You know what's amazing? Tea. You know what's also amazing? Seeing your favorite on-screen characters drinking your favorite tea. It gives you one more thing to relate to and brings you a little closer to the characters you know and love on screen. But what are the teas of choice for some of these characters?

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise, a noted Frenchman with an English accent, and a lover of 'Tea, Earl Grey, Hot.

While Earl Grey was the drink of choice for the good captain, brought to life by Sir Patrick Stewart, he occasionally indulged in other teas (including herbal) throughout the show. In an alternate timeline, he was suspicious that a tea he was served was not his prized Earl Grey, but another black tea Darjeeling. He recommended his Aunt Adele's cure for the common cold to a suffering admiral: ginger tea with honey, a real-life remedy used for centuries. He was also offered a fellow officer's herbal blend for his insomnia; while the contents of the blend are a mystery, chamomile and lavender teas are known for relaxing properties as well as lack of caffeine.

Mia Thermopolis and Queen Clarisse Renaldi

She came all the way from Europe to have tea?

It was over tea (and a green tea at that) that Queen Clarisse Renaldi of Genovia, played by renowned actress Dame Julie Andrews, revealed to her grand-daughter, Mia Thermopolis, played by Anne Hathaway in her breakout role, was a princess and offered to instruct Mia in all things royal. While Genovia is a fictional country, it is stated to be located between France and Spain. While a coffee country, the upper-middle class of France has afternoon tea where black tea with pastries is served; however, green and flavored teas have recently become popular. Knowing Genovia, their tea of choice is probably a pear-flavored tea.

Daniel LaRusso

As Daniel LaRusso trained and developed a friendship with Mr. Miyagi, he no doubt enjoyed some Japanese teas with him, probably sencha or hojicha (both green teas) if available. In a memorable scene in the second movie, Daniel, played by returning actor Ralph Macchio, participates in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony where his girlfriend, Kumiko, prepares matcha in the traditional way: measuring the powder with a matcha scoop into a chawan (or matcha bowl) and mixing it with a matcha whisk with the correct Z shaped motions.

Mulan

A major part of Chinese culture for centuries, tea is ever-present in Disney's Mulan. There are a couple of notable tea scenes Disney's version of the 6th-century Chinese legend. Mulan's father was told to drink six cups daily for health reasons, and during her meeting with the matchmaker, Mulan, voiced by Ming-Na Wen, was told to pour tea and convey a since of dignity and refinement. The tea presented in Disney's retelling appears to be black tea, however all the tea in China was green until the 17th Century. Historically, Mulan and her family would most likely have enjoyed Gunpowder tea, which became popular early in China's history. Also available at the time were teas scented with Jasmine, although they would not be used nationally until the 17th Century.

Miss Matty Jenkyns

What do you get when you mix Jane Austen and the Industrial Revolution of the 1830s? You get Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford. Appearing on Masterpiece Theater in 2008 and starring English veteran actress Dame Judi Dench as the kindly Miss Matty Jenkyns, Cranford explored the lives the people of an English country town called Cranford as they cope with the coming of the railroad. While not a widely known TV series, it delves into the Victorian world of tea when Miss Matty opens a tea shop in her home due to financial difficulties. She keeps Pouchong, Assam, Lapsang (which, in her words, 'makes a very robust cup'), and while she stocks green tea according to demand, she advises against its purchase. In Europe at the time, Black tea was the drink of choice for tea connoisseurs, Bohea (or Wuyi) being a popular choice at the time. Green teas like Gunpowder were imported as well. While Europeans liked the subtly of green tea, black teas mixed well with milk creating a creamy, less bitter taste. Flavored teas such as Earl Grey gained popularity around this time as well.