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Rating:  -
This is the shortest review I have ever given for a show to date.
This version of the TZ puts the original classic masterpiece to shame by using its name. If you are interested in newer TZ stories, try the 1980s version. This set is a klinker that has no right to even refer to Rod Serling.
Rating:  -
I liked this show which aired on Fox after Star Trek every week, and like another reviewer was dissapointed it was cancelled. I think it does a lot better job capturing the spirit of the original series than the 1980s incarnation did. Forest Whitaker was okay as the shows' host, but wouldn't be my first choice. Although I liked the original episodes, they probably should have left the original series alone and not attempted to remake old episodes. I really enjoyed the sequel to "It's a Good Life" reuniting the orignal stars, though I would have written it differently.
Rating:  -
I know that this is a product that has always been marketed to a "tween" audience who had never seen the original series. However, I've seen almost the entire run of the original TZ and I know what these kids are missing.
This whole series shows such a lack of creativity, no originality, no innovation, and poor to fair acting. It's an injustice to even have this branded with the TZ logo. All the attributes that made the original series so relevant and important are either flat-out missing or just so poorly copied that each episode seems like a parody.
If the series cost (significantly) less I could maybe justify trying it out, but at close to fifty dollars I'll take Collection One of the Rod Serling era every single time.
Rating:  -
I never saw this series when it aired on UPN, so the DVD collection was my first taste of the "new" TZ. It's very easy to see why it was cancelled after one season. First off, who in the world chose Forest Whitaker as the host? Sometimes he's calm and cool, others he seems almost hyper in his delivery of the taglines. No one could compare to Serling in delivery, but they could have found SOMEONE a little more "out there" for host. Second, the stories...wow. Most of them have a good premise, but they all seem to just limp away rather than hit you with the shocking impact the original series had. "Still a Good Life" is a perfect example. Based as a sequel to an original TZ episode (with two of the original actors still in the main roles), it had the potential to be the best show ever. The little girl (Billy Mumy's real daughter) acted one way throughout the entire episode, then at the end suddenly did a complete about-face that made absolutely no sense whatsoever. It was as if the writer just said, "Hey, that'd be cool" and jerked the story completely around. Unfortunately, this is not the only story like this in the series. Most have very uneven storylines, trying to make us care for one-dimensional characters. While the original (and even 80's version) TZ had us sympathetic for the characters involved (or at least hating the baddies), this one is more like watching a car wreck from the outside. There's some morbid curiousity, but you can walk away and not really care how it all turns out. There are some gems here ("The Pool Guy" and "Chosen" to name a couple), but most are just crash-and-burners.
All in all, I'm looking forward to seeing the 80's version come out later this year. UPN made a good try on this revival with some major talent, but even the best actor can only do so much with inferior stories. For the die-hard fan only, and then only good for one viewing.
Rating:  -
Apparently I'm the outsider in this large group of reviewers because I actually liked the show and was disappointed, though not surprised, when the show was cancelled. My favorite episode was "The Monsters on Maple Street" with former 80s heart throb Andrew McCarthy. Someone pointed out the episode was about aliens, but in actuality it was about terrorists (an updated version of a classic episode). Most of the people who hated the show mention that they loved the 80's version. I'm 24, and I never saw a single episode of that version. This is the Twilight Zone for the younger generation, the actors alone prove that. If you like sci-fi then give this show a shot. I know that I loved it and I'm not alone, but a lot of people over 30 hated it.
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