tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post8002372975902086675..comments2024-03-01T15:55:16.858-08:00Comments on My Life in the Glow of The Outer Limits: Episode Spotlight: "Tourist Attraction" (12/23/1963)Craig Beamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039251711343080950noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-13191642497412908442021-09-15T10:03:22.080-07:002021-09-15T10:03:22.080-07:00Okay, I'm going to disagree with most of the p...Okay, I'm going to disagree with most of the people here. This episode had what many episodes of our limits lacks: a story and characters. It may be a derivative story, but one nonetheless. A welcome change to the other episodes, which mainly serve up scientists in labcoats spouting technobabble.<br /><br />The characters each have story arcs and some measure of nuance to them. <br /><br />Plus, there are amazing production values in the episode, from its use of underwater photography, footage of south american culture, and the multiple monsters suits. And that dam breaking--I thought, "Surely, they're not gonna--daaaaamn!"<br /><br />Really, the main thing that I could fault it for was the unnecessary narration. Otherwise, this was a standout episode for me.Falstaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873386885206899736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-43333826859163468242020-12-22T17:35:05.120-08:002020-12-22T17:35:05.120-08:00I found Ralph Meeker's ruthless American tough...I found Ralph Meeker's ruthless American tough guy a lot more despicable than Henry Silva's dictator.A non-E-Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812607579256432194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-26252001203611663202020-12-06T17:04:40.809-08:002020-12-06T17:04:40.809-08:00Now in your best interests, who would win in a fig...Now in your best interests, who would win in a fight between the Creature from the Black Lagoon and one of the monsters from this episode?Lawrence Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454208958581961496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-90416445624449236372020-07-26T14:27:45.114-07:002020-07-26T14:27:45.114-07:00Meeker was in a a totaly forgetible flop...Meeker was in a a totaly forgetible flop movie FOOD OF THE GODS gets taken out by a Giant RatStarbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-43483107276744711782020-07-14T23:44:00.638-07:002020-07-14T23:44:00.638-07:00At the time this was made, Ralph Meeker was marrie...At the time this was made, Ralph Meeker was married to Salome Jens of 'Corpus Earthling' fame. Lucky guy. Best wishes, ZokkoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-47886634423806809152019-02-06T14:09:39.618-08:002019-02-06T14:09:39.618-08:00FISHY FISHY IN THE BROOK.DADDY CAUGHT HIM ON A ...FISHY FISHY IN THE BROOK.DADDY CAUGHT HIM ON A HOOK,MAMMY FRIED HIM IN A PAN,AND BABY ATE HIM LICK A MAN. I just thought i would like to rub it in on PETA who calls fish Sea KittensStar Birdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-77818180342395606582018-06-23T16:22:31.994-07:002018-06-23T16:22:31.994-07:00Here we have a fun (if rather goofy-looking) fish ...Here we have a fun (if rather goofy-looking) fish monster in service of a dull and unfocused plot. Eh… didn’t think all that much of this one. Despite having a bit of a fun 1950s-cheesy-monster-film vibe, I just didn’t think it was very interesting. For some reason the film “The Horror of Party Beach” popped into my mind as I watched, even though the fish monster in that film really looked nothing like the monster of this episode.<br /><br />I don’t really know why the monster population wanted to destroy the dam here---didn’t the lake give them a pleasant place to live? And lines like the “half the age of the earth: 300 million years” drive me crazy, because basic scientific facts aren’t difficult to look up, if the screenwriters could be bothered to do so.<br /><br />Still can’t figure out why Lynn wanted to go off with John Dexter at the end, what with his extremely unprepossessing personality and all. Not exactly a romance for the ages.<br />octobercountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730345596655835129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-29709831924086585612017-03-02T07:14:02.609-08:002017-03-02T07:14:02.609-08:00does anyone know if original props are still wareh...does anyone know if original props are still warehoused or destroyed. I'm seeking this creature for a project... i can use the smaller replicas you mentioned in the story if I have to, but i would prefer to get my hands on one of the old suits.... anyone know where to find one?Jason Mansfieldhttp://www.parapalooza.