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The Twilight Zone

posted 12 years ago by brochant
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The plot reminds me of that episode of "The Twilight Zone" where a writer is "cheating" on his wife with another woman, but it turns out he just invented the other woman by writing out her description, and then it turns out he invented his first wife in the same way, only he got tired of her. (And then it turns out he invented Rod Serling, but that seems unlikely to happen in this film.)

Is this film supposed to be based off of that? I know the idea of a writer creating real people from his imagination is not an entirely original plot; anyone could have come up with it. But I was just wondering.

[–] DmannammD 12 years ago

The episode you're thinking of is called "A World of His Own." It was the season 1 finale.

There are, of course, similarities, but the whole "whatever you write comes real" trope has likely been around for ages.

[–] Pozzible_Movie_Critic 12 years ago

I loved that episode, you know they made another Twilight Zone episode like that in the 80s or 90s where Shannon Elizabeth was the love interest of this one author who had trouble writing a story and was starting to stress out. It was good, it had a twist ending to that one too.

[–] DanceThisWorldAway 12 years ago

Shoot I didn't see this board, because I just made one about the similarities I noticed between the two. Glad to know I'm not the only one that made the connection!!

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[–] Aqua_Fresca 12 years ago

Basically the first thing to pop into my head once I read the outline. Not saying the TZ episode is the end-all, be-all of this kind of story, but being a huge TZ fan there was really no avoiding the basic similarities for me.

But if this movie is good then no one will care if it came from other sources or not.

[–] itsahoverboard 12 years ago

exactly what i came here to talk about. glad it wasn't only me.

i'd guess the writer did not directly copy the idea from TZ, but yes it is not exactly a new concept.

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[–] bachmary 12 years ago

Add me to the group that immediately thought of the twilight zone episode.

[–] Egern 12 years ago

Yup, I thought of the Twilight Zone as well.

[–] rdapiran 10 years ago

I thought of the Twilight Zone also but here's the odd coincidence (or not). While watching Ruby Sparks I thought it odd that Chris Messina was cast as Harry. I didn't see a family resemblance to Calvin or their Mom. Immediately after the movie I watched the TZ episode "A World of His Own" and when Rod Serling appeared at the end, I was startled at how much he resembles Chris Messina. Easter Egg??