With David Opatoshu, Ed Nelson, Natalie Trundy, Jacques Aubuchon. Airdate: All Titles TV Episodes Celebs Companies Keywords; Advanced Search. Paul Ross Ross Martin - as Lt. Ted Mason Fred Beir (as Fredrick Beir) - as Lt. Mike Carter Mary Webster - as Ruth Mason Ross Elliott - as Kramer Sara Taft - as Mrs. Nolan Tammy Marihugh - as Jeannie Mason He is having an emotional reunion with his wife and child. Directed by (53) Writing credits (45) Cast (1,148) Produced by (9) Music by (19) Teleplay: In a little while, supposedly, the ship will be landed and specimens taken: vegetable, mineral and, if any, animal. Now, this one is for science fiction aficionados, ghost story buffs, and any and all who file away clues with an eye toward out-guessing the writer. Lieutenant Mason. "Jess-Belle" is an episode of the American television science fiction and fantasy anthology series The Twilight Zone. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. These will be brought back to overpopulated Earth, where technicians will evaluate them and, if everything is satisfactory, stamp their findings with the word 'inhabitable' and open up yet another planet for colonization. In this episode, a couple whose marriage is struggling travel aboard an aging ocean liner, unaware that the ship is on a final voyage into the afterlife. A man of such indomitable will that even the two men beneath his command are not allowed to see the truth; which truth is, that they are no longer among the living, that the movements they make and the words they speak have all been made and spoken countless times before - and will be made and spoken countless times again, perhaps even unto eternity. Mason and Carter fiercely object to this plan, especially once they find that atmospheric interference prevents their contacting anyone for help, and that the frigid nighttime temperatures of the planet will force them to rapidly exhaust the ship's energy reserves on heat. He says to avoid their fate they must refrain from taking off again. Picture of a latter-day Flying Dutchman...sailing into the Twilight Zone. Watchlist. Previous Ross Martin. The captain then posits a new theory about what is going on: The planet is inhabited by telepathic aliens who are using illusions to keep them from reporting back to Earth, thus averting colonization of their home. The Twilight Zone (original series) Ross urges caution and restraint but is ignored; the trio heads over to the wreck to investigate it. ht2 also said: I don't know if this counts as unintentional humor or one for the Spittle thread or what, but I'm sure I'm not the only person who has noticed the bugs in orbit with the space ship in "Death Ship"! The men take E-89 back in orbit. He finally decides that they have bent time in such a way as to get a glimpse of the future. He runs to the house that he and his wife shared, and finds it empty except for a telegram notifying her that he has died in the line of duty. Confused and fearful, Mason and Carter come to the one and only conclusion left: that they have crashed and are dead. Paul Ross Ross Martin: Lt. Ted MasonFredrick Beir: Lt. Mike CarterMary Webster: Ruth MasonRoss Elliott: KramerSara Taft: Mrs. NolanTammy Marihugh: Jeannie Mason. Mike Kellin as Chief Bell; Simon Oakland as Captain Beecham; David Sheiner as Doc; John Considine as McClure; Bill Bixby as OOD; Conlan Carter as Ensign; Forrest Compton as ASW Officer A reporter stumbles into a peaceful town where miracles seem to occur due to technology and the townsfolk won't let him leave. Captain Paul Ross Ross says that if they take the E-89 back up to space, that should break the spell. Don Medford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Ship_(The_Twilight_Zone) Ross refuses to accept the truth, his stubborn will holding sway over the troubled crew. Adapted by Richard Matheson from his own short story, "Death Ship" made its Twilight Zone premiere on February 7, 1963. The model of the hovering spaceship is that of a C-57D Cruiser, a leftover prop from MGM's 1956 film Forbidden Planet. Two of the crew are convinced that they are dead, but the captain refuses to see the truth. Welcome to the Twilight Zone. Next on Twilight Zone Messrs. Jack Klugman, Ross Martin, and Fred Beir take an extended trip through space … Zicree, Marc Scott: The Twilight Zone … Next There he encounters figures from his past who are dead. A trio of astronauts - Ross (Jack Klugman), Mason (Ross Martin) and Carter (Frederick Beir … Richard Matheson Picture of a man who will not see anything he does not choose to see, including his own death. These are the things that are supposed to happen. If so, it is a delusion Mason shares. Three men who, in a matter of minutes, will be plunged into the darkest nightmare reaches of the Twilight Zone. See also. In this episode, a spaceship crew discovers a wrecked replica of their ship with their own dead bodies inside. Original air date: February 7, 1963. He excitedly conjectures that this might be a sign of alien life, but the pragmatic Captain Ross disagrees. Picture of the spaceship E-89, cruising above the thirteenth planet in star system fifty-one, the year 1997. List of musical cues This is the preferred thread for any and all of your posts on this episode. Music: "I don't see anything," Ross shrugs. For Industry Professionals. Series: A young American couple, the Ransomes, who are trying to salvage their troubled marriage, insist on booking passage on an old trans-Atlantic cruise liner. A three-man spacecraft lands on a planet only to discover the wreckage of a spacecraft identical to their own. "Perchance to Dream" is episode nine of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Jack Klugman "Death Ship" is an episode of the The Twilight Zone. He rejects his crew's pleas to be allowed to embrace their deaths and be reunited with their loved ones, and says that they will "go over it again and again" until he figures out an alternative explanation. remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Picture of the crew of the spaceship E-89: Captain Ross, Lieutenant Mason, Lieutenant Carter. [1] The prop was also used in the 1960 Twilight Zone episodes "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" and "Third from the Sun". Thanks, Crown! The men take E-89 back in orbit without a hitch. Next, we delve into the realm of American folklore and through the offices of a fine writer named Earl Hamner, Jr., we peruse a little witchcraft and bring you a story called "Jess-Belle". Cast. Nevertheless, the Cruiser prepares to land next to the mysterious object. Help Center Contributor Zone Polls. Carter is wrenched from his vision by Ross; as Carter describes what he has just experienced, he realizes that the people he encountered are dead. When Ross pulls him back to reality, Mason strikes his Captain in rage. Small naval engagement, the month of April, 1963. White Bear" – a Black Mirror episode with a similar plot and surprise ending; References. Heh heh, heh. Mute Ross, though, now has a new theory of what is going on: He believes the planet is inhabited by telepathic aliens who are using the humans' fear of death to keep them away from their world. Episode information Ross then insists on landing the craft again to gather foreign samples to bring back to Earth. There he encounters people from his past. After landing, the men are astounded to see that the gleaming comes from the wreck of a ship exactly like their own. These will be brought back to overpopulated Earth, where technicians will evaluate them and, if everything is satisfactory, stamp their findings with the word 'inhabitable' and open up yet another planet for colonization. Nevertheless, the Cruiser prepares to land next to the mysterious object. "The Twilight Zone" Cavender Is Coming (TV Episode 1962) - IMDb. The Twilight Zone Companion joked that it was a good thing the sponsor did not realize that people could drink water, or else the episode would have happened on dry land. 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