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The best "Twilight Zone" love story and three other episodes
One of Rod Serling's favorite themes on "The Twilight Zone" was that of people being given a second chance. This is a strong element in most of the four episodes collected on this videotape in "'Twilight Zone' Collector's Edition," although gambling is often part of the equation as well. <
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>Episode 96, "The Trade-Ins" (Written by Rod Serling, First aired April 20, 1962) features veteran actors Joseph Schildkraut and Alma Platt as John and Marie Holt, who visit the New Life Corporation hoping to translate their personalities into beautiful young, artificial bodies. However, they only have enough money for ONE operation. This episode is my favorite "Twilight Zone" love story, made all the more effective by the performances of Schildkraut and Platt. Just be forewarned, this is the best episode on the tape. <
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>Episode 14, "Third from the Sun" (Written by Serling from a Richard Matheson short story, First aired January 8, 1960) is about the end of the world (almost). The episode tells of scientist William Sturka (Fritz Weaver), who is convinced the world is about to end in a nuclear war. Along with test pilot Jerry Riden (Joe Maross), they escape with their families to a new planet. This is one of those episodes that is going to be more effective for those who were not weaned on "The Twilight Zone," because most of us can see the twist coming at the end of this one. Yes, the spaceship used in this episode is the one from the classic 1956 film "Forbidden Planet." <
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>Episode 57, "The Prime Mover" (Written by Charles Beaumont based on an unpublished story by George Clayton Johnson, First aired March 24, 1961) has Buddy Ebsen plays Jimbo Cobb the title characters of "The Prime Mover," who runs a cafe, has psychokinetic power and when his partner Ace Larsen (Dane Clark) discovers Jimbo's power would allow him to manipulate dice, they head for Las Vegas. The pair win big, but Ace cannot stop gambling, despite the pleas of his girlfriend Kitty (Christine White) and Jimbo, who cares more about his friend than all the money in the world. Ebsen and Larsen play well off each other and the story takes the notion of compulsive gambling seriously. <
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>Episode 17, "The Fever" (Written by Rod Serling, First aired January 29, 1960) stars Everett Sloane as Franklin Gibbs, a tight-fisted man whose wife Flora (Vivi Janiss) wins a trip for two to Las Vegas. Franklin hates the whole idea, but when a drunk gives him a silver dollar and gets him to play a slot machine, everything changes. Not only does the machine pay off, but Franklin can hear the one-armed bandit calling his name and simply cannot stop playing. Sloane, who had starred in Serling's classic "Playhouse 90" drama "Patterns," makes this one work with his performance as his character does a 90-degree turn and ends up losing absolutely everything. Neither of these last two are classic Zones, but they make a nice matched-pair. <
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