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  • Brent tells story about long days filming TNG and on-the-set chaos.
    Moderated by Heather "Kid Cadet" Reicher (pink hair) and joined by Emma Caulfield from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
    At Raleigh, NC SuperCon. July 15, 2017

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  • @paulhines5010
    @paulhines5010  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    It's been over six years since I recorded and posted this. I saw Brent again this year and thanked him for sharing that story. I told him how popular this video had been and how awesome it was to see everyone's comments and related stories that you've all posted. He was quick to point out that Patrick really does hate when he imitates him but insisted that I keep the video up! 😂

  • @starcrafter13terran
    @starcrafter13terran 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2684

    he should leave messages on patrick's voice mail in that voice as "reminders to self"

    • @cf453
      @cf453 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      You're a damn genius...

    • @Zaluskowsky
      @Zaluskowsky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      omfg

    • @dallasparty316
      @dallasparty316 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      That would be the ultimate trolling.

    • @drewmyself189
      @drewmyself189 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      "Tea, earl grey, hot"

    • @seickel
      @seickel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome observation.

  • @NandaRoxNUShould2
    @NandaRoxNUShould2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5554

    Brent signed my Data figure & he was right beside LeVar. I told LeVar that we named our dog after Geordi, Lt. Cmdr Geordi LaPug. He thought it was hilarious. Then I told Brent that he was my favorite. He turned around & said, "here that LeVar? I'm her favorite!" LeVar said, "yeah but she named her pug after me!" Best day ever!

    • @wjmcd703
      @wjmcd703 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Nanda Rox that's an awesome story

    • @TOFMDrone
      @TOFMDrone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      a few years ago at FACTS (belgian style comic con) i actulay had time to talk to robert picardo (holo doc voyager) since every one was at tom felton (malfoy, HP) table and had robert sign a lightbulb :p

    • @madscientistshusta
      @madscientistshusta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      TOFMDrone oh man hes probably my favorite from voyager for sure!

    • @Shadowkey392
      @Shadowkey392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sounds like it!

    • @DavidNicholson101
      @DavidNicholson101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nanda Rox ROFL.

  • @Comet5551
    @Comet5551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    No one:
    Picard at Tasha’s Funeral: “THE HILLS ARE ALIVE..”

  • @douggraham5082
    @douggraham5082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    You can tell Brent just eats these appearances up. He loves telling these stories over and over.

    • @garrghhh
      @garrghhh ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love hearing them over and over. The 'horseplay' of the TNG cast - particularly Spiner with the others, is great. They're so disarmingly humble ... something like that - I mean, you have a guy like Sir Patrick Stewart, serious actor with so many stage credits etc., and he just seems like such a genial nice person. And, they all have this kind of group of friends camaraderie ... this looseness - giving each other grief and all of that. It's great - seems to bring them all joy too, much like that sort of camaraderie probably many people have experienced at various times with various groups of friends (I think of my 'high school' friends, in particular).
      Love it!

    • @maeanne5326
      @maeanne5326 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think he loves people so he loves being around them a lot 🙂

  • @hanniffydinn6019
    @hanniffydinn6019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2125

    Thank God for Patrick Stewart for taking sci fi proper seriously.. It elevated all of next gen... And endlessly rewatchable...

    • @Sin526
      @Sin526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      ENDLESSLY

    • @matbroomfield
      @matbroomfield 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Spot on!

    • @Gambit771
      @Gambit771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Shufei It means exactly. Basically if you are an English speaker you'd understand.

    • @matbroomfield
      @matbroomfield 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Shufei I am exopressing strong agreement. "spot on" means you precisely expressed a sentiment that I agree with, in this case, the fact that Patrick takes sci fi seriously and made Next Gen far better because of it. Compare Patrick's masterful performance to the hammy crap that William Shatner did. No comparison, which is why we can watch all the Treks after Next Gen, but the original is painful to watch.

    • @E-Brightvoid
      @E-Brightvoid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well maybe we can try to use the same sort of tact Picard would use?

  • @lemonapocalypse414
    @lemonapocalypse414 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1570

    Id pay full price to watch a whole movie of Brent's impressions of Sir Patrick Stewart.

    • @Okusar
      @Okusar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      How about a comedy starring both of them where Spiner plays a con-artist impersonating the wealthy Stewart, who is away on holiday?

    • @dooney78
      @dooney78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      1) I *love* the "deal with it" shades on Cave Johnson.
      2) Best profile name ever.

    • @VJFranzK
      @VJFranzK 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      plot: Data is programmed to impersonate Picard, but can't stop

    • @employee4275
      @employee4275 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you the Steam Reviewer?

    • @FirstLast-fr4hb
      @FirstLast-fr4hb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same!

  • @MrTennisman42282
    @MrTennisman42282 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1182

    He threw out a sign that said no pics and told the people at the con if they want to take my pic then they should,when I took his pic he started doing data poses and turning side to side like data..it was awesome

    • @moonharp
      @moonharp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      patrick frost I love that so much. The man who made Data human... 😭

    • @nessnintendo9466
      @nessnintendo9466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Data calls the shots

    • @beverlyanne5699
      @beverlyanne5699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      When a celeb volunteers themselves that is great. I am all for that. The profiteering gouge has to stop. As long as people do not cross the line and do respect privacy when privacy is due. He is the best story teller.

