Top 10 Favorite 1980's Twilight Zone Episodes
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- Following up Rod Serling's landmark television series, 'The Twilight Zone' was no easy task. However, the 1980's revival featured a number of memorable segments which were solid additions to the fifth dimension. Here are 10 of my favorite 80's 'Twilight Zone' episodes.
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I never knew Wes Craven did some Twilight Zones
I knew he had done a few but not so many...and all of his episodes were so different. Thanks for watching eefran, have a good one!
I loved that last episode of forced shunning.
The utter irony was that the main character was a selfish jerk, but when he comes out of his punishment, he reaches out in kindness to a woman who is also ‘invisible’.
So he’ll serve his time again, simply for being a decent human being.
A bitter sweet conclusion, but I also really liked it.
Dealers choice is on everyone’s top ten. Great episode
My favorite episode from the 80's seriers is Her Pilgrim Soul, it is a beautiful story and one of my favorites from the whole Twilight Zone.
A solid entry! I also like the music in that one, I think the score is floating around online.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater So No Her Pilgrim Soul for you anywhere? I have Nightcrawlers at 1, Her Pilgrim Soul 2, probably To See The Invisible Man at 3. I loved the irony of the ending of that one. The fact that him being more caring and acknowledging someone deemed invisible risked him being sentenced to more time being invisible.
It's my fave from the 80s series too. One of the greatest sci-fi love stories ever told. Especially because it is about other, non-romantic forms of love, which is criminally rare. Makes me cry everytime I watch it.
Amazing episode and score! I downloaded the music 🎶🎵 😊
My favorites are "The Shadow Man", "The Toys of Caliban", "Acts of Terror", and "Button, Button".
Acts of terror featuring Kenneth Welsh from twin peaks
Good Job. A little Peace & Quiet is my favorite...The ending is very memorable!!!
Great choice! Yeah that ending remains with your forever. Thanks Pattie!
To see the Invisible Man was my number #1 too. It had the necessary Twilight Zone creepiness. But this one had an absolutely beautiful ending. I cried.
That ending got to me too...all heart.
So glad I found this channel. I love listening to this type of thing while I’m at home doing chores.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks & happy to have you here! 🤜🤛
I loved the episodes "Too see the Invisible Man" and "The Shadow Man". 😊
Great list, I also enjoyed "The Shadow man" and "A message from Charity" from the 80's series.
Ah yes, those were solid entries as well! Thanks dannyboydoh!
Peace & Quiet, Night Crawlers, The card game.👍
There was one called The Shadow Man
'The Shadow Man' will forever be my favorite. Great twist, and you can't go wrong with Joe Dante.
Great review, I've updated my top 15 since 3-4 years ago here they are... but first honorable mentions 18 Saucer of loneliness 17 Time and Teresa Gerowitz 16 The Library
Now
Top 15 The Road Less Traveled
14 A matter of Minutes
13 Kentucky rye (reminds me alot of a nice place to visit)
12 Grace Note
11 To See the Invisible Man
10 Wordplay (like a mandella effect)
9 Night Crawlers
8 Wong's lost and Found Emporium
7 Memories
6 The Mind of Simon Foster
5 Toys of Caliban
4 The Helgramite Method
3 Paladin of the Last Hour
2 Dealer's Choice
1 Her Pilgrim Soul
Top-notch list Robert, many of which I either went with for my top 10 or had in my top 20. Good catch with Kentucky rye, I did not think of that but it does have similarities. Have a good one!
Another great list! I desperately need to watch this 80 series. I'm very fascinated by it.
Heeeey SMR! Thanks for checking in. No doubt, I recommend it. I figured there may be some who have not seen the series, so I tried to keep this one spoiler-free, because there's also some killer twist endings as well. Have a good one! 🤜 🤛
@@FeverDreamlandTheater Nice. I look forward to checking them out.
I recently watched it over again first time with newer perspective and watching with intent. There were very clever reimaginings some remakes, the best was dead women's shoes which I think was actually an improvement on the original. I think they should've done a continuation with klugman losing to a new up and comer or else winning as the ending is a reverse of fates this time around. Episodes about b movie horror, and space were very fitting at the time. Some of my faves dropped a bit and some turned me around on them and were elevated.
I loved the episode where veteran actor John Glover played an 👽 threatening to destroy all of humanity because they weren't effective as war soldiers.
