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From: roger1@ihlpg.UUCP (Mills)
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Subject: Re: Amazing Stories - Nov. 3
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 12:40:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  4 12:40:05 1985
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> 
> 	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
> 
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> 

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
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