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TWILIGHT ZONE was MUCH BETTER


I've watched quite a few and this show sucks.

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Rod Serling had this to say about TZ: a third of the eps were great, a third were average and a third were terrible.

Outer Limits has a much better average.

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The Twilight Zone ran for 5 seasons while The Outer Limits only had two. TZ has three times the episode count OL has, so it has a much higher chance for stinkers along way. In fact, the first two seasons of TZ were sheer brilliant with very few turkeys along the way. The time the series began producing more stinkers were in the final three seasons, when Serling got more tired and kinda ran out of ideas. The same would've happened probably with OL if it lives to see three more seasons.

BTW both shows are great in their own way, it's futile to compare the two. And they are also vastly different.


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BTW both shows are great in their own way, it's futile to compare the two. And they are also vastly different.


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Sure they each may do different things, and one may outshine the other from time to time, but who cares? They're both your children and no matter what, you can see the good and bad in each -- but still love them.

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Itarex:

There were budget restraints with TOL. That is one reason why it was canned.

"A stitch in time, saves your embarrassment." (RIP Ms. Penny LoBello)

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actually TOL only ran a season and a half

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I know it is normal to compare Zone with Limits...as everybody does it...but they should not be compared all the time.

Zone was often fantasy with talking shopping store dolls, or angels that walk around the streets of 1959, or puppets that come to life on stage, or 1960s TV westerns that somehow come to life and become real, or the devil coming to life, and the devil coming to life again...and again...and again.

Does this sound like The Outer Limits to you?

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Well put, StuOz.

"This show sucks" tells me all I need to know about the OP's maturity level and observational skills.

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Yet again this RIDICULOUS comparison when OL was strictly cerebral
sci fi and TZ was fantasy-based. And TZ has a TON of awful episodes,
and I would argue that 95 percent of the fourth year (which ran a year)
was out and out dreadful. When TZ shone, it was - and remains -
captivating and stunning. But gawd, when it was bad it was BAD.

Both shows could be brilliant, but it is absurd to compare them.

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I'll NEVER understand this need by some people to trash THE OUTER LIMITS in order to make THE TWILIGHT ZONE look better. It's so absurd, and unnecessary.

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What is so intelligent about it? They've been dull and absurd.

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They are brilliantly thoughtful, written, lit, shot and acted. There are
duds, and occasionally bad monster makeup, although the latter holds up
better than the horrible monster makeup in something like "Star Trek: The
Next Generation."

It is one of the most revered sci fi shows in history. If you don't get
it, or don't like it, don't watch it. But don't come here and troll about
it. At least not until you can compose a sentence that makes you look
older than a middle-school brat.

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Very well said, gbennett5.

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I second that. Both TZ & TOL were intelligent, atmospheric examinations of the human condition , as well as thoughtful, philosophical speculation. Each series took a different approach, making each one distinctive & more sharply focused on its chosen direction. No need to set them against each other in a ridiculous, artificial competition. I'm glad we have both series, because they both hold up beautifully half a century later.

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IMHO it's comparing apples to oranges. I like them both but I must admit I LOVE the Zone,lol! Especially the marathon around New Years. OL was good also.

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TZ was kind of a buffet. Offering a well-crafted mixture of science fiction, allegorical fantasy, a few lighter-hearted fables, and one psychologtical thriller (starring Martin Landau) in equal measure.

But, in terms of straightforward sci-fi? I'd have to give the edge to OL.

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I agree that Twilight Zone is better but, that does not mean Outer Limits sucks. Outer Limits has some great episodes!

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Oranges are good, but I like apples more.

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OL had more monsters and aliens than TZ. LOTS more. I think that made it different from TZ. I like both shows equally.

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i loved the eerie, paranoid feeling that TOL gave us-as well as the nightmarish music of DOMINIC FRONTIER, who left after season 1

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You sound rather slow and unintelligent.

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'The Outer Limits' was slightly better, imhfo! I love both shows, but I love 'TOL' a little more so than I love 'TTZ'.

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