In 1964 "The Twilight Zone" aired "Stopover in a Quiet Town," a tale of a married couple (Barry Nelson and Nancy Malone) that find themselves stranded in a town devoid of people. The pair later discover that they have been abducted and placed in the play area of a giant child from another planet.
The premise is similar in "Ghost Town," the second aired episode of "Land of the Giants" first season. Like the duo in the TZ episode, the band of "little people" find themselves in a town that bears a striking similarity to an Earth town. Because they pass through a force field, they believe that by some freak occurrence a "portal" has returned them to their home planet.
Soon, however, they learn the truth: they are captives in a miniature city and pawns of a malevolent child that is intent on torturing them.
This is an extremely exciting episode and continues the adventure begun with the spectacular pilot episode. Veteran character actor Percy Helton is his usual nervous-sounding self as the grandfather that built the little town, while Amber Flowers does a pretty good Patty McCormick impersonation as his "bad-seed-like" granddaughter.
The episode incorporates much of John Williams's score for the pilot. The composition adds much to the on-screen thrills as the show's heroes try to escape from the little girl's clutches.
The premise is similar in "Ghost Town," the second aired episode of "Land of the Giants" first season. Like the duo in the TZ episode, the band of "little people" find themselves in a town that bears a striking similarity to an Earth town. Because they pass through a force field, they believe that by some freak occurrence a "portal" has returned them to their home planet.
Soon, however, they learn the truth: they are captives in a miniature city and pawns of a malevolent child that is intent on torturing them.
This is an extremely exciting episode and continues the adventure begun with the spectacular pilot episode. Veteran character actor Percy Helton is his usual nervous-sounding self as the grandfather that built the little town, while Amber Flowers does a pretty good Patty McCormick impersonation as his "bad-seed-like" granddaughter.
The episode incorporates much of John Williams's score for the pilot. The composition adds much to the on-screen thrills as the show's heroes try to escape from the little girl's clutches.