Product Description

All 29 Episodes of the second season: King Nine Will Not Return The Man in the Bottle Nervous Man in a Four-Dollar Room A Thing About Machines The Howling Man Eye of the Beholder Nick of Time The Lateness of the Hour The Trouble with Templeton A Most Unusual Camera The Night of the Meek Dust Back There The Whole Truth The Invaders A Penny for Your Thoughts Twenty-Two The Odyssey of Flight 33 Mr. Dingle, the Strong Static The Prime Mover Long Distance Call A Hundred Yards Over the Rim The Rip Van Winkle Caper The Silence Shadow Play The Mind and the Matter Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? The Obsolete Man

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11974 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-04-05
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .95 pounds
• Running time: 750 minutes

From Amazon.com
The middle ground between light and shadow just became a whole lot sharper and detailed with this stellar five-disc set, which compiles the entire second season of Rod Serling's classic television series, The Twilight Zone, and gilds the whole package by including a treasure trove of supplemental material. TZ's second season (1960-61) is a stand-out in the series' history thanks to its sheer number of memorable stories; among the episodes that have achieved pop culture landmark status are the chilling "Eye of the Beholder" (a disfigured woman undergoes surgery to appear more "normal") and "The Silence" (Franchot Tone wagers that Liam Sullivan cannot silent for a year); "The Invaders" (Agnes Moorhead is pitted against tiny space travelers), "Long Distance Call" (Lost in Space's Billy Mumy converses with a deceased relative on his toy phone), and the more light-hearted "Night of the Meek," in which department store Santa Claus Art Carney gets a chance to fulfill the real St. Nick's duties. As always, the combination of sharp, intelligent scripting (mostly by Serling, but with notable contributions by Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, and George Clayton Johnson) and superb casting (guest stars include Cliff Robertson, Dennis Weaver, Burgess Meredith, William Shatner, John Carradine, and Don Rickles) produces television that remains as thought-provoking and entertaining today as it was over 40 years ago.

Though The Twilight Zone has received numerous home video releases over the years, the aptly titled Definitive Edition is arguably the finest presentation of this series to date. Each of the episodes have been digitally remastered from original camera negatives (even the episodes filmed on videotape look good) and magnetic soundtracks; Serling's previews for upcoming episodes and advertising "billboards" (sponsor spots) have also been included, as have commentaries by Rickles, Weaver, Robertson, Shelly Berman, and other performers. Clips of Serling on The Jack Benny Show and in conversation with Mike Wallace, audio interviews with cast and crew members by Twilight Zone Companion author Marc Scott Zicree, radio adaptations of classic episodes, and even the script for "Twenty-Two," complete with Serling's notes, round out the set, which belongs in the collection of anyone who's ever been enthralled by this landmark series. Now, if only the same treatment could be afforded to Serling's other anthology program, Night Gallery… --Paul Gaita

On the DVD
ccBrand-new transfers -- Remastered from new high-definition film transfers using the original camera negatives and magnetic soundtracks
Audio commentaries by Donna Douglas, Don Rickles, William Idelson, Bill Mumy, Cliff Robertson, Dennis Weaver, and Shelley Berman
Excerpts of Marc Scott Zicree's interviews with Buzz Kulik, Douglas Heyes, Maxine Stuart, George Clayton Johnson, and Bob Serling
Isolated music scores featuring the legendary Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Fred Steiner, and more
Twilight Zone radio shows
Rod Serling promos for "Next Week's" shows
Rare Rod Serling appearances: The Mike Wallace Interview, Tell It to Groucho, and The Jack Benny Show
Complete script for "Twenty Two" with Rod Serling's handwritten notes
Twilight Zone comic book
And more

