Tales from the Darkside:

Tales from the Darkside: Distant Signals

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A famous director is surprised when he is approached by a mysterious investor who wants him to finish up a Fugitive-like series that he had done twenty years ago that was cancelled before the final episodes were shown. "Mr. Smith" wants the director to put together the old cast and finish it out, for his "foreign viewers". Read full recap »

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Writers:: Ted Gershuny Andrew Weiner

Director:: Bill Travis

Stars:: Paul Sparer (Opening Narrator)

Guest Star:: Darren McGavin (Van Conway); Lenny Von Dohlen (Mr. Smith); David Marguiles (Gil Hurn); John Bennes (Loomis); Joseph Bova (Lew Feldman); Shiela King (Amy)

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Mr. Smith: I believe I have a market for the series.
Hurn: The work doesn't deserve it.
Mr. Smith: You're too critical. In many ways it was the height of televisual art. You turned it into poetry. edit »
Mr. Smith: The camera will be good to you.
Conway: Like the old days?
Mr. Smith: Oh yes. We'll shoot it in black and white like before. It will help bring out your haunted look.
Conway: I've always looked that way.
Mr. Smith: That's why you had to play Max Paradise: then and now. edit »
Conway: Who are you, Smith?
Mr. Smith: I am your greatest fan, and I will not let you fail me. edit »
Mr. Smith: It's... perfect
Hurn: It works.
Mr. Smith: More then works, Mr. Hurn. Much more. It's mythic. The wanderer remembers, his path, brother slays brother. Very symmetrical. Very pleasing. edit »
Hurn: He said it was the "height of televisual art." They're out there. Watching. Wonder what they're like?
Conway: Well, he was here. You saw him, you touched him, you talked to him. Just like us. A nice guy. A real nice guy. edit »