From: South Central (Tamazunchale@webtv44.net) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 17:54:41 -0800 Subj: Space1999: Episode by Episode
For all of you participating in the Episode by Episode commentaries, the next episode, for the week of December 15-21, is Ring Around the Moon. I KNOW Petter is looking forward to this one! My holiday wishes to everyone and my sympathies and condolences for those who are having tough times this holiday season. Tragedy has no respect for occasions. Missing the ones we love, be it because of distance, broken relationships, illness or death, is what hurts the most. If we knew we'd see them again we'd only need patience.
My son Manuel suffered from Symptomatic Schizophrenia (still does but nothing like his original breakdown) when he was 17. He progressively lost touch with reality over a 10 day period until finally he was like a baby. He couldn't feed himself, go to the restroom by himself, anything. This lasted for months. Through it all I took care of him as best I could. The son I knew however ceased to exist. I have a new son now. The Manuel I knew, all his dreams and plans, is gone. My new son is similar to the old one, they share the same body and most memories, but they are not the same. I miss him very much--even when he's in the room with me. When he was in his "catatonic state" I missed him most of all.
My sympathies to you. Keep their memories alive and remember them well. Follow their examples and make sure the love they invested in you was not in vain.
Mateo
From: QGMorrow (QGMorrow@aol44.com) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:31:27 EST Subj: Space1999: Ring Around The Moon
Dear Friends,
The "fun" I receive by finding some correlations between the Season One episodes of Space:1999 and real life really breaks down with "Ring Around The Moon." I know Petter really enjoys this one, but I have watched it several times and frankly don't get it.
Quintin
Vista, CA, USA
From: Patricia Embury (Patriemb@sprintmail44.com) Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 19:05:20 -0500 Subj: Space1999: Ring Around the moon
I have a few thoughts about the episode, having watched it this afternoon. It, for me, is a good episode, not a great one, but it has its moments.
Koenig: After Helena was abducted by the aliens, the combination of the camera focus upon him alone in his quarters, then panning to include Victor's entrance, really demonstrated the aloneness Koenig felt without Helena. The dialogue of Koenig ignoring/not acknowledging Victor immediately deepend the mood. The slight grin on his face when Carter took over for the other pilot shortly after his crash, said a great deal. Koenig continues to lead by example, by going out in the Eagle, twice, which, the first time, may have resulted in his and Carter's loss.
Victor: The more I watch this show the more I appreciate, and miss in the 2nd season, the performance of Barry Morse. The last couple of lines of the episode, about knowledge being everything, were superbly delivered. He also seemed more of a "father-confessor/mentor" role to Helena, which was evident in Black Sun.
Helena: I don't think Barbara Bain was wooden at all in this episode. She showed an element of being afraid in the muted sense that befits the Russell character.
Carter: This is where I have trouble with this episode. Nick Tate was great, being the "Jet Jock: shoot first ask question's later type" toeing the line of insubordination.. However, with having an understanding of the mechanisms behind traumatic injury, I cannot believe that Carter could have escaped with maybe, a concussion and at the most, a cracked rib or two. The force of impact was the same on both sides of the cockpit, so the forces that killed his co-pilot should have been exerted the same on Carter. They were both belted into their seats. Although, you can, in an MVA, have one person killed, and others relatively unscathed, that usually happens if there is a side impact, or one side is impacted more than another. I thought the crash was a little too controlled for the free-fall that was demonstrated by the Eagle spinning out of control. He should have been hurt worse.
I also hated the eye creature. It's attachment to a "brain" or intelligence center was a clever idea, but I think it could have been done differently. I've always had a thing against seeing eyes, it just grosses me out. Why didn't Sandra call security right away when Ted Clifford started freaking out? Why did Tanya hide in a corner? It's not like them to shy away from danger. Sure, there is a shock element, but Sandra had more than enough time to react when she saw Paul getting knocked around.
Kano: This episode really let the actor humanize Kano. I enjoyed watching him add a sense of humor, and confidence,( with maybe a hint of arrogance?) that all would be okay since he and computer could handle the situation.
From: David Acheson (dkach@hotmail44.com) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 05:34:47 PST Subj: Space1999: Ring Around the Moon
I can hardly believe that we have reached week four so fast in our episode-by-episode discussions. Well, now that we are on the other side of the Black Sun, the Alphans are hopelessly lost in unknown space. Thus we come to the next adventure strangely entitled RING AROUND THE MOON.
