Twilight Zone Is Actually The Greatest TV Show Ever Made - Marc Scott Zicree

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[@anakinsolo4529]

Possibly? Indeed the best. Modern cinema can’t tell a story in 3 hours that Serling did in 22 mins. Best show ever!

[@charlessmyth]

The problem for modern cinema is that it tries to tell a 22-minute story in 120-minutes :-)

[@SamuraiJonez]

Best show of all time, hands down, no arguments.

[@Damageonthestack]

"Possibly?!" Must have read The Twilight Zone Companion cover to cover 100 times over the years, and watched each episode, even the hour-long ones (!?), dozens of times, from VHS to DVD to Blu-Ray to whatever is next :-) Keep The Zone alive, Marc!

[@anakinsolo4529]

The Obsolete Man and The Number 12 aged like Orwell. Super prophetic

[@theballisticboy]

A show that is often imitated but never duplicated.

[@92kris]

The 2019 version is terrible!!! None of the magic whatsoever

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

@@92kris There was outer Limits and One Step Beyond. Also Amazing Stories was quite good.

[@mikebasil4832]

@@silvervalleystudios2486 There were also Out Of The Unknown and The Ray Bradbury Theatre, both earning much acclaim.

[@lacolem1]

90s Outer Limits was brilliant for a time

[@TurquoiseStar17]

The 80's remake was decent, the spirit's still there. Jordan Peele's 2019 version was awful.

[@howl_with_the_wolves2861]

Watched twilight zone reruns in the 70's as a kid these tvshows really hold up well,stories that were told thay made the audience think without being overly preachy and condescending.

[@oldgoat142]

Twilight Zone; one of the gold standards of how to tell a story.

[@constancemiller3753]

The Gold edition was something I splurged on in college. Still have that dvd set 20 years later.

[@oldgoat142]

@@constancemiller3753 Now to me, that's treasure!

[@mistermastermind528]

I'm never someone who supports that a material can never be remade by someone else. However, after several attempts by other people at Twilight Zone, I'm convinced that no one can touch that series the way Rod Serling did. The closest thing we have now is Black Mirror which is a separate property.

[@92kris]

I haven’t even watched the interview yet…I just had to come like for the title….TWILIGHT ZONE IS THE GREATEST TV SHOW!!!!

[@ewandric]

Ditto. I agree.

[@92kris]

The Midnight Sun is fantastic!!!! My personal favorite…Rod Serling was truly ahead of his time!!! I think Dave Franco would do great in a Biopic/Science fiction blend of a movie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@Primus-ue4th]

I sat down and watched the first season of the twilight zone for the first time a few years ago and I was completely caught off guard how great it was. So far ahead of its time. I remember loving the stories from Black Mirror and thinking, damn these guys are just remaking the TZ. Easily greatest sci-fi show if not the best of any genre.

[@92kris]

@@Primus-ue4th the storytelling and themes are so good!!! So many people have copied from them!! That’s part of what made me really like black mirror they come closer to TZ then the TZ reboots!

[@joehasskamp5523]

"Two" with Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery is my personal favorite.

[@geneeverett7855]

Great episode!

[@sifatshams1113]

Season 3, episode 1: Two That's definitely in the Top 5 best episodes. The smile Elizabeth Montgomery gives at the end just shatters me.

[@geneeverett7855]

Can’t go wrong with that cast! Bronson and Montgomery

[@Sean-lv6fx]

Some of my favourite Twilight Zones in no particular order; Shadow Play, Mirror Image, A World of Difference, Still Valley, Spur of the Moment and Little Girl Lost. One of the things that made Serling's writing good in my opinion is that he made the characters in his episodes react like a lot of everyday people would react, despite being in the strange circumstances he put them in. This made the episodes more immersive for the viewer in my opinion.

[@Krypton_Ken]

I was watching some episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents not long ago and those really hold up as well. It's amazing that these old anthology shows still have better content than most modern movies or tv shows do.

[@EasyZee69]

It says a lot that no other iteration of the Twilight Zone has been anywhere nearly as good as the original series.

[@nunyabizness6595]

I think the 80s one came close because they at least tried to honor Rod unlike the ones that came after it.

[@anakinsolo4529]

‘The Hunt’ and ‘Nothing in the Dark’ were extremely influential as far as developing my perception of the world. Neither subject has been addressed in better fashion since.

[@hiplessboy]

"To Serve Man... it's, it's a COOKBOOK!"

[@filmcourage]

What is your favorite episode of The Twilight Zone?

[@MysterianFilmGroup]

This gentleman's memory is admirable knowing the names of several episodes and details of the show's history. Several if not all of the episodes created a short term effect likened to p.t.s.d. in such a powerful way that by the end of the episode the viewer was terrified, yet relieved and happy to return back to their boredom at home. That is how excellent the story ideas and writing was virtually sucking in its viewers into lockstep fantasy.

