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The robot from "The Invaders"
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"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is
known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as
timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between
light and shadow, between science and superstition, and
it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit
of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.
It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone." The
twilight zone (1959-1964) remains relevent because of
its universal themes based on our innermost fears. Rod
Serling, who hosted the show and wrote many of the episodes,
was an Avanti owner. |
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The Kanamit from the "To Serve Man"
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Kathleen Quinlan and Billy Mumy in the
"It's a Good Life" episode. |
The protagonists in the "Masks"
got more than they bargained for in the Twilight Zone. |
William Shatner confronts the "Mystic
Seer" in the Nick of Time episode. |
Agnes Moorehead was one of Hollywood's
premier character actresses. She appeared in Citizen Kane, The
Magnificant Ambersons, and Johnny Belinda. Her film debut was
as the title character's mother in Citizen Kane. |
| Agnes Moorehead in "The Invaders" |
Agnes Morrehead is
featured in an episode of the Twilight Zone called "The
Invaders." She
plays a woman living in a remote farmhouse terrorized by two
tiny metallic-looking creatures who land a spacecraft on her
roof. Tormented by the creatures,
she beats one to lifelessness and smashes their saucer with
an axe. Before the final creature is killed he sends a message
to his home planet with a warning not to send any more ships
to this planet. Alone except for the sets
and props and with almost no dialog (story
by Richard Matheson) she manages
to keep the script moving inexorably toward its unexpected ending.
When the camera zooms in to
show the tiny saucer it reveals lettering that reads "U.S. Air
Force." This jolt at the end was one of Rod Serling's trademarks. |
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