Category: Classic Film
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The Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode Thirty-Four “Come Wander with Me”
Original Air Date: May 22, 1964Writer: Anthony WilsonDirector: Richard Donner “Come Wander With Me” is a bit of a bewildering episode. It concerns Floyd Burney, or the “The Rock-A-Billy-Kid” (Gary Crosby), a flannel-wearing folk-rock musician a la Bob Dylan. He is in search of authentic folk music which has brought him to a rural backwoods […]
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The Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode Thirty-Three “The Brain Center at Whipple’s”
Original Air Date: (May 15, 1964)Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: Richard Donner In the wild futuristic year of 1967, Wallace V. Whipple (Richard Deacon) is the pompous owner of a vast Midwestern manufacturing company which he inherited from his father. He frequently strolls about the factory swinging a key while lecturing employees about the need for increased […]
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The Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode Thirty-Two “Mr. Garrity and the Graves”
Original Air Date: May 8, 1964Writer: Mike Korologos/Rod SerlingDirector: Ted Post The year is 1890. The place is a little town called Happiness, Arizona. This episode opens with a wooden plaque at the far end of town which reads: “Happiness, Arizona. This plaque commemorates the 128 people killed during the course of its turbulent beginnings.” […]
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The Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode Thirty-One “The Encounter”
Original Air Date: May 1, 1964Writer: Martin M. GoldsmithDirector: Robert Butler “I’m just as much American as anybody.” On a hot summer’s day, Arthur “Taro” Takamori (George Takei) arrives at the home of Mr. Fenton (Neville Brand). He has been sent by a neighbor from down the street named Ms. Bowles to help Mr. Fenton […]
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The Twilight Zone: Season 5, Episode Thirty “Stopover in a Quiet Town”
Original Air Date: April 24, 1964Writer: Earl Hamner, Jr.Director: Ron Winston “Be careful with your pets, dear. Daddy brought them all the way from Earth.” After getting drunk at a party and driving home, Bob Frazier (Barry Nelson) and his wife Millie (Nancy Malone) awaken the next morning to find themselves in a strange bed […]
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Star Trek: Season 1, Episode Eighteen “Arena”
Stardate: 3045.6 (2267)Original Air Date: January 19, 1967Writer: Gene L. Coon/Frederic BrownDirector: Joseph Pevney “We’re a most promising species, Mr. Spock,as far as predators go…” This legendary episode will always be remembered for its lengthy and campy battle scene between Capt. Kirk and the Gorn creature. It begins when the Enterprise pays a visit to […]
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