I love this. Horror is two parts humanity, one part irrational fear, and one part rational fear. It's the golden ratio of mixed drinks, but it fits here as well. I think TZ resonates because it strikes the perfect balance. I may continue to ponder the equation as I dip my toes in the genre.
I don't know that I have a favorite character exactly, although on reflection I find I sympathize a lot with Arthur Curtis, the guy in "A World of Difference". To have everything you know and believe to be true about your world so thoroughly upended... that's rough.
It’s interesting to me how twilight zone has persevered and been appreciated by at least three generations now. By contemporary storytelling standards it’s very direct, definitely not subtle, not pulling punches about the message it wishes to convey. I think that’s exactly what I like about it: the sincerity.
Serling understood what his mission was more than most of the people making television at the time and he largely wrote and acted based on that.
I love this. Horror is two parts humanity, one part irrational fear, and one part rational fear. It's the golden ratio of mixed drinks, but it fits here as well. I think TZ resonates because it strikes the perfect balance. I may continue to ponder the equation as I dip my toes in the genre.
I don't know that I have a favorite character exactly, although on reflection I find I sympathize a lot with Arthur Curtis, the guy in "A World of Difference". To have everything you know and believe to be true about your world so thoroughly upended... that's rough.
It’s interesting to me how twilight zone has persevered and been appreciated by at least three generations now. By contemporary storytelling standards it’s very direct, definitely not subtle, not pulling punches about the message it wishes to convey. I think that’s exactly what I like about it: the sincerity.
Aloha John. You are on same wave length as Anne Serling, his daughter. She is promoting the same episode. You have awesome insight & intuition. 🤙🏽