The Twilight Zone - A Lesson in Storytelling

[@HubbaBubba768]

"Time Enough to Last" is one of my personal favorites "That's not fair. That's not fair at all. There was time now. There was-was all the time I needed…! It's not fair! It's not fair"

[@JacksMovieReviews]

I love that one!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

"Time enough at last," you mean. 1960. Burgess Meredith. Aka Rocky's trainer. There were also 3 others with him.

[@speedracer1945]

I often will bring this episode up since things like this happens often to me but not as bad . My favorite too

[@throwoutable]

Futurama did a good parody of it lol

[@superdave595]

@@throwoutable Thanks for Sharing....Gonna check it out...

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

The best written tv show ever.

[@azortheturkahai1168]

Lost Age Comics with The Sopranos and The Simpsons (s1-20)

[@cooldude3764]

The Bronze Age of DC Comics yes this is possibly the best tv show ever written. You could spend hours discussing/debating the morals, themes, real world parallels and messages. Just one episode could serve a class of English students several periods of discussion.

[@JimAssalone]

Always in the top 6 of TV drama’s top 100 list.

[@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698]

Breaking Bad and the Wire.

[@throwoutable]

They don’t make em like this anymore

[@cornjobb]

I always enjoyed Reb Starling's writing. On the Twirling Zone, as well as his later show, the Note Gallery.

[@thxfornothing6753]

I love your sarcasm and sharp wit. You earned a thumbs up! I hope to catch your sarcasm somewhere else on the internet. I bet you could make some awesome protest signs.

[@JS-jh4cy]

It note gallery any good?

[@JS-jh4cy]

Or is it night gallery?

[@neitajames6029]

Rod Serling.The Twlight zone and Night Gallery.😁🤣😁🕯🙏🦋🌠✨🌻✌🖖🙂👋. Nj.

[@garykelemen8819]

its night gallery

[@xxsilentreatmentxx]

Most of TZ's twist endings I'd already absorbed through cultural osmosis long before actually watching the episodes. Except for 'Five Characters in Search of an Exit', that one actually pleasantly surprised me. 'Midnight Sun' is also fantastic.

[@johnporteriii9130]

xxsilentreatmentxx The "Five Characters" episode is genius.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

GREAT examples...

[@standardofexcellence]

I agree, you should watch "what you need" and also "the mind and tbe matter"

[@mokana713]

I love the midnight Sun

[@thebeststooge]

You know reading those episode titles I knew exactly the ones you were talking about and both of those were brilliant indeed xxsilentreatmentxx. What made them so good is they were sucker punches as you thought they were one thing but in reality they were completely different. These make for good twists and causes the mind to explode. I actually loved the Sucker Punch movie from 2011 for that same reason. A lot of people didn't like it but my family did for the same reasons we loved TZ. btw, the official title is "The Midnight Sun".

[@prasan7561]

Calling this show ahead of its time would be an understatement

[@RajeshMaallah]

It's ahead of our time as well

[@MegaIkedog]

0:32 "Rob Sterling.." REALLY??!! I think you mean Rod Serling.

[@aggyness]

And that's where he lost me.

[@ronaldgriffin46]

I was done when he said Rob Sterling. I went straight to comment section...lol

[@batwingism]

Right? I immediately scrolled down for comments when I heard that!

[@MarcellDAvis1103]

Why is everybody so pissed? I mean you need to admit that Rod Serling is an easy name to misremember

[@midniterabt2568]

I laughed a bit to hard at that

[@pjschroeder76]

I once won a bet with my dad, He said the name of the Twilight Zone creator was Sterling and I corrected him that it was in fact Serling...no T. I WON!

[@cvonbarron]

The woman in "Eye of the Beholder" was named Janet Tyler. Maxine Stuart was the actress who played her under wraps. When she was uncovered she was played by Donna Douglas.

