Rod Serling’s Revenge (The Twilight Zone, one of the best-loved TV shows ever, turns 50)

National Review ^ | 10/7/2009 | Michael Anton

[abigailsmybaby]

I remember watching Eye of the Beholder when I was about 5. Scared the crap outta me.

[ETL]

Remember the episode of Night Gallery with Roddy McDowall as the spoiled grandson of a rich old man? He couldn’t wait for him to die of natural causes (so that he could receive his inheritance), so he drove him to an early grave by leaving him near a cold and windy open window all night long. Very scary at the time with one of Sterling’s classic twist endings in which the young brat got what was coming to him and more.

[hercuroc]

The episode with Telly Savalas and the talking doll is awesome

My name is Talking Tina and I'm going to kill you

[abigailsmybaby]

I remember that one too...and The Invaders. One I can’t remember the name of was the little girl who disappeared through an opening under her bed, into the fifth dimension. Maybe that was the name of it...The Fifth Dimension.

[hercuroc]

I always liked the other episode Shatner was in when he and his wife were in a truck stop and kept plugging coins into a devil head and believing every card it spit out.

Kind of showed the madness of the mind.

[donaldo]

I agree. I just saw Talky Teena (”Living Doll”) and it still gives me the creeps. The one with Dan Duryea playing the drunk gunslinger is also a gem.

[ETL]

NIGHT GALLERY - “THE CEMETERY”: A black sheep nephew murders his ailing uncle for the inheritance only to find some disturbing changes in the old man’s painting of the family graveyard. Cast: Roddy McDowall, Ossie Davis, George Macready.

You can watch it in several parts on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22night+gallery%22%22THE+CEMETERY%22&search_type=&aq=f

[ntnychik]

Great post! Nightmare at 20,000 Feet gave me nightmares for 20 years. Might have been 40 if Helen had been on the wing. I’d love to see that episode again.

[FreeManWhoCan]

Little Girl Lost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxN8TrqidgA

[ETL]

I found a site where you can watch it free online! You can even download it to keep, at least to RealPlayer, if you have it. RP can be downloaded for free also.

“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”:
http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/twilight_zone_nightmare_at_20000_feet.php

[canuck_conservative]

“Night Gallery”

I’ll always remember that one about the guy who had the bug crawl in his ear ....

[MtnMan101]

[infowarrior]

Rod Serling went on a few years after Twilight Zone to do another interesting series with similar themes called — THE NIGHT GALLERY. I wonder whether anyone loves that series. I did.

I've recently watched episodes of both The Twilight Zone, and Night Gallery on Fancast. A fair collection of each...

the infowarrior

[Talisker]

http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/
Enjoy :)

Thanks!

[abigailsmybaby]

That’s it! Thank you.

[saint]

Just saw one of my favorites the other day -”Hocus-Pocus and Frisby.

Andy Devine played played a gas station attendant who was always telling tall tales - perfect role for him. After being abducted by aliens, he couldn’t get anyone to believe him.

[ntnychik]

Wow! Thanks so much!