This week, we listen to an episode of X Minus One, “The Cave of Night,” which tells the story of messages sent from an astronaut trapped in orbit. Presented as an unfinished news report, this unique tale depicts the world’s desperate attempt to rescue the man before his oxygen runs out! Can they reach this brave explorer’s ship in time? How does the story compare to genuine historic events that followed this broadcast? How exactly does this essay about Game of Thrones relate to the story? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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Actually, the first 35 episodes of X Minus One are retreads of Dimension X scripts, not 15. I see this error all over the net. The 36th X Minus One episode happens to be “The Cave of Night,” featuring the series’ first wholly original script. In a way, it’s sort of the unofficial premiere of the series. The network obviously wanted to lead off with a quality story.
Glad you enjoyed the story, Bob. I felt confident about the number of recycled scripts because it was verified by John Dunning’s comprehensive Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio.. Do you have a source you go to for reliable OTR info? As you say, the internet is a minefield of misinformation.
Everybody makes mistakes, so there really is no single source for reliable OTR info. You have to read different sources, then compare and evaluate the info. Here’s a link to an X Minus One log that seems to have got it right, noting the Dimension X repeats in parenthesis: https://www.old-time.com/otrlogs2/x-1_fp.log.txt
Even better than “The Cave of Night” was Eric’s rendition of my favorite Prince song!
As good as “The Cave of Night” was, my favorite moment in this episode was when Eric made his “McMillan & Wife” joke, and Tim turned it into a “Space Oddity” joke. Well done, gentlemen. You’ve really made the grade.
That was one of my favorite moments of this podcast as a whole.
Eric’s admission that he enjoyed an episode of X Minus One was one of my favorite moments of the podcast as well.
The ending saved this one for me – it was good throughout, but that end was a total surprise that was not out-of-the-blue in retrospect.