Columbo: Murder Under Glass has a cooking theme, and this one doesn’t thrill me. Frenchman Louis Jourdan is full of his usual charm and sophistication as Paul Gerard, who is the killer of the episode. He’s involved in what they call a pre-affair with Eve Plummer. …

The Twilight Zone: And When the Sky Was Opened is a flight of fancy in a sense in that it’s hard to tell what the reality is. Even at the end of the show, I’m not sure we know the reality. Was it that people and property …

The Twilight Zone: Judgment Night aired in December 1959 and took place in 1942. It centers around a man who isn’t clear on his own identity, but he does know a lot about German submarines and U-boats. This makes him suspicious to the captain.
One quick note of …

The Twilight Zone: Perchance to Dream has never been a favorite episode. It’s from the first season and it has a solid cast, but the story fails to connect with my soul It’s all about a man who walks into a psychiatrist’s office and then tells him that …

The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last is one of the best, if not the best, episode of the entire series. It’s superbly acted, is an enticing tale, is full of irony, and it just keeps your heart pounding as you watch.
Here are a few ups and downs …

The Twilight Zone: The Lonely is one of the classic episodes of this series. I thoroughly enjoy it each and every time I see it. It’s the concept that makes it intriguing. Jack Warden is a convict, sentenced to live the rest of his life on …

The Twilight Zone: Escape Clause pits man against the devil, a common theme for science fiction series like this one. It begins with Walter Bedeker (David Wayne) being treated for yet another ailment which he doesn’t really have. The man is hypochondriac who wants to live forever. …

The Twilight Zone: Walking Distance is another episode from the first season of this great science fiction television series. It focuses on a middle-30’s businessman named Martin Sloan (Gig Young) who is a bit unhappy with his life. He decides to take a quick trip to his …

The Twilight Zone: The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine, episode 4 of the series, was the first to deal with people out of place with the times. It’s a theme that was carried out in other episodes, often involving stage, screen, or television. This episode focused on a …

Episode three of The Twilight Zone isn’t a particular favorite of mine. It’s called Mr. Denton on Doomsday and features Dan Duryea. Certainly, Duryea was one very talented man. He’s been in numerous shows that I have enjoyed greatly, but this wasn’t one of them. …

The Twilight Zone: One for the Angels, the second episode of the series, is one my favorites. It is very well acted and it’s one that touches the heart.
The episode stars Ed Wynn as Lou Bookman, who is what they used to call a pitchman. That just …

Television became the lucky recipient of an innovative and quality science fiction series, beginning October 2, 1959. The show was called The Twilight Zone and came from the mind of Rod Serling, who narrates each episode.
The very first episode, Where Is Everybody?, featured Earl Holliman in what is …

This is a special from the Sleuth Channel that was based on viewer votes online. It was billed as America’s Top 25 Sleuths, though this segment only referred to the top 10, giving the results from the tenth place sleuth to the first place. The narrator doesn’t …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Legacy is a story about greed and knowing your fellow man. The half-hour, black and white western which stars Richard Boone as the gunfighter for hire, Paladin, begins with Paladin already out and about, searching for a murderer. Crossing a river, …

Have Gun - Will Travel: First, Catch a Tiger was the first show of the season for year number three. I love how it starts, with Paladin playing chess against himself. He tells Hey Boy that he doesn’t like doing that because “I always know what I’m …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Haunted Trees was a bit of a mystery outing for this half-hour western. It begins with the request of a female lumber mill owner for Paladin’s help. Paladin isn’t known for turning down the offer of money, or the ladies.
In this …

From season 4, Have Gun - Will Travel: The Poker Fiend begins with guest star Betsy Jones-Moreland, as Mrs. Neal, hiring Paladin to find her husband who left to play poker 5 1/2 months ago. He’s wealthy, and she wants him to stay that way. I’m just …

The Twilight Zone: What You Need is one of the most memorable episodes of this TV series. The reason it works so well is thanks to Ernest Truex, who plays the peddler. He has the ability to sense what a person needs and offers it up to …

Have Gun - Will Travel: Crowbait wasn’t all that exciting to watch. Richard Boone stars as Paladin in this half-hour western, and in going back and watching these black and white shows again, I’ve learned that some are amazingly forward thinking and fun to watch and others are …

CSI: Miami: Dead on Arrival aired in 2009. The thing is that I don’t watch CSI: Miami on a regular basis. The last time I watched it intentionally was when Michael Shanks guest starred on an outing called Payback. Before that, I think I checked out …

The final episode of Have Gun - Will Travel’s second season was called Gold and Brimstone. Written by Bruce Geller, it was supposed to have a bit of a devilish plot in that it centers on a couple of prospectors, an old man and his adult son, who …

The Virginian: Two Men Named Laredo isn’t too bad to watch. It actually was unusual in that the 90-minute western dealt with mental illness. At the center of that was Fabian, who showed some acting chops in his portrayal of Eddie aka: Josh Laredo. He joins …

Larry Blyden is the main subject of The Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit, which is one of the first season episodes of this great TV series that I’m not very fond of. It’s just not a story that tickles my fancy. There’s nothing particularly wrong …

The Twilight Zone: The Big Tall Wish is not a favorite episode. For one thing, it moves too slow and for another I just don’t like shows that deal with boxers. In this case, it’s Ivan Dixon appearing as an over the hill boxer who has a …

