178: Hope He Has a Blanket

Spock's Brain vs Shades of Grey.



"Spock's Brain" has gone down in history as one of the worst
hours of genre television ever made, and one that Leonard Nimoy
himself said was the first time he's ever felt embarrassed while
playing the character. "Shades of Grey" is not that far behind as
being considered one of the worst of TNG. The writing for both
shows is lacking creativity and ingenuity as evidenced by the use
of the word "brain" being said 37 times and a clip show that uses
a flimsy medical excuse to cover 17 episodes over a two season
run.


 


In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Richard Marquez, Lee
Hutchison, and Amy Nelson with special guest Ken Tripp from
Standard Orbit discuss these two episodes. We look into what
makes these two infamously maligned episodes so very interesting
to talk about. From uniforms, lazy writing, and acting, we delve
into both episodes to uncover the positive attributes of ideas
and morals.


Chapters
Intro (00:01:16)  
Ken! (00:02:14)  
Standard Orbit good new (00:03:10)  
Spock’s Brain (00:04:30)  
Riker’s Brain (00:08:57)  
Pulaski (00:11:04)  
Brains? (00:13:43)  
Wigs (00:19:12)  
Spock’s Brain rewatch (00:20:34)  
Thinking for themselves (00:23:38)  
Clip Art Show (00:26:34)  
Angry Troi? (00:36:00)  
Writing a Doctor (00:37:56)  
Closing (00:41:01)  
POTFM (00:41:20)  
Patron (00:43:37)  
Contact (00:45:58)    

Duration
Running Time: 49 minutes 12 seconds


 


Hosts


Lee Hutchison, Amy Nelson, and Richard Marquez

Guest
Ken Tripp


 


Production


Richard Marquez (Editor) Lee Hutchison (Producer) Amy Nelson
(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)