What’s everyone’s favorite episode so far in the marathon? - The Twilight Zone (1959) Discussion

My first time seeing Odyssey of Flight 33, and that’s my fav so far.

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[–] [email protected] (5507) 5 years ago

Odyssey of Flight 33 is a great episode. I love the ending. It's so haunting and sad.

The episode that is in my top five favorites is The Hitchhiker. I saw this when I was a child and I was terrified of hitchhikers. Even after I grew up, I was afraid to look in the rear view mirror when I was driving at night!

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[–] jriddle73 (325) 5 years ago

Lucky dog! A great ep. One of TZ's best, though it doesn't always turn up on people's lists of favorites.

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[–] Tristan_Booth (403) 5 years ago

A Hundred Yards Over the Rim, The Hunt, and The Odyssey of Flight 33.
Also, coming up soon for those of us in the west, Walking Distance.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The Silence.

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[–] Shibez (887) 5 years ago

Anyone know if they played "Owl Creek" Yet? That would be my favorite.

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[–] Tristan_Booth (403) 5 years ago

That's playing Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. where I live.

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[–] Shibez (887) 5 years ago

Ah yes it's playing Tuesday at 11:30am for me..I am Dvr-ing the episodes but only keeping 21 at a time. I am going to make it so that episode doesn't get deleted on my DVR ever. Love when the song comes on.."Livin Man".

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

A Piano in the House. great acting in that one.

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[–] andreaahr (2333) 5 years ago

I liked Piano in the House too. I also loved the Hitchhiker episode.

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

That one is always fun to watch, I agree.

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

Ah, "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". The only "fake" TZ.

I have mixed feeling about this, as I first saw it In English class before I ever knew it was also in TZ.

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[–] Adamint (144) 5 years ago

Shannon! That one is a great one. I do agree it’s a “fake” TZ episode, however, it goes very well with the entire series.

I T.A. for a Film Class, that one we screened for the class. I also recently screened “Eye of the Beholder” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”. Had a blast doing that and will do that again.

This is tough, if I had to choose up until this point of the marathon, my favorite is “People Are Alike Allover.”

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

I TA'ed for a film class too! Never did short films though. Fun.

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[–] Adamint (144) 5 years ago

No way!! That’s awesome, Shannon! Really, no short films? Are there any films that have a TZ vibe that you screened? We are currently ina Sci-Fi mood lately, but we might go back to Film-Noir for the next Fall Semester.

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

No, no short films except the first silent film "Great Train Robbery". It was a History of Film class, so less specialized. A Noir or Screwball semester would both be fun to teach.

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[–] Jennie_Portrait (804) 5 years ago

Yes, I saw it in English class too! I always thought it was creepy that no one knew when the author, Ambrose Beirce, actually died. He just sort of disappeared. Someone postulated that maybe he found a time machine and is still around. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Bierce

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

Very Twilight Zone...

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[–] doug65oh (205) 5 years ago

According to the most reliable filthy rumor Bierce was last seen in disguise about 30 years ago. Witnesses said he looked very much like an aging Gregory Peck, in Old Town Tijuana drinking cheap tequila in company of a schoolmarm who (according to same filthy rumor) might well have passed for Jane Fonda's twin sister.

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[–] CountJohn (579) 5 years ago

That is a good episode. The actress who was the wife was good, she seemed so sad. :(

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[–] Jennie_Portrait (804) 5 years ago

I'm watching the "Private World of Darkness" or "Eye of the Beholder" or (my private name) "The Attack of the Pig People." It's not my favorite, but I do think it is the most iconic TZ episode.

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

Definitely a good one. A message that still resonates, too.

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[–] Adamint (144) 5 years ago

Oh, definitely, I agree with you Shannon! I screened that for the Film Class and it got a huge reaction. People loved that one! However, I had the students dissect the scene where Dr. Bernardi is speaking with one of the nurses about Ms. Tyler‘s “condition.” I had them focus on “blocking in the scene, mise-en-scene” and also the overall narrative and commentary of the episode. Great episode, definitely in my top 10 favorites!

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[–] shannongr (187) 5 years ago

Good morning, sad to see the marathon end.

That would be a great one to study, as the blocking/framing/setup is so crucial to a successful reveal. Sounds like you teach a fun and still educational class.