Star Trek TOS vs The Twilight Zone
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Topic: Star Trek TOS vs The Twilight Zone
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Star Trek TOS vs The Twilight Zone
Date Posted: October 30 2021 at 18:43
| Earlier in the year I bought the entire Twilight Zone on dvd and have been having a blast with it. I am planning on getting the entire original Star Trek also (saw most if not all when I was younger). So which series do you prefer? Yes, I know they were different but I do see some overlap. |
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: October 30 2021 at 21:08
| Star Trek for me...I love both but find the relentless pessimism of Twilight Zone a bit much at times. |
Posted By: Rottenprogger
Date Posted: October 30 2021 at 22:42
| Both are classic shows but TOS is clearly the superior show here. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 30 2021 at 23:36
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I'm an old Trek fan but I give it to the Zone, a more consistently well-written and innovative show... and eight years before ST:TOS . ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 31 2021 at 05:58
Both Equally |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 31 2021 at 10:51
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Equal...they both paved the way for similar shows in the future. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Shadowyzard
Date Posted: October 31 2021 at 12:30
Guess what I've picked. 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 31 2021 at 14:20
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The thing about Trek, as I continue auditing the old series even now after almost fifty years, is that the number of mediocre to poor episodes is high, I'd say about 40%, (especially in the third season). An argument could be made that it had run its course and NBC was right to cancel it. Whereas the Zone has fewer bad ones and also holds up a little better as an old TV show with its stark, silvery B&W vs. Trek's technicolor papier-mâché and rushed storytelling. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 31 2021 at 21:32
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ToS ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 01 2021 at 11:01
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Both equally. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: November 01 2021 at 11:17
| That's a tough one. Love both shows. I went with Star Trek here but you could make a case for either. |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: November 01 2021 at 11:54
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Star Trek TOS remains one of the greatest TV shows ever made, in spite of its weak and mediocre episodes. It was a true collaborative effort that was just SO far ahead of and SO much better than everything else made at the time. The Twilight Zone can definitely be called the first GREAT TV show, but from beginning to end, it revolved around just one man: Rod Serling. Starting with the 3rd season, Rod became far too busy to oversee the day-to-day operations, and the quality of the show dropped precipitously. While there were still good episodes made right up to the end, the show eventually became a shadow of its former self.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 01 2021 at 22:29
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^ Perhaps, but I'd hardly call Richard Matheson, Earl Hamner, and Chuck Beaumont low quality. The show's emphasis was on the writing itself in a dramaturgic, almost literary way, whereas ST not so much. As far as revolving around one person, Trek was ruthlessly controlled by Gene Roddenberry with an iron first, we know that now beyond doubt. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: November 02 2021 at 05:19
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Star Trek, definitely but I do love some Twilight Zone ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: CJSrans
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 01:29
| ToS |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 18:30
yeah so many of the best TOS episodes were in season 1. Certainly in that season there were few mediocre episodes - "Alternative Factor" comes to mind as one of the worst of the whole series. It seems to me Season 2 had a generally high quality level but without the consistent magic of season 1. Season 3 the show appeared indeed to have run its course. Now, Gilligan's Island's season 3 was as good as 1 and 2....it should NOT have been cancelled -
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