A truly great episode of a remarkable series. I am a great admirer of Serling as an artist and his pursuit to portray social issues in his work is a great inspiration to me. I don't feel that every movie or TV show has to be a lecture but when you look back the ones that still hold up are the ones that were pushing for change. So many shows from the 80s make me cringe at how dated they are with regards to certain things but The Twilight Zone just feels so timeless to me even though it is a product of that golden era of American Television. Perfect video Anthony. You are one of the very best.
The golden age of tv indeed, so many episodes were timeless. Rod Serling was a writer who had a lot to say about the state of the world. Thanks for the watch & the kind words Terence. 👍
Ivan Dixon (Bolie) and Stephen Perry (Henry) would later go on to star in the film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun" (1961), with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee.
Ivan Dixon was a big part of my movie & TV world growing up. Every time I see this episode, I wish Bolie would believe in magic just so little Henry wouldn't grow up expecting to be beaten down by this cruel world. Thanks for featuring this heart-wrenching episode.
That's a fantastic way of seeing it. Bolie just seemed so firmly rooted in the real world and he was more on the cynical side overall. Still a really heart-warming story. A bit of a hidden gem in the series in my view. Thank you for the watch & comment. Be well!
A year later in 1961, The Twilight Zone won the Unity Award for Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations. At the time it aired, there had not been an all-black cast on television before. Rod Serling served in World War II and he hated racism and would often use his position to hire them and often criticized Hollywood for ignoring their talents.
One of my favorite TZ episodes BY FAR!! HOW DID ROD FIND A KID WHO COULD ACT THAT GOOD?? Their chemistry is off the charts! Impossible for me not to cry when they have their argument. Bolie just CAN'T believe something good could happen to him, and he really thinks he is helping the kid by schooling him on how the world really works. Yet, you can see, deep down, he WANTS to believe but just can't. A deep, deep episode. A Masterpiece, is what it is.
Great job, this is one of the best of the early TZ episodes imo. Iconic I would say. It encapsulates much of the mechanisms of the universe, and does it in a story that's brilliant and bittersweet. I love it, keep it up.
Hey Rosetta, thanks for watching. This episode was one of a handful of TZ's that I'd always missed over the years in marathons. I finally saw it a while back and since then I've rewatched it more than a few times. There's a lot to appreciate in this one. As I mentioned in the review, it really was an important step in television. There's another TZ about a boxer called 'Steel' I have yet to watch as well. That I think I saw once, but I've gone blank on it.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater I grew up with these in syndication and I'm pretty certain I've seen them all several times over my life. This one is one of the best overall. Steel is somewhat along the same grain as The Mighty Casey. These are some of the best sci fi ever produced in my humble opinion.
Serling could certainly turn a phrase! " ...rub your face into the world. " A great line! The old maxim, " Write what you know," is evident in a lot of Serling's writing. Another boxing oriented episode was " Steel," with Lee Marvin. Another sterling Serling review, sir!
As much as I love this episode, it was definitely one of Serling's sadder scripts. The world pounded Bolie down too far; it was like nothing could get him back in the race. I wouldn't say he was a loser, because he did keep trying. He had a support system too. Henry, Henry's mom and his neighbors were all rooting for him. I was hoping he'd somehow come out on top.
He felt more comfortable believing what can be explained but that's most people.The guy seemed to have a fairly successful boxing career so even though he was never a world champion he wasn't a loser either but he was getting older and too set in his ways to believe wishes can come true. Belief in the unexplainable and a simple lack of faith were his problems.
Now we see...... what's behind.... the scary door! (Sorry... just been watching Futurama!) - Absolutely loved the review once again - certainly looks like another intriguing episode! :)
😀 Wow, our tastes are sooo different. I gave the episode with Carol Burnett 5 out of 5 stars because of the upbeat and hopeful message that shows that there are other things than money to live for. This episode only got 3 out of 5 stars because I really do not like the ending as it always made me upset . Interesting how different people who both love Twilight Zone can view the same episodes so differently.
Yes. We all have different takes on each episode. For example I like 'A most unusual camera' and 'A thing about machines' and don't like 'The Obsolete Man' or 'The Howling Man'
Bravo! Very good presentation and commentary on this episode. I'm old enough to remember its first airing. As young as I was, I understood the significance that you point out.
