Episode Info
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Episode number: 5x13 Airdate: Friday January 03rd, 1992 |
Recap
A four-man lander descends from a mothership to the surface of Mars to find any sign of the first two Earth expeditions. There are no signs of the previous expeditions. The men approach a nearby city and Captain Williams, their leader, tells them not to carry their guns in plain sight. He approaches a Martian home with the other three men, Wilson, Rollins, and Young, and knocks on the door. A Martian woman, Mrs. Ttt, emerges and irritably demands to know what they want. She speaks English and reveals that she is able to read his mind with telepathy. Mrs. Ttt is unimpressed with their achievement, but is surprised to see of them and talks about a delusion. She starts to go inside and Williams stops her, but Mrs. Ttt tells them to go away and speak with Mr. Ddd. The men wonder if she's insane and refuse to leave. Mrs. Ttt reemerges and tells them to talk to Mr. Aaa at the next farm over, and gives them a note...Read the full recap
Analysis
Changes from the short story:
* In the episode, the Martian hallucinations in the asylum are simply colored lights reflecting what the insane Martians are describing. In the book, they are extensive projected hallucinations, which makes it seem more reasonable that the Martians would believe Williams' "delusions" were just that.
* A scene in the story of Williams interrogating a Martian child is removed.
* Many of the Martians in the story wear masks indicating their emotions. This is omitted from the episode. Oddly this is the opposite of what occurs in "And the Moon Be Still As Bright," where a Martian mask is introduced into the episode that doesn't appear in the story.
* Xxx kills the Earthmen with a simple bullet-shooting gun in the story. The production crew decided to make the Martians more alien by having Xxx use a ray gun in the episode.
* In the episode, the Martian hallucinations in the asylum are simply colored lights reflecting what the insane Martians are describing. In the book, they are extensive projected hallucinations, which makes it seem more reasonable that the Martians would believe Williams' "delusions" were just that.
* A scene in the story of Williams interrogating a Martian child is removed.
* Many of the Martians in the story wear masks indicating their emotions. This is omitted from the episode. Oddly this is the opposite of what occurs in "And the Moon Be Still As Bright," where a Martian mask is introduced into the episode that doesn't appear in the story.
* Xxx kills the Earthmen with a simple bullet-shooting gun in the story. The production crew decided to make the Martians more alien by having Xxx use a ray gun in the episode.
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | Ray Bradbury |
| • Executive Producer | Ray Bradbury | Larry Wilcox | Peter Sussman |
| • Supervising Producer | Tom Cotter (1) | Mary Kahn |
| • Producer | Mary Kahn | Randy Bradshaw | Tom Cox | Don Reynolds | Doug Macleod (3) |
| • Production Designer | John Blackie |
| • Editor | Doug Forbes |
| • Casting | Bette Chadwick | Susan Forrest | Darlene Kaplan |
| • First Assistant Director | David Webb (3) |
| • Second Assistant Director | Colin Leadlay |
| • Music Supervisor | David Greene (2) |
| • Costume Designer | Wendy Partridge |
| • Make-up | Gail Kennedy |
| • Key Grip | Ostap Toroshenko |
| • Camera Operator | John Holbrook | Peter Wundstorf |
| • Set Decorator | Louise Middleton |
| • Location Manager | Murray Ord |
| • Transportation Coordinator | Coleman Robinson |
| • Property Master | Chris Dutton |
| • Construction Coordinator | Bill Rayment |
| • Production Coordinator | Nancy Gullett |
| • Post Production Supervisor | John Harcourt |
| • Gaffer | Bruno Bittner |
| • Director of Photography | Paul Birkett |
| • Art Director | Scott Dobbie |
| • Post Production Coordinator | Catherine Hall (2) | Paul Winestock | Steve D'Onofrio |
| • Production Management | Les Kimber |
| • Sound Editor | David Evans (4) | Jane Tattersall |
| • Special Effects | Richard "Buck" Stevens |
| • Dubbing Mixer | Jessica Casavant | Austin Grimaldi |
| • Sound Recordist | Garrell Clark |
| • Third Assistant Director | Ehud Ellman |
| • Boom Operator | Peter Wugalter |
| • Production Accountant | Marilyn Moyer |
| • Transportation Captain | Dennis Pugh |
| • Wardrobe Assistant | Diane Routly |
| • Assistant Production Manager | David McLeod (2) |
| • Executive In Charge Of Production | Nicholas Wry |
| • Production Executive | Rick Weaver (2) |
| • Assistant To The Executive Producer | Del Mehes |
| • Dolly Grip | Michael McLellan |
| • Continuity | Leslie Druker |
| • Focus Puller | Jim Stacey |
| • Assistant Sound Editor | Judy Kemeny | Richard Harkness |
| • Hair | Rosemary Diekmann |
| • Best Boy Grip | Gerry Mackie |
| • Composer | Amin Bhatia |
| • Still Photographer | Douglas Curran |
| • Rigging Electric | Michael McLellan |
| • Assistant Set Decorator | Allan Marx |
| • Best Boy Electrician | Martin Wilde |
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