Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
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In 2008 I received an email from a friend who was organising a Star Trek: The Next Generation party at her new flat. In it she wrote "Of course 'Tea, Earl Grey, hot' will always be on hand should Captain Jean Luc appear in person." I decided that I just fancied a cup of Earl Grey, so I made myself one and resumed browsing the internet. I was looking in particular for anything by or about Steve Gerber, the comic book writer who was most famous for the Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. I am a huge fan of Howard the Duck, a highly satirical, very personal work and I was keen to find out what else Gerber had written. As I sipped my Early Grey I discovered that Gerber had written one, solitary Star Trek TNG episode; called "Contagion". I looked up the episode on TV.com and noticed that it received very favourable reviews for its dialogue. In the trivia section the website noted that the episode 'marks the first time we hear Picard order, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot" from the replicator.'
Date submitted:Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:52:59 +0000Coincidence ID:7056