    • @MajorGrin
      @MajorGrin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I heard he won't shake people's hands and if he does he uses a dry soap right after

    • @MaximilianonMars
      @MaximilianonMars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@MajorGrin probably a decent precaution, who knows what you might catch shaking 100s of people's hands. Might've had bad experiences in the past

  • @Sprite_thefilmnerd
    @Sprite_thefilmnerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    “Please no one record this”
    The person recording this: *NO*

  • @MrNealSalo
    @MrNealSalo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1011

    I love the lines, "We broke him. After that he was the worst among us." Brent's delivery on that and his Patrick Stewart impersonations were spot-on. Thanks for posting this; thanks for good laughs.

    • @SniffHeinkel
      @SniffHeinkel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      So its the cast of TNG's fault that we got Avery Bullock on American Dad?
      Thats awesome.

    • @unknownsample4801
      @unknownsample4801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Brent: its not my best
      Me: I think that is pretty spot on

    • @Ken.-
      @Ken.- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Spot" on. I see what you did there.

    • @varianschirmer9375
      @varianschirmer9375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I wish Stewart was here to react to that "we broke him" comment.

    • @imkluu
      @imkluu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was Emma that said , "You broke him," to which her responded with that line.

  • @benjaminlittlefield4768
    @benjaminlittlefield4768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Brent Spiner is a tremendously talented individual. The Dr. Okun character in 'Independence Day' was underrated and got minor credit. And then he was good enough to bring back in 'Resurgence'.

  • @robadams2140
    @robadams2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    He got the voice, the accent, the cadence. Spot on.

  • @thegreatbamboozler4837
    @thegreatbamboozler4837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +886

    I always wanted an episode where Data caught a software virus and throught he was other characters like Picard, Worf, or Troi … and really overplayed them. :)

    • @jcortese3300
      @jcortese3300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      OMG now I can't unthink that ...

    • @qwertyuiop-kd4qq
      @qwertyuiop-kd4qq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what episode?

    • @agachill5000
      @agachill5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Why does this sound like it could have been a real episode... lol

    • @andromedaiscoming185
      @andromedaiscoming185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy shit

    • @Moovashnik
      @Moovashnik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The SNES Man There is an episode where he modulates his voice to sound like Picard to assume control of the Enterprise, I can’t remember what series or episode though

  • @jimbalio
    @jimbalio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    The Tar That Ended Yar

    • @noahpartic7586
      @noahpartic7586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😄Good 1.

    • @stillrabit73
      @stillrabit73 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shut the hell up 😂

    • @asianfrenchcanadian
      @asianfrenchcanadian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yasha Tar

    • @amanofmanyparts9120
      @amanofmanyparts9120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jimbalio. It ate Riker and then spat him out. It killed Tasha with a bolt of energy. Yup; I'm a Trekkie.

    • @jonnyb70
      @jonnyb70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      but she didn't actually get sucked into it. Armus just basically zapped her dead. ...i know, details

  • @Dinofly4
    @Dinofly4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    They want you to think that Patrick overdubbed Data saying the system authorisation code in his voice but it was just him doing an impression all along.

  • @walterkoziol3822
    @walterkoziol3822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    I was on the same really long boring flight. We were both in first class and I'm the type of person that tries to respect the celebrity's privacy. If they say hi I'll say and leave it at that. The flight was a little over 11hrs long. It was around hour three of the flight that he began to do his Data. When he said, "Captain, I have found a nonbiological lifeform." Picard's voice, "is it intelligent?" Data, "Does not appear to be." that's when I broke out laughing so hard. He introduced himself to me as Brent Spiner. Perhaps you haven't heard of me. So I started to pretty much spew all the rolls he had in Star Trek and then all of his other acting gigs he had until he told me to stop which BTW I did it all in one breath. So he says to me why didn't say hey you're Data from Star Trek! I told I'm the type to respect one's privacy especially if it's a celebrity. Cause the way I see it you guys must get pestered at least a couple of dozen times a day or more if a celebrity is spotted. We chatted and he asked me if I knew how to play Chess and he calls the stewardess over and asks for a chessboard. We played and chatted right up to our destination. As I was driving home I could've bombarded him with Trek questions and he'd be more than happy to answer them but I was glad I didn't. But I'll say this his chess game is very good.

    • @acid3129
      @acid3129 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      i like to think he was sitting there thinking " wtf this guy doesn't know who i am or he hasn't noticed me yet ............ I KNOW DATA VOICE TIME "

    • @walterkoziol3822
      @walterkoziol3822 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@acid3129 The thing is if you are a sci-fi fan you'd easily will spot him rather quickly.

    • @Irishlen64
      @Irishlen64 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That is such an excellent story. When I have met or been near celebrities' I never pester them . If they say hello I will do the same and move on.

