The Comedian

I must admit, I had really high hopes for the very first installment for The Twilight Zone (2019-). The first episode was higher than mediocre, but not great. The first thing one notices is that there is absolutely not one comic line in an episode called "The Comedian". That's too bad. They should have written some real jokes. Even politics can be funny, guys, but economics! Fuggetaboutit! I absolutely loved the overall premise and the storyline, but it was fairly predictable and there was not really a true twist. What was most outstanding was the set design - it was gorgeous. Best use of blue ever. And I loved the way Jordan Peele came into the scene. Overall, I was so glad to have the TZ back that I can forgive first episode jitters. I can't wait to see the rest of season 1!

This is a promising start to the series. Taking a small yet still supernatural story and cramming it into stand-up comedy actually worked. Kumail Nanjiani was very good in it, and he was great in the last scene of the movie. Probably the best acting I've seen from him. I just wish that the actual lines were funny, like since his audience was dying of laughter, but I didn't even budge a smile. (Well maybe, they were under some kind of spell that-ohhhhhhhh!!!)Jordan Peele was barely in it, so I don't know what to say about him other than his voice is pretty soothing. All the supporting cast was great, and I think that all the loose ends were tied up at the end while still leaving some stuff up for interpretation. Also the episode looked really good, good shots, good use of color, just beautiful. 8/10.

Watched via YouTube.

It's sad the show had to put Kumail in its opening episode . The otherwise funny and witty comedian actor was wasted in this episode . The story dragged and just felt labored , repeating " a well regulated " . That's just not funny , wasn't the first time and wasnt the fifth . It wasnt ironic or quirky it was just sad that they used Kumail Nanjiani in this drag of an episode .Hopefully it will gain some legs in the next few attempts ?

This drags on too long. If you cut everything out that didn't work, stopped repeating scenes, ideas, and just cut to the chase this would have been a cool episode. The Original didn't have enough time to include that many unimportant scenes or stretch them out. It also did not give you an HOUR to figure out an obvious ending or know where it's going. If you guys were smart you would include edited versions of episodes. That way you can save what you made.

Twilight Zone's revival started out good with a decent episode. The theme was great, the execution, however, could be a lot better. The episode felt at least 10 minutes longer than it should be.

The acting was pretty spot on, Morgan was great as the creppy JC Wheeler, and Nanjiani was tailored for the role of Samir. I really loved seeing Peele taking the place of Rod Serling. It suits him. I believe the show will get better each episode.

Solid job!