From Marina Sirtis' Twitter CBSAllAccess Celebrating Captain Picard Day
Posted Jun 16, 2020, 7:00 PM UTC
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“A cook is only as good as his ingredients.”
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Dunno who downvoted you for directly quoting Riker. smh.
I've got your back.
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Ah the Riker Manoeuvre - nice one!
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Pizza box artwork should have his leg going over a chair.
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Not every Reddit comment gets 100% upvotes
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And unwarranted downvotes are a blight upon this site. It was at 0 when I found it.
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Why is this the first time I've ever seen a Starfleet insignia-shaped pizza?
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I tried to make my own pizza once and it turned out looking like that.
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I remember the pizza at Quark's in Vegas looking kinda like the insignia
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It’s incredible to me how many of the cast of TNG are great people.
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Yeah. Not that I ever got the impression that the other shows generally had bad people in their main casts, but there's something about the TNG actors that really stands out for some reason. I also think it's cool how close the TNG cast members have remained with each other all these years later. There's just something really cool and wholesome about it
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Fun fact: when LeVar Burton got married, Frakes, Stewart, Dorn, and Spiner were his groomsmen.
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Yep! In fact I'm pretty sure Brent Spiner was his best man
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I love the story of when Shatner was an ass to Wil Wheaton, Frakes and Dorn offered to go beat the shit out of him to defend Wheaton's honor.
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Do you have a link? That's amazing and a video of one of them telling the story would be dope.
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LOL
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Somebody needs to animate that scene.
*cue the Amok Time theme*
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It's my understanding that the only Trek cast member who played a major role on the various series who is an asshole is, well, Shatner.
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Agreed. And even he's not really a monster or anything. He's just got a major ego and sounds like he was hard to work with
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I did a photo op and autograph session with most of the bridge crew (no Stewart, Dorn, or Burton) and everyone was awesome. I can’t recommend it enough. Worthwhile to meet them!
Wheaton surprised me cuz he usually bugs me, but we ended up having a great chat about mental health during the current political climate and I walked away with a lot more respect for him.
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Most likely doing theater somewhere. 🎭
At least, according to what I’ve read about him anyway. I’m speculating.
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Not all of them. Somewhere out there, Wil Wheaton is drinking blood out of a child's skull.
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Actors in general are great people-- it's a job that requires a certain amount of openness and humility to do properly. Ironically, the best actors are people who are good at listening, not talking.
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Captain Picard Day is one of the children's favourite school activities, they look forward to it all year.
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I'm uh...I'm a role model
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"I'm sure you are. Starfleet out.”
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Needs more burnt tomato.
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Hold the Antarean basil.
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And hold the bunicorn venom sacks.
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Love the grin on pizza box Riker's face!
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I like the subtle Starfleet emblem in the folds/wrinkles of his apron.
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I'm not sure why but I would not want Riker to make me a pizza. I know he likes to cook but I feel like he's make it sexual somehow.
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That's exactly why I want him to make me a pizza. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Have you seen his “omelette?” Must be Starfleet slang for “dry as fuck scrambled eggs stuck to the pan.”
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Worf: “Delicious”
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"A warrior's breakfast"
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I'm not gay but a riker-pizza is a riker-pizza.
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Forget snack, that's a whole meal.
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If you think Riker's pizzas are sexy, that's on you.
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Well now that you mention it...
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“Would you like extra sausage on your pizza?” wink wink
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That weird ambassador who told Worf to bring him something with more protein than the fried rice might enjoy this pizza. He'd learn a lot about Human culture for sure.
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Say no more, say no more!
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Bunnicorn...on the cob?
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Everything's on a cob! The whole planet is on a cob!
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I feel like he's make it sexual somehow.
So...like everything else Riker does
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To the rest of the Federation, the tales of James T. Kirk's infamous exploits as a ladies' man are the stuff of legends. To William T. Riker, it was a personal challenge.
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Read the box:
"Always fresh, always hot."
OH, WILLIAM!
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Did someone order a pizza... with extra Bunnicorn sausage?
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Um, that's why.
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This pizza is Number One.
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I want one of those boxes!
