![]() In the episode, Kanamit is singular and Kanamits is plural. In the short story, Kanama is singular and Kanamit There is noįraming narrative flashback structure and the final line of the short story, "It's a cookbook," is delivered in a resigned, almost depressive manner, rather than with the stark panic incited in the episode. Of the human race will eventually be shipped to the Kanamit planet. The passenger list for exchange to the Kanamit home planet and that all members Inside their homes, though the insinuation is that both men have been placed on The final scene is perhaps less effective in the short story as the fullĬontents of the book are revealed while Peter and Gregori are "safe" Unlikeliness of translating a Kanamit book without some sort of linguistic basis. Many writers, when reviewing the episode, have pointed out the The translation of the Kanamit book is assisted by a limited Kanamit-Englishĭictionary. There is also the issue of translating the book. The story, the Kanamit book is stolen, not absentmindedly left behind by the An important difference in this regard is that, in translator who teams up with the Ukrainian delegate, Gregori, to Of the short story but made several changes. Makes up a large amount of the stock music for “To Serve Man.” That era, yet none feel quite so connected to the cinematic version of the genre as does "To Serve Man." Incidentally, Jerry Goldsmith’s effective score from “The Invaders” Up?" all possess characteristics of the alien invasion film of "The Invaders," and "Will the Real Martian Please Stand "Arrival." It was also not the first time the series approached such It isĪ narrative device still being used as recently as the 2016 film Of aliens whose intentions remain a mystery for the majority of the film. These films often featured outright hostile aliens ( Invaders from Mars, War of the Worlds, etc.) but also occasionally featured the arrivals The use of stockįootage, props, and narrative tropes from a landmark science fiction film of the 1950's further aligns "To Serve Man" with the cinematic science fiction typical of Street," "Third From the Sun," "The Rip Van Winkle Caper," and "Death Ship," among others. That MGM film provided the series with props andįootage for a number of episodes, including "The Monsters are Due on Maple Hitch-Hiker" and the second season episodeĪdditionally, the episode utilizes the spaceship gangway created for the lower half mock-up of the C-57D flying saucer from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. Notable examples include the first season episode "The ![]() Is a device which the series used only a few times before and always to conveyĪ character’s thoughts. In a voice-over narration, a function usually reserved for host Rod Serling. What is unusualĪbout this use of a framing narrative is that Chambers relates the entire story Scenes but the episode would have functioned fine without them. It forms an interesting and memorable pair of Returned to again at the end of the episode for an epilogue, a device scrapped The first is the opening scene in which the imprisoned MichaelĬhambers relates the entire story in flashback. Two additional scenesĪre presented, both of which were included to fill time and are ultimately The third is the boarding of the Kanamit ship. Introduction of Michael Chambers and his assistant Patty as government codeīreakers. The first is the arrival of the Kanamit at the U.N. ![]() Of stock footage so Harryhausen's name was not to be found on the episode.įootage and the montage footage, you would be left with only three essential scenes. Special effects titan and master of stop-motion animation Ray Harryhausen. TheĬonvincing effect of the spinning undercarriage of the saucer was the work of Second, and more impressive, footage used to show the Kanamit saucer departingĮarth at the end of the episode is taken from the 1956 film Earth vs. and signaling the arrival of the KanamitsĮarth Stood Still, another film in which the unknown motives of an alien Some of the stock footage is justlyįamous, including both images of flying saucers. The global scope of the episode, a rare aspect for such aĬharacter-based series, demanded the use of stock footage to simulate the Of the reshoots is that the episode has the highest use of stock footage of anyĮpisode in the series.
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