The Twilight Zone Marathon July 4th 2014

Hello TWZ fans! How are you guys doing? I'm doing alright. SyFy will be marathoning The Twilight Zone on July 4th again this year! The marathon will start at 8am EST on July 4th with Five Characters in Search of an Exit. There will be a break at 8pm to 12:10am for WWE Smackdown from 8pm to 10pm. At 10pm to 12:05am two episodes of Spartacus will be showing. The marathon finally continues at 12:05am with The Midnight Sun. It will conclude with Long Distance Call on July 5th at 3:40am. Below is a link to the TWZ Marathon's schedule on the SyFy Channel. The Twilight Zone Marathon July 4th 2013 schedule on SyFy: syfy.com schedule July 4, 2014 It is a much shorter marathon this year. If you can call it a marathon with a four hour break in between. The SyFy Channel just down right sucks. If you can I recommend getting the Twilight Zone on DVD or Blu Ray. I highly recommend Blu Ray. You might think, "it's just a black and white show. How much clearer can it get?" My friend, I thought the same too but, the blacks are true blacks on Blu Ray with many shades in between which makes the dimension of sight, the dimension of sound and the dimension of mind much more clearer and crisper. Once you experience it in true high def, you'll understand. Plus, there's a bunch of cool extras that comes with the Blu Ray set. If you're not able to get the set shipped to your place of residence by tomorrow, you can find some of the Twilight Zone episodes on Youtube. Now, for approval, I submitted a bit of trivia on one of my favorite TWZ episode after the "JUMP!" Anthony Wilson's Come Wander With Me

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983): The Best and The Worst

Happy New Year! Last year I did the Best and Worst of the 2002 UPN version of The Twilight Zone and I realized that I ran out of Twilight Zones to write about. Or did I? Twilight Zone: The Movie was released in 1983. Two years before the 1985 revival on TV. The same year as Return of the Jedi and Scarface. Yes, Twilight Zone: The Movie was on the big screen. It was produced by Steven Spielberg and John Landis. Can you imagine hearing about this in the early 80's? That they are bringing back the Twilight Zone but, not only that. Spielberg and Landis are both producing and directing! One is a great story teller and the other is a master of horror! The movie turned out to be a disappointment. To begin with it went through a bunch of production problems which culminated in the death of three actors: Vic Morrow and two child actors: Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen. It was terrible and tragic. The three actors died on set during a staged helicopter stunt gone wrong. You can search for the story on the internet and there are clips on youtube as well. The production team ignored the safety of the actors and violated a bunch of child actors laws. The part being filmed was part of the Vietnam scene in the first segment, Time Out. It's a very over the top story about racism. I'll talk more about it in the Best/Worst section. Twilight Zone: The Movie was split into five segments. An introduction and an epilogue to book end the movie. Then four separate segments. Out of the four segments there is an original story and three remakes. The initial idea was to have a character from the introduction appearing in each of the segments. That idea did not ban out but, they got Burgess Meredith, who acted in a couple of episodes in the classic Twilight Zone, to narrate the introduction and for the individual segments. Just like how Rod Serling narrated the introduction and sometimes the ending for the classic series. You might remember Burgess Meredith in Time Enough At Least as a man who survives a nuclear bomb and finally has all the time in the world to do what he loves most. Unlike, Serling, Merdith did not appear on screen. Twilight Zone: The Movie had a budget of $10 Million which might have been a lot in 1983. I'm not sure but, the movie had a feel of "just throw money into it and it'll be good" quality. It feels over produced and under written. Even as a child, back in the 80's I thought the movie was crap. Everything was so over the top. No subtlety what so ever. I am very critical of this movie but I do revisit it once in a while. Sometimes, I do find myself enjoying it from a different perspective. During my last viewing, I had a great time watching Nancy Cartwright's (Bart Simpson) performance as Ethel, Anthony's sister, in the third segment. Since there are only five segments, I'll just rate them in the order of appearance instead of having separate sections for Best and Worst. The Intro and the Epilogue is technically one segment but, I'll split them according to chronological order. The list is right after the "JUMP!". Twilight Zone - The Movie [ 1983 ] - Intro Evaldo Stabinski A list of The Best and The Worst after the "JUMP!":

