Within the lore surrounding Rod Serling's original "The Twilight Zone," which ran from 1959-1964 on CBS, the six episodes videotaped (as opposed to shot on film) during the second season are generally regarded by both fans and creators to be some of the series' biggest failures. These episodes are rivaled in reputation only by the shortened season of hour-long episodes (as opposed to the series' usual half-hour length) during the show's 4th year.
In both cases, these changes were mandated by the network, and were not internal decisions made by Serling or his crew. However, while the 4th season hour-length episodes suffered more from script and pacing issues, the videotaped second season episodes are by and large solid "Twilight Zone" scripts; it's the technical side of things that suffered instead, as CBS tried to cut the show's production costs.
The fact that these episodes were still pretty great sci-fi...
In both cases, these changes were mandated by the network, and were not internal decisions made by Serling or his crew. However, while the 4th season hour-length episodes suffered more from script and pacing issues, the videotaped second season episodes are by and large solid "Twilight Zone" scripts; it's the technical side of things that suffered instead, as CBS tried to cut the show's production costs.
The fact that these episodes were still pretty great sci-fi...
- 12/17/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
1979: Eon's "Mrs. Corey" kept an eye on Deborah's condition.
1979: Atwt's Lisa & Bob danced while Bennett fumed.
1984: Days' Salem mourned Roman at his wake.
1998: Gh's Alan found Tammy next to his dead drug dealer."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: On The Story of Mary Marlin, Davey's intended destination was exposed further. An NBC News bulletin, one of the first known casualty reports to come from Pearl Harbor, arrived just before the day's episode of this popular radio soap opera.
1941: On Vic & Sade,...
1979: Atwt's Lisa & Bob danced while Bennett fumed.
1984: Days' Salem mourned Roman at his wake.
1998: Gh's Alan found Tammy next to his dead drug dealer."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: On The Story of Mary Marlin, Davey's intended destination was exposed further. An NBC News bulletin, one of the first known casualty reports to come from Pearl Harbor, arrived just before the day's episode of this popular radio soap opera.
1941: On Vic & Sade,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Oh, Image Entertainment. How quickly we're growing to love thee. The official specs and artwork for both "The Twilight Zone" Season 2 on Blu-ray and "The Twilight Zone" Fan Favorites DVD Collection have come our way along with the artwork so without further ado ...
From the Press Releases
"Genies, malevolent machines, Santa Claus and The Devil himself. Get ready for more excursions into the fantastic when Image Entertainment releases The Twilight Zone: Season 2 on Blu-ray November 16th. All 29 episodes from the legendary series’ second season have been remastered and will be presented in pristine 1080p high-definition and uncompressed Pcm audio. In addition, the 4-disc set also includes many of the bonus features from the Definitive Collection DVD release, along with hours of new bonus features, specially created for this Blu-ray™ release. Spr is $99.98, and pre-book is October 19th.
Season Two Episodes
King Nine Will Not Return, The Man in the Bottle,...
From the Press Releases
"Genies, malevolent machines, Santa Claus and The Devil himself. Get ready for more excursions into the fantastic when Image Entertainment releases The Twilight Zone: Season 2 on Blu-ray November 16th. All 29 episodes from the legendary series’ second season have been remastered and will be presented in pristine 1080p high-definition and uncompressed Pcm audio. In addition, the 4-disc set also includes many of the bonus features from the Definitive Collection DVD release, along with hours of new bonus features, specially created for this Blu-ray™ release. Spr is $99.98, and pre-book is October 19th.
Season Two Episodes
King Nine Will Not Return, The Man in the Bottle,...
- 8/12/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Actor/writer/producer nm0406857 autoBill Idelson[/link] has died following complications from a hip injury. He was 88.
Idelson, who is best known for his role as Herman Glimcher on U.S. TV 's The nm0001813 autoDick Van Dyke[/link] Show, passed away at a Los Angeles hospital last Monday.
Idelson, who had been hospitalised since June after breaking his hip, appeared in numerous television shows including Dragnet, The Twilight Zone, nm2765947 autoPerry Mason[/link], The Odd Couple, Happy Days and, most recently, Will + Grace.
He also wrote episodes of programmes such as The nm0341431 autoAndy Griffith[/link] Show, Get Smart, Mash and some of those he acted in like The nm0001813 autoDick Van Dyke[/link] Show, The Twilight Zone, The Odd Couple and Happy Days.
Idelson won the Writers Guild Award for Best Comedic Effort twice - for episodes of Get Smart and The nm0341431 autoAndy Griffith[/link] Show.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, actress nm2475409 autoSeemah Wilder[/link].
Idelson, who is best known for his role as Herman Glimcher on U.S. TV 's The nm0001813 autoDick Van Dyke[/link] Show, passed away at a Los Angeles hospital last Monday.
Idelson, who had been hospitalised since June after breaking his hip, appeared in numerous television shows including Dragnet, The Twilight Zone, nm2765947 autoPerry Mason[/link], The Odd Couple, Happy Days and, most recently, Will + Grace.
He also wrote episodes of programmes such as The nm0341431 autoAndy Griffith[/link] Show, Get Smart, Mash and some of those he acted in like The nm0001813 autoDick Van Dyke[/link] Show, The Twilight Zone, The Odd Couple and Happy Days.
Idelson won the Writers Guild Award for Best Comedic Effort twice - for episodes of Get Smart and The nm0341431 autoAndy Griffith[/link] Show.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, actress nm2475409 autoSeemah Wilder[/link].
- 1/7/2008
- WENN
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