November 10

[Marc]

Okay, I can vaguely accept that planets can develop somewhat similarly to Earth in a few respects. But an identical flag? The Declaration of Independence word for word? I'm sorry, but that's just a little stupid.

I think that Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planet Development (quoted in "Miri," I think) should actually be called Roddenberry's Law of Inexpensive Script Development. "Bread and Circuses" went one step further by giving us the Roman Empire combined with a 1960s-level culture (complete with television studios and police officers in motorcycle helmets). A very convenient way to use the historical and contemporary props and costumes available at little cost from the Desilu and Paramount storage rooms.