Probe 7, Over and Out

"Probe 7---Over and Out" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Its plot is a Shaggy God story. Astronaut Adam Cook crash lands on a strange planet with gravity and atmospheric conditions similar to those on his home world. Most of his equipment is put out of commission by the crash and he cannot repair it due to a broken arm and lack of resources. Shortly afterwards, he learns that his home world has embarke... more

"Probe 7---Over and Out" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Its plot is a Shaggy God story. Astronaut Adam Cook crash lands on a strange planet with gravity and atmospheric conditions similar to those on his home world. Most of his equipment is put out of commission by the crash and he cannot repair it due to a broken arm and lack of resources. Shortly afterwards, he learns that his home world has embarked on a catastrophic nuclear war. In his last transmission, Adam's superior back home, General Larrabee, tells him that there may be no survivors when the war is over, so he can expect no rescue. Eventually he finds a woman from another species who tells him her name is Eve Norda. They cannot understand each other's language, but she communicates through sketches drawn in the sand and by pantomime that she is also stranded; her planet left its orbit for some reason. Together, Adam and Eve begin a new life on this planet she calls "Irth", which... less