Twilight Zone: The True Story | NowThis Nerd
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5 жыл бұрынLet Moose take you on a trip through the fifth dimension with a look at the history of the Twilight Zone!
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The Twilight Zone might be the most influential TV show in sci-fi history, the classic Rod Serling creation that changed the face of science fiction, horror, comedy, and television itself. The Twilight Zone was a gamechanger when it first debuted, and every subsequent Twilight Zone reboot and Twilight Zone remake is part of the rich tapestry that is the history of the Twilight Zone. Throughout Twilight Zone history, we’ve seen a Twilight Zone movie, Twilight Zone games and Twilight Zone pinball, the theme park ride Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, and more, leading all the way up to the new Jordan Peele Twilight Zone 2019 series on CBS All Access.
From the first Twilight Zone trailer, and every subsequent Twilight Zone clip and Twilight Zone scene, we could not be more excited for the new Twilight Zone episodes coming courtesy of Twilight Zone Jordan Peele. Twilight Zone explained so much about the human condition, about race and social issues, and through Rod Serling, it elevated the burgeoning medium of Television into the powerhouse it is today.
Written, hosted, and produced by Charlie Lopresto
Edited by Will Burris and Shane Boiserre
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@Mrken2786 5 жыл бұрын
Rod Sterling and The Twilight Zone was truly ahead of its time. It would’ve lasted longer had people during the 60’s were emotionally and mentally ready to tackle the themes discussed.
@michaelmcdonald8452 5 жыл бұрын
How should society have gone about “tackling” those themes? Do you believe people are currently capable of tackling them?
@Mrken2786 5 жыл бұрын
Michael McDonald I think we’re just as if not more divisive today but he difference is we have more information and knowledge about other cultures outside of our own. When literature, tv, and radio in the 50’s and 60’s were not inclusive to minorities, it makes educating the ignorant very challenging.
@olddoggo6769 5 жыл бұрын
kenneth phillips it lasted awhile in the 60s anyway. You’re trying to eloquently make a point that is filled with zero substance. Saying that people in the 60s were not ready to tackle those themes is just ignorant. I’d say the average person in the 60s was more intellectually sound. The education system then was much more efficient. And if you are going to talk about race, race related issues were even more prevalent, so they were more needed and even more readily discussed back then.
@Mrken2786 5 жыл бұрын
Anderson Brewer The host, Charlie said that Twilight Zone faced multiple cancellations due to CBS studios not being on board with Rod and the writers focusing on social issues and race. This unfortunate impasse paired with low ratings eventually led to Sterling selling his shares and trying other projects. So what exactly are you getting at sir? 🧐
@MicahMicahel 5 жыл бұрын
I love the show but they didn’t invent that type of story. He probably read 1950s horror comics. A lot of E.C. Comics would’ve made perfect twilight zone scripts. They tackled social issues masked inside of a sci fi script as well.
@mancerrss 5 жыл бұрын
Let's also not forget, *if there's no Twilight Zone, there will be no The X Files, or Black Mirror*
@riripari2042 5 жыл бұрын
I love all three shows! Gosh how I loved them all. A few of my teachers would play an episode or two by the Twilight Zone because some of those episodes had such a deep meaning to them that my teachers wanted us to see them. These were high school teachers.
@joshviator7365 5 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen ... The twilight zone! *Applause and hysterical laughter*
@budemawa411 5 жыл бұрын
Or Star Trek or Star Wars or pretty much any modern Scifi
@ryanocerus7853 5 жыл бұрын
Well said. Might I also add Outer Limits and Are You Afraid of the Dark? With respect to Twilight Zone, Kolchak: The Nightstalker was much more a thematic influence for the creation X-Files and its spinoffs than Twilight Zone, but damned did it push creator Chris Carter to make a more successful Kolchak.
@otizzlebabe8715 5 жыл бұрын
What is black mirror
@GamerZHuB512 5 жыл бұрын
"To Serve Man" Will always be a classic to me.
@yotube1ful 5 жыл бұрын
Wololo Man O’ my god! I love the twist ending. And the bone chilling line: “It’s a cookbook!” O’ my god! The horror 🤯😖🥺 So delicious 😎
@jirachipanda3627 5 жыл бұрын
I love that episode. I watch it every Halloween
@SurgeCess 4 жыл бұрын
I think 'Howling Man' is the absolute best.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
What about 100 Years Over the Rim?
@TIMTIMEdits 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite ending, really makes you think. Love how he addresses us, the viewer breaking the 3rd wall.
@cooltrainervaultboy-39 5 жыл бұрын
My brother was a janitor at a hospital. He was cleaning a basement like part of the building when they started talking about the episode of the Twilight Zone where the guy just wants to read and the whole town got nuked on the radio. Later they played a bit from that episode, and my brother thought it was real for a second, and that he had ended up like the guy from the episode! We had a good laugh about it later.
@brkhartgrngr 5 жыл бұрын
That episode was the first one my sister and I ever saw and after the show ended, we instantly got hooked. That feeling that Twiligjt Zone leaves was so addicting. And mind opening. I believe the episode was called "Time Enough At Last"
@maniax7517 5 жыл бұрын
That was my favorite episode!
