{"id":28601,"date":"2022-10-04T10:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28601"},"modified":"2022-10-04T10:22:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:22:48","slug":"review-star-trek-picard-s2-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/10\/review-star-trek-picard-s2-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: Picard: Season Two Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Star Trek: Picard: Season Two Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/paramount-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><em>Star Trek: Picard &#8211; Season Two<\/em><\/strong> comes to Blu-ray by Paramount and stars Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd and Brent Spiner. Features include several featurettes, deleted\/extended scenes and a gag reel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Star Trek: Picard: Season Two<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2022)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Paramount| NR \u2013 473 min. \u2013 $47.99 | October 4, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/04\/2022 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Star Trek: Picard: Season Two\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2022\/startrekpicard-s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B37KWPG2\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>SEASON INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Gene Roddenberry (based on <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>); Akiva Goldsman &amp; Michael Chabon &amp; Kirsten Beyer &amp; Alex Kurtzman (created by)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, Whoopi Goldberg, Wil Wheaton<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.00<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/6b\/46\/8d\/MEEIQ3W_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Star Trek: Picard: Season Two\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/6b\/46\/8d\/MEEIQ3W_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 28px;\">SEASON SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The legendary Jean-Luc Picard (PATRICK STEWART) and his crew embark on a bold and exciting new journey into the unknown: Los Angeles, 2024. Trapped in an alternate reality by Q (JOHN DE LANCIE), Picard must enlist friends both old and new to confront the perils of 21st century Earth in a desperate race against time to save the galaxy\u2019s future \u2013 and face the ultimate trial from one of his greatest foes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This 3-disc set comes housed in a HD slim case and comes with a semi-glossy <strong>slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>The USS Stargazer (18:29)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This featurette looks at the design behind the newest Federation Starship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>The Chateau (15:24)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This covers the production design of Picard\u2019s vineyard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>The Trial is Over (12:04)<\/u><\/strong> is a featurette on Q and his development through this season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Rebuilding the Queen (11:11)<\/u><\/strong> looks at the new design behind the classic <em>TNG<\/em> villain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Picard Props (12:06)<\/u><\/strong> is a look at the props room for the various items including a portrait and his Starfleet badge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Picard Passages (24:59)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is a featurette on the further development of Picard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Gag Reel (3:55)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Deleted\/Extended Scenes<\/u><\/strong> for several episodes, including \u2018Assimulation\u2019, \u2018Fly Me to the Moon\u2019, \u2018Monsters\u2019 and \u2018Farewell\u2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/a3\/da\/62\/MEEIQ4O_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Star Trek: Picard: Season Two\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/a3\/da\/62\/MEEIQ4O_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4\/5, AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paramount releases <strong><em>Star Trek: Picard<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray and is presented with a 2.00 widescreen aspect ratio as originally streamed on Paramount+. Detail on this was okay but nothing especially sharp while colors are well balanced if not on the darker side of the spectrum. There\u2019s not a whole lot of texture to this 1080p HD transfer so not the prettiest video though probably comparable to other TV home releases.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode comes with a standard but well balanced DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. With these, dialogue comes across with good clarity and when the action does eventually pick up, the depth is on display; front and rear speakers come to life providing some respectable depth. (copied from season 1 review)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/d6\/e0\/5d\/MEEIQ9N_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Star Trek: Picard: Season Two\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/d6\/e0\/5d\/MEEIQ9N_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ3W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/5b\/93\/2e\/MEEIQ3W_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-00.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/61\/af\/0a\/MEEIQ42_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-01.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ4B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/bc\/ad\/9e\/MEEIQ4B_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-02.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ4O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/ba\/e3\/e1\/MEEIQ4O_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-03.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/d5\/de\/c8\/MEEIQ53_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-04.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ5T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/67\/8f\/66\/MEEIQ5T_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-05.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/ee\/0a\/75\/MEEIQ61_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-06.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ6F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/6c\/c1\/55\/MEEIQ6F_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-07.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ6R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/3d\/e5\/42\/MEEIQ6R_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-08.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/9c\/9b\/1c\/MEEIQ78_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-09.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/8c\/bd\/94\/MEEIQ80_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-10.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ8F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/05\/4b\/52\/MEEIQ8F_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-11.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ8V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/ef\/9d\/63\/MEEIQ8V_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-12.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/81\/ca\/8d\/MEEIQ99_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-13.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQ9N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/66\/24\/df\/MEEIQ9N_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-14.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEIQA1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/12\/7e\/af\/MEEIQA1_t.png\" alt=\"picard2-15.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Trek: Picard &#8211; Season Two comes to Blu-ray by Paramount and stars Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd and Brent Spiner. 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