Comments on: Patrick Stewart carries the Olympic Torch

Patrick Stewart carries the Olympic Torch

philipy — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:57:02 -0800

Sir Patrick Stewart carried the Olympic Torch today. (Video)

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:58:13 -0800

But it's too late, he already saw everything.

By: philipy

philipy — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:03:51 -0800

Another short interview. I didn't manage to catch Sir Patrick - if only I'd known he was going to do this ahead of time! - but I did see the torch relay earlier today, and the buzz is exactly as he's describing, like a rolling street party and parade.

By: Chekhovian

Chekhovian — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:08:24 -0800

Please tell me he is competing for a medal in Dressage (horse dancing)? With his custom saddle and everything.

By: BeeDo

BeeDo — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:09:04 -0800

After he handed off the torch, did he have to tug his shirt back into place? (I would have done with the "saw everything", but Burhanistan was too quick for me.)

By: Rob Rockets

Rob Rockets — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:10:14 -0800

There are FOUR torches!

By: Dr. Zira

Dr. Zira — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:12:40 -0800

Make it glow, Number One.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:16:34 -0800

Stewart, best known as Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard, said carrying the torch through well wishers in Croydon was an experience he will 'never forget', adding that it was better than any movie premiere. Certainly was paced better.

By: dr_dank

dr_dank — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:21:33 -0800

It would be awesome if he tried cutting across the grass and a policewoman said "oy, you can't do that!". To which, he'd cock an eyebrow and reply "oh no?".

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:25:46 -0800

It's a little sad that his top example and touchstone for "excitement and sense of pleasure and pride" is attending a movie premier.

By: haley_joel_osteen

haley_joel_osteen — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:25:54 -0800

Make It Gold.

By: Bwithh

Bwithh — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:29:46 -0800

It's a little sad that his top example and touchstone for "excitement and sense of pleasure and pride" is attending a movie premier. posted by The World Famous at 12:25 PM on 7/23 [+] [!] Seems reasonable to me - what should he say instead? This torch ceremony knocks the socks off my wedding days?

By: RobotVoodooPower

RobotVoodooPower — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:30:27 -0800

We are IOC. Branding is futile. Prepare to be assimilated (into the Coca-Cola family of products).

By: greenland

greenland — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:30:59 -0800

So... if anyone here has got a Shinzon joke handy, this is pretty much the time for it.

By: Bwithh

Bwithh — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:32:49 -0800

Now this is over-the-top: "Emin said the experience had been "like the most surreal dream you can ever imagine" — and exhausting." Tracey Emin unironically carries the Olympic torch

By: AElfwine Evenstar

AElfwine Evenstar — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:34:20 -0800

Call me when he does it in star fleet dress uniform.

By: kjs3

kjs3 — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:37:02 -0800

It's sad that a professional actor should find "excitement and sense of pleasure and pride" in what is to his profession a pinnacle event and documentation of achievement? Interesting.

By: Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish

Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:39:09 -0800

Call me when he does it in star fleet dress uniform. I think that would require Paramount giving the IOC nine million dollars.

By: Peevish

Peevish — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:42:37 -0800

He has a goatee. He is clearly mirror-world Stewart.

By: ericost

ericost — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:42:59 -0800

I am confused by this post. Was this the first leg of the torch carrying or something? What is the significance?

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:43:35 -0800

By: CynicalKnight

CynicalKnight — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:44:06 -0800

a rolling street party and parade MAKE IT SO AWESOME.

By: Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish

Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:45:36 -0800

Is a movie premier really the pinnacle event and documentation of achievement in his profession? I would have thought that would be the Oscars or some other event where achievement is recognized by the profession.

Depends on whether you value the recognition of your peers or the recognition of your audience.

By: jimmythefish

jimmythefish — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:47:13 -0800

It's a little sad that his top example and touchstone for "excitement and sense of pleasure and pride" is attending a movie premier. If I were to carry the torch, it would still pale in comparison to that time when I overthrew Cuba that one time, with Fidel and his brother Dennis.

By: argonauta

argonauta — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:52:34 -0800

*facepalme d'or*

By: smirkette

smirkette — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:08:17 -0800

Oh, was he going to hand it off to Dr. Crusher next?

By: loquat

loquat — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:12:04 -0800

I'm surprised by the lack of comments about his sublime physical form and overall attractiveness. I carry a torch for him! *Swoon*

By: Glibpaxman

Glibpaxman — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:12:21 -0800

this on the day of the 25th anniversary of TNG with all the hoopla...

By: zarq

zarq — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:17:13 -0800

ericost: "What is the significance?" It's Patrick Stewart. Who is awesome.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:19:02 -0800

After he handed off the torch, did he have to tug his shirt back into place? This is referred to as the Picard Maneuver.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:33:06 -0800

Patrick Stewart sings a torch song

By: TheWhiteSkull

TheWhiteSkull — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:38:27 -0800

As put off as I am by the Olympics, by the unrepentantly venal IOC, by their assorted goons and thugs, by the blithering Lord Coe, and by all the hoorays in the Tory party, I can really only say one thing after viewing this video: HOLY SHIT PATRICK STEWART LOOKS GOOD FOR 72!

