It is obvious that the production crew ran ut of ideas to feed the writing of this TV show. Too ambitious for the subject, I would think so, yes. maybe this scheme would perfectly fit for a TWILIGHT ZONE or OUTER LIMITS show episode, but without this amazing and awesome spirit that makes those series so fabulous and I would say intellectual. It is nearly ridiculous, if you compare to the other plots of Lloyd Bridges' Show episodes, mainly related to history or social matters; and no scientific nor science fictions links. It is only a good time waster, but unfortunately funny, because so lousy and clumsy on the writing.
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Testing Ground
Prismark1014 May 2024
Adam Shepherd is at Cape Canaveral for the launch of a rocket.
He imagines being part of a crew. Astronauts going to another planet. Like a diamond shining in the sky.
Only this planet unleashes hidden greed which could drive the astronauts to immense anger. All because they see the biggest diamond ever, reaching out to the sky. Untold riches for them, if they take it for themselves.
However one crew member sees sanity and is willing to die for it.
An unusual story, this would be more at home in The Twilight Zone. It is also filled with religious imagery. Very much a Christian subtext to it.
Greed is not good for you. Especially if you cannot cut the diamond down to size.
He imagines being part of a crew. Astronauts going to another planet. Like a diamond shining in the sky.
Only this planet unleashes hidden greed which could drive the astronauts to immense anger. All because they see the biggest diamond ever, reaching out to the sky. Untold riches for them, if they take it for themselves.
However one crew member sees sanity and is willing to die for it.
An unusual story, this would be more at home in The Twilight Zone. It is also filled with religious imagery. Very much a Christian subtext to it.
Greed is not good for you. Especially if you cannot cut the diamond down to size.
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