ST:TOS Doomsday Machine - Re-Created VFX w/ Motion Controlled Miniatures

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @leeharris9958
    @leeharris9958 21 день назад +34

    The fact that they used a plastic Enterprise model for the Constellation in the actual episode makes me appreciate this that much more. It's both modern and old school at the same time.

  • @godphoenix66x
    @godphoenix66x Месяц назад +29

    Always loved that clip of Sulu turning in his chair and looking towards the Captain, like he was a little scared and concerned. @2:04

  • @matthewcuratolo3719
    @matthewcuratolo3719 Месяц назад +112

    My favorite episode. The planet killer always scared the hell out of me. Well done!

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 Месяц назад +10

      I always felt this episode was a masterpiece. I credit Sol Kaplan's music, just perfect for this sort of adventure.

    • @hkfan746
      @hkfan746 Месяц назад +4

      Agree 100%. It's the best episode if not, top three!

    • @Folker46590
      @Folker46590 Месяц назад +1

      it had a bunch of plot holes and things that made no sense but still a very good ep.

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 Месяц назад

      @@hkfan746 What others did you rate high? My #1 is The Menagerie. Most others I've heard say either Balance of Terror or City on the Edge of Tomorrow . .

    • @hkfan746
      @hkfan746 Месяц назад +1

      @henrybrowne7248 imo, mirror mirror and immunity syndrome. Balance of terror is good too....

  • @LLNYRN
    @LLNYRN Месяц назад +40

    "GENTLEMEN. I'D SUGGEST YOU BEAM ME ABOARD."
    Hilariously Deadpan, Tense, and CLASSIC to this day!

  • @Robert08010
    @Robert08010 Месяц назад +72

    Any episode that can inspire a line like "Not with MY ship you don't" is ok in my book!

  • @PaulCashman
    @PaulCashman Месяц назад +22

    Great job with an outstanding episode! One of the best Trek episodes of ANY era.

  • @jessicasretrolunacy
    @jessicasretrolunacy 19 дней назад +8

    No matter how far CG models have come or will go, they cannot replace the way real objects occupy space or react to light. This is a great effort and a solid in between the original effects and the rearranged shots in the remaster.

  • @georgegbalzano9239
    @georgegbalzano9239 Месяц назад +65

    VERY NICELY DONE!!!! This was ALWAYS my FAVORITE episode as a kid growing up... The the concept, the action, the visuals, the acting and the suspenseful music made this episode among the best of TOS if not ALL of Star Trek... If the ORIGINAL effects footage looked as good as you have done here, they wouldn't have had to remaster it!!! Bravo!!! and THANKS!!!

    • @skynet2966
      @skynet2966 Месяц назад

      Everyone on the enterprise is just a molecular clone of the original people. The actual ones were destroyed during the first “beam up”.

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Месяц назад +1

      Hardly. One of the lights on the Enterprise was off placement by (in scale) 1.2 mm. Horrible attention to detail.

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +5

      Thank you so much!! This was one of my favorite episodes growing up too. Recreating some of these scenes was something I've dreamed about for years!

    • @LutherMcgee
      @LutherMcgee Месяц назад +1

      One of the most impressive things about this weapon was it's immensity, and even more impressive it's hull made of pure neutronium. Forged from neutron degenerate matter. Even solar radiation inside the orbit of mercury for a million years would not dent it.

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Месяц назад

      @@LutherMcgee It has it is immensity and an it is hull?

  • @paulburroughs1313
    @paulburroughs1313 Месяц назад +19

    Really clear effects and motion control. Great stuff!

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @PsychedelicChameleon
    @PsychedelicChameleon Месяц назад +11

    Thank you so much! I especially loved seeing the glow from the nacelle ends reflected off of the other parts of the ship, and the shadows from the nacelles on the other parts of the ship!

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +3

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @jamescraig3598
      @jamescraig3598 20 дней назад +2

      Amazing attention to detail. So well done.

  • @starclone4
    @starclone4 Месяц назад +16

    😊 Excellent..... Also one of my favorite episodes !!!!