Hi mate just subbed to you as I found you from my good friend Sinister Arts and Movies channel really cool review of Twilight zone classic cheers Davey 🍻
Hey wassup Rize. Narrating vs rap...tough choice, both are fun as hell. ha ha. On that note, in the bottom left of my main banner, you'll see something you will recognize. ; )
Always loved this episode. It's just wonderful emotional storytelling. I'll be honest though as good as it is I do prefer the less grounded more fantastical and dark stories TZ has to offer. I'm speaking from the point of view of watchability and thrills. Whenever I watch TZ the movie I always skip Spielberg's segment even though it's really good. I guess it's the Horror nerd in me🤷♂️. Another immaculately made video my dude. I loved it. BTW I gave you a shout-out in my newest video. Hope you like it. Take care buddy.✌️.
Hey wassup Vas, yup, this is definitely one of the solid but overlooked episodes. I gotta check your vid, been a little crazy lately on my side so I'm behind on everything. : p
I don't remember much of the episodes, reveiwing it on Wikipedia--I saw it in the theater first--but I know that I liked the Joe Dante segment with Kathleen Quinlan best. She was one of my favorite actresses at that time, and that was one of my favorite episodes of the original series.
@@cirespeedreviews Thank you man. It's awesome hearing that. I appreciate the subs I have now. Each one counts. But yeah, I hope to gain more....like a billion times more. I have more TZ reviews coming, more movie reviews and a Spider-man vid in progress. I dig your channel too btw! I say we both keep at it.
It's funny, I was probably about 10 years old when I first saw this on television in the first season of the Twilight Zone, and I'm not sure if I had seen it again in reruns but my memory of it I guess was wrong--as I remembered it the boy was praying that he gets knocked out so his career is over and he doesn't get hurt anymore.
Hey Fred! Thanks for watching & commenting. I hear you, for whatever reason I also I remember them wrong or mix up episodes sometimes, lol. That is why I try to rewatch at least twice before reviewing and do breakdowns so I can get the basics accurate. Anyway, be well & have a good one!
@@FeverDreamlandTheater I don't think any series has equaled *The Twilight Zone* ; even when they brought it back in color as an hour show they couldn't re-create the feeling. *Alcoa presents: One Step Beyond* which actually debuted nine months before the Twilight Zone, and *The Outer Limits* also had some good programs. There was a short-lived series in 1961 called *Way Out* , that no one remembers, it seems. Some of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes which I remember offhand were (I don't recall their titles right now), the one in which Anne Francis was a department store mannequin who came to life for a month but forgot she was a mannequin; the one with Billy Mumy where the little boy could control matter and teleportation with his mind, terrorizing his family; the one with Suzy Parker where everyone had be physically transformed into one of several prototypes when they reached a certain age; the one I think it was called Eye of the Beholder, although I'll not sure, where they were trying to correct the supposed disfigurement of young woman, and others like her and you didn't see that it was doctors and nurses who were grotesque until the end; Kick the Can; an old woman in a farmhouse battles some tiny aliens who turn out to be US astronauts; To Serve Man, if that's the title, where extraterrestrials convince humans to go back to the planet; the one where the astronaut lands on an alien planet, and think she's being honored guest but is really in model home in a zoo, his exhibit labeled Earthling in Natural Habitat; the one where Jack Warden plays a convict named Cory, serving his time on an isolated planet, and send a female android as the companion, and becomes so attached to it he doesn't want to leave without her when he is paroled; the one where a harried middle-aged businessman gets off a train in the 1890s; the one where a bookworm Burgess Meredith can't stand people and then becomes the only person around after nuclear disaster, and leaving a library with an arm full of books accidentally drops some steps on his reading glasses, fracturing them; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, actually a French short subject film with no words; The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, although it's been a long time since I've seen that one an don't remember a lot of it specifically; there are many others also, and I hope I haven't confused any of these with shows from the Outer Limits.
A truly great episode of a remarkable series. I am a great admirer of Serling as an artist and his pursuit to portray social issues in his work is a great inspiration to me. I don't feel that every movie or TV show has to be a lecture but when you look back the ones that still hold up are the ones that were pushing for change. So many shows from the 80s make me cringe at how dated they are with regards to certain things but The Twilight Zone just feels so timeless to me even though it is a product of that golden era of American Television. Perfect video Anthony. You are one of the very best.
The golden age of tv indeed, so many episodes were timeless. Rod Serling was a writer who had a lot to say about the state of the world. Thanks for the watch & the kind words Terence. 👍
This is one of my favorite. Im a Black woman and this was my first episode seeing the main character be a Black person. Love it great review ❤️👍🏽🖤
Thanks Kaleidoscope Kai! Also, I just checked in and you have a great channel going! Looking forward to checking out your work. Be well! : )
Ivan Dixon (Bolie) and Stephen Perry (Henry) would later go on to star in the film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun" (1961), with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee.
