THIS WEEKEND FROM THE 'X' ZONE VAULT.....
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 2010 AND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7 2010
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THE 'X' ZONE RADIO SHOW PAYS TRIUBUTE TO THE VERY BEST SCIENCE FICTION RADIO SHOW OF ALL TIME
X MINUS ONE
Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations by NBC staff writers, including Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon[2], along with some original scripts by Kinoy and Lefferts.
Included in the series were adaptations of Robert Sheckley's "Skulking Permit," Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven," Heinlein's "Universe" and "The Green Hills of Earth", " Pohl’s "The Tunnel under the World," J. T. McIntosh’s "Hallucination Orbit," Fritz Leiber’s "A Pail of Air" and George Lefferts' "The Parade."
The program opened with announcer Fred Collins delivering the countdown, leading into the following introduction (although later shows were partnered with Galaxy Science Fiction rather than Astounding Science Fiction): (Some would argue the intro countdown should have stopped at X minus one. As it was, the show should have been called :"Fire" with the resolution of the countdown as aired.)
Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire! [Rocket launch SFX] 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'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of Astounding Science Fiction presents... X Minus One.
The series was canceled after the 126th broadcast on January 9, 1958. However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio; a new experimental episode, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, was created in 1973, but it failed to revive the series. NBC also tried broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following the broadcasts. All episodes of the show survive.
The series was rereleased in podcast form beginning on June 22, 2007.
In November 2008, Counter-Productions Theatre Company in Boston, became the first theatre company to stage three episodes, "The Parade," "A Logic Named Joe" and "Hallucination Orbit."
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 2010
THE PARADE - The Martians hire an ad agency to stage a parade which will herald their arrival. The original story is by George Lefferts. The cast members include Joseph Curten, Barry Kroeger and Alexander Scourby. Writer: George Lefferts
MARS IS HEAVEN - An Earth expedition finds that the houses on Mars look just like Earth 1920's houses. The story is adapted by Ernest Kinoy. The cast includes Wendell Holmes, Peter Kapell, Bill Zuckert, Bill Lipton, Margaret Curlen, Bill Griffis, Ken Williams, Ethel
Everett and Edwin Jerome. Writer: Ray Bradbury
UNIVERSE - Generations of people traveling in a giant spaceship have lost track of who they are and what they set out to do. They think that their ship is the Universe. The script is by George Lefferts. The cast includes Donald Buka, Peter Kapell, Bill Griffis, Abby Lewis, Edgar Stehli, Jason Seymour and Ian Martin. Writer: Robert Heinlein
KNOCK - The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door. The script is by Ernest Kinoy. The cast includes Alexander Scourby, Laurie March and Luis Van Rooten as the literal-minded alien. Writer: Fredric Brown
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 2010
THE SEVENTH ORDER - A blue robot tells a college campus faculty member that he is on Earth to study the planet for occupation. The script is by George Lefferts. The cast includes James Monks, Nelson Olmstead, Kate Wilkinson, James Rafferty, Dick Hamilton, Reese Taylor, Jim Stevens, Bob Hastings, Wayne Chapel and W.W. Chaplin. Writer: Jerry Sohl
HALLUCINATION ORBIT - A tale of a spaceman orbiting Pluto. Did he or did he imagine what he saw? The script is by Ernest Kinoy. It Stars William Redfield, John Larkin, Vera Allen, John Moore, Terri Keane, Dick Hamilton and Hope Risman. Writer: J.T. MacIntosh
THE DEFENDERS - East and West make war above ground with robots while both sides live underground ... or do they? The script is by George Lefferts. Lydia Bruce, Warren Parker, Grant Richards, Mike Ingram and Stan Early were cast
members. Writer: Phillip K. Dick
LULUNGAMEENA - Realistic tale of personalities in the galaxy on a grand central station world. The script is by George Lefferts. The stars were Ralph Camargo, Ned Weaver, Jack Grimes, Bob Hastings and Kermit Murdock. Writer:Gordon R. Dickson
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