@Baelor-Breakspear 5 жыл бұрын
CoolTrainer: VaultBoy-39 so your saying your brother didn't wake up in a town destroyed by nuclear weapons?
@cooltrainervaultboy-39 5 жыл бұрын
@@Baelor-Breakspear Nah, but like I said said, we did joke about it. Like because I didn't have a car of my own at the time (still don't) he would pick me up from work some nights. He told me the story, so I joked that had he come to pick me up I would have greeted him as a Ghoul from Fallout. Did an impression and everything!
@mikemyers2626 5 жыл бұрын
That's one of my favorites too! Burgess meredith owned it! ( Micky from rocky)
@nerd_world8919 5 жыл бұрын
I think Jordan peele is perfect as the new host considering that on Key and Peele they make multiple references to twilight zone in multiple sketches. He’s also very good at making horror
@caitlinroseblaney226 5 жыл бұрын
Nerd_World I really hope it’s great... but tbh, if I hadn’t seen that Jordan Peele is involved in it, I would’ve just assumed it’s going to stink like 99% of reboots and remakes do.
@utaatu4576 5 жыл бұрын
Honestly Jordan Peele is what's bringing me in- he's def a master of horror and it's clear that he understands the concept of the Twilight Zone's surreal reality
@haroldellis9721 5 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@meaganteal 5 жыл бұрын
I think Peele is perfect!!
@Rufal 5 жыл бұрын
Peel should be a good host if he takes it seriously. He's a horrible horror director though. US was a really bad movie
@thegulo13 5 жыл бұрын
"Time Enough At Last" is so iconic and parodied so well.
@keemstarkreamstar7069 5 жыл бұрын
Andrew Relano Is that the nuke one?
@MrAnthonyVance 5 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, Rod Serling was my idol. His Twilight Zone show inspired me in such a great way that when I was fourteen I wrote a short story called "The Death of Life" and fancied that Rod had bought it from me and put it on his television show. Well, by then, Twilight Zone was airing its final episode which meant that that fancy of mine could never have come to pass. Of course, had the show been extended, it is most likely that my story would have never fallen into Rod's lap anyway. In point of fact, the competition from Rod and his stable of steady writers was too brilliant next to my humble single contribution. But the story I had written did in truth get published years later in a new national magazine called Vertex the Magazine of Science Fiction. I owe my first writing sale to the master himself who inspired me in the first place -- Rod Serling. Thank you, Rod.
@Justin_in_NC 5 жыл бұрын
Love this story
@homegrowntwinkie 5 жыл бұрын
Hey wait a minute.... That sounds like the second episode, first season, of twilight zone 2002. What was it about? Also, that sounds pretty interesting, and a great accomplishment!
@lucasrem 5 жыл бұрын
Tony Learner The Death of Life, short story by Anthony Lorenti , artwork by Monte Rogers, Volume 1, Number 4, published in October 1973 Ghost writer? were we can read it now? You never did more? He hired scriptwriters he respected...
@MrAnthonyVance 5 жыл бұрын
@@lucasrem Hi, Lucas. Yes, that's the one. Not sure what you mean by Ghost Writer. There is no ghost writer, I am the writer. I have a mint copy of the magazine. It sits in a frame on my wall as memorabilia. I suppose I could read it aloud and put it on KZfaq. Thank you for caring enough to research it.
@MrAnthonyVance 5 жыл бұрын
@@homegrowntwinkie Thank you for asking. My published story is about a scientist and the creature he secretly makes whom he aptly names "Life." The scientist and his human-like creature live out in the country, secluded from the rest of the world. It's safer that way. Remember, "Life" is a kept secret from society. I give the reasons for such secrecy in the story. Suffice to say that it would be too dangerous to go public on "Life". "Life" is in many ways like an innocent and curious child. The scientist is old and will soon die. The scientist does not want to leave "Life" behind to fetch on his own. He is fearful about deserting "Life" because no one will understand his creature and, worst, motivated by their fears and ignorance, may in fact kill "Life". Understandably, the scientist wants to spare "Life" of potential brutality at the hands of others. So the scientist (before he dies) devises a way to end the life of "Life" … but not without a Twilight Zone twist!
@spartten1784 5 жыл бұрын
My Highschool teacher told me that Rod's inspiration for Twilight Zone was seeing a friend of his get crushed to death by medical Supplies. The trauma and paradox inspired him
@banjobill8420 5 жыл бұрын
"The Hitchhiker" and "Judgement Day" from the Original Series are my two personal favorites. Both are really unsettling.
@lexi3532 5 жыл бұрын
Banjo Billy I love “judgement day”. Very underrated episode.
@danv.2695 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite is Night of the meek
@kittybratton3657 5 жыл бұрын
Banjo Billy yep,the hitchhiker,such a chill,when she finds out that she's dead,dread.yet morbid curiousity of what awaits her...
