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Trippiest Twilight Zone Episode Becomes A Movie

io9.com — A classic Twilight Zone episode written by Richard (I Am Legend) Matheson is getting a big-screen update called Countdown. The original episode, "Death Ship," is about three astronauts who arrive on an alien planet, only to find their own dead bodies, in a crashed version of their own ship.

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  • scififan9009, on 03/27/2008, -2/+67This brings back some memories! It's mentioned in the article, but you can watch the entire Twilight Zone epi on YouTube:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjrj6rUlI8w

    I'd love to see Marc Forster direct this one.
    • zaibatsu, on 03/27/2008, -1/+9I can't wait to see it. I miss old sci-fi with killer plot twists, cliffhanging story twists and little or no special effect. No I love the FX but I can't imagine a killer plotline with great special effects
      • scififan9009, on 03/27/2008, -0/+9Same here! Even the decent sci-fi films that come out today like "Sunshine" can't hold a candle to some of the Twilight Zone and Outer Limits classics.
    • kevro, on 03/27/2008, -8/+1I'm pretty sure that's old enough to be public domain as well so it shouldn't be going any ware.
      • leamanc, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7No. The Twilight Zone's copyright has been renewed over and over again to the fullest extent of the law. It is not public domain at all. But hey, yay for YouTube!
    • BlaenkDenum, on 03/27/2008, -1/+8Thanks for the link. After some searching, I found a torrent for all episodes of The Twilight Zone [ http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3816486/Twilight_Zone_ ... ]. I'm only going to choose to download episode 108 'Death Ship' instead of the entire 28 GBs. Just posting this up here in case any of you prefer higher quality.
      • charbo187, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2thank you thank you thank you :~)
      • jsd8cc, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3You should download the entire set. It's worth it.
    • Harbinger67, on 03/27/2008, -1/+944 seconds into part 2 of the Youtube version.

      I dare you to not laugh.
    • unreg, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2That is one young Jack Klugman
    • zardoz73, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Even though Marc Forster is a mediocre at best director?
      • scififan9009, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1The visual & disorienting style of "Stay" would lend itself great to a film like this IMO.
    • TheKarmaPolice, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2never gonna give you up, never gonna let you...wait...that was a real link....hm...
  • dinobot, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5Sounds kinda like Jacob's Ladder! Awesome!
    • Pillage, on 03/27/2008, -6/+1the Rush song?
      • Pillage, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1man, I can't believe Rush gets Dugg down these days, foreshame.
    • kevisazombie, on 03/27/2008, -6/+2Isn't that a penis piercing?
    • Ebeach, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Great movie. Tim Robins is the man! Dugg!
    • dougintexas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I really like that movie. The whole "cling to your past and your angels become monsters" theme is right on. But I think lots of folks don't get that message from it for what ever reason (not overt enough?). Regardless, there is a deep truth there and Jacob's Ladder is a great vehicle for it. Great movie!
    • DJDee85, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Jacob's Ladder was a great movie that doesn't get all that much recognition. Dugg
    • bagboyrebel, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2good movie, I saw it after hearing it was part of the inspiration for the silent hill games.
    • Gregbrown, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2Did you know Jacob's Latter is based off of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek" which was also a twilight zone episode?

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Occurrence_at_Owl_ ...
  • ghgh1313, on 03/27/2008, -1/+19the beautiful woman/pig people skit would be cool too, but i suppose hollywood ***** hates ugly people
    • Gr1nch, on 03/27/2008, -1/+6I saw that episode in 8th grade.

      [tooting own horn] Everyone else was perplexed and dumbfounded by the plot, I figured out 5 minutes into the story how it was going to end.

