But just because something’s good,doesn’t mean that it’s accurate.

With “Showdown with Rance McGrew,” Serling sought to change that.

Turns out, it was prettysatisfying for Rod Serling, too.

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“It had no sense of humor in it.”

Fox’s idea sounds almost likeLonely Are the Brave, but Serling had a different take.

By making Rance a made-on-TV U.S.

Rance McGrew (Larry Blyden) in a western outfit and cowboy hat enters the scene in ‘The Twilight Zone.'

Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.

But just because something is a great idea on paper doesn’t mean the execution is perfect.

Actually, apes in The Twilight Zone would have been epic, too.

The Twilight Zoneis available to watch on Paramount+ in the U.S.

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