    • @aljabirxiju9475
      @aljabirxiju9475 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this is such a lie. no one believes you. you just happened to know everything spiner did? you'd be the only one. and the idea he suddenly breaks into Data on the flight is such garbage.

    • @Irishlen64
      @Irishlen64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aljabirxiju9475 Come on don't be a d*ck

  • @johnmcgowan8117
    @johnmcgowan8117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I was there at that interview and the whole thing was just Brent Spiner poking fun at the other tng cast members and it was absolutely hysterical

  • @Laceykat66
    @Laceykat66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I had the pleasure of meeting Brent at the San Diego COmic-con some time ago. He was on a panel about turning comic books into movies (I am not sure why) and he seemed genuinely surprised when we came to him afterward asking for his autograph.
    He did not get angry or annoyed, it was like he had never been asked before.
    A genuinely pleasant man.

  • @lenthisgoldstein9553
    @lenthisgoldstein9553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    his impression of Patrick Stewart is spot on perfection.

  • @Kain128
    @Kain128 6 ปีที่แล้ว +691

    I am now convinced that Brent Spiner Is really Data based on his impersonation skills

    • @TaranTheGiant
      @TaranTheGiant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      TailsPro 128 He says it's more Lore than Data.

    • @starpetalarts6668
      @starpetalarts6668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Android Among Us coming to a theater near you 2020.

    • @MacaSkys
      @MacaSkys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No my boy, it's Lore not Data

    • @SwiftWyvern
      @SwiftWyvern 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But he prefers to act as Lore because Lore had more emotions and expressions than Data

    • @fulanodetal5629
      @fulanodetal5629 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was there ever a doubt? lol

  • @JoLiKMC
    @JoLiKMC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    That is super-hilarious. I'd heard Sir Patrick was kind of a snob, early on, but to hear that he loosened up _so quickly_ is really kind of heartwarming! Either that, or he was absolutely _playing_ the cast-and-crew. Either way, I just can't imagine Sir Patrick _not_ having a sense of humor, given all the silliness he's done since (and during) _The Next Generation._ :)

    • @jsullivan2112
      @jsullivan2112 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He pretty much said that it didn't occur to him you could have fun and still do good work at the same time. TNG snapped him out of it. He was also feeling so much pressure because he was afraid he'd get canned any day (Roddenberry was not a fan of him at all).

    • @TheShattenjager
      @TheShattenjager ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And he’s come such a long way. Working so much with Seth MacFarlane you’d think he was an entirely different person. Avery Bullock on American Dad is freakin hysterical!

  • @umachan9286
    @umachan9286 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I've always loved how these characters interacted with each other. To this day they still have fun together like when Patrick Stewart crashes Brent Spiner's panel, or vice versa.

  • @kafirlindaclark6148
    @kafirlindaclark6148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Brent is a genius of an actor, and seriously just as good an actor as Stewart.

  • @Parknest
    @Parknest 6 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    It cracks me up every time I hear Brent doing an impersonation of Sir Patrick.

    • @JohnDoe-qo4xd
      @JohnDoe-qo4xd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Parknest ; I've never heard it before, it hard to kind of match Spiner's look to Stewards voice, but it's spot on. Pity Spiner has not occurred in more different roles, but I guess Data was a fun role to do and paid off well during the years.
      In the "Outcast" series he's outright spine(r)-chilling (sorry...). Damn, he's creepy!

    • @jilliansmith7123
      @jilliansmith7123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John doe: he did a movie in which he was some kind of secret killer--he was awesome.

    • @kubeek
      @kubeek 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jilliansmith7123 what is it called?

    • @jilliansmith7123
      @jilliansmith7123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kubeek: wish I could remember! He was a host at his own dinner party and also a murderer...he did a super job. I think it was a made-for-TV movie years ago.

    • @undrhil
      @undrhil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jilliansmith7123 he was the villain in The Master of Disguise starring Dana Carvey

  • @blitz7326
    @blitz7326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    "This is appalling!" I died.

  • @ZCT808
    @ZCT808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I briefly met Brent Spiner in 2006, he's so funny and seems like such a nice guy. And that Stewart impression is awesome.

  • @frankchappell3677
    @frankchappell3677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Multiply my love for TNG and the cast by 1000 after watching this. Sheer gold.

  • @berserkley
    @berserkley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just before watching this, I watched Mark Hammil do his Harrison Ford impression. 2 of the best celebrity impressions done by celebrities I've ever seen

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "You broke him!"
    "We broke him."
    :-D

  • @barbedwire8338
    @barbedwire8338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    LMFAO! "It was the episode where (Tasha Yar) perished in the pool of Metamucil.." OMG! I can't stop laughing!

  • @ThunderAppeal
    @ThunderAppeal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Brent Spiner will be playing Jean Luc Picard in the new Star Trek series.

    • @kuif234
      @kuif234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HAHAHAHAHAH

  • @Jaseph2
    @Jaseph2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The funny thing is I could imagine the crew acting up and Captain Picard saying, “This is appalling!”

