The Twilight Zone remains one of the most influential TV series of all time. The anthology format provided a wealth of storytelling opportunities that series creator Rod Serling and his team transformed into dark, witty parables about the human condition. The sci-fi horror trappings made a perfect hook, and resulted in timeless episodes like "It's a Good Life," "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." However, even the best series have a few misfires here and there, particularly in anthology shows where the quality can vary greatly from episode to episode. Furthermore, the ironic twist endings that became the show's signature require a good deal of narrative weaving to work the way they should.
Not all of them reached that goal, and some of them generated a great deal of bafflement in their efforts to work out the various narrative kinks. While the best episodes...
Not all of them reached that goal, and some of them generated a great deal of bafflement in their efforts to work out the various narrative kinks. While the best episodes...
- 6/17/2024
- by Robert Vaux
- CBR
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