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exboyfil

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4. Twilight Zone's Mr. Garrity and the Graves

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2022, 11:15 AM

Jul 2022

written by Rod Serling from a story idea by Mike Korologos bears a striking similarity to Philip Jose Farmer's short story Uproar in Acheron.

Korologos has only that one fiction writing credit. Farmer believed that Serling plagiarized his story (along with some others from other authors).

Korologos was a newspaper reporter.

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The credited writers of "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" have no other known credits. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP

Maybe they were ashamed of that movie Sanity Claws Jul 2022 #1

I don't know why. I've never seen a better movie about Santa Claus and Martians. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #2

When your career starts at the pinnacle, there is no need to go on. keithbvadu2 Jul 2022 #3

This is the answer. Why didn't I think of that? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #6

Twilight Zone's Mr. Garrity and the Graves exboyfil Jul 2022 #4

Watched it w my family years ago.... Chin music Jul 2022 #5

We have a copy on a five disc set of Christmas shows -- rsdsharp Jul 2022 #8

Nice. Chin music Jul 2022 #9

Zadora. I'm sure her thousands of fan (no s) will be clamoring for rsdsharp Jul 2022 #10

I hope I didn't sound that way. Chin music Jul 2022 #12

Sorry. I was trying to be funny. I think that's the only film of hers that I've ever seen. rsdsharp Jul 2022 #13

Ho ho ho...... Chin music Jul 2022 #15

Is that one of those dollar store DVDs? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #11

No, we bought it on Amazon. Most of the stuff is technically bad. rsdsharp Jul 2022 #14

Today they live in a bunker and write talking points for the Republican Party. Midnight Writer Jul 2022 #7

Could they be related to Alan Smithee? Staph Jul 2022 #16