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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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? 🧐
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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"
@@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!
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.
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.
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!
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...
@@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 RUclips. Thank you for caring enough to research it.
@@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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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
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!
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.
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".
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
"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.
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.
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. 🙌🏾
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.
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.
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.
"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...
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.
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.
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
Three favs: The Hunt, The Bewitching Pool and my very fav is an hour long episode from season 4, Jess Belle. All three have a "deep South" flavor. Love it!
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
@@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.
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
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?
I hope I can meet Rod Serling’s one day in heaven and shake his hand and let him know that after his passing his hard work is well known, and beloved by many. 💙
A fave of mine for the same reasons...I found the ending of "In The Attic" AKA "The Encounter" to be in a similar vein. Both are examples of "less FX is more horror".
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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!
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.
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.
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."
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!
I am a huge fan as you can probably tell from my name. I have the DVD collection and watch it through at least twice a year. The episode of the older actor who's friends in the past ignore him to show him He should live for the present not the past struck a chord with me last summer. I thought that's me ,so I now acknowledge the past but don't let it hold me back from enjoying the present.
Let's also not forget, *if there's no Twilight Zone, there will be no The X Files, or Black Mirror*
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.
Ladies and gentlemen ... The twilight zone! *Applause and hysterical laughter*
Or Star Trek or Star Wars or pretty much any modern Scifi
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.
What is black mirror
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.
How should society have gone about “tackling” those themes? Do you believe people are currently capable of tackling them?
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.
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.
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? 🧐
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.
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
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.
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
I agree.
I think Peele is perfect!!
Peel should be a good host if he takes it seriously. He's a horrible horror director though. US was a really bad movie
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.
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"
That was my favorite episode!
CoolTrainer: VaultBoy-39 so your saying your brother didn't wake up in a town destroyed by nuclear weapons?
@@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!
That's one of my favorites too! Burgess meredith owned it! ( Micky from rocky)
"Time Enough At Last" is so iconic and parodied so well.
Andrew Relano Is that the nuke one?
"The Hitchhiker" and "Judgement Day" from the Original Series are my two personal favorites. Both are really unsettling.
Banjo Billy I love “judgement day”. Very underrated episode.
My favorite is Night of the meek
Banjo Billy yep,the hitchhiker,such a chill,when she finds out that she's dead,dread.yet morbid curiousity of what awaits her...
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.
@@riripari2042 In order, the episodes are "Living Doll", "The Masks" and "Eye of The Beholder".
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.
Love this story
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!
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...
@@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 RUclips. Thank you for caring enough to research it.
@@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!
"To Serve Man" Will always be a classic to me.
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 😎
I love that episode. I watch it every Halloween
I think 'Howling Man' is the absolute best.
What about 100 Years Over the Rim?
My favorite ending, really makes you think. Love how he addresses us, the viewer breaking the 3rd wall.
6:50, The adult actor who was killed was named was Vic Morrow, not Vic Miller.
yeah, Jennifer Jason Leigh's father. you can see him in her face when she scowls.
@@mikestarr1316 yup , she has his mouth.
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.
Thank you, came here to say this.
The curse of the
"Rat Patrol",
Vic Marrow,
Guillotine....
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.
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.
banditnmbr087 mine is the one about the plane that flies too fast, and goes back in time
banditnmbr087 To Serve Man too I suppose
"Will the real martian please stand up?" is quite interesting!
banditnmbr087 was the “after hours” the one with the mannequin?
@@veannegilchrist9925 yes that was it
With the Twilight Zone series and Creepshow series coming soon this year is shaping up to be a great anthology renaissance
Omg creepshow is coming back too?!
Thought creepshow wasn't happening anymore
@@steviesnowmann Oh no, I heard Shudder picked it up, but I may be wrong
This comment didn't age well eh?
@@jakepalko6319 no, it did not
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
Favorite Twilight Zone Ep. is The Obsolete Man. Classic Burgess Meredith
Yes, this episode is fantastic how it calls out any authoritarian regime.
Remember that one too. Love it.
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.
