Day 212: The Dominators Episode 3

This story was apparently meant to be funnier than it actually is. Originally written as a satire of peace loving hippies, the Dominators was rewritten and the jokes were removed in order to make way for the clearly more exciting prospect of seeing robots explode. There is some interest, however, in trying to figure out what was originally meant to be funny, and what wasn't. There are scenes where discussions are had in which the primary result is found to be 'do nothing' which is clearly meant to be funny, but there are other things as well. The name of the planet, for instance, is Dulkis. Emphasis on Dull there, as it implies that not much happens. But it's difficult to tell whether this is the writers thinking that this is funny, or whether it's just an unfortunate coincidence. Similarly, there is the character of Cully. As written, it is clear that the part is written in the style of a young rebel, clear to show the world that he can rise up and make a difference. The only problem, though, is that the part is played by a man in his fifties, and thus any elements of youth within the character are completely destroyed. But it's once again difficult to tell whether this was intentional or not, because the script doesn't really draw attention to it, nor does the direction which instead chooses to treat this perhaps too seriously, not allowing the humour to come forth.