Entering the Fifth Dimension: A Twilight Zone Podcast

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Before They Were Famous I Dec 31, 2019

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We are proud to present to you, with very little delay, "Two," and "The Bard." The episodes feature film stars Charles Bronson and Burt Reynolds, and TV Star Elizabeth Montgomery. Listen along as Darrell and Robert cover dystopian worlds and magic circles. This time these actors have roles almost completely against type. For example, Charles Bronson gets shot and Elizabeth Montgomery does the shooting in "Two," while the main character in "The Bard" is the one doing witchcraft. And Burt Reynolds does a hilarious impersonation of Brando's Stanley Kolwalski who cluelessly offends and magically conjured William Shakespeare who eventually knocks him out because Burt's character is an idiot. Lastly, Robert will not rest until the writer of Bill and Ted's adventure admits he was inspired by the ending of "The Bard."

Billy Mumy Episodes Oct 31, 2019

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We appropriately scared ourselves a wee bit this close to Halloween by covering sweet, little, red-headed, and possibly demonic Billy Mumy (sounds like Moo-me) episodes: "Long Distance Call," and "It's a Good Life." They both are two very well known Twilight Zone episodes. Listen along as Darrell and Robert come to terms with how these episodes can be so good yet still conjure feelings of such great discord because Billy Mumy plays a creepy and murderous incredibly well. Darrell's background research offers a lot of fun side-notes and Robert mentions the latest survey tallying Americans who believe in ghosts, demons, and vampires is a surprisingly high number.

Our Favorite Classic Twilight Zone Episodes Sep 29, 2019

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"A World of His Own," and "One for the Angels" are covered in-depth as Darrell's and Robert's favorite episodes. There was a rumor circulating that Robert would get emotional again, but it never took that form other than some nervousness discussing the shows we hold so reverently near and dear to our hearts. You'd think in two episodes that contained a Grim Reaper, a sacrificial child, a magical dictaphone, a real elephant, and even Rod Serling, we'd have a lot to talk about...and we sure did!

Blurryman Jun 03, 2019

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Well, it's in the books. Season 1, Episode 10 of the Twilight Zone reboot made its final mark. "Blurryman," let's face it, did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, it appears to have prophetically addressed criticisms about the show that couldn't possibly have been known at the time of filming. Art imitates life and life imitates and criticizes art in an episode that put its writer into the consciousness of the show and us as viewers right along with her. Robert and Darrell discuss the show, podcasting together, and stay tuned...upcoming podcast episodes where we will beginning to cover our favorite classic TZ episodes. Thanks for listening everyone, and no matter when you can, please give us some feedback and let us know how we've been doing. And remember, everyone must get Zoned!

The Blue Scorpion May 26, 2019

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The penultimate episode, number 9 of 10, jumped out at many like a Blue Scorpion jumping out of the darkness into the light and making everyone who saw it jump during its airing this past Thursday. Season 1, Episode 9, "The Blue Scorpion" seems to be thought of by many as the best one yet. With the exception of everyone named Jeff, Darrell and Robert look down the barrel at the plot points and the heart wrenching, yet sometimes hilarious portrayal of Jeff, by Chris O'Dowd. The hippies movement is contrasted by a handgun that acts like it has a soul, or at least bad intentions. Or does it? Nothing in the Twilight Zone is as it appears, not even a fancy gun that has a bullet with your name on it.

Point of Origin May 20, 2019

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Just when you thought you'd hear Darrell and Robert unanimously echo each other's likes and dislikes again, we finally have a split decision for "Point of Origin," the most recent episode of the Twilight Zone. Both of us liked the cast, the style, and let's not forget there were (spoiler alert) aliens...just not exactly the kind you would expect from the Twilight Zone. So where do we differ? Check us out and join the conversation afterwards and let us know what you think. As always, our listener written and audio comments are some of the best parts of this podcast episode.

Not All Men May 13, 2019

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Darrell and Robert try to keep it positive as they discuss "Not All Men," where not all men truly didn't add up to enough reasons why we should cut this episode any slack. As one of our faithful listener calls suggests, "Has this show Jumped the Bruce" too many times hitting us over the head with wide-sweeping generalizations of social commentary? Be that as it may, we go over the many things we did like about the episode and there really were some great moments—anyone want to frolic in a meteorite infused fountain bath with a bunch of men in business suits who are hell-bent on killing anyone who looks at them crossways? Not us, but it looked like a great, stylistic homage to another classic horror movie. As always, let us know what you think. Are we taking crazy pills or just tricking ourselves with a placebo?

Six Degrees of Freedom May 05, 2019

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Colonization of Mars is not only possible in the most recent episode of the Twilight Zone, "Six Degrees of Freedom," it is also imperative now that the human race is on the brink of self-extinction. Global warming is just the spark igniting humans to start colonizing nearby worlds, but nuclear holocaust just before launch raises the stakes, to put it lightly. Deep space travel is stressful enough, but literally with the survival of the human race weighing down this crew heavier than their artificial gravity supplied by the Talking Tina onboard computer system it is no wonder some crew begin to crack. Is Pierson right? Is their voyage just an elaborate hoax to test them.

Robert and Darrell discuss the latest Twilight Zone Episode, "Six Degrees of Freedom." Join us as we talk about the TZ putting the science back in science fiction. Co-writer Glen Morgan wasn't kidding when he was interviewed and he talked about much of this season will be about characters choosing who they believe in and therefore the audience has to do the same thing. What do you believe happened in this episode? Did the crew make it to Mars? Did Pierson live in the end? I bet the on-board "Talking Tina" knows.

The Wunderkind and Marika Sila Interview Apr 28, 2019

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Marika Sila, from last week's "A Traveler" episode, yes, Sgt. Yuka, talked with us and gave an inside look at her experiences auditioning for—and making choices how she approached—her role. We enjoyed her immensely and felt honored she shared her story about walking the Red Path now and teaching other indigenous people how they can live healthier lives.

Discussion for this week's episode, "The Wunderkind," questions not only the direction of Raff and Oliver as they head straight to the White House, but we are getting afraid the series may be getting too far off course and we can't predict where it will end up—hopefully not on an operating table where only "no old doctors" will be able to save it. Let us know what your thoughts. Are we off the rails or is the series?

A Traveler Apr 21, 2019

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Super talented Glen Morgan of X-Files writing and executive producing fame gets back to his writing desk this week to pen the rebooted Twilight Zone's 4th Episode, "A Traveler." Morgan's tale cleverly creates an Us Against Them theme where the viewers get to see from the murky perspective lens of the Twilight Zone, who truly is "Us" and who is "Them." Please join Darrell and Robert as they discuss brother Jack's drunken, yet all too truthful sober warning to his smart, strong, and beautiful sister, Sargent Yuka, "...unless you are the lead sled dog, the view is always pretty much the same." We also have many of our questions about the reboot addressed in a Glen Morgan interview that Darrell found, and Robert nearly falls off the deep end with excitement as he gets to make all the connections to this episode with his idol monster-hunting skeptic hero, Carl Kolchak, of the 1970's NightStalker series.

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