Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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#startrek #alien #science

The Next Generation era Star Trek shows demonstrated a measurable increase in quality of the alien makeup and designs. But how does the TNG era's portrayal of alien life in Star Trek's galaxy measure up to our expectations about aliens in real life?

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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
01:11 Sponsored Segment
03:29 Disclaimer
04:08 TNG Aliens
01:04:29 TNG Movies Aliens
01:07:32 DS9 Aliens
01:25:50 Voyager Aliens
01:52:00 Lower Decks Aliens
02:02:11 Outro