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From: edward@ukecc.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett)
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Subject: Amazing Stories - Nov. 3
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Date: Sun, 3-Nov-85 21:31:54 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov  3 21:31:54 1985
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Summary: A really *amazing* story this time!


	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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