  • @KaiserSaucy
    @KaiserSaucy Месяц назад +13

    I can’t be the only person watching this who suddenly senses where John Williams got his *ahem* “inspiration for the iconic Jaws theme from!! This is so blatant I feel whoever composed the score for this ep has a serious case against the Williams Estate! Jeeeeeez!! 😱😱😱🦈

    • @markvigil8667
      @markvigil8667 Месяц назад

      @@KaiserSaucy great observation!👍 It actually does sound like the two musical notes🎶 in JAWS! (bum da-bum-da)😶

    • @TheJorgSacul
      @TheJorgSacul Месяц назад

      composed by Fred Steiner.

    • @markvigil8667
      @markvigil8667 Месяц назад

      @@TheJorgSacul Wish that there was recorded (archived) vintage visual footage that showed the actual orchestras producing the actual musical scores for the TOS episodes, and also vintage footage of the special effects sound designers who innovated and produced all the sounds that the enterprise made, bridge sounds, weapons sounds; especially the transporter sound effects. Doesn't exist though, I suppose we'll never know, too bad😞

    • @wilco345
      @wilco345 20 дней назад +2

      I thought it was Sol Kaplan? ​@@TheJorgSacul

    • @bbtreehaus
      @bbtreehaus 17 дней назад +2

      @@TheJorgSacul No sorry, it was Sol Kaplan. Steiner did many other episodes, though.

  • @Taz.B
    @Taz.B Месяц назад +36

    Nicely done! Complete respect for the efforts you've put in!

  • @ForlornCreature
    @ForlornCreature Месяц назад +84

    This is what the remaster should have looked like

    • @mistrrhappy
      @mistrrhappy Месяц назад +2

      Not even close.

    • @TheSecretWorldRules
      @TheSecretWorldRules Месяц назад +3

      this is exactly what I wanted to comment, it is absolutely faithful to the original but visually pristine. This is the true remaster!

    • @TroyConvers5000
      @TroyConvers5000 Месяц назад +1

      What, awful? 😅

    • @ErmWhatTheSigma12790
      @ErmWhatTheSigma12790 Месяц назад +1

      1. You’re very demanding person.
      2. That was never going to happen, to ask a cheap remastering team to get models so they can redo the scenes using models already is way to expensive, so they resorted to CGI which looks just fine honestly. You can’t lie, TOS looked terrible originally.
      But yes this does look really good

    • @TroyConvers5000
      @TroyConvers5000 Месяц назад +1

      @ErmWhatTheSigma12790 yeah sorry that I have eyes and a brain.

  • @nealpmcdaniel
    @nealpmcdaniel Месяц назад +4

    Wow! A great retro-look that blends seamlessly with the original footage. Thanks for sharing!

  • @iancroft1447
    @iancroft1447 Месяц назад +12

    Excellent work on TOS’s Best Episode-Thanx !

  • @Andrealphus
    @Andrealphus Месяц назад +5

    This is a real hint at what the serious could have been like with practical effects, but with modern polishing. I'd love to see you do this properly lit, with running lights and nacelles. Awesome work.

  • @stwoods25
    @stwoods25 7 дней назад

    The music was so good for this episode! The music for the Constellation vs that of The Enterprise. Amazing!

  • @keithnaylor1981
    @keithnaylor1981 Месяц назад +3

    This episode has the greatest performance from any guest star in the series - from William Windom as Commodore Decker!

  • @lisanidog8178
    @lisanidog8178 Месяц назад +8

    Well done. I think your Doomsday Machine is a lot more scary than the original. Every time I see the last scene of the Doomsday machine floating inactive I keep hoping that no one else finds it and reactivates it. I fall asleep to this episode. One of my favorites.

  • @quigonkenny
    @quigonkenny 10 дней назад

    Such a great episode. Probably the best score of any of the TOS episodes.

  • @DrDnd4nyer
    @DrDnd4nyer Месяц назад +2

    Well done! Love the model work! And the editing was perfect blending your work with the episode.

  • @dougmorris9317
    @dougmorris9317 Месяц назад +10

    Oh man, real models! This was great stuff, thank you 😊❤

  • @kirkhenry2652
    @kirkhenry2652 Месяц назад +3

    Excellent and beautiful work! My favorite episode of all time!!

