Warp Five 70: The Head-Butting Race

The Head-Butting Race. Tellarites! There was never a race on Star Trek as stubborn, as prideful, abrasive, insulting and literally (and figuratively) pig-headed…and these are their “good” qualities! Arguably one of the more interesting races in Star Trek, the Tellarites have long been a fan favorite presumably for one simple reason: They were one of the four founding members of the Coalition of Planets who–alongside the Humans of Starfleet, the Vulcans and the Andorians–helped shape the future of what would eventually become the United Federation of Planets.   For the Star Trek fan that caught their first glimpse of a Tellarite in the classic Original Series episode "Journey to Babel", curiosity about them has always been consistently high. Since that episode, there have only been a sprinkling of Tellarite sightings, but they never were truly given their respectful due as a race of such historical significance...until Season 4 of Enterprise. So please join me, Will and Tommy as we try to unravel the mystery of the Tellarites as we speculate as to why this pivotal race to the history of the Federation was so entirely underrepresented.   Hosts Norman C. Lao and Will Nguyen   Guest Tommy Kraft   Editor Matthew Rushing   Associate Producers Norman C. Lao and Floyd Dorsey   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   Chapters Intro and Bringing Home the Bacon! (00:01:22) Telling the Tale of Tellarites (00:04:08) Journeying Back to Babel (00:10:10) Remastered Prosthetics for TOS? (00:16:41) Tellarite Sprinkles (00:19:49) A New Take on Tellarites (00:27:15) A Truly Historical Moment (00:34:27) Another Missed Hoshi Opportunity (00:42:50) Post 22nd Century Sightings (00:48:47) Tellarite Suppositions (00:54:07) We Just Needed To See More (01:02:28)   Closing and Thanks For Listening! (01:10:08)   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