The Twilight Zone: Matter of Minutes part 2

[MrRicardoSpears]

I liked the conversation between VicShow and ZigZagZombie. I've noticed that when people multiple message each other on here, it's usually because they're arguing. It was very refreshing to see two people just having a normal, and very friendly, conversation.

[Torkgasmicgirl8]

Reading down all the comments, it does make me wonder why VicShow & ZigZagZombie didn't just Personal Message each other their chat rather than use the Comments Section!

I felt like I was intruding in a personal conversation of theirs!!

[princess17306]

Dude The Twlight zone is SSOOOOO freakin boss! they should still show it if they don't, alot better then the CRAP they show now on tv.

[ange1uv]

THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING ALL THESE EPISODES. i HAD NEVER SEEN ANY TWILIGHT ZONE SERIES THAT WEREN'T THE ORIGINALS FROM THE 60'S IN BLACK AND WHITE. THESE ARE QUITE GOOD AS WELL.

[hardrocker3825]

Scarred for life.

[kyereCat]

Great job by Adolph Caesar. RIP.

[setHunter]

this is an awesome episode! i love the concept!

[bitchingood]

The Time Haters, lol.

[Brando1274]

This was filmed on the old Back to the Future "Time Clock" area before it burnt down...

[stopthesoftkill]

a lot like the stephen king story the langoliers.. dunno where the idea came from first

[PowderPuff6000]

Wow !! Awesome. Love it,

[Abvance]

I was expecting them to find their duplicates at home.

[demonnmaster101]

I swear one of those blue guys took our shit too many times. Thumbs up if you agree.

[jenzeppelin]

i never noticed the grateful dead in the credits for the theme before...neat!

[bazatc01]

So Derek griffiths went to the states after Play school......

[Ironegle]

it's kind of like langoliers

[plikminlol]

Watching this makes me wonder about how everything works. Twighlight zone is brilliant

[mygratitudelife]

this episode makes me think if we live in real time or imagination time.

[drpoxy]

I wish they would tell me where they put my wedding ring - or just put it back.

[VicShowZ9]

The flip side to this story is Stephen King's the Langoliers. I think the people fell behind normal time to when everything was deconstructed. I wonder which story came first.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Theodore Sturgeon's story "Yesterday was Monday" upon which this episode was based was first published in June 1941. Legions of writers from the SF & Fantasy genres, including King, have cited him as a seminal influence upon their work. Haven't read "The Langoliers" (come to think of it haven't read any SK in a long while, which is somewhat criminal) I'm afraid but based on what you've said about it working as a companion piece to this story I'm certainly curious to check it out ;)

[VicShowZ9]

@ZigZagZombie It's a great story. One of his shorter stories, a novella put out in a set of four in the 1990s, called Four Past Midnight. It's the same book with "Secret Window, Secret Garden" (the story made into the movie with Johnny Depp). They even made the Langoliers into a pretty okay miniseries (which is saying a lot seeing as how they usually butcher King's work when put to film) starring Bronson Pinchot and Dean Stockwell.

Thanks for the sci-i info, I'll have to find that story.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 No probs, and likewise to yourself :) Turns out my local library has a copy of Four Past Midnight so I'll definitely be checking it out. Thought that "Secret Window..." adaptation had gone totally under my radar at first but after seeing the poster it does seem familiar. That Sturgeon story has been anthologized a fair few times so hopefully shouldn't be too hard to find. I'd also highly recommend his novel "More Than Human"; one of the best books I've ever read regardless of genre.

[VicShowZ9]

@ZigZagZombie For "More Than Human": if that's the story with the gestalt entity made up of the computer baby, telepath girl, and teleporting twins, then I've had that since middle school and LOVED it. The other story I found in an anthology called "The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century" and already downloaded it to my kindle app. :^)>

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Yup, that's the one :) Only discovered Sturgeon last year myself but needless to say after having my mind thoroughly blown (and heart rended) by "More Than Human" I've been seeking out as much of his work as I can get my hands on. Glad to hear that short story was easy to find. Wouldn't say it's one of his most memorable shorts as it (for me) lacks the emotional impact of his best work but I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable little yarn nonetheless :)

[VicShowZ9]

@ZigZagZombie I just read an old sci-fi short story that blew my mind. It was a horror! If you get the chance read "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Yup that story is definitely like a literary kick to the solar plexus (but in a good way). Been a big Ellison fan for a good few years now and I think that story may well have been the one that introduced me to his work. Only got one collection of his ("Angry Candy") at present but based on the consistent knockout effect that about 90% of the stories have had on me I'll definitely be acquiring more. Really enjoyed the adaptation of his story "Shatterday" from this series btw :)

