Rating: 
Summary: Rod Serling, Crisp and Clear
Review:
The Twilight Zone, Vol. 3 DVD is worth having if only for the episode "Walking Distance," Serling's most autobiographical story from the series, by his own claim. Having watched many a rerun (I heard the Sci-Fi Channel owns the rights to air the episodes, but I never see them on the cable channel...) before the onset of DVD technology, it is quite a treat to see the episodes as the creators saw them: crisp, clear and as nuanced as any great film. I recall being joyfully entertained by almost every episode I ever saw, but "Walking Distance," is the only one to have ever brought tears. The inablility to "go home again," was never more poignantly crafted than in this episode, nor has the truth of those pure feelings of childhood which creep into our consciousness when we least expect it, possibly triggered from a bit of music or a long-forgotten smell.
Jack Klugman demonstrates his range as an actor in the episode, "A Game of Pool," as does his costar Jonathan Winters. Both deliver steely performances with such well-regulated under-the-surface tension that you feel like each is enjoying himself and in agony at the same time, a feeling familiar to anyone engaged in high-stakes competition.
My one complaint about the DVD is that the features listed here are a tad misleading. There is no extra footage or documentary footage included as part of "Inside the Twilight Zone." Rather, it is on-screen text plaquards, with most of the information repeated among all 40+ DVD volumes in the series save the reference material for the episodes on the particular disc. These text screens also scroll by themselves and have no "BACK" control, so if you miss a word or a sentence, you have to go back to the main menu and start over, which is very annoying.
Buy this DVD for "Walking Distance," and you will understand more about where Mr. Serling was coming from than if you were to talk to the man himself.
Rating:
Summary: Rod Serling, Crisp and Clear
Review:
The Twilight Zone, Vol. 3 DVD is worth having if only for the episode "Walking Distance," Serling's most autobiographical story from the series, by his own claim. Having watched many a rerun (I heard the Sci-Fi Channel owns the rights to air the episodes, but I never see them on the cable channel...) before the onset of DVD technology, it is quite a treat to see the episodes as the creators saw them: crisp, clear and as nuanced as any great film. I recall being joyfully entertained by almost every episode I ever saw, but "Walking Distance," is the only one to have ever brought tears. The inablility to "go home again," was never more poignantly crafted than in this episode, nor has the truth of those pure feelings of childhood which creep into our consciousness when we least expect it, possibly triggered from a bit of music or a long-forgotten smell.
Jack Klugman demonstrates his range as an actor in the episode, "A Game of Pool," as does his costar Jonathan Winters. Both deliver steely performances with such well-regulated under-the-surface tension that you feel like each is enjoying himself and in agony at the same time, a feeling familiar to anyone engaged in high-stakes competition.
My one complaint about the DVD is that the features listed here are a tad misleading. There is no extra footage or documentary footage included as part of "Inside the Twilight Zone." Rather, it is on-screen text plaquards, with most of the information repeated among all 40+ DVD volumes in the series save the reference material for the episodes on the particular disc. These text screens also scroll by themselves and have no "BACK" control, so if you miss a word or a sentence, you have to go back to the main menu and start over, which is very annoying.
Buy this DVD for "Walking Distance," and you will understand more about where Mr. Serling was coming from than if you were to talk to the man himself.
Rating: 
Summary: *
Review: A previous reviewer is quite right: "Walking Distance" is beyond praise. It is impossible to do justice to this episode in a review. Easily one of the best, if not the best, episode ever made. "Kick the Can", remade in the 1980's TZ movie, is also extremely well-done. "A Game of Pool" is flawless. "Steel", as the previous reviewer perceptively remarked, takes time to grow on you...I hated it the first time I saw it, and while it's not one of my favorite episodes, it's a solid and well-done piece of work. If you're not collecting every last TZ DVD, don't miss Vol. 3. It's easily one of the best. E-mail me for any comments/questions about the TZ series, old and/or new.
Rating:
Summary: *
Review: A previous reviewer is quite right: "Walking Distance" is beyond praise. It is impossible to do justice to this episode in a review. Easily one of the best, if not the best, episode ever made. "Kick the Can", remade in the 1980's TZ movie, is also extremely well-done. "A Game of Pool" is flawless. "Steel", as the previous reviewer perceptively remarked, takes time to grow on you...I hated it the first time I saw it, and while it's not one of my favorite episodes, it's a solid and well-done piece of work. If you're not collecting every last TZ DVD, don't miss Vol. 3. It's easily one of the best. E-mail me for any comments/questions about the TZ series, old and/or new.
Rating:
Summary: Walking Distance
Review: I have been a fan of Twilight Zone since the early 1960's--as a child still mystified by television. Recently, as a result of modern tech., I have been fortunate enough to stroll back in time via the dvd series of TZ. There seems to be a preference for the episode Walking Distance, understandably so. The elegiac quality of the music, dialogue, and character depictions is more than evocactive; the episode does for the viewer what the twilight zone does for Martin: takes you right along with him. How brilliant this show was/is in terms of telling a story. To hear Martin talking about the old proprietor of the soda fountain and then to have the door opened onto him napping strikes a resounding chord in us all who can remember a glimmering of those days. Vol. 3 also has Kick the Can, also pleasurable along the same lines as Walking Distance. Game of Pool, good, particularly for us Jack Klugman fans. Steel, perhaps my least favorite of all TZ episodes.
Rating:
Summary: Great DVD
Review: I liked most of the episodes on this DVD.Steel- Didn't like this one too much. I found it kind of boring. Maybe it's because I'm a girl and not really into boxing. (*) Game of Pool- This was a good one. It kept my interest. (****) Kick the Can- Another good one. I found it to be very sweet. (***) Walking Distance- Wow, this was a good episode. Something about it nearly brought tears to my eyes. (*****)
Rating:
Summary: Great DVD
Review: then make it this one! "Walking Distance" is probably one of the best 30 minutes of television ever filmed. Truly one of the very best episodes - and on most any TZ fans top 5 list. The other episodes are not really great ones, but are also very entertaining.
Rating:
Summary: If you can only buy one.....
Review: then make it this one! "Walking Distance" is probably one of the best 30 minutes of television ever filmed. Truly one of the very best episodes - and on most any TZ fans top 5 list. The other episodes are not really great ones, but are also very entertaining.
Rating: 
Summary: Weak Twilight Zone
Review: This is one of the worst CDs I have seen in the collection, all four videos were duds in my opinion. Normally, the subtle themes of these series leave you with an interesting thought or idea; however, in this realm, all of these videos were pretty shallow. I would avoid-- Go with vol 2 instead.
Rating:
Summary: Weak Twilight Zone
Review: This is one of the worst CDs I have seen in the collection, all four videos were duds in my opinion. Normally, the subtle themes of these series leave you with an interesting thought or idea; however, in this realm, all of these videos were pretty shallow. I would avoid-- Go with vol 2 instead.
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