      Nevertheless good well thought out story. I miss writing like that in shows. Perhaps this is why movies like Fight Club with cliffhangers go down in history.
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -8/+3"but i suppose hollywood ***** hates ugly people"
      Whats not to hate about them.
      • bulkhater, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5Now now, we have no problems with you.
    • leamanc, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5One of my fave TZ episodes, but I'm not sure it could make the transition to a feature-length film. After 20 minutes of everybody being in shadows, you know something's going on and are ready for the big reveal. In fact, since the big reveal is well-known enough these days, I doubt it could work as a film at all.
  • ghgh1313, on 03/27/2008, -15/+5i'm going to go against the grain and say THIS IS A RICKROLL DON'T CLICK IT:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjrj6rUlI8w
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -5/+1Dugg.
    • MtheoryX, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Every story on digg? Seriously? We have to have a RR in every single freakin story? Enough already man.
  • unrequited, on 03/27/2008, -0/+12It's already good as a 47 minute long "episode" which is already a short movie. I don't know how much more "stuff" they can shoe-horn into it to make it a Hollywood Blockbuster. Also, one of the best parts of this episode is Jack Klugman's performance (the Odd Couple guy).
    • fasda, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1they could pad the hole lift off bit and other parts of the beginning and have stuff about the travel too.
      • expert01, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Then you have the most recent Lost in Space movie. You know. The one where they crash land on a planet and find a copy of their ship with everyone dead?
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -8/+1Whats an odd couple guy?
      • bitterbug, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4The Odd Couple was a TV show (and a play I think) starring Jack Klugman and Tony Randall as two mismatched roommates. It would be considered pretty tame by today's standards, but the show was well loved, and the actors shone in it.
        Klugman is also well known for his role as Quincy, MD. which used to play regularly in syndication on A&E.
    • Cattywampus, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5If it's a typical Hollywood production it'll have:
      * actors who are good-looking, bankable stars, but probably not appropriate for the roles
      * lots of unnecessary crashes and explosions
      * big-budget digital SFX that do nothing to advance the story
      * a steamy session or too with a female love interest (even if it's a female alien)
      • bagboyrebel, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1"The movie version will be written and directed by Michael Brandt, co-writer of 3:10 To Yuma and the upcoming Wanted."
        have you seen 3:10 to Yuma? i really am not worried at all about this movie. But I know it's much cooler to hate every movie that's not at least 10-20 years old, so nevermind.
        • Cattywampus, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1I like movies from any era; I'm just skeptical of how big-budget Hollywood blockbusters feel the need to throw in all the stuff I mentioned above, because they need big box office to recoup all the cash they spent on making the movie.
          The original Twilight Zone episodes were very powerful even though they were simple and had very few special effects. We'll just have to see what Brandt & co. do with it.
    • Cyberen, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN! KLUGMAN!
      • KenCW, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Whoa there spanky! Let's get that helmet back on before you hurt yourself.
  • FlameInduced, on 03/27/2008, -10/+6Hardly the trippiest Twilight Zone episode to grace our screens, but a trippy one nonetheless. I'll look forward to getting another Comcast copyright infringement notice for this one.
    • YellowSnowDemon, on 03/27/2008, -6/+12You're such a badass, because you like to inform people that you download movies. I bet you're getting your dick wet right this very second. Women love you, and men want to be you. Better be careful though - if you download too many, you might become as badass as Solid Snake or Chuck Norris. Then life would become a hassle.
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I got more important things to download than this.
      BTW: keep peerguardian updated and you'll be fine.
    • KingGorilla, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Hardly the crappiest comment on digg but crap nonetheless
  • Eslamicolt3, on 03/27/2008, -3/+52For the uninitiated, of the hundred and fifty some odd Twilight Episodes Rod Serling made, nearly all of them have been turned into or stolen from in a feature-length movie. Anyone see Click? Thats a Twilight Zone episode involving a man who finds a pocket watch that can pause time. Rod Serling = genius.
    • cave, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3I would hardly call "Click" the work -even if only derived- of a genius.
    • cheappop, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7That is a bit of a stretch(and I know what episode you are talking about). He could also fast forward and rewind time as well, as opposed to just pausing it in A Kind of Stopwatch. If I were to point to an instance of blatant plagiarism, I would go with the movie Child's Play ripping off the episode Living Doll.
      • bitterbug, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Which show was it that remade Richard Matheson's "He Who Kills"? That was one creepy, violent little doll.
    • DeathJux, on 03/27/2008, -3/+8Yes, because no one has ever thought about pausing time, or living dolls, or anything other than normal things.

