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Best Episode Ever

Best Episode Ever S8E01 - Next Stop, the Twilight Zone

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You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. We finally tackle The Twilight Zone!


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OMG, yes, The Twilight Zone! As I mentioned earlier, "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" (the Rod Serling short story) was in one of my English textbooks--I read it before I saw any of the show, fortunately not for class. (That's exactly right, Dave--it would be so much more awesome it it had stopped one scene earlier!) I don't remember "Little Girl Lost," but the description puts me strongly in mind of the Lewis Padgett short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves," a story I have never been able to forget. (If you haven't read it, do!) Or maybe it's just that both deal with different dimensions and have children and scientists in them? (The story was published in 1943; Google is wonderful.) I don't know if I would call them favorites--I don't really find creepy all that attractive--but there are a few you all didn't mention that have never unstuck from my head: "Walking Distance"; "The Lonely"; "The Hitch-Hiker" (that one still gives me chills); "Eye of the Beholder" (a hit-you-over-the-head message, but as I say, I haven't forgotten it); "Nothing in the Dark" (with Robert Redford as Death!); and "The Midnight Sun" (which gave me a few nightmares when spiking a fever myself). Thanks for a great episode--and a very short hiatus!
Rachel
way to start of season 8 with one of the best all time classics. the twilight zone I liked a whole bunch of the episodes really don't have a fav. there all good to me. i went on the twilight zone tower of terror ride it was awesome first you got to see a twilight zone episode before you dropped like a rock lol. in the dark. do you know what would be scarier then watching the twilight zone and the night gallery. having Anthony watching it in the dark naked lol . changing gears here I watched some captain America the tv show from the 70s with reb brown playing the part of captain America that would be a good one too disscuss some time. oh and today I got a classic on dvd the first season of hill street blues. or in your case Anthony maybe it should be hill street boobs you know like your man boobs l a m o. I dont know where that came from but it just had to be said. maybe from my ass but that's a totally different thing so I'm going to leave that one where it is. well nice show again see you guys later Jamie.
jamie
Thanks for discussing this show, and it's a great choice as a season opener. Episodes I'm surprised you haven't mentioned: "Where is Everybody?", "Walking Distance", "Eye of the Beholder". Episodes I'd recommend watching: "Judgment Night", "Third from the Sun", "The Howling Man", "Twenty-Two", "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?", "The Obsolete Man", "The Grave", "Nothing in the Dark", "The Hunt", "Night Call" and "The Encounter". Great job, guys, and should you decide to discuss "Night Gallery" in the future: Just keep in mind there were some good stories there, not only blackout sketches.
Gordon
I had 'will the real martian' and 'eye of the beholder' in mind as well. They just didn't quite make the cut. You know, even the lousy TZ eps were pretty fine....
Dave Brodbeck
Thanks for the support and suggestions Rachel and Gordon. I've got my Sunday afternoon homework all figured out!
Greg
You're welcome, Greg. Always glad to spread the word about decent (& beyond) TZ episodes for people to enjoy of. Forgot to mention "Living Doll", "The Silence" and "Steel" as well, all quite dark in tone. Dave: I try my best to avoid bad episodes. Comedy episodes are usually a disaster with this show. "Mr. Dingle, the Strong", "The Mighty Casey", "Cavender Is Coming", "I Dream of Genie", "From Agnes - With Love", "The Fugitive" and "The Bewitchin' Pool" are the ones I usually just can't stand.
Gordon
"Third from the Sun"; "Walking Distance"; "Mirror Image"; "The Hitch-Hiker" (probably all from Season 1): those are my favorites. Oh, and also another Shatner piece, "Nick of Time", which has a great moral. By the way, apparently, Rod Serling had been blackballed from a fraternity in college, for being Jewish; so, I wonder if "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" is very autobiographical for him. Also, he would drive from Antioch College in Ohio, where he was teaching, to New York City, and would always pass through a sleepy little Ohio burg on his way, by the name of . . . Willoughby. I would highly recommend the following two TwiZone podcasts for anyone interested in episode-by-episode analyses of the show: "The Twilight Zone Podcast" with Tom Elliott, and the less serious "Twilight Pwn" podcast, with John and Fred, where they lovingly poke fun at the show. Good, good, stuff. And, P.S.: Dave Brodbeck, you are a good man. I love hearing you get choked up about the stuff of life which really matters, like you did when discussing "Death's Head" on here. THANKS!
Ken Wright
I agree about the ending of Maple Street. Some feel that Serling's sense of tragic irony came from an experience in the war when a friend of his was crushed to death by a large container of food that was dropped from an airplane. Obviously the container was dropped to help save them from starvation. Serling also had real problems with censorship. He wanted the show to be sooooo much suversive than it was. YouTube has an interview with him (by Mike Wallace) in which he discusses it (from 1959 I believe). My three faves are: 1. Death's Head Revisited 2. In Praise of Pip (Jack Klugman, Bill Mumy and the Vietnam War) 3. Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up
Steve Cloutier
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