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Anthology TV Series

posted 6 years ago by TheLovelyAnomaly (619)
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Does anyone else like anthology shows? Don't get me wrong, I love a good story arc, but as a lover of short stories, I have to say I appreciate people who can contain a story within a single episode (or season) and manage to pack a big punch with it. What are some anthology shows, if any, that you guys like?

Some of the ones I like are:

The Twilight Zone (which happens to be my all-time favorite show)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Goosebumps (this holds a special place in my heart from childhood)
American Horror Story (some seasons are better than others, but I still really like this show)
Black Mirror

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

I can watch and enjoy both, but the thing about ongoing shows is that they tend to get stale and repetitive after a few years. You almost never get that with episode-by-episode anthologies.

I'd never heard of Kolchak: the Night Stalker before reading your comment, but after looking it up I'm really thinking of looking into it. It sounds interesting. The X-Files is one of my favorites but I do think it meandered a bit too much, especially during the later seasons. I don't remember seeing any of Outer Limits, but I've watched a few Tales of the Crypt episodes and really liked them.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

Oooh! I did not know that, but now I want to check it out even more.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

You're speaking in code mjf?

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71468) 6 years ago

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That says 'please drop it:)'

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71468) 6 years ago

Sorry about the font loss
And you write PLENTY of good stuff...thats why we want to be able to read it all😉

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71468) 6 years ago

Young at heart Amigo...youre doing it right

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6911) 6 years ago

Yeah, loved Twilight Zone, Goosebumps. In particular, I was a huge Are You Afraid of the Dark? fan.

[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

I've seen bits and pieces of Are You Afraid of the Dark? but not enough to call myself a fan. The Twilight Zone and Goosebumps are both awesome. I'm curious, what are some of your favorite episodes from them (if you can remember any)?

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6911) 6 years ago

Are You Afraid of the Dark? – Season 1, Episode 7: Tale of the Captured Souls
Goosebumps – Season 1, Episode 4: The Girl Who Cried Monster and Season 2, Episode 1: Be Careful What You Wish For
Twilight Zone – Season 1, Episode 6: Examination Day/A Message from Charity (however I haven’t watched this show in general in a good while, so my memory is foggy af regarding it).

[–] mike (327) 6 years ago

Twilight Zone and Black Mirror are both excellent. Another one of a similar style is Outer Limits.

[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

Yes they are. :) I haven't seen any of Outer Limits yet (don't know why) but I'm wanting to check it out.

[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 6 years ago

❤️️
Night Gallery Late 60s/ early 70s
Ghost Story from the early 70s.
Thriller from the early to mid 60s.

The thing I love about all of the shows you and everyone else mentioned, besides the stories, are the fantastic performances of the actors. We get the chance to see young actors at the beginning of their careers, who went on to become major film stars.

[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 6 years ago

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[–] horrorfan000 (2064) 6 years ago

Black mirror was hit and miss with me.There were episodes that i loved but there too many that i didn't.
Some of my favorites.

The Twilight zone
Hammer house of horrors
Tales from the crypt
Night gallery
The Hitchhiker
Alfred Hitchcock presents

[–] lennonforever (2453) 6 years ago

LOVE LOVE!!
Twilight Zone is the quintessential anthology- I saw them all , countless time
Thriller
Outer Limits
Night Gallery
Tales of the Unexpected
Alfred Hitchcock
Tales from the Crypt
Hammer House of Horror
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Monsters
and many more

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Amazing Stories (1985) was decent ⤵️
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0088478/?ref=m_nv_sr_1