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AndyS

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7. Gene Roddenberry wrote the series as a way to talk about racism and other social

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Nov 26, 2021, 07:37 AM

Nov 2021

ills that were taboo. I've noticed the same thing in old series like Ponderosa. Some of them reflect an early evolution that was barely better than the root issue. Saw an episode of Ponderosa recently about discrimination and hatred of Native Americans. The solution was to give the "Indian" some land and turn him into a farmer, i.e. turn him into a white man by destroying his culture.

Some of this stuff is very educational in light of the current atmosphere.

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Started watching the original "The Outer Limits". Wow! [View all] bif Nov 2021 OP

The remake never held a candle to it The Blue Flower Nov 2021 #1

I was a little kid when it first aired. And it scared the crap out of me! bif Nov 2021 #2

Is it on Netflix? wryter2000 Nov 2021 #3

No. bif Nov 2021 #4

Amazon Prime has it. sarge43 Nov 2021 #5

Loved it MFM008 Nov 2021 #6

Gene Roddenberry wrote the series as a way to talk about racism and other social AndyS Nov 2021 #7

The music and cinematography are ominous enough nuxvomica Nov 2021 #8