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Why Star Trek: TNG's 'Family' belongs on your Thanksgiving watchlist

Picard and Worf remind us that Thanksgiving isn’t about perfect reunions. It’s about accepting support when we need it most.
ByCalvin Townsend
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Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced a new “Star Trek” series for January 2017, introducing new characters, worlds and civilizations while exploring the franchise’s contemporary themes. A special CBS broadcast would preview the series, with its premiere and subsequent first-run episodes exclusively available on CBS All Access in the U.S. Pictured: Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Screen grab: ©1990 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced a new “Star Trek” series for January 2017, introducing new characters, worlds and civilizations while exploring the franchise’s contemporary themes. A special CBS broadcast would preview the series, with its premiere and subsequent first-run episodes exclusively available on CBS All Access in the U.S. Pictured: Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Screen grab: ©1990 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. | CBS
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4. Conclusion

Captain Picard and Lt. Worf still have their own burdens to carry. Both leave their reunions more willing to let someone share the weight. That willingness to accept care from people who can embarrass us or stir up old hurts is what makes “Family” worth revisiting at Thanksgiving.

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