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

Welcome to a world of annalysis, beyond the gates of the first watch of a film, a world that exist in the visuals of the screen and in the sound of the speakers...welcome to the twili....I mean Jack's movie reviews

[@valentina5885]

Vicente Ortega Rubilar Best comment

[@robertburns2415]

Vicente Ortega Rubilar Ii

[@ripvanwinkle654]

You are a genius.

[@thatpoetbobbymask8710]

Imagine a place As it waits to be found A different dimention Of mind sight and sound Where you unlock a door Through all space and all time Where you hear through deaf ears And light shines to the blind A middle ground Between day and night Where nothing seems wrong And yet nothing seems right For reality itself Is merely a dream In this land of shadows And substance and things And you push past the boundaries And borders you find Through the depths of your fears And the lights of your mind There's a sign up ahead You feel lost and alone But like so many You have just entered The Twilight Zone.

[@sirisaacnewton435]

The Obsolete Man Chancellor: “You have no function, Mr. Wordsworth, you're an anachronism, like a ghost from another time.” Romney Wordsworth: “I am nothing more than a reminder to you that you cannot destroy truth by burning pages!” I remember watching this series on repeat since I was a little girl.

[@madmaxz4921]

Sir Isaac Newton I guess newton becomes gay. Ok then ?..

[@MaverickChristian]

My favorite too. 😁

[@xlipstessx]

Me too

[@mc_zittrer8793]

@@madmaxz4921 You must be new to the internet.

[@madmaxz4921]

@@mc_zittrer8793 forgive me, I was like 13 at the time😅

[@Colin12475]

I don't know if it is my favourite, but I did find "Midnight Sun" to be memorable.

[@robbrothers9290]

I love the Twilight Zone! My favorite would probably be "Will the Real Martian please stand up?" Great episode.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

I love that one!

[@para-yw9dn]

thats my favorite one, i remember watching it in class

[@Barnabas45]

The episode with Rod Taylor "And When the Sky Was Opened" WAY underrated! BEST episode!

[@libradragon]

I agree! It definitely covered the perspective that everything found can be lost again. This is a superb episode, in a way that embraces a wide range of surprise revelations.

[@LorienWaymire]

"Time Enough at Last", "A Stop at Willoughby", and "The Obsolete Man" are a few of my favorites

[@johnathonhaney8291]

Lorien Waymire Bonus points for citing "The Obsolete Man"! In the same vein, I've a fondness for "Deathshead Revisited".

[@LorienWaymire]

Johnathon Haney another great episode!

[@johnporteriii9130]

A Stop At W is me after some days at work. Ready to jump off the train while dreaming of escaping.

[@alm5966]

A Stop at Willoughby is a favourite of many a down trodden worker. It's definitely my fave.

[@crystalheart9]

A Stop at Willoughby was one of my favorites too.

[@InvertedMindINC]

My favorite episode is Night Call. The increasing, eerie calls a lonely old lady gets and where they came from was so disturbing. And the ending was both heart breaking and terrifying.

[@TechnicJunglist]

Rod Serling was brilliant. Superb & iconic show. His impact lives on.

[@elespectador1498]

The episode"An occurrence at owl Creek bridge" is a great take on the original short story which I find really good because of the sense of illusion that it creates. This episode translates perfectly all the elements of the original story to a visual medium. Great video as always.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thank you!

[@johnathonhaney8291]

When I was school, this is what we watched instead of reading the actual story. Left a chill in me for the rest of the day.

[@rogercassell3983]

the Alfred Hitchcock version is great also...and different (more faithful to the original story, I think)

[@marcusrodriguez7177]

I'll be honest I did not know of the saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" until I watched this show and the episode cleverly explored that concept. Same as "its a nice place to visit but I wouldn't live there" from ep. A Nice Place to Visit when the guy thinks he's in heaven but is actually in hell and he's tortured of boredom. You'll see the world differently after watching TW. This show was revolutionizing!

