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Orson The Alien

*adapted H.G. Wells' novel and Orson Welles' play by Terry Bisson, Brian Smith and George Zarr

As Orson Welles begins his notorious 1938 airing of War of the Worlds, two seemingly unconnected sets of people have their lives changed forever by it. One is the crew of a passing alien space ship who mistake it for reality and the other is a pair of thieves and the woman they encounter while robbing her place of business. Hilarity ensues.

I no longer believe his appearance in The Starlost marks the low point of Walter Koenig's career.

Cast:
Dick Rodstein as Orson
Walter Koenig as Commander
Paul Singleton as Cadet
Jef Betz as Bud
George Zarr as Lester
Rebecca Nice as Rosie

Date: 2013-02-25 04:15 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mishalak
So... you're saying in the British manner that it is not all bad?

Date: 2013-02-25 05:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] timgueguen.livejournal.com
Is being on Starlost any worse than being in the movie Moontrap?

Date: 2013-02-25 05:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] james-nicoll.livejournal.com
Yes, because it happened to him twice.

Date: 2013-02-25 06:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] james-nicoll.livejournal.com
I should add this may have predated Galaxy Quest so the similarities in concept seem to be parallel development.

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