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Title

 The Man from Ultra

Plot

 Solo Nakeela, an interstellar traveller who cannot know love, accidentally ruins the mind of the great Jeffrey Hale, a talented but fragile young artist. Can he help the young genius regain his sanity in time?

Episode

 0578

Air Dates
  • First Run - January 6, 1977
  • Repeat - April 30, 1977

Actors
Court Benson
Robert Burr
Mandel Kramer
Roberta Maxwell

Writer
Alfred Bester

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Rating
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7 Responses to Episode 0578

I like science fiction with a "sense of wonder." Even better if it's scary. This is neither. It has way too much humor, and the worst kind -- humor that's "trying too hard" to be soooo wacky.

Thomas

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Yeah, it's farfetched and corny, but the interplay between Jeff and Judy had me grinning through breakfast.

kimhorne

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Bizarre and fantastically rambling story performed by actors & actress' that knew how to deliver a line. Great psychedelic entertainment.

jonzee

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Great sci fi story. A lot like a Walter mittly story. Well acted and very funny at times.

Edward

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This sci-fi corny like they are tripping on LSD plot, but then it is All You Need is Love morale made me think this reads just like an Alfred Bester novel. (I didn't catch if E.G. Marshall mentioned the writer.) So I come on here for more info, and IT IS written by Alfred Bester. Good golly.

D.C.

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Alfred Bester's greatest work — 'The Stars My Destination' — was among the trippiest novels ever written. Many aspects of his work have been echoed in later works of fiction (such as DC Comics' "Crisis On Infinite Earths"), but never equaled. And yes, E.G. Marshall mentions Alfred Bester by name in the narration.

Rich Harvey

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Well! This is a strange one! Kind of refreshing and a little odd. The recording I was listening too didn’t have the break between the acts or EG Marshall to help me figure this one out.

Thomas

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