The Outer Limits (TV Series)
Fun and Games (1964)
Bob Johnson: The Senator
Quotes
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The Senator : When civilized creatures have conquered all that they believe to be worth conquering, then one conquest remains, one elusive conquest - pleasure. Here on Anderra, we are finished with warring, and plundering is done. Our citizens enjoy self-respect, peace, and affluence; but, a high order of civilization does not lift the low order of passion, and so such passions must be both appeased and controlled. We do this by providing the citizens with an unbroken successions of... fun and games.
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The Senator : Citizens of Anderra, the game will soon begin. I have selected the male half of a human team from the planet Earth.
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The Senator : Strange, yours is the only race whose members ask first if they are dead. Are all of you preoccupied with death?
Mike Benson : It's the only game you can't win.