[@stevenhernandez8966]

Picking my favorite episode is tough! Changing of the Guard was a great tear jerker. Howling man, and To Serve Man are up there near the top, as was the episode with the Mardis Gras Masks. What I love most about the Twilight Zone is not so much the cinematics, which are great on their own. No, for me, it is Serling's love of literature, poetry, and humanity which seep through episodes like "No. 12 Looks just like you." and "Obsolete Man". There just isn't anything out there now that has that unique flavor.

[@Scripturegirl.]

To serve man, second place, my baby sisters fave episode is the masks.

[@damc8415]

The Obsolete Man is an underappreciated classic.

[@nlhlnh]

absolutely love the twlight light zone... it is my go to show. since I was in high school ( im 36) i watch these shows over and over. great shows

[@justinmonisit5932]

Now this is the video I've been waiting for. Love this show so much

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Me too! Glad you enjoyed!

[@GameOfDepth]

Rod Serling was inspired by Ambrose Bierce, the author of An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, as well as “The Devil’s Dictionary” and “The City of the Gone Away”. Bierce was the link between HP Lovecraft and Poe.

[@daniterry4922]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾thank you!

[@Danthrax2324]

Favorite episodes are hard to pick, but "A Kind of Stopwatch", "The Invaders", and "Five Characters in Search of an Exit" certainly left the biggest impressions on me as a child.

[@pfelon]

Sadly, season 4 of The Twilight Zone is not on Netflix. This was the season they did hour long episodes instead of half hour. It was not typically licensed with the others in syndication, so that may have something to do with it. My favorite episode is the other Shatner one: Nick of Time.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

I am sorry to spread false information. I have a box set and usually just watch from there.

[@standardofexcellence]

@@JacksMovieReviews it's fine not everyone knows that

[@speedracer1945]

Its maybe on Hulu

[@basedmadlad6740]

It's on Netflix now

[@daniels1293]

@@basedmadlad6740 season 4 isn't though

[@burnettathomas7567]

This is my favorite show hands down.

[@albertchin1050]

A favorite episode? Wow, there were so many that were outstanding, but "A Passage For Trumpet", and "The Big Tall Wish" immediately come to mind. There's another one, but I can't remember the title. It's about a group of neighbours having a party when the radio announces that a nuclear attack is imminent and they all rush down to the cellar to try to get into the bomb shelter, only there isn't enough room for everyone, so they turn on each other. That was a great episode.

[@Horror-Man]

This is my all time favorite t.v. show!!!

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

I loved these episodes that i saw later in life. The hitchhiker. Shadow Play. The Passersby

[@sinn4090]

Shadowplay and Perchance to Dream are my favorites! Love the video!

[@mbtadhl]

It has no rival, none whatsoever. Rod Serling was a master storyteller, way ahead of his time. They never get old, that's the mark of quality. They are glimpses into the heart and soul of humanity. His writing exposed our fears, insecurities and flaws. Forced us to be introspective of our own existence. Genius, plain and simple.

[@scotia7326]

my favourite episode must be '5 characters in search of an exit' which I think is the peak of twilight zones writing talent and acting. Others would be 'the stranger' which is the first episode I ever saw, 'Night call' which still terrifies me, and 'walking distance'

[@samnangpoe]

walking distance was so poignant. my fav episode.

[@robzilla730]

5 characters is freaking overrated

[@sciencefindsgod1091]

Shadow Play is one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. It's one they did a remake of in a later TZ series.

[@celebalert5616]

Wow back in high school I remember someone in my class turned in a short story assignment that the teacher was so impressed with that she read it out to the class - it wasn't until seeing this video that I found out they copied it from an episode of the twilight zone! The plot of Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge verbatim except in WW2 or something. I guess that kid cracked the code for winning on shorty story assignments.

[@vaylonkenadell]

Disgusting! The teacher should have known better -- "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is an _incredibly famous_ short story by Ambrose Bierce!

[@xaniiu]

Twilight zone is timeless. I loved this show as a kid in the 80’s and 90’s and still love it today!!

[@janksamillion]

0:33 "Rob Sterling"

[@Scripturegirl.]

