B7's 'Duel' appears to be a lift of Trek's 'Arena'. I'm sure that the idea had been around before Trek; most probably in a short story or something.
Buck Rogers has a go at this too, with 'Time of the Hawk': the first episode of the sinister second season. Which was lacking in space casino/disco/futuristic bars, but gained some geniuinely scary serious stories. Interesting to note that Gil Gerard was partly responsible for this change - he was sick of his character's flip attitude and wisecracks.
Back to the point. Rogers crosses paths with a humanoid bird who hates the human race due to Earth's colonists wiping his tribe out years ago. He is wanted for random attacks on Earth ships. They get down to fisticuffs, and the event is overseen by a strange wizard type. As the series' number one champion I am embarrassed to admit that I haven't watched this one for ages, and so can't elaborate. Anyway, Rogers has 'Hawk' at his mercy, but refuses to kill him. Hawk is captured and tried, and after Rogers intervenes, becomes a regular character.
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Date: 2002-10-03 11:19 am (UTC)Buck Rogers has a go at this too, with 'Time of the Hawk': the first episode of the sinister second season. Which was lacking in space casino/disco/futuristic bars, but gained some geniuinely scary serious stories. Interesting to note that Gil Gerard was partly responsible for this change - he was sick of his character's flip attitude and wisecracks.
Back to the point. Rogers crosses paths with a humanoid bird who hates the human race due to Earth's colonists wiping his tribe out years ago. He is wanted for random attacks on Earth ships.
They get down to fisticuffs, and the event is overseen by a strange wizard type. As the series' number one champion I am embarrassed to admit that I haven't watched this one for ages, and so can't elaborate. Anyway, Rogers has 'Hawk' at his mercy, but refuses to kill him. Hawk is captured and tried, and after Rogers intervenes, becomes a regular character.