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Summary: It's a Good Life
Review: One day on the Sci-Fi channel I became intrigued with The Twilight Zone. And I was thrilled to discover the box set DVD series on Amazon. And after some time I was able to buy the first set. I didn't realize till later on that the episodes where out of order, but you know what? I didn't care. I love all the episodes displayed in the set. Do I think it's odd? Yes, but so is the series and highly under rated at this day and time. Rod Serling is certainly a genius and it's a wonder to all the things that were imagined and created during The Twilight Zone series. Which also was jam packed with a lot of classic celebrities such as: Elizabeth Montgomery, Robert Redford, Burgess Maredith (who was a constant guest star through out the series), William Shatner (before Star Trek I believe), Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Buddy Ebsen and tons more. This series is thought provoking, but makes it entertaining not only for a science fiction fan, but for the regular viewing audience. Some of the episodes aren't very clear on the DVD, but I believe that's the type of film they had back at the time. But it does come with trivia games, and a chronological (again out of order) history of The Twilight Zone. Some of my favorite episodes include: Night of the Meek, The Invaders, Time Enough at Last, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Walking Distance, Two, A Passage for Trumpet, Long Distance Call, I Sing the Body Electric, The Passerby, The Hitch-Hiker, Third from the Sun, To Serve Man (which I think is one of the creepiest episode in the series), and of course the classic It's a Good Life from what everyone loves to remember including on a Simpson's Halloween Episode - I believe. I admire Rod Serling very much for his creative writing and thought provoking episodes - he was before his time. Even though it's out of order and the DVD menu's are a little annoying to navigate through don't let that stop you. All classic episodes for the fans of each generation.
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Summary: Via$$$
Review: Please do not buy this collection. Instead protest and demand that it is rereleased correctly. At the local Best Buy
I have seen several people pick it up and pass it up. Each of these individuals have bought several sets of other Television programs. Why-
1) Hefty price- fair market value is about $3O for a season.
2) Not Chronilogical- some volumes even go as far as to force the inferior hours on you.
3) I have used the naviagation menu for one episode and it is bad plus weird.
If Via$$$ ever decides to reissue the TZ correctly then Donny will buy. But until then I have the done correctly Season one of Outer Limits.
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Summary: you have now entered... the Twilight Zone
Review: The Twilight Zone is my favorite television series and is considered one of the best sci-fi shows ever. This collection is great for beginners, I myself have both collections though and plan to get all five. This collection includes such classics as "To Serve Man", "Time Enough at Last", "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "The Invaders", and "Kick the Can". It is a very well packaged set and I reccomend it to anyone ranging from a beg. of the series to a [super] fan of the series like myself. This will only be the beg. of your adventure into... The Twilight Zone.
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Summary: Pioneering paranormal exploration becomes American classic
Review: The Twilight Zone succeeds brilliantly by focusing intensely on the essence of who we are, and reflecting key aspects of that back to us for further review. The script and quality of acting entertain but also package the lessons into highly palatable capsules. Actors constitute a "Who's Who" of American cinema, understandably attracted to the whole concept and, through their contributions, further bringing it to a full and rich life. If you are familiar with the Twilight Zone, you will appreciate the excellent DVD reproduction that makes it all the more enjoyable the second time. If not, try this collection to see how TV, in the hands of brilliant minds, can excel as a medium of communication on many levels concurrently. I strongly suggest this set as a holiday gift for many on your list, especially those difficult to shop for.
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Summary: Experiments with the paranormal become American classic
Review: The Twilight Zone's brilliance, innovation, and penetrating insights into man's nature and fallibility shine through as much now as when first introduced in the Cold War era. Whether an episode reflects man's confrontation with the fantastic, the known world but with a wrinkle, or himself, it comes across captivating if not in instances compelling. As with Mark Twain's stories, the hard lessons communicated are rooted in a positive orientation toward people, which makes them palatable. And the packaging into 25-minute episodes makes it very convenient to pop into the DVD player when that amount of free time presents itself. The Twilight Zone can be an acquired taste. Try a sampler, then steer by your reactions as you go. Seriously consider this as a gift for those on your list who have everything and/or are difficult to buy for.
