My favorite Twilight Zone story was titled “Lamb Amistran”sic. It was about an exclusive gourmet dining club for elderly men. The club’s chef wasvery well paid and ,of course, expected to delight the members wit his creations!For some strange reason, the favorite of all the members was the Chef’s masterpiece “lamb amistran” sic was only served immediately following one of the members mysterious disappearance!
" There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone. "
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Rod Serling [Opening narration (season 1)] Twilight Zone
Rod was a hard Dude! He holds the Bronze Star and at least two Purple Hearts, and For extra money in his college years, Serling worked part-time testing parachutes for the United States Army Air Forces. According to his radio station coworkers, he received $50 for each successful jump and had once been paid $500 (half before and half if he survived) for a hazardous test. His last test jump was a few weeks before his wedding. In one instance, he earned $1,000 for testing a jet ejection seat that had killed the previous three testers.
My first exposure to TZ was in my pre-teen years (early 1970s), watching reruns on WPIX (channel 11) in New York. First one I ever saw (and still one of the best) was “The Trouble with Templeton.” I distinctly recall my confusion after watching the opening scene between the main character and his valet, and then seeing the camera pan over to Rod Serling for his introduction. What was this guy doing in the man’s living room? But after a while I caught on. I also learned that my parents (not big TV watchers overall) were fond of the show in its original run, and that my Dad had the three paperbacks (which I still have) of short story adaptations that Serling wrote from his scripts. Finally, while everyone here lauds him for TZ, are any of you familiar with some of his other great TV work, such as “Requiem for a Heavyweight”? Definitely worth looking into.
My favourite was the one with Burgess Meredith playing a bank teller who liked to read. He survived an A-bomb by being in the vault reading on his lunch break. He found the town library and all the books he could possibly read only to knock his glasses on the ground and break them.
GROG Premium Member about 7 years ago
An out of Twilight Zone experience.
joefearsnothing about 7 years ago
My favorite Twilight Zone story was titled “Lamb Amistran”sic. It was about an exclusive gourmet dining club for elderly men. The club’s chef wasvery well paid and ,of course, expected to delight the members wit his creations!For some strange reason, the favorite of all the members was the Chef’s masterpiece “lamb amistran” sic was only served immediately following one of the members mysterious disappearance!
Linguist about 7 years ago
" There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone. "
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Rod Serling [Opening narration (season 1)] Twilight Zone
corpcasselbury about 7 years ago
My favorite TZ episode is “A Game of Pool”, starring Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 7 years ago
Rod was a hard Dude! He holds the Bronze Star and at least two Purple Hearts, and For extra money in his college years, Serling worked part-time testing parachutes for the United States Army Air Forces. According to his radio station coworkers, he received $50 for each successful jump and had once been paid $500 (half before and half if he survived) for a hazardous test. His last test jump was a few weeks before his wedding. In one instance, he earned $1,000 for testing a jet ejection seat that had killed the previous three testers.
wirepunchr about 7 years ago
Many great episodes, many favorites. One that comes mind is titled “To Serve Man”. Just put that TZ twist to the extreme.
paullp Premium Member about 7 years ago
My first exposure to TZ was in my pre-teen years (early 1970s), watching reruns on WPIX (channel 11) in New York. First one I ever saw (and still one of the best) was “The Trouble with Templeton.” I distinctly recall my confusion after watching the opening scene between the main character and his valet, and then seeing the camera pan over to Rod Serling for his introduction. What was this guy doing in the man’s living room? But after a while I caught on. I also learned that my parents (not big TV watchers overall) were fond of the show in its original run, and that my Dad had the three paperbacks (which I still have) of short story adaptations that Serling wrote from his scripts. Finally, while everyone here lauds him for TZ, are any of you familiar with some of his other great TV work, such as “Requiem for a Heavyweight”? Definitely worth looking into.
phlash about 7 years ago
It’s a Rodney Dangerfield gag…
chain gang charlie about 7 years ago
To Serve Man -the conceited fat heads couldn’t wait to get on board…Loved that one…….
wiatr almost 7 years ago
My favourite was the one with Burgess Meredith playing a bank teller who liked to read. He survived an A-bomb by being in the vault reading on his lunch break. He found the town library and all the books he could possibly read only to knock his glasses on the ground and break them.