I ended up buying series one of TTZ (digitally) and have watched the next two episodes. I liked One for the Angels ā Iāve always loved the concept of a Mr Death (or Grim Reaper) despite it being used a lot since (and before?) It made me think a bit of Death at Intervals, a really good book by Jose Saramago.
I also correctly identified Lou as Uncle Albert from Mary Poppins.
I do find the episodes a bit short, especially considering the twists, which come around a bit abruptly. On the other hand itās nice having something more piecemeal to watch amongst all the heavier stuff that can drag on. Makes me realise thereās not much about these days thatās 30 minutes per episode.
Sure the concept is ages old. They also make no secret out of using old concepts from fairytales and myths for many episodes.
I think itĀ“s standard these to have drama 1 hour and comedy 30 minutes.
I like the 30 minute format of the majority of The Twilight Zone. For Season 4 they briefly went to one hour only to find out it doesnĀ“t work and went back to 30 minutes for the final season
That reminds me ā I also really like the way Serling bookends each episode with a bit of commentary. Which is obviously used in lots of things, but itās particularly charming here.
Absolutely! His introductions and outros are like little poems. When you watched it a while itĀ“s interesting to see that no matter what he says he always finishes on āā¦the twilight zoneā.
*slight spoiler alert for those who havenāt watched The Twilight Zone*
Just watched The Lonely. Another good one, and another really classic sci-fi theme. I practically guessed correctly what was in the box, and nearer the end what would happen, but thatās with the hindsight of lots of similar stories since then. Itās a shame, in a way, that itās not possible to watch them at the time they were broadcast.
I also love how they say āro-betā (as in sherbet) instead of ārobotā. Thatās not meant to be condescending - it added to the charm for me.
Iām finding it difficult to really get into some of the episodes because theyāre so short. But reflecting on this one afterwards, the thought of living with just one other person (or very person-like ro-bet) for almost a year and then having them snatched away while you go back to Earth must be pretty bloody overwhelming.
Yeah that goes throughout the series and even Serling himself says like this a couple of times. Was that an old american pronunciation?
That episode shows an interesting way of punishment. Even though I think itĀ“s quite an effort for just one person also they should have seen it comming that there will some sort of attachment. That guy really didnĀ“t think much ahead.
Possibly. I couldnāt find much on it but did find an interesting Reddit that seems to suggest there are two pronunciations. Someone also mentions that Asimov said it like that.
Yeah, good point. It doesnāt really achieve anything either. At least in prison thereās the chance someone can be reformed. But in space thereās no discipline or structure.
ThatĀ“s interersting. Would also help to know how Karel Äapek pronounced the word.
Well I hope you keep watching and eventually get used to the pace, there are some real good ones comming up. At worst theyĀ“re overly silly (there are intentional humourous episodes) or just far to tear jerkery (?).
it makes the most sense grammatically even though it technically means this
