Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

If the average person of today viewed Twilight Zone for the first time it would be easy to find flaws. Many of the stories are topical for the time in which they were written and the format and budget constraints necessitated distilling complexity into black-and-white simplicity. As an anthology series, there was no recurrent cast of characters with whom to bond nor a consistent story line to follow. The nature of the television market today isn't favorable for a program where each episode is a stand-alone event that needs to grab a weekly audience who has little or no clue what will be telecast. In that sense, The Twilight Zone is an anachronism whose time is past. But viewed through the prism of the era, when homes had only one television and few channels, when the nation's culture was rapidly changing, when public scientific knowledge was much less - if seen that way, it is astonishingly superb. Mr Serling was a daring writer, tackling difficult topics in a manner that was "politically incorrect" long before the phrase existed. He dreamed up story line scenarios that many viewed as too unsettling for 1950s America and stuck them out there every week, doing so with remarkably consistent excellence. He was a talented troublemaker who managed to slide by the censors and standards of the time, by no means a minor feat. No doubt some of the shows were total misses, and today look really bad. But most were good to extraordinary and they mark the Twilight Zone as a tremendous accomplishment. I don't know if Twilight Zone episodes are available for streaming but if so, they're worth a look for anyone who hasn't seen them. Many sites offer suggestions regarding the best episodes to view. Take a chance, they're short and sweet - and entertaining.

Rob Sterling was a genius who created an anthology series that's never gone out of style and remains timeless to this day. Being the first of it's kind it set the standard rules others would imitate for decades to come from a haunting opening, eerie music cues and a host to narrate each fascinating tale. Each episodes blends psychological fright with supernatural themes that makes you question rather it really happened or if they went through a real experience that changed their lives forever.Being set in the 60s worked in its favor as television was taking off with rules on decency and allowing for suspense instead of cheap gimmicks and following the fashion trends at the time. Surprisingly it never feels dull or dragging as it's very well written.Some of my favorites wouldn't be the over exposed classics in pop culture, but next stop Whillerbey, talking Tina and will the real Martian please stand up. For the simplicity, clever twists and charming caste. Only running for five seasons the show never felt like it humped the shark or was dragging along for the money and makes my love for this series very special. You can finally own all 165 episodes to relieve the terror, hot and hope each one offers. You'll guard it as a treasure.

What else can you say about one of the most loved shows ever created? It certainly lives up to its hype. The best episodes are probably the ones that end up with some ironic inversion or scenario reversal. It helps that Rod Serling has one of the best voices of any host you've ever heard. I realize the sheer number of horror anthology series there are right now. Well maybe not even anthology, but simply short horror stories. A lot of these might not even be considered horror, just mystery or thriller. Some of my favorite episodes include "Time Enough At Last", "Five Characters In Search Of An Exit" and "The Obsolete Man". FCISOAE is great because the whole thing plays like some riddle you know you're eventually going to find the answer too. It's quite worth it.I realize that a lot of short horror stories make up pop culture or some of the most acclaimed and popular stories of their kind. I realize now that this show set the precedent for so many others, whether it be something for kids like "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?" or internet memes like Creepypasta. These are all great in their own rights, but have never been able to top this. The imitations have been direct or indirect, but were never able to be better or even as good. It's interesting to just recognize some actors and actresses given how this song had so many. It's hard to review a show that was all about unrelated stories, but I've tried my best. As Roger Ebert said in his review of the movie, this is great because it puts ordinary people in strange situations they have no idea how to deal with.How would we react to these? There was always something different in every single episode. They tried to tackle as many themes as possible. It was even hard to determine if something was supposed to be happy, bittersweet, or a simple downer. Maybe it was more interesting to leave things open for interpretation. This series was truly timeless and shall live in our hearts and minds forever. ****

I would like to see if possible on Memorial and Veterans day's military themed episodes of the Twilight Zone as a marathon. Many episodes dealt with military stories and even vets. Mr. Serling himself was a WW2 veteran serving in the Army as a paratrooper. This could prove both worthy and entertaining. It would do a stations great service to both veterans and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Think about it, 6 hours of the best if not all of the military stories being shown in honor of those who served. There's the episode where 3 soldiers are lost and wind up fighting in Little big horn. The episode where a soldier knows who's going to be a casualty by seeing a ray of light over their head. The 3 Air Force pilots that return to Earth only to disappear from life. The Nazi U-boat commander who sinks a liner only to experience their pain. The 3 pilots who land on a planet and later become display pieces. And the guy who read a newspaper article on a bomber plane found in a desert believing he was there also. The list can go on and on. How about it TV stations?