This is only my own opinion but the episode is rather a dog's breakfast - one of the few clunkers from year one. I respect those who like this episode (I know there are those from previous emails to this list) but I do not quite see the episode in the same way. Thus I will concentrate on my problems with the episode and hope the fans speak their mind.
First the plot. The idea of higher intelligent aliens deeming mankind to be a threat to the universe is as old as the hills. Many a bad (and some good) 1950's movies were based on this scenario. Unfortunately, there is not much else to the plot of this episode to keep it interesting. So here we have a tired formula and nothing else storywise. No new character developments, no sub-plotlines, etc. At least MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, which has been rated 50-50 by the list from our discussions 2 weeks ago, developed Helena's character quite a bit. This was enough to drive many series fans away from the bad science in regards to antimatter. One may argue that John is visibly more taken by Helena in this episode during his attempts to save her but we have seen a relationship developing since episode 1. Nothing much new here.
Secondly, the problem with Triton itself. If Triton is an alien planet in an unknown part of space how is it that Bergman was able to find its location using old star charts based on positions from Earth? This also brings up the question of how Bergman was able to determine Triton no longer exists when the Tritonians in the probe did not know of this fact. Why wouldn't they keep in contact with their home world during the mission? If they kept communication silence then they could have still figured out their planet's end if Bergman could do it. Aren't the Tritonians more scientifically advanced?
The book has a different twist to the story but unfortunately has an even less satisfying explanation. In the novelization Triton is the actual moon of one of our outer planets. For the life of me I cannot remember which planet Triton is a moon of!!!!! Anyway, if Triton is in our solar system I would think its disappearance would not have gone unnoticed by both Earth and the Triton probe. I can see why, even at this real time, we may not detect microbes on other worlds but other civilizations in our own solar system is something else.
The good things about the episode? Well, there is the unusual cinematography which sets it apart from all other episodes. And Barry Gray gave us a score much different from the norm. To me it just was not enough to save the episode.
I am not sure what to make of Edward di Lorenzo who wrote this story. He was dumped by the higher powers and this episode certainly makes me think that this was the right thing to do. But he did contribute a better story with MISSING LINK. Thus I have a part of me that wonders what the series would have developed into under his guidance and not Johnny Byrne and Christopher Penfold. Thankfully, director Ray Austin stayed around to work on better episodes.
Okay fans. Speak up and state your case.
David Acheson
From: djlerda@juno44.com Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 10:24:10 EST Subj: Re: Space1999: Ring Around the Moon
The book has a different twist to the story but unfortunately has an even less satisfying explanation. In the novelization Triton is the actual moon of one of our outer planets. For the life of me I cannot remember which planet Triton is a moon of!!!!!
Triton is the largest satellite of Neptune. It is one of the four largest satellites in the solar system and has a retrograde orbit of 5.88 days around Neptune. If I remember correctly, the surface temperature is something like -300 Farenheit so it is not exactly a place to start looking for intelligent life.
David J Lerda, djlerda@juno.com
From: Petter Ogland (petter.ogland@dnmi44.no) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 19:52:25 +0000 Subj: Re: Space1999: Ring Around the Moon
First the plot. The idea of higher intelligent aliens deeming mankind to be a threat to the universe is as old as the hills. Many a bad (and some good) 1950's movies were based on this scenario. Unfortunately, there is not much else to the plot of this episode to keep it interesting. So here we have a tired formula and nothing else storywise.
In my opinion RING AROUND THE MOON is one of the most interesting episodes of the whole series. Relating it to the 1950's is not a bad idea, I suppose. Others have found it more similar to the German Expressionism of the 1920's, I remember. Personally I find it not too unsimilar to the works of Jaques Tati or Luis Bunuel of French and Spanish surrealist filmmaking of the 1960's.
I find both the writing and direction for this episode remarkable. Quite like BLACK SUN, I feel, this is filmmaking extraordinaire, leveling much higher standards both in terms of storytelling and execution than what one is usually accustomed to in this genre.
One may argue that John is visibly more taken by Helena in this episode during his attempts to save her but we have seen a relationship developing since episode 1. Nothing much new here.
