After viewing the first episode of Mick Garris's Masters Of Science Fiction I find myself wishing the show would have ran more than six episodes. I can't wait to watch the other five.A Clean Escape stars Law & Order vet Sam Waterston as Robert Havelman, President Of The United States. He's suffering from a form of amnesia, allowing him to forget the fact that he's solely responsible for the destruction of mankind by nuclear weapons. Judy Davis plays psychatrist Dr. Deanna Evans, who is trying to trigger Havelman's dormant memories so he can be held accountable for his crimes. Although the story is set in a post apocalyptic future it's more of a psychological tale, focusing on the inner turmoils of doctor and patient rather then fancy kicks and lasers. There are some interesting little twists woven throughout the forty-three minute story so I won't go into a lot of detail. I've already said too much by letting you in on the fact that Havelman is the President. The episode is based on a play by sci-fi author John Kessel. This guy won the nebula award in 1982 (the year I was born!) for his short story Another Orphan, about a guy who finds himself living in side the novel Moby Dick. I've never read it but I'll probably end up reading some of this guys stuff now. I wish I would've known about this play when I was in High School. I was big into drama and this would've been a lot of fun to do. If you haven't seen Masters Of Science Fiction you should check it out. I'll be watching more soon so I'll let you guys know how the other episodes are.
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