The show might have appeared as ingenious sixty years ago, but from the lens of a modern viewer it is but a compilation of already tired ideas that are conveyed with naivete and superficiality more reminiscent of a cartoon.
If you’re curious, I would recommend only checking the episodes that make it to “best of twilight zone” lists.
Positive: | Negative: |
Some of the better episodes might explore fairly interesting ideas | Acting can be quite cringeworthy depending on the episode |
Some of the episodes are good at building expectation for that upcoming twist | Lots of weak episodes |
Most of the ideas are given very superficial treatment |
What episodes did you like the most? ‘Walking Distance’ is probably my favourite. Although, it’s not very typical for Twilight Zone and is a bit dated, with all the time-travel stories these days.
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I liked the Hitchhiker, Time Enough at Last, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, To Serve Man, and Nick of Time.
I don’t think I’ve seen Walking Distance actually, since I started with episodes best rated on imdb and worked down until I got tired of it. Maybe I’ll check it out.
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