163: Snooping Around

Tin Man.  

Based on the 1976 short story “Tin Woodman” by Dennis Russell
Bailey and David Bischoff, “Tin Man” was the first episode of The
Next Generation that Earl Grey co-host Richard Marquez saw, and
it is what launched his Star Trek fandom. Originally published in
Amazing Science Fiction Stories and later as a novel in 1979, the
original “Tin Woodman” story was nominated for a Nebula Award in
1977. Bailey and Bischoff are also credited with writing the TNG
episode.  

In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Richard Marquez, Lee
Hutchison, and Amy Nelson discuss whether this is a good first
episode for someone new to The Next Generation, how the name Tin
Man correlates with the theme and characters of this episode, and
certain sound effects that will make your stomach turn. We also
debate if this is a Troi- or Data-centric episode and the social
issues of mental health and disability.  


Chapters  
00:00:38 Introduction  
00:02:08 Episode Review  
00:02:40 History  
00:03:10 What did you think?  
00:06:05 Disability  
00:11:11 Jay Chattaway  
00:18:24 Mental health  
00:20:43 First contact issues  
00:24:03 Marina Sirtis  
00:26:54 Touch ups  


Hosts  
Lee Hutchison, Richard Marquez, and Amy Nelson  


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)
Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon
Manager)