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Subject: The Door Opens Again
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Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 02:33:03 EDT
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From: Daniel Dern 

The NEW! Twilight Zone Series  (**NOT A SPOILER**)

As some of you may know, work has been underway for a new Twilight zone
series.

The series will start late September, Friday nights I believe.  All-new
episodes are being produced.  Only a few (~two) of the original TZ
episodes are likely to be re-done.

I had a sneak peak at two of the new episodes earlier this month.  (Don't
bother asking how.) (There is a speciasl TZ convention coming up SOON in
some place like Denver where some of the new episodes will be shown,
though.)

The good news is [in my opinion/so far as I'm concerned] the news is all
good news:
o no attempt to recapture TZ the way it was.  The philosophy was: Do it the way
  Rod Serling might be doing it today.
o new episodes as a rule
o time to fit material.  The overall show is an hour, I guess.  Episodes are
  are short/long as appropriate.  Under 15-20 minutes there's probably no
  interruptions.
o Done by folks including many who know what they're doing, sf-wise, tv-wise,
  and quality-wise, and care about it.  
o Variety of classic, obscure and original scripts/stories, subject to
  increasing difficulty in finding material not already optioned.

I'm looking forward to it all, based on what I've seen so far.  "For 20 years,
the [door to the Twilight Zone] has been closed.  On September (whatever), it
will open again."

Daniel Dern
ddern@bbn.arpa

** END OF NON-SPOILER **