This show had one of the greatest intros of all time. Eerie and macabre, it really set the tone for the show while paying homage to the original.
Night Crawlers was the episode that stuck with me the most. The pacing and atmosphere make it a perfect otherworldly tale.
Profile in Silver was a great episode. Who'd have thought the Scorpio killer would become president? Nightcrawlers also featured Exene Cervenka, co-lead singer of one of my favorite bands, X.
Ah yes, the waitress, great catch!
Love twilight Zone such a great anthology show ever made. Huge fan of the 80's version
I was a teen when it played.
You know, when you're a sucker for punishment and watch the spookiest stuff ever... 😄
I was a teen when it played in the 80s.
You know, when you are a sucker for punishment and watch the spookiest shows ever... 😄
Ive not seen the 80's TZ since it first aired. I'll have to track down these episodes. The theme music is creepy and awesome too.
Hey Jonathan! I love the theme from this series. It is such a memorable opening.
If I remember correctly, I think The Grateful Dead did the theme song
Another great episode with your usual humor, Anthony. I saw all these as a kid. At first, I remembered the one with the zoo of parents and the magic lamp one. But, this video brought back a LOT of memories. Such a great show.
Hey Jack! Yeah this was an interesting little break from the classic series. There were some great segments in the 80's series. I saw the show as a kid too but many of the episodes I did not remember at all so they were pretty new to me. Thanks for checking in & have a good one!
Wow! Only one of these, "A Little Peace and Quiet" is an episode I remember seeing! It, along with "Wordplay" and "Shadowman" are the three I remember freaking me out as a kid.
A Little Peace and Quiet still hangs in there with me... the ending.... shivers...
That last shot of #3 always stuck with me from my kidhood too. It took me ages to find it again because there were so many anthology horror shows in the 80s and I couldn't remember the rest of the story or which show it was. Very glad I found it again.
That final shot remained burned into my brain for years too. Such a terrifying visual. And the idea of the woman basically being unable to ever restart time again is very haunting.
Fever Bro , ya did it. Proud of ya u come along wY and i agree with the list fully. One these days man ima get you on board with the Night Gallery. Thanks man enjoy your week
Hey Luke, yeaaaaah man, this was fun. 😁 I spent about a month or so rewatching the whole 80's series. Night Gallery I started a while back, but that one I have to get back to. Have a great week ahead too man. 🤜🤛
"Profile In Silver" was one of my favorite episodes too. I also remember an episode (don't remember the name) where some astronauts landed on a dead star. They figured out that it was the actual Star that led the Magi in the Bible. Also another favorite (again I don't remember the name of the episode) was where a couple was pulled out of time and they found "elves' (probably not the right term) that were responsible for creating every moment of time we experience. Finally there was an episode where a man found himself in a world very much like his own but the language was different. At the end he got out a Primer and started learning the language from scratch. These might have been in a 90s version of The Twilight Zone though.
Hey Wheeled Warrior! Thanks for checking in! I think the first segment you described is titled 'The Star' it features Fritz Weaver who was also in two episodes of the classic series. That was a solid one. The couple pulled out of time was the episode 'A Matter of Minutes' which I think is a fan favorite. The last one you noted is definitely 'Wordplay', which was another good one from the 80s series.
@@FeverDreamlandTheater Thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate the titles of those episodes. Definitely my favorites of that 80s series. I also remember one where a woman went back in time and became the nanny of Adolph Hitler. She was torn with killing the baby, thus stopping WW2 and not taking an innocent life. She and the baby died (drowned I believe) but the Hitlers found a homeless baby (mother was dead in a gutter) and they took the baby as their own. THAT baby became the Adolph Hitler of our history.
Great list. I also love, "Paladin of the Lost Hour", "The Burning Man", "Her pilgrim Soul", and "Dead Run"... but honestly, looking through the episodes to find the titles, I saw half a dozen others I really enjoy...so many good episodes on the iteration! ❤
Yup agreed, as I recall when I was going through the series I ended up with a pretty long list of favs and had trouble narrowing it down. Thanks Retromacman! Have a good day ahead!
Plenty of frights and delights! :) Awesome selection of terror!!
Thanks dude! Much appreciated as always, hope you are having a good weekend. 🤜🤛
Can't believe we both had the same favorite episode. I was fully expecting you not to even mention it so I was prepared to comment that you overlooked it. I'm glad you didn't in the end.
