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johnnybear
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, Bud, it's been proved that Victoria Vetri didn't play Isis! And it's been revealed that it was April Tatro a contortionist! I don't want to say I told you but...
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The info on that can be found here: https://trekmovie.com/2019/03/12/star-trek-mystery-solved-isis-actress-from-assignment-earth-identified/
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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JB, I was just about to send you another PM to thank you for doing more than your fair share to keep All Sci-Fi lively and entertaining, but I think I'll just say it right here. Very Happy

Wouldn't it be ironic if we found out it was NOT Victoria Vetri who played Isis, and you were right all along! That would be the perfect end to this spirited and enjoyable debate! Laughing

JB, I'm certainly glad I said those nice things in the post on page 2 of this thread, otherwise I'd feel pretty dumb for believing Memory Alpha and doubting your conviction what it was NOT Miss Vetri.

And it is indeed "the perfect end to this spirited and enjoyable debate". I'm also glad we didn't find this out until I had fun creating that fake shot of Vitoria as Isis for comparison to April Tatro!





Special thanks to Eadie for providing the link which offered this mystery's solution! She's Our Gal Reporter in Tinsel Town, ASF's answer to Torchy Blane (the inspiration for Lois Lane!)

And here's Miss Tatro today, looking mighty proud!



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PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2019 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your pic was good, Bud, but you were way out with your conviction that it was Victoria Vetri! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2019 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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As I said, even though I was wrong I'm glad I didn't know it until I had the chance to create the picture with Miss Vetri as Isis. I love doing things like that.

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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2019 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your Isis was a lot sexier looking than the real thing, I have to agree, Bud!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trivia for "Assignment:Earth." }

Earlier titles were "Seven," and "Space Cop," Whew! Glad they did not go with Space Cop for a title. I wonder if writers give their scripts a title when they are working on the first draft of a script, but have no intention of using the title?
They know it really doesn't sound too hot but until they can come up with a better one down the road they just go with the first episode title that can think of at that time.

Space Cop reminded me of the Tomorrow TV show with Tom Snyder that was on late night/early morning.

Tom, a terrific interviewer, had DeForest Kelly, Jimmy Doohan, and Walter Koenig on one night, along with author Harlan Ellison. Harlan and Tom were good friends.

At one point HE said that Star Trek:TOS was nothing more than cops in space. Going to planets to solve things with their weapons.

The firing of a nuclear weapon into space would have been a violation of the 1967 Treaty for the Peaceful Exploration of Outer Space according to De Forest Research which reviewed ST scripts for accuracy.

Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island.") auditioned for the Roberta Lincoln role.

Bruce Mars who memorably played Finnegan on season one's "Shore Leave" had the role of one of the cops accidentally beamed up to the Enterprise.

There were seven different black cats used on the episode.
Each one knew one trick and depending what was required in a scene the cat with the right trick was utilized.

Terri Garr was finally able to get real professional representation due to this episode. It was a huge break for the struggling actress.

Interesting that she rarely acknowledges "A:E" when doing interviews about her career. In fact, she seems to avoid mentioning her ST:TOS connection at all.

Robert Lansing felt that the script was well done and he had fun filming this episode.

ST: TOS created the Federation of Planets policy called the Prime Directive. It was the rigid belief that no matter how altruistic the FOP intentions might be, to intervene on alien worlds that were significantly below the technological capabilities of the FOP was forbidden.

So, here we have an episode about a highly advanced civilization that kidnaps humans, train them, and returns them to Earth in order to guide it along. And Kirk & Spock are smiling at the end of the episode commenting that Gary & Roberta will have interesting adventures here on Earth as they alter history.

Huh?

Always liked the Servo Pen prop that Gary used on A:E.
I've read some folks feel it was inspired (ripped-off) from Dr.Who's Sonic Screwdriver. Also very sharp looking props as they've evolved over the years.


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Pow, somebody needs to compliment you on the research you do and the time you take to make interesting posts like this one, and I don't mind a bit being the guy who does the complimenting. Very Happy

You're a fountain of knowledge for our fact-thirsty band of scholars! May you never run dry.

When I sell the movie rights to my novels and get filthy, stickin' rich, I'll build a Sci-Fi themed hotel in Vegas and name the fountain out front after you!

The Powtain!

Nothing too fancy, just something like this. Cool



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well mucho thanks for your compliments, Bud.

Love that fountain idea.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pow wrote:
Well mucho thanks for your compliments, Bud.

Love that fountain idea.

You're quite welcome!

