Heard This One Before?

Heard This One Before?
EventHorizon1984
28 September 2007

It is common to see recurring themes in science fiction and fiction.

Being a fan of some of the shows listed, this gets noticed every once in a while.

Especially that Earth Bajor 300 year judicial circuit. No wonder the Judge is techy.

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Episode list

• Slaves of Las Vegas
• Lady Heather's Box
• Pirates of the Third Reich
• The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix

Eureka

    Episode list

• Try, Try Again
• Games People Play

Firefly

    Episode list

• Heart of Gold

Forbidden Planet

Northern Exposure

    Episode list

• Crime and Punishment

Outer Limits

    Episode list

• Bellero Shield

Painkiller Jane

• The Beast of Bolnar

Riding Bean

Short Circuit, Short Circuit 2

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Episode list

• Dax

Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Episode list

• Remember Me

The Transporter

WALL-E

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http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809902253/photo/970445428

WALL-E

Pixar Release 2008

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091949/

Short Circuit

9 May 1986

Synopsis

• Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming that awaits him back at the factory. With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096101/

Short Circuit 2

6 July 1988

Synopsis

• Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet

Painkiller Jane
The Beast of Bolnar

Airdate 7 September 2007

Synopsis

• A mysterious and invisible presence is attacking and killing the innocent people of a small village.
• The Painkiller Jane episode "The Beast of Bolnar" centers around a "creature of the id" created by a 10-year-old orphan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet
http://estraven.silverday.net/warren/films/forquotes.html

Forbidden Planet

15 March 1956

• "Morbius was too close to the problem. The Krell had completed their project. Big machine ...  no instrumentalities ... true creation." "But the Krell forgot one thing." "Monsters, John. Monsters from the Id." Doc Ostrow
• "But like you the Krell forgot one deadly danger. Their own subconscious hate and lust for destruction." "And so those mindless beasts of the subconscious had access to a machine that could never be shut down. The secret devil of every soul on the planet all set free at once to loot and maim and take revenge, Morbius! And kill!" Captain J. J. Adams

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http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try%2C_Try_Again

Eureka
Try, Try Again

Airdate 24 July 2007

Synopsis

• Allison is now the head of Global Dynamics. Just when the computers are shut down for an eight hour upgrade, trouble starts. Fargo discovers a mysterious device in his coat pocket and turns it on. It turns out to be a force field generator that is impervious to everything (including, water, food and friends). Not only is the force field generator a danger to Fargo, but as the force field expands, it threatens the entire town.

http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:65330

Outer Limits
Bellero Shield

Airdate 10 February 1964

Synopsis

• By accident, however, Richard's laser device draws in an alien being (John Hoyt) who, among other attributes, possesses an invisible force-shield. Judith sees this shield as something that would earn her husband the respect of his father and the world, and the chairmanship of his father's corporation, if he could claim it as his discovery. With help from her servant Mrs. Dame (Chita Rivera), she shoots the alien and takes the control device, a button attached by a vein to the being's body, and activates the shield for her father-in-law; the shield is, indeed, impenetrable, but Judith finds she is unable to deactivate it. With her air running out, it becomes apparent that nothing, including her husband's laser, can get her free.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eureka_episodes

Eureka
Games People Play

Airdate 31 July 2007

Synopsis

• After suffering a blow to the head, Carter awakens in what appears to be a parallel universe, one in which the inhabitants of Eureka are disappearing one by one.

www.tv.com/star-trek-the-next-generation/remember-me/episode/19065/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;4

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Remember Me

Airdate 22 October 1990

Synopsis

• Stardate: 44161.2
• Dr. Crusher begins to question her sanity when members of the crew start disappearing one by one, and all evidence of their existence is erased.