Just one other episode that always stuck with me was the one about the demonic Grandma if I recall correctly who is taken care of by her grandson played by the same child actor from the Never Ending Story I think.
The fear I had for the grandmother built up over the entire episode until they finally showed her towards the end with an effective practical creature. It must have been effective to still be with me decades later.
That was based on a Stephen King story, and I think they did a movie a few years back with the kid from Walking Dead - Mercy.
Great list! I recently finished watching this series after seeing the 60s series for the first time. My top 10 favorites counting up to my number 1 are:
10) Grace Note
9) The Cold Equations
8) The Storyteller
7) Wordplay
6) Examination Day
5) Little Boy Lost
4) Her Pilgrim Soul
3) Shadow Play
2) A Message from Charity
1) The Call
That's an excellent list! Examination Day, Wordplay and Shadowplay are also favorites of mine. Thanks for the watch & comment The Animation Commendation.
Not a year goes by without a casual thought about the JFK episode. Great time travel story.
Edit: Haven't seen the end, but I have a feeling Invisible Man is #1.
Hey Rez! I agree. Lots of people recommended Profile in Silver, and no wonder, it's awesome. I have always been into the JFK history, so that segment was perfect for me.
Favourite episode would be "Gramma", much better telling of the Stephen King short story than the not so good movie version Mercy . "Gramma" seemed out of place for TZ , it had more of a Night Gallery feel . All of the choices in your list sound great , some I haven't seen , thanks for not spoiling them .
Hey Undead! Now that was a haunting one....the grandmother had such a dark / ominous presence.
Great episode!
That is one of my faves. The short story is scary too.
Submitted for your approval....Really great to see new content from you brother. The card game with the devil was my fave. Appreciate your vids... keep sharing please.
Thanks Edmon! Much appreciated, have a good one!
Eventually I'll need to to watch the entirety of the original and this series. Really cool sounding stories, excellent video FDT.
Hey thanks man, yeah there's a ton of episodes to work though...but I think there's something for everyone.
Great list my friend and I love all your picks. Although the original Twilight Zone will always be my favorite incarnation, I still enjoy the 80s series.
Ha, ha I hear you Charles. Same here. Nothing will ever top the original series. When I I was watching this series I had adjust my mindset to really get into it. Along the way though, I was glad to have found some hits. Anyway, thanks as always for popping in, be well! 😁
Good list
Thanks Naomi! 😁
This was certainly an unexpected surprise! Excellent as always and extremely helpful as someone who is still finding their footing with this show. Since I haven't made my way through the entire series yet, this list will definitely help give me some highlights to either look forward to or to skip ahead to. I have to say, the show is growing on me but was a bit difficult to get into at first. I've seen a couple of these since some of them are early in the run and the ones that helped me ease into the show like Nightcrawlers & Kentucky Rye. Maybe one day we'll also get a retrospective on the 2000s revival series? Keep up the strong work and looking forward to getting back to the original series.
Hey Cirespeed, yeah that 2000s revival is another one on my list. I'm sort of testing the waters a bit with this list and then I'll go from there.
I also had a bunch of honorable mentions in mind like 'Shatter Day' & 'I of Newton' but this ran so long. I had the same experience when I started rewatching, just getting into it. I really had to get my mind off the classic series and get into the tone of this series. Anyway, thanks as always for checking in, be well!
"Examination Day" darn near broke my heart.
I agree, great segment, but a real gut punch.
The Shadow Man, Children's Zoo, Dealer's Choice and Button, Button are my favorites
I liked the one where Colleen Dewhurst was the author of children's stories who felt obsolete. It had the same sweet vibe of "a Changing of the Guard", from TOS. The latter featured Donald Pleasance as an academy teacher also feeling obsolete after being nudged into retirement. Both of these gave happy tears and chills.
A special mention of Meg Foster's sad, heartbreaking performance in "the Picnic" [ I BELIEVE that was the title, anyway...]
A little peace and quiet was the first Twilight Zone episode I ever saw. I watched it live and my mother said I should see the 60’s show because it was better
It was likely my first episode as well. The original series had an episode called '"A Kind of a Stopwatch" that covered similar ground.
So, what I'd add.