  • @lenthisgoldstein9553
    @lenthisgoldstein9553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That was a spot-on Patrick Stewart impression. Bravo Mr Spiner.

  • @MrQuijibo
    @MrQuijibo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    We need a TNG episode but every character is played by Brent Spiner

    • @garrghhh
      @garrghhh ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes. THIS.
      Yo, 'ParamountNBCUniversalCBSFox' - get on it!

  • @CPT85
    @CPT85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    So THAT’S why Patrick Stewart ended up doing comedy! lol 😆 His costars and work environment on Star Trek drove him bonkers! 😂

  • @guy8528
    @guy8528 6 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    I find it amusing that Rick Berman called the cast into a room and berated them like a class that was rude to the substitute teacher.

    • @prebenjaeger
      @prebenjaeger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      what is it with ricks?

    • @taitano12
      @taitano12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@prebenjaeger that's just how they roll... I'll see myself out. 😌

    • @rickermj
      @rickermj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@taitano12 I know you posted this a year ago, but this just cracked me up!

    • @VambeefcoHorzey
      @VambeefcoHorzey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Forte Kosakku To be fair, 99% of workplaces would have a "meeting"about the sort of thing Spiner describes,

    • @MultiBeautifulDays
      @MultiBeautifulDays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Forte Kosakku ok boomer

  • @grumpyotter
    @grumpyotter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I had no idea Brent could do such a wonderful Stewart impersonation!

  • @kevinhealey6540
    @kevinhealey6540 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I met him at a comic con. He was real nice to everyone who came to him for an autograph. He did his best to make anyone and everyone feel real good. A real nice guy.

  • @pele220
    @pele220 6 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    i miss the adventures , i miss the feeling i had as a kid watching shows like TNG and Deep Space 9 and StarGate SG1
    it gave life a little wonder as a kid and teen

    • @madscientistshusta
      @madscientistshusta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fragwits man the last stargate bombed so hard i wish they would stop making star trek movies n bring us a solid GoT style 8-12 episodes a year styled star trek

    • @jazzx251
      @jazzx251 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don't have long to wait - "Star Trek: Discovery" is the new series coming out towards the end of this month (10 days I think)

    • @moonharp
      @moonharp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mai Nem I find it altogether unwatchable. I wish they had just made the show what they wanted it to be and called it something else. Some people really enjoy it, though. It's just not for me.

    • @moonharp
      @moonharp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I loved waiting all week, then gathering all our kids around to watch each new episode together. No bingeing, then. The anticipation...the shared memories...

    • @patinho5589
      @patinho5589 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good. Now you get to get real

  • @Lumibear.
    @Lumibear. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +940

    Which begs the question, when Data had to imitate Picard's voice in the show, was it dubbed by Patrick, or just Brent doing his impression?

    • @godofblabla
      @godofblabla 6 ปีที่แล้ว +334

      BearWithMe I can only imagine the situation this way:
      Staff: "Brent, now just move your lips so Patricks Voice can be dubbed later"
      Brent: "no just let me imitate him I think I can do this"
      Staff: "no no no, thanks Dude nice offer but we really need his voice 100 % perfect"
      Brent (in his most british Patrick Stewart voice): "how dare you distrust my impersonation capabilities?
      In all my years with this very fine crew I was not once so disappointed,
      DISMISSED"
      Staff (shouting to Patrick back in the wardrobe): "you can go home we don't need you anymore for this anymore"
      Patrick: "hold on does that mean I am fired?"
      Brent (impersonating the executive producer perfectly): "Yes you are, Data is the Captain now"

    • @Mabooltube
      @Mabooltube 6 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      173467321476 CHARLIE 32789777643 TANGO 732 VICTOR 73117888732476789764376, LOCK

    • @TaranTheGiant
      @TaranTheGiant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Mabooltube ...and if you compare that to what the LCARS recognizes, you'll find the computer makes mistakes.

    • @ghostsade3
      @ghostsade3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Mabooltube That part gives me chills, as it makes it truly evident how superior an android would be to a human. All while perfectly replicating Picard's voice.

    • @expression3639
      @expression3639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I actually just watched that episode looking for disparities between the voice and his mouth... I think it was him doing an impression.

  • @jonsouth1545
    @jonsouth1545 6 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Years ago I was at a convention in Glasgow and in the panel, Miriana Sirtis told that story about how Patrick was in her words "Anally Retentive" until he did that stunt with the hills and the scene from sound of music she also commented that he was allot more relaxed and fun afterwards. I've always put it down to as Patrick often stated he was told the show was going to fail and didnt even unpack his bags properly for the first year and I guess he didnt want to get personally attached to people in case it did.

    • @cymes82
      @cymes82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *Marina

    • @jeffumbach
      @jeffumbach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Part of it also was that Patrick Stewart was used to be on the theater stage where you don't have the luxury of retakes if you screw up so it took him a while to get out of the habit of trying to be perfect first try. Reminds me of the behind the scenes on "Caddyshack" where they talk about the trouble Rodney Dangerfield was having during the first scenes he was filming since as a stand-up comedian he was so used to audience feedback that he felt like his delivery was bombing when no one around him was laughing (as they couldn't or it'd ruin the scene) and it stressed him out until he got the hang of the different environment.