  • @floridarusticrepairs
    @floridarusticrepairs Месяц назад +4

    Excellent work. I like how you placed the light inside he doomsday machine a little deeper inside the tunnel which makes it appear to be more of a weapon. Also, the brighter nacelle lights reflecting on the saucer are great.

    • @garyreed6237
      @garyreed6237 Месяц назад

      But the whole TOS has been remastered. Available from Walmart.

  • @KanadaEestlane
    @KanadaEestlane 11 дней назад

    Superbly done! The models of the Enterprise and the Constellation, and the phaser effects were excellent, and I love the fact that you preserved the original TOS effects when viewing the Doomsday Machine face-on. I think your rendering is far better than the remastered version in every respect! Awesome work!!

  • @DavidSmith-xs3or
    @DavidSmith-xs3or Месяц назад +6

    One of my favorite episodes of Star Trek TOS. I like the improved size relationships between the Enterprise, the shuttle and the doomsday machine.

  • @BradRushing
    @BradRushing Месяц назад +4

    Outstanding and WONDERFUL!!! Love it.

  •  Месяц назад +22

    Great work.Real models still rule.This improved sequence just shows STAR TREK TOS is crying out to have all its SPFX redone with real models.

  • @Wizard010357
    @Wizard010357 15 дней назад

    Nicely done! This one and "Balance of Terror" are my two favorite TOS episodes.

  • @user-me5le6nv5q
    @user-me5le6nv5q Месяц назад +5

    Remastered again ! Brilliant again ! Looks so life like👍👍👍

  • @davidalangay1186
    @davidalangay1186 14 дней назад

    This recreation was very faithful to the style and models of that time. It doesn't look CGI-Y at all. Even the lighting used is perfect. Well done.

  • @DougCook_KX5DC
    @DougCook_KX5DC Месяц назад +6

    Outstanding. I would love to see now a “The Making of..” with your motion control mechanisms, models, and all the other tricks you invested to create such a wonderful result.

    • @DougCook_KX5DC
      @DougCook_KX5DC Месяц назад

      OP has a general tutorial, found it after I commented! ruclips.net/video/g8kGDro1hb8/видео.html

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +1

      Maybe one day!

  • @madeleinebaier5347
    @madeleinebaier5347 Месяц назад +17

    "they say there's no devil, Jim"....

    • @charlestaylor253
      @charlestaylor253 Месяц назад +5

      'But there is, right out of hell, I SAW IT!'
      😉👍

    • @rlic9206
      @rlic9206 Месяц назад +4

      They say there's no devil Jim but they haven't met my wife.

    • @madeleinebaier5347
      @madeleinebaier5347 Месяц назад

      @@rlic9206 very funny. NOT.

    • @MatthewStreets-sc1cv
      @MatthewStreets-sc1cv Месяц назад +1

      ​​@@charlestaylor253: Matt, where's your crew?

  • @James-p1b6s
    @James-p1b6s Месяц назад +9

    Love the musical score that accompanys this episode. Well done!

    • @DoktorRotwang
      @DoktorRotwang Месяц назад

      Yeah, it's some of the best of the series... especially the music after Spock says "he is gone."

  • @highurtenflurst3569
    @highurtenflurst3569 21 день назад +1

    I like the little detail that the back end of the nacelles on both ships were different; the Constellation had to old style “venty” hole things and the Enterprise had the later season domed ends. Neat detail that makes them feel like different ships of the same class. Nice touch!

  • @michaelparks6120
    @michaelparks6120 Месяц назад +5

    Great work.....happy to see this done so well ! 😊

  • @oliversmith9200
    @oliversmith9200 18 дней назад

    Congrats on a perfect job, including those editing decisions. FUN!

  • @KiltedCritic
    @KiltedCritic 6 дней назад +1

    Enjoyed this, very well done once again, thank you!

  • @bbtreehaus
    @bbtreehaus 17 дней назад

    I love the way you did this! Very realistic and believable movements of all the ships, really well-done additional effects like the final explosion. I'm glad you kept that original, 3D buzz saw look of the planet-killer's interior. Always thought that looked a lot more sinister than the glowing red interior of the blu-ray re-do.

