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Inconstant Moon: Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan. With Michael Gross, Joanna Gleason, Jeremy Hart, Tom Heaton. When Professor Stanley Hurst sees the moon suddenly shine brightly, he concludes that something must have happened to the sun. If it's gone nova, it means the end of the world.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Joseph L. Scanlan
- 1996-04-12
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Physicist Stan Hurst has detected anomalous readings from Earth's moon. As he investigates and discovers the source of the anomalies, Stan must decide how to communicate his findings and what he will do with the hours before a sudden calamity.
The episode follows, roughly, the plot of the original story from which the episode is adapted. A physics professor spots that the Moon is extremely bright. He realises that the Sun must have gone nova and the side of the Earth in daylight must be suffering extreme heat — and that he has only a few hours left to live. He speaks to another academic and decides that it would be better if people did not know what had happened.
He contacts a woman whom he had been in love with and invites her to go for a walk with him; a love story ensues where he and the woman marry on what they assume is their last night on Earth. He is forced to admit what is going on to the woman, who is initially extremely disconcerted and distrustful of his intentions, although he defers these misgivings by repeatedly professing his love.
•Michael Gross as Professor Stan Hurst
•Joanna Gleason as Leslie
•Scott Swanson as Silver Haired Man
•William deVry as Bartender
- 3 min
Summaries. When Professor Stanley Hurst sees the moon suddenly shine brightly, he concludes that something must have happened to the sun. If it's gone nova, it means the end of the world. It's the middle of the night and few people know what's happened.
In 1996, the story was made into an episode of The Outer Limits television series written by Brad Wright. Jo Walton in 1997 wrote a short poem, "The End of the World in Duxford", as "an unauthorised version of 'Inconstant Moon', a British equivalent." "Bordered in Black" First appearance: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1966.
The Outer Limits 1995 S 2 E 12 Inconstant Moon. The Control Voice: Moonlight can drive man to madness and lovers to swoon, but this night, for one last and glorious moment, it shines bright as a grim harbinger of dawn. Suspecting that the sun has gone nova, a professor attempts to woo a woman he had always loved.
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