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To: pburiak

You are assuming the younger generation will be able to comprehend human, enduring mysteries and questions, fears, and needs. And assuming they can talk... doesn’t look too promising ..and Twilight Zone was not in color.

Still in the tippy, tippy top echelon of writing. Amazing stuff. One of my favorite characters is the CHANCELLOR in OBSOLETE MAN.Total bombastic,arrogant, disgusting deep stater. Fritz Weaver was excellent in that role.


38 posted on 06/28/2025 1:36:32 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
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To: Getready; pburiak
I think there have been three reboots of the series since Serling's, beginning with the 1980s version.

All were dreadful, anemic, and to varying degrees, "topical" and politically correct. I guess they were trying to make it more "relevant" for younger generations.

The original was sometimes heavy-handed in its liberalism, but it was also often original, surprising, and yes, thematically universal.

But despite that, I wonder how many younger people can appreciate them. The endings might not surprise the young, who've seen copied endings on many films and TV shows. And younger people hate black & white.

49 posted on 06/28/2025 2:26:09 PM PDT by Angelino97
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Those b&w look so much better when they are reissued as blu-ray.


76 posted on 06/29/2025 3:10:36 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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