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The fallout from Picard’s most difficult experience culminates in what many consider the most powerfully moving scene in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Season 4 episode, “Family,” is a subdued and realistic story, a change of pace after the previous episodes’ excitement. However, like the viewers, Picard struggles to overcome being assimilated by the Borg. Following a compelling episode focused on his brother, Patrick Stewart gives a particularly memorable and heartbreaking performance as Picard, in a scene that remains iconic to the series.

Marvel Studios usually keeps details about its upcoming movies secret, but some information about Avengers: Doomsday has leaked. A key member of the film’s creative team recently shared his experiences working on set, and his comments suggest a significant change in direction for the movie – a change that could be positive for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Honestly, I was surprised to see the film’s numbers dip over Thanksgiving weekend. It made $61.7 million domestically, which was actually less than the original Wicked film made during its second weekend over the same holiday – that one brought in $81.2 million! The sequel dropped a huge 58% in attendance, and that’s really unusual because Thanksgiving is usually a big moviegoing weekend and films don’t usually fall that much week to week.

Movies like Titanic really changed the game, ushering in a new age of films that made over a billion dollars. But James Cameron’s blockbuster wasn’t the only huge hit of the 1990s – each year brought several films that became all-time classics. And even if a movie didn’t do great in theaters, it could still become profitable thanks to sales of VHS and DVDs.