@riripari2042 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know the names of the episodes but my favorites are the ones about the evil doll, the one where people at a party got monster masks stuck to their faces, and the one where ugly monstrous people were the majority and beautiful normal looking people were ostracized and sent away.
@johnathonhaney8291 5 жыл бұрын
@@riripari2042 In order, the episodes are "Living Doll", "The Masks" and "Eye of The Beholder".
@C.L.Hinton 5 жыл бұрын
6:50, The adult actor who was killed was named was Vic Morrow, not Vic Miller.
@mikestarr1316 5 жыл бұрын
yeah, Jennifer Jason Leigh's father. you can see him in her face when she scowls.
@TheWuCepticon1981 5 жыл бұрын
@@mikestarr1316 yup , she has his mouth.
@DalgonaC 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I researched this after he said the name. I at first couldn't find the actor, so I just typed the incident. It's so tragic. I feel sick to my stomach that those poor kids had died. The film makers broke child labor laws and even lied to the parents about explosives being on set. The whole thing was just a mess from the beginning.
@r.e.b.9032 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, came here to say this.
@heavyseven88 5 жыл бұрын
The curse of the "Rat Patrol", Vic Marrow, Guillotine....
@annacquaintance 5 жыл бұрын
If we are talking about most terrifying, though, I find "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You" to be the most horrific to me. I love how he took real issues in the world and painted them as fantasy. Beautiful.
@jacobs4363 5 жыл бұрын
A stop at Willoughby. It’s an underrated episode but an absolute materpiece
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
Willoughby Funeral Home.
@Diachron 3 жыл бұрын
Came here to say this.
@riripari2042 5 жыл бұрын
Jordan Peele was meant for this role. Have you seen that creepy, devilish smile he always flashes on the Key and Peele show? I mean it's not like Bill Skarsgard's killer clown smile, but it always shows a promise of chaos. I love that smile.
@SuperOmnicronsj44 3 жыл бұрын
Good stories are meant for this show and legacy, never mind looks and all that.
@cdubb1245 5 жыл бұрын
Favorite Twilight Zone Ep. is The Obsolete Man. Classic Burgess Meredith
@russelldavis1539 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, this episode is fantastic how it calls out any authoritarian regime.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
Remember that one too. Love it.
@MrNightpwner 5 жыл бұрын
Sterling's voice alone is iconic to me.
@AJ-cq5pw 5 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Jordan Peele man he has been killing the game lately.
@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer 5 жыл бұрын
Seriously!!! I've said it before, I'll say it again. He's a force to be reckoned with in the horror scene. I'm sick of the same protagonists, same concepts, etc. His works are refreshing and exciting. I'm looking forward to watching him come into his own as a contender.
@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer 5 жыл бұрын
He's the future of horror.
@Billy_3 5 жыл бұрын
TAB He wants to star black actors in his movies. Thats does not equate to being racist.
@AJ-cq5pw 5 жыл бұрын
Brianna Kathleen Same! I’m rooting for him!
@rickDArula 5 жыл бұрын
@@Billy_3 I personally wouldn't consider him racist. Hes a genius. But if a white director said he'd never cast a black man as a leading role in his movies, there would be hell in the media
@themanwithnoname4385 5 жыл бұрын
Peele can go from comedian, to horror director, to rod Sterling, so effortlessly. I love a actor like that
@wetalkinb0utpractice 5 жыл бұрын
He ain't Rod Serling doe
@themanwithnoname4385 5 жыл бұрын
@@wetalkinb0utpractice well no one can ever top or rival rod Sterling. However you can do him some honor
@wetalkinb0utpractice 5 жыл бұрын
@@themanwithnoname4385 truuuuuu
@nhaavahammiyhuwd6385 Жыл бұрын
He is uncanny valley. He is so close to life that it is uncomfortable so you keep your eye on it because you oboe of you blink, they are gonna get you.
@TellItAnimated 5 жыл бұрын
With the Twilight Zone series and Creepshow series coming soon this year is shaping up to be a great anthology renaissance
@jasminee1357 5 жыл бұрын
Omg creepshow is coming back too?!
@steviesnowmann 5 жыл бұрын
Thought creepshow wasn't happening anymore
@TellItAnimated 5 жыл бұрын
@@steviesnowmann Oh no, I heard Shudder picked it up, but I may be wrong
@jakepalko6319 3 жыл бұрын
This comment didn't age well eh?
@teadrinker1105 3 жыл бұрын
@@jakepalko6319 no, it did not
@danielhirrel3712 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode (which is hard to choose) is “Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up”. I love the whole premise of the episode and I love how it totally captures the essence of that time period perfectly. Everybody loves the 50s/60s. Such a great time period
@dustinbabcock5325 5 жыл бұрын
It's so hard to pick my favorite episode. The original series has tons of episodes I totally adore, even though it wasn't really on the air for all that long. One example of a great (sort of underrated) episode imo, is one featuring Robert Redford, in which he plays an injured policeman who needs help from an elderly woman. She is terrified of Death, who happens to be personified (as she says she sees "him" all the time, on the subway, outside her window, etc.), and thinks Redford may be Death playing a trick on her. She relents and lets him in, seeing as he's been shot and the situation seems serious. She converses with him, tells him all about her fear, and Redford responds by explaining why death (after a long, full life) is natural. It might not be such a terrible thing after all. She grows to trust and admire him, until finally he reveals he actually was Death all along. She realizes she was silly to be so afraid before and happily takes his hand as they disappear into the ether. It's a very moving story with a lot more nuance than I can give here.
