wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (11/04/85)
Psychics take note! No sooner do we discuss a topic on net.aviation (B-17 belly turrets and the fate of the gunner in wheels-up landings) than the EXACT SAME THEME is the topic of the special one-hour Amazing Stories aired 3 Nov 85. Since the production leadtime makes it impossible that the net inspired the episode, it must be that someone in the know about the series posted to the net. (Or mental telepathy was working...) Will PS -- One of the aspects of Amazing Stories that has consistently impressed me is the sheer size of the cast -- many episodes have crowds of extras in costume and lots of activity in the background and to the sides which is not necessary to the story, but certainly improves the appearance of the production. Anybody know how much these episodes cost, and how that compares with other series? WM
wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (11/06/85)
> Psychics take note! No sooner do we discuss a topic on net.aviation > (B-17 belly turrets and the fate of the gunner in wheels-up landings) > than the EXACT SAME THEME is the topic of the special one-hour Amazing > Stories aired 3 Nov 85. Since the production leadtime makes it > impossible that the net inspired the episode, it must be that someone in > the know about the series posted to the net. (Or mental telepathy was > working...) > > Will > YES! YES! I'LL ADMIT IT! my .sig may be "Ron Wanttaja," but I'm actually Steve Spielburg! HA! HA! My "Aviation Trivia" quizzes were nothing but a scheme to generate scripts... you should see what I used from net.auto.tech! Alhough reluctant to post TV criticism to net.aviation, I never was so disappointed in an ending as I was to this episode. I was able to overlook the technical points (the laughable "checklist" <Intercoolers to intercool>, the lack of oxygen masks or the electrically heated flight suits), the constant wearing of aviator sunglasses, whistling of "the Wild Blue Yonder," the DB-601 engine sticking into the side of the Fort, etc. The same plotline was the subject of a "12 O'Clock High" episode, and (good 'ol) General Savage's solution using a fire extinguisher had at least some relation to reality. I don't mind fantasy, but going through 50 minutes of a fairly accurate, high-drama flying story only to have a off-the-wall fantasy ending stinks. An ideal ending would have been that the apparent ending was an "Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" type... the gunner fantasized the wheels lowering, and was squashed at the very end. Real PG-13 stuff. Ron (Deadstick) Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) "Archbury control, this is Ramrod Leader..."