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The Twilight Zone Zone - Episode 8: "The Long Distance Call” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson’s list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched "The Long Distance Call” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”
“Long Distance Call”
You can explore the vast reaches of The Twilight Zone and not find an episode as profoundly messed up as this one. On her deathbed, a five-year-old boy’s grandmother bemoans how lonely she will be “far away,” and wishes aloud that her beloved Billy could go with her. Worst. Grandma. Ever.
“Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”
Take mysterious footprints leading away from a pond where an unidentified flying object has crashed, a snowbound diner, and six (or was that seven?) stranded bus passengers, and you’ve got yourself a “regular Ray Bradbury.” Which one of them is the monster from outer space? This entertaining episode plays like a supernatural William Saroyan play (complete with a colorful coot portrayed by Jack Elam), with one of the series’s most famous reveals.
There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone…
Host: Nic Hoffmann
Panel: Matt and Daniel

The Twilight Zone Zone – Episode 7: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "The Living Doll"

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson’s list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "The Living Doll." We are always joined this week by guest Ben Worcester (co-host of the Hooked on TJ Hooker Podcast, check it out for more William Shatner talk!) 
“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”
The Twilight Zone knows what scares you—like flying, or the desperation you might feel when when you’re the only one who knows of an impending disaster, but no one believes you. One of the series’s most famous episodes mostly gets its rep from the before-he-was-Kirk casting of William Shatner, as a man just released from a mental hospital who tries to—wait for it—klingon to his sanity when he spies outside his window seat a monster tearing at the airborne airplane’s wing. The costumed boogeyman hasn’t aged well, but Shatner is first class.
“Living Doll”
June Foray, the voice of Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha Fatale on The Bullwinkle Show, was the also the original voice of Chatty Cathy, the iconic pull-string talking doll released by Mattel in 1959. Chatty Cathy said sweet things like, “Let’s play house.” But Talky Tina, also voiced by Foray, says things like, “My name is Talky Tina, and I’m going to kill you.” This she says to Telly Savalas, a grumpy new stepdad who resents his stepdaughter’s new doll. Like Tina warns, he’ll be sorry.
In the meantime, please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for others to find us. Also, do you follow us elsewhere?  Facebook? Twitter? Myopia? Also, for those of you who are truly film folks, I have created a Letterboxd page! Check out what episodes we have done here (including other TV Shows).
There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone…
Host: Nic Hoffmann
Panel: Ben Worcester
 

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

This week on Myopia Movies, we watch the classic film about shrinkage, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! I cannot wait for Rick Moranis to return to acting! 
If you have not yet, check out the Patreon! We have old episodes and special episodes that are exclusive! Check in to hear us talk about the Alien franchise!
In the meantime, please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for others to find us. Also, do you follow us elsewhere?  Facebook? Twitter? Myopia? Also, for those of you who are truly film folks, I have created a Letterboxd page! Check out what episodes we have done here (including other movies with crappy robots and weird racism like Wild Wild West!)
How will Honey, I Shrunk the Kids hold up when we put it on trial?
Host: Nic
Panel: Daniel, Lauren and Matthew

The Twilight Zone Zone - Episode 6: "Eye of the Beholder" and "Twenty Two"

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson’s list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched "Eye of the Beholder" and "Twenty Two."
“Eye of the Beholder”
A desperate woman, her face encased in bandages, is awaiting the outcome of her 11th operation to make her look “normal.” “I want to be like everybody,” she pleads. In a state where “ugliness” is a crime, she faces segregation to a ghetto with other unfortunates like herself. Douglas Heyes’s artful misdirection keeps the quintessential Zone reveal under wraps.
“Twenty Two”
This episode offered a plum role to Barbara Nichols, often cast in films as brassy comic relief (as in Where the Boys Are). Here, she plays a stripper (excuse me; professional dancer) hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. She is haunted by a recurring dream—or is it?—that brings her to the door of room 22, the hospital morgue, where a nurse greets her by saying, “Room for one more, honey.”
In the meantime, please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for others to find us. Also, do you follow us elsewhere?  Facebook? Twitter? Myopia? Also, for those of you who are truly film folks, I have created a Letterboxd page! Check out what episodes we have done here (including other TV Shows).
There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone…
Host: Nic Hoffmann
Panel: Daniel and Jeremy

The Twilight Zone Zone - Episode 5: “A World of His Own” and “The Howling Man”

