The Twilight Zone - Season 1 (1985 - 1986) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Alan Smithee, Allan Arkush, Ben Bolt, Bill L. Norton, Bradford May
Actors: Lane Smith, Andrew Robinson, Louis Giambalvo, Barbara Baxley, Jerry Hardin
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 8364
Format: Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 1020
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2437D
UPC: 014381243727
EAN: 0014381243727
ASIN: B00068NVLQ
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1985
Release Date: December 28, 2004
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Description
Travel into the fifth dimension once again with The Twilight Zone, testing the limits of reality and exploring the mysteries of the universe.
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80's nostalgia October 20, 2008
I loved this series when it was run during the 80's. I would have seen quite a few episodes but not them all. With this box set you will not be dissapointed. The stories are by and large excellent. Always some unexpected ending that will leave you going wow. The menu was a little bit arkward as each nights episode is listed together even though sometimes an episode had two or three different stories. This does not take away from the stories only it was sometimes a bit messy finding where you had left off at the previous viewing. All in all you will have many good nights viewing.
 Wonderfull stories! September 24, 2008
Never got to see much of it when I was a kid but I had such vivid memories of this series. Always hoped to be able to see more and now I have the 1e season on DVD! very good acting and stories that won't let you go.I rewatch fafourite episodes once in a while and plan to order more seasons.
 A few hidden gems but boring for the most part... September 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I must preface this review by explaining that I am in my early 20s and had never followed this show. I bought this DVD set because I LOVE the original Twilight Zone and science fiction anthology series in general (The New Outer Limits, Night Visions, etc). Even the 2002 Twilight ZOne was bearable. I figured this would be at least as good judging by all the positive reviews.
However, my advice to younger TZ fans is be careful about buying this if you haven't watched this version before. I planned to watch a few episodes on an overseas trip. Whether I watched it on the plane or in the hotel room, I would barely make it through one episode before I fell asleep. I have since found a few genuinely good episodes. But this series can be EXTREMELY CHEEZY. Sometimes it's because of poor graphics. Sometimes it's because of bad acting. Sometimes the ending to an episode is just out of place.
If you used to watch the series and know you will enjoy it, then by all means buy it. But if you're unfamiliar with this series and are just looking for good Sci Fi entertainment. Be prepared to watch a lot of garbage episodes before you find the few treasures.
The Twilight Zone (1985) is not the best but still a very entertaining and superior anthology series July 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of anthology series ("The Twilight Zone", "Tales From The Crypt", "Amazing Stories", "The Outer Limits", "Tales From The Darkside"), so the 1985 Twilight Zone was something I was interested in seeing. Since I was born in 1986, of course I couldn't watch the series when it aired on CBS. I also never caught it on re-runs like I have every original Twilight Zone episode from 1959 through the early 60's. When I saw it available on dvd, I thought I would buy it to check it out; and I really enojoyed it. One thing I liked right away is that these are hour-long episodes with two or three stories in them. Whether or not I liked every story, I did appreciate the structure of the series. I also liked the theme by the Grateful Dead. As a viewer looking back on something I missed when it aired, of course I viewed it as very nostaligic. Recognizing many actors and actresses who are stars today, whereas if I were watching it back in 1985, I wouldn't know them from Adam because they were either just beginning their careers or not well-known at the time.
To save on space, I will only comment on the first story, which happens to be one of the best of the 1985 series in my opinion....
"Shatterday" Starring Bruce Willis / Directed by Wes Craven
One of the best episodes of this series. A then unknown Bruce Willis stars as Peter Jay Novins, a man who accidentally dials his own phone number and it's picked up by, to his surprise, Peter Jay Novins. It's an original twist on a classic Twilight Zone episode titled "Mirror Image" with Vera Miles as a woman waiting in a train station who encounters her own mirror image trying to take her life over. In "Shatterday", however, there is much more reason behind it and character depth that it makes it less scary as "Mirror Image" because in "Mirror Image", it was not explained why her other self wanted to take over her life so it was more mysterious and, therefore, scary. "Shatterday" is more psychologically haunting as it is a character study of a man who fully realizes why this is happening it him. It makes you stop and think about the things you do and how it can effect others as well as yourself. It is a lesson in life and how we live it with sometimes the harshest consequences. Modern master of horror Wes Craven does a masterful job of directing, and Bruce Willis' performance(s) in this episode is some of his best work.
Other four star stories from the series that I put right next to "Shatterday" are "Word Play" with Robert Klein & Annie Potts, "Examination Day", "A Message From Charity", "The Burning Man" (very terrifying) with Roberts Blossom, "Dealer's Choice" with Morgan Freeman, Garrett Morris, M. Emmett Walsh, Barney Martin & Dan Heydaya (all great character actors), "One Life Furnished In Early Poverty" with Peter Riegert, "Her Pilgrim Soul", "A Small Talent For War" with John Glover, "Need To Know" with William Petersen & Frances McDormand, "Shadow Play" with Peter Coyote, "Quarentine", "Dead Woman's Shoes" with Helen Mirren & Jeffrey Tambor, "Dead Run" with Steve Railsback, "The Library" with Lori Petty.
Some of the other stories are good, but the stories that I don't like very much whether they were boring in a non-forgiving way or they were just plain stupid are "The Elevator", "Devil's Alphabet", "Tooth Or Consequences", "Grace Note", "Ye Gods", "The Little People Of Killany Woods", "The Last Defender Of Camelot". Even the stories I didn't like were interesting to watch... but only once.
In the end, "The Twilight Zone (1985)" is not the best but still a very entertaining and superior anthology series that is a must-own on dvd.
Love it! December 13, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a Sci-Fi fan from way back. The technology in these stories is, no doubt, old. But the stores are done so very well. You can really see the difference between the Mid 80's version and the 21st century version. The work done by the director is great. The actors are timeless. There are some excellent messages in some of these stories. One in particular is "The Star". I am not overly religious, but this is a good Christmas story for those who wish to focus on the day Christ was born. Another good story, for the Santa lovers, is; "Night of the Meek." Very heart warming. Each of these is from Disk 4, episode 13. Last but not least. A good, short story, for the quick minded. On disk 3, episode 12, "I of Newton." Rod Serling would be proud.
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