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Finally out in space....but to where?
This episode intrigued me the most because of the creative way the Astrogator was used to plot their time-space solution to avoid a collision with the star SOL! Excellent humor as Doctor Zachary Smith dumps the RFC system! I was sure Don West or John Robinson would throw him overboard when I first saw this 33 years ago! Also I found it exciting when Alpha Control finally made contact with the Robinson crew! A must for all Lost In Space Fans! It was this episode plus "The Raft" which caused me to write the book "Jupiter 2 Propulsion Specifications". Excellent story!

Way better than Blast Off Into Space!
This is an excelent episode! full of chills and thrills. Plus Dr. Smith puts his clumsyness to entertainmental use! Great for any fan of Lost In Space! ... Read more

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Rod Serling was definitely in the Zone when he penned these two Twilight Zone classics. Attention shoppers! Available for the first time on video, The After Hours stars Anne Francis as a department store shopper who is shocked to be informed that the floor on which she bought a defective item that she wishes to return does not exist. And why does that mannequin bear an eerie resemblance to her missing saleswoman? This video also contains another must-own first-season episode, Time Enough at Last, starring Burgess Meredith in a signature series role as a bespectacled, henpecked bookworm who survives a nuclear blast and finds himself alone at last with his precious books. The ending seems unduly cruel, but it's one that all Zone aficionados rave about when they compare notes (see Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks in Twilight Zone: The Movie). This is the first of three Twilight Zone collectibles: tape 2 contains Living Doll, one of the series' scariest episodes, and the thoughtful Serling-penned gem The Eye of the Beholder. Tape 3 features the alien-in-a-diner puzzler Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up and To Serve Man, which TV Guide rightfully ranked as one of TV's top 100 episodes of all time. --Donald Liebenson ... Read more

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Life and Death Come in Many Forms
'THE AFTER HOURS' remains just as fresh and effective as when it was first aired on June 10, 1960 and its lingering haunting imagery remains engraved into one's subconscious. Who can ever forget Anne Francis as Marsha. Her impeccable performance and exquisite face are indelible. "Marsha" that very name and the way it was repeated over and over was so eerily unsettling sending chills down one's spine. This episode when compared to 'WALKING DISTANCE' demonstrates the great versatility of Rod Serling as a writer. 'WALKING DISTANCE' is probably the best prose that Serling ever penned where every bit of dialogue was so heartfelt and moving. In 'THE AFTER HOURS' Serling gives us a more visual tale where the storytelling is more dependent on the images. Serling gives us a story of two strikingly opposite worlds that co-exist within a department store. The vivid contrast and the realistic depiction of those two worlds is at the core of this story that has a strange tinge of melancholy about it. Thanks to effective lighting, production design, photography, Douglas Heyes' Direction and impeccable acting it succeeds on all levels and is one of the definitive episodes of the series. In 'TIME ENOUGH AT LAST' a bank teller brilliantly played by Burgess Meredith is a man whose nearsighted-ness is only matched by his preoccupation with reading. Becoming the only survivor of a devastating H-bomb catastrophe he is finally able to pursue his only real passion in life: reading and then more reading. Rod Serling's story interestingly juxtaposes the ultra-introverted world that Burgess Meredith has created for himself with a New World truly void of those human interruptions that would otherwise interrupt his self-imposed solitude. Due to a twist of fate however, the viewer must ponder how will he ever survive? 'TIME ENOUGH AT LAST' first aired on November 20, 1959.

Time Enough At Last
This video is excellent Iwatch it over and over again.

One more trip to the Twilight Zone...
One more collection of episodes from creator Rod Serling. erie story in "The After Hours" where a woman (Played by Anne Francis.) makes a purchase on the ninth floor of a department store, only to later learn that the store has no ninth floor and the woman who sold her the item is really a mannagan. "Time Enough At Last" features a book worm bank worker (played by Burgess Meredith) who likes to read books and newspapers. he survives a nuclear bomb explosion while inside the bank vault and emerges to find he has all the time in the world to finally read all the books he ever wanted. However fate has other plans in store for him. The ending is heartbreaking. Both episodes written by Rod Serling.