It's Rod, not rob.

[@Salmontemaki]

Scripturegirl1990 And Serling

[@carl44acq]

@@Scripturegirl. And Serling, not Sterling.

[@Robert-nb6cc]

My favorites 1.The Obselete Man 2.Its a good life 3.Deaths Head Revisited

[@Munkylaw]

IT'S A COOK BOOK!

[@Scripturegirl.]

To serve man, second place.

[@jameshalleluyah8133]

Will all be on the menu...

[@themanwithnoname2183]

Munkylaw that episode shook me to the core

[@themanwithnoname2183]

That line

[@idiot_savants1361]

omg thats one of the classics

[@sbonfye8058]

my all time favorite show ....PERIOD !

[@1719enemy]

One of my favorite Tv shows of all time. Thanks for the wonderful video!

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thank you for watching!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

In all honesty, this has to be one of the best film analysis channels on KZbin. You not only capture the essence, the value and the artistry behind each film you analyze; but you do so in a way that is inspirational to anyone seeking to tell stories through film. I know I've made similar comments before in other videos of yours, but it bears repeating. Thanks again for another excellent commentary.

[@Fenghorn_Zob]

owl creek bridge is one of my favorite pieces of film ever made

[@jrbmba]

Well done... "The Odyssey of Flight 33" has always been a favorite, many more, most episodes an ingenious integration of suspense and the timeless human theme to find a solution to a seemingly unsolvable problem...

[@brainsareus]

William Shatner introduced to America.

[@magnoliamike]

The twilight zone is so iconic how could it not fill you with nostalgic vibes?! 🚬 🤵🏼 💨

[@erickstanford519]

You got the iconic part rite, top 5 shows of all time.

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

Yes, a lesson in storytelling. But you also need to remember the time period it was created in. People who wrote these scripts were avid readers of books. TV was a new medium. The writers weren't constantly bombarded with images from TVs and computers. They actually read books and used their imagination when creating this series.

[@annapaulikonis2433]

Good point.

[@MAFion]

Truth.

[@harlow743]

Submitted for your approval a Mr. Rod Serling genius

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

I like the first episode. I had a patient whose father was in the Air Force working on that project. Pretty cool.

[@Scripturegirl.]

One of my second younger sisters does too, it's called where is everybody.

[@benadam7753]

Changing of the Guard and Five Characters in Search of an Exit are just a few of my favorites!

[@dr.skulhamr3220]

It's always fascinating for me to see someone younger who has apprehended and enjoyed these little gifts of joy.

[@Pb-ij4ip]

My favorite is Night of the Meek with Art Carney. I tear up every time. Was going to call you out on “Occurrence “ but you covered it nicely. Good job. You’ve given me a new appreciation for the episode. There’s so much nuance to these stories that you could easily make a video for each one.

[@Scripturegirl.]

Rip John.

[@thinklikeido]

The best of the best series ever produced hands down!

[@spiritscar]

Fantastic analysis! I’m a writer and look to The Twilight Zone as a shining example of elegantly executed storytelling. Every episode an entirely new story, new characters, essentially a new world, though tone and style clearly established overall. Within minutes we meet a new character, quickly glean enough information as to their personality, become invested in that character and arrive at catharsis with that new character we knew nothing of just a half hour ago. There are so many classic episodes, it’d be great if you made a series of these videos breaking down the beloved stories and the commonalities that emerge. A consistent and defining trait of the show was the cinematography as well as the music. My favorite episode is “The Big Tall Wish”. A beautiful and tragic tale of a washed up boxer and the little boy who believes in him. A tale of loosing the magic and innocence from life.

[@AR-kh6rr]

My favorites are The Hitchhiker, The Four of Us Are Dying, One For the Angels, A Quality of Mercy, The Night Call, and Time Enough At Last

[@rodgermurphy5721]

The Hitchhiker, the Grave, the Passer by, and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

[@TheMikester307]

In the last few years, I have come to appreciate the episode "Nick of Time." Excellent!