Good stories are meant for this show and legacy, never mind looks and all that.
The Obsolete Man, one of my favorite's! Pretty arduous to choose one
I agree !!!
@@eliyahu899 I consider that one of, if not thee, best episodes.
@@bitfreakazoid Too bad that YT just took it down !!!
Shout out to Jordan Peele man he has been killing the game lately.
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.
He's the future of horror.
TAB He wants to star black actors in his movies. Thats does not equate to being racist.
Brianna Kathleen Same! I’m rooting for him!
@@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
A stop at Willoughby. It’s an underrated episode but an absolute materpiece
Willoughby Funeral Home.
Came here to say this.
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!
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.
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".
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.
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...
@OldSchool or it is a mixture of genetics and environment. Like it ALWAYS is
RIP Rod Sterling. I'm 41 years old and this is my all time favorite show next to Married with children
5:05 Caption said: “gosh darn you all to heck!” Lol!🤣
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.
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.
First episode i ever 'saw' . Read it in class for an assignment, and I loved it ever since.
@@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
jrvbamafan1 My favorite is “The Silence”!!
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.
Definitely will say The Hitchhiker is my favorite. “I believe you’re going my way” gets my every time.
Kick the can was an interesting episode and my personal favorite
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.
Greatest TV show ever period. I even have the monologue of season 1 tatttoed onto my leg.
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.
Peele can go from comedian, to horror director, to rod Sterling, so effortlessly. I love a actor like that
He ain't Rod Serling doe
@@wetalkinb0utpractice well no one can ever top or rival rod Sterling. However you can do him some honor
@@themanwithnoname4385 truuuuuu
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.
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.
Same on that song...a shame more of its episodes weren't that good, though there were good ones in the mix.
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.
The original version theme song made me feel uneased.
Oh I’m so excited for this twilight zone reboot!!!!
Soooper Dooper me too!!
I’m not. I don’t know anyone who has cbs all access.
peter quinn sucks to be you man
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
The Howling man is probably one of my favorite episodes next to Eye of the beholder.
Yessss the Howling Man was epic!!!!! There is just way too many good episodes to pick one.
THANK YOU. I've BEEN saying Black Mirror is the Twilight Zone of the 2010's
Inside No:9 is way better than Black Mirror
Everyone has.
Yeah, I mean.. Who hasn't?
Big duh award
It better be good Jordan Peele, I'm counting on you....
Its okay.
I'm not the least bit worried. Mr. Peele's a genius.
The one episode that’s on RUclips was not promising. Bad writing
FilmsFor SMARTpeople don’t worry it’s terrible
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.
"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.
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.
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. 🙌🏾
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.
RoboBassMan plus it has Robert Redford
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.
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.
The best one is the one with Robert Redford about the woman whose locked herself away.
It's called Nothing in the dark.
One of my personal favourites too :)
The life of rod serling shows how he was influenced towards his genre.
So many young actors were on the twilight zone.
Sterling's voice alone is iconic to me.
He called Desi Arnaz "Ricky Ricardo." 😂
It's Arnez. Ricky Ricardo was Desi's character on I Love Lucy, he was referencing that.
Don’t kid yourself; 99% of people see him and think Ricky Ricardo *inserts classic Ricardo laugh*
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.
"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...
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.
The Night Gallery scared the hell out of me!
"Night of the Meek". Tears of sadness and of joy every time I watch it. Beautifully done in every possible way.
"To serve man...it's...it's a COOK Book!"
Wait a minute, there's spacedust on this cookbook...
@@Nickelodeon81 The Simpsons Halloween episode. The Treehouse Horror Special.
A couple of my fav's: "The Rip Van Winkle Caper", and "Death's Head Revisited".
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.
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
@@maicalk5405 that's true too! I almost forgot about that
Probably my all-time favorite Twilight Zone is “The lonely,”
From ‘59, followed by Walking Distance.
The episode called "Kick the Can" was a good one. (1959)
Three favs: The Hunt, The Bewitching Pool and my very fav is an hour long episode from season 4, Jess Belle. All three have a "deep South" flavor. Love it!
