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From: boyce@daemen.uucp (DWB)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: The Trouble With Twilight Zone
Message-ID: <160@daemen.uucp>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 12:20:32 EST
Article-I.D.: daemen.160
Posted: Mon Mar 10 12:20:32 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Mar-86 19:05:40 EST
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In article <822@cylixd.UUCP>, dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) writes:
> 
> 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!

Did you ever think that TZ is trying to find its own identity?
Some are predictable, some you've read so you won't be surprised,
and some are not worth watching. I haven't watched one yet that
I didn't like although some could get to the "punch line" faster.
Like last friday's episode about "the button", not a bad story
but I don't think it needed thirty minutes to tell.

The special effects in TZ are fanastic when they use them, (i.e.
their time travel episode, and the "three wishes" episode.)

I think there might be hope yet for the new TZ since I think they
stopped using that stupid Rod Sterling immitation voice over, at
least in their last episode.
-- 
Doug Boyce   Daemen College, Buffalo NY
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