[@Jordan-dv6tw]

My favorites are back there, I shot an arrow into the air, dust, the rip van winkle caper, the silence, will the real Martian please stand up, the four of us are dying, and a world of his own.. sadly, these dont tend to be other fans' favorites :(

[@samwallaceart288]

My favorites, in addition to “Eye of the Beholder”, would be “The After Hours”, “In His Image”, “Five Characters in Search of an Exit” and “Mirror Image”.

[@truefilm1556]

Repeating myself here (because it's true): awesome as always! Had no idea that these pristine looking 35mm full frame prints [Edit: or perhaps even original camera negative footage where avaiable] existed and are available as impeccable, flawless restorations. Just gorgeous! All I ever watched (through the years as re runs) were grainy, blurry TV distribution prints (or copies on video tape thereof) with limited sound quality. Awesome breakdown and true insight! Now I'll have to watch all episodes. Anyway: fantastic - thanks for uploading your top notch work!

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thank you and enjoy!

[@christianpaystrup4427]

Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge was actually a short story back in the 1890’s. So a lot came from the actual story, but still translating that into visual is pretty tough. So showing that is pretty tough. Yet they did it. Pretty good on their part. My favorite episode will always be Dead Man’s Shoes.

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

One for the Angels, I always liked the more positive episodes (not that their were a lot).

[@johnathonhaney8291]

bbr64 bbr64 No, not a lot of them. Of those, I count "The Changing of the Guard" as my fave.

[@bria4404]

'The Lonely' is my personal favorite episode! I never see anyone talk about that episode in particular and it's such a shame because I swear I could write an entire dissertation about that episode alone.

[@fruitbythebecbec7165]

"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" and "A World of His Own" are all favorites of mine that don't get enough buzz.

[@ThomasLuca]

Love The Twilight Zone! This was a joy to watch as I study film still, I love cinema inordinately.

[@edkeaton1085]

My brother and I used to watch a lot of episodes of "The Twilight Zone" in reruns while we growing up. Some of my favorite episodes are "A Game of Pool", "Time Enough at Last", "Mr. Dingle, the Strong", and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" are a few of my favorites.

[@brookvalley907]

I saw the hanging story as a kid when it was first televised. I thought at the time that it was the best thing that I had ever seen, but I didn't exactly understand why. I just knew that it had shown me something about the world or about thought or about the mind that I hadn't known before. I think that it was when I first began to understand that we not only live in a physical world, we also live in an imaginary world that sometimes seems more real to us. Two of my other favorites, which you showed were "How to Serve Man" and "Gremlin". When Mickey Spillane was asked what was his favorite book, he indicated one in which the killer and motive were revealed in the last sentence of the book. That's a good story.

[@thegentlementor]

My favorite episode? Walking Distance. Great review - thank you!

[@SirSmoldham]

Brilliant examination. As a fan lucky enough to actually become connected to this series, and having watched it during its original run, I am very grateful for your insight.

[@parsifal40002]

My favorite TZ episodes is "The Obsolete Man" and " Changing of the Guard".

[@mrcoatsworth429]

Hey, Jack! I immensely enjoy your videos! Great work! By the way, love how you included Blade Runner 2049 in the selection along with 12 Angry Men and other masterpieces. Definitely my favorite movie of the year. Hope you'll make a video about it some time.

[@melonlord4889]

Recently found it on Netflix (USA) and I love just watching it on my phone because it feels so... ironic. Watching a pre-moon landing-show-or any show before 9/11 for that matter- just feels old, and watching it on my phone makes it feel like old and new at the same time

[@danbyrnes3110]

Rod Serling was a visionary and genius writer.

[@ole9421]

Shadow Play is a favorite of mine. Dennis Weaver's acting was intense. His acting intensity was on full display again in Spielberg's movie, Duel.