    • @mikeygee4564
      @mikeygee4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jeffumbach that's interesting about Dangerfield. Never heard that.

  • @MatthiasPowerbomb
    @MatthiasPowerbomb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    My God, that impression is nuts.

  • @jameseglavin4
    @jameseglavin4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the dynamic between stars and fans where the fans know virtually every detail of an episode, a performance, the nuance of a character, the lore of the series, etc, while the actor just considers it a small part or their career. I feel like Spiner has a good grasp on how influential he was as Data, it’s a nice departure from the norm. Like, I would be tempted to interrogate Bob and David about the production of Mr Show and they likely wouldn’t remember shit and I wouldn’t blame them. But I imagine Brent Spiner would at least attempt to humoring his most devoted fans. I’d love to meet him and thank him for being my favorite TNG character.

  • @BlinkinFirefly
    @BlinkinFirefly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I adore Brent Spiner. And Patrick Stewart. They are brilliant. Wish I could meet them! 🥰

  • @noelwarner1235
    @noelwarner1235 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Spiner is absolutely hilarious what a very friendly and funny guy

  • @k.j.hallingswest5231
    @k.j.hallingswest5231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I could listen to Brent tell stories all night.

    • @Umbra_Magna777
      @Umbra_Magna777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      K.J. Hallingswest Me too! He’s so entertaining! ^.^

  • @darthmagnus8855
    @darthmagnus8855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Got to meet Brent a few years ago at a con. We must've talked for 5 minutes or so (which really is a LOT for con time). He is just so funny and off the wall. Spoke to my family, signed a picture (Sherlock Holmes Data of course). Just a really cool and genuine guy. Even at the end of the day his energy and willingness to engage and just kinda hang out with the fans was awesome to see.

    • @paulhines5010
      @paulhines5010  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good to hear he is pretty consistent. He did the same thing when I met him (same day as this video). He got out his phone and started looking up the online value of things he was autographing. He was hilarious with all the comments he had. Seemed genuinely interested in meeting all of us too. Fun time.

    • @darthmagnus8855
      @darthmagnus8855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@paulhines5010 LOL yeah that is awesome. I'd met LeVar Burton the year before and talked with Brent about it, and he just goes totally deadpan and says, "Yeah... but... I - I'm cooler than LeVar, right?" and just gives me this completely expectant look. I had a "Uhhhhhh... is he serious?" moment where I'm sure my face totally blue-screened and then he just started cracking up. Stand up guy. (And reading the comments below this one from 3 years ago about the affectionate Brent/LaVar rivalry, this is totally on brand for them!)
      But I can say the same for all the members of Star Trek I've met so far. Nichelle Nichols and Wil Wheaton were there the same year. LeVar the year before. All really cool people.

    • @walterkoziol3822
      @walterkoziol3822 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darthmagnus8855 I actually bumped into NN at this mall in California. I six animated cells from the WB store since back at home I did all my buying on a phone at that time. If the escalator is long enough I lean to the side so I can see both floors. Out of the corner of my eye I see this black woman and I instantly knew who she was. I didn't look long but she caught me as I stepped off I asked her quietly and calmly if she was who I think she was. She said yes. She looked tired so I says to her you look a little tired. Let me buy you a coffee or anything at the coffee place that was like right behind us. I was expecting a no but she surprised me with a yes. While she sat down I guess she was prepared to answer all my Trek questions but this time I surprised her by talking about her music career instead and what music she herself enjoys. We sat there for a good 2hrs before I realized the time. She asked me if I had an email address so I gave it to her. When I got home I checked my email and one of the first messages I got was her thanking me for a wonderful time. Stayed pen pals until her passing. The world lost another angelic voice.

  • @varianschirmer9375
    @varianschirmer9375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Why hasn't HBO commissioned a comedy special for the TNG cast for a couple hours of storytelling already?
    Spiner could do his Stewart impressions.
    Could even invite John Delancie, Denise Crosby, Colm Meaney and Michelle Forbes.
    Call it "These are the stories...."

    • @kuunami
      @kuunami ปีที่แล้ว

      Anything star trek related is owned by Paramount pictures. HBO wouldn't have the rights.

    • @varianschirmer9375
      @varianschirmer9375 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like a deal couldn't be made to cross-promote?
      Star Trek was ripped in half when Paramount-Viacom split up... and reunited when Paramount-Viacom reconsolidated.
      Ghostbusters is spread between Sony & Columbia Pictures.
      You can shows produced by Paramount-Viacom end up at NBC or Fox instead of CBS or Paramount network based on who picks up options.
      Nothing surprises me.
      HBO producing a Star Trek comedy special... filmed in a theatre next to a comic-con convention... with Paramount-Viacom securing the rights for their streaming service and DVD/Blu Ray releases.
      If Sesame Street can exist on both HBO & PBS under that arrangement...
      Paramount & HBO making a quick buck on a comedy special...

