The Twilight Zone: Season 4 [Black And White] [Full Frame] [5 Discs] [Blu-ray]

I have loved the Twilight Zone since I was a young child. Due to the fact, that I was born after the series originally aired, I only got to see it in syndication. But, it seemed like it was on forever. The Twilight Zone and Star Trek were two of my all time favorite shows of the time (then I got into Cheers years later, all top quality writing). I found myself entranced by the writing and the cadence of the dialogue, even at a young age I found myself also drawn into the lives of the people and weird goings-on. I was always intrigued by the little morality plays that transpired within the half hour the show was on. And, for a brief time, the full hour shows were shown, these were not as popular in syndication for some reason. But, after viewing the episodes again, and in some cases, for the first time, I can't imagine why not. Perhaps it was more due to budget and time. It seemed in syndication, sitcoms were king, because of the shorter time frame, and the advertising dollars involved. Someone said that the hour episodes didn't pack the same punch as the half hour shows, which is true in some cases, but with these stories, it seemed as if they needed more time. As if Rod Serling and company purposefully held off on all the stories that needed more time and made a season out of them.The opposite can be said for the half hour shows, as sometimes they seemed a bit rushed and you could tell that the stories would be even more awesome if they could be fleshed out a bit more. That isn't to say that this is a weak season, or that previous seasons suffered from the amount of time allotted. While some episodes are more of a standout than others, overall, the writing was exceptional, the casting was dead-on, and the direction was without flaw. With an a-list cast list, with actors that have went on to great success after this series, it is definitely a treat to have all of these seasons on blu ray. Considering the age of the series, and it being in black and white, it's overwhelming how great they look on blu ray. Usually blu ray brings out the flaws of something this old. but everything looks outstanding and sounds just as outstanding. I am not going to go into too much detail concerning the actual episodes, because I just want everyone to know how great the series is as a whole and how great it is to have this on blu ray. its worth every penny. I can not compare the dvd sets to these, as I held off on buying them until they finally released an "ultimate" version. I wanted it to be season by season and in chronological order.The extras are definitely a plus as well with radio dramas, audio interviews, sponsor billboards and other interesting extras (such as Rod Serling's appearance on Groucho Marx's old show) You don't get this amount of extras on newer shows. With the exception of Everybody Loves Raymond most tv. shows have very few if any extras. Even my beloved Cheers was kinda shafted by Paramount as far as extras go. But, with the Twilight Zone they didn't leave anything out. All of this in great blu ray cases that fit neatly in your collection. Blu Ray is really the way to go for this series. Even if you have never watched an episode in your life, or if you are revisiting this show from your past. You will not be disappointed. Star Trek (the original series - 3 Seasons) look great on blu ray as well. I'd recommend both series. As with Star Trek they give you the option of watching the shows with improved special effects as well as original effects (but I'm not that much of a purist I love the new scenes/special effects) With Blu Ray these two prestigious shows are shown in the best possible way. I can not recommend these two series enough. They are classic tv in the best modern presentation.

I love the influences this show has on so many other movies and other forms of entertainment. For example, I noticed how "little girl lost" (season 3) where the kid falls into another dimension, is much like the premise for the movie "Poltergeist." I love for "number 12 looks just like you" (season?) where everyone gets whatever the predecessor for plastic surgery was in the 60's (when it didn't exist; or was quite limited in scale) at age 18. This was a lot more prophetic for the future than Rod Serling ever could have imagined back then when you watch it with 2010 eyes.I also love "Time enough at last" where Burgess Meredeth played the dork who's in a bank vault during the nuclear holocaust and gets to read allllll the books he's always wanted...un-til...this is my favorite of his characters, maybe even before "Rocky" and "Grumpy Old Men."Oh, odd little tidbit. If you notice the Twlight Zone movie where the kid turns everyone into cartoons, the sister whose mouth he took away is the voice of Bart Simpson, if I'm not mistaken. Speaking of, Mrs. Krabappel's voice played Bob Newhart's secretary in the Bob Newhart show in the early 70's. 'k there's your freaky pointless trivia for the day, kiddies.Two members of Santana joined up and made Journey (apropos of nothing but pointless trivia). Neal Schon played for Carlos at age 15, and Greg Rollie(from very early Journey; he left after the first few albums-yes records-with Steves Perry and Smith) was his keyboard player.As for Rober Duvall's appearance in "Miniature," this came up at Chicago's last dollhouse store and workshop (3209 N Clark st). No one had seen this episode except for me, and this is a group of mostly older people who were there the first time it was played. In a group of wonderful people OBSESSED with miniature dollhouses (including myself, obviously), this was amusing to me. It's not unusual for it to take ten YEARS to make a large (50 inches wide, 26 deep, and 52 inches high) dollhouse. People use the hobby to be all-encompassing. Some women use it when their husbands die so they have something interesting and absorbing enough to pass through their grief. Even a "small" house such as my own (say 28 wide, and about 12 deep, maybe 25 high; very after-market or custom-made) has taken me about a year to make. It not only has a working doorbell, but a working tv set as well. Pieces that are one-of-a-kind can cost up to seven grand, but kiddie-oriented stuff is cheap. Looking at one of these houses in a photo; you can't tell they're not full-sized rooms.So, this is clearly a heavy-duty fantasy of ours at the store. Unfortunately, Think Small is the LAST dollhouse store/workshop in 2,710 miles of roads in Chicago proper.As I said, I love this show, even as dated as it seems to be sometimes, it's aged stunningly well for being 47 YEARS OLD! Wow, I just realized that! It's still incredibly entertaining, and you'll note that some wonderful people are not only fans of this show; but they're all expert-level geeks on the subject of the show. Not just the title of EVERY show, but original airdates and all.As for the store, well, they're retiring at the end of April, 2010, which means they're closing forever :( It's a damn shame for such a unique business. Since they're not online, the phone number is 773-477-1920. Be sure and see the workshop. Phone first, as it is a small business (literally).

One of the best episodes since TSM..

It was everything and more than I expected. Only irritation was the delivery wait ... took almost a month from point of ordering to delivery at my desk. I will use Deal Direct again though. Thanks everyone, you've made an old "baby-boomer" very happy.

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