Memorable Goodbyes. Star Trek has had some very memorable goodbyes from main and secondary characters to series finales. Specifically speaking of The Next Generation, Tasha Yar, Data, and Wesley Crusher have very distinct and unique goodbyes

Earl Grey 332: Woof Woof

Jul 14th, 2020 1h 9m

Character's We Never Saw Again. As a mostly episodic TV show, The Next Generation is full of rich and interesting characters that we unfortunately only got to see once. Nevertheless there is a plethora of characters that leave an indelible mar

Earl Grey 331: Troi For Troi Swap

Jul 7th, 2020 57m

Mismatched Episodes. Kathryn Janeway, captain of the Enterprise? Jadzia Dax and Sylvia Tilly serving side by side? Jonathan Archer and Tom Paris at the Royale? How would the 24th century be different if the crew of the NCC 1701-D were repl

Earl Grey 330: Tap Dancing With My Eyes

Jun 30th, 2020 56m 29s

Data's Hobbies Being an android with no requirement to sleep would give you a lot of time to develop new skills and practice all your favorite pursuits. In The Next Generation we see Lieutenant Commander Data dabble in numerous hobbies includi

Earl Grey 329: A Garlic Waffle a Day Keeps the Hiccoughs Away

Jun 23rd, 2020 58m 57s

Season 7 Deleted Scenes, Part I. Scenes that were filmed, but not seen by the audience in the final aired productions are available for every season and movies of The Next Generation. These deleted scenes can provide a fascinating window into

Earl Grey 328: Yar Is Alive

Jun 16th, 2020 1h

What if Series: Part 1 Every fan has their thoughts and every fan also wonders what if... In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Pierre LaRocco, Kevin Scharf, and Amy Nelson start a new series of what if scenarios. They start with Yar, Locutus,

Earl Grey 327: Their Intentions Were Good

Jun 9th, 2020 1h 18m

Finding the Highs in the Low, Season 1 Every rose has its thorn, and every season has its episodes that are, well, not as highly rated by fans. While there are usually good reasons why these episodes are poorly received, even the biggest clunk

Earl Grey 326: Fun With Flags!

May 26th, 2020 1h 2m

Introducing New Hosts Usually, when one hosts leaves it's common for another host to be auditioned and recruited to share the vital tasks of editing and producing a professional sounding show. With Justin Oser leaving as host recently, we tho

Earl Grey 325: Polygamy on Steroids

May 19th, 2020 1h 12m

Jack Crusher. Best friend to Captain Jean-Luc Picard, husband to Dr Beverly Crusher and father to Wesley Crusher. We only get to see Jack Crusher in a few short appearances; in one of which he's a hologram, another he's an hallucination and i

Earl Grey 324: First Born, No Kids

May 12th, 2020 1h 15m

Aging and Death. Death is a natural part of life and an unavoidable consequence of aging, even in the 24th century. As time marches on, so must we. We have seen many characters prematurely age due to outside influences or grow old gracefully.

Earl Grey 323: Greebling the Borg

May 5th, 2020 1h 16m

Borg Collective Set. "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile." These immortals words

322: Henry

Apr 28th, 2020 1h 17m

Season 6 Deleted Scenes. Scenes that were filmed, but not seen by the audience in the final aired productions are available for every season and movies of The Next Generation. These deleted scenes can provide a fascinating window into what mi

Earl Grey 322: Henry

Apr 28th, 2020 1h 17m

Earl Grey 321: Joe 10 Amy 11

Apr 21st, 2020 52m 47s

Trivia with Jim McMahon Throughout Star Trek's history, human and alien competitive games have featured, including parrises squares, stratagema, tri-dimensional chess, hover ball, poker, dom-jot, kal toh and dabo. One thing we didn't see on sc

Earl Grey 320: Dreaming about meetings!

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 1m

"Birthright Part I and II" Worf and Data are both in search of their father in the season six episode "Birthright Part I and Part II". Data learns that his father created a dreaming program in hopes that he will learn more about humanity. Wor

Earl Grey 319: Tests and More Tests

Apr 7th, 2020 1h 27m

Wesley's Starfleet. Ever since we met Wesley Crusher, he has always wanted to join Starfleet and become an officer. What is it about Starfleet that has Wesley so enamored? With the number of tests to enter the academy and the peer pressure of

Earl Grey 318: Time Travelling Hotdogs

Mar 31st, 2020 1h

Time Travel Fan Set. As Deanna Troi says best in First Contact, "Timeline? This is no time to talk about time. We don't have the time!" Well, we do have the time and we do talk about the selected episodes from the Fan Collective Set covering

Earl Grey 317: Picard's Spirit Animal

Mar 24th, 2020 1h 41m

Favorite Badass Guinan Moments. Guinan first appeared at the start of the second season of The Next Generation and she quickly became a fan favorite character. Through appearances in twenty-eight episodes and two movies, Guinan dispensed impor

Earl Grey 316: Andorians on Enceladus

Mar 17th, 2020 1h 37m

Favorite Exoplanets in TNG. Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system and they have been very important to Star Trek from the first time that the crew of the Enterprise on The Original Series startedexploring strange new worlds. The

Earl Grey 315: And Mrs. Picard Is...

Mar 10th, 2020 1h 16m

Picard's Best Partner. Over the course of seven seasons and four movies, Captain Picard has his share of love interests, from the romantic tension with Dr. Beverly Crusher that begins in the very first episode to his love affair with Anij in I

Earl Grey 314: A Vulcan Hello

Mar 3rd, 2020 1h 8m

"Balance of Terror" and "The Neutral Zone." The Romulans are one of the most important and recognizable species in Star Trek. They were introduced in the classic season 1 episode of The Original Series "Balance of Terror" on December 15, 1966

Earl Grey 313: The Universe's Super Being

Feb 25th, 2020 1h 29m

AI in TNG. Humanity in the 21st century is embarking on a path that includes more and more uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance our lives. In The Next Generation, we see examples in the 24th century of many different kinds of advanc

Earl Grey 312: Neofnu Nifnik

Feb 18th, 2020 1h 10m

The Lost Episodes, Part 9. There are many scripts, script outlines, and episode and movie concepts that never made it onto the screen on The Next Generation. These lost episodes can provide a fascinating window into what might have been, what

Earl Grey 311: Scientific Realism

Feb 11th, 2020 1h 30m

Science in TNG, with Dr. Erin MacDonald. Dr Erin Macdonald is an astrophysicist, aerospace engineer, and host of the online series "Dr Erin Explains the Universe." She's also a huge Star Trek fan who was recently announced as a science consul

Earl Grey 310: Moral Logical Psycho Collector

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 19m

"The Most Toys.” "The Most Toys" is a season three episode of The Next Generation which shows Data's death being faked in a shuttlecraft explosion and Data being kidnapped by Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo. Quirkily and malevolently played by Sau