    • @somedumbozzie1539
      @somedumbozzie1539 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean like this th-cam.com/video/758V07nrCus/w-d-xo.html

  • @lymansn
    @lymansn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Brent is the greatest, he is so talented. I could listen to him all day. That is truly remarkable how good his impression is.

    • @Cloxxki
      @Cloxxki ปีที่แล้ว

      So much depth to the nearly identical characters on the the TNG show and now Picard Season 3.

    • @thomasmulhall4183
      @thomasmulhall4183 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cloxxki l

    • @thomasmulhall4183
      @thomasmulhall4183 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cloxxki p

  • @danehart2783
    @danehart2783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    very under rated actor , range of the guy is insane . where he starts and ends up at , the flow . no one can touch the guy . he under plays his skill

  • @kennywowie
    @kennywowie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brent is captivating. He should do a talk show. I'd tune in to him before any of the late night guys. His background and the anecdotes he could tell would keep me interested. He could do random shows ( once a month?) as DATA for the full show, including skits and such.

  • @jm7804
    @jm7804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wouldn't it be fun to have dinner with Brent? It shows what a good actor he was to play the blank stare Data when his personality is the exact opposite.

    • @paulhines5010
      @paulhines5010  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. Just spending 5 minutes with him at that show was pretty awesome. He didn't just pose for a picture, sign something and send you one your way. He talked to each of us for a while. Just a very friendly and interesting guy.

  • @DWORLD-ve9bs
    @DWORLD-ve9bs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Spiners’s inpersonation of Patrick Stewart was spot on and hilarious 😃🤣🤣🤣👌✅

  • @marlow769
    @marlow769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spinner was the best and most underrated actor on that entire series.

  • @TonberryShuffle
    @TonberryShuffle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He needed that outburst to be the hilarious super nerd actor that has become a mainstay of the culture to this day and I love it.

  • @sgringo
    @sgringo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brent Spiner, man... is there anything that guy can't do? He is ridiculously talented. I'd like to have a beer with that guy.

    • @paulhines5010
      @paulhines5010  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. He's a fascinating guy. Definitely make the effort to meet him if you ever get a chance. Even if it's just one of the selfie opportunities at a convention.

  • @deborahhanna6640
    @deborahhanna6640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Jonathan Frakes cried. Holy crap i spit out my chips 'n salsa.
    Love Brent! Loved Data but i already knew him as Bob Wheeler from NIGHT COURT!

    • @vinnynj78
      @vinnynj78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      One of his best roles! I will never forget how his grandma died peacefully in her sleep.

    • @smc1942
      @smc1942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ....of course, all her friends died screaming in the backseat.

    • @IAmTheRealBill
      @IAmTheRealBill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There aren’t many of us around that remember that role, it seems.

    • @FS2K4Pilot
      @FS2K4Pilot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was funny when Data ended up as the Arbiter in the courtroom scene in "Devil's Due". Who'd have thunk that Bob Wheeler would've ended up as a judge?

  • @smc1942
    @smc1942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you Brent. Great story from behind the scene's. I still love TNG!
    The whole cast played their roles so well I was moved to tear's in some episodes. And laughed myself hoarse in other's.
    Of the movie's, my favorite scene comes from Generation's...when Enterprise destroys the Warbird, & Data shake's his fist & exclaims, "YES!!!"
    I was in the floor! 😂😂😂
    Thank you & everyone else for all the good time's!

  • @AvengerII
    @AvengerII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You know,
    He really SHOULD do more prank calls in Patrick Stewart's voice or sign on with the Patrick Stewart to be the go-to vocal impersonator whenever Stewart passes or is too sick to do voiceover.
    Spiner's impersonation is uncanny and hilarious!

  • @pirateofms
    @pirateofms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When he talks about Frakes being loud, I always think of the clip from the gag reel where he yells "Tracy!" and chases the background actor.

    • @hubbsllc
      @hubbsllc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Especially funny that Tracee immediately hauled ass down the corridor.

  • @munkeybutt
    @munkeybutt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Holy shizznit it's like Patrick Stewart is living inside Spiner's throat!!!!

    • @janglenutter3820
      @janglenutter3820 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That sounded way too sexual...

    • @jazzx251
      @jazzx251 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were around each other for a LONG time - I would be surprised if any of them couldn't do a passable Patrick impression.

    • @stanleyjedrzejczyk2966
      @stanleyjedrzejczyk2966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He'll always live in Spiner's throat!

    • @davidbray8284
      @davidbray8284 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uh, phrasing..

    • @stitcha123
      @stitcha123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t want to see a data dump

  • @VonSpud
    @VonSpud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Bring these guys back before they are too old to care..."ST: The Older Generation"

    • @nathanielmounce
      @nathanielmounce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was basically TNG Finale

    • @jcortese3300
      @jcortese3300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ST: The Metamucil Generation ...

    • @thegreatbamboozler4837
      @thegreatbamboozler4837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello I am Worf son of mogh and I'm here to talk to you about reverse mortgages!