The Twilight Zone Marathon New Year's Eve 2013

Happy New Year Twilight Zone Fans! This year's Twilight Zone marathon will start at 8am EST on December 31st with One For The Angels. It will conclude with Nothing In The Dark on December 2nd at 8:30am. Below is a link to the TWZ Marathon's schedule on the SyFy Channel. The Twilight Zone New Year's Eve 2013 Marathon schedule on SyFy: syfy.com schedule December 31, 2013 syfy.com schedule January 1, 2014 syfy.com schedule January 2, 2014 The SyFy.com site still has those annoying auto-play ads. I am in no way promoting the SyFy Channel but, it's nice to have a Twilight Zone marathon broadcasted on TV. SyFy will air the marathon with many commercial breaks and some scenes will be cut out. So, if you have another way to marathon The Twilight Zone, I suggest the alternative. I highly recommend getting the Definitive Set on DVD or blu-ray. Netflix still have the first two seasons on instant. Still! It's been a year Netflix! Let's have the entire series on streaming next year! Now, for approval, I submitted a bit of trivia on one of my favorite TWZ episode after the "JUMP!" Rod Serling's The Changing of the Guard

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor - Christmas Special 2013

Christmas! Happy Christmas? Have a Doctor Who Christmas? I don't know if I should be happy about this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special. This will be Matt Smith's last episode. The 11th Doctor being my favorite, I really don't want to see him go. At the same time, I'm excited to see what Peter Capaldi will bring to the role. The Time of the Doctor will be on BBC America tonight at 9pm EST. In the mean time, Strax has something to share: Strax Field Report: A Sontaran's View of Christmas - Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor - BBC BBC

Merry X-Mas Bub!

Wolverine vs. X-Mas. Wolvie hates everything. He hates fun and he especially hates X-Mas shopping on X-Mas eve. The other half of this episode has been taken down but, this first half is worth watching just to see Wolverine and Jean Grey going crazy over the stupidest things. X-Men 1990's Cartoon Series - #57A TheXmenFiles's channel That is the worst "Deck the Halls" I'd ever heard. Where were the mutants with special singing powers?! Best Comment: "Sing in the key of x. They ruined Deck the Halls...hahaha...lovely...lol!" - Kevin Anderson

Happy Festivus 2013!

Be sure to give to the Human Fund! And here's the origin of Festivus: The Festivus LordReiden

Happy Winter Solstice 2013!

Congratulations everyone on making it past Vampire Season once again! After tonight the days will be getting longer again. So, be sure to lock your doors, board your windows, hang those garlic garlands and arm yourselves with stakes. After tonight we should be in the clear. Happy Winter Solstice! Oh yeah, no Apocalypse prediction this year. Once we make it past the longest night of the year, we have something else to look forward to. The Doctor Who 2013 Christmas Special - The Time of the Doctor will be on BBC America at this side of pond. It'll be aired on December 25, 2013 9pm EST. Actually, I'm not looking forward to this year's Christmas Special since Matt Smith's 11th or is it 13th incarnation of the Doctor will be regenerating into the 12th? The 14th? It's so confusing. Peter Capaldi will be the next regeneration. Being a Matt Smith Doctor Who fan, it'll be tough to see him go. Check out the trailer below: The Time of the Doctor: Official TV Trailer - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2013 - BBC One BBC

The Twilight Zone Marathon July 4th 2013

Hello TWZ fans! It's been awhile. I hope you're all doing well. SyFy will be marathoning The Twilight Zone on July 4th once again! The marathon will start at 8am EST on July 4th with Walking Distance. Then it will conclude with Caeser and Me on July 5th at 5:30am. Below is a link to the TWZ Marathon's schedule on the SyFy Channel. The Twilight Zone Marathon July 4th 2013 schedule on SyFy: syfy.com schedule July 4, 2013 I am in no way promoting the SyFy Channel. The regulars on this blog knows how I hate the changes made to the network especially with the many commercial breaks during the TWZ Marathon and most sacrileges of all, cutting out scenes. So, if you have another way to marathon The Twilight Zone, I suggest the alternative. Netflix has the first two seasons on instant. Now, for approval, I submitted a bit of trivia on one of my favorite TWZ episode after the "JUMP!" Richard Matheson's Little Girl Lost

