September 8, 2008 - 790305 - The Fall of Gentryville

[wadenjulie]

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

790305 The Fall of Gentryville 32kbps (http://rapidshare.com/files/143770237/CBSRMT_-_790305_0959_The_Fall_Of_Gentryville.mp3) (10MB)

written by Sam Dann; starring Michael Tolan, Evie
Juster, Jackson Beck, Ray Owens.

Encode quality: Good
Episode #959
Commercials and News: No
Station: Unknown
Preview: No
Note: Narration by Himan Brown

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[AmericanElm]

Great episode.

Interesting that the characters never have to name Sodom/Gomorrah or Jerusalem, as examples of what happens to towns that go bad. The listener is assumed to know.

[Kurt Wayne]

Good observation, AE.

In addition to the Biblical references you cite, this also invokes from the Bible the (quite literal) fall of Korah, from Numbers 16:1. (http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Num/Num016.html?q=Numbers%2016#top)

[Midnight]

Have always really enjoyed this one. It starts out with a great first act-- a really spooky little mystery-- has almost a "Night Stalker" feel to it with the reporter angle. The ending was just like that great old show,too, with no one believing Pete-- just like they never believed Kolchak-- either. It also evokes a little of "The Twilight Zone" --what with the moral at the end- which is what the best "TZ's" had.

I enjoyed the villian, considerably. Ray Owens was pitch perfect and I liked his character's little quirk of always finding a new way to bid "adieu".

This episode is also very reminiscent of anothe RMT "The Song of the Siren"-- only Mandel Kramer (who plays a reporter, too) meets with an much more dire end.

Great Choice, with as much relevancy today as when it first aired!

Until Next Time..............

[CardsFan]

As mentioned, this episode does remind me of the Twilight Zone or Night Stalker. The setup for the show, a disappearing town, is great. I love shows which start with a puzzling mystery.

The Devil pops up a lot in RMT! My favorite Devil episode might be the story involving a dancer who sells her soul to Satan in order to regain her youth when she was a great dancer.

The Night Stalker reference appropriate since it involves a journalist investigating the supernatural and of course the editor fails to believe his story. I wish the Night Stalker had had a longer run or that its revival on ABC had lasted. The concept is terrific.

I only wish this had been narrated by E. G. Marshall. Brown is the worst host I can think of.