Even Rod Serling can overstay his welcome.
Everyone knows and loves The Twilight Zone, a show that is made up of short, thoughtful, topical science fiction and horror stories that you can throw on and devour in 30 minutes... except for Season 4. Wait, what makes Season 4 so different, and why did the format of the show change so much? Honestly, 99 percent of what makes Rod Serling's classic series what it is remains intact with its penultimate season. There is just one problem, and it's kind of a glaring problem...
That's what makes Season 4 such an interesting case. No, it's not terrible, not by any means. You can't even say it's bad! It's largely the same show, with the same old theme music, Serling introducing and closing out every episode, sci-fi horror ideas at the center of every premise, Herrmann backing every episode, and glorious black-and-white photography.
None of these episodes are a total slog, and some of them work really well! All of them are rooted in great ideas , and there are some great character actors that appear in different stories . Still, you won't find any episodes that achieve the true Twilight Zone level of iconography. Season 4 is worth the watch, just don't expect the typical highs of the other seasons.
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