When you look at all the similar modern shows, such as Black Mirror, it seems to me, that they have all borrowed much of their content from TWZ. OK, so some of it seems a bit cheesy today, but for sheer imagination and innovation, it is unparalleled. I Rod Serling was The Man !
Probably. Serial dramas, tasked with having to keep stories going for sometimes years, have to resort to fattening up even their most evergreen episodes ("The Sopranos"'s memorable "Pine Barrens" still has that excruciating Meadow/ Jackie Aprile Junior romantic subplot to stomach). The best installments of "The Twilight Zone," on the other hand, are tight mini-movies rich in themes and short on soapy filler.
Reply by MadeUpMelly
on February 23, 2017 at 3:03 PM
I personally think so. 😊
Reply by alias
on February 23, 2017 at 8:51 PM
When you look at all the similar modern shows, such as Black Mirror, it seems to me, that they have all borrowed much of their content from TWZ. OK, so some of it seems a bit cheesy today, but for sheer imagination and innovation, it is unparalleled. I Rod Serling was The Man !
Reply by DullStupidClod
on February 24, 2017 at 11:35 PM
Probably. Serial dramas, tasked with having to keep stories going for sometimes years, have to resort to fattening up even their most evergreen episodes ("The Sopranos"'s memorable "Pine Barrens" still has that excruciating Meadow/ Jackie Aprile Junior romantic subplot to stomach). The best installments of "The Twilight Zone," on the other hand, are tight mini-movies rich in themes and short on soapy filler.
Reply by LansingFan
on March 18, 2020 at 11:28 PM
Most definitely.