![]() ![]() I would have loved to have seen some small people or maybe even a model home or two rather than the boring cinematography we actually got. I understand these effects are difficult to create, but it felt so lazy having almost all the shots be composed of just one of the two men’s faces. I think my biggest peeve with this episode is the fact that the whole focus is on these tiny people and their town, and yet we only get about three shots of it. ![]() The man becomes power hungry and stays on the planet, even after his fellow spaceman repairs the spaceship and flies away, so he can rule the tiny people as their “god.” It ends with two real giants coming and accidentally killing the spaceman, saving the tiny people. One of the two men happens to stumble on a tiny city, almost too small to see. Two spacemen crash onto a rocky planet (of course the planet has the same atmosphere and gravity as Earth) and are stranded until they can fix their ship. Unfortunately, that’s all the episode is. The episode stays true to its title well, being about a whole city of microscopic alien people. So without further ado, I bring you “The Little People” My father reviewed them in the right order of their airing, so you shouldn’t get confused. This review will be a little bit odd, in that I’m going to review the episodes in reverse order of how we actually watched them. However I’m not going to tell you what it is until later. This is a special day, because something that has never happened before, has happened. Well, I think I can safely say that Serling did come through, for the first two episodes at least. I’m counting on you Serling!” (me, last article) “I’m hoping we’ll have a more reliable batch of good episodes in the future, but you never know. Now, where’s the Young Traveler, you ask? Here she is, taking on the month’s episodes in reverse order, so that unlike the viewing audience, you can end on a positive note. After all, does not the Judaeo-Christian-Moslem tradition feature an almighty and oft-times menacing God? One who would deluge a planet or decimate a people out of spite? Maybe that’s the semi-precious stone at the heart of a drab pebble of a piece. I did, however, appreciate the implied critique of our religions. It’s a dumb tale, and Serling has apparently never heard of surface tension or the square cube law. His fun is put to a quick end when another pair of spacemen, these hundreds of times larger, land and squash him like a bug. The junior of the crew has delusions of godhood, which are nicely fulfilled when he finds an entire city of tiny humanoids, over which he cruelly lords. Sterling’s preview last week…but clearly a planet, even though it’s only “millions of miles” away). Two humans crash land on an alien world (an “asteroid,” per Mr. Here’s an episode that starts poorly and doesn’t travel far from there. There would have been time to throw him into a few different situations and still leave space for an interesting resolution. A far more interesting piece might have been made of him finding out that he was slipping across universes. What kills this episode is that there is five minutes of content stretched out into a twenty-two minute show. There’s a twist at the end, but it’s not much of a surprise. He slowly goes mad, in typical Twilight Zone fashion and ends up in an institution. His wife and co-workers don’t remember him. A fellow wakes up to find all evidence of his existence had disappeared. With Persons, we’re back to vintage 3rd Season. Unfortunately, the winning streak doesn’t last. Person or Persons Unknown, by Charles Beaumont ![]() You’ll be on the edge of your seat all the way to the exciting resolution. Richard Matheson has a knack for turning in compelling screenplays, and Lost was apparently inspired by a personal experience. Where could she be trapped such that she could be so close yet so far away? Mom and Dad are wakened by the cries of their young daughter, but when they rush to her aid, she is nowhere to be seen. It’s a charming piece with a strong young woman in the lead role. There’s a lot going on for this episode: genuinely likable characters, several plot twists, fast pacing. You won’t want to miss it:Ī 12-year old girl with a bum leg has befriended a sweet old man with magical powers. Read all the way through because, in keeping with the show, there’s a bit of a twist around the mid-article mark. Thus, I was delightedly surprised to find some of the best quality of the series appearing more than half-way through this latest stretch. Serling has seemed tired, borrowing cliches from himself. I have criticized the show that Rod built over the course of this, the third season. Half and Half ( The Twilight Zone, Season 3, Episodes 25-28)
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