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)