But why is that?
What is it aboutRod Serling’s original series that makes it so singular?
Even Serling himself had a tough time capturing the same feeling in his middling follow-up series,Night Gallery.
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Why wouldn’t it?
This reboot was a party!
All that does is age the series like milk, though.
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Surprisingly, some episodes get things right.
but it ends up being so whacky that you could’t help but enjoy the experience.
If you want to see George Costanza as Death, then check outJason Alexanderin “One Night at Mercy.
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“It’s actually a more sincere episode than it sounds like!
The 2000s show might be a total cheese fest, but it has its moments.
On paper, this one is a home run.
This one should be so good that we’re still getting new episodes to this day.
Unfortunately, despite the promise ofJordan Peele, he doesn’t do much with this show.
you could feel that Peele and his team had all the intentions to capture the original series' magic.
(Kumail Nanjiani,Steven Yeun, andTopher Grace, to name a few.)
The series premiere episode “The Comedian"has that nice, classic, slow-buildingTwilight Zonefeel.
Finally, check out the chilly and eerie “The Traveler” fromAna Lily Amirpour.
We are currently without aTwilight Zoneshow, and maybe that’s a good thing.
Serling’s original show will never be met or topped in quality.
Creatively, it was the perfect storm!
