Rating: 
Summary: OUTSTANDING!!
Review: I don't know what your favorite TV show is but mine has ALWAYS been "The Twilight Zone". It bothered me that for years we could get "Gilligan's Island" re-runs but there were never any of "The Twilight Zone". I hadn't seen an episode for over 35 years so I finally decided to check out their availability on DVD (after all, my teen-age daughter has all of the episodes of "Friends" on DVD). The price was a bit steep but I came into some extra money and took the plunge. I have been completely satisfied with this package of 36 episodes on a set of 9 DVDs. After I ordered it, I talked them up to my 11 year old son who looked forward to watching them with me. He was impressed as well. I mention that because today's youth seem overly focused on modern technology and these episodes left a lot to your imagination. "The Twilight Zone" was a unique TV series that mixed excellent writing (mostly by Rod Serling, himself, in the early seasons), good acting, challenging social issues, and stories that were unsettling if not downright scary. Many of those episodes stayed with me decades after I had seen them; far more than from any other TV show. I watched "Outer Limits", "The Alfred Hitchcock Show" and others. They were very good as well but "Twilight Zone" was always a notch above. Even now, knowing how many of these episodes would turn out, I was impressed by the quality of the product. What surprized me was how excellent they all were. There were some that were in a class by themselves but all were worthwhile. "Monsters are Due on Maple Street" was always my favorite and it is in this collection along with such all-time favorites as Burgess Meredith's classic "Time Enough at Last", William Shatner in "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", Jack Warden in "The Lonely", "To Serve Man", and Billy Mumy in the haunting "It's a Good Life". However, my favorite episode now is "Walking Distance" in which Gig Young discovers why you can't go home again. Many of the messages in these stories are timeless. I saved up some money and am ready to order the next set. My son is as anxious to see them as I am.
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Summary: Now Entering...The Nostalgia Zone
Review: Having had a partial collection on video for many years now, I anxiously awaited the release on DVD. Finally! The complete series (156 episodes) has finally received the treatment it truly deserves. This series has held up well for 40+ years, and I have no doubt it will make it for at least another half century. Television writing was at its peak with this show, and the evolution of television filming (and videotaping) techniques is obvious over the course of this series. And the trademark twists at the end of each episode still take me by surprise! Technically, the digital remastering to DVD has brought new life to Rod Serling's brainchild. The video presentation is crisp and well defined, bringing out the subtle details so well, that you will find yourself completely absorbed in the nuances of Serling's vision, and the outstanding production values for this early 60's series (just keep in mind that this is pre-Computer Generation era). The audio was clear, and blissfully noise free, but a bit low on the volume when compared to the title and menu audio tracks (both on the geyeballh version of the earlier disks, and the intro sequences on the later disks). The shows are presented in their original format, so no widescreen version is necessary. And television always translates well to...well, television. Although the extras include a Rod Serling bio, a brief synopsis of each of the 5 seasons that the series ran, and a Twilight Zone history, these features are identical on each disc. The true gem of the extra features is the episode synopsis and review. Each disc is unique in this respect, with a plot summary and some background "inside info". Although mostly taken from the book "The Twilight Zone Companion," I found this feature to be the most interesting. Each collection has its ghitsh and gmissesh, but the series is, overall, a rewarding experience. The only "disappointments" that I found were the collection's lack of a subtitles option (which I really would have appreciated), and the fact that the episodes are not in order (which slightly detracts from observing the actual progression of growth within the series). That makes this more of a 4 1/2 star rating (but you can't do that, can you?). If you have ever enjoyed even one episode of this legendary series, you will not regret buying these collections. And if you've never seen it, give it a try...you'll be hooked.
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Summary: It's a Good Life
Review: One day on the Sci-Fi channel I became intrigued with The Twilight Zone. And I was thrilled to discover the box set DVD series on Amazon. And after some time I was able to buy the first set. I didn't realize till later on that the episodes where out of order, but you know what? I didn't care. I love all the episodes displayed in the set. Do I think it's odd? Yes, but so is the series and highly under rated at this day and time. Rod Serling is certainly a genius and it's a wonder to all the things that were imagined and created during The Twilight Zone series. Which also was jam packed with a lot of classic celebrities such as: Elizabeth Montgomery, Robert Redford, Burgess Maredith (who was a constant guest star through out the series), William Shatner (before Star Trek I believe), Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Buddy Ebsen and tons more. This series is thought provoking, but makes it entertaining not only for a science fiction fan, but for the regular viewing audience. Some of the episodes aren't very clear on the DVD, but I believe that's the type of film they had back at the time. But it does come with trivia games, and a chronological (again out of order) history of The Twilight Zone. Some of my favorite episodes include: Night of the Meek, The Invaders, Time Enough at Last, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Walking Distance, Two, A Passage for Trumpet, Long Distance Call, I Sing the Body Electric, The Passerby, The Hitch-Hiker, Third from the Sun, To Serve Man (which I think is one of the creepiest episode in the series), and of course the classic It's a Good Life from what everyone loves to remember including on a Simpson's Halloween Episode - I believe. I admire Rod Serling very much for his creative writing and thought provoking episodes - he was before his time. Even though it's out of order and the DVD menu's are a little annoying to navigate through don't let that stop you. All classic episodes for the fans of each generation.
