4/30/2023 0 Comments Twilight zone the encounter![]() ![]() I posted my own hypothesis as to why "The Encounter" isn't syndicated when its unavailability for voting during the Sci Fi New Year's marathon was discussed under a thread devoted to the marathon: Brand apparently never made that claim about himself. Some studio publicity department apparently put its own spin on that (i.e., they either lied or at least were negligent with the truth). Army awarded in World War II, behind the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Legion of Merit or Distinguished Flying Cross (gotta check on that). Brand was in fact awarded a Silver Star, which I think was officially the fourth-highest decoration the U.S. *Zicree does make a mistake about Neville Brand being the fourth-most decorated U.S. It's not hard to imagine that the episode might also have received protests from Marines, as well as Americans of Japanese descent. I don't remember exactly who he said taught him this, but I have the vague impression that he attributed this indoctrination to the Marines, too. Fenton also claims that he was taught that the Japanese were a subhuman species. ![]() It could just be Fenton's false explanation for what he did. I also wonder if that statement was true, or if it was even meant to be understood as true. Personally, I've wondered if anyone ever objected to the statement that the Marines were ordered to take no prisoners on Okinawa. Or at least that's what Zicree says, and I hope he wouldn't make a mistake on an important issue like that.*) (In actual fact, there is no known case of sabotage by a Japanese-American during all of World War II. To my knowledge, the reason is not officially known, but by far the most common speculation is that there were objections to the use of the word "Jap" and other ethnic insults and/or to the description of a Japanese-American being a traitor at Pearl Harbor. Someone asked in another thread why "The Encounter" was not syndicated.
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