导演：乔纳森·弗雷克斯 艾瑞琪·拉·塞拉 德兰·萨拉菲安 佩里·朗 提姆·麦锡森 黛比·艾伦 鲍勃·巴拉班 卢·戴蒙德·菲利普斯 布拉德·特纳 杰里·勒维尼 EliRichbourg PaulShapiro 温里希·科尔贝 艾莉森利迪布朗 皮特·奥法伦 让·德·塞贡扎克 里萨·布雷蒙·加西亚 JamesHead 乔·施佩尔 约翰·T·克雷奇默 帕特里克·R·诺里斯 凯文·布瑞 AllanKroeker
主演：KevinDouglasColeman ChantalConlin
关键词：科幻 美剧 魔幻 奇幻
It'snostretchoftheimaginationtosaythatRodSerling's1959sci-fidrama'TheTwilightZone'isaclassicseriesth
It'snostretchoftheimaginationtosaythatRodSerling's1959sci-fidrama'TheTwilightZone'isaclassicseriesthatranksuptherewiththebestshowsofalltime.Infact,it'ssoobvious,it'salmostastatementoffactcowardlydisguisedasanopinion.It'slikepeoplewhosaytheyareagainstwarordon'tlikedeath.Really?Wow,that'sbold.So,Serling'screationisaclassic.Icansitandbaskinallitsblack-and-whiteglory,lowbudgeteffectsandpost-nuclearto-the-cameramoralizingduringNewYear'sDaymarathonsontheSci-FiChannelforhoursonend.Thisisnot'thereal'TwilightZone'butUPN'sdebunkedexperimenttoremaketheseriesandupdateitforanewgeneration(hostedbyawildlymiscastForestWhitaker).However,Iapproachthisshownotasacockeyedpuristoroneofthemanypseudo-intellectualswhoinsiststhatentertainmentwasbetterbackintheday.'TheTwilightZone',andit'sunforgettableformula,isexactlythetypeofseriesthatcanberesurrectedandre-inventedforfuturegenerationsinresponsetotheneedsandfearsofthecurrentpoliticalandsocialclimateofthatgeneration.Asithasalreadybeentriedoncebeforein1985withlukewarmresults.Thisshowdoesn'tevencomeclosetorisingtothechallengeorexploringtheentirelyfreeuniversethatthepremiseprovidesitswriters.Thisisasell-out,bargainbasement'TwilightZone'-lite.Asidefromgreatwriting,creepypremisesandpatentedendingtwists,thebiggestassetSerlingbroughtto'Twilight'wasincalculablepassion.Itwashisbaby.Allofwhichthisshowlacksinspades.It'sunclearifthewritersarelazilycoastingontheshow'snamesakeorworkingunderSerling'sshadowconstantlyinfearofdoinganythingboldandscrewingup.Theironicthingisthat,liketheoriginal,thisremakecouldhaveprobablygottenbywithphonyspecialeffectsandcampyactingifithadsomethingtosay.Butthestoriesaretedious.Puresci-fimovie-of-the-weektrash.Whentheycouldn'tmakeoriginalepisodeswork,theyresortedtogueststarsandglamorousbabestotitillatetheaudiencewithcheapsoft-corestories(suchasfictitioussex-potwomencreatedviawritingorhologramswhosoonstartactinghuman).Whenthatdidn'twork,theshowresortedtosimplyre-creatingclassic'Zone'episodes.Somethingthisseriesdoeshavetoit'snameisaneye-catchingrosteroftalentedgueststars.SeeAmberTamblynbeforeherbreakoutseriesandDylanWalshbeforehi.SeeveteranactorslikeJasonAlexander,LouDiamondPhillips,ChristopherMcDonald,ClorisLeachman.MoreappealingisthechancetoseecharacteractorsthathavecaughtmyeyeovertheyearsandIsocan'tgetenoughofI'devenwatchthisshowtoseewhattheycanbringtoit.ThatlistincludessuchcriminallyignoredversatilityasLindaCardellini('FreaksandGeeks'),ChristopherTitus('Titus'),JeremyPiven('Cupid'),JasonBateman&PortiaDeRossi(pre-'ArrestedDevelopment'),VivicaA.Fox,PatrickWarburton&WayneNight('Seinfeld'),XanderBerkley('24'),RobinTunney,AliciaWitt('Cybill'),PaulRodriguezandevenJessicaSimpson.Butintheend,thegueststaronthetitledrawsusinlikeaflytothebugzapper.That'swhatmakesthisallthetoughertowatch.Toseethesepeopleworkingwithmaterialsofarbelowtheirmeansisalmostsad.'TheTwilightZone'couldhavebeensomuchmorethenjustlettingusseewhat'TheMonstersAreDueOnMapleStreet'wouldlooklikewithanewcastandthesocialclimateitwaspertinentinnow40yearsinthepast.I'mharshonthisshowbecauseIdonotbelievethattherearenonewideasorthatthishackeryisafractionofwhatthecreativemindsofthisgenerationcancomeupwith.You'rebetteroffwiththe'Futurama'homage'TheScaryDoor'overthis.
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