The Twilight Zone (2002): The Best and The Worst

Happy New Year! In 2002 UPN revived The Twilight Zone with stories that were more topical and edgy. Being produced after 9/11, there were stories that touched upon homeland security and terrorism. The biggest example being The Monsters are on Maple Street. A retelling of the 1960's Twilight Zone episode, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. The original story dealt with the fear of an alien invasion (allegory for a communist invasion). The updated 2002 version dealt with the fear of a terrorist attack. The 2002 Twilight Zone intro music was covered by Jonathan Davis of Korn. It's not as good as the 1985 Grateful Dead cover. Actually, a lot of things in this updated version didn't measure up to its predecessors. The 2002 Twilight Zone didn't have a lot of positives going for it. Most of the stories were bland with bad cheat twist endings or, endings that just lead to nowhere. Some of the directing was boring. There were a lot of unlikable characters. In fact, the series was so bad the show was cancelled after the first season. For the sake of doing this list, this was my 5th attempt at watching the show since the first time I watched it in 2002. I'd finally succeeded in grinding through the 44 episodes. Not all of them were bad. There were some exceptional episodes that's worthy of the original and the 1985 series. There were a lot of directors and writers that I didn't recognize. Some of them worked on the shows that I like: Battlestar Galatica, Buffy, Angel, Firefly... just to name a few. There were also a couple of actors who were involved with Battlestar Galactica peppered throughout the series like Rehka Sharma, Kandyse McClure and, Nicki Clyne. But the notable stars advertised at the time were Usher, Jessica Simpson, Amber Tamblyn, Jeremy Piven, Jason Alexander, Elizabeth Berkley and Shannon Elizabeth. I remember the promos on UPN making a huge deal about them being in the "New" Twilight Zone. Another notable name attached was Forest Whitaker. He hosted and narrated each episode in the tradition of Rod Serling who did the same in the original Twilight Zone. Unfortunately, Forest Whitaker was a bit a bland in the role. Last year, I'd listed 15 of the Best and 10 of the Worst episodes from the 1985 Twilight Zone. The year before that, I made a list of 15 of the Best and 10 of the Worst episodes from the original Twilight Zone. This year, I present to you 15 of the Best and 10 of the Worst from the 2002 The Twilight Zone. They are listed in the order presented on the DVD set. The list is right after the "JUMP!". The Twilight Zone Intro - 2002 The Twilight Zone Channel The original broadcast version of the intro had Rod Serling's image. He was edited out of the DVD release. A list of The Best and The Worst after the "JUMP!":

The Walking Dead Marathon New Year's Eve 2012

Happy New Year (again)! A friendly reminder that The Twilight Zone Marathon on SyFy is not the only game in town. AMC is also running their own marathon... of the dead! The Walking Dead! The marathon starts at 9am on Monday December 31, 2012 on AMC with Days Gone Bye. It will end on Wednesday January 2, 2013 at 4am with Days Gone Bye book ending the marathon. Below are links to AMC's schedule (if the link only takes you to a partial schedule, just click where it says "Show earlier listings."): AMC Mon Dec 31 2012 AMC Tue Jan 1 2013 AMC Wed Jan 2 2013 Here's a pretty cool trailer for season 3. It's mostly stuff we've seen already but it did revive my exciting for the series after a weak season 2. The Walking Dead Season 3 Comic-Con Trailer Television Promos

