I am obsessed with The Twilight Zone. There, I said it. The original series that started in 1959 was pure genius, plain and simple. Casting was terrific. Story lines were creative and made you think. And, the thing I love most, the twists were AWESOME and almost always unpredictable (Time Enough At Last, To Serve Man, Five Characters In Search of An Exit)! I always loved the twist at the end! Then, 1985 came along with a new Twilight Zone series. And I loved it! Lots of stars, lots of creative story lines (Wordplay, pure genius), and lots of twists (The Shadow Man, holy crap)! I could never forget Charles Aidman's voice narrating! But then 2002 came with the second revival and sure it might have that same Twilight Zone feeling, but like I said, I'm all about the twists. Almost all of them were either too predictable (Dead Man's Eyes) or just come straight out of nowhere (Upgrade, or at least I thought it was a cheap twist). Even though some episodes I liked (It's Still a Good Life or How Much Do You Love Your Kid, aside from Bonnie Somerville's horrendous acting), it's not enough. There were only few big guest stars that appeared, with the rest being those "Oh isn't he that guy from---?" The story lines were mostly mediocre, while some were horrible and only a couple were worth seeing. The thing that really gets me though is why they chose to cast Forest Whitaker as the narrator. Sure, he's a terrific actor, but he and his voice just aren't Twilight Zone material (He still has my respect, nonetheless). Plus, the music sounds too much like "Smallville". Overall, I think this show was an okay attempt at a remake, but if the producers really wanted a good series, they should have had better guest stars, better plots, and most of all, better twists. I do recommend seeing some of the better episodes, in my opinion: Evergreen, Cradle of Darkness, It's Still a Good Life, How Much Do You Love Your Kid (even though this is rated as the worst episode), The Placebo Effect (THIS is Twilight Zone material), The Collection, The Executions of Grady Finch (That's a twist), and Burned. Other than those, either forget them or judge them yourself.
P.S.- It's Still a Good Life, if you have not figured this out from the title, is a sequel to the classic TZ episode, It's a Good Life. And this episode is awesome, specifically because it's a cast reunion, with Billy Mumy playing the now grown-up Anthony, the great Cloris Leachman returning as his mother, and even Mr. Mumy's daughter, Liliana Mumy, is introduced as, fitting enough, Anthony's daughter Audrey. This is, oddly enough being in a mediocre series, a great sequel to the first. Sorry, I just had to pick this episode out from all the others before I stopped reviewing. But, this is the first episode you should watch.
P.S.- It's Still a Good Life, if you have not figured this out from the title, is a sequel to the classic TZ episode, It's a Good Life. And this episode is awesome, specifically because it's a cast reunion, with Billy Mumy playing the now grown-up Anthony, the great Cloris Leachman returning as his mother, and even Mr. Mumy's daughter, Liliana Mumy, is introduced as, fitting enough, Anthony's daughter Audrey. This is, oddly enough being in a mediocre series, a great sequel to the first. Sorry, I just had to pick this episode out from all the others before I stopped reviewing. But, this is the first episode you should watch.