Hey Chris, thanks for the watch & the excellent info! That classic adaptation also featured the debut of Louis Gossett Jr.
Ivan Dixon was a big part of my movie & TV world growing up. Every time I see this episode, I wish Bolie would believe in magic just so little Henry wouldn't grow up expecting to be beaten down by this cruel world. Thanks for featuring this heart-wrenching episode.
That's a fantastic way of seeing it. Bolie just seemed so firmly rooted in the real world and he was more on the cynical side overall. Still a really heart-warming story. A bit of a hidden gem in the series in my view. Thank you for the watch & comment. Be well!
A year later in 1961, The Twilight Zone won the Unity Award for Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations. At the time it aired, there had not been an all-black cast on television before. Rod Serling served in World War II and he hated racism and would often use his position to hire them and often criticized Hollywood for ignoring their talents.
This is one of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone I love it was Rod Serling's idea of a all black cast
It was such an amazing episode too. I love this one. Thanks for watching Twan. Be well!
Same ❤️❤️🖤🖤
One of my favorite TZ episodes BY FAR!! HOW DID ROD FIND A KID WHO COULD ACT THAT GOOD?? Their chemistry is off the charts! Impossible for me not to cry when they have their argument. Bolie just CAN'T believe something good could happen to him, and he really thinks he is helping the kid by schooling him on how the world really works. Yet, you can see, deep down, he WANTS to believe but just can't. A deep, deep episode. A Masterpiece, is what it is.
Hey Jack, I agree totally. Great performances all around and a story with so much heart and raw emotion. Thanks for the comment, have a good one!
Great job, this is one of the best of the early TZ episodes imo. Iconic I would say. It encapsulates much of the mechanisms of the universe, and does it in a story that's brilliant and bittersweet. I love it, keep it up.
Hey Rosetta, thanks for watching. This episode was one of a handful of TZ's that I'd always missed over the years in marathons. I finally saw it a while back and since then I've rewatched it more than a few times. There's a lot to appreciate in this one. As I mentioned in the review, it really was an important step in television. There's another TZ about a boxer called 'Steel' I have yet to watch as well. That I think I saw once, but I've gone blank on it.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater I grew up with these in syndication and I'm pretty certain I've seen them all several times over my life. This one is one of the best overall. Steel is somewhat along the same grain as The Mighty Casey.
These are some of the best sci fi ever produced in my humble opinion.
Serling could certainly turn a phrase! " ...rub your face into the world. " A great line! The old maxim, " Write what you know," is evident in a lot of Serling's writing. Another boxing oriented episode was " Steel," with Lee Marvin. Another sterling Serling review, sir!
The dialogue in this episode was so raw and powerful, loved it. Thanks James!
He refused to believe in himself. He felt more comfortable being a loser than to believe in something greater. Great movies essay/summary. 😀
As much as I love this episode, it was definitely one of Serling's sadder scripts. The world pounded Bolie down too far; it was like nothing could get him back in the race. I wouldn't say he was a loser, because he did keep trying. He had a support system too. Henry, Henry's mom and his neighbors were all rooting for him. I was hoping he'd somehow come out on top.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater I do remember some of this episode. It was very good.
He felt more comfortable believing what can be explained but that's most people.The guy seemed to have a fairly successful boxing career so even though he was never a world champion he wasn't a loser either but he was getting older and too set in his ways to believe wishes can come true. Belief in the unexplainable and a simple lack of faith were his problems.
Now we see...... what's behind.... the scary door! (Sorry... just been watching Futurama!) - Absolutely loved the review once again - certainly looks like another intriguing episode! :)
1st Thank you so much for this review and your comments. I have watched the Twilight zone for years.
This episode always bothered me .
😀 Wow, our tastes are sooo different. I gave the episode with Carol Burnett 5 out of 5 stars because of the upbeat and hopeful message that shows that there are other things than money to live for. This episode only got 3 out of 5 stars because I really do not like the ending as it always made me upset . Interesting how different people who both love Twilight Zone can view the same episodes so differently.
Yes. We all have different takes on each episode. For example I like 'A most unusual camera' and 'A thing about machines' and don't like 'The Obsolete Man' or 'The Howling Man'
Bravo! Very good presentation and commentary on this episode. I'm old enough to remember its first airing. As young as I was, I understood the significance that you point out.
Hey Jay, it is always a pleasure to hear from long time TZ fans. Glad to have you here & thanks for the comment! Hope to hear form you again.