The Twilight Zone Marathon New Year's Eve 2012

Happy New Year everyone! The SyFy Channel's The Twilight Zone Marathon will be starting in a few hours. 8am to be precise with The Fever. But you can have an early start at 5am with People Are Alike All Over and then at 5:30am with Tz: Cable In The Classroom: Little Girl Lost. After that, there will be paid programming from 6am to 8am. The marathon ends on Tuesday morning January 2nd at 5am with The Purple Testament. Here are the links to the schedule: SyFy Schedule 12/30/2012 SyFy Schedule 12/31/2012 SyFy Schedule 01/01/2013 Also here's a bit of exciting Twilight Zone news to carry into 2013. Bryan Singer is interested in reviving the The Twilight Zone. He's attached as executive producer and potentially directing and writing for the new series. It's just talk for now. EW.com has the latest: New 'Twilight Zone' series in the works Let's hope the new series will be better than the 2002 revival. If only we can send that one into the corn fields. You know, speaking of corn fields. The best episode in the 2002 series is the direct sequel to It's a Good Life. Billy Mumy reprises his role as Anthony Fremont. He is reunited with Cloris Leachman who plays Anthony's mother, Mrs. Fremont. The sequel, It's Still a Good Life, introduces Anthony's daughter Audrey Fremont who is played by Billy Mumy's real life daughter Liliana Mumy. Mrs. Fremont discovers that Audrey is developing her father's powers and she might be the key to freeing them from the "Peaksville Monster." An excellent episode. In fact, you can watch it right after the "JUMP!"

Doctor Who: Caroling With Strax the Sontaran

Only a few more hours until the new Doctor Who Christmas Special! In the meantime, being Christmas and all, Strax the Sontaran has graciously offered sing some Christmas Carols. I put the video after the "JUMP!" because it auto loads. Feel free to click on the "JUMP!" when you're ready:

Mortal Kombat vs Christmas

Hello Youtubes! On this very special Holiday edition of Hello Youtubes, the Mortal Kombat Flash Mob is back! And this time, they are fighting against a very powerful opponent, CHRISTMAS! Or in the Outworld it's known by some as "Kristmas." MORTAL KOMBAT VS CHRISTMAS The Super ZeroS

Doctor Who: The Snowmen - Christmas Special 2012

Christmas! Happy Christmas! Merry Christmas Have a Doctor Who Christmas! The Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Snowmen will be on BBCA tonight at 9pm EST. The Doctor will meet his new companion on tonight's special, Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman). Wait, was her name Oswin? Technically, he did meet her, Oswin in Asylum of the Daleks. Why is her name Clara? Anyway, I guess we'll find out as Series 7 develops. Also, keep your ears open and see if you can figure out who's voicing the Snowmen. There are two prequel clips that leads up to the special and you can find the links to them below: The Great Detective Madame Vastra Investigates Here's some Doctor Who Christmas music for you. Below is a video of the Doctor Who Fan Orchestra's sixth performance: "A Christmas Carol (Suite)." DWFO #6: "A Christmas Carol (Suite)" Stephen Willis If you would like to hear the full version of the lovely "Abigail's Song", feel free to follow the link on the bottom to my previous post. I've also included lyrics: "Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know)" with Lyrics

Happy Festivus 2012!

It's Festivus for the Rest of Us! The Festivus LordReiden

Happy Winter Solstice 2012!

Not only was 12/21/2012 marked as the day that the world ends, it is also the day with the longest night in 2012. Is everyone alright? Yes? Well done everyone! Well done for making it past the Apocalypse! We're also halfway out of the dark. The days will be getting longer again. Happy Winter Solstice! My favorite story about the Winter Solstice so far is Doctor Who A Christmas Carol (2012 Christmas Special). Technically it is a Christmas story too but, it does touch upon the Winter Solstice. The special features a haunting song written by Murray Gold and performed by Katherine Jenkins called Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know). Ever since 2010, this is my Winter Solstice song: Dr. Who 2010 Christmas Special. Katherine Jenkins sings Abigail's Song TheMorrisJMan Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know) When you're alone, silence is all you know. When you're alone, silence is all you know Let in the noise and let it grow. When you're alone, silence is all you see When you're alone, silence is all you'll be Give me your hand and come to me. When you are here, music is all around. When you are near, music is all around. Open your eyes, don't make a sound. Let in the shadow, let in the shadow, Let in the light of your bright shadow. Let in the shadow, let in the shadow. Let in the light of your bright shadow. Let in the light. Let in the light. Let in the light of your sweet shadow. When you're alone, oh, Silence is all you know. Silence is all, Silence is all around. Silence is all Silence is all around

