tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post96497796887196711..comments2024-03-25T21:59:05.113-07:00Comments on 13: THE OUTER LIMITS: Fun And Games / Season 1 Episode 27 - 1964Eegah!! and Tabonga!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05260131201716267229noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-39436909389221463962018-11-21T13:02:18.883-08:002018-11-21T13:02:18.883-08:00Like so many OUTER LIMITS stories, this one goes a...Like so many OUTER LIMITS stories, this one goes against the "helpless female" cliche you always hear about, since it's Laura who does the heroics at the end.<br />There's also the little realistic moment when she cuts her hand on the boomerang, since of course she's never used one.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-60209580875320465762018-11-20T09:40:22.945-08:002018-11-20T09:40:22.945-08:00Hi Randall, I was thinking about the Star Trek epi...Hi Randall, I was thinking about the Star Trek episode too / Thanks for the great info, as usual...TABONGA!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-63416625552024063732018-11-19T19:08:29.805-08:002018-11-19T19:08:29.805-08:00I've always thought this story was a revision ...I've always thought this story was a revision of Frederic Brown's sf short story, "Arena," which also was made into a Star Trek episode. In both, superior aliens pit Humans against Others, the losers to die along with their shipmates/planet. <br /><br />In "Arena," both Kirk and the Gorn captain are disadvantaged in their environment and must make do with what they can create (Kirk's cannon vs the Gorn's obsidian dagger). In "Fun and Games," we see a darker side of the superior aliens who unfairly pit the two Humans against Aliens who come up with Space Boomerangs pretty darn fast.<br /><br />In "Arena," we get Captain Kirk deciding NOT to kill the Gorn, thereby showing his moral superiority to the Metrons (superior aliens). In "Fun and Games," Nick Adams sacrifices himself to save the girl and/or Earth.<br /><br />All in all, an interesting episode of "Outer Limits." And while not as optimistic as "Star Trek," still a good story. Thanks for the look back at it!Randall Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459066894752870249noreply@blogger.com