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http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/episodes/DS9/detail/68098.html

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Dax

Airdate 14 February 1993

Guest Star: Anne Haney as Judge Renora

Synopsis

• Dax is under arrest — charged with treason and the murder of Tandro's father, General Ardelon Tandro, 30 years ago. Sisko realizes that he is accusing Curzon Dax, not Jadzia, of committing the crimes on Klaestron IV. For some reason, however, Dax refuses to tell Sisko what happened back then.
• In Dax's defense, Sisko and Kira tell Tandro that, since the space station is technically Bajoran, an extradition hearing must be held before they can release Dax to him. Quark reluctantly agrees to allow the hearing to be held in his bar. At the hearing, Sisko tries to convince Judge Els Renora that Jadzia Dax is an entirely different entity than Curzon. Due to the unusual circumstances, Renora agrees to extend the proceedings.

http://www.tv.com/northern-exposure/crime-and-punishment/episode/28758/summary.html

Northern Exposure
Crime and Punishment

Airdate 14 December 1992

Guest Star: Anne Haney as Judge Elizabeth Percy

Synopsis

• Chris is taken into custody for an extradition trial to bring him back to West Virginia, where he currently has a parole violation. Chris knows he is guilty and really isn't interested in his defense. Mike comes up with an angle that he can prove to the judge that the Chris Stevens that skipped bail is different from the Chris Stevens standing before her.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0662333/

Very Interesting Coincidence, 12 December 2006

Author: GlorieuxJ

• I am not really rating this episode, but I simply want to point out the very interesting coincidence that the main underlying plot for it, i.e., an extradition hearing (here for "Chris in the morning"), is the same as that of Episode 7 of the first season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine (entitled "Dax") that aired exactly two months later (02/14/93) and centered around an extradition hearing for Lieutenant Dax. In both cases the somewhat improvised defense was successfully made on the grounds that the person being sought for extradition was no longer the same as the one who had committed the alleged crime (parole violation for Chris, murder for Lt. Dax) as a result of an extensive change of their personality (becoming a radio show host for Chris, changing host body for Lt. Dax). The "icing on the cake" is that for both episodes the hearing judge is played by the SAME actress, Anne Haney.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_Bean

Riding Bean

• Bean Bandit
• Released 22 February 1989

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293662/

The Transporter

• Frank Martin
• Released 11 October 2002

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)

Battlestar Galactica
Saga of a Star World

Airdate 17 September 1978

Lt Starbuck

• Watch the sequence where Starbuck returns to Galactica in his damaged fighter, and the yelling afterwards.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293662/quotes

Gall Force: Eternal Story

Released 1986

Lufy

• Watch the sequence where Lufy force lands on the Starleaf in her damaged fighter, and the yelling afterwards.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001706/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534725/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534712/
http://www.tv.com/csi/slaves-of-las-vegas/episode/95249/summary.html

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Guest Star: Melinda Clarke as Lady Heather Kessler

The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix
Airdate 10 May 2007
Synopsis

• After an unsuccessful attempt on Lady Heather's life, Sara discovers Gil's prior relationship with her.

Pirates of the Third Reich
Airdate 9 February 2006
Synopsis

• A half-naked woman is found half buried in the desert with a branding on her arm. She has no hair and is missing her right hand. The woman turns out to be Lady Heather's estranged daughter.

Lady Heather's Box
Airdate 13 February 2003
Synopsis

• Two male prostitutes are found dead, one in a night club and the other in his own home. They both worked for Lady Heather so Gil Grissom and Jim Brass pay another visit to her house.

Slaves of Las Vegas
Airdate 15 November 2001
Synopsis

• Grissom and Catherine investigate the apparent violent death of a woman found in a sandbox. Their investigation leads them to the underground world of s and m clubs.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0579529/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0579529/plotsummary

Firefly
Heart of Gold

Airdate 4 August 2003

Guest Star: Melinda Clarke as Nandi

Synopsis

• The Serenity responds to a distress call from Nandi, an old friend of Inara's, who is running a brothel on the moon of Deadwood.

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