What Does it Mean to really be Alone
Loneliness in its many forms is a recurrent theme that somehow seems very special to Rod Serling and THE TWILIGHT ZONE. "The After Hours" is one of the most haunting and unforgettable episodes. Anne Francis as Marsha gives one of the best-remembered performances from the entire series. Rod Serling examines the form of the department store mannequin in this eerie tale. This is one episode that you just never get out of your head. There seems to be a parallel or analogy with the darker regions of a department store to those dark corners of the mind. "Time Enough at Last" is good notably for Burgess Meredith's performance as a bookworm who apparently works as a bank teller just to escape his nagging wife and squeeze in time for his obsessive reading passion. I found the ending to be a bit too bitter a twist of fate. However, "Time Enough at Last" is another very memorable episode from Rod Serling because in fact the ending is a very bitter and unique pill to swallow.

"Time Enough at Last," the quintessential Zone episode
The After Hours," scripted by Rod Serling, features Anne Francis in the memorable role of Marsha White who finds herself locked in a department store at night. Marsha might be insane, but it seems the manikins are talking to her. Of course, since this IS the Twilight Zone, there is a reasonable explanation for what is going on. But while "The After Hours" is a pretty good episode, "Time Enough at Last" is THE quintessential Zone episode, adapted by Serling from Lynn Venable's short story. Burgess Meredith, in what was surely his most recognizable role, plays Henry Bemis, a mild-mannered, myopic bank teller who only wants to read, but can never get away from this shrewish wife and demanding boss. But then Henry has the fortune of being in the bank vault reading a book when the world is destroyed by a nuclear war. Directed by John Brahm, no "Twilight Zone" episode ever backed a more unforgettable ending. As far as I am concerned, as long as this tape has "Time Enough at Last," it gets five stars. ... Read more

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Burgess Meredith, Elizabeth Montgomery and Charles Bronson
This is a rather odd pairing of Twlight Zone episodes to put together. First we have a rather comic little episode and then a rather serious one, but both episodes feature fine performances. "Mr. Dingle, the Strong" offer Burgess Meredith in another episode, this time as Luther Dingle, a timid salesman who is temporarily given super strength by Martians (not sure if this is plural--they have two heads but only one body) conducting an experiment. For a while the worm turns, but then the experiment is over. Of course, there are some Venusians who decide to boost Dingle's intelligence. Written by Rod Serling this episode has Don Rickles as Bettor. For my money the better episode is "Two," written and directed by Montgomery Pittman, which offers Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery as a pair of soldiers who are apparently the sole survivors of the two sides involved in World War III. Montgomery is excellent, as you would expect, but Bronson turns in a surprisingly solid performance as well.

"Mr. Dingle the Strong" the better of the two.
A decent volume of the Twilight Zone Collection. I wasn't too crazy about the second episode, "Two", but I loved the first one, "Mr. Dingle the Strong". This is a humorous story of a meek, constantly beat-on vaccuum cleaner salesman named Luther Dingle (played by the great Burgess Meredith) who happens to be the lucky test subject of a two-headed alien who, without Dingle knowing what's happening, gives him super-human strength. The humor in this episode lies in how Meredith shows off his new power. Don Rickles guest stars in this episode as a rough man named Bragg. This is the one worth watching. Enjoy!

