May 26, 2008 - 750928 - The Other Self

[wadenjulie]

This week's CBSRMT Show of the Week is presented
by forum member wadenjulie:

750928 The Other Self 32kbps (http://rapidshare.com/files/117870857/CBSRMT_750928_0354_The_Other_Self.mp3) (10MB)

written by Sam Dann; starring Howard DaSilva, Joan
Lovejoy, Robert Dryden, Joan Shea, Russell Horton .

Encode quality: Good.
Episode #354
Commercials and News: No
Station: Unknown
Preview: Yes

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[FredinAZ]

A couple of thoughts on this one. I enjoy good psychological stories from time to time and I liked the psychologist’s line about all of us having an “other self”.

I think this is true … one that we readily allow people to see and one that we conceal for one reason or another; or many reasons – depending on the nature of the “other self”.

This story reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode entitled “Miniature”, with Robert Duvall. It’s the story of a young man (Duvall) who escapes from his physical reality into a dollhouse in the museum; one of my favorites.

Fred

[Midnight]

Really enjoyed this episode for many personal reasons....

When I was 12, I visited Gettysburg on a family vacation. They had this huge display with thousands of miniature soldiers on a highly detailed battlefield. That's what I envisioned, when they were describing Oliver's recreation of Shiloh. When I returned from Gettysburg, I took a whole bunch of miniature (HO scale) Civil War soldiers I had (Only @ 100) and set up my own display among my Father's train set. I used cotton balls for explosion just as they had at the museum, etc. So, this episode brought back all these memories. Plus, I've always been a wargame aficionado. So, I could imagine trying to recreate a battle as it really happened-- maneuvering the individual units along the same "Paths of Glory" as Oliver was.

Also, as mentioned in the previous post, we all have that "Fantasy World" we inhabit. I'm a free-lance artist and part-time art instructor (mostly after school programs). I mostly teach elementary -- sometimes junior high kids --cartooning and comic book art-- so I've always been creating my own super-heroes and fantasy worlds which I definately inhabit from time to time.

For all these reasons, this episode struck a chord for me. My only complaint is the story seemed to run out of time-- It ends so abruptly. But, then again, it made you really wonder-- Did Dr. Heckman call him back in time? Which world finally claimed him? Ambiguous endings, which challenge you to interpret what happened next, really are the strongest.

By the way, my War's: WW1 (My grandfather fought in it-- we have a bunch of his medals, maps, equipment, etc.-- so it's always made it very personal for me)....I could drive you crazy.......Well, I have to get going. My nephew and I are playing one of my boardgames right now (The batlle of Verdun) and I can hear Col. Driant calling me to help defend the village of Haumont!

Until next time.................................