What Twilight Zone eps could make a good movie?

[wildojinx]

I just watched Twilight Zone: The Movie the other night (yeah, I know about the whole Vic Morrow incident, that's not the point of this thread). If they decided to do something like this again (either one story or an anthology segment), which episodes could work?

[Lizuka #BLM]

Kind of feel like the wider availability of old shows renders trying to do a new Twilight Zone movie in the format of the old one a largely pointless endeavor, but I could see the right hands managing to really turn Shadow Play into something special. It's an episode I already like a lot but it is kind of hampered by 1), not having a lot of run time (which is better than in season 4 where they had no ideas and too much time to fill with them, I guess), and 2), the format of the show meaning you knew that Grant was right the whole time. A longer treatment that makes the buildup more uncertain and ominous could be something really special.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

The only one I can think of would be "To Serve Man" but it ends on a down note, so to speak... Hollywood would add an "Independence Day"-type finish.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Dec 25, 2023 12:00:51 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

The only one I can think of would be "To Serve Man" but it ends on a down note, so to speak... Hollywood would add an "Independence Day"-type finish.

The Jordan Peele TZ reboot did a “sequel” episode that was pretty good.

[hassanchop]

Dec 25, 2023 12:00:51 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

The only one I can think of would be "To Serve Man" but it ends on a down note, so to speak... Hollywood would add an "Independence Day"-type finish.

They could give it a Tales From The Crypt type twist where at the end, Earth is actually ruled by vampires after a nuclear holocaust killed most humans, and the aliens' blood will do just fine.

[Urn Anderson]

Seems like a good day to say “Night of the Meek.”

[wildojinx]

I wonder if you could do Living Doll without being seen as a ripoff of all the other killer doll movies that came after the original episode.

[hassanchop]

Dec 26, 2023 16:58:41 GMT -5 wildojinx said:

I wonder if you could do Living Doll without being seen as a ripoff of all the other killer doll movies that came after the original episode.

It could get compared to that Johnny Bravo episode

[bob]

The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine, The Lonely, Judgment Night, and Nightmare as a Child could all work

[CMWaters]

Dec 25, 2023 21:46:34 GMT -5 Urn Anderson said:

Seems like a good day to say “Night of the Meek.”

You'd probably have to pad it a bit for a full-movie, but it could work in an anthology. Though I personally am not sure if there's any other Twilight Zone Christmas episodes to put with it.

[Big BosskMan]

A friendly reminder that Syfy is running a Twilight Zobe marathon this weekend, starting 8 a.m. Saturday through New Year's Day.