12/12/2012 End of the World! or Street Fighter X Mega Man

So you made it past the initiation part of the Apocalypse. You escaped the super quakes, tsunami of blood and the hell fire raining down from the skies. You've managed to safely barricade yourself from the undead horde. Great! Before we continue, here's a link to some helpful tips when dealing with zombies. Remember, safety first, always: Danger! 50,000 Zombies (full 26min) But what do you do when things starts to slow down and you get all comfy and bored? Not to worry. Just in time for the Apocalypse, a Street Fighter/Mega Man fan developed a pretty awesome game where worlds collide! The game was so awesome that Capcom officially licensed it. And this game is: Street Fighter X Mega Man! Why play this over the new games with better graphics and sound and quite possibly better game play? Because 2012 is the 25th Anniversary of Street Fighter and Mega Man and it's for FREE! Happy Birthday!!! Which coincides being in the same year as the End of the World. 2012 is definitely special! Street Fighter X Mega Man reveal trailer Capcom-Unity's Videos Here's where you can download Street Fighter X Mega Man: capcom-unity.com/mega_man I hope you're having as much fun during the Apocalypse as I am!

12/21/2012 End of the World! or The Walking Dead New Year's Eve Marathon

What does The End of the World and the Walking Dead have in common? The Walking Dead is about the end of the world and reanimated corpses who's soul purpose is to eat humans has taken over the world. But what does the Mayan Calender and the Walking Dead New Year's Eve Marathon have in common? Apocalypse might have zombies in them? Eh? Well, I guess if the world does end tomorrow, the marathon might not happen. Which will be kind of sad. Maybe there is no connection? I just wanted to post about The End of the World. Anyway, I believe this is the 2nd Walking Dead New Year's Eve Marathon? SyFy's Twilight Zone New Year's Eve Marathon has stiff competition. The Walking Dead New Year's Eve Marathon starts at 9am on Monday December 31, 2012 on AMC with the first episode Days Gone Bye. The show will air in chronological order all the way to the latest episode, Made to Suffer on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 3am. But, it doesn't stop there. Days Gone Bye will be aired again right afterwards at 4am to close off the marathon. Below is AMC's schedule for the Walking Dead New Year's Eve Marathon 2012: (if the link only takes you to a partial schedule, just click where it says "Show earlier listings.") AMC Mon Dec 31 2012 AMC Tue Jan 1 2013 AMC Wed Jan 2 2013 And here's a look at what's coming up for the Walking Dead in 2013: Special Trailer: The Walking Dead Season 3 Returns February 2013 AMC's Channel

Doctor Who: The Snowmen Prequel: Vastra Investigates - Christmas Special 2012

Winter is coming... The night is dark and full of terrors. But do not fear because the Doctor Who Christmas Special is less than a week away! It says so in the picture above: "Premieres Christmas Night at 9/8C BBC America." Less than a week. But that still seems pretty far away. In the mean time, here are a couple of promotional videos released by the BBC to stave off the Doctor Who craving. The first video is another prequel to the Christmas Special featuring Madam Vastra. The second video is the BBC America trailer. Enjoy! Doctor Who: The Snowmen Prequel: Vastra Investigates - Christmas Special 2012 BBC Exclusive DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN BBC America Trailer Xmas 2012 BBCAmericaTV

Twilight Zone Marathon New Year's Eve 2012 Planned

Keeping with tradition, SyFy will be airing the Twilight Zone Marathon this New Year's Eve. The marathon officially kicks off on Monday morning December 31st at 8am with The Fever. If that's too long of a wait for you, you can tune in earlier at 5am for People Are Alike All Over and then at 5:30am for Tz: Cable In The Classroom: Little Girl Lost. After that, there will be paid programming from 6am to 8am. The marathon ends on Tuesday morning January 2nd at 5am. The Purple Testament bookends the marathon. Below are links to the schedule (the auto loading ads are annoying!): SyFy Schedule 12/30/2012 SyFy Schedule 12/31/2012 SyFy Schedule 01/01/2013 UPDATE: Click on the link below for information on The 2013 New Year's Eve Twilight Zone Marathon: The Twilight Zone Marathon New Year's Eve 2013 Schedule You didn't think I'd leave you with just the schedule now did you? Thanks to OneMinuteGalatica, submitted for your approval, the monster of Tatooine: The Star Wars Zone OneMinuteGalactica