Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpg.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!caip!topaz!packard!ihnp1!ihnp4!ihlpg!roger1 From: roger1@ihlpg.UUCP (Mills) Newsgroups: net.tv,net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Amazing Stories - Nov. 3 Message-ID: <1398@ihlpg.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 12:40:05 EST Article-I.D.: ihlpg.1398 Posted: Mon Nov 4 12:40:05 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 07:24:48 EST References: <311@ukecc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 43 Xref: linus net.tv:3280 net.sf-lovers:9873 > > Well all you cynics, I hope you all saw NBC's Amazing Stories > on November 3rd. The episode, "The Mission", is surely one of the best > hours of television to be seen yet this season! > > Briefly, the story is about the crew of a WWII bomber. During > a rather nasty mid-air collision with debris, the plane's landing gear > is destroyed and one of the crew members is trapped in the belly gun > turret. The episode, directed by Steven Spielburg, was swiftly paced > and drew to a completely unexpected climactic ending. Spielburg, working > without little kids and cardboard parents, gave us a story charged with > true emotion and real suspense. All along we just knew that Jonathan would > get out the turret alive, but how was a complete mystery. Anyone out there > who claims to have figured out the ending before it happened is going to > be lying. It was THAT amazing. > The character development in the story was much better than I have > come to expect from a TV show. I felt myself feeling the frustration and > helplessness of the crew. And when that landing gear finally came down, > I felt a rush of relief and happiness. A truly wonderful story. > > For those of us who held out a hope that Spielburg would get > this series going, the wait was worth it. I know that it's too much to > ask to have a story of this calibur every week, but this episode makes > you want to. > > -- > Edward C. Bennett > > UUCP: ihnp4!cbosgd!ukma!ukecc!edward > I saw this episode, and was very disappointed. The first 55 minutes was some of the greatest television that I have ever seen. The last five minutes sucked. After all the effort to make it as realistic and horrifying as possible, to have a cartton ending is despicable. I guess it's my fault, I should have known better than to be watching television anyway. rlm -- Roger L. Mills ihlpg!roger1