Cold Equations - led me down the path of old radio shows like X Minus One when I found out it was produced decades before for radio
I of Newton - amazing performances By Sherman Helmsley and Ron Glass rock this one out of the park
Paladin of the Lost Hour - Another great performance by Danny Kaye, one of my favourite actors of all time
The Shadow man - Haunted this little kid's brain for years
A Small Talent for War - Nice twist
VERY nice additions, especially I of Newton, a great shorter segment.
To see the invisible man is one of my favourites!
The short story by Silverberg is pretty great too!
Love the channel and your reviews of The Twilight Zone!
Awesome, thank you, much appreciated! Stay tuned for more form the 5th dimension!
Among my favorites, "Paladin of the Lost Hour," "Dead Run," and "A Matter of Minutes."
Paladin of the Lost Hour is one of the best TV episodes of any series ever made.
Such an awesome video dude! This is the greatest channel for Twilight Zone content. These all look amazing. Love all your highlighting of the actors and where I've seen them before, it really helps the old memory when thinking "Where have I seen her before?" or "Oh, it's that guy... whatshisname from thingymajig!" 😆 So cool Anthony. I still have all these to look forward to and lots of the original series to see also, and Fever Dreamland's journeys to the fifth dimension is excellent inspiration to get on with it! Cheer man, be well dude! Greg.
Hey Greg! Much thanks for the kind words bro. I truly appreciate it. Yeah I always get a kick out of adding in some bits about the actors. Even for myself, its sometimes that's a gateway for me to check out their other work. Again, thanks for the continued support, have a good week ahead! 🤜🤛
Amazing work as always on this one! Man, I really need to revisit some of these episodes and finally get around to watching some for the first time. I always love seeing Wes on screen even though he isn't the greatest actor, lol.
Hey Rainbow! Thanks for checking in. Yeah that Wes cameo was a cool little surprise to me. I think the episode he appeared in was a short segment called Children's Zoo.
I think of A Little Peace and Quiet daily. DAILY!
Children's Zoo is my favorite from the 80s TZ.
That is a good one as well. Nice choice!
Great video as always man! The 1980s reboot is so underrated. You picked some great ones for this list. I especially love Dealer's Choice, Shelter Skelter, and Kentucky Rye (which I completely forgot about until you mentioned it here.) Lots of other good ones too: Aqua Vita and The Misfortune Cookie are both favorites of mine and Gramma and The Elevator both have some great scares in them. Love the 1960s shows they remade as well. Excellent job!
Hey Betamax! So much of this series is unfamiliar to me, so tons of episodes were like brand new. Aqua Vita and The Misfortune Cookie were in my top 10 early on, I think they may in my top 20 or so, those were solid segments as well. Be well dude! 🤜🤛
I have the series on DVD. Favorite episodes are "Shadow Man," "I Of Newton," & " Red Snow."
I heard the song Twilight Zone by Golden Earring and remembered your channel with everything going on in 2024, it definitely feels like we're in the 5th dimension 😂🌌
Hey Thunderbird. Well let's hope what is left of the year is better.👍
My favorites are Gramma, Examination Day, The Childrens Zoo and The After Hours. I need to rewatch the whole series.
Hey Brittany! It's well worth a rewatch. Examination Day & The Children's Zoo were some of the stronger shorter ones. Also, I'm a fan of that After Hours remake.
Excellent overview of these episodes. Now I want to find the series streaming somewhere to check them out! I like how you dig into where various actors are known from (as a fan of Deep Space 9 I can't believe I never noticed that Andrew Robinson was in the 80's TZ as well as Dirty Harry). Great job with this!
Hey Rob, thanks for checking in! Yeah I love noting some of the other appearances of actors. Sometimes people will bring up other ones too so that's always a cool side-note. Some times it is useful for me just to check out their other work too. Be well!
All very good
Wonderful picks.
Thanks Adorkable!
Im surprised Her Pilgrim Soul didnt make the list...my number one choice.
Good picks on your end though..thankyou for sharing
I love that one...
Love what you did at @12:53 😁
😁 It's tough to be heard sometimes over all the yack yack, lol.
Great list! The 80's twilight zone series was underrated. One of my favorite episodes was the toys of Caliban from Season 2 episode 5. Written by George R.R. Martin.
Thanks Willie! Toys of Caliban was very memorable, especially that ending.
