Yes, you should assume this contains spoilers as I want to talk about specific episodes! I was looking over the episode list and it jogged my memory. I remember two episodes in particular. One I believe is the episode entitled Speed Kills. One of the boys finds gasoline and fixes up a sort of race car to drive around the island as fast as possible. There's a real discussion about what he's doing...i.e. should he be allowed? Does the group have a right to make rules for everyone? At the end, someone gets hit by the car and badly hurt. Of course, there is no doctor among the survivors, so suddenly the college student "fun" becomes a serious issue as the group must face up to reality and whether they need a pseudo "government" or let anarchy rule.
The other episode I remember involved a "survivor" type guy who decides he needs a woman, so he just kidnaps one of the girls and holds her prisoner. His idea is they are going to be mates. No one's coming to rescue them, so they will have to live out their lives on the island. He wants a woman and she needs a man to take care of her, so he can't understand why she's not cooperating. It's awhile before anyone realises she's missing and when they do, only one guy is willing to go after her. This was 1969, remember? Women's Rights were a huge issue. He rescues the girl, but again, is there need for societal punishment for the crime? Anyone remember any more episodes?
I noticed the parallel to LOST the first time I heard about that show, so I'm glad others see it as well. I think the person who said they thought the show was called The Young Americans might be confusing it with The Young Rebels (1970), another short-lived Spelling show which actually starred a young Louis Gossett Jr. as one of a group of young patriots during the American Revolution.
The other episode I remember involved a "survivor" type guy who decides he needs a woman, so he just kidnaps one of the girls and holds her prisoner. His idea is they are going to be mates. No one's coming to rescue them, so they will have to live out their lives on the island. He wants a woman and she needs a man to take care of her, so he can't understand why she's not cooperating. It's awhile before anyone realises she's missing and when they do, only one guy is willing to go after her. This was 1969, remember? Women's Rights were a huge issue. He rescues the girl, but again, is there need for societal punishment for the crime? Anyone remember any more episodes?
I noticed the parallel to LOST the first time I heard about that show, so I'm glad others see it as well. I think the person who said they thought the show was called The Young Americans might be confusing it with The Young Rebels (1970), another short-lived Spelling show which actually starred a young Louis Gossett Jr. as one of a group of young patriots during the American Revolution.