@maicalk5405 3 жыл бұрын
best part was when it was revealed to be her son that died in the line of duty as a police officer and that he was trying to help her pass on from it after seeing the twist, my heart was looking like, d'aaw
@dustinbabcock5325 3 жыл бұрын
@@maicalk5405 that's true too! I almost forgot about that
@kennethmontes7139 5 жыл бұрын
The Obsolete Man, one of my favorite's! Pretty arduous to choose one
@eliyahu899 5 жыл бұрын
I agree !!!
@bitfreakazoid 5 жыл бұрын
@@eliyahu899 I consider that one of, if not thee, best episodes.
@eliyahu899 5 жыл бұрын
@@bitfreakazoid Too bad that YT just took it down !!!
@riripari2042 5 жыл бұрын
I loved the Twilight Zone! A few of my teachers would play an episode or two of the Twilight Zone because some of those episodes had such a deep meaning to them that my teachers wanted us to see them. These were high school teachers.
@take21productions7 5 жыл бұрын
The Howling man is probably one of my favorite episodes next to Eye of the beholder.
@TheDuchessClub 5 жыл бұрын
Yessss the Howling Man was epic!!!!! There is just way too many good episodes to pick one.
@kitkatx6516 5 жыл бұрын
The episode called "Kick the Can" was a good one. (1959)
@Bestofthelot 5 жыл бұрын
"To serve man...it's...it's a COOK Book!"
@Nickelodeon81 5 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute, there's spacedust on this cookbook...
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
@@Nickelodeon81 The Simpsons Halloween episode. The Treehouse Horror Special.
@ozkey1558 5 жыл бұрын
Season 4 had some of my favorites. The underrated, seldom mentioned "Jess Belle", and the brilliant "He's Alive", starring Dennis Hopper. The intensity of his performance, and the empathy with which we are viewing this dangerous extremist and his effect on his community, makes this episode feel fresh & relevant today.
@davepollison4333 5 жыл бұрын
Season 4 was horrible. They expanded the show to an hour and thought that meant they had to drag everything out but it was boring. The show was much better when they (correctly) changed it back to a half hour in season 5. The one exception of a great episode in season 4 was "Printer's Devil".
@banditnmbr087 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite has to be "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" although i also love "The After Hours". There were just so many great episodes.
@tamaracesar1931 5 жыл бұрын
banditnmbr087 mine is the one about the plane that flies too fast, and goes back in time
@tamaracesar1931 5 жыл бұрын
banditnmbr087 To Serve Man too I suppose
@RaimarLunardi 5 жыл бұрын
"Will the real martian please stand up?" is quite interesting!
@veannegilchrist9925 5 жыл бұрын
banditnmbr087 was the “after hours” the one with the mannequin?
@banditnmbr087 5 жыл бұрын
@@veannegilchrist9925 yes that was it
@annacquaintance 5 жыл бұрын
This episode just about made me cry. I love The Twilight Zone!! My all-time favorite episode is Mr. Bevis. There are so many wonderful episodes, and I really hope that this incarnation lives up to the original, is relevant, and profund for a new generation as Serling was for his.
@DerekDominoes 5 жыл бұрын
He called Desi Arnaz "Ricky Ricardo." 😂
@greghernandez7590 5 жыл бұрын
It's Arnez. Ricky Ricardo was Desi's character on I Love Lucy, he was referencing that.
@Justin_in_NC 5 жыл бұрын
Don’t kid yourself; 99% of people see him and think Ricky Ricardo *inserts classic Ricardo laugh*
@racheljwallace 4 жыл бұрын
Directly after mentioning Desilu studios, none the less. *I* think Desi's delivery was charming, and I love the whats my line episodes he guests on.
@lizzzzzcore 5 жыл бұрын
I love the twilight zone. For years it was a New Years ritual me and my Dad had, watching the marathons! It's always been a favorite of mine and I hope Jordan Peele does a good job with it, I have faith that he will! One of my favorites is "Nothing in the dark" about an old lady on the run from death when she finally meets him she finds death is not as scary or explosive as she thought it was.
@terrykobleck6529 5 жыл бұрын
RoboBassMan plus it has Robert Redford
@Hughes81 5 жыл бұрын
The best one is the one with Robert Redford about the woman whose locked herself away.
@aldoushuxley5953 4 жыл бұрын
It's called Nothing in the dark. One of my personal favourites too :)
@johnathonhaney8291 5 жыл бұрын
I remember getting into this show watching a late night rerun of Eye Of The Beholder before the rise of 500 channel cable. It got solidified by An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge for school (which left a chill in me for the rest of the day I saw it). And now, 20 years later, 60 years after its debut, people still talk about it...mind-blowing!
