Earl Grey 121: U.S.S. Love Handles

1701-B.

Viewers of Star Trek: The Next Generation often spotted those
golden Enterprise models in the Observation Lounge over the years
- but what was the story behind them? We knew the 1701 and would
get to know the Enterprise-A in the TOS-era films; the heroic
sacrifice of the Enterprise-C was eventually told in the season
three episode "Yesterday's Enterprise." However, there was an
Excelsior-class-sized hole in
the Enterprise legacy.

It was not until TNG's inaugural motion picture, Star Trek
Generations, that fans witnessed the christening of the first
"Kirk-less" U.S.S. Enterprise - the NCC-1701-B. Earl Grey
discusses the ship itself - a modification of the Excelsior-class
design (one that remained dormant for several generations!), that
had some "extra fat" in its "dad bod," from nacelles that go on
for light years to the "love handles" around the main deflector.
The trio also discusses the members of the maiden crew - from the
much aligned Captain John Harriman to the plucky Ensign Demora
Sulu, whose story would be expounded on in the novel-verse. They
also try to untangle the timeline of when the third Starfleet
vessel named Enterprise entered and left the scene of the Trek
verse.

So don't sit down in your chair - instead make time for the
important things, like this week's discussion of the starship
Enterprise, NCC-1701-B.

Hosts
Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, & Darren Moser

Editor / Producer
Darren Moser

Executive Producers
Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, & C Bryan Jones



Production Manager


Richard Marquez


 


Content Manager


Will Nguyen


Chapters
First Impressions (00:03:12)
Design & Stats (00:11:27)


Enterprise B Timeline (00:19:36)
Captain Harriman (00:27:13)

Gambit Tie In (00:32:31)
Captain Johnson (00:35:45)
Enterprise Lineage Timeline (00:40:58)
Other Excelsior Ships (00:42:21)
Final Thoughts (00:46:57)










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