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-64262579309989187392014-07-08T09:26:17.951-07:002014-07-08T09:26:17.951-07:00Hey, I like this one. I like Meeker's snotty ...Hey, I like this one. I like Meeker's snotty billionaire Howard Hughes-adventurer with disdain for authority and pomp -- Meeker is great in everything -- and the matter-of-fact friends-with-benefits relationship with his assistant Lynn. Silva of course is hilariously wonderful. Great monsters, sure you can see everything coming a mile away, but the episode is all about Meeker for me. He so underplays it that you've gotta love it. Great write-up, but where's Janet Blair as Lynn? She did a good job not being Dexter's slave nor his whore but something maybe a little of both but with her own identity. I think this episode has a lot of good points! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345830456539347899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-54149938071749197462014-06-23T15:51:44.805-07:002014-06-23T15:51:44.805-07:00I liked this show because I was a big fan of Sea H...I liked this show because I was a big fan of Sea Hunt and some of the other underwater shows that were popular around that time, it was like "Sea Hunt Comes To The Outer Limits". Now I would never try to argue that this is a great episode, but it works for me as a great time-killer, especially if I get drunk first. Tourist Attraction was originally intended to be the tenth Outer Limits episode broadcast, on November 25, 1963. But it was pre-empted, along with all other regularly scheduled network programming, by coverage of the JFK assassination which took place on November 22, 1963. Instead of rescheduling it for the following Monday, December 2, 1963, which would have been the normal procedure, ABC instead skipped ahead to the next show on the roster, Nightmare. Tourist Attraction was not broadcast until December 23, 1963, the week after The Borderland. The reason, I'm guessing, was ABC's concern over ratings. After a forced week off due to the assassination coverage, ABC would not have been keen on coming back with an episode as weak as Tourist Attraction, so they opted instead for the much more powerful Nightmare. It's no secret that ABC had no fondness for Tourist Attraction, due in no small part to the fact that it went way over budget and in fact ended up as the most expensive Outer Limits show ever. Their decision to show it the week after The Borderland was no doubt strategic as The Borderland was another budget-buster of an episode, ABC was, I'm sure, relieved to have gotten these two out of the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-39838434155732314782014-05-26T16:13:55.410-07:002014-05-26T16:13:55.410-07:00If Van Eps scored this episode why does Frontiere ...If Van Eps scored this episode why does Frontiere get credit for it on the La La Land Collection?i-Lens Artographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557135512123790408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-74548938266017461132014-05-26T16:12:12.217-07:002014-05-26T16:12:12.217-07:00This episode has been re-watch and has been promot...This episode has been re-watch and has been promoted from "worst episode ever" to "doesn't suck quite that bad but is still bad status"i-Lens Artographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557135512123790408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-42908632116132699472014-05-01T12:30:17.082-07:002014-05-01T12:30:17.082-07:00Stupid episode. Stupid, stupid stupid! Worst episo...Stupid episode. Stupid, stupid stupid! Worst episode ever!!!i-Lens Artographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557135512123790408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584587054071618235.post-89516048351556240522013-12-25T07:10:31.501-08:002013-12-25T07:10:31.501-08:00"Ichthy and son"...You crack me up!
Whi..."Ichthy and son"...You crack me up!<br /><br />While I don't think "Tourist Attraction" is particularly good, I do like it a little due to it being unintentionally funny. Henry Silva as the intense General Mercurio is all ego and Silva plays it up like a total ham. He's so over the top. It's actually annoying.<br /><br />Ralph Meeker as John Dexter is somehow the hero of this picture. He is Mr. Tough Guy until the end when he unexpectedly crumbles under pressure by the advancement of a pack of savage Ichthyosaurus amphibianans. It appears that they could be outrun by any child above the age of two.<br /><br />The amphibians are 100% unconvincing and not threatening in the least. Could they be any easier to capture? Only the total ineptitude of everyone involved could make the Ichthys a threat. But you're correct. They look very cool.<br /><br />This episode is totally silly, but many of its moments of unintentional humor make it a fairly enjoyable watch.<br /><br />My Rating: 4 - Fair<br />whitsbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171082058163775614noreply@blogger.com