Landru and the Purge...

[Ferengi Prime 5]

It seems the creator of the Purge thought he had an original idea until his dad told him about the Star Trek episode about Landru. His dad made him watch the original Landru episode many time.. the link has the whole story...

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/0...-which-star-trek-episode-influenced-his-movie

This weekend Universal’s The Purge opens in theaters, and the film’s central premise - the idea that once a year people are allowed to commit any crimes they want for 12 hours - may be familiar to fans of Star Trek. After all, it’s quite similar to the original series episode Return of the Archons. And that’s not a coincidence.

 

[Ferengi Prime 5]

Here another link about the creation of the Purge and it TOS connection...

https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-tos-influenced-purge/

One particular episode of Star Trek: TOS extended all the way into the Purge franchise -- dystopian films about our collective inhumanity that are about as far from the positive future of Star Trek as the dark side of the moon.

 

[Neopeius]

Here another link about the creation of the Purge and it TOS connection...

https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-tos-influenced-purge/

One particular episode of Star Trek: TOS extended all the way into the Purge franchise -- dystopian films about our collective inhumanity that are about as far from the positive future of Star Trek as the dark side of the moon.

It wasn't even new to Trek. There was a Robert Sheckley story in the '50s with the same premise (anything goes for 24 hours). I can't remember what it's called.

(this is not a slight on Trek -- one of the things I love about TOS is that it is a direct heir of the literary scientific tradition of the day. Indeed, I maintain that for its day, TOS was more science fiction than any of its successors (also, for its day, more progressive).)

 

[M'Sharak]

It seems the creator of the Purge thought he had an original idea until his dad told him about the Star Trek episode about Landru. His dad made him watch the original Landru episode many time.. the link has the whole story...

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/0...-which-star-trek-episode-influenced-his-movie

This weekend Universal’s The Purge opens in theaters, and the film’s central premise - the idea that once a year people are allowed to commit any crimes they want for 12 hours - may be familiar to fans of Star Trek. After all, it’s quite similar to the original series episode Return of the Archons. And that’s not a coincidence.

Here another link about the creation of the Purge and it TOS connection...

https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-tos-influenced-purge/

One particular episode of Star Trek: TOS extended all the way into the Purge franchise -- dystopian films about our collective inhumanity that are about as far from the positive future of Star Trek as the dark side of the moon.

I'm not familiar with Robert Vaux, who wrote the CBR piece. However, he cites as a source the earlier Birth. Movies. Death. piece, which was written by Devin Faraci, who is not only an unreliable reporter prone to fabricating "facts" out of whole cloth but also the sort of guy who's such a huge creep that he's been fired from practically every gig he ever had, including at least once from a publication he started himself.

Not saying either of them is wrong about "Return of the Archons" being an influence on James DeMonaco for the Purge films, but neither do either of the pieces seem to do much more than present a brief overview saying "Yeah, well, this happened."

Also: no matter how brief the writing, never take Devin Faraci's word for anything. If his fingerprints are on it, get a second opinion, and maybe a third and a fourth for good measure.

 

[Ferengi Prime 5]

It seems Devin Faraci may have passed away a few years back by his own hand...

It seems wiki sights Star Trek Landru...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purge

The Purge is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also directed by James DeMonaco, who was inspired by a Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Return of the Archons". The films present a seemingly normal, crime-free America in the near-future. But the truth is that the country is a dystopia which celebrates an annual national holiday known as "the Purge", a day in which all crime, including murder, becomes decriminalized for a 12-hour period.

 

[scotpens]

It wasn't even new to Trek. There was a Robert Sheckley story in the '50s with the same premise (anything goes for 24 hours). I can't remember what it's called.

Scheckley's story "Seventh Victim" had a slightly different premise. In the near future, war and violent crime have been eliminated by allowing members of society who are inclined to violence to join The Big Hunt, a human hunting game. The story was adapted into the 1965 Italian film The Tenth Victim with Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress. Or is it a different story you're thinking of?

 

[Neopeius]

Scheckley's story "Seventh Victim" had a slightly different premise. In the near future, war and violent crime have been eliminated by allowing members of society who are inclined to violence to join The Big Hunt, a human hunting game. The story was adapted into the 1965 Italian film The Tenth Victim with Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress. Or is it a different story you're thinking of?

That might be it, thanks.

 

[M'Sharak]

It seems Devin Faraci may have passed away a few years back by his own hand...

Nope.

He was reportedly "suicidal" for a few days in 2016 after having been accused of sexual assault but--since he himself was the source for that info--I wouldn't put it past him to have made the whole story up in a play for sympathy.

His Twitter account was still active as of 11 hours ago, and his Patreon shows 6 posts within the last week. Pretty high-activity for a dead guy.

He's apparently become a Buddhist (though that's also according to him, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )