Your Next Stop: The 5 Best Episodes of The Twilight Zone

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When we discuss Twilight Zone episodes, we’re usually talking about our favourites — “The Howling Man“. Or the most famous — “Time Enough At Last”. Or the worst — “Hocus-Pocus and Frisby”. But recently I was watching “The Obsolete Man” (an episode that didn’t even make my Top 25 list) and it got me thinking: What are the best episodes of The Twilight Zone?

Holy 50th Anniversary, Batman!

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SOCK! POW! ZOK!

Whether you were a kid in 1966 or you were born in 1986 like me, chances are you know exactly what I’m going to talk about, and I haven’t said more than four fairly gibberish words.

At 7:30 PM on January 12, 1966, hoards of eager children tuned in their TV sets to ABC, ready to witness the birth of a new era of television. How could anyone have known that this colourful, campy, kooky, comedic trip to the streets of Gotham, was going to be a hit, and would effectively mean the demise of much beloved black and white series like The Munsters and The Addams Family?

Holy Serling Double-Crossers, Batman!

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Adam West, Batman 1966, Batman Series Premiere, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Cliff Robertson, Henry Bemis, John Astin, Night Gallery, Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone

I make no apologies for my unbridled adoration of the 1966 “Batman” series starring Adam West as the lovable (albeit laughable) Caped Crusader. Give me the fun, silly, bumbling antics of “Fatman and Boy Blunder” over the dark, angsty, depressing storm cloud that plagues all other incarnations of this unlikely comic book hero.

Last November saw the long awaited release of the ’66 Batman series on DVD and Blu-ray. One thing I really like about the show is that it was always about Batman and Robin together. Fighting crime, righting wrongs, spouting clever alliterations and exclamations and … well, never mind. The fact is, my own partner in crime (or crime-fighting if the situation suits us) Paul is here today, and THIS dynamic duo of The Seeker of Truth and Mr. Twilight Zone are going to BIFF! BANG! POW! our way into Rod Serling’s Fifth Dimension.