We are back in the Listener Library! Because Darrell requested it, we’re listening to an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story, specifically an episode of X Minus One entitled “Colony!” In a search for a suitable planet to colonize, a ship’s crew examine a world that seems too good to be true. Why have their possessions suddenly turned against their owners? Is there any way to know which items are genuine? Do you trust your rug? Do you trust it completely? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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I think the Sci-Fi companion series to Twisted Tales that Tim was thinking of was probably Alien Worlds. Like Twisted Tales, it was originally published by Pacific Comics and then by Eclipse. I wasn’t able to find anything on the Grand Comics Database listing an adaptation of “Colony,” though it’s possible that it was adapted without credit (or that they did a story that was just really similar). I loved this episode, by the way. I wasn’t tricked by the twist — I figured out what was up as soon as they said [SPOILER WARNING] that the ship landed three… Read more »
That’s a solid observation and a pretty good motto: “Everything’s scarier when you’re naked.”
Thank you! That was exactly the series I was trying to remember. I think the story I was thinking of shared a few elements, but ultimately was not a “Colony” adaptation.
Guys, this podcast brings me so much joy in my TV-less, wifi-less apartment. Thanks for the laughs and insight! (Btw, I ALSO thought this could totally have been a Star Trek episode!)
It gives me a lot of joy to know our old-time radio podcast is taking the place of TV and the internet! Thank you so much for listening, Vincent.