The Twilight Zone (1985)

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This show is based on Rod Serling's classic TV anthology show, The Twilight Zone. Redoing some episodes and doing new ones 20 years laters after the originals, these are made in color and in one-hour episodes. Most of the episodes contained two or three stories, and were broken up in half hour episodes for... more »

This show is based on Rod Serling's classic TV anthology show, The Twilight Zone. Redoing some episodes and doing new ones 20 years laters after the originals, these are made in color and in one-hour episodes. Most of the episodes contained two or three stories, and were broken up in half hour episodes for syndication. CBS cancelled the show in its second season, but it was picked up by a Canadian producer and aired in syndication in a half-hour format.

The show contains mostly ironic or special situations with a twist at the end, which show the human nature, coupled with science fiction, horror or fantasy. Some of the show's writers are well known: Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Sidney Sheldon and J. Michael Straczynski. The opening and closing music was done by The Grateful Dead.less «

• What is your favorite episode?

  Well this is the usual "what is your favorite episode?" poll. My favorite episode is "to see the invicible man" if i were in that paralel universe i would be definitely put on that silence/ignore punishment :D. Let us know what is your favorie episode.

  Well this is the usual "what is your favorite episode?" poll. My favorite episode is "to see the invicible man" if i were in that paralel universe i would be definitely put on that silence/ignore punishment :D. Let us know what is your favorie episode. less «

  twilightboy Last online 5 days ago
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• Narration on the DVDs

  Please tell me the DVD releases for the first two CBS seasons feature the original narration by Charles Adiman, rather than the horrible pasted over ones done by Robin Ward. I agree with Alan Brennart that Ward's narration almost destroys the end of "Charity."

  Please tell me the DVD releases for the first two CBS seasons feature the original narration by Charles Adiman, rather than the horrible pasted over ones done by Robin Ward. I agree with Alan Brennart that Ward's narration almost destroys the end of "Charity." less «

  PikeBishop Last online 12 minutes ago
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• My thoughts on "To See the Invisible Man"

  Here is my lengthy review: What do you all think? I remember seeing this back in TZ85's first season on CBS and on...more »

  Here is my lengthy review: What do you all think? I remember seeing this back in TZ85's first season on CBS and only recently caught it again on Chiller. This episode has always been one of my favorites. On one level I loved the idea of a person being condemned to "symbolic" invisibility for not being a good and kind citizen, and doing unto others, but it also makes you think. Look at this society. It has all the trappings of a fascist/collectist state. Just look at the opening scene; its like something out of Room 101 in 1984. The darkness, the prisoner is kept in, the two black clad storm trooper types, the "judge" who is actually in another room, while the prisoner has light shone in his eyes. Not to mention the mini police satellites that are everpresent, even indoors. How does this society view liberty anyway? So this is the society that makes you be nice, huh? The vignettes of his invisibility work well too, the blind man and the child especially. Although think about the child scene as well. HIs Grandmother points to the mark and the boy turns away. Hmmmm, let's get kids to reject people based on their "appearance?" Makes you think. One also wonders how he keeps his job and pays for his apartment and food during a year when he wanders around invisible. My suggestion is that he just steals what he wants, as no one will acknowledge or stop him, so that takes care of that problem. That seems to be implied in the scene where he stumbles drunkenly out of the supermarket. (Nice touch with the foreign symbol alphabet signs in the windows too) For a similar tale see Damon Knight's short story "In the Country of the Kind" which has a lot of similar elements. A man in a similar society commits murder and is condemned to be an outcast the rest of his life. People are not to acknowledge him and the state alters his biochemistry so he emits a sickening odor at all times. He basically wanders around destroying property wherever he likes, never getting a reaction. This utter freedom also seems to be present when he goes to the women's health club, fulfilling every man's fantasy of walking into the female only areas with total impunity. He gets to be the fly on the wall in the showerroom, but to no avail, as the nude women in the hot tub, just ignore him and huddle close. (Side note: Would have been nice to have seen this done on an HBO or Showtime anthology, ;)and then we would have been able to have oodles of gratuitous nudity, as buxom girls cavorted totally naked in his presence. In fact, I think a bunch of females carrying on as if he were not there, would have been a better scene, dramatically, as opposed to the women in the hot tub, huddling together obviously uncomfortable and acknowledging his presence, invisibility or not) Maybe the state pays for his apartment, since invisible or not invisible his landlord is going to want his rent money. Or maybe, since this is seems to be a fascist/collectivist state, he gets his free government housing. I do have a problem with the scene where he is denied medical attention after his accident. The government must have forseen the contingeny that an invisible may get sick or get hurt. This strikes me a bit odd. So the society that makes you be nice, gives up totally on someone for a year, which makes invisibility a potential death sentence? The ending is superb as he finds his humanity and risks another year of invisibility to acknowledge the girl who had rebuffed him earlier. Love the final narration of him this time wearing his invisibity as a badge of honor. Overall one of the most thought-provoking episodes of the TZ85. less «

