February 3rd, 2010 
Bad Brad (Publisher Note: RSR is extending its entertainment coverage and we now will be featuring reviews of Television and Film. We are proud to bring you reviews of the legendary Hit Series “The Twilight Zone” from the Brilliant Mind of Creator Rod Serling. All reviews are courtesy of Scared Stiff Reviews.com)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
This was the very first Twilight Zone episode and concerns a man alone in a town. Mike Ferris (Earl Holliman) wanders aimlessly and confused, seeking humanity but not finding it anywhere. He roams into a diner looking for some grub and the place is empty…not a soul. He sees a woman in a car and when he runs over to speak with her, he discovers that it is a mannequin, but still talks with her because she is the closest thing to another person.
He decides to go to the police station and once again, there is nobody there. There is some activity however. There is a lit cigar and the water is running in one of the cells. When he makes it to a movie theater, he realizes that there is a film playing but when he makes it into the projection booth, nobody’s home.
This episode is what may have inspired the movies “The Last Man on Earth” with Vincent Price and “The Omega Man” with Charlton Heston, but it cannot be compared with either. Although this is not a bad tale, it’s not a very good one either. By Twilight Zone standards, it doesn’t match up, but it is watchable and if you like the two above mentioned movies, you will like this one, even if it is merely to compare them.
The ending of this episode is satisfying and probably played out a lot better at the time it was released, but knowing history, you will appreciate it. I thought that the ending was the best part of the entire story, and for that, I recommend it.
Ringside Report Rating: 6/10. A Mediocre Episode
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Hey Geno – love the Twilight Zone series. Way ahead of its time, original, and some of the greatest examples of irony, denouement, theme, and allegory. One of my favorite episodes – “Death-Head Revisted” and of course, “Steel” with Lee Marvin as a boxer. Can’t wait for the next review!
Gina,
You nailed it.. This show was so far ahead of it’s time and has social meaning that until this day, means something. Rod was just an amazing talent whom sadly, left us too soon… My favorite episode of many is Walking Distance with the late/great Gig Young.. Did you ever see that one?
I love the Fever and Praise of Pip….great series for sure. There aren’t many bad episodes.
Those were great ones for sure Geno. Jack Klugman was amazing in Praise of Pip with Billy Mummy as his son. I also loved Changing of the Guard with Donald Pleasence as the Professor.
Did you ever see the one where the guy makes a bet with another guy in their social club that he cannot talk for one year? I don’t want to give it away if you have not seen it…
This is a timely discussion as I just watched episode #29 of season one last night. Each night I watch another episode after having attained the entire first season a few weeks back. TTZ is simply one of the best television shows to ever hit the airwaves. Check out “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” and “Walking Distance”, “One for the Angels”, among others, if you get the opportunity.
Brad – do not remember Walking Distance. But it’s amazing to think how many current film stars have been on that show. I have seen that episode about that guy who couldn’t talk for a year – creepy. I definitely recall a very young and handsome Robert Redford in one episode. Discussions on the threads are amazing!
There was this one scene on one Twilight Zone episode that stuck with me since. I don’t know the title of the episode but maybe one of you can enlighten me. The scene had 3 fat beings in a basement, one of them sat at a desk, another with round reading glasses resided in an easy chair,I forgot what the third was doing…
I was probably around 6 or 8 at the time and their appearance just frightened me. I was really scared to go into any basement, especially the one in my grandmother’s house, for a while until I decided to conquer my fear when I finally stepped into one, wearing a kabuki mask and carried a police baton, a knife, and a nunchucku for protection, to retrieve a miniature model of a MIG-21 fighter jet.