By: Danf

Danf — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:42:13 -0800

Captain's Log: London, Earth, Sector 001: The bus that was following me lacked replicators. Therefore, I seem to have requested tea, Earl Grey, hot, from some kind of loo. I recommend no further contact with this world.

By: juiceCake

juiceCake — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:44:56 -0800

Is a movie premier really the pinnacle event and documentation of achievement in his profession? I would have thought that would be the Oscars or some other event where achievement is recognized by the profession. Ask him. I'm going to go for it was something he thought of to mention because he's an actor and he used it as an example. End of.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:01:24 -0800

When will he make the inevitable appearance on Community?

By: jenkinsEar

jenkinsEar — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:06:29 -0800

He'd make a great 12th doctor.

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:28:38 -0800

I would have thought that would be the Oscars or some other event where achievement is recognized by the profession. Depends on whether you value the recognition of your peers or the recognition of your audience. Also if you'd been frickin nominated. Stewart, as far as I can tell, has been nominated about once for a SAG award he didn't win (2010: Macbeth). I'm sure his reflections on the Oscars are about the same as yours: from TV. Haters gonna eponysterically hate. Conversely, Stewart knows exactly how cool the awards are and this, meh, not as much.

By: infini

infini — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:00:32 -0800

Want.

By: Webbster

Webbster — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:40:17 -0800

The BMX takedown was more interesting.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:52:52 -0800

He'd make a great 12th doctor. Isn't the rule that each doctor is younger than the previous one? Also, yes, he'd be an amazing 12th doctor.

By: ricochet biscuit

ricochet biscuit — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:47:42 -0800

this on the day of the 25th anniversary of TNG with all the hoopla... Er, the 25th anniversary of it being only 95 days until the premiere of TNG?

By: damo

damo — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:07:47 -0800

Apparently.

By: Bunny Ultramod

Bunny Ultramod — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:08:26 -0800

I'm sorry, but this can only mean one thing for the Olympics. Space vampires.

By: kjs3

kjs3 — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:42:45 -0800

Is a movie premier really the pinnacle event and documentation of achievement in his profession? Considering the tiny fraction of all professional actors that will ever be a "star", much less *the* star in a major motion picture that actually makes it to a theater, yes, it is in fact all those things. I would have thought that would be the Oscars or some other event where achievement is recognized by the profession. You would be wrong, for many reasons. Hint: Cary Grant, Albert Finney, Glenn Close, Ewan McGregor, Boris Karloff, Edward G Robinson, Johnny Depp, Annette Benning, Ed Harris, Richard Burton, Sigourney Weaver. Never got an Oscar. Thanks for playing.

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:49:13 -0800

Thanks for having me on the show!

By: TheSecretDecoderRing

TheSecretDecoderRing — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:15:16 -0800

The finish line must be drawn HERE! THIS far!! NO further!!!

By: nasayre

nasayre — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:23:38 -0800

The man is forty years older than me, and I still get raised eyebrows when I mention it, but I have the largest school-girl crush on Patrick Stewart.

By: markkraft

markkraft — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:10:02 -0800

Patrick Stewart should leave this kind of thing to the real runners.

By: liza

liza — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:53:45 -0800

I'm surprised by the lack of comments about his sublime physical form and overall attractiveness. I carry a torch for him! *Swoon* about a decade, maybe 15 years ago, Patrick Stewart was working on a production of THE TEMPEST in which he was also the star here in NYC. i can't remember why i was in the vicinity of the Public Theater (the production was for Shakespeare in the Park) all i remember was sitting in a restaurant i used to frequent right across from it and noticing there was much excited agitation at a table across from me. then i heard THAT VOICE. at first i couldn't place who was the carrier of THAT VOICE because Sir Patrick Stewart isnt supposed to be sitting at the table right across from me at a restaurant here in NYC, but helas, it was him. someone recently wrote here in MeFi how Willem DeFoe took their breath away with his beauty and i laughed because i've seen Willehm up-close-and-personal and he is not. But Patrick Stewart? HOLY SHIT. let me start with the fact he has the most tight and i mean MOST TIGHT body i've seen on a man, needless to say a senior citizen. he is insanely muscular and well built and jesus christ i just wanted to touch every ounce of that hard body. it was really surreal because he has the body of an olympic athlete. seriously, if you didn't reckon it was Stewart's face, you'd think he was in his 30s. then there's that smile and the in-real-life BLUE STEEL of those eyes. his eyes are a blue i've never seen before. they're gorgeous and full of light and when he looks at you straight in the eye, you have to really try hard not to let the panties hit the ground. i have never, and i mean, NEVER been rendered speechless by any man the way i was in the presence of Patrick Stewart ---and am not even a big fan. he is absolutely demi-godish and i would have so totally hit that when he was then in his 60s and i would so totally hit that today.

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:30:55 -0800

Not in the mood? Mood's a thing for cattle and loveplay, not torch-bearing! Dune fans represent

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:04 -0800

Years ago, when TNG was still at its peak, there was an NPR feature on the show, and they introduced the segment where they specifically talked to Patrick Stewart with a brief comment: "Patrick Stewart really does drink 'tea, Earl Gray, hot.' But he would like us to ask his fans to please stop sending it to him, as he has quite enough of a supply by now, thanks."