  • @FekLeyrTarg
    @FekLeyrTarg Месяц назад +8

    Excellent work.
    Double thumbs up. 🙂

  • @ColoTobe
    @ColoTobe Месяц назад +4

    Man, absolutely stupendous! Well done!

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @mannyestacio8658
    @mannyestacio8658 14 дней назад

    Absolutely fantastic job on this. It makes me yearn for the original non-CGI SFX as I remembered them as a child. Hope to see your efforts on "The Ultimate Computer" episode!

  • @ncc1701chris
    @ncc1701chris Месяц назад +6

    Awesome stuff...my favorite episode. 🖖

  • @captainspire9094
    @captainspire9094 Месяц назад +3

    I don't know how you did it, but you managed to up the quality while still using hand-made models. Really good quality. This was some good work!

  • @RichardEKranz
    @RichardEKranz Месяц назад +8

    Now you have to add Quint from Jaws. Quint: "All know me, know how I run a Starship. I'll neutralize this Doomsday Machine for ye but it isn't gonna be easy, bad machine. Not like going down to Cestus III chasing Harry Mudd or Klingons. This Planet Killer swallow you whole, a little shaking, a little power draining and down you go." "But we gonna do it quick to get your starship back fully charged. But it's not gonna be pleasant." "I value my neck more then for 3 thousand credits Commodore. I'll find him for thee but Ill catch em' and disconnect em' for ten." "Now you gonna make up your minds and Ante up, wanna play it cheap you'd be losing another star system." "I don't want no volunteers, don't want no tribbles, there's too many Garth's in this system.'" "Ten thousand for me by my self, for that you get the maw the anti matter pods the whole damn thing."

    • @VictoriaRamos-lj2ee
      @VictoriaRamos-lj2ee Месяц назад +1

      My god I can hear Quint saying this as ai read it .... All thats missing is a song. Farewell and adieu to you fair Orion ladies. Farewell and adieu to you ladies of pain. For I have received orders to warp out orbit so soon shall I never see you again!

    • @RichardEKranz
      @RichardEKranz Месяц назад

      @@VictoriaRamos-lj2ee LMAO! Funny actually Quint is one of my characters on Star Trek Online.

  • @mikeparmet6538
    @mikeparmet6538 Месяц назад +1

    Very nicely done. You used the original interior effects for the planet killer -outstanding!

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +2

      Those interior effects ARE part of planet killer in my opinion, it always looks so wrong without them in the remasters.

  • @devcybiko
    @devcybiko 21 день назад

    Very nice! I love how you got the "reverse angle" images of the Enterprise. The shot of the Enterprise being pulled in backwards makes a lot more sense. Beautiful work.

  • @kurtb8474
    @kurtb8474 Месяц назад +4

    Beautifully done!

  • @lc3566
    @lc3566 Месяц назад +1

    Brilliant! This looks so much better than the CGI on the blurays!

  • @ronniegibson4821
    @ronniegibson4821 Месяц назад +2

    Wow! You did a great job! Fits really good.like it was supposed to be from the 1967 tos episode!

  • @johnpinna
    @johnpinna Месяц назад +2

    Wow! Impressive. That was always one of my favorite episodes. I can remember being 7-8 - and my mom put that on the TV for me (because I was sick) and I watched that episode for the first time.

    • @RobertSnell-nz4oo
      @RobertSnell-nz4oo Месяц назад +1

      I was in the hospital shot up with demerol when I first saw the episode with the gorn...hoowee..

  • @dennisswaim8210
    @dennisswaim8210 15 дней назад +1

    Very nicely done!

  • @oncomics1128
    @oncomics1128 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for sharing this! Very professional looking.

  • @markvigil8667
    @markvigil8667 Месяц назад +2

    Stunning enterprise visuals! But what makes me always remember this episode is the powerful nightmarish sounding beam blast from the planet killer👍

  • @nigelwalker6103
    @nigelwalker6103 Месяц назад +1

    Excellent work!! I wish all the episodes could be remade like this with actual models.