@jeridburleson2100 5 жыл бұрын
I liked the one where the old lady refuses to leave her condemned house because she thinks death will finally get her
@hotwireman49 5 жыл бұрын
A very young Robert Redford is in that one and the actress was in another episode where her phone rings at night and some creepy mad just keeps saying "Hello, hello, hello." She finds out later that an telephone line fell on her dead fiancee's grave. But not before she screamed at him to leave her alone. He finally spoke, "I always do what you say."
@Offmedication 5 жыл бұрын
It better be good Jordan Peele, I'm counting on you....
@ayebuddy4810 5 жыл бұрын
Its okay.
@victoriawelch1112 5 жыл бұрын
I'm not the least bit worried. Mr. Peele's a genius.
@mes98yng22 5 жыл бұрын
The one episode that’s on KZfaq was not promising. Bad writing
@ryandeleva5497 5 жыл бұрын
FilmsFor SMARTpeople don’t worry it’s terrible
@SuperOmnicronsj44 3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't - it was b.s socialism finger pointing. and slow .. some tension - maybe its better in the 2nd season. Not on par with ANY of the Twilight Zones or the follow ups. Get better WRITING and characters with storylines centred on imagination, period.
@MavenCree 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, that 80's Twilight Zone theme song used to freak the hell out of me as a kid. And I loved the show. The ShadowMan story has stuck with me for 30 years now.
@johnathonhaney8291 5 жыл бұрын
Same on that song...a shame more of its episodes weren't that good, though there were good ones in the mix.
@jasonhelgerson911 5 жыл бұрын
I watched this episode with my mom and scared the hell out of her later that night whispering the “I am the shadow man” quote while she slept.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
The original version theme song made me feel uneased.
@elizabethharttley4073 5 жыл бұрын
The life of rod serling shows how he was influenced towards his genre. So many young actors were on the twilight zone.
@thecowboy6617 5 жыл бұрын
Rod Serling will always be the best of the Twilight Zone
@mewgiah8057 5 жыл бұрын
This guy gets a lot of things wrong. The show was actuality very subtle, compared to the way modern tv shows tackle politics with activism style writing. The original reflected politics and social issues within the story. So it would set up a sci fi or fantasy plot with its own story, and that story would be a parallel or reflection of something going on in the real world. Compare that to the Jordan Peele 2019 version, who’s first episode opens with a 3 min rant on gun control and how one side is stupid and wrong, and there is only one solution. The original was nothing like that. Also I am the Night’s episodes story wasn’t just about racism. It was about the hate in mans heart in general. That is why the black cloud ends up showing up in war torn countries, or places of violence not related to race. However, the story reflects in the real world the racism and civil rights movement in the US. So by telling a sci fi story that isn’t directly about racism, Americans at time could reflect what was happening in their country to the story. So it actually was subtle. You also ignore the part where the black preacher has to convince himself that the man is worthy of being hanged. The story is also about majority rules. Mob mentality. People not standing up for what is right. Everyone sharing guilt. Plenty of characters in the story did things, or failed to act, not motivated by racism. The story was more nuanced then what “moose” is suggesting.
@eeeman 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly, well said. Thats why it will always be the best and its something people don't see it.
@danielb6308 3 жыл бұрын
OldSchool Agreed
@elizabethsullivan7176 3 жыл бұрын
This guy also completely missed the fact that the Twilight Zone was Rod's way of getting through the PTSD that he suffered from, from his time in the war where he saw his best friend get his head blown off, among the other horrors that soldiers experience. The "tv people" wouldn't let him write about war in the real world so he created this sci-fi world where he could use metaphors and allegories to talk about social issues.
@SuperOmnicronsj44 3 жыл бұрын
They tackle politics with activism by smashing you over the head with it over and over, then calling your racist if you don't like it. Twilight Zone reflected politics, very subtly or obviously , but not the same overkill - meaning its more agenda driven now - look no further than Star Wars and the KK Lucas divide with Jon Favreau faction. Its ridiculous .... need to be more even handed ...
@palmerphotojournal5403 3 жыл бұрын
@@elizabethsullivan7176 and that's what's at the core of all good science fiction. Using the larger-than-life backdrop of science fiction to tell stories about real life humanity.
@walterguerrero6550 5 жыл бұрын
RIP Rod Sterling. I'm 41 years old and this is my all time favorite show next to Married with children
@briandesper4941 5 жыл бұрын
"Time Enough At Last" has got to be my favorite. Its overplayed and probably the most referenced in other shows, but that's because of its impact and simplicity along with its ironic twist.
@REALMX11 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like I don't belong here. Disappear to nothingness
@Bonks55 5 жыл бұрын
Josh Henning nno
@keemstarkreamstar7069 5 жыл бұрын
MEXICANO 11 can you say haha in Spanish?