DVD Menu

• Side #1 -- Disc One
  • King Nine Will Not Return
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Buzz Kulik
      • Isolated Score by Fred Steiner
  • The Man in the Bottle
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
  • Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Douglas Heyes
      • Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
      • The Twilight Zone Radio Drama, Starring Adam Baldwin
  • A Thing About Machines
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
  • The Howling Man
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Douglas Heyes
  • Eye of the Beholder
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Audio Commentary by Donna Douglas
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Maxine Stuart and Douglas Heyes
      • Isolated Score by Bernard Herrmann
      • Rare Color Photos
      • Alternate End Titles
• Side #2 -- Disc Two
  • Nick of Time
    • Scene Selections
  • The Lateness of the Hour
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Original Production Slate
      • The Twilight Zone Radio Drama, Starring Jane Seymour and James Keach
  • The Trouble With Templeton
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Buzz Kulik
      • Isolated Score by Jeff Alexander
  • A Most Unusual Camera
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
  • Night of the Meek
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Original Production Slate
  • Dust
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Douglas Heyes
      • Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
• Side #3 -- Disc Three
  • Back There
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
  • The Whole Truth
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Original Production Slate
  • The Invaders
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Douglas Heyes
      • Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
  • A Penny for Your Thoughts
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With George Clayton Johnson
      • Isolated Score
  • Twenty Two
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
      • Original Production Slate
      • Script With Rod Serling's Handwritten Notes (In .PDF Format)
  • The Odyssey of Flight 33
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Bob Serling
      • Isolated Score
      • The Twilight Zone Radio Drama, Starring Daniel J. Travanti
• Side #4 -- Disc Four
  • Mr. Dingle, the Strong
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Audio Commentary by Don Rickles
      • Isolated Score
  • Static
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Buzz Kulik
      • Isolated Score
      • Original Production Slate
  • The Prime Mover
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
  • Long Distance Call
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Audio Commentary by Bill Mumy and William Idelson
      • Original Production Slate
  • A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Audio Commentary by Cliff Robertson
      • Marc Zicree Interview With Buzz Kulik
      • Isolated Score by Fred Steiner
      • The Twilight Zone Radio Drama, Starring James Caviezel
  • The Rip Van Winkle Caper
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
• Side #5 -- Disc Five
  • The Silence
    • Scene Selections
  • Shadow Play
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Audio Commentary by Dennis Weaver
      • Isolated Score
  • The Mind and the Matter
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Audio Commentary by Shelley Berman
      • Isolated Score
  • Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
      • The Twilight Zone Radio Drama, Starring Richard Kind
  • The Obsolete Man
    • Scene Selections
    • Special Features
      • Isolated Score
      • The Twilight Zone Radio Drama, Starring Jason Alexander
  • Season 2 Bonus Material
    • The Mike Wallace Interview
    • Tell It to Groucho Clip
    • The Jack Benny Show Clip
    • The Twilight Zone Season 2 Billboards
    • Season 2 Stills
    • The Twilight Zone Comic Book (In .PDF Format)

Customer Reviews

excellent show but way too expensive.
love this show and has the best stories but way to expensive for one season

Some pearls to be found
The series has brings up many subjects, some quite profound. Others are fillers. But all are worth the purchase of this series.

I this season three of "The Twilight Zone" one teleplay worth pointing out is "The Midnight Sun" (1961). This stars a great but seldom seen actress Lois Nettleton as Norma.

The Earth was knocked out of orbit and is spiraling closer to the sun. As the globe warms up systems are beginning to fail and many people have already left for the few cooler climates. Left in the city are the people that decide there is no place to run and will finish their days at home. In one city apartment building Norma (Lois Nettleton) and her neighbor, Mrs. Bronson (Betty Garde), wait for the inevitable with what water is left. Wait it gets more complex as the radio announces unscrupulous people roaming the city. Yes they encounter intruder (Tom Reese). Needles to say he is not so polite.

Naturally the teleplay is all about the interaction of the characters. We must place you in the situation and speculate how it will all end.

Three good episodes, one is fair
Perchance to Dream - Man has been awake for 4 days because he fears a dream-induced death. One of my favorite episodes.

The Hitch Hiker - Woman driving cross-country keeps passing the same hitch-hiker. Phones home and gets chilling message. So-so.

King Nine will not Return - Pilot Bob Cummings crash lands in the African desert in 1943 - but where is his crew? Wakes up in hospital 17 years later. Reminiscent of the TV-movie "Sole Survivor" which is not out on DVD :-( Good one.

Shadow Play - Dennis Weaver is trapped in his nightmare of repeatedly being put to death for murder. In each repetition, the supporting actors change roles. Neat.