The term 'CAPTAIN PICARD SERIES' refers to the popular science fiction television series 'Star TREK: The Next Generation', which aired from 1987 to 1994. The show follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise-D. The crossword solutions for this term include TROI (4 letters), which is the name of the ship's counselor Deanna Troi, played by Marina Sirtis; RIKER (5 letters), which is the name of the ship's first officer William Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes; LUC (3 letters), which is a shortened version of Jean-Luc Picard's first name; TREK (4 letters), which is a reference to the franchise as a whole; and STARTREK (8 letters), which is another reference to the franchise.