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched “A World of His Own” and “The Howling Man.”
From the Article:
“A Nice Place to Visit”
The Twilight Zone also delighted in dicking around characters in need of retribution. Another case in point: Rocky Valentine, a petty criminal shot to death. A jovial guide (Sebastian Cabot) in the afterlife tends to his every desire, giving him a swinging pad, sure-thing bank robberies, and beautiful dolls on demand. Sounds like heaven, right? This was the first episode to employ a classic Twilight Zone trope, in which the come-upper gets the last maniacal laugh at the eternal expense of the come-upped. (See also on this list: “The Grave” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”)
“The Howling Man”
You’re lost in a torrential storm. You seek refuge in a foreboding castle. Inside are members of some kind of fanatical religious cult that is keeping a man imprisoned. The cult leader insists the man is actually the devil himself. Who are you going to believe: the desperate man pleading to be set free, or a staff-carrying John Carradine?
In the meantime, please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for others to find us. Also, do you follow us elsewhere?  Facebook? Twitter? Myopia? Also, for those of you who are truly film folks, I have created a Letterboxd page! Check out what episodes we have done here (including other TV Shows).
There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone...
Host: Nic Hoffmann
Panel: Daniel, Jon and Matthew Quinn
 
 

Transformers

This week on Myopia Movies, we look back and we see how Michael Bay made his millions and why Matt wanted to remake this lost episode, we watched Transformers, who knew you could sexualize teens this much and still be considered a blockbuster. 
Last week we released an episode preview for Casino Royale (1967), sign up for the Patreon for the full episode! Join us, for all the back catalog, special episodes, and monthly newsletter! There will even be an additional full movie episode this month, as we slip into more recent Alien movies, starting with Prometheus next month!
In the meantime, please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for others to find us. Also, do you follow us elsewhere?  Facebook? Twitter? Myopia? Also, for those of you who are truly film folks, I have created a Letterboxd page! Check out what episodes we have done here (including other movies with crappy robots and weird racism like Wild Wild West!)
How will Transformers hold up when we put it on trial?
Host: Nic
Panel: Daniel and Matthew
 

Casino Royale (1967) Preview

Why hello there! This is a peak behind the Patreon paywall! Today, if you were a Patreon member (even at the $1 level, you would get a full episode on 1967's Casino Royale, the Bond spoof no one wanted, even some of the actors. Peter Sellers (who left midway through production), David Niven, Orson Welles (who insists on doing magic on film, which then loses the point, since it is on film), Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, and John Huston (who is one of the five directors). Even costarring former Bond actors including Ursula Andres. 
Sign up for the Patreon for the full episode of 1967’s Casino Royale for the Patreon only! Join us, for all the back catalog, special episodes, and monthly newsletter! There will even be an additional full movie episode this month, as we slip into more recent Alien movies, starting with Prometheus. 
Host: Jon
Panel: Nic

The Twilight Zone Zone - Episode 4: “A Nice Place to Visit” and “The After Hours”

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched “A Nice Place to Visit” and “The After Hours.”
This week, there is going to be a Patreon bonus! Regular Jon called in for a special Mission Briefing episode! Sign up for the Patreon for 1967's Casino Royale for the Patreon only! Join us, for all the back catalog, special episodes, and monthly newsletter! There will even be an additional full movie episode this month! 
“A Nice Place to Visit”
The Twilight Zone also delighted in dicking around characters in need of retribution. Another case in point: Rocky Valentine, a petty criminal shot to death. A jovial guide (Sebastian Cabot) in the afterlife tends to his every desire, giving him a swinging pad, sure-thing bank robberies, and beautiful dolls on demand. Sounds like heaven, right? This was the first episode to employ a classic Twilight Zone trope, in which the come-upper gets the last maniacal laugh at the eternal expense of the come-upped. (See also on this list: “The Grave” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”)
“The After Hours”
A.k.a. the “Marsha episode.” Anne Francis stars as a department-store shopper who gets some very off-putting service by a strange clerk when she purchases a thimble on the otherwise-completely empty ninth floor. Her eerie odyssey begins when she complains to management, only to be told that the store has no ninth floor. Locked in overnight, she will come face to face with her reality.
In the meantime, please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for others to find us. Also, do you follow us elsewhere?  Facebook? Twitter? Myopia? Also, for those of you who are truly film folks, I have created a Letterboxd page! Check out what episodes we have done here (including other TV Shows).
There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone...
Host: Nic Hoffmann
Panel: Daniel and Matthew Quinn