The Twilight Zone

[mae]

Shockingly, we don't have a Twilight Zone thread. I should rewatch my blu-rays of the original series. Looking forward to what's next:

[Ben Staad]

I didn't know there was anything coming next. I hope for good programming dedicated to quality stories which engage the mind.

Shockingly, we don't have a Twilight Zone thread. I should rewatch my blu-rays of the original series. Looking forward to what's next:

[St. Troy]

I believe Peele has a real interest in making this a quality thing; I am excited to see how it is.

[ladysai]

I just saw a promo for the new Twilight Zone last night.
Im hopeful this will be close to the quality of the original.
~fingers crossed~

[Ricky]

I'm getting to the point now where I'm feeling the market is over-saturated with reboots. Can't we just leave things alone?

Also, enough with the 8,000 streaming services. There's just no feasible way (time OR money) to see and subscribe to everything.

[Still Servant]

I'm getting to the point now where I'm feeling the market is over-saturated with reboots. Can't we just leave things alone?

Also, enough with the 8,000 streaming services. There's just no feasible way (time OR money) to see and subscribe to everything.

It's so true. I have anxiety over some of the streaming services. I finally broke down and started paying for Hulu after doing the 30 day free trial dance for 2 years.

I was more than likely one of the last holdouts still receiving DVDs from Netflix, so I downgraded to streaming only and the money I saved there is going towards Hulu.

That said, my list of shows I want to watch on Amazon is growing. Not enough time or money like you said.

Also, I've been meaning to pickup the complete Twilight Zone collection for years. I keep thinking I'm going to find it cheap at a Goodwill or flea market, but not luck.

[mae]

Also, I've been meaning to pickup the complete Twilight Zone collection for years. I keep thinking I'm going to find it cheap at a Goodwill or flea market, but not luck.

The Twilight Zone on blu-ray is a must-have, so beautifully restored and so many extras.

[dnemec]

I am a HUGE Twilight Zone fan. That being said, I am not looking forward to this at all. I agree with Ricky - why must we have more reboots? This is the FOURTH reboot of this damn series.

[St. Troy]

I think TTZ is more than just a program of its own; it is a platform for the unusual and creative, and in that sense, it should never go away, and when it does go away, I want it to come back (in the right hands).

[Ricky]

I love The Twilight Zone, and that's exactly the reason I don't want it to come back.

And Mike, no more DVDs?! I still get them.

[Still Servant]

I love The Twilight Zone, and that's exactly the reason I don't want it to come back.

And Mike, no more DVDs?! I still get them.

It was time. It was hard to do, but I found myself just not watching them. I had What We Do in the Shadows sitting on my table since December. Plus, I'm buying so many DVDs used, that I went through my queue and realized I had already bought a good majority of them. Also, I never used Netflix to rent new movies. I always used Redbox for that.

The hardest part was that this is still my Netflix subscription that Heather sent me years ago.

[mae]

Even though it premiered in 1959, the pilot to the pilot (The Time Element) aired 60 years ago this November. I wonder if folks would like to do a group rewatch of the series and have a discussion here? If you don't have the blu-rays (and you really should! Amazon has it on sale for 50% off for just about sixty bucks), Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime all have it streaming.

[WeDealInLead]

Wait, fourth reboot? I have the original boxset and the eighties one (with Ellison's and Straczynski's stories). What am I missing?

[mae]

There was a third revival in 2002: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tw...2_TV_series%29

[dnemec]

There was a third revival in 2002: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tw...2_TV_series%29

That revival had 1 stand out (in my opinion). They did a sequel to "It's a Good Life." Billy Mumy is himself as an adult, Cloris Leachman is in it playing his mom, and Billy has a daughter (his real-life daughter) who has more powerful abilities than his. I just loved how it tied into the original, although I wanted to strangle the kids in both of them!

[Heather19]

Ricky, I guess it's just you and me as the lone two subscribers. I love the ability to get whatever movie I want. There's always older films that I want to watch which aren't streaming anywhere, so that's the only way for me to watch them.

As for the Twilight Zone, I'm not too thrilled with another remake. The original is probably my favorite series ever. It's so good. And I hate how everything keeps getting remade these days. I more wish that they would release a new similar theme show, just not "The Twilight Zone". Of course I'll tune in though and see how it is. Hopefully it will exceed my expectations and be really good.

