peters poses for a photo with the award for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for “Mare of Easttown” at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Actor Evan Peters turns 35

Fun fact: Won an Emmy Award at last year’s Primetime Emmys

More celebrities with birthdays today

Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 77. Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 75. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 70. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 59. Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 57. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 57. Actor Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly”) is 53. Singer Edwin McCain is 52. Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 43. Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 38. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 37. Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 36.

Other popular or historical birthdays on January 20th

Federico Fellini, director

George Burns, comedian

DeForest Kelley, actor

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Prior celebrity fun facts (Associated Press)

Celebrity fun facts

Gal Gadot | Emilia Clarke | Sophie Turner | Jason Momoa

Chris Hemsworth | Amanda Seyfried | Kat Dennings

Robert Downey Jr. | Alyson Hannigan | Tiffani Amber Thiessen

Miley Cyrus | Emma Stone | Seth MacFarlane | Mark Hamill

Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis | David Hasselhoff

Lindsay Lohan | Natalie Portman | George Clooney

Sarah Michelle Gellar | Emma Watson | Alec Baldwin

Jenna Fischer | Kate Mara | Jennifer Aniston | Alan Alda

Betty White | Dave Matthews | Danica McKellar | Taylor Swift

Britney Spears | Bill Nye | Scarlett Johansson

Rachel McAdams | Demi Moore | Julia Roberts

Danielle Fishel and the ‘Boy Meets World’ cast

A look at prior movie and tv-related fun fact lists (Associated Press)

Movie and TV fun facts & more

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88 celebrities who were born in Canada

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10 famous directors who shot episodes of ‘The Office’

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25 actors you didn’t know were on ‘Game of Thrones’

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