Because of the massive popularity of both versions of Star Trek, the two Captains met in 1994's Star Trek Generations, where Kirk passed the torch to Picard as The Next Generation cast took over the Star Trek movie franchise.
Star Trek: Picard season 2 is set in 2401, a full 30 years after Kirk's death in 2371 as seen in Star Trek Generations. After Picard met Kirk, he remained as Captain of the USS Enterprise-E for another 14 years before he was promoted to Admiral (and subsequently quit Starfleet in protest) in 2385.
Following the return of USS Enterprise from the 5-year mission in 2270, Kirk was promoted to Rear Admiral and posted as Head of Starfleet Operations in San Francisco for 2 1/2 years, recommending William Decker replace him as captain of USS Enterprise as she underwent a major refit.
The reason that Picard squeaks out a victory here is mostly based on his numerous unfair advantages. The Next Generation is set over 100 years after The Original Series.
Kirk died in the 1994 feature film Star Trek Generations, and he was buried on the planet Veridian III at the end of the film. Therefore, it was a shock when Picard season 3 revealed the Captain's corpse is stored in Section 31's top-secret Daystrom Station facility.
As every diehard Trekkie knows, Starfleet's most iconic starship didn't pass directly from Kirk to Picard in-universe. Kirk commanded the Starship Enterprise in the 23rd century and Picard was the captain of the Federation's flagship, the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, in the 24th century.
In a 2019 interview reported by ComicBook.com, Shatner explained that Star Trek Generations' producer (likely Rick Berman) told him that they wanted to kill Kirk because they "think that The Next Generation will make more money at the box office." Shatner felt he had no choice in the matter because he was also told ...
Captain Kirk and Captain Picard were not alive at the same time. Captain Kirk lived in the 23rd century. Captain Picard lived in the 24th Century, 80 years later. Star Trek: Generations.
Yes. He met Spock twice in the show and even helped to save him while he was under cover on Romulus. He also brought him the sad news that his father had also died. Spock would later mind meld with Picard to “get a taste” of his Father's mind since they never melded.
Kirk's greatest enemy was Khan, Picard's was Q (though he was more a nuisance) and Archer's was the Klingons in general. Kirk and Picard both dealt with the Klingons but Picard dealt more with the Romulans.
Star Trek: The Original Series writer David Gerrold, has also spoken about K/S slash sometimes. In 1985, Gerrold commented: One of the truths I've been telling lately is that Kirk and Spock are not lovers ... they're not even boyfriends. They're just good friends.
In Star Trek: Defiant #9, Spock acknowledges he could never live up to Kirk's reputation as Starfleet's greatest captain, but that he would not be able to control his desire to – leading him to never pursue the captain's chair.
Kirk was killed by Soran in Generations. Kirk's body was buried by Picard on Veridian III under a pile of rocks. That was the last known location of Kirk's body—until “The Bounty.” Since seeing Kirk's body in Daystrom Station, many fans thought it was foreshadowing his potential return later on in the season.
How old is Picard supposed to be in the Picard series?
Jean-Luc Picard was (or will be) born on July 13, 2305. That means he is 59 years old when we first meet him in the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It also means that he is 94 years old when we meet him in the first episode of Star Trek: Picard.
2023 saw the critically acclaimed ending of Star Trek: Picard, the lauded Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, and Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, perhaps the best run of the animated comedy yet. Star Trek is in a transitional period in 2024.
During The Search for Spock, Saavik (Robin Curtis) mated with Spock to keep him from dying during the Pon Farr he experienced while rapidly aging on the Genesis Planet. The film only implied that the two had been intimate, but there were plans for Saavik to be pregnant with Spock's baby in subsequent movies.
Captain Picard never appeared on Star Trek: Voyager. He was mentioned once by Deana Troi (who did appear, but never met Janeway) in the episode “Pathfinder”. The only time Picard and Janeway talk onscreen is in Star Trek: Nemesis when Janeway, having been promoted to vice admiral, gives him his assignment.
The elder Spock died off-screen on New Vulcan on January 2, 2263. Ambassador Spock was 161 when he died in the Kelvin timeline, although his final death chronologically happened 12 years before his original Prime timeline death in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
So, Spock is older than Kirk, but only by 3 years. I don't know about you, but much past college I'd stop noticing a 3 year age difference, however you are technically correct (the best kind of correct). Kirk entered Starfleet Academy in 2252, and graduated only a year or two later in 2253 or 2254.
However, another way to look at it is that Kirk was in the Nexus for 78 years. Star Trek Generations' prologue where Kirk was lost from the Enterprise-B was set in 2293, and Star Trek Generations' 'present day' is 2371.
Crusher and Captain Picard continued throughout the non-canonical Star Trek: The Next Generation Pocket Books series. Beverly and Jean-Luc have married, but still serve together on the Enterprise-E. They have a son named René Jacques Robert Francois Picard, named after Picard's older brother (Robert) and nephew (René).
Shatner explained on the talk show that his problem with his original performance — which sees a bloodied Kirk say, “oh my,” before dying — was that the USS Enterprise captain sounded afraid of dying, rather than full of wonder at the prospect of the next adventure. “I think you die the way you live,” he said.
However, Kirk's son died heroically to protect Spock (Leonard Nimoy), who was resurrected by the healing energies of Genesis. The loss of his son haunted Admiral Kirk and exacerbated his hatred of the Klingons.
Who was the youngest Captain in Starfleet history?
Kirk became Starfleet's youngest starship captain after receiving command of the USS Enterprise for a five-year mission, three years of which are depicted in the original Star Trek series.
