tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post2786174647635180646..comments2024-03-01T15:55:16.858-08:00Comments on My Life in the Glow of The Outer Limits: Episode Spotlight: "Soldier" (9/19/1964)Craig Beamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039251711343080950noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-80529024781231796892023-03-26T15:06:21.725-07:002023-03-26T15:06:21.725-07:00Per the teleplay (and the Blu-ray subtitles) it...Per the teleplay (and the Blu-ray subtitles) it's "Creche Hatchery 559." Fixed.Craig Beamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039251711343080950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-41994872765563605072022-05-12T11:32:42.294-07:002022-05-12T11:32:42.294-07:00Are there any cut or deleted scenes we can view fr...Are there any cut or deleted scenes we can view from soldier?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-82622623062172816792021-07-08T11:04:00.316-07:002021-07-08T11:04:00.316-07:00Ansara played a great role in a lousy episode of P...Ansara played a great role in a lousy episode of Perry Mason.Lenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461237726987136604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-80488497327698655732020-07-10T18:58:27.925-07:002020-07-10T18:58:27.925-07:00Kress hatchery, not Clobregnny hatchery.Kress hatchery, not Clobregnny hatchery.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810605882641713109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-14178316343409232252020-03-23T15:56:59.614-07:002020-03-23T15:56:59.614-07:00I sculpted a full-size bust of old Qarlo last year...I sculpted a full-size bust of old Qarlo last year. It's more of an approximation than an identical copy (I'm new to sculpting, so it's pretty much a novice effort). Photos at:<br /><br />https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1582293Terry Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424931299337565916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-8034644240645684082020-03-23T15:52:31.377-07:002020-03-23T15:52:31.377-07:00The helmet survived and was auctioned=off a few ye...The helmet survived and was auctioned=off a few years ago, so it's still out there.Terry Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424931299337565916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-72240717764925344662019-12-14T23:06:29.267-08:002019-12-14T23:06:29.267-08:00Would you like a stick of gum?Would you like a stick of gum?HorseWithTooManyNameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374310216623836266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-82172844291382705872019-02-21T15:00:24.382-08:002019-02-21T15:00:24.382-08:00What were the odds -- I mean in a formal Statistic...What were the odds -- I mean in a formal Statistics & Probability way -- that Qarlo’s helmet could survive 14 year's (1964-78) in Paramount's prop warehouse (without being thrown away to make room for more recent/important props) so it could make it onto Robin Williams' head for Mork and Mindy?<br /><br />I wonder if the 13-year-old Robin Williams saw "Soldier" during it's network broadcast and thought "What a dorky helmet! Glad I don't have to wear that."<br /><br />How many years did the helmet last beyond Mork and Mindy's cancellation in 1982 before it finally hit the incinerator (ala Rosebud)?hockey24hrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665339445715581362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-66432159361661271452017-12-09T16:24:27.034-08:002017-12-09T16:24:27.034-08:00The opening prologue, where Qarlo lights a cigaret...The opening prologue, where Qarlo lights a cigarette on the battlefield, would be a dead give-away for his location. I served in the British army and, trust me, you just don't do those things at night-time. My only quibble in an otherwise standout season two episode . . . one of my faves.Terry Doylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-70339740459956804322017-11-14T13:58:56.029-08:002017-11-14T13:58:56.029-08:00thanks for your blog. its great for a post show re...thanks for your blog. its great for a post show read. Count Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501776150997680193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-43324912729948932832017-02-07T09:35:13.183-08:002017-02-07T09:35:13.183-08:00I enjoy your blogging on OL Craig. This episode wa...I enjoy your blogging on OL Craig. This episode was too hard to surmount the suspension of disbelief. I don't HATE it; I just don't buy most of it. Bring the guy home? Where several times he comes close to hitting or killing your wife and kids? Could never happen. Makes it almost laughable. The military LETTING this guy bring him home? Even more laughable. But enough of me venting. Carry on peeps--Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899760253608859423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-79986565312786317742016-06-19T12:04:13.446-07:002016-06-19T12:04:13.446-07:00Glad to hear it, James!Glad to hear it, James!Craig Beamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039251711343080950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-59583390979786145382016-06-19T12:04:10.983-07:002016-06-19T12:04:10.983-07:00Glad to hear it, James!Glad to hear it, James!Craig Beamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039251711343080950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-6119191434292867222016-06-19T12:03:43.546-07:002016-06-19T12:03:43.546-07:00I said he was in a smattering of GENRE shows (sci-...I said he was in a smattering of GENRE shows (sci-fi, fantasy, horror). That in no way implies that the entirety of his acting career was in some way lacking.Craig Beamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039251711343080950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-65965322997228121792016-06-12T19:05:38.191-07:002016-06-12T19:05:38.191-07:00Just want to let you know how fun your blog is. We...Just want to let you know how fun your blog is. We (3 baby-boomers in their 60's) have been watching all the episodes. One a week. We then consult this blog for helpful insights and inspirations!James Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11819850924288048807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-49612022796776381892016-04-25T09:57:34.242-07:002016-04-25T09:57:34.242-07:00Allen Jaffe was my uncle and was in more than a sm...Allen Jaffe was my uncle and was in more than a smattering of shows, check imdb. From three ones mentioned, and that girl, mission impossible, have gun will travel, untouchables, Gilligans Island, Batman tv series, gunsmoke, legend of Wyatt Earp, to co starting with Charleston Heston in the war Lord, and Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen in pappion, as well as the Istanbul Express. He usually died in the shows. He was my fishing buddy and had some great stories. Sure miss him, he died in 1989 I believe, thanks for including him in these memories. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255552775233507770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-57462766305498288522016-01-21T01:55:47.343-08:002016-01-21T01:55:47.343-08:00Hey, I just finished making the Dimensional Design...Hey, I just finished making the Dimensional Designs Qarlo model. If you need some photos of the completed kit, send me an e-mail at:<br />terencedoyle@fsmail.net or terrydoyle39@gmail.com<br />Terry Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424931299337565916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-85429818326016000872014-09-22T11:49:52.176-07:002014-09-22T11:49:52.176-07:00Welcome back, and thanks for using the word "...Welcome back, and thanks for using the word "peeped" in a sentence. Only those who see the episode will know why.Bill Huelbignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-87233198295955551402014-09-21T02:56:51.632-07:002014-09-21T02:56:51.632-07:00I sympathize with Steve -- I had to fight to watch...I sympathize with Steve -- I had to fight to watch OL on Saturdays, too. My dad was a huge fan of Jackie Gleason, whom he called "The Great One" when he was in a particularly fannish mood, and Gleason was on opposite OL, so we usually saw Gleason if Dad wasn't still at work. To this day, if I use the words "great one" to describe someone -- "He thinks he's some great one" -- it is the ultimate expression of my distaste for that person. <br /><br />Ellison's unaltered script for this episode can be found in the collection IN THE LAND OF FEAR; it has a almost completely different third act with MUCH more of Qarlo's interaction with the Kagan family. When the munchkins start gnawing at a script, the first thing to go is character development, but this was a story that ultimately stands or falls by its character development. The original third act would have given the closing Control Voice statement a lot more weight: "Did the soldier finally come to care for those he protected? Or was it just his instinct to kill? "JBLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120358953477246942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-26590615108179386892014-09-20T12:12:32.445-07:002014-09-20T12:12:32.445-07:00"Dog is a dog. Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Do..."Dog is a dog. Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog!...Dog A Kagan! Dog! Dog A Kagan! Don A Kagan! Dog A Kagan!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367045099940160838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-68355727597458584212014-09-20T11:45:09.311-07:002014-09-20T11:45:09.311-07:00The war zone, the laser beams and the very second ...The war zone, the laser beams and the very second the two soldiers zapped were the highlights. It had some of the dark qualities of the first season. It left me in awe and THEN the actual episode started and was fairly dull. Not a bad episode definitely worth watching now and then. Michael Ansara was really cast well in this. The Harry Lubin music disappointed me because Dominic Frontiere's music was so much a part of the atmosphere of the first season. I got used to Lubin's music after a while but it never cam close to Frontiere's creativity and penchant for the right music and the right tone and volume at the right time. His music in "Demon" was a pretty worthwhile exception. The theremin beginning of the show was, and is, ridiculous. People remember that stupid opening than they do the "real" one. Frontiere's musical build up to that incredible "sting" ,opening the first season, always sent tingles up my spine. It still does. It's The Outer Fucking Limits for christ sake!. Saturday night Outer Limits? What was I going to do on Monday nights now? Monday night at 7:30 was the most special hour of the week. I had to fight with my parents to watch OL on Saturday nights. It was smart to run "Soldier" ahead of the next episode if only because the way this episode began pasted season 1 and season 2 together visually. What might have been if the Stevens-Stefano-Frontiere were still in charge. It haunts me to this day. The name Ben Brady makes me cringe even now. If he wasn't deceased I might pick up Qarlo's rifle and...well you know the rest.Steve Mitchellhttp://www.ilensartography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-27058043683184571102014-09-20T08:09:16.524-07:002014-09-20T08:09:16.524-07:00The opening scenes of Qarlo fighting in the war to...The opening scenes of Qarlo fighting in the war torn wastelands of Earth are great. The set design is very intriguing and it should give a real thrill to fans of older science fiction. <br /><br />There isn't a lot of action in this story. Instead, the emphasis is on Qarlo learning to communicate with philologist Tom Kagan. Kagan is played by Lloyd Nolan who's performance is enjoyable, but mostly because of how ineffective it is. Nolan spends most of the time voicing his frustrations with a Howard Cosell-style delivery. It's distracting.<br /><br />And what to say about Tim O'Connor here. All his character does is continually cave to Nolan's requests. Why is his character even here? I suppose it's to build tension around the possibility that Qarlo could be handed over to the military for inhumane study or something. <br /><br />As Qarlo continually demonstrates how unstable he is while in captivity, Kagan somehow manages to bring Qarlo home to live with him and his family! It does create some interesting situations, even if it is difficult to imagine how it would ever be permitted. <br /><br />Qarlo eventually mixes it up with his enemy from the future who was stuck for most of the story between his present and the past. The final confrontation is fun with the two dangerous soldiers of the future fighting it out in a suburban living room. <br /><br />As silly as "Soldier" seems, it is a lot of fun. Thankfully, the opening battlefield scenes and the performance of Michael Ansara make this far more watchable than it should be. I do like the futuristic soldier uniforms. The helmet is strangely square but it's an attractive lid. However, that solenoid or whatever it is on their backs doesn't score any style points.<br /><br />It's a good start to Season Two, but to me, it may not even make the top five episodes of the much maligned second season. Who knows? While I rewatch these episodes along with this blog, my mind may change and this may climb in my own personal standings.<br /><br />I love the humor and collectible info you bring to these articles! Thanks!<br />whitsbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171082058163775614noreply@blogger.com