Earl Grey 89: Who's Scotty?

The Original Series as Prerequisite. 

Viewers of The Next Generation started watching at
different points in their Trek fandom -- for some, it was their
first exposure to Star Trek, while other "legacy" Trekkies came
to it after The Original Series and movies featuring
Captain James T. Kirk and his crew. Guest co-host Andi
VanderKolk, aka @FirstTimeTrek, joins Daniel, Darren, and Phillip
in discussing how knowledge of TOS enhances
the TNG viewing experience. 

Earl Grey explores whether it makes a difference if you
discovered the character of Ambassador Sarek in the Next
Gen episode "Sarek" without first
seeing TOS "Journey to Babel." Does the appearance of
Scotty ("Relics") and Spock ("Unification, Parts 1 and 2") have
meaning without first experiencing the adventures of the NCC-1701
(no bloody A, B, C, or D!). We discuss "copy and paste" episodes
like "The Naked Now" compared to "The Naked Time," and the use
of Star Trek: Phase II scripts in TNG. Grab your
copy of the 1966-1969 series, and explore how TOS is a
required prerequisite for TNG.

Hosts
Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, & Darren Moser

Guest
Andi VanderKolk

Editor / Producer
Darren Moser

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



Production Manager


Richard Marquez


 


Content Manager


Will Nguyen


Chapters
How Important is Knowing the Backstory? (00:08:32)
McCoy on Encounter at Farpoint (00:17:22)
Scotty / Relics (00:22:08)
Spock / Sarek (00:30:44)
The Naked Now (00:48:23)
Where No One Has Gone Before (00:53:44)


The Child (00:55:20)
Devils Due (00:56:20)
TNG handling TOS (01:03:32)
Closing (01:06:43)









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