@KrazyMCGaming 5 жыл бұрын
Keemstar Kreamstar jaja
@keemstarkreamstar7069 5 жыл бұрын
Slacker thanks
@urekmazino6800 5 жыл бұрын
Favorite episode is the Lincoln one where everyones walking down that long road dead
@pennydinero1902 5 жыл бұрын
Definitely will say The Hitchhiker is my favorite. “I believe you’re going my way” gets my every time.
@1958darkstar 5 жыл бұрын
The Night Gallery scared the hell out of me!
@jrvbamafan1 5 жыл бұрын
The monsters are due on maple street is probably my favorite episode, but there are so many classics I'd hate to just pick one.
@zairewasson103 5 жыл бұрын
First episode i ever 'saw' . Read it in class for an assignment, and I loved it ever since.
@jrvbamafan1 5 жыл бұрын
@@zairewasson103 it's such a classic sci fi story. Simple but well done. Checks all the boxes for me for what I consider good writing
@babadookmorelikebabashook7802 5 жыл бұрын
jrvbamafan1 My favorite is “The Silence”!!
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the episode about the man who worked at a wax museum where there were wax figures of historical murderer and the guy became so obsessed with them that he agreed to take them home in his basement and watch over them? His obsession with them caused them to come to life, and he became one of the wax figures.
@adamheintz1386 5 жыл бұрын
Greatest TV show ever period. I even have the monologue of season 1 tatttoed onto my leg.
@jayegoode7895 5 жыл бұрын
"A Little Peace and Quiet" was my favorite episode from the 80s version. Saw it as a kid and still reference it to this day. I discovered recently that it came from one of the 50s episodes, "The Stopwatch" at least I think that's the name. Never seen that one but I plan to now...
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
The 80s version of The Twilight Zone was pretty good, but not as good as the 60s one, however A Little Peace and Quiet left me more uneased than A Kind of Stopwatch.
@fgstech4857 5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the Twilight Zone. Hard to pick a favorite. However, one of my favorites is the one with the old lady afraid to open the door for the injured stranger.
@johnathonhaney8291 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing In The Dark with a very young Robert Redford.
@fgstech4857 5 жыл бұрын
@@johnathonhaney8291 Thx and yes! Excellent episode.
@wholelottanumbersnotalotta6411 5 жыл бұрын
Off the top of my head The Hitchhiker was my favorite episode
@sniffinggluewontkeepfamili3387 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. I've BEEN saying Black Mirror is the Twilight Zone of the 2010's
@FrenchToast663 5 жыл бұрын
Inside No:9 is way better than Black Mirror
@caitlinroseblaney226 5 жыл бұрын
Everyone has.
@BeMoreFunny 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I mean.. Who hasn't?
@greghernandez7590 5 жыл бұрын
Big duh award
@Zeldarw104 5 жыл бұрын
I loved the anthology Night Gallery... Vic Miller you misspoke I think you meant, Vic Morrow and his daughter is the great actress - Jennifer Jason Leigh talent runs in this family.
@aldoushuxley5953 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I loved night gallery too. Especially for the Lovecraft adaptations. Although twilight zone was more consisten in quality. I wish, the paintings were preserved in a museum somewhere...
@aldoushuxley5953 4 жыл бұрын
@OldSchool or it is a mixture of genetics and environment. Like it ALWAYS is
@Mallen151 5 жыл бұрын
My personal favorite episode of The Twilight Zone is The Changing of the Guard. It’s not as well known as some of the more classic episodes but it does make me cry every time I watch it.
@Love1nOther 5 жыл бұрын
5:05 Caption said: “gosh darn you all to heck!” Lol!🤣
@shinobionthefence8449 5 жыл бұрын
Kick the can was an interesting episode and my personal favorite
@ilitardo160 5 жыл бұрын
Oh I’m so excited for this twilight zone reboot!!!!
@samanthanickson6478 5 жыл бұрын
Soooper Dooper me too!!
@MrPeterquinn 5 жыл бұрын
I’m not. I don’t know anyone who has cbs all access.
@ilitardo160 5 жыл бұрын
peter quinn sucks to be you man
@stingfan16ify 5 жыл бұрын
"Night of the Meek". Tears of sadness and of joy every time I watch it. Beautifully done in every possible way.
@jaydingeer 5 жыл бұрын
Jordan is the only person I can trust to reboot this classic.
@ErinMott09 5 жыл бұрын
The twilight zone is my favorite show, I really hope the reboot can live up to the classic
@JhoomerSahib 5 жыл бұрын
Vic MORROW was the actor killed in the TZ movie.
@rachumsmcone9184 5 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to Peele's version. Given what he's been doing with his writting and producing, I feel like he's perfect to pick up the mantle of Rod Sterling for the new generation. I'm a baby born in the eighties and though I've tried to watch various adaptations, Rod Sterling's original black and white version is the one I love best. He had so many notable actors of the times make appearances too, my favorite of which is always seeing Meredith Burgess.
