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Twilight Zone: Treasures Of | 
| Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 35636
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.3
UPC: 014381897920
EAN: 0014381897920
ASIN: B00000I20F
Theatrical Release Date: October 2, 1959
Release Date: October 1, 2002
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From the tinkling avante-garde drone of the opening theme, IThe Twilight Zone/I promises a journey into the unknown. The mix of science fiction, the macabre, and O. Henry twists compel viewers to this day, and decades after Rod Serling's acclaimed CBS-TV series left the air it remains one of the great cult classics of all time. ITreasures of the Twilight Zone/I presents a collection of rarities that were frequently excluded from the show's syndication package. The pilot episode "Where Is Everybody?" stars Earl Holliman wandering through an empty ghost town seeking someone, anyone, to break his isolation. The volatile, edgy study in racism, "The Encounter," with Neville Brand and George Takei was pulled from syndication after its initial showing. "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," the show's memorable swan song, was the only episode created outside of Serling's production company and his creative control, an award-winning short film from France by Robert Enrico. The real treasures of this ITwilight Zone/I DVD, however, remain two of its compelling supplements. A thoughtful 1959 interview with Rod Serling (from the TV show IThe Mike Wallace Interview/I) cuts through the usual small talk to get to the business of writing for TV, from the creative process to commercial compromises and sponsor-driven censorship, and the original "pitch" film made for sponsors features Rod Serling using simple props in brilliantly inventive ways to explain his vision for the series. I--Sean Axmaker/I
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So-so overall June 16, 2004
K. Gittins (CA USA)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is really good - but it wasn't even a TZ derived show. It won an Oscar and other awards as a French short film, however. During the Civil War, a man is sentenced to death by hanging and has a nice fantasy on the way down.pThe Encounter between hate-filled Marine versus repressed Japanese-American apparently was never in the re-run loop. Rather bad acting and somewhat silly premise. Only interesting for George Takei (Sulu from Star Trek).pWhere Is Everybody? asks Earl Holliman. Possibly interesting premise but his continuous talking out loud gets tedious. Kinda lame ending.pDVD includes a short pitch film to be shown to adverstisers, and a nice 1959 interview with Mike Wallace which might be the actual treasure.
Incomplete :-( October 1, 2001
Eric Pregosin (New Carrollton, Maryland United States)
I have not bought this DVD even though I have all of The Twilight Zone on VHS and should replace them. This disc and it's sequel More Treasures of The Twilight Zone contain the entire contents that were originally released as a 2 VHS tape set. For the first time a transition from tape to disc was made incomplete. This to me insults my intelligence, even though the only 2 episodes not currently available in syndication are on this first disc. If someone re-releases this disc and it's sequel together for equal to or less than you can buy the taped copy. I will consider making the purchase. Until then for the first time, the DVD has hurt me. :-(
 La RiviA re du hibou August 22, 2001
H R Kuehne (Jackson, TN USA)
An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge (the original English name for this French film which was presented as Episode 142 of the Twilight Zone on 2/28/64) is this DVD's ONLY raison d'A tre. The other two TZ episodes (Where Is Everybody? and The Encounter) appear on DVD volumes 43 and 33, respectively, and the fillers (The '59 Serling/Wallace interview and Inside the Twilight Zone) are shamelessly (or perhaps shamefully) duplicated on More Treasures From the Twilight Zone. So, is this DVD worth its price just for this one feature? Probably. In the first place, it is based on an Ambrose Bierce short story. Bierce is best known for his acidly satiric aphorisms in _The Devil's Dictionary_, but, more to the point here, he was also a consummate (arguably America's best) short story writer, and this story in particular has achieved near legendary status in literary circles. In its French video version, it won best short subject in the '62 Cannes and '63 BAFTA (British Academy Awards) competitions. Somewhere along the line, Rod Serling saw it, and when William Froung (the series' producer for its final episodes) told him that the 36-episode budget had been exceeded after only 35 episodes, Serling suggested acquiring US TV rights to the French film. For a paltry $10,000, which saved the 5th season's budget, but not the series, the deal was done. Later that year, probably as a result of the exposure it received on TZ, the film completed its hat trick by winning the '64 Academy Award for best short subject. Although I'm not positive on this point, I believe it to be the least expensive and most highly honored half-hour-long film in the history of US television. The original film (with a few minutes of footage that was cut for the TZ version and sans the Serling narration) is available as a VHS cassette, but, for the few dollars extra, I recommend that you go ahead and buy this DVD -- especially if you don't already have one or more of its other features.
La Riviere du hibou August 22, 2001
H R Kuehne (Jackson, TN USA)
An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge (the original English name for this French film which was presented as Episode 142 of the Twilight Zone on 2/28/64) is this DVD's ONLY raison d'etre. The other two TZ episodes (Where Is Everybody? and The Encounter) appear on DVD volumes 43 and 33, respectively, and the fillers (The '59 Serling/Wallace interview and Inside the Twilight Zone) are shamelessly (or perhaps shamefully) duplicated on More Treasures From the Twilight Zone. So, is this DVD worth its price just for this one feature? Probably.pIn the first place, it is based on an Ambrose Bierce short story. Bierce is best known for his acidly satiric aphorisms in _The Devil's Dictionary_, but, more to the point here, he was also a consummate (arguably America's best) short story writer, and this story in particular has achieved near legendary status in literary circles. In its French video version, it won best short subject in the '62 Cannes and '63 BAFTA (British Academy Awards) competitions. Somewhere along the line, Rod Serling saw it, and when William Froung (the series' producer for its final episodes) told him that the 36-episode budget had been exceeded after only 35 episodes, Serling suggested acquiring US TV rights to the French film. For a paltry $10,000, which saved the 5th season's budget, but not the series, the deal was done. Later that year, probably as a result of the exposure it received on TZ, the film completed its hat trick by winning the '64 Academy Award for best short subject. Although I'm not positive on this point, I believe it to be the least expensive and most highly honored hour-long film in the history of US television.pThe original film (with a few minutes of footage that was cut for the TZ version and sans the Serling narration) is available as a VHS cassette, but, for the few dollars extra, I recommend that you go ahead and buy this DVD -- especially if you don't have one or more of its other features.
 Disappointed October 19, 2000
Ryan M. Nakhleh (Apache Junction, AZ USA)
I've been a TZ fan since I was a kid. I use to fake sick just so I could watch it at noon on channel 5. I bought this disc because after all the times I faked sick and all the TZ marathons I had not seen one of them. And now I know why. Where is Everybody started out good but the ending is lame. The Encounter was very boring. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge was the best episode but it read much better.
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