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Title: Could have been a lot better; could have been worse (maybe)
Review: A Zenna Henderson fan from way back, I wanted to like it. I've hunted for a copy for a long time. However, the writers took a mishmash of pieces from the short stories and stitched them together like a frankenstein monster to make a series of events without any of the power and magic in the originals. Kim Darby did the best she could with what she had. William Shatner did not have any of Dr. Curtis' irascible persona to work with. And Valancy was downright creepy while Karen was a negative bystander instead of a supportive mover-and-shaker. It's way past time for this set of stories to be remade. Today's technology could make a spectacular, enchanting trilogy out of Pilgrimage, The People, and The Anything Box. I'd like to see it set in New Mexico and Arizona, too.
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