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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: The Trouble With Twilight Zone
Message-ID: <822@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 10:58:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 10:58:05 1986
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In article <4330@ut-sally.UUCP> kelvin@ut-sally.UUCP (Kelvin Thompson) writes:

>About TZ in general:  Is it my imagination, or has the show gone
>downhill since Christmas?... Too many of the shows don't seem to have
>anything to say, and too many are repeats of old themes (how many
>outwitting-the-Devil and three-wishes-that-don't-turn-out-quite-
>right shows have there been this season?)...

The problem, in my opinion, is that TZ is trying to become too
whimsical, too humorous. The old B&W TZ series went through a stage
of whimsical episodes, and they were absolutely awful. There was
actually one old TZ episode that had canned laughter! I kid you not!

Whimsy is too often used as a substitute for thoughtful plots. It makes
nice average TV fare, and gives the authors a rest from having to think
too much. But lately it has become difficult to tell TZ from
Amazing Stories.

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