Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by Finnucane on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:09PM
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Obviously, Serling was creative enough to work within the constraints to make something that still resonates decades later. One might even wonder if he'd been allowed to be more directly topical if that would still be true.
[Haven't seen the Peele version yet, since no access to P+]
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by phkahler on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:23PM
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>> There's a lot of fiction that just feels like the writer had tunnel vision on a contemporary issue and forgot to flesh out enough of a story to make it feel like more than a thinly-veiled lecture. Even when I agree wholeheartedly with the message, it can be agonizing to watch.
The classic example of that for me is a Star Trek episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefi...
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by __init on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @04:41PM
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This is one of my favorite episodes. I always thought the thin veiling helped to demonstrate the absurdity of both situations -- perhaps it was even done intentionally for that reason.
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by at_a_remove on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @03:39PM
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I remember seeing that as a small child and thinking that most of my fairy tales were more subtle.
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by digisign on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:41PM
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At least they bothered to "thinly veil" it, unlike a lot of things today.
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by NonNefarious on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @03:06PM
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Note that this article is from 2019. Looks like the Peele version lasted two seasons. I guess it didn't set the world on fire.
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by DoctorOW on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @05:56PM
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I saw it. It was pretty hit and miss, like the original but it's far less timeless. If you liked the original, this is better than nothing but it's not going to sate one's desire for more Twilight Zone.
Re:An Early Run-In with Censors Led Rod Serling to ‘The Twil...
by NonNefarious on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @08:29PM
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Thanks for the review. When I heard Jordan Peele, I thought hey, his sense of the macabre might work well for the show.
But... he might turn out to be sort of "one-flavor," if not quite one-note.
Just a general thought though, Peele is a good enough creator that I don't expect him to fall into that trap.