I can't understand this, David. One of the strongst sides to RING AROUND THE MOON, as I see it, is its concentration on characters. During the past few months we've had numerous discussions concerning the scene where John wakes up and realizes that Helena is captured by the Tritons, the scene where he is looking out of the window, thinking of Helena, and where Victor suddenly rushes in; at least two scenes that, in my opinion at least, would rank among the finest and most emotional scenes in the whole series.
Secondly, the problem with Triton itself. If Triton is an alien planet in an unknown part of space how is it that Bergman was able to find its location using old star charts based on positions from Earth?
We have discussed this at lenght earlier on, I remember, and it is not all that difficult to make logical sense of this, I believe, as I've tried to point out in earlier letters, but, as I see it, it is not a very central point to the proceedings, RING AROUND THE MOON being more of a character drama, more concerned with the logic of dreams and emotions than the external world, as I see it anyway.
This also brings up the question of how Bergman was able to determine Triton no longer exists when the Tritonians in the probe did not know of this fact. Why wouldn't they keep in contact with their home world during the mission? If they kept communication silence then they could have still figured out their planet's end if Bergman could do it. Aren't the Tritonians more scientifically advanced?
The point about self reference and the remarks of John and Victor during the epilogue makes me think of the philosophy of logic; Wittgenstein, Russell and above all Kurt Goedel perhaps. In this respect, RING AROUND THE MOON is almost like the visual paradoxes of Belgian painter E.C. Escher, who specialized in illustrating self reference and other mathematical and logical peculiarities.
From my point of view, RING AROUND THE MOON, is particularily concerned with
Both points 1) and 3) was investigated further during the course of the series, point 1) in particular with episodes like THE GUARDIAN OF PIRI, WAR GAMES and SPACE BRAIN.
Why are we searching knowledge? Is it in fact possible to find eternal truths? In the present philosophical debate between Alan Sokal and the French structuralists this seems to be one of the focal points. Sokal attacking continental philosophers for being relativistic, even putting questionmarks behind scientific truths, while others mean that science is not capable of explaining the complete human experience, and essentially it is the humans themselves that give meaning to the world by the ways we use our language.
The good things about the episode? Well, there is the unusual cinematography which sets it apart from all other episodes. And Barry Gray gave us a score much different from the norm. To me it just was not enough to save the episode.
To me the acting, the music and the cinematography alone makes this a favourite. I think these aspects of the episode are so outstanding that it can be watched because of this alone. For me RING AROUND THE MOON is a spectacular SPACE: 1999 experience. Even watching it as a symphony of music, colours and editing makes sense. The editing is superb, I think. What do you think, Mike?
I am not sure what to make of Edward di Lorenzo who wrote this story. He was dumped by the higher powers and this episode certainly makes me think that this was the right thing to do. But he did contribute a better story with MISSING LINK. Thus I have a part of me that wonders what the series would have developed into under his guidance and not Johnny Byrne and Christopher Penfold. Thankfully, director Ray Austin stayed around to work on better episodes.
I've also read something about why di Lorenzo left the series. I can't remember the reason being he was dumped by higher powers, however. Di Lorenzo was originally intended to be script coordinator, I think, the same type of job that Penfold and Byrne were doing, and I wonder if di Lorenzo's leaving was some of the reason why Byrne was established on a more regular basis.
I believe I've also read somewhere that although di Lorenzo is credited on early episodes BREAKAWAY, MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and BLACK SUN, he didn't arrive Pinewood until RING AROUND THE MOON, and the work credited to him on the early episodes were actually done by Penfold or Byrne.
He got away very well with Penfold and Byrne, however, from what I've heard, and it seems to me that at least Penfold was rather influenced by him in many of his scripts. After making RING AROUND THE MOON, di Lorenzo went on to make MISSING LINK, another great episode in my opinion, and commenced on ALPHA CHILD. ALPHA CHILD was completed by Penfold, however, and perhaps this seems somewhat unfinished, at least as I see it.
That Ray Austin did a marvellous job on this episode and quite a lot of others is something that most agree upon it seems. To me Ray Austin, perhaps togehter with Lee Katzin, was one of the greatest acquisitions to the series.