The Twilight Zone: Execution is not an episode I enjoy all that much, and that is despite the fact that I tend to enjoy time travel stories. The setup is that a modern day scientist decides to test out his new gadget and ends up bringing an outlaw …

The Twilight Zone: People Are Alike All Over is an intriguing episode that always fascinates me no matter how many times I see it, and I’ve seen it a bunch over the years. Roddy McDowall is the main guest star and that’s probably a good reason why the …

The Twilight Zone: Long Live Walter Jameson is one of the shows I really don’t like much. A big part of that is the primary guest star, Kevin McCarthy, who is one of those boring actors in my opinion. I realize he’s done a lot, but for …

The Twilight Zone: A World of Difference is a surprisingly charming show about escape. It guest stars Howard Duff as an actor who retreats into the life of his character, actually believing he is that character.
The character of Arthur Curtis had a successful life, with a wife and …

I don’t like watching The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, not because the show is bad, but because it’s so accurate. The show is very well done and has some very believable acting within it. I just hate seeing the harshness of man …

What I’ve always remembered about The Twilight Zone: Mirror Image is that it scared me to death as a kid. I found it to be one of the most frightening Twilight Zones. All grown up now, it still gives me a huge case of the creeps. …

I do love the concept behind The Twilight Zone: Elegy. What’s neat about the show is that there are so many possibilities about what is happening. We have three astronauts landing on an asteroid where they can’t find anyone to talk to. There are a bunch …

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Marshall’s Boy was directed by series star, Richard Boone. It has a unique start, with Hey Boy mumbling in Chinese as he picks up a telegram for Paladin. We actually see him opening it and rejoicing over the contents. Then …

I have to admit from the top that even though the acting is very good in The Twilight Zone: The Purple Testament, it’s just not a show I enjoy. I’m not sure why, but I think it’s the story and its disturbing qualities that get to me. …

The Twilight Zone: The Last Flight is an intriguing time travel type of episode which aired in the first season of this premium science fiction series from the mind of Rod Serling. Serling narrates the story, as always.
The Last Flight hones in on a World War I British …

The Twilight Zone: The Fever isn’t about being physically ill in the sense of having the flu or some ailment, but rather, it’s about an addiction, and a surprising one at that. A casino welcomes its latest guests, a couple from a small town. They think …

The Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker is considered one of the series most classic episodes. It’s full of mystery and intrigue, and it is definitely spellbinding. The premise has a young woman driving across the country when she keeps seeing a hitchhiker. No matter what direction she …

From season one, The Twilight Zone: I Shot an Arrow into the Air is a decent show, but perhaps it is the ironic and tragic fate of the story’s characters that puts me off. It’s not really one that has a happy ending, and I’m not into melancholy at …

One of the things I’ve always remembered about the filming of The Twilight Zone: Third from the Sun is how the show is filmed. It’s the camera angles that really give it a warped feel. It’s vital for the story and it puts the viewer off guard.
The …

Quite honestly, The Twilight Zone: The Four of Us Are Dying isn’t one of the shows that I really want to watch. It’s packed with talent, but the plot just doesn’t go over with me. It’s about a man with the ability to change his appearance on …

The Virginian: Hideout puts Roberta Shore and her Betsy Garth character in the center of the action by having Betsy happen upon a father and his adult son living in a canyon. There’s more to their presence than is originally thought.
I actually enjoy this episode quite a bit. …

The Twilight Zone: Mr. Bevis is one of those shows that teaches us all to be happy with who we are and what we have. Actually, this premise is used again in a later episode that starred Carol Burnett. I actually like the Burnett one better, but …

I’m not really crazy about The Twilight Zone: A Passage for Trumpet, although I do like the punch that it gets at the end. This half-hour episode revolves around a depressed trumpet player, Joey Crown, who is portrayed by Jack Klugman. It’s a solid performance. I …

The Twilight Zone: The Chaser is an okay outing for this science fiction series. I don’t particularly love it, but I don’t dislike it, either. It’s one of the few roles I can somewhat tolerate John McIntire in. He plays a mysterious professor who sales …

It’s hard to forget The Twilight Zone: A Stop at Willoughby which is an episode I’ve seen more times than I can count. I think one of the reasons it’s so memorable is because we all really would love to have a Willoughby of our own, to have …

One of the classic episodes of The Twilight Zone is from the first season and is called Nightmare as a Child. It features Janice Rule.as a troubled woman named Helen Foley who we quickly learn was home when her mother was murdered. This occurred when she was …

Laramie is my all time favorite show. The stories were fresh and intriguing, and the stories were just top notch. This episode from the third season is called Rimrock. It actually starts out very fun and carefree with a scene that really made me smile and …

The Twilight Zone: The Obsolete Man is a powerful episode of this series. It’s a strong show take takes place in a futuristic society where there is no deity and the definition of being useful is totally up to the totalitarian society. The use of this kind …

In my book, The Twilight Zone: Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? just might be the best of all the episodes from this series. It’s definitely in the top five. There’s no doubt about that.
I absolutely love this program wherein two officers investigate the report of …

I suppose you could say that The Twilight Zone: The Mind and the Matter is a show about the human condition. It begins with Archibald Beechcroft (Shelley Berman) being annoyed with the world. He’s just a cantankerous man who is tired of noise and people, who he …

The Twilight Zone: Shadow Play is one of those shows I just don’t enjoy watching. It’s a difficult show because I simply feel for the situation. It’s a nightmare. More than that, main performer Dennis Weaver plays his part with such pain and conflict that it’s …