I'd really like to know how he could bare it at home, since his wife wasn't really a wife but a jailor.
@OurOnlyThingКүн бұрын
Great question.
@mrs.alucard66692 күн бұрын
This was, is, and always shall be one of the best and most important episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE for me. I still think it's one of the bravest performances by George Takei (I hope I'm spelling his last name right). I know the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were still very prominent in the public mind then, and still is today, but the lesson this episode taught should never be forgotten.
@OurOnlyThing2 күн бұрын
There's no way we could top what you said!
@silviamtz89612 күн бұрын
I felt so sad for the guy, he was a good man, all he wanted to do was read. 😢
@OurOnlyThing2 күн бұрын
It's amazing how it still hurts all these years later!
@silviamtz8961Күн бұрын
@@OurOnlyThing Totally 🤓📚📚📚📚📖🥹😓
@codygregg66834 күн бұрын
Wow. A long video of nothing.
@NeoLimp4 күн бұрын
EXACTLY
@ivanlol7153Күн бұрын
Long? It’s 13 minutes
@OurOnlyThing5 күн бұрын
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@dlsamson5 күн бұрын
Nick of Time was a far superior TZ episode with Shatner
@OurOnlyThing4 күн бұрын
grace agrees with you, but Nightmare at 20,000 feet always gets more kudos it seems.
@kokujin54465 күн бұрын
I love twilight zone
@OurOnlyThing5 күн бұрын
It's still one of the best shows ever!
@Dogestronaut2.05 күн бұрын
Jesus loves u bros
@kokujin54465 күн бұрын
Jesus skates
@Peanut_Fren4 күн бұрын
@kokujin5446 nah, that's actually crazy, cus you going to hell, tho.
@gewglesux5 күн бұрын
"Henrryyyy"!!
@OurOnlyThing5 күн бұрын
We can actually hear you lol!
@gewglesux5 күн бұрын
@@OurOnlyThing hahaha that woman was scary!
@user-gt3ho7ik7g5 күн бұрын
Nope
@based.european.guy06 күн бұрын
This video explains so much
@OurOnlyThing5 күн бұрын
We hope you enjoyed it, @based.european.guy0!
@stephenscott61117 күн бұрын
Just a stutter step that’s all
@OurOnlyThing5 күн бұрын
If only he had listed to Richie.
@michellecornum58567 күн бұрын
And at home, the wall paper has stripes, like bars.
@OurOnlyThing7 күн бұрын
Great eye!
@jacquelinecallejas13907 күн бұрын
First time I saw this episode I thought it was so unfair. Felt so bad for Beamis. The Twilight Zone usually had endings where bad people were punished. I thought Beamis was an innocent. so I though the ending was odd. As I got older I realized what the moral of the story was. It's a cautionary tale warning not to put other things above human interactions. Beamis has NO REACTION to the fact that BILLIONS of people are dead. A normal person would be overwhelmed with grief if only a fraction of the people they knew died suddenly. Remember 911? Beamis didn't care that 911 multiplied by millions had just happened because HE got to read. It is his complete lack of empathy for his fellow man that he is being punished for.
@OurOnlyThing7 күн бұрын
This is a really powerful analysis, @jacquelinecallejas1390. It's quite refreshing to hear your take because it is very odd that Beamis didn't react to the world around him. In our other video, grace also discussed how Beamis' wife, Helen, may not be the villain we all thought. She may have been broken from Henry's neglect and just fought back the only way she knew how. It doesn't make her actions right, but it gives you more perspective into her situation.
@Oppeldeldoc1Күн бұрын
He also seems to gloss over that headline about the arms race.
@RichardNixion3577 күн бұрын
Man Jurassic Park like the Book would be Intense.
@OurOnlyThing7 күн бұрын
So true!
@55Quirll8 күн бұрын
Don’t forget the TZ episode where he places his fate in a penny wish machine - In the Nick of Time
@OurOnlyThing8 күн бұрын
That's a classic! grace actually prefers that one over Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.
@55Quirll8 күн бұрын
@@OurOnlyThing I can understand why, The terror one scared me when I first saw it
@BartLocanthi9 күн бұрын
His wife isn't intervening for his sake, but because she is mean
@OurOnlyThing9 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your opinion, @BartLocanthi. Helen is quite cruel.
@airborne11b509 күн бұрын
Have you people never read the damn book? It should have been, it wasn't a kids book.
@OurOnlyThing9 күн бұрын
We both read it and know it was a horror book. And we both would have enjoyed it as a horror movie.
@airborne11b509 күн бұрын
@@OurOnlyThing just to clarify my "you people" was referring to Hollywood.
@OurOnlyThing9 күн бұрын
@@airborne11b50 Ah. Thanks for clarifying. We, especially grace, would have loved a James Cameron version for sure!
