Here's the recipe for "Earthbound": Take as your base the classic STAR TREK episode "Space Seed" with its crew in suspended animation and a long-haired leader with a commanding voice.
Then sprinkle in touches from two Rod Serling scripts: TWILIGHT ZONE's "The Rip Van Winkle Caper" and THE PLANET OF THE APES (1968). When a group awakens from suspended animation, someone has to be shown dead and desiccated to illustrate the passing of time.
Add to the mix Dr. Zachary Smith from LOST IN SPACE in the abrasive character of Commissioner Simmonds, an accidental stowaway who wants only to return to earth at any cost.
And finally, bake in the shock ending of TWILIGHT ZONE "The Long Morrow" to demonstrate what happens when suspended animation goes awry.
And that, Charlie Brown, is "Earthbound."
Then sprinkle in touches from two Rod Serling scripts: TWILIGHT ZONE's "The Rip Van Winkle Caper" and THE PLANET OF THE APES (1968). When a group awakens from suspended animation, someone has to be shown dead and desiccated to illustrate the passing of time.
Add to the mix Dr. Zachary Smith from LOST IN SPACE in the abrasive character of Commissioner Simmonds, an accidental stowaway who wants only to return to earth at any cost.
And finally, bake in the shock ending of TWILIGHT ZONE "The Long Morrow" to demonstrate what happens when suspended animation goes awry.
And that, Charlie Brown, is "Earthbound."