$9.99 - The Twilight Zone: Vol. 7

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Episodes: "Perchance to Dream" (Ep. 9, November 27, 1959) - A man (Richard Conte) is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die. His pursuer? A mysterious vixen he meets in his dreams! The first non-Rod Serling script of the series. "The Hitch-Hiker" (Ep. 16, January 22, 1960) - Alone on a cross-country trip, Nan Adams (Inger Stevens) has a blowout. Surviving the incident, she gets back on the road--only to see the same hitch-hiker everywhere she looks! "King Nine Will Not Return" (Ep. 37, September 20, 1960) - WWII Captain James Embry (Robert Cummings) finds himself next to a crashed plane in a vast desert. Where is his crew? And why are futuristic jet planes flying overhead? "Shadow Play" (Ep. 62, May 5, 1961) - Trapped in a recurring nightmare, a man (Dennis Weaver) tries to persuade those who are sentencing him to death that the whole scenario is not real. Will they ever listen?
The middle ground between light and shadow just became a whole lot sharper and detailed with this stellar five-disc set, which compiles the entire second season of Rod Serling's classic television series, The Twilight Zone, and gilds the whole package by including a treasure trove of supplemental material. TZ's second season (1960-61) is a stand-out in the series' history thanks to its sheer number of memorable stories; among the episodes that have achieved pop culture landmark status are the chilling "Eye of the Beholder" (a disfigured woman undergoes surgery to appear more "normal") and "The Silence" (Franchot Tone wagers that Liam Sullivan cannot silent for a year); "The Invaders" (Agnes Moorhead is pitted against tiny space travelers), "Long Distance Call" (Lost in Space's Billy Mumy converses with a deceased relative on his toy phone), and the more light-hearted "Night of the Meek," in which department store Santa Claus Art Carney gets a chance to fulfill the real St. Nick's duties. As always, the combination of sharp, intelligent scripting (mostly by Serling, but with notable contributions by Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, and George Clayton Johnson) and superb casting (guest stars include Cliff Robertson, Dennis Weaver, Burgess Meredith, William Shatner, John Carradine, and Don Rickles) produces television that remains as thought-provoking and entertaining today as it was over 40 years ago.

Though The Twilight Zone has received numerous home video releases over the years, the aptly titled Definitive Edition is arguably the finest presentation of this series to date. Each of the episodes have been digitally remastered from original camera negatives (even the episodes filmed on videotape look good) and magnetic soundtracks; Serling's previews for upcoming episodes and advertising "billboards" (sponsor spots) have also been included, as have commentaries by Rickles, Weaver, Robertson, Shelly Berman, and other performers. Clips of Serling on The Jack Benny Show and in conversation with Mike Wallace, audio interviews with cast and crew members by Twilight Zone Companion author Marc Scott Zicree, radio adaptations of classic episodes, and even the script for "Twenty-Two," complete with Serling's notes, round out the set, which belongs in the collection of anyone who's ever been enthralled by this landmark series. Now, if only the same treatment could be afforded to Serling's other anthology program, Night Gallery… --Paul Gaita

Most Recent Customer Reviews

Date : 2010-03-16

Summary : I LOVE this show!
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).

Date : 2010-03-06

Summary : Twilight Zone 3 stands the test of time
While the Twilight Zone episodes are in black and white, many possess a timeless quality. There are many underlyiing messages that are still relevant today.

Date : 2010-03-03

Summary : The Twilight Zone
Purchased this collection just to see one episode. Several more episodes are better than the one I wanted to find. Many are very good..

Date : 2010-02-03

Summary : Great!
Brand new as promised, Great quality of DVD's, super quick shipping. Will use this vendor again.

Date : 2009-12-02

Summary : Grammy's gift
The DVD was a gift for my 8 year old grandaughter who watched Twilight Zone with me when I was visiting. She became fascinated by the stories. She loved the DVD and makes her Mom and sister watch several episodes at a time with her.