tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574854931901227262.post2602642844305101421..comments2024-03-15T13:06:18.295-05:00Comments on The Saucers That Time Forgot: UFOs, Hollywood & The Outer Limit LegacyCurt Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773941506205598439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574854931901227262.post-9538980745905683732017-09-29T09:51:26.639-05:002017-09-29T09:51:26.639-05:00Or that matter the more or less straight line you ...Or that matter the more or less straight line you can draw between "The Whisperer in Darkness" by H.P. Lovecraft and claims that there is a 'secret treaty' between the US Government (Never anyone else's oddly...) to allow aliens to experiment on humans.Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574854931901227262.post-36171485331547198632017-09-24T08:54:15.578-05:002017-09-24T08:54:15.578-05:00Thanks, PG, I'm sure the Mantell case was an i...Thanks, PG, I'm sure the Mantell case was an inspiration to the story, and I took Xeglon's report mentioning earlier attempts at contact as a vague reference to the event.<br /><br />Graham, I'm always fascinated by your obscure SF references. That reminds me, I was tempted to mention The Lensman series by E.E. "Doc" Smith as a template for the Council policing the galaxy, but had too many tangents to deal with already.Curt Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773941506205598439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574854931901227262.post-13971287264167217182017-09-24T08:19:08.857-05:002017-09-24T08:19:08.857-05:00Actually if you look at some of the other posts, y...Actually if you look at some of the other posts, you can see that the elements that make up this story appeared earlier, this is the tale that bought them together and created a coherent compelling story, that resonated and spread.<br /><br />I'm glad to see that the author bought up Contact, as it is one of several stories that rely on the idea of an inexplicable time discrepancy as the key piece of evidence, there is a later short story called Control Somnambule from 1962 which sets up some of the ideas used in 1980s/90s abduction lore where the key piece of evidence, as in contact is a recording device that recorded more the passage of more time than events seemed to allow for. Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574854931901227262.post-36501359578913721242017-09-24T00:39:32.848-05:002017-09-24T00:39:32.848-05:00Wow. Thank you for this fascinating look at the de...Wow. Thank you for this fascinating look at the development of many of today’s basic UFO memes, which grew out of a fictional story, The Outer Limit, that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1949. It illustrates how elements of the story became established UFO beliefs as it was told and retold in several versions and a variety of media (print, radio, TV, and film) over time. <br /><br />This series of blog posts is a must read for anyone with an interest in the cultural and sociological aspects of Ufology.<br /><br />Have you guys noticed that The Outer Limit plot bears a slight passing resemblance to the Mantell case, which in real life ended tragically for the pilot?<br />purrlgurrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519835482606629362noreply@blogger.com