192: Bouncing Plastic Barrels
Realistic and Unrealistic. Have you ever watched The Next Generation and thought that a scene showed exactly how things will work in the future? Or have you ever watched The Next Generation and wondered what the writers were thinking when they wrote a certain element into the script? In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Richard Marquez, Justin Oser, and Amy Nelson choose their top 3 picks for both realistic and unrealistic elements in The Next Generation. Their choices include technology, ideas, relationships, Federation policy, and more. Chapters Intro (00:01:20) Shuttlecraft (00:02:00) Bouncing Barrels (00:07:38) Excess time to finish projects (00:09:44) Bluetooth (00:14:00) Families onboard (00:17:13) Energy Reserves (00:23:16) Time traveling (00:25:30) Transporting troubleshooting (00:28:42) Conference time (00:32:29) Prime Directive (00:35:50) Tractor Beam (00:39:10) Geordi and Data relationship (00:41:29) Wesley (00:46:00) Site to Site Transporting (00:52:00) Centralizing Starfleet Academy (00:55:30) Hypospary (01:00:05) Culinary Arts (01:03:41) Stellar Cartography (01:07:20) Closing (01:09:07) Contest (01:13:49) Hosts Richard Marquez, Justin Oser, Amy Nelson Production Richard Marquez (Editor and Producer) Lee Hutchison (Producer) Amy Nelson (Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)