[@anonygent]

I forget the title... #221? It's the one with the beautiful brunette who says, "Room for one more, honey."

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

“It’s A Good Life”.

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

1. The Rip Vanwinkle Caper 2.To Serve Man 3. A Game of Pool

[@seanferguson5460]

I loved Twilight Zone along with millions of others but I've never seen it in that light before. Thank you.

[@jananthony7308]

This show is unmatched .

[@rmglover3191]

Your guests all have this amazing, edge-of-their-seat enthusiasm to talk to you. It's really heartwarming, cathartic, and inspiring!

[@filmcourage]

Doing our best, thank you!

[@nunyabizness6595]

Plus she is one of the best moderators around because she listens and ponders what the person is saying..

[@mrcodcommando3939]

Im glad people still appreciate twilight zone. Thank you james rolfe or AVGN for introducing it.

[@Edu-Mau]

That's great. TZ is also my favorite show and I love Rod Serling's writing. I'm actually working on a personal project called 'Things That Happen in the Neighborhood' which are procedural stories that take place in a fictional city

[@matthewharper5387]

To Rod One helluva human Thank you for opening the eyes of those willing to see

[@melvinperry9393]

Death's Head revisited is my favorite and an absolute masterpiece commenting on the atrocities of Nazism. Mr Serling was just brilliant.

[@mikebasil4832]

Thank you, Marc, for your very thoughtful words about The Twilight Zone.

[@matthewgordonpettipas6773]

I was recently reading 'The Twilight Zone scripts of Earl Hamner' and I do agree that Serling and the contributing writers (including Earl, who is better known for creating The Waltons, my mom's favorite show) created an excellent program. I've only watched a handful of episodes unfortunately but working my way through the scripts I can get my hands on has been quite fun. All so far have been well written. Hoping to find some of Richard Matheson's scripts next.

[@nellosnook4454]

In terms of presenting provocative story concepts, I wonder if Gene Roddenberry’s ST was inspired by Rod Serling’s TZ?

[@dr.henrykillinger1027]

they had a lot of the same writers so i’m sure there was

[@stairwayscare5205]

A Stop at Willoughby is my favourite episode....beautiful and sad.

[@Maazzzo]

Couldn't agree more with every word, Marc. TZ is, hands down, the best show ever. New shows can try to replicate the magic, and they cannot- cos Serling was incredible.

[@filmcourage]

What are your Top 5 TV Shows?

[@edgarplummer6750]

Star Trek TOS, The Outer Limits (classic series), Twilight Zone (original and some of the 80's version), Perry Mason and Stargate SG1.

[@guilherme5094]

Macgyver(the classic of course), The Sopranos, Star Trek TNG, Breaking Bad and X Files.

[@anonygent]

Twilight Zone, M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, Star Trek, and Batman: The Animated Series.

[@nunyabizness6595]

Star Trek (os), Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Battlestar Galactica (remake), Seinfeld.

[@Mallen151]

5.) MTV whenever it’s music videos (This counts, right?) 4.) Yu-Gi-Oh! 3.) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.) The Colbert Report 1.) The Twilight Zone (1959)

[@hestiathena4917]

I love The Twilight Zone... but it makes me sad that there are so many powerful episodes with vitally important lessons _that have still not been learned,_ even after all this time and all the accolades.

[@kengause9259]

Best written television show, hands down.

[@nunyabizness6595]

I cry every time "Walking Distance" comes on. My wife looks at me funny. Then "The Hunt" and there she is blubbering. Lol. Stack that up against most of the dreck that comes out now. No comparison.

[@brothatisfunny]

No doubt about that

[@InfernumPictures]

It is the best show, I'm still watching it again and again and again here in Switzerland 💫

[@James_Bowie]

Great interview. Thanks! 👍

[@HeroJournalism]

2:51 - "Have you seen every episode?" LOL! She didn't know she was interviewing the foremost expert on Twilight Zone...

[@Mallen151]

The one that stars Donald Pleasence, The Changing of the Guard is my favorite episode of The Twilight Zone. Actually, it’s my favorite episode of anything!

[@geneeverett7855]

Great episode!

[@olsonspeed]

The Twilight Zone parables are timeless lessons for all of us. Thanks for keeping Rod's work in the public's conciousness.

[@constancemiller3753]

I grew up with the Twilight Zone Marathon every Thanksgiving on KTLA. Those stories are the American fables of the late 20th century.

[@sifatshams1113]

From 2012 to 2019 it was definitely my all time favorite show. But since 2019 it's been constantly having to fight off Breaking Bad for the crown.

[@thumper8684]

Liked before watching. You don't know how rarely I do that.

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

My all-time favorite is Living Doll. And runner-up favorites as follows; The Dummy, Eye Of the Beholder, and many more, too. Call me an oddball, I know this isn't the most honest Twilight Zone, but I happen to like Nightmare As a Child.

