Earl Grey 94: The Fire In Which We Burn

Ageing in TNG.

The writers of The Next Generation, despite being mostly
young men, crafted several stories that tackle the nature of
growing older. Phillip, Darren, and Daniel analyze how the movies
and television episodes treat the issue of ageing in the 24th
century. The inaugural TNG film, Star Trek:
Generations, features Captain James T. Kirk dealing with
life transitions (and death), Captain Jean-Luc Picard struggling
with issues of family and mortality, and the antagonist Dr.
Tolian Soran sacrificing entire planets to kill the "predator" of
time. The third film, Star Trek: Insurrection, is
centrally focused on the idea of a "fountain of youth," and
theEnterprise-E crew, as well as the Son'a and Baku, react
to "growing younger" in different ways. 

The Earl Grey trio also examine such episodes as "Half
a Life" and "Relics" which pose questions about the treatment of
older people in society. There are also the story-lines in
"Rascals" that deal with "lost youth," with both Ensign Ro and
Picard struggling with the consequences of a second childhood.
Along with "Too Short a Season," this episode talks about bad
"old age" make-up, being considered middle age on alien planets,
and how certain scripts could have been improved.    
  

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
Generations (00:03:41)

Insurrection (00:18:24)

Half a Life (00:32:42)

Too Short a Season (00:41:57)

Rascals (00:45:26)
Relics (00:48:48)
Unification (00:57:21)
The Offspring (00:59:46)











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