195: Are We Going to Cure Riker?

"Shades of Gray" Rewrite.
 
The second season finale of The Next Generation, "Shades of
Gray," is often considered to be one of the worst episodes of the
show, if not one of the worst episodes in all of Star Trek. A
writers' strike, a strained budget at the end of the season, and
a showrunner on his way out combined for an episode notorious for
being Star Trek's only clip show.



In this episode of Earl Grey, host Justin Oser is joined by
special guests Brandon-Shea Mutala (of Melodic Treks, Warp Five,
and The Edge) and Star Trek author Una McCormack to do an episode
rewrite of "Shades of Gray." They discuss what danger the crew
should find, what the message of the episode should be, whether
Dr. Pulaski and Dr. Crusher should team up together, and much
more in their quest to improve upon the original episode.



Chapters
Intro (00:00:00) 
Una McCormack Interview (00:02:52) 
Brandon-Shea's Thoughts on Dr. Pulaski (00:13:21) 
"Shades of Gray" Rewrite (00:19:38) 
Final Thoughts (00:53:48) 
Closing (01:00:28)


Host
Justin Oser
 
Guests
Brandon-Shea Mutala and Una McCormack
 
Production
Justin Oser (Editor and Producer) Richard Marquez (Producer) Amy
Nelson (Producer) Lee Hutchison (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate
Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea
Mutala (Patreon Manager)