Hi mate just subbed to you as I found you from my good friend Sinister Arts and Movies channel really cool review of Twilight zone classic cheers Davey 🍻
Hey Davey, good looking out. Subbed you too man, gonna check out that F13 vid.
Oops, just checked this - not sure who I subbed, but I subbed you now.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater its still Davey lol just I've revamped my channel lol cheers buddy 👍 👌
This episode was on MeTV, 11-13-24.
glad i watched this. awesome vid. great narration voice as always
Hey wassup Rize. Narrating vs rap...tough choice, both are fun as hell. ha ha. On that note, in the bottom left of my main banner, you'll see something you will recognize. ; )
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Always loved this episode. It's just wonderful emotional storytelling.
I'll be honest though as good as it is I do prefer the less grounded more fantastical and dark stories TZ has to offer. I'm speaking from the point of view of watchability and thrills. Whenever I watch TZ the movie I always skip Spielberg's segment even though it's really good. I guess it's the Horror nerd in me🤷♂️.
Another immaculately made video my dude. I loved it.
BTW I gave you a shout-out in my newest video. Hope you like it.
Take care buddy.✌️.
Hey wassup Vas, yup, this is definitely one of the solid but overlooked episodes. I gotta check your vid, been a little crazy lately on my side so I'm behind on everything. : p
I don't remember much of the episodes, reveiwing it on Wikipedia--I saw it in the theater first--but I know that I liked the Joe Dante segment with Kathleen Quinlan best. She was one of my favorite actresses at that time, and that was one of my favorite episodes of the original series.
My favorite episode
Nice analysis on this episode.
Hey wassup awkward reviewer, thanks for watching and commenting.
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@@cirespeedreviews Thank you man. It's awesome hearing that. I appreciate the subs I have now. Each one counts. But yeah, I hope to gain more....like a billion times more. I have more TZ reviews coming, more movie reviews and a Spider-man vid in progress. I dig your channel too btw! I say we both keep at it.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater thanks bud, yeah man you'll definitely get there. Enjoy the weekend
@@cirespeedreviewsThanks, you too.
It's funny, I was probably about 10 years old when I first saw this on television in the first season of the Twilight Zone, and I'm not sure if I had seen it again in reruns but my memory of it I guess was wrong--as I remembered it the boy was praying that he gets knocked out so his career is over and he doesn't get hurt anymore.
Hey Fred! Thanks for watching & commenting. I hear you, for whatever reason I also I remember them wrong or mix up episodes sometimes, lol. That is why I try to rewatch at least twice before reviewing and do breakdowns so I can get the basics accurate. Anyway, be well & have a good one!
@@FeverDreamlandTheater I don't think any series has equaled *The Twilight Zone* ; even when they brought it back in color as an hour show they couldn't re-create the feeling. *Alcoa presents: One Step Beyond* which actually debuted nine months before the Twilight Zone, and *The Outer Limits* also had some good programs. There was a short-lived series in 1961 called *Way Out* , that no one remembers, it seems.
Some of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes which I remember offhand were (I don't recall their titles right now), the one in which Anne Francis was a department store mannequin who came to life for a month but forgot she was a mannequin; the one with Billy Mumy where the little boy could control matter and teleportation with his mind, terrorizing his family; the one with Suzy Parker where everyone had be physically transformed into one of several prototypes when they reached a certain age; the one I think it was called Eye of the Beholder, although I'll not sure, where they were trying to correct the supposed disfigurement of young woman, and others like her and you didn't see that it was doctors and nurses who were grotesque until the end; Kick the Can; an old woman in a farmhouse battles some tiny aliens who turn out to be US astronauts; To Serve Man, if that's the title, where extraterrestrials convince humans to go back to the planet; the one where the astronaut lands on an alien planet, and think she's being honored guest but is really in model home in a zoo, his exhibit labeled Earthling in Natural Habitat; the one where Jack Warden plays a convict named Cory, serving his time on an isolated planet, and send a female android as the companion, and becomes so attached to it he doesn't want to leave without her when he is paroled; the one where a harried middle-aged businessman gets off a train in the 1890s; the one where a bookworm Burgess Meredith can't stand people and then becomes the only person around after nuclear disaster, and leaving a library with an arm full of books accidentally drops some steps on his reading glasses, fracturing them; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, actually a French short subject film with no words; The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, although it's been a long time since I've seen that one an don't remember a lot of it specifically; there are many others also, and I hope I haven't confused any of these with shows from the Outer Limits.
IMO it's an average episode. Enjoyed your review
I hear you Debbie, thanks for watching all the same. Have a good one! 😀