[@Raykibb1]

I must agree, “The Twilight Zone” is the best TV show ever made. That era had some of the best shows, “Alfred Hitchcock Hour”, “Thriller” with Boris Karloff. My Grandmother, rest her soul, was the one who showed me all this great TV in the late 60s, early 70s, as I was her only grandchild and she was my only grandparent that I knew.

[@Will-nq3fo]

I can watch it with my daughters (12&13) today and they like it....So yeah it holds up. My #1 show of all time

[@septimus64]

I love the Twilight Zone. I need to get a copy of these.

[@jamesdrynan]

Good interview. A true aficionado of the series.

[@DavidRexGlenn]

It was the only show able to spotlight social issues without being cringey

[@plastique45]

It sure is, concise and deep scripts, amazing cinematography, great acting, fabulous music by Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith… The perfect show!

[@pliskinn0089]

also EXTREMELY influential.

[@samhardy2038]

Walking distance Gig Young as Matin Sloan is my absolute favorite.

[@nunyabizness6595]

Walking Distance touches something deep within me having to do with childhood and connecting with the past. Even Rod says its his favorite script.

[@samhardy2038]

@@nunyabizness6595 Totally agree. Just the thought that he could go back.

[@starbright6579]

I agree. The twilight zone was amazing. My favorite one is the hitchiker and talking Tina doll.

[@Pemulis1]

Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? If you think about it you can narrow it down to two suspects, but there's no way you can see the final twist coming. What I like about TZ (aside from the excellent writing) is how it shows mid 20th century America so honestly. They were not aware of themselves as a time capsule, so there was very little posing. Sometimes it was a set, but a lot of times it was showing actual streets and roads and neighborhoods and stores and bars and cars and clothing and culture and manners. I was born around the third season, so watching TZ I'm aware of what a time traveler I am.

[@SamuraiJonez]

When I was far too young to understand the themes on display in this show, I somehow still felt very connected to the stories in some kinda way. Like, "I don't know why, but this is important for me to take in," kinda way. I just loved everything about it from the moment I first laid eyes and ears on it. Years later in my 30s I now understand why I just enjoyed being in the room when the adults had it on. Subconscious me was getting it in well before I ever thought to take up the pen!

[@reeanimationgaming1034]

I’ve only watched the movie, and that was great 🙂

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

I know all five classic openings, but wasn't there a proposed one for the second season featuring an eerie narrow road, and at the end, the night sky, and signpost looming up?

[@leightnite3056]

Amen!

[@TeacherRaf]

I love The Twilight Zone series!

[@crazyman8472]

This guy gets it. 😎

[@NightmareProject]

Twilight Zone told great stories. One of our favorite TV shows, and a huge inspiration to us.

[@giuliano2244]

Cool glasses

[@redbarchetta8782]

I can't find a good argument against it.

[@albirtarsha5370]

I have been saying that Twilight Zone is #1 for decades.

[@AnarchyIsLove]

The Hunt In the Valley of the Shadow To Serve Man The Mind and the Matter The Old Man in the Cave

[@lucag.lisickza425]

bro you need to watch il segno del comando show that was aired here in italy in the 70s a huge show

[@Wordsley]

These Rock!

[@riosmax4317]

Where can I get all the episodes to Twilight Zone? I can't find streaming services or digital copies.

[@Mallen151]

Did you find them since you posted this? If not, I watch all of the episodes on Paramount Plus for what that’s worth!

[@riosmax4317]

@@Mallen151 Thanks for the suggestion, but I remember seeing that Paramount and HBO Max were going to merge into Max. It's already available, but I'll have to see if I decide to subscribe to any of those services.

[@Mallen151]

@@riosmax4317 Cool. Whatever works. For what it’s worth, I thought that HBO Max and Discovery Plus were merging to become Max. I think that Paramount Plus is staying the same. I could be wrong though.

[@anthonykent00]

Even many Gen Z'ers can appreciate the original Twilight Zone. That means something.

[@minhlego]

It is.

[@DARobin-iv4tp]

I've been saying this for a decade already

[@markastoforoff7838]

If someone was to ask me to pick my top 5 TZ episodes I would just say put the names in a hat and pick 5 random ones and chances are good that on any given day they could be my top 5, with only a couple of exceptions.

[@lifeisabadjoke5750]

It is and it was the greatest tv show of all time.

[@kali3665]

No one will EVER convince me otherwise. The original TZ was the best dramatic series on television.

[@kamandi1362]

It’s not a patch on Bottle Boys.

[@daniellatteo_thefilmmaker]

I'm more partial to X-Files, Millennium & Twin Peaks myself... But The Twilight Zone it is certainly up there.👽👻🎥

[@MultiSkippy101]

Twilight Zone is really great. But All in the Family was the greatest by far.

[@starbright6579]

Oh, another great show was tales from the darkside.

[@nunyabizness6595]

Pissed that Tales from the Darkside is not in the anthologies section on my roku. Obviously i need to buy it.