The Twilight Zone
Forest Whitaker is the new host of “The Twilight Zone” on UPN. Forest is a decent actor, but he’s coming across a little odd in the role of the narrator – but maybe it’s something he’ll need a little time to get into.
The pilot featured two stories, both of them good, both of them creepy, and one of them done before in many variations. According to the official site:
When rebellious teenager Jenna (Amber Tamblyn) and her family move into an exclusive gated community that her parents hope will help them better control the troubled teen, Jenna soon discovers the dark truth behind how her new neighbors deal with discipline problems.
In the second episode, a young doctor (Tyler Christopher) is suddenly confronted with a patient who claims to be “Death” (Jason Alexander) incarnate.
The first story has been done several times (including a nice version in “The Outer Limits), but the episode with death was good – especially the zinger at the end.
I think the show has definate potential – especially when you consider that a few of the folks involved in the show have worked on “The Outer Limits,” which has a rich and fabulous history in the sci-fi/fantasy world.
lee 12:59 on 2002/09/20 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Whitaker WAS a little strange as narrator – kinda like he was half trying to be Rod and half trying to make it his own thing, but it didn’t quite work.
The second story was much better – I agree with you there. I’m willing to give it a chance — has to be better than Dead Zone is turning out to be, you think? (Or haven’t you seen Dead Zone?)