@keefkourage6992 5 жыл бұрын
Question - is a new Twilight Zone needed in a world where Black Mirror is the new Twilight Zone? I am a fan of the Twilight Zone and I really hope they manage to finally make a great reboot
@SyntheticMason 5 жыл бұрын
“Night of the meek” I watch it every Christmas
@babadookmorelikebabashook7802 5 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@JoyKeaton 5 жыл бұрын
Such an emotional episode.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
The drunk guy became Santa Claus.
@Pimp-Master 5 жыл бұрын
Probably my all-time favorite Twilight Zone is “The lonely,” From ‘59, followed by Walking Distance.
@Beetwixt_N._Janeen2112 3 жыл бұрын
"Will the Real Martian please stand" & "To Serve Man".... Just two of my _many_ favorites - great video by the way! 👏🏽👍🏽💯😎
@betsywilcox9177 5 жыл бұрын
I have way too many favorite episodes of this show to list them all! But I will say I am really a softie at heart. Night of the Meek makes me cry every darn time!
@gp5121 5 жыл бұрын
"A Game of Pool" is pretty dope and because it's Jack Klugman, I also like the episode "He's Alive" from the sadly often forgotten fourth season.
@axelalex4980 5 жыл бұрын
Vic Morrow.....not Vic Miller
@fulkthered 5 жыл бұрын
I was looking at the comments thinking I was the only one that caught that.
@PatTheBatmanFan 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty glaring thing to get wrong...
@desertman001 5 жыл бұрын
He was most famous for his role in the weekly show "Combat"
@krokodyl1927 5 жыл бұрын
desertman001 On ABC, he was great in that role. I used to look forward to watching every episode with my dad who experienced WWII firsthand.
@pshaw8406 5 жыл бұрын
Combat was a great show.
@seanmacdonald5613 5 жыл бұрын
My Dad watched this show as a kid and when I was younger he introduced it to me, this show really made me have a love for classic movies and tv shows.
@TopsideCrisis346 5 жыл бұрын
Dunno that I have a favorite episode, but the one that always stuck with me was The Midnight Sun. I'll let those who don't know look it up on Netflix. Suffice to say, the way they create a sense of impending doom, ratcheting up the terror ever so slow but sure... That's the Twilight Zone in a nutshell, done to its level best. As for my favorite pinball machine, you're damn right about the Zone. I've probably pumped enough quarters into that machine, if I'd saved them all, coulda bought one myself.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
The Midnight Sun is my favorite too. Earth was doomed either way. Whether the sun kept moving closer to the Earth or whether it would farther away from the Earth. I hope neither of scenarios happen due we, the people of Earth, will die.
@justinmoody7012 5 жыл бұрын
"Time Enough At Last" with Burgess Meredith is my favorite episode.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that episode about when the man wanted time to read and it wasn't enough, and the a nuclear bomb blew up the world or something, and he was the only person alive with as many books as he could read until his glasses broke?
@heyhowareya8820 5 жыл бұрын
Is it weird that I'm watching The Twilight Zone on Netflix right now
@samackerson9127 5 жыл бұрын
ko- to nah, it’s a little weird tho But not really
@vincaso 5 жыл бұрын
Why would that be weird?
@johnathonhaney8291 5 жыл бұрын
Not a bit...that's where I get my regular fix of it.
@victors6062 5 жыл бұрын
60's version?
@johnathonhaney8291 5 жыл бұрын
@@victors6062 Yes, sir, all but Season 4.
@zaidagrace2263 5 жыл бұрын
I love the Twilight Zone! I used to watch as a kid right before I go to bed. Good memories.
@Angellisable 5 жыл бұрын
You've presented the genre, twilight zone, and Rod Sterling with such respect and regard that I must say thank you. Thank you for the serious take without jest and comedic pomp. I give Rod Sterling credit for the shaping of my mind as a young boy and to the creative mind and critical thinker I've become. Kudos to you and your channel. Hats off.
@ralphharrison1903 5 жыл бұрын
My two favorite twilight zones are: living doll and the odyssey of flight 33.
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
Living Doll and The Odyssey of Flight 33 are good ones.
@2figs4u 5 жыл бұрын
The Four Of Us Are Dying is an extremely underrated TZ episode and is one of my favorites.
@joefreeman7346 5 жыл бұрын
“Walking distance” is the best one. It’s good to take a step back in time and breathe.
@iiamkee21 5 жыл бұрын
I have the twilight zone on DVD got it for xmas one year from my grandparents and I remember binge watching the whole thing ! One of the best gifts I ever gotten! My fave episode was the kick the can episode. Oh how I loved that episode so much.
@TheThreeStorms 5 жыл бұрын
So excited for peeles twilight zone! My favorite classic episode is "the fear"
@supermariokori7998 5 жыл бұрын
I think Jordan peele is the only person I trust to make a good twilight zone reboot
@FlynnArcos 5 жыл бұрын
Based on his two "good" racist horror movies?? I think James Wan would of been a better pick since he's made good movies like Saw, Insidious 1&2, Annabelle, The Conjuring, and even being an executive producer on American Horror Story. He's a better pick than a racist fat black man.
