Jan 20, 2017
Comparing "Dawn" and Enemy Mine with John
Tenuto.
Throughout the 1980s, the science fiction genre dominated
mainstream cinema; as a result, many new types of plots and
characters appeared on the silver screen that would influence
filmmakers and television creators for years to come. One
example of these ground-breaking and hugely influential sci-fi
films is Wolfgang Peterson's 1985 classic, Enemy Mine.
In this episode of Warp Five, Brandon-Shea Mutala is
joined by sociology professor and Trek expert John Tenuto to
compare and contrast the season two episode of Enterprise
called "Dawn" with its cinematic counterpart Enemy Mine.
We come up with some other surprising ways that this film
influenced Star Trek and ways in which the film may have
been influenced by Star Trek itself! We also compare these to the
1968 World War II film Hell in the Pacific. Lastly, John
gets some surprising new things to think about after we read
feedback from two listeners.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Welcome, Boomers! (00:01:25)
Welcome, John! (00:02:40)
Summaries of "Dawn" and Enemy Mine (00:10:20)
Initial Impressions (00:12:55)
"Arena" Comparisons (00:15:50)
Racism and Hatred in Enemy Mine (00:17:40)
Dawson: Direction and Influence (00:21:19)
Differences (00:27:13)
Hell in the Pacific (00:27:56)
Justin Oser's Comments (00:34:10)
Final Thoughts (00:41:03)
Host
Brandon-Shea Mutala
Guest
John Tenuto
Production
Floyd Dorsey (Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C
Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate
Producer) Floyd Dorsey (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison
(Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Richard
Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Aaron Harvey
(Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)