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love that impression...it's a great caricature. He's definitely not trying to be wholly authentic...has a beautiful theatricality about it XD

  • @JohnDoe-qo4xd
    @JohnDoe-qo4xd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm no trekkie by no way, started liking it later in life for much of nostalgic reasons. Patrick Stewart has always been a favourite in whatever he's been in, Marina Sirtis of course I liked as a young lad, but have come to see the many nuances of Spiners Data, not to mention the more sinister characters in later years series. Seems like a funny, likable guy with a great span of characters he can play, so Kudos to you Brent!

    • @Mr_T_Badger
      @Mr_T_Badger 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rilriia Kilurden Oh yes, she was excellent as Demona. Pretty much the entire cast of TNG was amazing in that even if Michael Dorn really was only doing the Worf Voice.

  • @user-cs9of2xd2d
    @user-cs9of2xd2d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I saw Brent during this interview. He is a riot.

  • @Gezquester
    @Gezquester 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh dang! I didn''t expect the impression to be so spot on! I'm a bit shook!

  • @cocoablini
    @cocoablini 6 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Sir Patrick always said that was the pivotal moment when he began to become a Hollywood actor-have fun-loosen up and love his coworkers. He makes fun of himself for the first season's blow up about being a RS actor and letting these guys have it...and they were laughing at him. Then he was nominated Sexist Man of the Year in People

    • @rbbrchkn
      @rbbrchkn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      *Sexiest ... quite the difference there ;)

    • @jilliansmith7123
      @jilliansmith7123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      rubber chicken: what a difference an "e" makes!

    • @juanchocorleone
      @juanchocorleone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      "Sexist Man of the Year" hahahaha. What a horrible award!

    • @O1OO1O1
      @O1OO1O1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Extacy is a terrible drug.

    • @ericmendenhall2867
      @ericmendenhall2867 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lmao epic typo there

  • @jackjones3657
    @jackjones3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So cool that they were able to enjoy their time together.

  • @guybot360
    @guybot360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    if i had my way for a bucket list, id like to smoke weed with Brent Spiner before i die.

  • @jessesmith-garcia5313
    @jessesmith-garcia5313 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His impersonation of Patrick is spot on...

  • @rosedruid
    @rosedruid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is why Patrick praises Brent’s acting.

  • @DukeFan1971
    @DukeFan1971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Interesting how Brent and Marina both tell the exact same story about the director who couldn't take the cast's raucousness and refused to come back, and the dressing-down from the producers afterwards.

    • @lwcarr3879
      @lwcarr3879 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Because it's true...?

    • @jamescarter3196
      @jamescarter3196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lisa, have you ever noticed that people DON'T always recount stories the same way because they often have different viewpoints of the same situation? It happens frequently. That's what the OP's comment was implying.

  • @krymz1
    @krymz1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    "can you not film this?", uploads it on youtube.

    • @emanymton713
      @emanymton713 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Krymz yeah, he could have been facetious ,or he could have been sincere, we may never know the truth. However, you and i still watched the video. So, your indignation comes off just a tad bit disingenuous.

    • @trhuffer
      @trhuffer 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brent Spiner uploaded this?

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @ emanymton713 : What makes you assume they feel indignation? It could just as easily have been intended to be funny.

    • @mikewilliams258
      @mikewilliams258 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Krymz It's a joke, moron.

  • @cathycotton9635
    @cathycotton9635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is really hysterical. Such a fun clip!
    If I remember correctly, it did seem to me that Picard gave out a heavy vibe during that episode. And nice to know he let his hair down :-D

    • @carol29carnegie
      @carol29carnegie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cathy Cotton lol 😂 what hair 🤣😄😁😆

    • @cathycotton9635
      @cathycotton9635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carol29carnegie It was really just a figure of speech. But now that you mention it, he does have a teeny tiny bit in the back :-D

  • @Thor_Asgard_
    @Thor_Asgard_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    damn he really nailed it.

  • @thoth4
    @thoth4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brent's Patrick Voice was spot on!
    "Pool of Metamucil " 🤣

  • @tigtrager6923
    @tigtrager6923 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! That was a truly amazing impersonation! He nailed it!!

  • @irn2flying
    @irn2flying 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brent NAILED his impression of Stewart. Brilliant.

  • @kleuafflatus
    @kleuafflatus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I can do Patrick Stewart impression too!
    The line must be drawn here, this far! No furthah!
    See you just read it in his voice.

  • @galaxyglider8700
    @galaxyglider8700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Love Data.

    • @blitz7326
      @blitz7326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. He's cute. 😍😄

  • @thENDweDIE
    @thENDweDIE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Snot too shabby!!! XD
    I remember Patric talking about how they taught him to unwind...but I never heard any stories about it! That was awesome!!!

  • @Starborn3000
    @Starborn3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thats the best Patrick Stewart impersonation if i ever heard one, awesome Brent!

  • @jameskirk1164
    @jameskirk1164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spiner has so much raw talent that it really is off the chart.