      ...
      • cheappop, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Dude, have you honestly seen the episode "Living Doll"? Child's Play is just a slasher flick version of that.
    • whitezombie420, on 03/27/2008, -2/+4damn i meant to digg this up and accidentally dugg it down, sorry.

      you're right though, every episode has been made into a movie and/or a simpsons halloween special. rod serling really was a genius.

      http://theforbidden-zone.com/media/tzone.shtml
    • johnnyboy239, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3yes, regardless of whether click is a take off of it or not Rod Serling certainly was a genius
    • duckking, on 03/27/2008, -2/+0How is Serling the genius in all of this? Just about every single TZ screenplay was an adaptation of a published sci-fi story. While I admire Serling's ability, and the hard work he put into realizing these literary gems on the small screen, genius seems like a bit much, I mean, if Serling is a genius, what do you call the people who have to write original scripts?
      • MtheoryX, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I generally call them best selling authors.

        However, to turn a written story, even a great written story, into equally great piece of film is a feat with which people, still today, are having trouble.
  • Remmy, on 03/27/2008, -8/+38I bet many people will unlock this file with the key of encryption. Beyond it is another infringement - a infringement of sound, a infringement of sight, a infringment of aXXo. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of DVDSCR and CAM. You've just crossed over into the BitTorrent Zone.
  • Puisapres, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2This is interesting. There are definitely some crazier Twilight Zones out there, and even though I love Jack Klugman, this is (imo) not the first episode that I would choose to make into a movie. That said, I'm happy they're doing it.
    • prosayik, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2It's largely a space-age update of _The_Flying_Dutchman_.
  • diggB, on 03/27/2008, -1/+32"My name is Talky Tina, and I'm going to kill you." That line, my friends, scared the living crap out my 8 year old self. Today, it still gives me the shivers watch the episode. My sister owned a doll that sat on her top bookshelf and I swear it was looking at me. Moral to the story: Don't ***** with dolls!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Doll_(The_Twil ...
    • diggB, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4Sorry, dead link.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Doll_(The_Twil ...
      • pmr12002, on 03/27/2008, -0/+12"Here's the problem. You had the doll set to evil."
      • charbo187, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3wow i used to think my sister's dolls were ***** looking at me too. ***** creppy.
    • dougintexas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2You and I are about the same age (I may be a year or two younger). Out of ALL the TZ episodes that one haunted me for years!! With my four sisters around there were always lots of dolls around the house... and never enough heavy stuff to put on the trash can lids!
  • DeepFriedFetus, on 03/27/2008, -4/+4This could be good, or it could be really, really bad. I mean, after all, it's the guy who wrote I Am Legend. Personally, I think I Am Legend was 'meh' at best. Let's not forget the other doomed reproductions of the Twilight Zone.
    • gravityboard, on 03/27/2008, -0/+21Don't be mistaken, Richard Matheson was the author of the NOVEL I Am Legend, published in 1954.

      Akiva Goldsman, the writer of the recent film adaptation of I Am Legend, not only changed the ending (a big part of the 'meh' factor of the film) but was also responsible for Batman and Robin. Remember George Cloony and the Bat-suit nipples? Talk about defacing a childhood hero. Am I right?
      • ryananger, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2Yes, you are right.
      • expert01, on 03/27/2008, -13/+1No, you are not right. I never read the book I Am Legend, so I thought that the movie was fine in and of itself. One of the best apocalyptic films I've seen. I almost wished he had lived through the end.

        And I liked Batman and Robin. Both films 8.5/10
        • Hananda, on 03/27/2008, -2/+7Oh look, a person who doesn't respect the fact that some of us had planned on seeing the movie when it came out on DVD.
        • KenCW, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2No really, thanks for giving away the ending...*****
        • MtheoryX, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1While I'm not going to trash your taste in movies (the whole "one man's treasure" thing), I will shoot a giant hole in your logic...

          Just because you did not read the book, by itself, does not necessarily mean the movie was great.