@airborne11b509 күн бұрын
@@OurOnlyThing maybe one day we'll get a well made dinosaur horror.
@OurOnlyThing9 күн бұрын
@@airborne11b50We’ll cheer to that! 🥂
@jschaap139 күн бұрын
I want to see that movie
@OurOnlyThing9 күн бұрын
Same!
@kukuinut711410 күн бұрын
Thought provoking analysis…my favorite Burgess Meredith Twilight Zone character is Romney Wordsworth from The Obsolete Man where he was persecuted for reading too LOL…keep up the great content and work…liked and subscribed 🤙🏽
@OurOnlyThing10 күн бұрын
That is one of grace's favorite Twilight Zone episodes, and Burgess Meredith is amazing in it (and everything else he ever did). Thanks so much for your kind words and for taking a chance on us! We're grateful to have you!
@remo1wodmnetwork960510 күн бұрын
I'll throw you for a loop. Marty doesn't look like either of his siblings. He looks exactly like the guy Marty they knew in high school... so what's going through George's mind when he thinks back and compares the two? He would suspect his wife hooked up with the old college flame Marty and got PREGNANT! In this timeline the thought eats at him and they eventually break up! Marty ends up destroying his family!!!
@OurOnlyThing10 күн бұрын
You certainly threw us for a loop! We love hearing unique theories.
@cosmicwartoad258712 күн бұрын
What the politicians did to the world with their nukes you mean
@oyeahtoys12 күн бұрын
There is a second ending where he finds new glasses at a pharmacy and he can read and it's all happy again. And there's grocery stores. And then he finds another survivor nerd girl. But then her zombie girlfriend shows up...
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Clever!
@oyeahtoys12 күн бұрын
After the ending there's another ending where he just finds some glasses at the pharmacy and now he can read and he has grocery stores etc. happy zone
@dennisanderson389512 күн бұрын
Some insightful analysis of the story and its foreshadowing!
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Thanks so much, @dennisanderson3895! We recognize that this analysis isn't everyone's cup of tea, but we're thankful for viewers like you who are open to it.
@daxleone12 күн бұрын
As a bibliophile and reading addict, I often think about Henry Bemis and the hell he must have been going through ... poor little guy 🤔
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Indeed. We can't imagine the tragedy that ensued after the story as we know it ended.
@Brian-uy2tj12 күн бұрын
If Burgess Merideth is in it...... it is one of my favorite episodes. He was an amazing actor. His command of his voice was so subtle and yet profound.
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Totally! We love your combo of "subtle and yet profound." You picked the best adjectives possible.
@skyshroudsylvan602212 күн бұрын
An addict of reading? Sounds like a label for a person, today, who would rather read than watch.
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
When you put it that way, it doesn't sound bad at all. However, Mr. Carsville definitely slammed Henry when he called him that.
@skyshroudsylvan60227 күн бұрын
@@OurOnlyThing It's definitely a sad tale. Most of the tales have a moral of the story. I feel this one is about being careful.
@Fridelain12 күн бұрын
You'd think he'd find his way to someone else's good enough glasses, a magnifier or something
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Agreed. Judging by the glasses he wore, a magnifier would be the way to go.
@HamilcarBarca-jm3ey12 күн бұрын
Perhaps a thinking man would have tried to find a way home to retrieve his spare glasses. Just a thought.
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
That's an excellent thought!
@anthonymede921612 күн бұрын
I loved watching these shows when I was young, before HS lit. Symbolism ruins everything 😂.
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Literary analysis ruins everything lol. grace loves it, but she hasn't been able to enjoy stories the same way for decades.
@lincbond44212 күн бұрын
His wife was a terrible person. Instead of divorcing a man who she didn't respect or love, she chose to stay in an unfulfilling marriage for the sole purpose of tormenting and belittling him. Just imagine how much time it took for her to scratch out every page of his poetry book. She should have used that time instead to find a good divorce lawyer.
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
That was quite the "passion" project for Helen. You're right that it must have taken forever because the way she scratched it out was so meticulous.
@toughbutsweet112 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed the video and you have a great presenter voice.
@OurOnlyThing12 күн бұрын
Thanks for your kind words, @toughbutsweet1. People like you make the weeks of work worth it. By the way, we love your handle!
@Erikr-ex9dj13 күн бұрын
Burgess Meredith is one of the all time greats.
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
We couldn't agree more!
@safirahmed13 күн бұрын
Something out there could be a superfan of William Shatner.
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
Indeed.
@55Quirll8 күн бұрын
The Shatner episode was Terror at 20,000 Feet, it shocked me the first time I saw the gremlin, at least I think was
@bennyblanco1413 күн бұрын
My favorite was how to serve man. Great episode next to this one, but most things you are pointing out like the prison cell, warden, and Helen name are more of a stretch. I'm not saying it isn't interesting, but not much groundbreaking. But, great video, hope you have more
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
That's a phenomenal episode too, @bennyblanco14. Thanks for your feedback. We will definitely have more (we already do as a matter of fact).