And since the fountain will be in front of Las Vegas hotel owned me, I get to make the rules. Therefore . . . skinny dipping in the Powtain will be allowed between midnight and six AM.

Like, I just thought you should know, Daddy-O!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who first appeared in 1968s Fury From The Deep! So I wonder what came first on TV, Assignment:Earth or Fury From The Deep? Plus Patrick Troughton's Doctor only used it a couple of times as far as I can recall unlike Jon Pertwee's Doctor!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The skinny dipping sounds like a capital idea, Bud.

Let's be sure to invite as many Vegas showgirls as we can.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Assignment:Earth" was first broadcast on March 29, 1968.

So it looks like both the Sonic Screwdriver & Servo Pen made their debuts the very same year.

Which came first I don't know.

It could be also a coincidence that both productions created similar looking gizmos but neither show was aware of what the other was doing.

This famously happened with DC comic's The Doom Patrol and Marvel comic's The X-Men.

Both series had interesting similarities to one another and both debuted the same year.

DP's first issue rolled out first; X-M several months later.

Both teams had a genius leader who was in a wheelchair.

Both teams were not your typical awe inspiring, worshiped by the public teams. In fact, the respective teams were feared by most of the citizens at large even tough both teams proved themselves as heroes time and time again.

Although X-Men came out several months later from what I've read that would not have given Marvel enough lead time to create, write and draw their comic after seeing the DP's first issue.

It has been said that the DP was actually DC comic's answer to the popular Marvel comic The Fantastic Four.

I never knew that or even considered it before until I read an article about it.
Then it made sense to me.

FF has a genius leader in Reed Richards and DP in Dr.Niles Caulder.

The Thing of the FF has been turned into a gross looking monstrosity & hates it. He is also the super strong member of the team.

DP's Robotman loathes his automaton body and is the that team's most physically powerful member.

The Thing & Robotman even both have an orange coloring.

Sue Storm becomes invisible while Rita Farr can shrink out of sight.

Johnny Storm can convert his body to the energy of fire and can fly.

Larry Trainor releases an energy being that can fly.

Anyways sorry to digress, back to A:E.

Should a reboot of this intriguing concept ever be done I feel that they need to update the Servo Pen's design.

Dr.Who's Sonic Screwdriver has undergone numerous upgrades over the years and all of 'em look pretty sharp.

Gary Seven's pen needs the same deal.
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The only plot device I disliked from this otherwise intriguing s-f TV pilot was Isis.

I just never bought that a highly evolved alien civilization would come up with the idea of a black cat as a monitor/assistant to Gary Seven. Too hokey.

The cat concept seemed out of place to me. It kinda delves more into fantasy than s-f; at least for me.

This would have been an idea more likely to pop up on Irwin Allen's "Lost In Space" and not "Star Trek"

LIS was part s-f & part fantasy but far more fantasy as the show went on. Not a fan.

However, the actress playing Isis when the feline was in human form was a knockout.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Assignment: Earth - episode #55
BoG on Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:14 pm

__________ TOS 2x26 'Assignment Earth' Trailer


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This was an early role for the unusual actress Teri Garr, and she was deliriously eccentric right from the start, accidentally joining Gary-7 in his mission to save the world.

It would have been great to see further interaction between her and the black cat, as well as with Gary-7, a possibly odd ménage à trois, to be sure.

By the way, the story was mostly set in New York City, which looks strangely primitive to us, since we're in a futuristic mood when watching this show.

Finally, note how quickly Kirk beams two cops off the Enterprise when they accidentally beam aboard; he learned this approach from his experiences in Tomorrow is Yesterday

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BoG's Score: 8 out of 10

Extra Trek Trivia: Lansing's credit appears at the beginning of the episode, also anomalous for the show.

~The human incarnation of Isis the cat was played by April Tatro — not Victoria Vetri, the cavegirl from When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, contrary to popular belief.

~ According to this episode, an advanced alien culture began selecting special human agents 6,000 years ago. Flint, of Requiem For Methuselah fame, was born 6,000 years ago. Coincidence? A lot of stuff seemed to be happening back at that point in history.
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I think this episode is a good example of one that would have been very average had not an actor like Lansing been the central character. (Another one was Space Seed, with Ricardo Montalban).

Lansing was very memorable in this assignment, commanding everyone's attention, to the point that now, 40 years later, I'm still wondering how it would have been if there were a season-worth of adventures with Gary-7 and Roberta Lincoln.

I think there would have been a neat little series there, even if it lasted only a year. Probably better than The Invaders. At least as good as Land of the Giants. Maybe in some parallel universe.

LEFT: Lansing showing a less cold side.


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