          It is entirely possible that you are just blissfully ignorant, and the movie does, in fact, pale in comparison to the book. Thus, the movie is not "great.' It is only great to you. No?
  • doctechnical, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8Richard Matheson also did the original "I am Legend". And if you can find it, check out "Legend of Hell House", a great movie based on his novel. Yeah, it's old, but so is water. Give respect where it's due.
  • HCviolence, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3It sounds like a unique interesting idea in a hollywood full of explosion porn. I digg this so hard.
    • KingGorilla, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1what's wrong with explosion porn?
  • ggnictee, on 03/27/2008, -1/+47ok the opening monologue says "the year 1997" ...remember when we were supposed to be colonizing other planets by 1997 ...sigh.

    Vote to fund NASA!
    • Hananda, on 03/27/2008, -2/+6Yes, because spending even more money is what we need right now.
    • KingGorilla, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Mars bitches
      • bosssmiley, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Jupiter > Mars. "All these worlds are yours except Europa..."
        We're supposed to be there in 2 years. We're behind schedule, and all because of some damn colonial war...
    • McHoffa, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2We went to the moon using technology from the 1960s. THink for a moment about what technology was like in the 60s. Compare to the technology now. Now realize that we haven't gone back to the moon in 36 years... At this rate we'll never make it to another PLANET, and another solar system? Not likely, even as technology increases, we spend more time and money screwing up our planet instead of venturing to others.
      I remember being a kid and dreaming of true space travel, but my kids don't even get to see that dream. It's fantasy to them.
  • UGM2099, on 03/27/2008, -1/+16"Picture of the spaceship e89, cruising above the 13th planet of star system 51. The year: 1997." LOL!
  • EntropyFan, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8I'm thinking 'The Obsolete Man' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Obsolete_Man) might have made a better choice, given the current state of the world, but I look forward to this anyway. A great story.
    • LastDitchHero, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Hollywood would do nothing but ruin that masterpiece. I almost think the limited budget forced them to create elements that made that a timeless episode. I think all American Gov't HS classes should have to watch that episode and discuss it.
  • H0tKarl, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Talking Tina is scared the ***** out of me.
    Doo Do Doo Do
    Doo Do Doo Do
    Doo Do Doo Do
  • xboxfocus, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1Richard Matheson is a horror god. I'm so excited to see his work get notification.
  • Paperthin, on 03/27/2008, -3/+16sounds a bit like LOST before the explained the whole fake plane dealy.
    • DjViral, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1i agree
      • dkruta, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Thanks for this utterly useless comment.
    • purzzzell, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2buried for spoiler - I'm two seasons behind on Lost (and probably not going to watch all of it until it ends, though I hear they're explaining everything, so maybe will watch all after this season.)
    • TnTBass, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Yeah, they totally ripped it off from Lost :P
  • dogpigeoncow, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Twilight Zone FTW!
    • Pillage, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Outer Limits FTW
      • dougintexas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Amen...Outer Limits only had one decent episode that I can recall. That one with the television-negative other-dimension alien that came through the TV at the radio station cuz the signal was over-amped. Otherwise OL was just a poor TZ knock-off and kinda "meh"....The opening rocked though if only because, back in the days before color (or even cable!), the most entertaining thing you could do with your TV was adjust the horizontal and vertical down to a little dot. I know...my childhood was pathetic....
  • kuppoppo, on 03/27/2008, -13/+1Ooh, some black & white ***** is being remade into a movie, what else is new
    • YellowSnowDemon, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4I bet you can't wait for the next Michael Bay movie.
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Dont hold your breath. Aint nothing "new" coming out anytime soon. Well unless you consider AVP 3 "something new".
  • mediaspree, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1New Years Eve I see all of this!!!
  • twertyto, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5It's difficult in today's age to really appreciate the significance of TWZ since it has been copied and re-done (sometimes poorly) so many times. If you're not too familiar with the series then hit up the DVDs soon.
  • pukgreenuniform, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6Awesome this is one of my favorite episodes. I didn't even realize Matheson wrote it. I recently started reading I Am Legend actually. It taught me one thing. The movie ***** sucked!
  • ANT1138, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1*****' trippy.
  • cheappop, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Having seen every episode of the Twilight Zone, it baffles me that they would pick this one to make into a movie. If anything, they should pick a 23 minute episode instead of a 47 minute one. The problem is that the old shows were stretching to make the episode fit into the hour that they had to fill in the 4th season. Just imagine it on the big screen *sigh*. However, this was a good episode. Jack Klugman really sucked you into his shoes and made you feel for him. Also, the trippiest episode by far is The Silence. The twist in that episode is mind-blowing and is worth a watch for any fan of television.
  • loggia, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3This might be even more interesting and contemporary if they take out the space travel part (which I think audiences have grown bored with).