@robsvideos114013 күн бұрын
This is one of my most favorite episodes of the Twilight Show. And I have never seen or heard a better break down of this particular episode. Well done! I thoroughly enjoyed!
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
grace couldn't agree with you more. It's so hard to pick a favorite TZ episode, but this is definitely in the top 3 for her. And THANK YOU for your kind words. You make the work that goes into these videos so worth it.
@mikeyoung981013 күн бұрын
Everything you point out is true and sort of obvious. The only part I cared about when I first saw this back in the 60's was the cruel twist of fate at the end. Most of the TZ shows were like this.
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
@brandonpitts627813 күн бұрын
As an avid reader and apocalyptic movie lover, this is my favorite episode! ❤👓📚
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
It’s so amazing how much they were able to showcase in under 30 minutes. Thanks for leaving a comment!
@matthewharper733313 күн бұрын
I don't know. I think you're reading (no pun intended) too much into it. Henry hates the world around him and uses books to escape. When everything is destroyed, he thinks he is finally able to do what he wanted. There is peace in the ruins. Then the glasses break and he becomes one with the destruction faced by the rest of society. The theme is you can't escape your world and even if you dislike it- you are still irreversibly linked to it. I think it is a criticism of meek people who can get so caught up in their own worlds that they think they are removed from big events of war, the House of un-American activities and the like. But the same world that gave him the problems in his life also gave him books and the glasses to read them. This meek character is a common one in Sterling's work as from 'A Stop at Willoughby': "He's been cannonaded this afternoon by all the enemies of his life. His insecurity has shelled him, his sensitivity has straddled him with humiliation, his deep-rooted disquiet about his own worth has zeroed in on him, landed on target, and blown him apart." They have various fates. From the man who becomes Santa Clause, the man who dies and finds heaven in a small town of his childhood, or breaks his glasses in a wasteland. Sterling is a straight up story teller using metaphor rather than symbolism.
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your opinion, @matthewharper7333.
@AhtoNajeebRashied13 күн бұрын
I wonder if she actually read your entire comment. Her response feels like that of the copy/paste variety
@OurOnlyThing13 күн бұрын
We read the entire comment, and there was no copying and pasting.
@matthewharper733312 күн бұрын
@@AhtoNajeebRashied Its cool, she just disagrees with me disagreeing with her and that is natural.
@OurOnlyThing14 күн бұрын
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@mrs.alucard666914 күн бұрын
My all-time favorite TWILIGHT ZONE episode that he did was "The Obsolete Man". That one is SO TRUE today, what with the political climate.
@OurOnlyThing14 күн бұрын
That's a great episode, and one that is truly timeless and timely. We get chills when we think about it.
@AngelaSmith_197014 күн бұрын
One of my all time favorite actors and TV series 🥰😎
@OurOnlyThing14 күн бұрын
You have great taste!
@kennethyazelle754415 күн бұрын
Changing your past timeline isn't possible. You can create alternate timelines.
@OurOnlyThing15 күн бұрын
Agree.
@jongilbertson210615 күн бұрын
I think Back to the Future is a loop, of which you only see one side. There are two Martys. One whom you see, gets around via skateboard, so I will call him Skateboard Marty. Marty goes back in time, changes the future so that his more successful parents raise a Marty who drives a pickup truck. Pickup truck Marty. Remember when Doc came back from 2015 to tell Marty that Marty and Jennifer have a problem, and Marty asks, “what happens? Do we become a-holes?”. I think that is what happened to pickup truck Marty. He became a jerk. Doc probably sent pickup truck Marty back to 1955, just to spite him for being a jerk. When Pickup truck Marty goes back in time, he does not save Lorraine from being hit by a car, so George McFly does it. He also never sets up the scheme that leads to Biff trying to rape Lorraine and George defending her. The McFlys grow up as they originally did, and raise Skateboard Marty, to close the loop. Pickup Truck Marty goes back in time right after Skateboard Marty returns , so Skateboard Marty can take over pickup truck Marty’s life, as if nothing happened.
@OurOnlyThing15 күн бұрын
Very cool theory, @jongilbertson2106!
@laurens456116 күн бұрын
I’m curious why people think his parents don’t recognise him when he is growing up? Also they already name their child Marty, it wasn’t because of the time travel this happened. Before the time travel Marty was called Marty. Am I missing something?
@OurOnlyThing16 күн бұрын
As grace mentioned in the video, we certainly don't expect Marty's parents to think that 1955 Marty is their son. Her critique was around the fact that they (especially George) forgot that "a Marty" ever existed. There are a lot of great comments from other viewers here who can help answer your question about the time travel.