Angry Asian Trekkies
Two Asian-Canadian(/American) friends from the 80s rewatch selected episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in an effort to come to terms with the multicultural politics of their childhood. Both critical and nostalgic, Angry Asian Trekkies seeks to understand the allure and pitfalls of TNG's not quite post-racial longing, and to decide if they can continue to love this show in the twenty first century.
Episodes
10 episodes
The Defector (These are not my stars!)
Can you trust a Romulan? Can a Romulan trust themself? In this episode we gush about the high point of Cold-War Romulan intrigue; praise and lament Picard's provincial Shakespearean humanism; relive Data and Geordi's burgeoning bromance; and fi...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:40
7. The Emissary (Click Here for Klingon Sex)
ST:TNG S2E20 We debate Suzie Plakson's performance as the firey, bi-species (really, biracial) K'Ehleyr; show our appreciation for Marina Sirtis, Goddess of Small Moments; and cringe our way through that infamous sex ritual. Can TNG...
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45:00
8. The Enemy ("With respect, sir, you cannot!")
ST:TNG S3E7 After breathing a sigh of relief at the greater complexity of the writing in season three, we examine the racial politics of Geordi's alliance with the Romulan Bochra; debate the ethics of Worf's refusal to donate blood to a sworn e...
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51:40
6. Q Who (? The God of White Imperial Decadence, actually)
(ST:TNG S2E16) In trying to solve Joe's uncanny beef with John de Lancie, we analyze Q's apotheosized whiteness in relation to the Federation's (American) exceptionalism. Then we try to fathom the (faintly Oriental) technocracy that is the Borg...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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54:55
5. A Matter of Honor (Riker Learns to Eat Weird Food!)
(ST:TNG S2E8) We recap Riker's exchange-student experience on board a Klingon ship, while a Benzite serves on board the Enterprise. The situation gets tense and there's a potential standoff between the Enterprise and the Pagh
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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52:06
4. The Neutral Zone (Silence your dog, Captain!)
(ST: TNG S1E24) On this rewatch of Season 1's finale, we visit the Enterprise as they host some guests from the 20th century while they face off against an old foe, the Asiatic Romulans! How will this encounter end? Also, this episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:00:17
3. Heart of Glory (We'll always have Michael Dorn!)
(ST: TNG S1E20) We introduce the Afro-Orientalism of the Klingons; learn Worf's backstory and commiserate with his plight as an adoptee into white liberalism; visit some light racial profiling, Orientalist voyeurism, and postcolonial rage. Fina...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:35
2. The Battle (A Picard-Maneuvering look back to the Battle at Maxia!)
Rewatching "The Battle" (ST: TNG S1E9), we revisit Picard's exploits on his first command, the Stargazer, see if the Ferengi have any redeeming qualities, and learn why Joe loves this episode so much.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:56
0. Introduction: Angry Asian Trekkies, Straight Outta Hamilton!
What's an Angry Asian Trekkie? Your hosts, Joe and Marko discuss what it was like to watch Star Trek: The Next Generation as young, and very different, Toronto Asian boys in the early 1990s, and how they started to love/hate the show while at U...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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49:03
1. The Last Outpost (Paws Off Ferengi!)
Rewatching "The Last Outpost" (ST: TNG S1E5), we break down the Ferengi as Jewish-Asians; examine the Euro-American heritage of the Federation, and, for our first ever RIKER ALERT, explain how Riker saves the day as an OG cultural appropriator....
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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44:36