Earl Grey is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated entirely to Star Trek: The Next Generation. Not an episode review show, Earl Grey explores specific elements of TNG.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 23 hours 24 minutes
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Earl Grey 37: Flight of the Commodores
TNG Admirals. From start to finish, The Next Generation consistently had admirals as recurring and influential characters. We examine the role of these leaders from cameos by McCoy and Janeway all the way to an entire movie about a Badmiral.
Earl Grey 36: No Dating In The Workplace
Picard's Romances. One of the first differences viewers noticed between Captain Picard and his legendary predecessor was his attitude towards love. We talk all things love as it relates to Jean Luc Picard.
Earl Grey 35: Too Big To Fail
Saucer Separation. One unique aspects of TNG was a relic of TOS, though one we never saw. It was something Gene Roddenberry had wanted to show but couldn't—a separating ship. We discuss every instance of the Enterprise-D splitting into two.
Earl Grey 34: All Teeth and No Bark
Ferengi. In TNG Season One, with the Klingons no longer positioned as the enemy, the writers had to create a new foe. Thus the infamous Ferengi were born. We take a close look at the fearful Ferengi, from ships to lobes to laser whips.
Earl Grey 33: Missing the Academy Bus
Wesley Crusher. Often criticized for simultaneously filling the young child role and super genius, many people found the character tough to accept. We analyze Wesley from his pre-Starfleet days all the way to Nemesis.
Earl Grey 32: The Magnificent Seven
The Seven/Seven Challenge. If you could choose only one episode from each of TNG's seven seasons, which would it be? We try our best to boil down each season into one 40-minute installment.
Earl Grey 31: Shades of Earl Grey
Season Two Overview. After dealing with cast changes, a writers' strike, and a now-famous beard, Season Two is a bit of an anomaly within TNG. We discuss our favorite and least favorite episodes, character changes, and even the infamous "Shades of Grey" c
Earl Grey 30: Who Watches the Justice
The Prime Directive. One of the threads that is common to all Star Trek series is how we deal with the various species we encounter. Star Trek tried to address this through the Prime Directive. We discuss how Starfleet's General Order 1 is handled on The
Earl Grey 29: Ferenginar One
Ships of TNG, Part 2. TNG introduced us to many ship designs that would be used in Star Trek for years to come. From Ferengi Marauders to Romulan Warbirds to Borg Cubes—and everything in between—we discuss the important alien ship designs that were en
Earl Grey 28: All Great Things
All Good Things… It's the episode that was the ultimate sign-off for a show that grew from an iffy proposition that no one thought would succeed to one of the most influential dramas of its time. We discuss the finale that brought the TNG story full cir