Space Rangers, "Planet Avalon"

'''"Planet Avalon." Space Rangers.''' David Burton Morris, dir. Herbert J. Wright, script. Aired 13 January 1993.

Second episode of series. Note funky, arguably postmodern, mise en scène, with direct allusions—to put the matter politely—to ALIEN (film) and ALIENS (film) with a premise and esthetic appeal closer to Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (CBS 1950). Note also the mobile cyrogenics device for quick freezing the alien "banshie," and the artificial ear, leg, and, most esp. hand, of "Doc" Krel, who has enough prosthetic devices to be nearly a cyborg. There also seems to be a mannequin-like robot (or alien?)—and a lot of guns.