Director Gerd Oswald's, SPECIMEN: UNKNOWN, is a marginally interesting Sci-Fi effort.

Richard Jaeckel delivers the goods as a "can do" astronaut. With his blonde hair and boyish good looks, he brings to mind the real life, former astronaut, John Glenn.

This episode does not have Director Oswald's characteristic "look". I guess it was hard to work long, atmospherically lit hallways into an episode set, primarily in space.

Russell Johnson does what he can with a stiff, head astronaut role. He was soon to have a great deal more fun, playing 'The Professor," on "Gilligan's Island"

The Teleplay, by Stephen Lord, owes a great deal to the film,"The Day of the Triffids". In "Triffids," however, the plants were mobile, which made them more visually interesting.

The episode's FX, which involve an Earth orbiting space station, as well as a space walk by an astronaut, are rather good. The Special Photographic Effects are courtesy of Project Unlimited, Inc.

Director of Photography, Conrad Hall, delivers creative screen imagery. Particularly good is a shot of the spore plants, through the window of a space capsule compartment, shooting spores everywhere.

The music is "spacey," using harps for emphasis. Dominic Frontiere unsurprisingly, gets the composing credit.

SPECIMEN: UNKNOWN may be slightly watchable for some Sci-Fi viewers. "Gilligan's Island" fans may enjoy seeing "The Professor" as an astronaut. Others may wish to blast clear of this episode. BACK TO: EPISODE

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