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Summary: Twilight Zone - One Of My Favorite Shows
Review: If you buy one of these TZ Box Sets, you might as well buy the other four. Each set has nine volumes (sans the documentary Rod Serling - Submitted For Your Approval). My favorite episodes deal with Time Travel (No Time Like The Past, Back There, Walking Distance, Static, The Seventh Is Made Up Of Phantoms), Old Age (Kick The Can, Nothing In The Dark, The Trade-Ins, One For The Angels), The Civil War (The Passerby, An Occurrance At Owl Creek Bridge, Still Valley), and Paranoia (The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street, The Shelter, 4:00). My other favorites are the four by Jack Klugman (A Passage For Trumpet, A Game Of Pool, In Praise Of Pip, Death Ship) and Burgess Meredith (Time Enough At Last, Mr Dingle Mr Strong, The Obsolete Man, Printer's Devil). If you are new to the show, watch these episodes first. They are the creme de la creme of the show. The series is excellent. However, it's deliberate attempts at humor are often misfires (The Whole Truth, The Bewitching Pool, I Dream Of Genie). The episode A Short Drink From A Certain Fountain is the "Spock's Brain" on the series, meaning it's the worst. The ending is bad; what were they thinking??? No wonder it didn't make the syndication package. The Sound Quality varies from each DVD. Some have two channel mono while others have HIFI mono. Closed Captioned doesn't work for any of the DVD's. There's usually only 3 or 4 episodes per DVD, unlike other Box Sets that fit 8 per DVD, thus lowering the price. This is a minor beef, because the show is worth the money. You will also notice that 3 episodes (Where Is Everybody, The Encounter, The Eye Of The Beholder) appear twice if you buy all five. Again, a minor beef since The Encounter is the only one of the three to be exactly the same on both separate DVD's. These Box Sets are now a bargain compared to when each volume is sold separately. I never tire of watching the episodes and reading the notes. I also recommend Rod Serling's Submitted For Your Approval. It gives insight to Rod Serling and his creation as told by friends, relatives and co-workers.
Rating:
Summary: OUTSTANDING!!
Review: I don't know what your favorite TV show is but mine has ALWAYS been "The Twilight Zone". It bothered me that for years we could get "Gilligan's Island" re-runs but there were never any of "The Twilight Zone". I hadn't seen an episode for over 35 years so I finally decided to check out their availability on DVD (after all, my teen-age daughter has all of the episodes of "Friends" on DVD). The price was a bit steep but I came into some extra money and took the plunge. I have been completely satisfied with this package of 36 episodes on a set of 9 DVDs. After I ordered it, I talked them up to my 11 year old son who looked forward to watching them with me. He was impressed as well. I mention that because today's youth seem overly focused on modern technology and these episodes left a lot to your imagination. "The Twilight Zone" was a unique TV series that mixed excellent writing (mostly by Rod Serling, himself, in the early seasons), good acting, challenging social issues, and stories that were unsettling if not downright scary. Many of those episodes stayed with me decades after I had seen them; far more than from any other TV show. I watched "Outer Limits", "The Alfred Hitchcock Show" and others. They were very good as well but "Twilight Zone" was always a notch above. Even now, knowing how many of these episodes would turn out, I was impressed by the quality of the product. What surprized me was how excellent they all were. There were some that were in a class by themselves but all were worthwhile. "Monsters are Due on Maple Street" was always my favorite and it is in this collection along with such all-time favorites as Burgess Meredith's classic "Time Enough at Last", William Shatner in "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", Jack Warden in "The Lonely", "To Serve Man", and Billy Mumy in the haunting "It's a Good Life". However, my favorite episode now is "Walking Distance" in which Gig Young discovers why you can't go home again. Many of the messages in these stories are timeless. I saved up some money and am ready to order the next set. My son is as anxious to see them as I am.
Rating:
Summary: Classic
Review: This show is a classic. It started off horror with a bang in the 60's and the show is still relevant and entertaining today. This shows a lot of skill and Rod Serling is a genius. This collection has such classics as "To Serve Man", "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", "The Invaders", "Shadow Play", and "Time Enough At Last". If you like the show buy this! You will enjoy it and watch it over and over.
