Non-human species have been important to Star Trek since its very beginning when viewers first saw the half-Vulcan Mr. Spock. There have been many non-human characters depicted in every series, from those that can be called humanoid to those that look and behave very differently from humans. Over the course of seven seasons and four movies, The Next Generation introduced us to both new non-human species that would become important across 24th century Star Trek as well as memorable non-human species that were only seen once.

  

In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Amy Nelson and Justin Oser are joined by guest Nicholas Paul Collinson to list their three favorite non-human species on The Next Generation. Each participant talks about why the species they have chosen are meaningful to them and important to The Next Generation.

 

Chapters 

Intro (00:00:00)  Remembering Aron Eisenberg (00:01:37)

Listener Feedback (00:03:01)

Welcome, Nick! (00:06:39)

Nick's Star Trek and Science Story (00:09:11) Favorite Non-human Species in TNG (00:11:27) First Picks (00:12:51)

Second Picks (00:33:22)

Third Picks (00:51:20) 

Honorable Mentions and Final Thoughts (01:08:40)

Closing (01:16:44) 

 

Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes 5 seconds

 

Hosts 

Amy Nelson

Justin Oser

 

Nicholas Paul Collinson

  

Justin Oser (Editor and Producer) Amy Nelson (Producer) Joe Keegan (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Joe Keegan (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)