Okay fans. Speak up and state your case
Unfortunately I only have two days of this week to comment on this episode. Two weeks should have been more appropriate, I think. RING AROUND THE MOON contains so many wonderful ideas in SPACE: 1999 that were developed further during the course of the series, but I believe there will be references back to this episode every now and then as we follow our trail through the series.
From: "Ellen C. Lindow" (sfdxb@scfn.thpl44.lib.fl.us) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 18:56:03 -0500 (EST) Subj: Space1999: ring around the moon
I can't say this is my favorite episode. It's not my least favorite either. I save that for Missing Link. There are some rather interesting points here though.
The Tritonian's quest for knowledge at all costs is noted, and John wonders what is the point if knowledge is not it. The Alphans, all scientists, seem to be on a journey to discover just this point. Knowledge is not the answer. The wisdom to use the knowledge is. The Alphans spend the entire first season trying to put that together. They meddle in others affairs, such as Balor and the Darians.
Compassion also seems to be part of the answer, perhaps a step on the road to wisdom. Compassion will save them in Alpha Child and War Games.
By the way, did anyone notice all the references to light in this episode. The Alphans perceived the tritons to be using light as a tool, even a weapon, a defense and a communications device.
From: David Acheson (dkach@hotmail44.com) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 19:19:56 PST Subj: Space1999: German Expressionism/The Holidays
Reading the above subject line one would wonder what the hell I was up to but I have two topics I want to touch on briefly.
First the comparison of the German Expressionism of the 1920's to RING AROUND THE MOON. I do see the similarities and I have read the earlier comments on the list but I still do not agree that RING AROUND THE MOON is a good episode or have the same take as the other comments. I am speaking solely on my tastes and can understand where Petter Ogland is coming from. We just look at the same thing from different angles.
I have nothing against German Expressionism. In fact my favourite movie is Fritz Lang's 1926 masterpiece METROPOLIS. A very fine film that, subject-wise, hold up well today. It is just a style I don't think saves RING.
Secondly, I am off for the rest of the week(starting tomorrow) to visit my parents. I won't be back home until Saturday so any discussions on RING or anything else will have to be done without me. I just want to take this time to wish all on the list a Merry Christmas or Happy Hannukah! See you all Saturday night!
From: Petter Ogland (petter.ogland@dnmi44.no) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 11:26:15 +0000 Subj: Re: Space1999: German Expressionism/The Holidays
I'm happy you understand where I am coming from by reading my comments, David. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "coming from", but if you refer to the way I feel and think about the episode, I feel complimented. Physically I come from just outside Oslo, Norway.
One thing I like about RING AROUND THE MOON is that it is often perceived from very different angles. From my angle it looks like a masterpiece.
I have nothing against German Expressionism. In fact my favourite movie is Fritz Lang's 1926 masterpiece METROPOLIS. A very fine film that, subject-wise, hold up well today. It is just a style I don't think saves RING.
I value your point that style in it self is not always sufficient. Some of my favourt films, however, like Antonioni's BLOW-UP (1966), Fellini's CITA DELLA DONNA (1979) or Godard's LE MEPRIS (1963), have so much style to them that I almost feel it were sufficient. In the case of RING AROUND THE MOON I feel most aspects of filmmaking cohere to such a degree that it can be enjoyed just because of style. Although I value Ray Austin for all his contributions to SPACE: 1999 (both seasons), I feel he really excelled in this, his debut within the series.
Have a nice Christmas, David and all. I'm also off by tomorrow, and won't be back until the beginning of January. I think Mateo's idea of weekly watching and discussion of episodes was a brilliant idea for closing the year 1997, and an idea I believe will make the list prosper in 1998.
From: "Petter Ogland" (petter.ogland@dnmi44.no) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 12:15:43 +0000 Subj: Re: Space1999: Ring Around the moon
Like so many others, I suppose, I really enjoy Pat's character studies with each of the episodes. Concerning RING AROUND THE MOON she wrote:
Victor: The more I watch this show the more I appreciate, and miss in the 2nd season, the performance of Barry Morse. The last couple of lines of the episode, about knowledge being everything, were superbly delivered. He also seemed more of a "father-confessor/mentor" role to Helena, which was evident in Black Sun.
Excellent interpretation, I feel. There is so much to be read between the lines in these first episodes. Just look at how alternatetly confused and relaxed Victor appears throughout this episode. Very much similar to BLACK SUN, I feel this is an episode where the actors are given much more space for creativity than usual. The range of emotions, as displayed by all, perhaps Victor and John in particular, is enormous.
