Repeat of Episode 104...
12/19/57 ***When this episode appeared the story was quite relevant. On this distant planet (think of the old Soviet Union but with aliens in silver space suits), the good guy Earthlings (think of Steve McQueen as a space cadet) go to prove who has better technology, the Earthlings or the Domorangi. More interesting now as a glimpse of the 1950's than as a science fiction story but still a good listen.
12/26/57 **Science fiction is good when it's far fetched.
Is this one is too far to fetch?
Another time-travel-to-save-mankind story that we later saw in The Terminator. A time traveler goes back to the year 1900 to murder Albert Einstein so he could not publish his theory of relavity, which would then prevent the atomic war that destroyed most of the world in 1960.
1/2/58 ***Allen E. Norse has it figured out in his story aobout how to stay away from his nagging wife.
Since the 1974 Family Togetherness Act made it impossible to get a divorce, George found an alternative. He bought a duplicate. 1950's-style sit-com complexities arise.
A better "duplicates" story might be Marrionettes, Inc. by Ray Bradbury.
1/9/58 **1/2I don't know what the "armor" refers to but Thomas Handley owns a gray flannel suit and tie and looks like everyone else. So how can he go about meeting the woman of his dreams? I thought this was another computer-dating show, but no. Thomas gets a device that points to where the available women are. Think of a GPS for finding women. So-so story but a good twist a the end.
1/27/73 **It's been 15 years since we've heard X Minus One, and this revival didn't help bring radio back.
A family buys a discounted robot to replace the model in their home. The new Robot Servitor, named Bismarck, makes sure the family follows its rules in helping them lose weight.
They try to capture the feel of OTR. The story is from 1958 ... the presentation includes an organ striking dramatic notes ..../ but the story is not as compelling as others.
X minus One
NOTE: All the episodes are now here... enjoy!
X Minus One was a science fiction radio series on NBC from April 1955 through January 1958. The show feature stories written by some of the big names in 1950s science fiction, like Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, and Issac Asimov.
The X Minus One series followed in the footsteps of another great sci-fi series called Dimension X which appeared on the airwaves in 1950-51. Some of the X-1 shows were later rebroadcast on X Minus One. X Minus One truly was one of the forefathers of the science fiction television/radio age.
Each X Minus One starts with this intro, to the sound effects of a rocket lifting off:
Countdown for blast-off. X Minus 5, 4, 3, 2, X Minus 1, Fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future. Adventures in which you will live in a million could-be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Corporation in cooperation with (Galaxy Magazine, then Astounding Science Fiction) presents . . . . X Minus One
Comment:
It's amazing how relevant many of the 1950s science fiction stories still are... take away the chrome rocket fins and aliens, and suddenly you've got the evening news.
Pete Comely
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Episodes
- 000 And The Moon Be Still As Bright
- 001 No Contact
- 002 The Parade
- 003 Mars is Heaven
- 004 Universe
- 005 Knock
- 006 The Man in The Moon
- 007 Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls
- 008 The Green Hills Of Earth
- 009 Dr. Grimshaw’s Sanitorium
- 010 Nightmare
- 011 The Embassy
- 012 The Veldt
- 013 Almost Human
- 014 Courtesy
- 015 The Cold Equation
- 016 Shanghaied
- 017 The Martian Death March
- 018 The Castaways
- 019 And the Moon be still as bright
- 020 First Contact
- 021 Child’s play
- 022 Requiem
- 023 Hello Tomorrow
- 024 Dwellers in silence
- 025 The Outer Limit
- 026 Zero Hour
- 027 Vital Factor
- 028 Nightfall
- 029 To the Future
- 030 Marionettes, Inc.
- 031 A Logic Named Joe
- 032 The Roads Must Roll
- 033 Time And Time Again
- 034 Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls (Rebroadcast)
- 035 The Parade (Rebroadcast)
- 036 Cave Of Night
- 037 C-Chute
- 038 Skulking Permit
- 039 Junkyard
- 040 Hello, Tomorrow
- 041 A Gun For Dinosaur
- 042 Tunnel Under The World
- 043 $1000 A Plate
- 044 A Pail Of Air
- 045 How-To
- 046 Star Bright
- 047 Jaywalker
- 048 The Sense Of Wonder
- 049 Sea Legs
- 051 Hallucination Orbit
- 050 The Seventh Order
- 052 The Defenders
- 053 Lulunganeena
- 054 Project Mastadon
- 055 If You Was A Mocklin
- 056 Project Trojan
- 057 Wherever You May Be
- 058 Mr. Costello, Hero
- 059 Bad Medicine
- 060 The Old Die Rich
- 061 Stars Are The Styx
- 063 The Last Martian
- 062 Student Body
- 064 The Snowball Effect
- 065 Surface Tension
- 066 Tunnel Under The World
- 067 The Lifeboat Mutiny
- 067 The Map Makers
- 069 Protective Mimicry
- 070 Colony
- 071 Soldier Boy
- 072 Pictures Don’t Lie
- 073 Sam, This Is You
- 074 Appointment In Tomorrow
- 075 (Repeat of episode 17)
- 076 Chain Of Command
- 078 There Will Come Soft Rains
- 079 Hostess
- 080 The Reluctant Heroes
- 081 Honeymoon In Hell
- 082 The Moon Is Green
- 083 Saucer Of Loneliness
- 084 The Girls From Earth
- 085 Open Warfare
- 086 Caretaker
- 087 Venus Is A Man’s World
- 088 The Trap
- 089 Field Study
- 090 Real Gone
- 091 The Seventh Victim
- 092 The Lights On Precipice Peak
- 093 Protection
- 094 At The Post
- 095 Martian Sam
- 096 Something For Nothing
- 097 Discovery Of Morniel Mathaway
- 098 Man’s Best Friend
- 099 Inside Story
- 100 The Category Inventor
- 101 Skulking Permit
- 102 Early Model
- 103 The Merchants Of Venus
- 104 The Haunted Corpse
- 105 End As A World
- 106 The Scapegoat
- 107 At The Post
- 108_Drop Dead
- 109 Volpla
- 110 Saucer Of Loneliness
- 111 The Old Die Rich
- 112 Tsylana
- 113 The Native Problem
- 114 The Wind Is Rising
- 115 Death Wish
- 116 Point Of Departure
- 117 The Light
- 118 Lulu
- 119 The Coffin Cure
- 120 Shocktroop
- 121 The Haunted Corpse
- 122 Double Dare
- 123 Target One
- 124 Prime Difference
- 125 Gray Flannel Armor
- 126 The Iron Chancellor
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