Wow these all look very interesting!! And so many great actors! M Emmet Walsh. Joe Mantegna. I never knew there were 80’s Zones until recently. I’m gonna watch all these eps. Great vid!! 👍📽️📽️📽️📽️📽️
Max! Wassup man, yeah I think the show is a little off the radar, I'm glad to give it some spotlight. Much thanks for checking in as always, have a good one! 🤜🤛
Need to catch up on your coverage of the classics, but this was the series I grew up with, so it makes me delighted to see you discuss them, including a couple I'd forgotten. My favourite will always be the Stephen McHattie/Janet Leigh episode, Rendezvous In A Dark Place, which you'd referenced awhile back. Keep up the kickass work, mate!
Hey Gory Rory! Thanks for checking in! Rewatching 'Rendezvous In A Dark Place' was a treat. I'd forgotten about it a bit and it really is a solid segment. Stephen McHattie was awesome. It was in my top 10 initially. The segment reminds me of an alternate take on Something in the Dark....but still it's own unique and fascinating story.
Yo!!! Some very interesting and creepy episodes... Not familiar with many .. but intriguing for sure...great job and take care...👍💀
Bones! 💀 Much thanks bro, have a great week ahead. 🤜🤛
I don't think I ever caught an episode of this one back in the day. But I've had the set on my Amazon list for a long while now. I've heard it's good and from this video that clearly appears to be the case. Some great actors too. Lain Smith is great. Nice DS9 reference too. That's Andrew Robinson's role best role in my book.
Another great, well edited, well researched episode. Though you might want to stop recording in other people's kitchens. A little loud. And a little weird that you're hanging out there.
🤣😅🤣 Well recording in the kitchen was better than that diner from Nightcrawlers. 😱 lol Thanks Rob, have a good week ahead man.
Awesome video. I really enjoyed it.
Great thumbnail btw…
Theres plenty of raging alcoholics in TZ lol 🤦. The one I remember was with the worm/parasite that every “recovered” alcoholic must “pass on”
Thanks Pedro! Glad you enjoyed it! I think the episode you are referring to is 'The Hellgramite Method' another good one!
I think A Little Peace And Quiet was the very first episode of the show I ever saw. Blew my mind as a kid. Dealers Choice is a personal fave of mine. Nightcrawlers was very memorable. Great list. Most I have yet to see. TZ got aired at odd times here in the UK without much care so it was difficult to really follow it.
Other favourites of mine is Wordplay and A Small Talent For War. Which might be my favourite from the 80s series. Top class video as always. Love what you did with the sound during your section on A Little Peace And Quiet. Terrific!
Hey Terence, thanks for giving this a go man! I wasn't sure if you were into this reboot until you noted it the other night. Yeah man, I opted to go spoiler-free this time but 'A Little Peace and Quiet' is so memorable in that respect with it's twist. It got me too as a kid. Wordplay and A Small Talent For War were solid as well. 👍
Oh man I really need to watch the rest of these; excellent video as always man, nothing but the best wishes to you.
DS! Wassup man! Thanks, you too!
"Wordplay", "The Misfortune Cookie"
I think this show it's awesome. The second best TTZ "version". Obviously not as good as the original, but I still got excited to watch every episode at the end of the day just as much as the original. It's really "80s" and the image quality it's awfully, but I still feel like everyone put their max and I appreciate that.
Yup, certainly there were many great episodes in this series. I agree the picture quality is decent at best. (basically like old-school tv broadcast quality) I'd love to see the series done justice with a nice remastering / Blu-ray release. Thanks for watching Cartoonizando! Happy new year!
Anthony this was so fun to watch, great commentary as usual! I’ve seen a few of these but not all.. time for me to revisit them. All the great actors too. Hope you’re weekend is going well🙌🙌
Hey Karen! Hope you have been well too and thanks for the kind words. 😊 I had to view this series with the mindset that's it was the 80's and just a different vibe from the original series. It took some getting used to, lol, but after a few episodes, I got into it. If you you revisit it, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Take care! All the best!
80s Zone is better than it's often given credit for. Certainly better than the 2001 and 2022 series. It's hard for me to choose the best of the 80s series, but you touched most of them. I do have an issue with Dealer's Choice - they explain how to play Lowball as if we're children and there's too much dialogue - but the episode itself is classic. Dan Hedaya is perfect as Nick, but the entire cast is wonderful.
Nick: Norman's out visiting a sick uncle. [checks his watch] 'scuse me - make that a dead uncle.