    The story could be adapted to anything... a mission in Iraq, a car crash... None of the ideas in the story require you going to another planet.
  • Zanwar000, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3One of my favorite episodes.
  • skinrock, on 03/27/2008, -1/+9Well thanks for the spoiler.
  • loggia, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8That's really weird. I went to post a response to this thread and it was already there.
    • KingGorilla, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I think there are telepathic aliens inhabiting this article and are using our fear of being buried to keep us away. Once we log out we should break the spell
    • dougintexas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Damn...do we have to go over this ALL over again??
  • Inflammo, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2Hope it turns out better than the I Am Legend adaptions
  • gypsi, on 03/27/2008, -1/+6i bet this movie ends with a twist
  • docsimmons, on 03/27/2008, -0/+13"Oh! This is a good one!"

    -What every scifi fan should say when the Twilight Zone starts.
  • effinboy, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3This could end up being EPIC. But I'm not gonna hold my breath.
  • daxsymbiont, on 03/27/2008, -7/+1WHAT A TWIST.

    pathetic losers. go find a good scenario. all those twists and ***** are brainless idiotic sicks for losers with no life and brain. pathetic. go get a life jerk.
    • gypsi, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2did you reply to the right article?
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1 "all those twists and ***** are brainless idiotic sicks for losers with no life and brain"

      Awesome! Your the trippiest.
  • Pillage, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8"You know, the episode when the guy is the same but everyone is different"
  • alvination, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1TO SERVE MAN IS A COOKBOOK*

    *spoiler
  • thedinomeister, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7Sounds a lot like "The Sphere"
    oh yeah,

    "You wanna see something REALLY scary?"
  • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Not the best, or "trippiest" episode because there where so many great and trippy ones. But thats good one.
    Not interested in the hollywood producer version with the demographically selected multiculti cast and x-treme explosions at all.
    I'll stick with the original.
  • dressedindecay, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Yes! I love The Twilight Zone, and this was a great episode.

    Hopefully they don't ruin it with over-the-top special effects and plot lines that run amuck.
  • HanSolo69, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2I wouldn't call it the "trippiest" TZ episode. Maybe one of the most mind blowing, but trippier things have occurred in the TZ.
  • indicas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+9RIP Serling and RIP Twilight Zone.

    I still watch every marathon!
    • robthom, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1RIP indeed. Unfortunately he'll probably be turning over in his grave soon.
    • 4dna, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2I got the DVD box set with every episode. Sooo awesome.
      • indicas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Me too. It's a treasure trove for anyone creating music and wanting some SciFi samples.
    • KingGorilla, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2It has become a new years day tradition for me
  • Dralite, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5Five Characters in Search of an Exit would be the best movie of all... a half an hour was to short for that episode... plus i like a twist that you were trying to figure out the whole time and it still takes you by complete surprise... Genius
  • MuntrealCanada, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2CREEPIER THAN "TO SERVE MAN" ????