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Summary: Best TV Show Ever Given the Worse DVD Menu's & Chronology
Review: The Twlight Zone is if not the best certainly one of the best TV Series ever to run on network television before or since for reasons every other reviewer has explained far better than I could have. I brought ALL 5 collections of the Twilight Zone so despite any issue I have with the ways chosen to navigate the DVD you would be a fool to let the lame DVD menu design format and layoout stop you from buying the most awesome set of Twilight Zone DVD's you could ever hope to own. Another problem is the information goes to the next page after a prescribed time automatically throughout the DVD assuming everyone has the same fast reading speed of what some nut job hack thinks is "normal reading speed". Like haven't the corporate air heads that made these DVD's ever heard of learning disabilities and other challenges that slow a persons reading. Even without learning disabilities how stupid it was for the makers of the DVD to assume every reader is going to be an Evelyn Wood Speed Reader. I ended up having to keep finding the same page till I finished reading it at my slow deliberate cerebral palsied & autistic reading speed. I could go on and on about how dumb and totally insensitive to the needs of disabled people the DVD menu design is in many other ways. Once past the bad layout image choice and menu design of the DVD the quality of the Twilight Zone episodic content is fantastic. Episodes while not in any particular order based on air date or anything else is another pet peeve I have about how these collections were arranged. However what really matters is the video sound and overall quality of the actual episodes is first rate and will NOT DISSAPOINT even the harshest fair minded critic \ buyer. Remember you are not buying the DVD's for the way lame pathetic insensitive stupid way the menus are designed you just want the Twilight Zone Episodes to be first rate and trust me they are far better than just first rate. I took one star off my 4 star rating only because the menus are so totally disabled user unfriendly which is just plain mean and stupid. These five collections are here now waiting to be the prized jewel in your DVD collection and every fine jewel has its flaw so enjoy the stupidity of the DVD design layout hey it is after all part of that special place called, THE TWILIGHT ZONE!
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Summary: Enter... The Twilight Zone
Review: This is a great collection! "The Invaders","Time Enough at Last", "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "The Lonely", "The Monsters are due on Maple Street", "Nick of Time", and my favorite, "To Serve Man" are all on this wonderful 9 disc collection. A beg. to the series or a die-hard fan will love it! Its Great!
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Summary: The best show on DVD
Review: This is hands-down my favorite television series, and now it's on DVD in superlative form. You can't go wrong with any of the five collections.
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Summary: Release TZ In Complete Seasons!
Review: This random "collection," "best of" and "favorite episodes" garbage on DVDs has to stop. They tried this exact same ripoff with shows like Dick Van Dyke, I Love Lucy, and Married With Children, and all bombed miserably. They all soonafter had to get over their basic laziness and release Dick Van Dyke - Season One, I Love Lucy - Season One, and Married With Children - Season One, as nature intended. I urge everyone to purchase those three great shows on DVD immediately, but do NOT buy TZ until they get it right! See the pattern there, Viacom? Complete seasons, and in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Previously, of course, TZ was also put out on DVD in even lousier groupings, wherein viewers got only a few paltry episodes on one disk, which also stank. So now we have an even bigger pile of episodes grabbed from here and there - THIS is an improvement? It's certainly no wonder that a mere 2,000 Amazon ranking is all this butchered collection has attained, after being in release since the year 2002. I urge nobody to buy this TZ desecration until Viacom gets it right and releases it in the proper order (and a few extras wouldn't hurt, either - things like the A&E biography on Rod Serling, etc.) To help you out, Viacom, here's how your TZ on DVD list should read: The Twilight Zone - Season One
The Twilight Zone - Season Two
The Twilight Zone - Season Three
The Twilight Zone - Season Four
The Twilight Zone - Season Five
The Twilight Zone - Season Six Get the idea? Good!
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Summary: Five-star collection at a one-star price!
Review: This review is only about the exorbitant price being charged for these sets (I guess I somehow hope that one of the greedy studio execs will see this!) This show is great, no doubt. One of my all-time favorites, in fact. But 35 episodes for anywhere from $75 to $100 depending on where you buy?!?! I bought 35 HOUR-LONG episodes of the equally excellent Outer Limits for about the same price. The 35 episodes that make up the first season of the Andy Griffith show are going for half that at 30 bucks!! Again, another equally excellent classic. So, I think I'll buy the Andy Griffith show, pass on this latest TV studio rip-off, and catch the TZ marathon on Sci-Fi again!
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