The Twilight Zone [TV Series]: Season 02 (1986)

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Although the second season of CBS's full-color Twilight Zone revival would have to do without the services of season one's creative consultant, Harlan Ellison, the weekly anthology still manages to serve up excellent tales of science fiction and fantasy in the tradition of the original Rod Serling The Twilight Zone of the 1960s. For the first few months of its second year on the air, the new version maintained the format established in its first season: a weekly, hour-long telecast, each episode containing two to three short playlets. This format was, however, abandoned after five weeks, at which point the series was placed on a short hiatus. When it returned two months later, Twilight Zone was seen in its "traditional" half hour form, with a single story per show. Three weeks into this run, the series was again yanked by CBS, and when it came back two months later, the 60-minute, multistory format had been restored. Among those contributing their talents during season two are directors Wes Craven, Gus Trikonis, and Martha Coolidge; writers David Gerrold, Theodore Sturgeon, and Rockne S. O'Bannon; and actors Shelley Duvall, David Faustino, George Wendt, Joe Mantegna, Martin Balsam, Linda Kelsey, and Lisa Eilbacher. The season's best episodes include "A Saucer of Loneliness," "The Storyteller," "The Toys of Caliban," "Joy Ride," and "Song of the Younger World." Canceled by CBS at the end of its second season, Twilight Zone would return as a syndicated series some 14 months later, with newly filmed episodes interspersed with network reruns. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Harvey Frand

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