Earl Grey 92: Judge, Jury and ExeQutioner

The Trial.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is one of the
few Trek series to begin and end with the same story -
being put on trial by Judge Q. "Encounter at Farpoint"
inaugurates the seven seasons of TNG on television with
the accusation that humanity is a "dangerous, savage, child
race." While the two-hour pilot attempts to refute that charge,
the missions of the Enterprise-D can be seen through
the lens of those accusations. The finale of "All Good Things..."
sees Judge Q telling Captain Jean-Luc Picard that the trial never
reached a verdict ... until now, and that humanity is found
guilty of being "inferior." Once again, the Next
Gen crew must solve a puzzle, one that spans three different
time periods, in order to prove that humanity has indeed
evolved.

Daniel, Darren, and Phillip join the jury in examining how Q's
trial informs what we learn from our favorite Trek series. Do we
believe this crew best represents 24th Century humanity? And does
humanity simply refer to Terrans or to all of the flagship crew,
from andriods to Klingons to Betazoids? Are the "criminal"
accusations the same or different in both the pilot and the
series finale? Earl Greydeliberates on a verdict of
humanity's fate in this episode spanning the entire television
run of TNG.
 

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
The Trial (00:07:02)

Judge, Jury and ExeQutioner (00:11:04)

TNG Bookends (00:32:32)


Closing Arguments (00:45:39)











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