"The Fantastic Journey" An Act of Love (TV Episode 1977) Poster

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The Many Romances of the New Captain Kirk
richard.fuller118 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Or Bonanza, if you will.

Our hero finds a woman only to lose her in one way or another; accident, illness, sacrifice.

Always something.

Such was the case here, and perhaps it was too soon in the show for Varian, essentially the designated leader of our clan, to suddenly be swayed by a pretty face, profess his undying love and then have that love die in the fiery pit.

Well, love did conquer all, I guess.

And perhaps there was a part of me that did also recognize Varian's betrothed from Helter Skelter, so it was difficult to buy she was a woman someone could automatically love after seeing her with the shaved head (she portrayed Patricia Krenwenkel).

I think I had always felt Varian was supposed to be paired up with LIana anyway. They made a nice couple, I believed.
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7/10
Reynolds Wrap Needs a Co-Producer Credit!
curtis-831 January 2023
I loved this show as a kid and am thrilled that's it's finally available (via an all region disc set from Australia). There weren't really a lot of sci Fi tv shows between star trek and star wars, so anything hinting at sci-fi or fantasy was a hit with me. Of the American shows, TFJ had the wildest imagination and most action. But it is amazing how little money they spent on episodic tv back in the 70s (hilariously so at times). The set design in the episode An Act of Love utilizes more crinkled-up aluminum foil than I've ever seen in one place! 1000's of rolls of it I'd guess. And it looks like they hired an entire kindergarten to glue it to massive amounts of styrofoam and cardboard. That said, the story is pretty good, as most of the 10 stories were. The show runners aimed for high camp spectacle but often had to settle for kiddie school pageant sets and effects.

But most shows back then didn't even try (or tried too hard, like Space 1999). I love that this one gripped that plastic whiffleball bat it was given and swung for the cheap seats!
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