@soulkay4699 5 жыл бұрын
Flynn Arcos twilight zone is thriller, jordan peel makes thriller movies. I mean US reminded me of just one really good big twilight zone episode. Also why do you say his movies are racist i mean get out is just a what if and US has literally nothing to do with race unless you mean having black main characters is racist. Also why insult him calling him a “racist fat black man” when he is not racist and that has nothing to do with anything when picking someone for this. Its like if i said jordan js the better pick than a glasses wearing skinny Asain
@jenpen1107 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen every episode of the Rod Serling Twilight Zone a million times. I never knew any of this stuff! Super interesting and also Jordan Peele as the new Rod? Yes Please.
@robertdochter277 3 жыл бұрын
I actually really enjoyed the 80's reboot. It had some amazing episodes like Night Crawlers and Gramma. It wasn't as iconic or memorable as the original, but it was a hell of a lot better than the two newer reboots!
@WNDRf00te 5 жыл бұрын
Five Characters in Search of an Exit and Walking Distance are my favs
@epm1012 5 жыл бұрын
Number 12 looks just like you is my favourite.
@saloksingh7 5 жыл бұрын
Jordan Peele has done perfect justice to it!
@dankrowpman1201 4 жыл бұрын
A couple of my fav's: "The Rip Van Winkle Caper", and "Death's Head Revisited".
@Serenityellie 5 жыл бұрын
Where do i begin on my favourite episode! 'The After Hours', 'The Hitchhiker', 'Living Doll' ahhhhh so many to choose from. And even though i didn't like the 80's series. I did like the concept of 'Her Pilgrim Soul'.
@kmilkman 5 жыл бұрын
Jordan Peele is very talented. But the original "Twilight Zone" does not need a reboot. It was perfect as is. It is timeless, the material he covered is still relevant today.
@fromlissawithlove 5 жыл бұрын
I agree. I love the new age of psychological, bone chilling; behind the light of your eyes horror that Mr. Peele has brought to the new millennium. However, there can only be one Rod Serling. Its like trying to replace Marvin Gaye in R&B or Etta James in soulful blues, or the creative genius of Jim Henson. But Im rooting for him. May his monologue be verbose and his cadence mighty. 🙌🏾
@invictusprima4437 5 жыл бұрын
This show truly was a pioneer in the sci-fi genre so many modern sci-fi tropes first appeared in this show
@90sbballcards 5 жыл бұрын
Twilight Zone is a timeless classic. A true piece of art who’s impact was not fully realized until after its time. It’s amazing to see the true originality in the stories which have been recycled countless times since then.
@samanthanickson6478 5 жыл бұрын
my favorites: time enough at last and the one w the people that built the bunker and were laughed at, until an hbomb scare, which made the neighbors bust into their bunker. the most thought provoking i just saw recently: where the woodbine twineth. very interesting one abt a girl that wants to play and be friends w other races to her aunts protestations. and ends up running off into the past to play with her only friends. it was so tragic, sad and simple goodness
@BognarRegis 5 жыл бұрын
Favourite Twilight Zone episode: A Stop at Willoughby. Second Favourite: Eye of The Beholder.
@sosayweall_jpg 5 жыл бұрын
Oh man that one is soooo gooood
@gmasterg13 5 жыл бұрын
In Los Angeles on the bus when we go by Willoughby Avenue sometimes I say "Next Stop Willoughby" and maybe a few people laugh about it.
@billrichardson6620 5 жыл бұрын
Bless his heart Rod Serling will live on forever as a legend
@bradypostma5167 5 жыл бұрын
I've been binge-watching Rod Sterling's original run on Netflix lately. Your video is timely.
@seankale5116 5 жыл бұрын
Will always be the monster are due on maple street, because 60 years ago to now, that episode is an excellent look into how people react with stupidity to something they dont understand.
@CalvinCrack 5 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites that I’ve seen is The After Hours about the mannequins who come to life
@josephclegg3562 4 жыл бұрын
Marsha, come off it.😆
@tinygirl7531 Жыл бұрын
I am forever a Twilight Zone fan. I love the marathon that used to run every 4th of July. 😍
@ardoronro6677 4 жыл бұрын
I loved his radio play adaptions too. They were perfect for sleepless nights.
@iceg7146 5 жыл бұрын
My top 3 favorite episodes: 3. The hunt 2. The obsolete man 1. The changing of the guard
@trilbymcreddit618 5 жыл бұрын
The hunt is really one of my favorites. I always called my girlfriend "ya old woman" in the same voice and rhythm. I thought it was hilarious, she hated it.
@iceg7146 5 жыл бұрын
@@trilbymcreddit618 gee, I can't imagine why. Lol
@DeathShouldTakeMeNow 5 жыл бұрын
I recently watched He's Alive and its every bit as relevant today as it was 60 years ago, but thats not my favorite episode, even with Dennis Hoppers incredible performance. Its really hard to pinpoint an episode as being the best so I just have a top 5 with no particular order: The Howling Man, The Obsolete Man, The Invaders, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Two.
@Barnabas45 5 жыл бұрын
"And When the Sky Was Opened" was my favorite with Rod Taylor...
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