Very disappointed that SYFY channel did not have a marathon of the original Twilight Zone episodes

Anyone have a favorite or top three that you can just watch over and over?

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dudinax@programming.dev · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Talking Tina. "I'm Talking Tina, and I don't like you."

Scared the crap out of me as a kid.

Tenthrow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

This one has inspired so much horror writing. And so excellently done. 100% agree.

skunch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. If only because we had to read the story in elementary school a long time before I ever sat down to watch The Twilight Zone. Imagine my surprise

Tenthrow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Definitely a fun one. "The Shelter" has a similar feel but I find it to be really existentially terrifying.

ZeroCooler@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

A Game of Pool. Jonathan Winters and Jack Klugman are amazing. And the moral of the story hit hard

flakeybutterbitch@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Agreed. I think the last few years the fourth of July marathon has been on a channel called Decades. Not sure if that was the case this year.

If syfy ever loses the new years marathon, I'll lose my shit lol

Tenthrow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
  • "The Shelter" -- The scariest episode in my opinion by far.
  • "Time Enough at Last" -- The most classic of course
  • "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross" -- always sticks in my mind, and truly great premise.
  • "What you need" -- This episode is extremely satisfying to me.

I bought them a while back (on DVD and on iTunes/AppleTV) and go through them from time to time. Syfy can't figure their shit out anymore. They used to bring us amazing stuff like Battlestar Galactica. Now... just a shitshow like all of the Cable networks.

AnonTwo@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

"The Other Place" - I try to watch it anytime I see episodes rolling, it's so good

"Nothing in the dark" - I really like what they were trying to convey with it

"Purple Testament" - You know what's going to happen but just how rough it goes hits pretty hard

Alternatively, one episode I try to avoid anytime it comes up

"Spur of the moment" - The lady screaming at the start just makes me uncomfortable. Really uncomfortable. Like difficulty sleeping uncomfortable. I can't quite explain it because I know what happens in the episode and it shouldn't be that way, but it is.

Elomon@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 3y

Personal favorite is ‘Time enough at last’.

When I was younger we’d get a couple cases of beer and try to watch the whole marathon without sleeping. Try to do the same with the classic Star Trek marathons as well.

Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Just torrent it and marathon it yourself!

hal_5700X@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

or get it on Blu-ray.

Tenthrow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Also available for purchase on digital services like Apple and Amazon. They often run sales on it too.

hal_5700X@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

They did show the OG show at 11 PM. 2020 version sucks.

My favorite episodes

  • Where Is Everybody?
  • One for the Angels
  • Third from the Sun
  • And When the Sky Was Opened
  • Two
  • The Arrival
  • The Midnight Sun
  • The Old Man in the Cave
  • The Masks
Mickey7@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

My favorite has always been "Walking Distance". The guy goes back in time to when he was a kid. Reading history it certainly seems like things were calmer back then.