  • @kalajel
    @kalajel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brent does an amazing Patrick Stewart impression. XD

  • @marcuswalters8093
    @marcuswalters8093 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just realised that an Early forties Brent would have been a good Holmes, despite being a yank (yes, I know, Data played Holmes, but he was in yellow make up, in a wig,playing an android).
    Oh my God, I just got to the impression (around the 4:00 Mark), that is way better than I expected. They should have snuck that into the show, like have had Data mimicking Picard’s voice back at him for whatever reason. No exaggeration, that’s a brilliant, expert level impression.

    • @smbu
      @smbu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well they did have Data doing Picard's voice when he took control of the ship on his way to meet Lore with the Borg. Although that was probably just Patrick Stewart's voice track playing.

  • @mikeygoodboi
    @mikeygoodboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Him impersonation was perfect.

  • @BillytheSchmidt
    @BillytheSchmidt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could listen to his stories all day!

  • @BrazilianGaucho
    @BrazilianGaucho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Well, if they ever decide to do "Star Trek: TNG" , but have to recast the show like they did with Kirk, Spock and the others, they will still have the chance of recasting Brent Spiner as Captain Picard. He'll sound and even look the same.

  • @_WillCAD_
    @_WillCAD_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Absolutely the best Patrick Stewart impression I've ever seen.
    Absolutely the worst Ian McKellen impression I've ever seen.
    Well, ya win some, ya lose some, I guess.

    • @Dancestar1981
      @Dancestar1981 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Terry Wilson it’s become like a time travel trek episode the temporal time directive gives me a headache

    • @ProfesserLuigi
      @ProfesserLuigi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To be fair, Spiner did get to hear Patrick Stewart's voice for many years, so he's probably much more familiar with it.

    • @kennethroyston
      @kennethroyston 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heard

    • @georgemorley1029
      @georgemorley1029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought the joke was that he couldn’t do Ian McKellen’s voice and so he just went on with Patrick Stewart’s voice. He could have said, “And now! My famous impersonation of Margaret Thatcher!” And then gone on in Patrick Stewart’s voice. That was what I thought he was going for.

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georgemorley1029 I think so too

  • @deanwilletts7428
    @deanwilletts7428 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Patrick impression is spot on !

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is SOOO amazing at doing that voice.

  • @galaxyglider8700
    @galaxyglider8700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Technology has caught up with time, since making of series, and Androids are now more realistic....Data is something that will be very real in the future. Brent plays Data well.

    • @gr3ygh05t9
      @gr3ygh05t9 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think a lot of the tech we have and will have is coming from Roddenberry's vision of the future. There has most definitely been advances in robotics and artificial intelligence but it hasn't stopped there. There was also Trump's announcement of the creation of Space Force, which I believe will eventually evolve into an organization like The United Federation Of Planets. Warp drive is even being tinkered with and they already have a design for the first warp capable ship. I've even heard (but been unable to find any news on it) that they're working on transporter technology so the Star Trek world will become a reality. I just hope it happens in my lifetime, but I doubt it.

  • @rollerbladinggeek5507
    @rollerbladinggeek5507 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wouldn't it be great to have an amazing life with people who respect & love you & memories like the Tng actors have

  • @Brentster1953
    @Brentster1953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a Brent, I've had fun with voices, for many years!!

  • @markpeavy4005
    @markpeavy4005 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big fan! Very great imitation!

  • @TheEDFLegacy
    @TheEDFLegacy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I don't recall which episode it was, but it was the one where Data meets his father and brother. The scene where he locks out the Enterprise's control functions, was voiced by Brent Spiner himself, NOT Patrick Stewart. Bloody convincing.

    • @starwarsroo2448
      @starwarsroo2448 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I did not know that. That is bloody good

    • @mirawenya
      @mirawenya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That can’t be right. Watched that the other day and reacted to the bad sync. O_o

    • @seanh7684
      @seanh7684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mirawenya So did I and it stuck in my mind too

    • @milton7851
      @milton7851 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The brothers

  • @mikejb2009a
    @mikejb2009a 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Brent if your reading this your imitation of Patrick Stewart was perfect. In a pinch you could do a voice over.

    • @soylentteal
      @soylentteal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mister Spiner, make it so.

  • @skye4591
    @skye4591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the AGAIN in this title. Like yep... happens a lot lol

  • @georgeohwell9979
    @georgeohwell9979 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely marvellous

  • @cat48155
    @cat48155 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    if brent comes back for Picard series, he wont need makeup for a Dr. Soong revival

    • @anon20000
      @anon20000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's a pretty roundabout way of calling him old 😂😂

    • @BigXam
      @BigXam 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Star Trek Enterprise he basically does just that, but like at the start before his creations.

    • @pangaeus
      @pangaeus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you seen the trailer for Picard? Data is back and magically young...

    • @patreekotime4578
      @patreekotime4578 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pangaeus ish...

    • @bcn1gh7h4wk
      @bcn1gh7h4wk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and, indeed, he did play a Soong...... and indeed, did not wear makeup.