A Little Peace and Quiet is kinda 80s Zone's version of A Kind of a Stopwatch, and it's SO much better. We actually cares what happens to Penny, and no one cares about McNulty in the original. Nice little gag at the end of the episode.
About the only flaw I have with To See the Invisible Man is that the Mark of Invisibility looks ridiculous, IMO. Other than that, the special effects are cheap, but effective - especially the watcher droids. Cotter Smith starts out very obnoxious, but as the punishment begins to take its toll, you really start to feel for him. He learns his lesson and the story works - it's a classic second chance story, and, in many ways, that's what the Twilight Zone is all about.
Very good take on these classics. I am looking forward to your reviews of the individual episodes.
Hey Kali, hope you've had a good summer. Thanks for checking in. This series is also probably my favorite at the moment of all the reboots. And yeah the concept of freezing time is a lot more interesting in 'A Little Peace and Quiet' plus we get such a memorable ending in that case.
Wish this was streaming some where…
I'm thinking of checking the library... never know.
Best episode was “I of Newton” with the late great Ron Glass and Sherman Hemsley. Very deep philosophical, Faustian story.
was this the episode where the devil is told Get lost! ?
I love these movies
looks great and beautiful film. i love that. thank you for this great video of yours. have a nice day
Thank you! You too!
Fantastic Research and Review, Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Rodney!
An excellent selection.
I think my two favorites are: “Dead Run” and “The Devil’s Alphabet”.
Dead Run follows a young truck driver who is blackballed from commercial trucking because of too many accidents (insurance companies won’t touch him) so he goes to his father’s friend for help. The job? Carting souls to Hell. It’s a haunting and yet touching look into the themes of rigidity, morality, sinfulness and redemption.
The Devil’s Alphabet on the other hand is a period piece involving 7 members of a college fraternity who swear to not only continue meeting but get together every year even after death. One of the members commits suicide and the survivors come to realize that their oaths are still binding. It’s a spooky ghost story combined with a cautionary tale and will leave you haunted.
Fun fact: The Devil’s Alphabet is based on a short story (The Everlasting Club) by Sir Arthur Gray, a contemporary of MR James, who is credited as the father of the modern day ghost story.
Very interesting, I have to track down 'The Everlasting Club' by Sir Arthur Gray. I also liked the 'The Devil’s Alphabet' segment so I'm curious about the original work. Thanks!
@@FeverDreamlandTheater I was able to find it on (I think) Project Gutenberg.
A little heads up though, I liked the story but there’s an important part of it that requires a familiarity with Latin (although I had someone who told me what it meant) and a lot of it is left up to the reader’s interpretation, which isn’t a bad way to go but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
Good list. I have Nightcrawlers at 1 and Her Pilgrim Soul at 2. To See the Invisible Man I'd probably put at 3. Kentucky Rye and The Cold Equations would round out my Top 5.
Don't mind me, just offering up my comment to the algorithm Gods. 😘 Love your channel bud.
Edit: you should totally do a critical breakdown of the latest reboot from Jordan Peele because it just sucked so badly.
Yes! Now that one is on my list for sure too. Thanks as always Liz....any help with the algorithm Gods is much appreciated. Have a great day. 😄
I'm shocked Caliban's Toys didn't make your list.
The Shadow Man and Shelter Skelter 🤘🏻
Shelter Skelter was excellent and holds up well! There’s an episode of Monsters with vampires that’s similar.
I really dug Shelter Skelter, especially the ending which I was glad to have not known about at all going in. I have to check out the Monsters episode you noted, thanks!
@@FeverDreamlandTheater the episode is called “The Waiting Game” … I love anthology horror/sci-fi
9:58- I'd slice away my memories of Middle and High School.
Granmma and the shadow man. THE REDO of the afterhours was pretty good to.
Solid choices! 👍
I haven't watched the 80s Twilight Zone but I am almost done watching the originals , now I have to add these to the watch list 😅 excellent video Anthony 🙏
Heeeey Cirespeed! Thanks man.
Great list.....is the series hosted by Forest Whittaker??? So many solid guest stars as well...
Hey Patrick! This series was hosted by Charles Aidman, and he had some nice narrations. He was always offscreen though. The 2000's series was hosted by Forest Whittaker. Thank as always for checking in. Have a good one man. 👊
That's totally terrifying
I watched all of these when they were new.