In the SPACE: 1999 DOCUMENTARY Zenia Merton explaines some of Ray Austin's rapport with the actors in RING AROUND THE MOON during the filming of the prologue. Austin was apparently concerned with Sandra being used as an emotional barometre for the series. I don't know how the scene was originally thought of to be, but Austin changed it in some way in order to let Zenia build more character into Sandra she explained.
Helena: I don't think Barbara Bain was wooden at all in this episode. She showed an element of being afraid in the muted sense that befits the Russell character.
In my opinion Helena was brilliant in this episode. In fact, after more than twenty years of having seen SPACE: 1999, the image of Helena in BREAKAWAY, MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and RING AROUND THE MOON has become something of an icon of the series for me. In these three episodes I think Barabara Bain did explain most of how Helena thinks and feels, what kind of person she is.
It is incredible how much life Barabara Bain gives to Helena, isn't it, by just using her eyes at times. In some of these episodes, in RING AROUND THE MOON not at least, the acting is so convincing it hardly seems like acting at all. It's more like the cast is living the roles.
In association with the comments on Carter, you wrote, Pat:
... I thought the crash was a little too controlled for the free-fall that was demonstrated by the Eagle spinning out of control. He should have been hurt worse.
How the Alphans survive the eagle crashes is beyond me. I even thought the crash with John in BREAKAWAY looked bad, surprised he didn't look worse. The crash in MISSING LINK was nice, though, indicating that crashing eagles is not completely without risk.
In the case of RING AROUND THE MOON I have thought the Tritons had something to do with the landing as John assumes that Alan was concious in order to make a controlled crash.
The spinning eagle was a marvellous sight, however, one of my favourite eagle sequences, not unlike the spinning eagle during the titles that seems never to have been used during a regular episode.
Kano: This episode really let the actor humanize Kano. I enjoyed watching him add a sense of humor, and confidence,( with maybe a hint of arrogance?) that all would be okay since he and computer could handle the situation.
He-he. Marvellous observation Pat, you have an outstanding ability to observe and interpret emotional subtlties of the series. I'm happy we have you on board!
From: jcg@vh44.net Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 21:42:04 -0500 Subj: Space1999: Ring Around The Moon
For me, this episode has not improved in 20 years. My notes as I wrote them:
The first mysterious ball of light that always managed to reach Alpha. This ball at least had something inside of it, although after awhile I thought it looked silly when the eye would appear.
In the opening, the crewman of the week attacks three people with superhuman strength before anybody calls security?
Here was a series with tremendous special effects, and a more leisurly filming schedule then in America...and the best they can come up with for the aliens is Prentis Hancock whispering his lines? It sounded dreadful.
Koenig wants an autopsy asap, and Helena says it might not be possible. Why? Is everyone on their coffee break?
Koenig usually has a normal picture on his commlock, but they changed it to a bigger one for that one closeup.
Alan's defiant attitude was weak writing. They wanted some conflict there, yet they had nothing for Alan to say as an alternative to Koenig's plan. Maybe he had a coffee break to go on as well.
I agree with others on the list. Donovan dies and Carter lives? And the eagle cockpit had no damage?
I bet the actors felt silly in the closeups when they had to act like they were in lunar gravity out on the surface.
My pet peeve that I will continue to mention: Why are these people WHISPERING? How about doing their dialogue normally?
The whole section where Koenig and Alan go out on the eagle with the new force shield was absoultly pointless. If they had got on the alien probe at that point it might have meant something, but instead they go up, they come down...nothing happens. You could chop that whole scene out and miss nothing.
I always thought it was funny where they would take the b/w monitors out of the com posts and put in a cardboard cutout with a red light behind it for "Red Alert".
Anybody have an idea what happened with the scene where Koenig and Bergman are in Koenig's office, Bergman says "If they're people...what if they're not?" The scene suddenly ends cold, then the next scene (after the commercials run) begins. I'm watching off the laser discs, so it's not local channel/Sci Fi Channel editing. Anybody know?
I think the stupidest thing is if they short out the Alpha computer, the alien probe's force field surrounding the alien ship will deactivate. Gee, maybe if I short out this computer I'm typing on in New York State, the lights in Washington, DC will go out. After all, they are not connected in any way, shape, or form.
