Alien Worlds Season 2 Episode 4
Death Song
This is a one part part episode.
Main Characters:
Commissioner White
Dr. Maura Cassidy
Jerry
Octivan Physician Xena
Octivan Physician Whiffy
Helon
Simon
Cataract
Ships:
2 unnamed ships
Planets / Locations:
Aragon
Official Promotional Synopsis:
Two benevolent alien elves, with a hostile alien ship in hot pursuit, are
given asylum aboard Starlab. They have with them an instrument developed
through the principle of bio-harmonics, a musical science devoted to the
healing of living organisms by "tuning" them. The hostile vessel controls
Deathsong, the direct antithesis of the elves' music. We become witness to
the ultimate struggle between the alien music forms.
The Story:
A ship with two occupants contacts Starlab asking for sanctuary. They
are pursued by Helon in a huge ship. Starlab allows Xena and Whiffy to
board Starlab. Helon then threatens to shatter Starlab “like delicate
crystal”.
Editorial Comments:
Sometimes it sounds like the character name is Wiffy and other times Withey,
depending upon who says the name.
Again a vocoder is used to provide alien voices. This time they
actually use it to allow the aliens to sing. In my opinion, the idea of
using sound to cause destruction or healing is good. The use of the
vocoder in the voices also works fine in this episode. I like the use
of the voices. I feel that having the aliens sing with the vocoder,
while the sound and harmony is excellent, I feel it makes the story
unintentionally silly.
Chuck Olsen’s character “Buddy” does not appear in this episode but his
Cadbury commercial is still used in the national commercial version.
Likewise, the character of Jon Graydon does not appear.
The alien assistant Cataract is voiced like Peter Lorre.
It is stated that the planet of Aragon has only 12 physicians, but it is
enough because accidents are rare. It seems like there would be more
reasons to have doctors than just accidents, but again, this is science
fiction so anything is possible.
This is the first episode where Roger Dressler is listed as a starring cast
member.
Episode Credits:
Based on a story by Ken Ross
Written by Ron Thompson
Starring: Linda Gary, Roger Dressler, Cory Burton
Special Guest Stars: Larry Moss, Joe Baker, Michelle Goodman, Lindsey B.
Jones, Tony Walthers
Music Director: Tom Rounds
Special Music Effects Composed and Performed by: Rick Kellis
Associate Producer and Song Lyrics: Ron Thompson
Engineer: Stu Jacobs
Assistant to the producer: Jim Cook
Technical Consultant: Peter Sky
Created, Produced and Directed by Lee Hansen
Distributed by: Watermark Inc.
Narrator: Roger Dressler
National Sponsors:
Show is sponsored by Peter-Paul Mounds, Almond Joy and Cadbury Chocolate
Bars.