    BLASPHEMY!
  • tacoswild, on 03/27/2008, -2/+0wrong thread
    • tacoswild, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1No, right thread. Dugg down for calling the man responsible for "I am Legend" a "Writer". He's just mental defective who watched 28 days later and thought "americans won't like this movie because it's set in some unpatriotic place and there's not enough jesus." Apparently casting will smith, making it almost totally devoid of action and adding in ***** religious themes makes the same movie a cash cow in USA?
      • fredkreuger, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Dugg down for being ignorant. Read a book once in a while. Contrary to what Harold Ramis may believe, print is not dead.
  • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -0/+11Synopsis: The Space Cruiser E-89 is on a mission to analyze new worlds and discover if they are suitable for colonization by Earth. The three man crew is composed of Captain Paul Ross, Lt. Ted Mason and Lt. Mike Carter. Their mission has thus far been routine, but while investigating an uninhabited world, Mason sees a metallic glint in the landscape. He excitedly conjectures that this might be a sign of alien life, but the pragmatic Captain Ross disagrees. Nevertheless, the Cruiser prepares to land next to the mysterious object.

    After landing, the men are astounded to see that the gleaming comes from the wreck of a ship exactly like their own. Ross urges caution and restraint but is ignored; the trio heads over to the wreck to investigate it. They soon see that it is indeed the same model of ship as the E-89. Making their way into the interior of the craft, they discover their own lifeless bodies in the wreckage. Mason and Carter are numb with shock as Ross furiously struggles for a logical explanation. He finally decides that they have circumnavigated time in such a way as to get a glimpse of the future. All they have to do to avoid their grisly fate is stay on the ground and keep from going back up into space, therefore avoiding the accident. Mason is skeptical and Carter seems disoriented, but they agree with Ross' assessment.

    Soon, Carter seemingly finds himself transported back to a pleasant country lane on Earth. There he encounters figures from his past who are dead. He runs to the house that he and his wife shared, and finds it empty except for a telegram notifying Mary Carter that her husband has died in the line of duty.

    Carter is wrenched from his vision by Ross, who says he is suffering a delusion. If so, it is a delusion Mason shares. He has just had an emotional reunion with his dead wife and child. When Ross pulls him back to reality, Mason strikes his Captain in rage. Ross, though, now has a new theory of what is going on: He believes the planet is inhabited by telepathic aliens who are using the humans' fear of death to keep them away from their world. Ross says that if they take the E-89 back up to space, that should break the spell.

    The men take E-89 back in orbit without a hitch. Mason and Carter grudgingly admit that Ross may have been right about the aliens, but are stunned when Ross said they are going to land the craft again to gather foreign samples to bring back to Earth. After all, now that they know what is going on, what is there left to fear?

    The crew lands again, only to discover the wreck of their craft is still present. Confused and fearful, Mason and Carter come to the one and only conclusion left: That they have crashed and are dead. Ross refuses to accept the truth, his stubborn will holding sway over the troubled crew. Ross exclaims that they will go over it again and again until he figures it out. Suddenly, the episode cuts back to Mason's discovery of the glinting object on the planet.

    Closing narration:“ Picture of a man who will not see anything he does not chose to see--including his own death. A man of such indomitable will that even the two men beneath his command are not allowed to see the truth; which truth is, that they are no longer among the living, that the movements they make and the words they speak have all been made and spoken countless times before--and will be made and spoken countless times again, perhaps even unto eternity. Picture of a latter-day Flying Dutchman, sailing into the Twilight Zone.
    • Coolmatt49, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I guess that pretty much sums it up in a nutshell.
    • cannonball, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Its like the Others with Nicole Kidman only with space ships... HA! Another story spoiled!
  • Kaosaur, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Philip K. Dick wrote a similar (I'd argue better) short story in which a group of astronauts return to earth only to find themselves not so welcome home. I won't reveal the details for those who haven't read it but I will say they do also find a crashed ship identical to their own.
    • nicktheawesome, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2You're damn right you didn't reveal the details. How about at least a name to point us in a direction?
  • Seeki, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0hopefully they don't butcher this one like they have done with remakes in the past
  • dougintexas, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I keep thinking that Rod Serling would have had a hey-day with some of the concepts and technologies that have emerged since his death. Thinking back to the Five Characters in Search of an Exit episode, or the one where the man falls in love with the lady in the doll house, or the one with the couple who wakes up in a kids train set, he'd have loved the Sims and VR.

    The studio execs who quashed Serling's creativity should have picked other careers. He should have been allowed to give more expression to his genius
  • sharkd, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Why should I believe you, you're Hitler!?
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