Also to nitpick, wouldn't Sisko make more sense? He actually cooks :p
EDIT: Sorry for the attempt at a funny. I haven't watched Picard yet, so I'm not up to speed on his cooking hobby
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Why would Sisko make more sense when >!we see Riker make pizza in Picard?!<
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Because Sisko actually grew his own vegetables and seemed to genuinely take it more passionately, Riker only seemed to take it up as a mild hobby. Also his father had his own restaurant, so it was in his family. I think you’re forgetting that fact. We see Sisko act very defensive and passionately about his cooking.
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The real out of universe answer is that CBS is currently trying to promote ST:Picard, and Riker is the one who cooks, and cooks pizza specifically, in that one. In universe, Sisko is probably the better cook, although as far as I know he never cooked pizza.
Edit: Of course, there's also the fact that Sisko hates Picard, so wouldn't be a good choice for Captain Picard Day.
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I am NOT forgetting that because as someone from New Orleans, I always loved that he’s from there and that his father runs a restaurant in the Quarter. It also doesn’t make sense to use Sisko when Marina Sirtis has no real connection with that character and when CBS want to advertise one of their new shows, not one of the old ones. And as far as I’m aware, Sisko doesn’t really have any kind of on-screen relationship with pizza; we never see him making it. Now if this was take out for some Cajun Creole cooking, sure, but it’s not.
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Riker also likes to cook canonically, even if he sucks at making eggs. He also of course makes pizza in ST:Picard and poses as the chef in the ST:Enterprise episode that shall not be named and didn't actually exist so I don't know why I brought it up.
Edit: Also this is for Captain Picard Day, and Sisko hates Picard.
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Nah, he's great at cooking eggs, it's just he scrambles omelettes and the eggs were disgusting to begin with.
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Riker was known to cook in both TNG and PIC. Though he may not always pick the best choice of eggs.
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This is a promotion for CBS All Access. Riker making Pizza in a reference to ST Picard. Sisko isn't on any current Star Trek series so it doesn't work as well as a promotion.
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I'd probably pay like $20 for that pizza box just to hang in my kitchen or something.
But I wouldn't want it as a print or framed photo or anything, it only works if its an actual box.
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I was actually thinking about ways to turn this into wall art for my kitchen. I had the same thought about getting a print. I’m thinking about using this image to make a stencil and spray painting it onto a piece of finished wood. It would be a bit different but seems more adult and in line with my decorating sense than a framed poster or print. I HATE framed wall art in my kitchen.
Added bonus: I’m a tall guy with Frakes’ build who also has a beard for half the year (my ex’s reaction to the Nepenthe episode was “I feel like I’m getting a preview of how you’ll look in your 60s”). So I’ll get all kinds of questions about why I have a picture of myself as a pizza cook up from my non-Trekkie fans.
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Extra Tibius Claw for me!
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I'm more interested in how he got Gagh to work on a pizza.
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He puts it on after, like a garnish or the lettuce on a taco pizza.
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Yeah I’ve had raw red onion or Cole slaw (it was a Reuben pizza) added this way.
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Strips of bonito flake would give you the same effect:
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It's Pipius Claw (hard to see unless you open the image directly: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eap6B6GUwAAcCMX?format=jpg&name=large)
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Could have sworn Riker said “Tibius” in that Season 2 ep... huh... learn something new every day.
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"Enjoy Your Delicious Moments"
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Yeah I couldn't love this more its epic!
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This is so cool
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The detail is perfect!
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They need to make a star trek amusement park with a rikers pizzeria and a real quarks and 10 forward :D
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They used to have one called Star Trek: The Experience. It had rides, Quark's bar and loads of shopping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrvlj_rYljo
It was amazing and I miss it all the time.
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Damn it I wish this was still a thing :( I wanted yo try his root beer lol
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Not going to lie, no matter what your feelings about Picard is as a show, I will forever be grateful for it granting us the gift that is William Riker, Pizza Chef.
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LOL, that is awesome !
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The other two jars also, one of which is Pipius Claw (another traditional Klingon dish), and the other is Owan Eggs, which were the main ingredient that one time Riker made a really gross omelette that everyone gagged on and Worf loved.
Delicious.
So he’s cooking for Worf, got it
Ok with cooked gagh. But Kahless help you if you cook the R'acht
You eat it raw. Only a pussy eats it cooked!
Gagh doesn't belong on a pizza!
Specifically, Meshta gagh doesn't because it'll just jump off
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I love the box and the insignia shape (as well as the whole gesture of course), but omg that pizza looks disgusting.
But the jar is sealed, it’s dead! (Jim)