2017 fourth of July TZ Marathon Thread

Do you mean my thread or the marathon???

Yes, not the most "wow" episode, but at least it wasn't worse.

While I do find Hocus Pocus endlessly amusing I get why TZ fans might consider it an underwhelming opening to the marathon

I too have it on while everyone is doing something else. What invariably seems to happen though is at some point some one will comment on an episode looking familiar. Then the next thing I know a lot of us have gathered around the T.V. to see what this episode this person singled out is all about. The episodes don't also turn out to be winners but the communal experience still makes it worth it.

"Twilight Zone July 4 marathon TV, while family is playing cards, bar-b-q'ing or whatever. A tradition since the 80's. Doesn't matter if nobody is paying attention to the episodes, I always make sure to have it on out of nostalgia for my childhood. And unknowingly, my kids will develop this same nostalgia as well. :)"

I had this on Netflix all day. I no longer have cable. I was in and out of the house. It played in the background. Some of my company would come in and watch certain episodes. I would come in and watch one or two.
I love this show! I just wish I could be here a bit more with all of my fellow fans.
Hanging out with folks from IMDb for the marathons was just as big of a tradition as the marathons!
I'm here on and off. I will have to leave a bit later for the fireworks.

Hey all. I made it here from the Reddit recommendation. I hope we can get the gang back together, but I'm not sure if some knew we migrated to Reddit after IMDB shut down. This seems close to the old board. Happy Marathon!

"The Trade Ins". Lovely story with sweet acting. Gangster with a heart of gold to boot.

I never liked The Trade Ins. They were a sweet couple. I can relate because my husband and I are very much like them in our feelings for each other. We are going on our 37'th year together. If one of us were sick and in pain I would assume that the one who got the transformation could be healthy and work for the money to get the other one the transformation.
I did like the ending. They were meant to grow old together. That's the way it should be.

Yes, a tad heavy handed. It must've made a sensation back in the day!

Certainly banged it's hands on the pulpit for all to hear.

Shoot I forgot about this today....I don't have cable but can watch them on netflix. Maybe next year more people will find moviechat....it truly is very much like imdb....many went to the inferior imd V2 boards......

Pig Faced People? Are you talking about Eye Of The Beholder? That freaked me out when I was a little girl. That was back in the early 60's. I don't care about how it seems today. That was scary then.
It isn't so far fetched either. What was considered frightening then isn't so frightening now.....
What was beautiful then may not be considered beautiful now....
I could see this sort of thing happening in the future too!

Hello, everybody!

I've been looking for the old IMDb gang for a few days. I found this discussion earlier today, but couldn't get onto this board (the email verification message didn't come through, but Jim very nicely verified me manually).

I had to work this morning, but I've been watching the marathon when I can. Nice to see some of the old gang, and TZ-lovers I don't already know, here!

I just think Devine and his spun yarns on his grand historical significance are a hoot which is why it works for me. As an entertainment it works on my funny bone. It isn't profound or tragic. It doesn't challenge you to dwell on human nature or question our humanity. But it has quite a character and his blather amuses me.

I was waiting for A Stop At Willoughby and all of a sudden it was the same thing I had seen before. I thought maybe I had accidentally rewound my DVR, which was a half hour behind, but when I rewound it, it was still the same episode! Twilight Zone, indeed! Or SyFy screwed up... Glad I wasn't the only one who saw that!