Episode #35, segment 1 - Song of the Younger World
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Episode #35, segment 1 - Song of the Younger World
#35a: SONG OF THE YOUNGER WORLD (episode #11 of 2nd season)
written by Anthony & Nancy Lawrence Directed by Noel Black
This takes place in 1916, a time of strict adherence to traditional ways and very conservative. It's another variation of the Romeo & Juliet story, concerning two young people who have to contend with the young woman's (Jennifer Rubin) very strict, almost maniacal father (Roberts Blossom, back from The Burning Man episode, but without a beard). The two youngsters want to be together, but the situation is impossible. The girl finds this strange book; on one page are a set of lines; she claims that if one stares at these lines long enough, they would be transported to another world. The boy (Peter Kowanko) doesn't understand what she's talking about.
This has a minor surprise at the very end, but nothing like the twists which made the old series so memorable. This has a happy ending, in some ways; perhaps a bit disturbing in other ways, but not much more than wish-fulfillment fantasy, maybe even similar to the Narnia tales. One drawback is the performance of the actor playing the young man, who comes across as really whining and even dimwitted for many of his scenes, making one wonder about comparisons to Jack London by the narrator and why the girl finds him interesting. BoG's Score: 5 out of 10
written by Anthony & Nancy Lawrence Directed by Noel Black
This takes place in 1916, a time of strict adherence to traditional ways and very conservative. It's another variation of the Romeo & Juliet story, concerning two young people who have to contend with the young woman's (Jennifer Rubin) very strict, almost maniacal father (Roberts Blossom, back from The Burning Man episode, but without a beard). The two youngsters want to be together, but the situation is impossible. The girl finds this strange book; on one page are a set of lines; she claims that if one stares at these lines long enough, they would be transported to another world. The boy (Peter Kowanko) doesn't understand what she's talking about.
This has a minor surprise at the very end, but nothing like the twists which made the old series so memorable. This has a happy ending, in some ways; perhaps a bit disturbing in other ways, but not much more than wish-fulfillment fantasy, maybe even similar to the Narnia tales. One drawback is the performance of the actor playing the young man, who comes across as really whining and even dimwitted for many of his scenes, making one wonder about comparisons to Jack London by the narrator and why the girl finds him interesting. BoG's Score: 5 out of 10
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