The twilight zone is a classic of science fiction television, but even a program like this has a bad season-however, it’s such a good program that even its worst season has major episodes. Created by Rod Serling, The twilight zone made his debut on ABC in 1959, taking place for a total of five seasons.
As a series of anthology, each episode of The twilight zone is a different story with a different cast, although the show has its own list of frequent collaborators. The stories of The twilight zone Mix science fiction, horror and fantasy, most of them with twists and turns of the plot with morality.
The twilight zone is one of the best television shows of all time, and many of its episodes are now classics and part of pop culture. However, its fifth and last season was lower than the others, housing many of the worst episodes of the series, but even this season also has excellent episodes.
A kind of chronometer
Directed by John Rich, “a sort of stopwatch” presents viewers to Patrick McNulty (Richard Erdman), a boring, unpleasant and important man in his forties. After being dismissed for having lost everyone’s time, McNulty goes to a bar, where he bothers everyone. A drunk pattern gives him his stopwatch, which McNulty learns soon can stop time For everyone except the watch holder.
Of course, McNulty takes advantage of it dishonestly, but his time of joy and pleasure arrives at a sudden and tragic end. Although Erdman’s performance is too excessive and comical for The twilight zone And a story like “A Tow of A Stopwatch”, the concept and the torsion make it one of the best episodes of season 5.
An occurrence in Owl Creek
“An event in Owl Creek” is a unique case in The twilight zone. The episode follows Peyton Farquhar (Roger Jacquet), A man about to be hanged at a rural bridge. When Farquhar fell from the bridge, the rope breaks, and he falls into the river, and therefore his escape begins.
“An event in Owl Creek” has one of the most tragic twists and turns Twilight History, and it’s an episode without almost no dialogue. “An event in Owl Creek” was originally an Oscar -winning short film, later adapted to television as season 5 of The twilight zone had trouble finding ideas.
In pip praise
Written by Rod Serling and directed by Joseph M. Newman, “in Lweing of Pip” is one of the saddest stories of season 5. “In Pounge of Pip” follows Max (Jack Klugman), a bookmaker whose son, Pip (Robert Diamond), soldier in Vietnam, was injured and is dying.
After learning the state of Pip, Max is unable to manage his sorrow and his anger not to be his son’s father. Max then came across his own son at the age of 10, and they spend the rest of the day together. “In pounge of pip” has a drama, fantasy and emotional depth, which are among the The twilight zoneForces.
You drive
Written by Earl Hamner Jr. (and used for the first time in the 1954 television show Justice) And directed by John Brahm, “You Drive” presents the public to Oliver Pope (Edward Andrews). One day, on the way back of work, The pope strikes a boy on his bike, loudly injuring him, the pope runs away.
The Pope maintains this secret and leaves a colleague of his arrest wrongly for the murder of the child. However, His car begins to rebel against himincluding driving his wife to the scene of the accident. A car with his own mind may seem silly, but “You Drive” used this concept with brilliance and realistic, which led to a suspense and frightening story.
Number 12 looks like you
Based on the new “The Beautiful People” by Charles Beaumont, “number 12 looks like you” takes the public to the future, where all the 19 -year -old children go through “transformation”. This process transforms a person’s body into a physically attractive design of their choice from a selection of numbered models, as well as other improvements.
The most popular models are 12 and 17 years old, but Marilyn (Collin Wilcox), 18, refuses to go through “transformation”. Although her decision is initially respected, she ends up limiting a hospital against her will. The global concept of “number 12 looks like you” is terrifying, and its torsion makes it also heartbreaking.
Masks
Written by Rod Serling and directed by Ida Lupineo, “The Masks” is defined during Tuesday fat and follows Jason Foster (Robert Keith), a rich but dying man. Jason is not satisfied with the arrival of her loose daughter, Emily (Virginia Gregg), her husband Gourmand Wilfred (Milton Selzer), their sadistic son Wilfred Jr. (Alan Sues), and their vain daughter Paula (Brooke Hayward).
Knowing that they are only there to claim his fortune when he dies, Jason makes them wear distorted masks that represent their horrible personalities. Jason tells them that they have to wear the masks until midnight to inherit his succession, but everything takes a turn when the clock strikes midnight. “Masks” is one of those Twilight episodes with a satisfactory turn.
Nightmare at 20,000 feet
A classic Twilight The episode, and which has been constantly parodied in other media, is “Nightmare at 20,000 feet”. Directed by the horror master Richard Don, “Nightmare at 20,000 feet” follows Robert Wilson (William Shatner), a man who recovered from a nervous breakdown on a plane that occurred six months earlier.
Now on a plane back home with his wife, Robert sees a creature in the shape of a Gremlin through the window, which hides each time that he tries to alert someone on this subject. Robert begins to panic when the Gremlin begins to play with the engines, but no one believes Robert. It’s a classic Twilight Episode with horror, fantasy and touch of drama.
Living doll
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, “Living Doll” presents to viewers Annabelle (Mary Laroche), who remarried to Erich Streator (Tellly Savalas), an infertile man. To comfort her daughter, Christie (Tracy Stratford), Annabelle bought her a liquidation doll called “Talky Tina”, while Erich, frustrated by her inability to have her own children, is very hostile to Christie.
One day, all alone, Erich finishes the doll, which tells her that she doesn’t like herAnd later engages him in a more elaborate conversation. It is starting to spoil Erich’s mind, and his attempts to get rid of the doll permanently fail. “Living Doll” covers the common fear of dolls with the additional horrors of the constant abuse of Erich.
Lengthy
Written by Rod Serling, “The Long Morrow” focuses on commander Douglas Stansfield (Robert Lansing), An astronaut in 1987 who is about to embark on an exploratory mission which will take him 40 years. Shortly before leaving, he meets and falls in love with his colleague, Sandra Horn (Mariette Hartley).
Douglas and Sandra are aware of the big age gap there between them on his return, because, thanks to the suspended animation, he will only age a few weeks in 40 years. “The Long Morrow” is one of the most heartbreaking episodes of The twilight zonePromoting drama and emotional weight to horror.
Night call
One of the best and most tragic Twilight The episodes can be found in season 5. “Night Call” takes the public to meet Elva Keene (Gladys Cooper), an elderly paraplegic woman accompanied during the day by her goalkeeper, Margaret (Nora Marlowe). One night, Elva receives a mysterious call, only hearing static.
The following night, Elva received another call, this time hearing a moaning man, and the next evening another call, with the man saying several times: “Good morning?“During his next call, the man says:”Good morning? Where are you? I want to talk to you. “”
With the help of Margaret and the telephone company, Elva traces the call, but she is not ready for the shocking truth. “Night Call” is suspense, scary and heartbreaking, and it is an essential episode of The twilight zone.
- Release date
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1959 – 1964
- Showrunner
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Stem serling
- Directors
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John Brahm, Buzz Kulik, Douglas Heyes, Lamont Johnson, Richard L. Bas Lafferty, Robert Florey, Robert Parrish, Ron Winston, Stuart Rosenberg
- Writers
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Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Earl Hamner, Jr., George Clayton Johnson, Jerry Sohl, Henry Slesar, Martin Goldsmith, Anthony Wilson, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Bill Idelson, E. Jack Neuman, Jéromé Bixby, Jerry Mcnel, John Furia, Jr., John Tomerlin, Luclle Reginald Rose, Sam Rolfe, Adele T. Strassfield
