New Twilight Zone

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Summary: Also has INFORMATION on the TV-show!
Review: For fans of the show (which ran from 1985-88) the best thing about this book is definitely the Introduction "Two Years in the Twilight Zone" by Alan Brennert. On about 16 pages he describes how he came to work on the show, what working for it was like, what happened when it finally got cancelled and most interestingly he makes some remarks about the dreaded third season, which was done for half the budget by completely different people and he talks about the editing process of the first two seasons. After the introduction you get 21 stories from the show, which are interesting in their own right since sometimes they differ a lot from the final product.

Rating:
Summary: Also has INFORMATION on the TV-show!
Review: For fans of the show (which ran from 1985-88) the best thing about this book is definitely the Introduction "Two Years in the Twilight Zone" by Alan Brennert. On about 16 pages he describes how he came to work on the show, what working for it was like, what happened when it finally got cancelled and most interestingly he makes some remarks about the dreaded third season, which was done for half the budget by completely different people and he talks about the editing process of the first two seasons. After the introduction you get 21 stories from the show, which are interesting in their own right since sometimes they differ a lot from the final product.

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Summary: Not the original
Review: I am a Twilight Zone fan. However, I am a fan of the original Zone with Rod Serling at the helm. This book is a collection of stories from the TZ aired in the 1980s. Unfortunately, in my opinion, these stories are NOT Twilight Zone stories. They are stories of the supernatural with the name Twilight zone attached to them.
If you enjoyed the new TZ from the 1980s, this will be well worth your money. However, if you only think of the Twilight zone as the original show with Mr. Serling, you will probably be disappointed.

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Summary: Ehhh....
Review: The problem with this book is that while you think your're getting 21 short stories, you're really short stories that were made for tv scripts. For instance, "I of Newton" is only four pages long, and you wonder how they got an hour of programming out of some of these short stories. Also, if you are a fan of sci fi, you've probably read some of these stories before, like "Nightcrawlers" by Robert McCammon. But overall I like the stories I hadn't read. "Examination Day" ought to be standard reading in school, if for nothing less than to scare the bejeezus out of school children.

Rating:
Summary: Ehhh....
Review: The problem with this book is that while you think your're getting 21 short stories, you're really short stories that were made for tv scripts. For instance, "I of Newton" is only four pages long, and you wonder how they got an hour of programming out of some of these short stories. Also, if you are a fan of sci fi, you've probably read some of these stories before, like "Nightcrawlers" by Robert McCammon. But overall I like the stories I hadn't read. "Examination Day" ought to be standard reading in school, if for nothing less than to scare the bejeezus out of school children.

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Summary: I recommend it!
Review: Whether you like The Twilight Zone or just want to read some good short stories, this book is for you.