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First Contacts in TNG.

To communicate with new life and new civilizations through first
contact is one of the primary missions of a Starfleet crew and
the crews of the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E are no exception.
The first contacts that we see rarely seem to be easy, whether
with space-faring jellyfish, subspace aliens kidnapping the crew,
or the malevolent collective consciousness of the Borg, but it
does make for a great discussion topic.



In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Joe Keegan and Justin Oser
are joined by guest April Taylor to talk about first contacts in
The Next Generation and what they tell us about one of
Starfleet's most important missions. The discussion includes the
episodes "Encounter at Farpoint," "Pen Pals," "Q Who," "Who
Watches The Watchers," "First Contact," "Schisms," and
"Phantasms" as well as the movie First Contact.

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Chapters 
Intro (00:00:00)  


Listener Feedback (00:02:51)  


Welcome, April! (00:07:06)  


April’s Star Trek Story (00:07:46)  


"Encounter at Farpoint" (00:12:25)  


"Pen Pals" (00:30:07) 


“Who Watches The Watchers” (00:42:10)


“First Contact” (episode) (00:46:57)


“Q Who” (00:55:24)


“Schisms” (01:02:18)


“Phantasms” (01:09:24)


First Contact (movie) (01:14:32)


Final Thoughts (01:22:28)


Closing (01:31:18)


 


Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes 37 seconds



Hosts
Joe Keegan, Justin Oser

GuestApril Taylor
 
Production
Joe Keegan (Editor and Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) Amy
Nelson (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate
Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio
(Associate Producer) Joe Keegan (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon
(Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony
Robinson (Show Art)