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  9 Superb

  What's better than the original twilight zone? nothing, but the twilight zone (1985) comes real close. hide « show »

  When i was just a boy learning to play by the rules of life i found this show and i was captivated by its eeriness and supernatural stories. The show delivers almost as much weirdness into your spirit as the original version. most of the stories range from simply goofy to really dark and scary tales of horror, I really love how each story takes you into the lives of people like you and me and puts them in a situation they would have never dreamed of and best of all nobodie ever stops to think that this might be a little odd and atleast run away!. Weirdness 1000% i recommend it to anyone who enjoys stories with not so complicated plots.

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  twilightboy Added Nov 23, 2006 All my reviews
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  8.1 Great

  Another great Sci-Fi TV series that was originally created by Rod Serling. hide « show »

  I love this series and watch it on Sci-Fi channel when I can. Rod Serling is one of the great writing geniuses of our time. He took TV when it was still pretty new and came up with something totally different. He didnt have all of that high tech computers and digital manipulation that the people of today have and yet nobody can make a show as good as this. He is one of the founding fathers of Sci-Fi in my opinion along with Gene Rodenberry and Isac Asimov. I love it on holidays when they run a twilight zone marathon and I can just watch it all day. This would be a good one to buy on DVD if it is available. I still will watch the new versions of twilight zone and outer limits, but neither one is as good as the original. His Night Gallery was great too.

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  QuadzillaNU Added Nov 23, 2006 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  This show features everyday people put in strange out-of-this-world experiences. hide « show »

  This is truly a great show. The older version is a true classic but this version is highly entertaining itself. Since Rod Serling was not around to do the writing anymore there was bound to be a drop off. The show still managed to be better than most of the other shows out there. Even some of the re-hashed storylines weren't bad since you got to see current actors and actresses playing the parts. It's kind of like when a classic song is covered by a current day music group. It use really bother me as I would think that the current day band is trying to ride someone else’s coat tails. However I have come to learn that in music, movies and television many of today kids would not be exposed to the older material if it were not made popular by someone in the current time.

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  vicmackey31 Added Apr 13, 2006 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  Eighties relauch of the classic Twilight Zone series. hide « show »

  This was the first show in the New Twilight Zone series, which aired from 1985 until sometime in 1989, I think.
  
  I rate this series as a personal favorite. I used to try to watch this show as a ten year old. As I did, I had to hide under the covers. It was so scary to me back then.
  
  Even now, watching these shows again, I can see how they are still scary. Moreover, this show features some great directors who would go on to direct horror classics, namely Wes Craven. How can you beat that?
  
  In college I studied history. This show is almost like a time capsule of the 1980's. Frequently dealing with ancillary themes such as nuclear war, Vietnam, and station wagons, this show really gives a taste of what it was like to live back then. I grew up in the 80's. For that reason, I really enjoy this show.
  
  

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  mikegarrigan Added Dec 26, 2005 All my reviews
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  8.1 Great

  Watching Twilight Zone Season 1 and 2. hide « show »

  Although, I have never actually seen any of season 3's episodes, I have found both season 1 and 2 to be sometimes a refreshing new concept of a twisted plot and sometimes just twisted in ideals.
  
  Shows such as Aqua Vita, Her Pilgrim Soul, and Button, Button, are true to the style of Twilight Zone in that they all share a twisted ending.
  
  However, there are shows that have twisted ideals, that are less than ideal for the show, such as, Little Boy Lost, Word Play, and Gramma.

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  Gentle_Ursaring Added Aug 5, 2005 All my reviews