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A Message From Charity

posted 13 years ago by CarolStarr
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This was very well done. I had to spoiler myself on part II because I didn't want to watch the end if Charity got burned during the Witch hysteria during her time. And Peter feeling guilty for his part in it. As much as I like the horror themed episodes,(esp. the short "The Elevator" written by Ray Bradbury) this was a nice, touching love story, with two people from two different times, who could communicate in their hearts and minds and that they knew for their sakes they wouldn't be able contact each other anymore. I am curious what got cut out for commercials? This was better than the short "Her Pilgrim Soul".

Are there any other ones like this? I can't stand the commercial cuts on Chiller, but it is what it is. ;)

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[–] compuwarrior 11 years ago

here's part one the guy who pasted this has all of it in 4 parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcQ9paPeVK0

[–] FbxCycler 9 years ago

The commentary on the DVD with the actress who played Charity and the executive producer of the show is very good.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6533152/1/Payback

[–] KobiyashiMauru 8 years ago

The appeal is that it's VERY different from almost every Twilight Zone episode and it's a twist on time travel that you never hardly see. AND it's a love story.⏳💑

Luke Skywalker, your Mom was hawt! Darth Vader

[–] Erting (202) 4 years ago

A Message From Charity is my favorite episode of the entire Twilight Zone franchise. It's a beautiful love story with a clever, intriguing sci-fi twist and a moving ending that gets me teary-eyed every time I watch it. The episode has a very cinematic quality to it, and Robert Duncan McNeil and Kerry Noonan have amazing chemistry even though they're never on screen together at the same time. Basil Poledouris also delivers an excellent score. He may very well be the most underrated composer of all time.

As far as any other Twilight Zone episodes like it, Her Pilgrim Soul is probably the closest in tone and style, but it appears you've already seen it. If you're open to other similar anthology shows, I would recommend two episodes from Amazing Stories. The first would be The Doll, from the 1985 original series, and the other would be The Cellar, from the 2020 reboot on Apple TV plus. Both are romantic stories with a supernatural and/or sci-fi twist to them. They're not quite as good as A Message From Charity, but they are effective and moving episodes.