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Twilight Zone (Classic 1960's version)
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:39 am
by mjrpes
Anyone a fan of this show?
Ever since I got Tivo two weeks ago, I've been consuming the show as fast as Tivo can record them. One of the best shows ever, IMHO, and each episode pretty much gives you something to munch on, ranging from comedy to drama.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:29 am
by MKJ
its great, my dad used to have them all on tape and later on dvd
rod serling was the man
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:37 am
by DRuM
I used to love that show. I remember one vaguely, where it was about a painting showing a house and a man standing at a distance from it. The person in the house looked at the picture and it seemed to him that the man in the painting had moved. Every time he looked at the painting again the man actually had moved a little closer to the house. Eventually the man in the painting is right at the entrance, the doorbell then rings, and.. I can't remember what happens after that.

It was creepy though.
Re: Twilight Zone (Classic 1960's version)
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:48 am
by Hannibal
mjrpes wrote:Anyone a fan of this show?
Rod Serling was one of a kind. You should catch some of the interviews he did...old skool maverick with brains.
The Twilight Zone is of course stone cold tasty wheat. I could watch those old eps. all fuckin day long.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:02 am
by mjrpes
I am just amazed at how some of these episodes can twist your mind.
Like, the episode I saw today called "death ship". Three astonauts land on an alien planet, and discover an identical crashed ship with their (dead) bodies inside. They're dead, but apparently alive, and they have to find out what the fuck is going on. You have the logical captain ("there must be a reason why!") versus his think-outside-the-box lieutenants ("we are the ones who are really dead"). The ending provided a nice little mindfuck.
If you look up TV.com, this episode isn't even in the top fifty rating-wise, yet it still was still so good...
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:39 am
by Whiskey 7

Yes a great show, one of the classics.
They had some really spooky stories....
Just did a quick google, some
great sites out there. Try this
I remember this one
123) Nightmare at 20,000 Feet First Aired: 10/11/63
Thanks for the memories mjrpes.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:25 am
by Scourge
I used to watch it. Still catch an episode now and then. Love that show.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:40 am
by Pooinyourmouth
Been playing on the Sci-Fi station for the past two days. They are having a Twilight Zone marathon. I grew up watching it, even though the show was really old when I was a kid.
The one that sticks out in my mind is the one that had the doll that told the Dad (played by Telly Savalas) that it was going to kill him.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:06 am
by Eraser
I thought Golden Earring

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:17 pm
by MKJ
oh yea i remember the one with the doll
speaking of dolls, that one ep where 5 or 6 totally unlikely people wake up in this round room is pretty good too
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:34 pm
by Mr.Magnetichead
Love the show. I just wish I could afford them all on DVD
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:22 pm
by plained
yea great show
i liked that one with the time watch
among others
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:57 pm
by 7zark7
I just bought the first season box set.. It was worth every penny.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:23 pm
by lars63
I always look forward to the marathons just when I think I know every episode by heart they show one I forgot about. Really do need to buy the set well worth the money
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:43 pm
by R00k
TZ was a great show. There certainly won't be anything like it again on our network television stations.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:24 pm
by Dukester
DRuM wrote:I used to love that show. I remember one vaguely, where it was about a painting showing a house and a man standing at a distance from it. The person in the house looked at the picture and it seemed to him that the man in the painting had moved. Every time he looked at the painting again the man actually had moved a little closer to the house. Eventually the man in the painting is right at the entrance, the doorbell then rings, and.. I can't remember what happens after that.

It was creepy though.
That was actually the first part of the "Night Gallery" movie pilot.
It creeped me out too when I saw it. It had Roddy McDowell as the guy watching the painting.
The second part of the movie was Speilbergs first directing job I think.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:45 pm
by losCHUNK
wouldve watched if they showed it but i cant recall it being aired round here ? (never started watching TV till i was like 11 so 1996+)
used to catch outer limits once in a while, sci fi channel would some times throw it on late at night if they were bored but that show rocked aswell
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:47 pm
by Ryoki
The twilight zone was the shit

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