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  • Production notes - Rod Serling Biography, Season By Season, History Of The Twilight Zone, Reviews
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The Twilight Zone - Volume 15

Warner Vision/Warner Vision . R4 . B&W . 100 mins . M . PAL

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Escape Clause
Episode 6 – November 6, 1959
A hypochondriac is given a chance at immortality by me old mate Beelzebub, but soon learns that invincibility isn't all it's cracked up to be (unless you wear your underpants on the outside and have a big S on your leotards).

Nervous Man In A Four Dollar Room
Episode 39 – October 14, 1960
A small time hoodlum is ordered to commit a murder for his boss. Tired, hot and scared witless of getting pinched for the job and ending up in the slammer for good, he argues his case for doing the job with someone else very interested in what he does for a living.

The Midnight Sun
Episode 75 – November 17, 1961
The world is about to end yet again in The Twilight Zone. This time the Earth is heading ever closer to the Sun and things are hotting up a little. While most people have left the city for cooler areas, two woman are left alone in their apartment building to fight off fear and intruders desperate for a cold beer.

A Kind Of Stopwatch
Episode 124 – October 18, 1963
When a persistent yak-yak head who bores the bejesus out of everyone is given a small gift by a stranger, he thinks all his problems are solved…but are they? (Of course they aren't! Come on, it's the Twilight Zone dagnamit!)

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With it's made for television Full Frame B/W image, this ongoing series of dvd Twilight Zone releases have all been fairly consistent in quality. The tonal range of grays are good, with a fairly crisp image (for its age) and although some blacks appear to be reduced to silhouettes (mostly in clothing) the look is quite good overall. There's the occasional specks and other markings, but nothing to be concerned with. Unlike a couple of previous discs, the quality appears fairly even across the separate episodes on this disc.

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Again, made for television audio quality harking back to the late 50's - early 60's and plonked onto dvd in Dolby Digital 1.0 mono. With a persistent background hiss and some sibilance to the dialogue being the only problems with the series, the quality of the audio is otherwise quite good for the age. Your center channel (or television) will have an easy time reproducing clear dialogue, minor effects and some good score work.

  Extras
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Inside The Twilight Zone is a selection of extras which contains:

Rod Serling Biography
Condenses his life down to 4 pages of text.

Season By Season
A few pages of summary notes on each of the five seasons of the show

History Of The Twilight Zone
A brief 4 pages of text notes.

Reviews
An in-disc review of the episodes contained on the dvd. No credit details this time around and the look is different. Personally, I prefer the old look. Most importantly though, the actual review is good and always reveals interesting info about the people involved. It's always amazing to read how many people went on to big careers.

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The only thing you really need to decide on when considering the Twilight Zone dvd series is which to buy, which to rent and which to borrow from friends and never return. I've said in the past that ideally you'd buy every single release, but obviously some of us are on a budget, married, in debt or in prison. What ever your case may be, you can rest assured that the actual transfer quality of this dvd is consistent with the series to date, which is to say it's quite good. Episode quality wise, I think the dvd is carried by the dramatic strength of "Nervous Man In A Four Dollar Room" and "The Midnight Sun". "Nervous Man…" also has probably the more unusual intro by Serling of the series (that I'm aware of) and one that works quite well in enhancing the whole voyeuristic feeling the show has.

So, do you buy or hire? Well, if moolah is a little tight right now, I think this is a renter. But don't worry, there are plenty more Twilight Zone dvds with some ripper episodes to come for you to spend your money on soon.


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      And I quote...
    "Talking mirrors, a magic stopwatch, deals with the devil and the end of the world...Must be Twilight Zone Time again!"
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