[VicShowZ9]

@ZigZagZombie I think I've only seen the "modern" version, though I've read there was a version of "Shatterday" in the original series. That had William Shatner, right? The 80s version I mean.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Not heard anything about a version in the original series I'm afraid. I think Ellison's story was first published in the early 80s. Wouldn't be surprised if there's something similar in the original series though, the doppelganger being a fairly classic narrative device and all. It was Bruce Willis in the 80s one btw. Never took him to be the greatest actor in the world (not that he's bad by any means) but was really impressed with his performance in that particular episode ;)

[VicShowZ9]

@ZigZagZombie Bruce Willis! That's who I was thinking! I'm actually a big fan of Bruce Willis, to me Moonlighting was one of the greatest series of all times and I was pleasantly surprised when he moved from that very entertaining weekly dramedy to the action of the Die Hard series.

[VicShowZ9]

@VicShowZ9 From the Wikipedia article on "Shatterday":

This story is similar to the original series episode "Mirror Image", starring Vera Miles and Martin Milner, where a woman in a bus station starts to believe a duplicate of herself is trying to make her crazy and take over her life.

It is also similar to the original series episode "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room", featuring a man who finds his life usurped by his stronger, more morally driven reflection.

[daddyboonedox]

@VicShowZ9 I appreciate your comment but there are original twilight zones more like this than the ones you named. I actually thought it was going to be more like Truman Show but glad to see it was somewhat unique though fairly light without much concern what happened to main characters though actors likable.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Not seen that series myself but have heard mention of it a few times (it was the series that made his name if I'm not mistaken right?) Whilst Bruce may not be in the running for greatest actor of all time I think we sometimes forget that his range as an actor is actually fairly diverse at times.

Got round to reading 'The Langoliers' btw and like you say it's certainly a cracking yarn. Has been a while since I've read through a story that fast so guess I must have enjoyed it ;)

[VicShowZ9]

@ZigZagZombie That's awesome. Glad you liked it. Is that the book that also has the Fog story or is that Skeleton Crew? I remember seeing the movie and liked some of what they did what the creatures but didn't like how the story was changed otherwise.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Haven't read the story itself but "The Mist" was first published as part of the horror anthology "Dark Forces" in 1980 and apparently a slightly edited version was included a few years later in "Skeleton Crew". Tried getting hold of the former book last year some time but sadly the library couldn't find their copy. Damn shame as there's some dynamite stuff in there from the likes of Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Theodore Sturgeon and Gene Wolfe, to name just a few.

[ZigZagZombie]

@VicShowZ9 Did see the movie a few years back though and remember being fairly impressed by it, especially by the pull-no-punches bleakness of the ending. After watching the Frank Darabont produced "The Walking Dead" I can definitely see what attracted him to King's story as both seem quite similar in how they observe how a group of people (or microcosm of society almost) react to catastrophe and the confusion that comes with it.

[whycantihavemyownuse]

that guy played in the movie "the soldier story"

[bembry409]

@whycantihavemyownuse and The Color Purple...

[KAZZTHECAT]

heres a another ending..they actually go back to their house and find out that there are lookalikes in their home

[OzzyPatriot]

I was a union delegate for the blue workers, once. Every time we'd ask that Yellow guy. 'when do we get paid? He'd always say: In a few minutes from now. I promise!

[thecanadiannuke]

@OzzyPatriot good one ;D

[OzzyPatriot]

@thecanadiannuke Yeah. After that I decided to give Obama's 'Green Future' a try.

But the only jobs there were in China. :( ;)

[MrSenhorAraujo]

@OzzyPatriot Ah ah ah, good point. I agree. An when can we take off? In a few minutes, guaranted!

[jorgetovalin]

Ha! Time Bandits on the movie theatre at 2:37

[asspop123]

what a sick ass episode.

[RollandDynasty]

At 1:34 one of the workers is maskless

[Imposonator3212]

This remind's me of Dr.Manhattan. He blue, and fascinated with time.

[Willysmb44]

I always loved where he talks about mistakes at 0:40, explaining why people go back and find things they couldn't find before in the same place. That line was brilliant!

[speedyguy8]

wow it's like my own personal look into Stephen Hawking's imagination! :D

[bellacinderellakk]

i dont get how they slipped behind the scenes in the first place? it's a little confusing, i dont really get it

[dijornopizza]

where do you get all these episodes from