Seeing Koenig and the security guards walking in the dark alien ship, all I could think was "Don't they have flashlights?"
Koenig is getting the alien probe to acknowledge the data Helena is sending. The stupidest line is "This is Triton's universe." Gee, how many are there? And why does Victor have star charts to other universes? And when did the Alphans learn where the Triton space probe was from?
This episode has weird echo sounds and long, lonly shots, but it does not have the content.
From: Mark Meskin (plastic.gravity@newrock44.com) Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 08:57:47 -0600 Subj: Space1999: Ring Around The Moon
I have to second all the negative points brought up by previous posters, this episode is just plain awful. Its campy, silly, poorly written and acted and would no doubt score high on a top 5 worst episodes list. And what is with this crappy Halloween music, it sounds like something thats being played on the wrong speed.
As for no one calling security, Ive noticed that this is a problem in many episodes, either its weak directing of the cast or poor acting, everyone seems to sit still or isn't involved with what's going on during crisis situations.
Bad FX! The Triton Probe looks like a tour shirt for the grateful dead.
Serious abuses of Astronomical terminology and concepts! Although we have to say this is an ongoing problem for this show, words like Galaxy and Universe really need to be explained to our writers. It sounds like they used the word in strange contexts just because it was a big, neat sounding word. And why does Victor have these charts, and why o why would they have ANY info about Triton!!!!!!!????????????
I hate this episode, I cringe every time I watch it.
-Mark
From: djlerda@juno44.com Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 10:49:34 EST Subj: Space1999: Ring Around The Moon
In keeping with the format proposed, here are my comments on the episode of the week:
Music: Vic Elm's composition is only played for a few seconds yet it was enough to have him listed as music associate on all of the Year 1 credits. Did any other compositions by him appear in the series?
From: LKJ1999 (LKJ1999@aol44.com) Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 11:05:27 EST Subj: Space1999: Ring Around The Moon
My comments on this episode...
This is not one of My favourite episode's from Y-ONE...
The number of time's the word Eagle was said (6)
Eagle lift off's (4)
Eagle landing's (3)
Eagle's that crashed (1)...
I do like the music . You do not hear it in any other episode's...
I also liked the explosion's at the end when the Triton probe blow's up...
My favourite dialogue. When Victor tells John. I don't think it will be a surprise John. I have a nasty feeling we are being watched...
Bloper's none. Did anyone see any?
Ring Around The Moon. Is NO. 10 OF My best liked episode's from Y- one
Chas P. LKJ1999
From: HNoll@t-online44.de (Horst Noll) Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 18:55:19 +0100 Subj: Re: Space1999: Ring Around The Moon
And why does Victor have these charts, and why o why would they have ANY info about Triton!!!!!!!????????????
Can you remember the Voyager Spaceship ? That would be an explanation why Triton is destroyed, too ...
From: Jhon (jhon@pottsville.infi44.net) Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 13:42:13 -0500 Subj: Space1999: Ring Things
This is not the best episode and certainly not the best sci-fi. However, I think the whole idea is pretty interesting and the story is quite unusual. The lunar walk is rather realistic. There are many inconsistencies, but I think the 50 minutes given to the episode are the fault. If this had been a two-parter, themes could have been more fully developed. The story wouldn't have been rushed and scenes cut. Personally, I like the eye and the groovy music.
Happy Christmas and holidays to all
From: judas@netmatters44.co.uk (B J Dowling) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 00:30:36 +0000 Subj: Space1999: Ring stuff
Salute omnes,
Just watched Ring Around The Moon, it's one of those episodes which, in the final analysis, doesn't work in the 50 minute storyline format. Bits left out, whether edited or omitted, bits rushed, and stuff which seems out of place in the ethos and atmosphere of Season 1 as a whole left me thinking that although it had potential as an idea to explore, like Deep Purple fronted by Joe Lynn Turner, it just didn't work.
A low point of Season 1 for sure. Whether it's the lowest will have to wait until we've seen the whole season. Which reminds me, during my last stint here, I did a survey of the membership to see what the favourite and least favourite episodes were. Damned if I can remember the results (are they in the archives, perchance?), but it would be interesting to do a similar survey after the weekly story watch exercise has finished...
What's next on the schedule?
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