tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post3228972936558711414..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: The Tuesday Top 10: Favorite Twilight Zone EpisodesB-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-10173064423143502822009-10-05T02:30:16.297-04:002009-10-05T02:30:16.297-04:00Thanks, guys. Seems everyone loves the Twilight Zo...Thanks, guys. Seems everyone loves the Twilight Zone! And Katie, I JUST saw that Redford episode last week on SyFy.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-10314252530700567442009-09-30T00:48:46.673-04:002009-09-30T00:48:46.673-04:00I thought the "Nightmare" sequence in th...I thought the "Nightmare" sequence in the TZ film was the only one that even approached the original. Maybe because Miller didn't fiddle with the story.<br /><br />I don't if I could pick a top 10 out of so many great episodes, including all the ones mentioned so far.<br /><br />A few more: <br /><br />"The Lonely" -- Ok, so I'm a sucker for a doomed romance, especially when it stars a young and very lovely Jean Marsh, and it's backed by a Bernard Herrmann score.<br /><br />"Shadow Play" -- Nightmarish in the literal sense, with Dennis Weaver as a man who every night dreams the same dream: of his own execution.<br /><br />"The Invaders" -- Agnes Moorehead as a lonely old woman living in a <i>really</i> rustic cabin, who one night gets some terrifying visitors. Talk about a one-woman show, and not a single line of dialogue, either.<br /> <br />"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" -- A nice slice of paranoia, served up by Serling in fine claustrophobic style. Loved that double-reverse-twist ending between John Hoyt and Barney Phillips.grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-37622234849323181462009-09-30T00:25:58.802-04:002009-09-30T00:25:58.802-04:00Just stellar episodes. Great list.Just stellar episodes. Great list.the jaded viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187249754406306760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-31989168454443360712009-09-29T20:26:46.990-04:002009-09-29T20:26:46.990-04:00Good choices. Nightmare at 20,000 feet scared the ...Good choices. Nightmare at 20,000 feet scared the crap out of me when I saw it as a kid. Also loved the re-do from the movie with John Lithgow. Oh - The Twilight Zone movie came out in 1983.Sam Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476465416307897561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-54353652996053303702009-09-29T16:51:23.794-04:002009-09-29T16:51:23.794-04:00Great episodes! I also like "The Queen of the...Great episodes! I also like "The Queen of the Nile" and "The Lateness of the Hour".<br /><br />GREAT post!!!Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-84129736885622782742009-09-29T15:47:11.144-04:002009-09-29T15:47:11.144-04:00Great list, B-Sol. And I agree with Time Enough A...Great list, B-Sol. And I agree with Time Enough At Last as the best. I was thinking to myself as I read the post that it should be #1. Very tragic in that Rod Serling way.RayRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718037136482754673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-70531073459408034252009-09-29T14:24:45.991-04:002009-09-29T14:24:45.991-04:00It's very difficult to pick just ten episodes ...It's very difficult to pick just ten episodes as "favorites", but here goes (in no particular order):<br /><br />"The After Hours": "Marcia...Marcia"!<br /><br />"To Serve Man": All of us are indeed on the menu!<br /><br />"The Eye of the Beholder": Can't figure out why they didn't just use Donna Douglas' body, too.<br /><br />"Living Doll": We'd better be nice to her!<br /><br />"Jess-Belle": As corny as the Hamner stories can be (complete with stock harmonica music), I just love this one.<br /><br />"Miniature": Robert Duvall in love with a wooden doll, baby!<br /><br />"The Masks": I always wondered what my mask would look like. Hopefully not like a butt.<br /><br />"Time Enough At Last": Poor Burgess. Poor humanity.<br /><br />"It's a Good Life": I usually spend a good hour or so after watching this trying to decide how they could have taken the kid out.<br /><br />"The Howling Man": Really cheesy devil makeup (and he acts rather like a deviled ham), but I still love this one. Ah, we humans are so gullible. <br /><br />Now, some dislikes: <br /><br />1. The two dummy episodes. They creep me out big time. Get out the woodchipper.<br /><br />2. The episodes with Buster Keaton and Carol Burnett. What a waste of talent. <br /><br />3. "Mr. Dingle the Strong". Yet another waste of talent. And a good water heater. <br /><br />Thanks for the post - TZ is my all-time favorite show, and I'll discuss it anytime, anywhere with anyone.Tracy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06474207455781638339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-30113281938232667642009-09-29T14:15:18.639-04:002009-09-29T14:15:18.639-04:00One of my absolute favorite episodes has to be the...One of my absolute favorite episodes has to be the one where the old woman hides from death and Death comes knocking on her door as Robert Redford.<br /><br />Such a beautifully written episode and one of Redford's first acting gigs.KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-7990257382180354912009-09-29T13:41:44.237-04:002009-09-29T13:41:44.237-04:00Wonderful selection. The Twilight Zone is my favor...Wonderful selection. <i>The Twilight Zone</i> is my favorite TV series of all-time. Even today (50 years removed), the stories are as timeless & provocative as ever.<br /><br />"Time Enough At Last" is my favorite as well. And you're right, picking 10 is nearly impossible.<br /><br />Other stand-out episodes (IMO) would be:<br /><br />"The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" (3/4/1960). I find this one to incredibly relevant in today's world where we are still suspicious/superstitious of anything "different"<br /><br />"Five Characters In Search of An Exit" (12/22/1961) is classic TZ--the character study followed by the twist ending.<br /><br />"Walking Distance" (10/30/1959). Man from the future meets himself as a child & must make a choice. A fine example of the powerfully emotional aspects so prevalent in the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com