And she still had that same bad face.
Of course there were twists. O. Henry Playhouse premiered two years before Twilight Zone, for instance. But in that particular episode the twist was telegraphed in the very beginning. The kid’s laughter should have been cut out completely.
Back to “Time Enough at Last” – my distaste for the show is simply because Meredith does nothing to merit the fate (and, of course, the logic falls apart; all he has to do his hold the books close to his eyes). It’s the classic example of a futile ending and is just plain ugly.
To me the episdoe with Carol Burnett was bad. It just seemed “way off to me.” Maybe because it tried to be funny
None of the “western” themed ones did anything for me.
I cannot watch this episode. I have to leave the room, or I will sit there and yell at his bitchy wife and wonder why the fuck he doesn’t grow a goddam spine.
And then his glasses break. Why the fuck was that necessary? He’s suffered enough.
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The wife in Time Enough at Last is plain evil. Marking up his books? The hell? You don’t do that to a book! You just don’t.
But there were a lot of bitchy wives, as has been noted. Willougbhy, for example–another awful wife. And the wife in the one where the man can summon up characters at will, she was a trip.
Thought of one I never liked–the Bewitchin’ Pool. Yeah, the divorcing parents were rotten, but Aunt Tea gave me the creeps. Oh boy, we get to go to a strange land and do chores! Yech.
I am glad you understand me. The pant pant in my previous post was leaving out all the swearing I usually do…
I could maybe even sort of understand his employer being pissed that he’s reading on the job. Okay, whatever–boss is an asshole, but fair enough. But his wife? Taking joy in destroying something he loves. And out of something that can bring joy to other people.
Someone mentioned upthread Living Doll–the Terry Savalas character was creepy, too. The way he kept insinuating that his wife was undermining his manhood or making digs at his inability to have kids was…well, scary. And the scene where he yells at the little girl, “I’m not your daddy!” And the way the wife just sort of took his abuse. That felt creepier than the dolly, to be honest.