In that same Southern vein, "Come Wander With Me" is a fave of mine.
@@johnathonhaney8291 Yes! That one too. It's pretty dark though. And that rock-a-billy dude is obnoxious. lol
Number 12 looks just like you is my favourite.
"Gosh darn you all to heck!"
Lol
"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.
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.
Off the top of my head The Hitchhiker was my favorite episode
The twilight zone is my favorite show, I really hope the reboot can live up to the classic
Vic Morrow.....not Vic Miller
I was looking at the comments thinking I was the only one that caught that.
Yeah pretty glaring thing to get wrong...
He was most famous for his role in the weekly show "Combat"
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.
Combat was a great show.
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.
Exactly, well said. Thats why it will always be the best and its something people don't see it.
OldSchool Agreed
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.
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 ...
@@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.
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
Vic MORROW was the actor killed in the TZ movie.
"Time Enough At Last" with Burgess Meredith is my favorite episode.
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?
I hope I can meet Rod Serling’s one day in heaven and shake his hand and let him know that after his passing his hard work is well known, and beloved by many. 💙
Favourite Twilight Zone episode: A Stop at Willoughby. Second Favourite: Eye of The Beholder.
Oh man that one is soooo gooood
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.
Jordan Peele has done perfect justice to it!
Is it weird that I'm watching The Twilight Zone on Netflix right now
ko- to nah, it’s a little weird tho
But not really
Why would that be weird?
Not a bit...that's where I get my regular fix of it.
60's version?
@@victors6062 Yes, sir, all but Season 4.
Rod Serling will always be the best of the Twilight Zone
“Night of the meek” I watch it every Christmas
Me too!
Such an emotional episode.
The drunk guy became Santa Claus.
And When The Sky Was Opened. Not one most people say is their favorite--gives me CHILLS every time.
A fave of mine for the same reasons...I found the ending of "In The Attic" AKA "The Encounter" to be in a similar vein. Both are examples of "less FX is more horror".
Jordan is the only person I can trust to reboot this classic.
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.
The Four Of Us Are Dying is an extremely underrated TZ episode and is one of my favorites.
Bless his heart Rod Serling will live on forever as a legend
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
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.
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.
"Will the Real Martian please stand" & "To Serve Man".... Just two of my _many_ favorites - great video by the way! 👏🏽👍🏽💯😎
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.
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.
Nothing In The Dark with a very young Robert Redford.
@@johnathonhaney8291 Thx and yes! Excellent episode.
My two favorite twilight zones are: living doll and the odyssey of flight 33.
Living Doll and The Odyssey of Flight 33 are good ones.
"And When the Sky Was Opened" was my favorite with Rod Taylor...
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'.
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!
Five Characters in Search of an Exit and Walking Distance are my favs
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.
My top 3 favorite episodes:
3. The hunt
2. The obsolete man
1. The changing of the guard
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.
@@trilbymcreddit618 gee, I can't imagine why. Lol
So excited for peeles twilight zone!
My favorite classic episode is "the fear"
I liked the one where the old lady refuses to leave her condemned house because she thinks death will finally get her
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."
“Walking distance” is the best one. It’s good to take a step back in time and breathe.
One of my favorites that I’ve seen is The After Hours about the mannequins who come to life
Marsha, come off it.😆
'Howling Man' and 'The Fever' immediately comes to mind, but there were so many.
The twilight zone I think is in good hand with producer and host being a great horror writer Jordan peele he will hit me it out of the park
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!
The game of pool is my favorite
Eye Of The Beholder is the best episode of The Twilight Zone. It’s well written, and still rings true today.
Christopher Crespo Shot a Arrow in the sky
I am a huge fan as you can probably tell from my name.
I have the DVD collection and watch it through at least twice a year.
The episode of the older actor who's friends in the past ignore him to show him
He should live for the present not the past struck a chord with me last summer.
I thought that's me ,so I now acknowledge the past but don't let it hold me back from enjoying the present.
"The Trouble with Templeton" is the episode and a good one at that.