  • @jessejeffries7883
    @jessejeffries7883 Месяц назад

    Fantastic work and a masterful update to my favorite TOS episode. You should offer your services to fan films. The possibilities are endless .

  • @GaryED44
    @GaryED44 27 дней назад

    Excellent work very well done. My favorite episode

  • @kirk1968
    @kirk1968 Месяц назад

    Absolutely *incredible* work, well done!! So great to see original and creative videos like yours, always brings a smile. My earliest memories are of watching TOS with my dad in the early 70s. Dude was a first-generation fan and would have loved to see your work here. Blessings!

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much! And same with my dad who was a first gen fan, but it was in the 90s for me 😅

  • @Agg1E91
    @Agg1E91 24 дня назад

    It's funny to see the episode distilled into 9 minutes. But, knowing the full version, I had no issue following along.
    Nice modelling.

  • @AzTrailRider57
    @AzTrailRider57 24 дня назад +2

    I love how the editing assumes we already know (which we do) the missing pieces.

  • @raymathews1474
    @raymathews1474 Месяц назад +4

    I say, much of this looked better than the original, particularly the Constellation.

  • @KennyGiordano
    @KennyGiordano Месяц назад +13

    well done. As a kid, I always liked episodes that were ship-centric more than planet centric for the most part. As a kid, I didn't know how much money Gene was saving using the same sets. But as I've been on this earth for a while and being a full time musician/entertainer, The Doomsday Machine remains my favorite episode for the soundtrack and the incredible acting job done by the man playing the Commodore. Through interviews, I heard it was the highlight of his career, and why not?

  • @stevezodiac4413
    @stevezodiac4413 16 дней назад +3

    EXCELLENT!!! Would like to have seen some spin on the engine caps HOWEVER, STILL GREAT!! THANKS!!!

  • @LarryH4879
    @LarryH4879 Месяц назад

    Talk about a blast from the past. I still remember this. Scary as hell. Well done!

  • @adamcohen233
    @adamcohen233 Месяц назад +2

    This is your best work yet. Awesome!

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you very much!!

  • @vconqwstify
    @vconqwstify Месяц назад +1

    Wonderful work! I was so mesmerized, it took me two viewings to notice the absence of the shuttle craft sequence.

  • @terrywest111
    @terrywest111 Месяц назад +12

    Very good! I love these kinds of fan projects! I love it!
    The Enterprise, Constellation and the Planet Killer look very good! Keep up the good work!
    Now, perhaps next time you could include the shuttle craft scene! There are are good shuttle kits available out there.
    Also, score one for the Constellation! She saved the Enterprise and avenged her commander and crew. Starfleet should add a planet killer to her kill record, and post-humously decorate her commander and crew.
    (By the way, well done on the phaser blasts! LOVE THEM!!!)

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you so much!! Yeah, unfortunately I have no shuttlecraft or shuttlecraft bay to re-create that segment.
      And I'm glad I finally figured out how to basic phaser blasts, so now I can hopefully move up to the Enterprise-A's weapons effects next!

  • @NewEdenTours-000destruct0
    @NewEdenTours-000destruct0 Месяц назад +1

    Outstanding work! I wish the original Constellation model was a good as yours!

  • @HonoredGeneral
    @HonoredGeneral Месяц назад

    a nicely fine ref-cut and oh, so wall l done! Thank you for this!

  • @robmcm5755
    @robmcm5755 26 дней назад

    Wow! Just happened to stumble upon this. Fantastic

  • @petegor
    @petegor Месяц назад +3

    Great work. Great concept. Keep it coming. 🙂

  • @getreal6124
    @getreal6124 12 дней назад

    Amazing work and good judgment on cutting at the right times. :)

  • @JedEkert
    @JedEkert Месяц назад +3

    Had the first Star Trek movie been a spin off from this episode rather than The Changeling, it would have had much more success.

  • @jonbradley4789
    @jonbradley4789 Месяц назад +1

    This is so fun! Great job. More please.

  • @mr.infotec2022
    @mr.infotec2022 Месяц назад +1

    Congratulations! Excelent job.

    • @nmphoto37
      @nmphoto37  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @b3j8
    @b3j8 14 дней назад

    My phone's closed caption just read out "Mr. Spank" instead of Spock!😂😂😂😂
    This recreation is an awesome effort! Thanks!

