Probe 7, Over and Out
- Episode aired Nov 29, 1963
- TV-PG
- 25m
Colonel Adam Cook, stranded on a distant planet with no hope for rescue, meets a woman who is the sole survivor from another planet.Colonel Adam Cook, stranded on a distant planet with no hope for rescue, meets a woman who is the sole survivor from another planet.Colonel Adam Cook, stranded on a distant planet with no hope for rescue, meets a woman who is the sole survivor from another planet.
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first episode of the series to air since Uncle Simon (1963) two weeks earlier. Night Call (1964) was to have been shown on November 22, 1963 but the broadcast was canceled due to the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas that day. It was eventually shown on February 7, 1964.
- GoofsCook misuses the word "galaxy". His explanation to Norda of his current situation - that he left his own "galaxy" and came to the nearest habitable planet - is highly suspect, as any two planets separated by 4.3 light years will be in the same galaxy. It is likely he means "solar system".
- Quotes
General Larrabee: Probe 7, this is Base. This is our last contact, Cook. Just a few minutes ago we got ours. 500% increase in the radioactivity around us. From what we can gather, the enemy had it just as bad as we did. We wiped them out. They wiped us out. Just one last forlorn wish for you, Son. Whoever you'll meet there, however you'll meet them, I hope it can come without fear. I hope it can come without anger. I hope your new world will be different. I hope you'll find no words such as Hate. I hope there'll be...
- ConnectionsReferenced in Svengoolie: Time Walker (2021)
So why only four stars?
Well, it's the little things. Adam Cooke does not strike me as the astronaut type. I mean, talk about the wrong stuff! "Control, this ship is broken. My arm is broken! No, I can't make repairs. I can't seem to do anything but complain and make excuses and claw feebly at loose wires with my good hand!" And this guy was hand picked for initiative and coolness under pressure? He beat out 1000 other candidates for this mission into space? What were they like?
And there's little scientific stuff that makes no sense. First we're told he's "nine million miles away." Then we're told he's "4.3 Light Years away." Gee, kind of a big difference there, Rod! Assuming it's 4.3 light years, those heart to heart radio chats in real time don't make much sense. Radio waves move at the speed of light, kids. Cooke would have to wait FOUR YEARS to hear from the gloomy guy at the other end. "We're about to get nuked! We're about to get nuked! Oh, you're four light years away. Call back in four light years and we'll talk about a rescue mission then!"
So no, I don't consider this episode a classic. But the lonely music and the shadows really get to me, especially late at night. Emotionally, this episode is awfully moving. But scientifically it's pure crap!
- Dan1863Sickles
- Dec 2, 2020
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1