Hope none of you are playing the blues today-well, unless you’re a blues musician. Have a great day, everyone. If you’re new to the channel, we’re taking a journey through the original Twilight Zone series and asking questions about life along the way, and there is plenty of room for more people in our community of fans. So, consider joining us.
The discussion about the connection between art and substance use/abuse reminded me an interview George Carlin gave to Jon Stewart for his 40 years in comedy special. A couple of quotes: "Where the drugs are concerned, and alcohol, they do seem to open a window for you. They do seem to broaden the vistas at first..." "...First time, mostly pleasure, very little pain, maybe a hangover. And as you increase and keep using whatever it is, the pleasure part decreases, and the pain part, the price you pay, increases until the balance is completely the other way, and it’s almost all pain, and there’s hardly any pleasure. At that point, you would hope, that the intellect says, ‘Oh, oh, this doesn’t work anymore. I’m going to die, and I’ll do something.’ But you need people around you who can help you, and you need something to live for. You have to have something to look forward to- to bring you out. You know, there are a lot of people don’t have a lot to live for, and they’re sort of stuck inside." Good episode, look forward to more P.S.: The remake of Poltergeist doesn't exist in my mind 😂
jrod, you just triggered a thought in my head about a common trope we see in tv/films--particularly in superhero/hero stories. The hero/protagonist who uses some kind of magical substance to make them strong enough to win, but in doing so it starts to chip away at their health. They are always left with this choice of needing just one more hit of the elixir to finish what they started, but it just keeps going and going. I had never thought about that before. I really didn't enjoy the Poltergeist remake. I was curious about how they were going to do some scenes, but I actually just thought it was a waste of some pretty acting talent. And the new clown was NOTHING compared to the original. I agree that there is not much there to acknowledge against the original. Have a good one.
My favorite Jack Klugman episode is Death Ship. To tell the truth, the Jack Klugman episodes aren’t in my list of favorites. Except for DS. Gabriel was played by John “California Charlie” Anderson, which means there’s a two-episode streak with an actor from Psycho. Next episode ents the streak but it does have somebody from Vertigo in it. My moment of awe is thinking about what happens when I die. I’m an atheist, so I suspect nothing. But I would love to have a passage way to death so I can laugh at all the religious people or watch them try to spin their way out of the fact that they were wrong. I’d also like to find out if DB Cooper survived his jump. But I probably won’t.
Hope none of you are playing the blues today-well, unless you’re a blues musician. Have a great day, everyone. If you’re new to the channel, we’re taking a journey through the original Twilight Zone series and asking questions about life along the way, and there is plenty of room for more people in our community of fans. So, consider joining us.
The discussion about the connection between art and substance use/abuse reminded me an interview George Carlin gave to Jon Stewart for his 40 years in comedy special. A couple of quotes:
"Where the drugs are concerned, and alcohol, they do seem to open a window for you. They do seem to broaden the vistas at first..."
"...First time, mostly pleasure, very little pain, maybe a hangover. And as you increase and keep using whatever it is, the pleasure part decreases, and the pain part, the price you pay, increases until the balance is completely the other way, and it’s almost all pain, and there’s hardly any pleasure. At that point, you would hope, that the intellect says, ‘Oh, oh, this doesn’t work anymore. I’m going to die, and I’ll do something.’ But you need people around you who can help you, and you need something to live for. You have to have something to look forward to- to bring you out. You know, there are a lot of people don’t have a lot to live for, and they’re sort of stuck inside."
Good episode, look forward to more
P.S.: The remake of Poltergeist doesn't exist in my mind
😂
jrod, you just triggered a thought in my head about a common trope we see in tv/films--particularly in superhero/hero stories. The hero/protagonist who uses some kind of magical substance to make them strong enough to win, but in doing so it starts to chip away at their health. They are always left with this choice of needing just one more hit of the elixir to finish what they started, but it just keeps going and going. I had never thought about that before.
I really didn't enjoy the Poltergeist remake. I was curious about how they were going to do some scenes, but I actually just thought it was a waste of some pretty acting talent. And the new clown was NOTHING compared to the original. I agree that there is not much there to acknowledge against the original.
Have a good one.
Dude, I was looking for a brand new ep last night. Absolutely superb analysis, keep it up!
I appreciate the kind words and the motivation. Thanks for taking the time.
@@thekeyofimagination No thank you sir. :)
My favorite Jack Klugman episode is Death Ship. To tell the truth, the Jack Klugman episodes aren’t in my list of favorites. Except for DS.
Gabriel was played by John “California Charlie” Anderson, which means there’s a two-episode streak with an actor from Psycho. Next episode ents the streak but it does have somebody from Vertigo in it.
My moment of awe is thinking about what happens when I die. I’m an atheist, so I suspect nothing. But I would love to have a passage way to death so I can laugh at all the religious people or watch them try to spin their way out of the fact that they were wrong.
I’d also like to find out if DB Cooper survived his jump.
But I probably won’t.
I love DS as well. It speaks to the part of me that loves monomaniacal captains, starting with the original: Ahab from Moby-Dick.