[@Ordinaryguy82]

I am so glad you discussed this, There are so many films that when I watch them, I always feel like its a descendant of the twilight zone I.e. Blade Runner, Oblivion, Source Code, Trainspotting etc. Have you seen Blade Runner 2049? interested in seeing your take on it. I loved the deep-dive on reusing a scrapped script introduction of Deckard and using it for Officer K. loved it and the way it unfolded. keep up the great work

[@PetersPianoShoppe]

“Mirror Image” is one creepy nightmare. And strangely, though it is not liked by many, I’m a huge fan of “Come Wander with me”, which stayed in my thoughts for years.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

I was thinking about talking about Mirror Image in the video!

[@Ron4885]

One of my fav's was The Fear. I can watch it several times in a row. Many probably don't like it.

[@daniterry4922]

I love that episode!!!

[@eugeneking1462]

My dad and I used to watch Twilight Zone together back in the 1960s [I was born in 1954]. I first saw 'An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge' when I was in college [during a film class]. I never knew that film was shown on Twilight Zone. I think my favorite episode might be 'The Hunt' written by Earl Hamner. Looking back I found it interesting how many actors appeared on the series who went on to become famous for other things [William Shatner for example].

[@peterproductions5015]

My personal favorite episode has always been “Night Call,” it always chilled me to the bone.

[@raidenvanbronkhorst5749]

0:33 it's Rod Serling not Rob Sterling

[@hoppoh6202]

As a kid I was always mesmerized while watching the first run episodes of The Twilight Zone and even then I was aware of the terrific writing involved in it. I never watched an episode and was left wondering "what the hell was that about?". Everything was clear and I even understood some of the morality angles and when I didn't the adults that had watched with me filled it in. The revivals fail because they have no point of view or opinion that drives the heart of their stories. Serling was anti-war, anti-racist, pro-human, and most of all, sentimental. This last point was clearest in the episode 'One for the Angels', where Ed Wynn's Pitch Man digs deep within himself and his talents to save the life of a little girl. No morality, just pure sentimentality. All these years later, it's one of the episodes that still warm and boost me when I feel low. 'Big Tall Wish' is another example with the boy, Henry, wishing his hero, the boxer Bolie, to a win in an unwinnable fight. The new shows have none of these heart felt sentimental notions going for them; they're just yak fests of empty plastic dialog to fill time. None of that yikkity yak will be called to mind years later when, in a moment when an inspirational or comforting memory is needed and a line or scene from a decades old black and white TV show comes to mind and does the trick. 'The Hitch Hiker' episode's Nan Adams, taught me at a young age that death isn't as frightening as every other show at the time was telling me it was. Without the guiding hand of a person of Serling's morality, these new shows don't stand a chance; people can sniff out a poor incarnation that is without heart. And this is sad, because there is so much material in today's headlines to draw from; Red Hats, A suspect government, School and work shootings, clergy abuses, environmental challenges, and so much more including my pet peeve, tattooing. I wish the new show the best of luck and hope Peele is a real fan of the original and gets, really gets, Serling's sensibility about what the show is and is meant to say.

[@saigokun]

This was a great analysis, you captured the structure of the episodes very well.

[@jasonstilnovich7060]

My fav show of all time

[@limbobilbo8743]

My favorite part of the twilight zone, is the timelessness. You look at many modern tv shows that have parodied or been inspired by, spongebob’s gone is totally like where is everybody, strange hill high’s episode about the templeton aliens is just ‘to serve man’

[@patrickmchale1950]

I've seen some these. They're good to watch. I've mostly seen new ones.

[@Dlytell]

And When the Sky was Opened, On Thursday We Leave for Home, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, Purple Testament, Thirty Fathom Grave, Steel, A World of His Own, Death Ship, Elegy, The Lonely, Mirror Image, Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up, Shadow Play, Arrival, Passage for Trumpet and from the later version, Button, Button and Profile in Silver... All favorites I watch over and over. Serling was America's forgotten Genius.

[@speedracer1945]

The one stated here where the guy is hung and escapes often is a good example of our mind expects to do . This episode is one of the shows favorite of mine .

