Tue, 25 November 2014
AI in the 24th Century. Star Trek The Original Series is filled with the twenty-third century crew encountering robots, androids, and god-like computers. In the twenty-fourth century, artificial intelligence still surprises Starfleet's flagship, falling under the category of "new life and new civilizations." In the episode of Earl Grey, Darren, Daniel, and Phillip discuss The Next Generation's episodes that feature Soong-type androids, Starfleet's computer systems (LCARS), holographic intelligence ("Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship in a Bottle"), and machines that grow beyond their original programming ("Evolution" and "The Quality of Life"). What is the definition of life? How does artificial intelligence in TNG challenge that definition? Join us as we tackle these issues.
Hosts Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, and Darren Moser
Editor and Producer Darren Moser
Associate Producer Will Nguyen
Chapters Data: Encounter at Farpoint (00:03:09) Lore: Brothers (00:06:45) Lal: The Offspring (00:10:36) The Computer: Emergence (00:17:00) Minuet: 11001001 (00:25:51) Moriarty: Ship in a Bottle (00:31:02) Exocomps: Quality of Life (00:39:11) Nanites: Evolution (00:44:31) Closing (00:46:14)
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Tue, 18 November 2014
Season Four Overview. Viewers flocked to the season-four premiere of The Next Generation to see if the Enterprise-D would survive the Borg attack and whether Locutus of Borg versus Captain William T. Riker would mean the end of Jean-Luc Picard. The rest of the season introduced the family members of our crew ("Family," "Brothers," "Reunion"), saw Chief O'Brien get married ("Data's Day"), and Wesley Crusher finally moved on from the Federation flagship ("Final Mission"). In this episode of Earl Grey, Daniel, Phillip, and Darren discuss the introduction of the Cardassians, the expansion of the Klingon civil war arc (featuring Daniel's favorite shadowy Romulan), and what episodes made us laugh, think, and cry the most during the season that fully established TNG as a Star Trek incarnation with its own identity and success.
Hosts Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, and Darren Moser
Editor and Producer Darren Moser
Associate Producer Will Nguyen
Chapters The Best of Both Worlds (2:03) Family (5:51) Passing TOS (11:03) Family Season? (16:51) Wesley Leaving (21:03) O'Brien (30:25) Highlights of Season Four (33:37) Fun with Titles (38:58) Q (44:20) Final Thoughts (47:00) Closing (52:03)
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Mon, 10 November 2014
Lost Plotlines. There are times when an episode of The Next Generation causes a viewer to ask, "Hey, whatever happened to…?" TNG is sometimes criticized as being too episodic compared to more modern television shows thanks to characters, guest stars, and plotlines that would be introduced and then promptly disappear. In this episode of Earl Grey, Phillip, Daniel, and Darren explore these vanishing acts, from Dr. Pulaski telling La Forge that she could give him ocular implants in "Loud As a Whisper" to a conclusion for Commander Sela in "Redemption" and "Unification" to the destructive effects of warp travel in "Force of Nature." Join us as we imagine the storylines that could have been if followed up on in later TNG, DS9, or Voyager.
Hosts Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, and Darren Moser
Editor and Producer Darren Moser
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Chapters Geordi's Sight (4:00) Sela (9:40) Ambassador Tomalak (15:40) Wesley (17:20) Jeremy Aster (19:05) Bynars (20:52) Tin Man (24:55) Conspiracy (28:46) Ship In a Bottle (36:00) Warp Speed Limit (41:00) Q (43:16)
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Tue, 4 November 2014
The Worf-Dax TNG Wedding Invitations. We all remember the big wedding in Star Trek: Nemesis that finally united two characters who we saw fall in love throughout the years on TNG. But we would have loved to see our beloved TNG crew attend Lt. Commander Worf's wedding years prior in the Deep Space Nine episode "You Are Cordially Invited." The real-life limitations of budget, an existing storyline, and actor availability kept our favorite Klingon's friends and family from attending the ceremony. Nevertheless, in this episode of Earl Grey, we discuss who should have been sent calligraphy-engraved PADDs inviting them to attack Worf with painsticks at his bachelor party. From Worf's adopted parents and brother, to his closest friends on the Enterprise-E, to other people he encountered while serving under Picard, Darren, Daniel, and Phillip arrange the seating at the wedding reception to include those who would have enjoyed being part of Worf and Jadzia Dax saying, "I do."
Hosts Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, & Darren Moser
Editor and Producer Darren Moser
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Chapters The Setting (5:13) Where Were the TNG crew? (9:38) Captain Picard/Riker (10:05) Mr. & Mrs. Rozhenko (16:46) Nikolai Rozhenko (20:44) Kurn (21:32) Jeremy Aster (22:06) Dr. Pulaski (23:08) Guinan (23:53) Data (28:26) K'Ehleyr (30:43) Crossover Conundrum (32:02) Alexander (33:56)
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