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Post by Catman on Jan 11, 2019 4:08:18 GMT
Catman has seen them all. Did not like 'Five Characters in Search of an Exit' in the least.
Also, 'The Invaders' should be on that list.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 11, 2019 4:18:43 GMT
The Invaders should be on the list.
I also like The Little People.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 11, 2019 4:27:56 GMT
I think I’ve seen all of these too. Like Catman, I don’t like “Five Characters in Search of an Exit” (I find it rather dull)—I’m also possibly the only TZ fan, other than my mother, who doesn’t like “It’s a Good Life,” which is relentlessly and needlessly misanthropic. My TZ ranking would probably leave off a large number of classics and replace them with some sentimental favorites, for better or worse: “A Stop at Willoughby,” “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street,” “The After Hours” (which I analyzed here), “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?,” “Walking Distance,” “Little Girl Lost,” “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” “The Masks,” “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” and either “And When the Sky Was Opened” or “I Shot an Arrow Into the Air” would make my top 10, with many honorable mentions. But these are the ones that I think best find the line between TZ’s social commentary and ingenious plotting, with twists that actually make sense in light of character and story but also don’t overwhelm the story (e.g., “To Serve Man”). |
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 11, 2019 4:38:16 GMT
I wrote a small piece on The Twilight Zone for the marathon this New Year’s, and if no one minds I’ll copy it here:
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Jan 11, 2019 5:37:03 GMT
I've seen TZ only in reruns; my parents thought it was too scary for me as a kid.
Of the list, I can remember only three:
2. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
3. Eye of the Beholder
4. Time Enough at Last
And Time Enough at Last made the most profound impression on me. I copied/pasted a review from IMDb -
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jan 11, 2019 7:22:17 GMT
I've seen the whole series, I'd have to have a think about what my favorite episodes are. Of the ones listed, the first five or so seem to be the most well known and are arguably "undisputed classics". I like them all, but think they've lost some of there impact, due to their sheer ubiquitous-ness, particularly "Time Enough at Last". Like Nalkarj I'm also not the biggest fan of "It's a Good Life", the kid was just too annoying. I don't mind "Five Characters in Search of an Exit" though. The two on the list I particularly remember liking are "A Stop at Willoughby" and "Walking Distance". The stranger in a strange town/place was always my favorite TZ trope. One lesser known/lesser revered episode I do specifically remember and like a lot is "Come Wander With Me", the last to be filmed and I think third last to air. It's a tad clunky but I really like the atmosphere and the haunting song adds a particular air of eerie "Americana" to the episode. |
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Post by Catman on Jan 11, 2019 15:26:46 GMT
Fox in the Snow, Catman is also a fan of the 'Come Wander with Me' episode.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jan 11, 2019 16:19:57 GMT
I've seen every episode of the series. I'd say all of those are good, if a bit too over-familiar to me by now, setting aside "The Silence" which I find a bit of a throw-away. "Twenty-Two" should have made this list, I think.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 11, 2019 18:42:20 GMT
1. To Serve Man
2. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
3. Eye of the Beholder
4. Time Enough at Last
5. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
6. Living Doll
7. It's a Good Life
8. Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
9. The Shelter
10. The Obsolete Man
11. The Masks
12. A Stop at Willoughby 13. The Midnight Sun
14. Five Characters in Search of an Exit
15. The Silence
16. The After Hours
17. Nothing in the Dark
18. And When the Sky Was Opened
19. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
20. Walking Distance
How many have you seen? Are there any you like a lot?  I don't know the title. But my favorite episode was the one where the old man who loved to read was in the basement of a library when something destroys everything and kills everyone above ground. And he was left alone with all the books. He thought he had died and gone to heaven. He then gathers all his favorite books, sits on the steps of the library, looks down at his stack of books --- and his reading glasses fall off and break on the cement steps. Now he is left all alone with all the books in the world and no reading glasses to read with. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jan 11, 2019 23:26:25 GMT
I don't know the title. But my favorite episode was the one where the old man who loved to read was in the basement of the library when something destroys everything and kills everyone above ground. And he was left alone with all the books. He thought he had died and gone to heaven. He then gathers all his favorite books, sits on the steps of the library, looks down at his stack of books --- and his reading glasses fall off and break on the cement steps. Now he is left all alone with all the books in the world and no reading glasses to read with. That would be "Time Enough At Last". |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 12, 2019 0:53:30 GMT
Not sure I've seen The Shelter, The Midnight Sun, Walking Distance, or And When the Sky Was Opened. Definitely have seen the rest.
To Serve Man is possibly my favorite episode, so cool that it's top rated. My other favorite is Maple Street.
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Post by Archelaus on Jan 12, 2019 3:02:26 GMT
I've seen a fair majority of them. The ones I haven't seen are "The Shelter", "A Stop at Willoughby", and "The Midnight Sun".
The ones I like a lot that are not on the list are "The Hitch-Hiker", "The Invaders", "A World of Difference", "Night Call", and ""Stopover in a Quiet Town".
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Post by movieliker on Jan 12, 2019 6:29:47 GMT
I don't know the title. But my favorite episode was the one where the old man who loved to read was in the basement of a library when something destroys everything and kills everyone above ground. And he was left alone with all the books. He thought he had died and gone to heaven. He then gathers all his favorite books, sits on the steps of the library, looks down at his stack of books --- and his reading glasses fall off and break on the cement steps. Now he is left all alone with all the books in the world and no reading glasses to read with. That would be "Time Enough At Last". Thanks !!! 👍👍👍✌✌✌ |
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Post by dodge4life on Jan 12, 2019 6:54:52 GMT
"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is a dumb title. They should've called it "In Search of an Exit."
It's a little on-the-nose.
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 12, 2019 9:07:21 GMT
1. To Serve Man
2. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
3. Eye of the Beholder
4. Time Enough at Last
5. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
6. Living Doll
7. It's a Good Life
8. Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
9. The Shelter
10. The Obsolete Man
11. The Masks
12. A Stop at Willoughby 13. The Midnight Sun
14. Five Characters in Search of an Exit
15. The Silence
16. The After Hours
17. Nothing in the Dark
18. And When the Sky Was Opened
19. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
20. Walking Distance
How many have you seen? Are there any you like a lot? I’ve watched the entire original TV series through from start to finish at least twice and certain favourite episodes more often than that. I certainly think there are some very good episodes listed in this top 20, such as EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, THE OBSOLETE MAN and TO SERVE MAN, which is almost as good as the original short story by Damon Knight. However, I don’t necessarily agree with all of the picks. In no particular order, here are my top 20 picks. THE GIFT THE PASSERSBY THE HUNT THE LAST FLIGHT ONE FOR THE ANGELS THE TRADE-INS THIRD FROM THE SUN THE INVADERS THE LITTLE PEOPLE THE MIDNIGHT SUN EYE OF THE BEHOLDER THE OBSOLETE MAN TO SERVE MAN TIME ENOUGH AT LAST THE SHELTER THE ODYSSEY OF FLIGHT 33 TWENTY TWO DEATH SHIP THE HITCH-HIKER THE RIP VAN WINKLE CAPER |
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