[@anheroichippo5669]

Nick of Time, Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up, Living Doll. Definitely my top three picks.

[@causticchronicle254]

Dude, I LOVE “An Occurrence On Owl Creek”!!!!!!!!!

[@Scripturegirl.]

An occurrence at owl creek bridge.

[@debbieanne7962]

It's Rod Serling not Rob BTW. My favourite TZ episode is 'A world of difference' . An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge was a French short film that won 1st prize for a short subject at the 1962 Cannes film festival and was nominated for an Oscar. The film was shortened by a few minutes and an introduction by Serling was added. Alfred Hitchcock Presents also had a version of this episode. We never got The Twilight Zone on Netflix here in Australia sadly. But I've got the box set DVDs and love TZ

[@Irraptured]

I've only recently started watching these on Netflix to fill in the Black Mirror emptiness until the next season. So far I've only seen 6 or so episodes, but Mr Denton on Doomsday is my favorite episode so far.

[@317Chris]

"A nice place to visit" is such a great episode.

[@patticarpenter4382]

I love your reviews for their in depth analysis. I use films like 12 Angry Men, Vertigo, Rear Window, and Shadow of a Doubt for the visual analysis essay in my composition courses. My husband Jack and I were English majors in our BA degrees so we love to analyze films and novels. I love The Twilight Zone; I grew up with the show, and I have re-watched the seasons through Amazon Prime. My favorite episodes are "Time Enough at Last" and "The Obsolete Man" with Burgess Meredith, "Occurrence at Owl Creek," and a sentimental favorite is "The Hunt" written by Earl Hamner, Jr. of The Waltons. Hamner wrote many episodes for the Twilight Zone as well as Ray Bradbury "I Sing the Body Electric" and Richard Matheson "A Young Man's Fancy," who also wrote the book Bid Time Return which is the basis for the film Somewhere in Time. Serling employed great talent in writing. Maybe he gave these authors their start.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Thank you Patti! Also-your husband has a great name!

[@melancholiac]

In England, we never saw The Twilight Zone. We watched The Outer Limits, which was fabulous, but I feel my childhood missed out big time by never seeing Twilight Zone.

[@iamalive.1255]

Great show.

[@owenkapler7630]

I love the episode, "One for the Angels" It's uplifting and cheerful, and breaks the mold of most Twilight Zone episodes by making the big reveal take place early in the episode that a man, Mr. Death, is about. The episode then tells a story with some small interesting turn, but is fairly predictable, although I love most episodes of the show I find "One for the Angels" uplifting and satisfying with it's payoff.

[@LarsVision]

Great cover. Love to see/hear more from you on Mr. Serlings work. Thx

[@johnathonhaney8291]

Another good Civil War allegory story that makes the same point as Occurrence and IS an actual TZ episode is "The Passersby". It made many of the same points.

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Huh-I never put that together. Time to rewatch!

[@johnathonhaney8291]

@Ken Hudson Yeah, THAT'S "The Passersby".

[@brumous9364]

I watched ONE episode of this show yesterday for a class and now this is in my recommended Damn

[@scarbluff]

Although there are so many truly astounding episodes frpm The Twilight Zone, my favourite -- and the most frightening -- is "The Hitchhiker." The overall atmosphere -- and in particular the ending -- are unsurpassable.

[@ReassignedNRealigned]

The Mirror is one of my favorites.

[@Renkinjutsushi]

My favorite episode is The Obsolete Man, followed closely by A Stop at Willoughby and A Nice Place to Visit.

[@Medraut00]

imitators focus only on the twist. but not the deeper things like how for the most part the story focuses on a characters trials, redemtion, state of mind etc. take for example the Grimlain ep you mention at the end. the movie version of this story only focuses on the monster and a man terrorfied by it. but the episode focuses more on the fact that this is a man trying to prove his sanity

[@daniterry4922]

Yes, there is also a ton of misogyny in the show as well.