[Ricky]

I'm with you, Heather. There's lots of stuff I can't find except through the DVDs. And streaming just can't beat the excitement of receiving a new one in the mail. It's like music. iPods let you hear any song you want at any time, but it's still exciting to hear a song you like on the radio.

And unless you can do a free trial for that CBS All Access thing, I don't think I'll be watching. (Is it too much to hope that the new series will be in black and white?)

[Heather19]

Oh, I didn't even catch that the new series won't be airing on tv. Screw that

[St. Troy]

...the new series won't be airing on tv. Screw that

Yep.

I already have cable, Netflix and Amazon Prime; I just can't allow this type of entertainment cost mission creep to chase potentially interesting things like The Stand or The Twilight Zone or whatever comes next across new services (and I stress "potentially" because around half of the new shows I try out, through whatever source, don't make the cut after I've watched a few episodes; with my luck, The Stand would turn out to be a new Mist, and TTZ would do little other than make me miss the original).

I initially got Netflix because Blockbuster went away, but it has since built a reputation for generating great content of its own; I initially got Amazon Prime just for the free shipping but they too have produced some good shows.

I suppose the fact that both The Stand and TTZ are on the same service could make it tempting to sign up, but the fact is that I already know what CBS is, and I can't imagine I'll ever be willing to pay a dollar for anything they do, unless they build a reputation similar to Netflix's over the next few years.

[mae]

I suppose the fact that both The Stand and TTZ are on the same service could make it tempting to sign up, but the fact is that I already know what CBS is, and I can't imagine I'll ever be willing to pay a dollar for anything they do, unless they build a reputation similar to Netflix's over the next few years.

Also the new Star Trek shows. And since it's a paid service, it's not the usual CBS you get, it's much more like a Netflix indeed.

[Ben Staad]

I didn't understand that at first. I will not be signing up for another subscription service.

[mae]

CBS All Access is also where The Stand will be (as well as all the new Star Trek stuff).

[Ben Staad]

I already watched those shows.

CBS All Access is also where The Stand will be (as well as all the new Star Trek stuff).

[Heather19]

If they get The Stand I'll have to at least try a free trial then. I don't really understand it. Why not show the shows on CBS, for a much wider audience? Do they show their current and past shows on this streaming service, or is it only new content? I'm just so sick of all the different streaming services. Wish they could all just be lumped up into one.

[Still Servant]

I'm with you, Heather. There's lots of stuff I can't find except through the DVDs. And streaming just can't beat the excitement of receiving a new one in the mail. It's like music. iPods let you hear any song you want at any time, but it's still exciting to hear a song you like on the radio.

Any old films I want that I can't find in the wild or at the library, I just buy on laserdisc. I just bought Bringing Up Baby the other day.

I more wish that they would release a new similar theme show, just not "The Twilight Zone". Of course I'll tune in though and see how it is. Hopefully it will exceed my expectations and be really good.

I haven't watched it yet, but isn't the Netflix show Black Mirror kind of like The Twilight Zone?

If they get The Stand I'll have to at least try a free trial then. I don't really understand it. Why not show the shows on CBS, for a much wider audience? Do they show their current and past shows on this streaming service, or is it only new content? I'm just so sick of all the different streaming services. Wish they could all just be lumped up into one.

I have no interest in paying for CBS All Access either, especially with the crazy cable prices. Your question is a tricky one. Some of the aren't being put on the regular CBS because they are of a higher standard, to be blunt. Honestly, CBS knows their audience. Their audience has very basic taste in TV. Shows like The Stand and Twilight Zone couldn't make it on Network TV nowadays. Just look at most of the successful shows on CBS right now. They are all fluffy remakes and standard procedurals like Hawaii Five-O, MacGyver, NCIS and its endless clones. I expect the new Magnum P.I. to be just as fluffy and easy to digest (and forget) and it will do equally well in the ratings.

I echo your frustration about the many streaming services and I would love a way to collect them all together, but at that point, it's essentially cable. I will more than likely just pickup the new Twilight Zone on Blu-ray, like I'm planning on doing with the Mr. Mercedes series.