Earl Grey 65: The Fates Decree It

Women in TNG.   From the pilot "Encounter at Fairpoint," The Next Generation signaled that it wanted to update the way Star Trek would handle gender roles - it was no longer "where no man had gone before" but "where no one had gone before." The first season featured three female characters - Security Chief Tasha Yar, Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher. However, two of those three characters did not return in the second season. The full run of TNG and the feature films contain many female characters, both primary cast and guest stars, and created episodes that focused on women, from "The Child" to "The Perfect Mate." @FirstTimeTrek Andi VanderKolk joins Daniel, Darren, and Phillip to discuss the successes and disappointments in how women were portrayed in TNG.   Hosts Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, & Darren Moser   Guests Andi VanderKolk   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   Chapters Is TNG Better in It's Portrayal of Women? (00:05:00)   Where No ONE Has Gone Before (00:12:02)   Tasha Yar (00:22:10)   Deanna Troi (00:29:28)   Ro Laren (00:34:10)   Dr. Leah Brahms (00:36:30)   Lal (00:41:00)   Admiral Nechayev (00:46:21)   Mae Jemison (00:50:20)   Kathryn Janeway (00:53:27)   Lwaxana Troi (00:57:58)   Closing (01:02:22)     Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm