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episodes everyone loves that you don't

posted 10 years ago by ilovetvmovies
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let me start of by saying I love TZ I bought the box set last year and fell in love straight away. however there has been one episode that everyone else seem to love that I cant enjoy.

walking distance
I tried oh god did I try to get into this but it's just not going to happen. first I don't care about martin he's a sook "oh I have a high paying job in new York my life stinks" boo frigging who, then we are meant to feel bad for him because his mum and dad don't recognise him of course they have no idea who he is. he's a middle aged man who walked back into the past THEY HAVE NEVER MET YOU!! and then the idiot cripples himself on the merry go round and for what so at the end of the episode he could learn not to grow up to fast to hold on to the good times. look I'm sorry but all the praise it's gets it's beyond me this episode taught us something we already knew ENJOY LIFE well thanks for that but walking distance is not a good example IMO

[–] Movie_Buff_2 9 years ago

Personally, I never cared much for any episode in Season 4 (the dreaded hour long episodes), with the exception of "The New Exhibit" (very creepy ending). Nor did I care much for any of the war related episodes, with the exception of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge".

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[–] stewie-3 9 years ago

I've never liked "It's a Good Life". It's not a reflection on the quality of the episode, there's just something about it that gets under my skin.

You are the naked angel in my heart.

[–] wetbrain 9 years ago

I always thought It's a good life is an analogy to Nazi germany or Stalinist Russia. You have a great, evil power. It's lurking. That's why the evil power is a 6 year old boy.

It's basicaly asking why didn't anybody do anything to stop Hitler from rising to power. It's a WWII themed episode in disguise.

[–] doug65oh 9 years ago

I’m curious, wetbrain – have you ever read the original short story by Jerome Bixby – and if so, did that impact your opinion at all? (If you’ve not read Bixby’s original story, you can find it at http://www.fys.ku.dk/~thoeger/its-a-good-life.pdf)

[–] wetbrain 9 years ago

Nope, never. I just read it now, thanks for that.

I just got the impression from watching it, there was more going on here then a simple sci-fi story.

[–] doug65oh 9 years ago

You're welcome, wetbrain. Glad I was able to introduce you. 

It's an interesting association you make, and that's for sure. Myself I'm not sure it gets that deep into philosophies and whatnot, though. The single thing that is for my nickel (and in my own humble opinion) crystal clear is this: If Anthony had been an adult, someone in that little village would have found a way somehow to get rid of that little monster once and for all - cornfield be damned.

"Conscience makes cowards of us all" comes to mind.

[–] TotheWatersandtheWild 9 years ago

Episodes most love but I don't"

It's a Good Life
Eye of the Beholder
and the infamous The Invaders

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[–] gary135r 9 years ago

"In Praise of Pip" never interested me, but others seem to love it. To each his own.

“Willoughby, sir? That’s Willoughby right outside. It’s July. It’s summer. It’s 1888.”

[–] JuniperCoconut 9 years ago

I never liked "The Invaders"

[–] alexbourbon 9 years ago

"To Serve Man"- *beep* boring episode. Rarely do I get bored. The twist at the end was good but doesn't save a boring episode. I liked how it was like a flashback at the beginning and it comes back to where it started: the guy locked in a room. But still: ambitious but boring.

"Monsters are due on Maple Street" : Didn't like the episode. Ambitious too but hated it. Overrated.

I honestly dislike the ones everyone likes. Not because of that reason alone but they just happen to be boring and suck.

[–] dini0519 9 years ago

Blasphemy! Someone else doesn't like The Monsters are Due on Maple Street!  Still probably my all time favorite, and many seem to agree with me, but I've mentioned a few on here that I don't like some episodes that others consider a favorite, so oh well... But, by the way, I do agree with you that To Serve Man isn't all that great. 

Dini

[–] Jennie_Portrait 9 years ago

Yes, I think the "Monsters are Due on Maple Street" is a terrific allegory.

While "To Serve Man" loses it's punch after the first viewing, it's a great teachable moment of why you shouldn't take candy from strangers.

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[–] dini0519 9 years ago

Ok, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street just happens to be a favorite for me, but I agreed with you on To Serve Man.✌

Dini

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[–] SilentNightDeadlyNight2807 9 years ago

I always thought the episode "two" was quite lame.

[–] Jennie_Portrait 8 years ago

I agree it is a little lame-- but the chance to see Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery when they were young is incredible.

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[–] ayf_1983 9 years ago

Hmm, I wonder if they took the premise for Star Trek Voyager from this ? In the pilot episode of that series there is also an alien machine called the Caretaker that transports the ship 70 million light years away from the solar system.