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Post by Bartwald on Mar 13, 2006 15:06:57 GMT -5
So... who's a fan of this era of the series?
Being a fan of Wes Craven I recently hunted his episode called "Shatterday". Based on the story from the ace Harlan Ellison about a man who makes an accidental call to himself and notices with dread that his other self answers, starring Bruce Willis (sporting some hair and a crazy pinkish sweater), the episode just plain sucks. Has anyone else seen this? What's wrong with all the 1980's sci-fi series?!
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Post by spacer on Apr 11, 2006 1:38:54 GMT -5
Heyyy... what are talking about? There were plenty good Twilight Zone episodes. I don't remember that one you refer to, well even if that was crappy that doesn't mean the whole series sucked. I love 80's............................................................................................................................................................................  |
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Post by Quorthon on Apr 11, 2006 11:57:52 GMT -5
I remember the 80's Twilight Zone being pretty decent, but inferior to the original series.
And way better than Amazing Stories....
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Post by Bartwald on Apr 13, 2006 8:45:37 GMT -5
Normally I'm a fan of the 80's, too, but this series just doesn't seem to work. I just saw another episode: "Chameleon" directed by Wes Craven and starring the great Terry O'Quinn. It's a bit better than "Shatterday" because at least we get good acting from O'Quinn here (while Willis was terrible in his episode) but story-wise it's trite, boring stuff, it really is. Check this out: an alien comes to visit Earth and morphs into a human being, sits in a closed room observed by suspicious humans for several minutes and then escapes back into the space. That's it!
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Post by Quorthon on Apr 20, 2006 12:03:16 GMT -5
The Fox series: Beyond Belief-Fact or Fiction? is more entertaining.
Hosted by Jonathan Frakes, no less.
But there's a gimmick to that show that makes it a bit more fun, despite boorish acting and ridiculous stories.
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