  • @cletola9675
    @cletola9675 Месяц назад

    Beautiful shots..❤❤❤

  • @docbrown6550
    @docbrown6550 Месяц назад +4

    Awesome, My favorite shows were anytime other Constellation ships were shown.

    • @charlestaylor253
      @charlestaylor253 Месяц назад +2

      Constitution class, and so were mine! 😉👍

  • @mikec1814
    @mikec1814 20 дней назад

    Awesome job! My favorite episode

  • @stevendorris5713
    @stevendorris5713 Месяц назад +1

    Phenomenal. Wish I had more than two thumbs for a great job!!!!
    👍👍

  • @f4fwildcat29
    @f4fwildcat29 20 дней назад

    0:44 it just looks the ever so slight bit janky, which exactly what I want from my TOS. Absolutely PERFECT!

  • @stevejordan7275
    @stevejordan7275 Месяц назад

    Beautiful, first-class work. Excellent models, professional lighting and camera.
    The ventral supports visible at 3:05 might be removed digitally, but it doesn't detract from the rest of the effort.
    Thank you!

  • @TF80s
    @TF80s Месяц назад +4

    Great work, looks very professional..some comparison shots from the original episodes would be good to see beside your new shots.

  • @billhodgson8016
    @billhodgson8016 Месяц назад

    I really liked the new camera angles on the ships.

  • @ScottCameron-eg3ln
    @ScottCameron-eg3ln 16 дней назад

    Superb remaster of the best Star Trek TOS episode. The best part was the quality of the remaster of the Star Ship Constellation. 😊

  • @Malbeefance
    @Malbeefance Месяц назад +1

    Gorgeous models!

  • @clyde9803
    @clyde9803 22 дня назад

    Metallic finish on the Planet Killer, very well done.

  • @luisreyes1963
    @luisreyes1963 Месяц назад

    An excellent recreation of that particular Star Trek episode.

  • @hondomurray7927
    @hondomurray7927 Месяц назад +1

    Excellent! I wish the remastered version would have looked like this.

  • @robertstroud5750
    @robertstroud5750 Месяц назад +1

    SOOOOOOOO much better than CGI. Awesome job!

  • @Vanessinha91Pucca
    @Vanessinha91Pucca Месяц назад +3

    I love that your channel don`t modernize the original Constitution. I always want this, see the original way it was in the 60s but with high fidelity and resolution

  • @cwill1098
    @cwill1098 21 день назад +2

    This is excellent!!!

  • @MarkR-t9v
    @MarkR-t9v Месяц назад +3

    This really GREAT! THANKS!!

  • @michaelbailey3853
    @michaelbailey3853 Месяц назад

    One of my two favorite episodes. The other one being “The immunity Syndrome”.
    A magnificent job!!!

  • @billyz5088
    @billyz5088 Месяц назад +3

    Doomsday Machine is still among my all-time favorite episodes of ANY Star Trek series - they made the 2nd film based on the episode "Space Seed" - but this one could have also been made into a truly great film in the series ..

  • @unicorn-qh9tj
    @unicorn-qh9tj 11 дней назад

    magnificent 👏 👏 👏 please make all episodes like this!!!

  • @quidambrujah
    @quidambrujah 22 дня назад

    Reminds me of when I first watched the 2009 Blu Ray TOS where you could hit the 'angle' button on your remote and toggle back and forth between the original effects and the updated/remastered effects. 🖖

  • @RoadHead62
    @RoadHead62 Месяц назад +1

    They should have gone with a 90 second countdown, so the timing fit, lol.
    Best TOS Episode.

  • @thomastarwater6035
    @thomastarwater6035 17 дней назад

    The episode’s scriptwriter Norman Spinrad has been a long time author of numerous science fiction novels that include “Bug Jack Barron”, “The Iron Dream” (which depicted Adolf Hitler as a novelist), “The World Between”, and “The Mind Game” (which was a thinly-veiled slam against L. Ron Hubbard and his Scientology movement. A wowser of an episode, and the only one written by Spinrad.