TWO
In the second half of this tape, TWO, stars Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery as two survivors of a long war, who at last find love and companionship in the Twilight Zone, courtesy of Rod Serling. ... Read more

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Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up is a Rod Serling-penned favorite from The Twilight Zone's second season. Tracks from a frozen pond where a UFO is reported to have landed lead into a diner where stranded travelers wait out a snowstorm. There were six on the bus. Now there are seven, ranging from an oblivious honeymoon couple to an impatient businessman and a grizzled old coot. Which is the Martian? It is a testament to this series' greatness that knowing the fiendishly funny surprise ending does not mar enjoyment of repeat viewings, as witness To Serve Man, the second classic episode included on this video. TV Guide rightfully ranked this as one of TV's top 100 episodes of all time. That's Richard Kiel (Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me) as an ambassador of the Canamites, a race of nine-foot-tall super-evolved aliens who offer to transform Earth into a peaceful Eden. But what do they really have cooked up for us? The episode's title is a macabre clue. This is one of three must-own volumes of vintage Twilight Zone episodes released to commemorate this timeless series' 40th anniversary. Tape 1 features the video premiere of The After Hours (the one with the mannequins) and Time Enough at Last starring Burgess Meredith as the post-apocalyptic bookworm. Tape 2 boasts Rod Serling's The Eye of the Beholder and Living Doll, one of the series' all-time scariest episodes. --Donald Liebenson ... Read more

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Strange visitors from other planets visit the Twilight Zone
Aliens come to Earth in a couple of episodes from the classic television series "The Twilight Zone." In "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up," written by Serling, State Troopers following tracks from a U.F.O. to a diner. Now all they have to do is figure out which of the seven bus passengers inside is really a Martian. This is an above-average Zone with references to science fiction writers and cliches, as well as nice performances by John Hoyt, Barney Phillips and Jack Elam. Serling even throws in one of his better twists at the end. "To Serve Man," adapted by Serling from Damon Knight's short story, is one of the most famous Zone episodes with its "Soylent Green" ending. A Kanamit (Richard Kiel) has come to earth to create a golden age with the advanced technology of his race. Michael Chambers (Lloyd Bochner), a government decoding expert, learns to learn the true meaning of the title of the book left by the Kanamit. In both of this episodes we certainly learn appearances can be deceiving, especially when dealing with strange visitors from another planet.

More Classics from Rod Serling
Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?, is an errie science fiction tale about seven people stranded at a diner and one is a being from Mars, but which one? To Serve Man, centers on alien vistors who solve all of mankind's problems, apparently with only the best of intentions, but are they really humanity's friends, or something much worse? Watch this video and find out.

Bon Appetite!
Words cannot express the culinary rewards of this succulent of Twilight Zone episodes. With a fantastic score from the great Bernard Herrmann, an effective performance from a pre-"Dynasty" Lloyd Bochner, and a truly shocking ending, this is the classic TZ one to have. Thomas Harris of "Silence of the Lambs" must have seen this one in his younger days! ... Read more

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Excellent introduction to the ships SNRGS flight system!
This episode intrigued me the most because of the creative way the Astrogator was used to plot their time-space solution to avoid a collision with the star SOL! Excellent humor as Doctor Zachary Smith dumps the RFC system! I was sure Don West or John Robinson would throw him overboard when I first saw this 33 years ago! Also I found it exciting when Alpha Control finally made contact with the Robinson crew! A must for all Lost In Space Fans! It was this episode plus "The Raft" which caused me to write the book "Jupiter 2 Propulsion Specifications". Excellent story!

Wild Adventure, indeed!
The Robinson family is busy traversing the reaches of deep space, as the meddling Dr. Zachary Smith repeatedly complicates their lives. First, he releases the Jupiter 2's reserve fuel supply into space, and after the ship is eventually refueled, he sets it on a collision course with Earth's sun. Later, as the Robinsons decide to return to a now nearby Earth, Smith falls under the influence of an alien siren, Athena, and the Robinsons must rescue him from an hypnotic space walk, employing a change of direction which makes their return to Earth impossible. This is the only episode from the second season of Lost in Space which feature an airborne Jupiter 2 from beginning to end, and it marks the first appearence of Athena (who shows up later in "The Girl from the Green Dimension"). ... Read more