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Summary: box sets - as seasons please
Review: although i wouldn't say to people to not buy these in protest as suggested by a previous review, i would like to add that although this is a series i would love to own, i don't buy collections unless they are the full series, or at least as close to the full series as can be managed, with the episodes in chronological order. i wonder if maybe te reason this has been released as a garbled set of collections is because there are a few episodes that for some reason or another they are unable to release. if so, i'd just like to give my feedback, which is - i would rather buy a series as a box set per season, logically sequenced, knowing that a few episodes are missing for whatever reason. a garbled mix - not interested - especially at this price, i would expect much better. we love our video and dvd collection - including all the stargate full season box sets that have been released, earth final conflict, star trek - all series - tos, tng, ds9, voyager, babylon 5, ally mcbeal - all five seasons in box sets, all the david attenburough docos : but we don't buy higgeldy piggeldy arrangements of odds and ends. it seems i'm not the only one who wouldn't buy this collection for this reason. i don't say this as a protest, just a request as an interested comsumer - i'd like to buy it, but only as nicely presented seasonal boxes please:)
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Summary: Best TV Show Ever Given the Worse DVD Menu's & Chronology
Review: The Twlight Zone is if not the best certainly one of the best TV Series ever to run on network television before or since for reasons every other reviewer has explained far better than I could have. I brought ALL 5 collections of the Twilight Zone so despite any issue I have with the ways chosen to navigate the DVD you would be a fool to let the lame DVD menu design format and layoout stop you from buying the most awesome set of Twilight Zone DVD's you could ever hope to own. Another problem is the information goes to the next page after a prescribed time automatically throughout the DVD assuming everyone has the same fast reading speed of what some nut job hack thinks is "normal reading speed". Like haven't the corporate air heads that made these DVD's ever heard of learning disabilities and other challenges that slow a persons reading. Even without learning disabilities how stupid it was for the makers of the DVD to assume every reader is going to be an Evelyn Wood Speed Reader. I ended up having to keep finding the same page till I finished reading it at my slow deliberate cerebral palsied & autistic reading speed. I could go on and on about how dumb and totally insensitive to the needs of disabled people the DVD menu design is in many other ways. Once past the bad layout image choice and menu design of the DVD the quality of the Twilight Zone episodic content is fantastic. Episodes while not in any particular order based on air date or anything else is another pet peeve I have about how these collections were arranged. However what really matters is the video sound and overall quality of the actual episodes is first rate and will NOT DISSAPOINT even the harshest fair minded critic \ buyer. Remember you are not buying the DVD's for the way lame pathetic insensitive stupid way the menus are designed you just want the Twilight Zone Episodes to be first rate and trust me they are far better than just first rate. I took one star off my 4 star rating only because the menus are so totally disabled user unfriendly which is just plain mean and stupid. These five collections are here now waiting to be the prized jewel in your DVD collection and every fine jewel has its flaw so enjoy the stupidity of the DVD design layout hey it is after all part of that special place called, THE TWILIGHT ZONE!
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Summary: Please make complete season's !
Review: Ok TZ is one of my all time favorite shows but I would'nt buy this set for one thing the episodes are not in chronologcal order nor are they organized by season. I would much rather own The Twilight Zone season one than a random best of. Also I think that viacom could spend a little more time and package episodes differantly. A whole season could easily fit on three or four discs. Personally I think the ninety dollars that you pay is based on the weight of the package. I think that a good box set should cost somewhere between thirty to fifty dollars but not much more!
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Summary: Release TZ In Complete Seasons!
Review: This random "collection," "best of" and "favorite episodes" garbage on DVDs has to stop. They tried this exact same ripoff with shows like Dick Van Dyke, I Love Lucy, and Married With Children, and all bombed miserably. They all soonafter had to get over their basic laziness and release Dick Van Dyke - Season One, I Love Lucy - Season One, and Married With Children - Season One, as nature intended. I urge everyone to purchase those three great shows on DVD immediately, but do NOT buy TZ until they get it right! See the pattern there, Viacom? Complete seasons, and in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Previously, of course, TZ was also put out on DVD in even lousier groupings, wherein viewers got only a few paltry episodes on one disk, which also stank. So now we have an even bigger pile of episodes grabbed from here and there - THIS is an improvement? It's certainly no wonder that a mere 2,000 Amazon ranking is all this butchered collection has attained, after being in release since the year 2002. I urge nobody to buy this TZ desecration until Viacom gets it right and releases it in the proper order (and a few extras wouldn't hurt, either - things like the A&E biography on Rod Serling, etc.) To help you out, Viacom, here's how your TZ on DVD list should read: The Twilight Zone - Season One
The Twilight Zone - Season Two
The Twilight Zone - Season Three
The Twilight Zone - Season Four
The Twilight Zone - Season Five
The Twilight Zone - Season Six Get the idea? Good!
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