It was called "The New Twilight Zone," by the way ~~~~
A memorable early episode starred Robert Klein. His use of language starts to erode --- Over the course of a few days, all the words he uses, (and the audience understands,) now have different meanings to everyone around him. In the end he must start from scratch to learn to communicate. Disorientation, isolation, and (slow) recovery. Touching, and relatable.
Hey James, thanks for the watch & comment. That's great you were able to watch these when they were new. I was a bit young so I only saw a few and didn't recall many of these, when I did a rewatch it was basically like a whole new part of Twilight Zone to rediscover. The episode you noted was 'Wordplay' another great entry in the series. Happy New year!
Little Peace and Quiet terrified me as a kid
Same here. It's that ending...it just really sticks with you.
My top 10 favourites are
10. The Convict's Piano
9. Extra Inning
8. Misfortune Cookie ( it should have been longer )
7. Wong's Lost And Found Emporium
6. The Card
5. The Hellgrammite Method
4. The Shadowman
3. What Are Friends For
2. The Mind Of Simon Foster
1. A Message From Charity
My honourable mentions are
5. Eye Of Newton
4. Little Boy Lost
3. Profile In Silver
2. Examination Day
1. Her Pilgrim Soul
February 25th 2024 9:34 PM Central Time
Very Solid list, I see you are also a fan of The Mind Of Simon Foster. Thanks for watching Belcher! have a good one!
"To See the Invisible Man" is probably #2 on my personal list. My #1 is "The Cold Equations", which is for my money the best version of this particular story, though the comic precursor, "A Weighty Decision", is also very good. The pilot of an emergency dispatch spaceship carrying medicine needed to treat a disease outbreak on a distant colony discovers he has an extra passenger: a 14-year-old girl who stowed away to visit her brother.
I also like "Button, Button" a lot; it changes the ending from the Richard Matheson short story, and in the process improves it quite a bit. The original ending depends on some not so clever wordplay, while the Twilight Zone version changes it to be a logical, if horrifying, extension of the premise.
Very cool to see so much love for 'To See the Invisible Man.' Just a very moving story and it worked perfect as a modern Twilight Zone entry. Thanks for watching G. Mitchell! Have a good one!
Dealer’s Choice is totally fun! Great list Anthony!
Hey Mr. Dan! Thanks man. Dealer's Choice was a lock for my top 10.
We must be on the same wavelength, my three favorites are a little peace and quiet, Kentucky rye and of course to see the invisible man
Hey, very cool! Yeah in my view, those three really encapsulate the 5th dimension with the 80's vibe.
That's an impressive video . Thanks for creating this content 😊
Glad you liked it!
I love Monsters and the Walking Distance remake.
truly did not know as well Wes Craven did the only episode I've ever seen from the 80s series dealers choice. Surprisingly as hell he didnt direct the faces in the wall episode though being with nightmare on elm street lol.
I didn't think of that! Craven would have been perfect for that! Could have made for a fun easter egg too.
Great review. Great series
Thanks Jeremy!
I always like the episode Chameleon, where a NASA space probe brings a shape shifting alien back to Earth, the alien absorbs people or anything and assumes its identity but the things it absorbs are not destroyed in the sense that we understand but become part of the alien the alien is not a evil entity but a space explorer or scientist that has been exploring the universe for eons
Hey Blue Mouse! 'Chameleon' was another solid one. Terry O'Quinn who I mainly know as John Locke from 'Lost' starred in that. As you noted, it explored some interesting territory in terms of the alien entity and its actual motivations.
Fantastic job. You put in your research and it shows. I have to pick up the box set and dig back into this version of TZ. Like the original this series had some very well established talents and actors who would go on to make a great name for themselves. Cheers!
Hey wassup Robpop, hope you've been well! This one was a fun time, it was cool going down the rabbit hole with some of these actors. Thanks for checking in. Have a good week ahead! Cheers!
Good look at this one. I may have missed a couple on its original run, but I definitely recall the Melinda Dillon episode. I would pick A Saucer of Loneliness as best, from the story by Theodore Sturgeon. It's certainly darker in tone than the original series. Reflection of the times maybe?
A reflection of the times indeed. Shelley Duvall was excellent in that one. Good pick!
I love Paladin of the Lost Hour and A Small Talent For War
Solid choices as well!
I was hoping 'Need to Know' would get a mention...
I completely forgot about the JFK episode. Interesting because I really liked Stephen King's novel 11-22-63.