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Title: Even the cast & Mr. R himself hated this one
Review: It's certainly worth watching for its educational/historical value on how our attitudes on cultural sensitivity in the media have shifted since this episode was created. It's pretty certain this sort of thing would have wound up littering the cutting room floor these days (thank goodness).Jonathan Frakes dubbed this episode a "worthless piece of ****," and Mr. Roddenberry himself was disgusted to the point of firing director Mayberry as a result of this piece.At the same time, racism wasn't the intent of the story; if one manages to sit through it, this one was supposed to be a thought-provoking look at the differences between perceived technical and cultural advancement, and the concepts of "superiority" that come out of those concepts. Had the Ligons been cast more diversely, as originally intended, that may have come through. Sadly the message & moral were lost with Mayberry's poor decisions.
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