by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on May 25th, 2007

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What was your favorite old sci-fi TV show, The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits?

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by Rock Shiner on August 30th, 2008
I also liked Tales From The Darkside.
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- Thanks for answering and good to see you!
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on August 31st, 2008
- Rock Shiner, you're back !!!!! So good to see you here:-) How are you feeling? It's terrific to see you back, you've made my day!!!!
  
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  by Galeanda on August 31st, 2008
- Your welcome Ed, good to be here!! Hey Galeanda, I apologize for not having let you know I was around again. It's so good to be back and be able to see all of the great ABer's that were so kind. I hope you have been well Galeanda, I have missed you!! I am doing well enough that I can sit in front of this laptop again. I am getting better each day. Thank you for everything!!
  
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  by Rock Shiner on August 31st, 2008
- I went and checked and see you've been about for a couple of days...Good for you!!! It's heartwarming to know you're feeling good enough to visit again. You're family must be thrilled!!!! Give them all my best and a big ol' hug to you! (((HUGS))) I hope to see you around here more and maybe run into you:-)
  
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  by Galeanda on August 31st, 2008
- I'll do it Galeanda thanks for the (hugs). They always come at the best time!!
  
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by Anonymous on May 25th, 2007
I prefer the Twilight Zone, because of their creepy theme song.
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- Rod Serling was a sexy looking guy, either way.
  
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  by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on May 25th, 2007
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by American idle on May 25th, 2007
Loved them both. Then after those was Rod Serling's 'Night Gallery'. Fantastic!
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by atreadia on May 25th, 2007
Can't say that I have watched either, but I love the Twilight Zone radio show.
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by thinkin on May 25th, 2007
The twilight zone for sure I can remenber on saturday night USA network would play scary movies all night and that was one of them i loved it
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by Pecks bad boy on August 11th, 2009
Twilight Zone. Rod Serling was the best SiFi writer in old TV. The stuff he didn't write, he picked great writer's material. The first 1/2 shows were better then the hour ones. +5
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by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on April 14th, 2009
Loved them both!
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- Both were better than almost all of today's TV shows :-)
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on April 14th, 2009
- You got that right! Almost ALL tv shows back then were better!
  
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  by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on April 14th, 2009
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by Special K on March 23rd, 2009
very good question. the correct answer is the zone, but there were many good limits.
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by Shavale is very happy on March 4th, 2009
The Outer Limits. I didn't see the Twilight Zone until years later.
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by barsoom_redux on March 4th, 2009
"Twilight Zone" had consistantly good stories throughout the series where "The Outer Limits" had a lot of mediocre ones, with a few that rose to "Twilight" level and even beyond. There was also "Thriller" hosted by Boris Karloff and "Alfred Hitchcock" that occassionaly wandered into the realm of Sci-Fi/Fantasy with an excellent episode or two.

Of the later anthology series, "Night Gallery", "Amazing Stories" and "Tales From the Crypt" all had their good and bad episodes.

Hope this helps.
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by Zanti Misfit on March 4th, 2009
No disrespect to the Twilight Zone, but Outer Limits controled the vertical; Outer Limits controled the horizontal... Wonderfully creepy.
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by I am the God of Hellfire on November 10th, 2008
both, good in their own way.
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by Galeanda on August 30th, 2008
Loved them both but I think I preferred the Twilight Zone.
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- I did also, thanks Galeanda!
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on August 31st, 2008
- Have you found out from anyone why? I can't put my finger on it, or find the words to say why myself. Both my husband and I prefer TZ but don't know why lol!
  
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  by Galeanda on August 31st, 2008
- For me, it was Rod Serling and the actors who were or soon to be famous. And everyone knows the theme song :-)
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on August 31st, 2008
- Yes, the actors were outstanding!!! And Rod Serling, his voice, awesome:-) Makes me nostalgic!
  
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by Merfish on August 30th, 2008
I liked the Twilight Zone.
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by anonympus on February 10th, 2008
No contest Twilight Zone, way ahead of its time.
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by FreeRadical Jetpacking for Nelson on May 25th, 2007
Twilight zone is classic television. Night Gallery, however, really scared the crap out of me (I was very young when I saw it). Since the Zone was in B & W, it didn't seem as real. Outer Limits I never really got into. Good question.
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by iwnit on May 25th, 2007
I like both of them.
Why do you call them old? In Germany they are still running. Old are Star Treck or Spaceship Orion.
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- The original Twilight Zone was broadcast from 1959 through 1964. To me, that's old. Black & white shows I consider old.
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on May 25th, 2007
- Ed the Headbanger: sorry, I have never heard of the old version. Maybe they did not broadcast it here. Or I was too young. I am watching the modern version. I live in Germany and I live in France, before.
  
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  by iwnit on May 25th, 2007
- Oh, I see. I'm not familiar with the modern versions. Many young people in the US watch these shows on cable tv now. Stations like the Sci-Fi Channel will run marathons of these shows.
  
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by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on May 25th, 2007
Alfred Hitchcock Presents.....
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- I was a big fan of that also!
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on May 25th, 2007
- Has to be the black and whites, the color ones are bogus.
  
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by Eltinwe has a life Swan - DYOH on May 25th, 2007
I liked both, but I really prefer Doctor Who
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- I didn't know of Dr. Who until about 22 years ago. Not very many stations in the USA show it. Now we have BBC America showing it. Do you like Red Dwarf?
  
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  by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on May 25th, 2007
- Yes, although it was somewhat ruined for me by a guy who liked both it and me a bit too much, and seemed to think it was our only common ground.
  
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by Lemonyellow Di Vintage on May 25th, 2007
The Twilight Zone.
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by ChrisDG on May 25th, 2007
I'm a bit too young for the Twilight Zone and the original Outer Limits, but I used to love the updated Outer Limits. The intro was excellent.
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by Anonymous on May 25th, 2007
Option paralysis. I like The Outer Limits just a little more than Twilight Zone.
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by SusieQ on May 25th, 2007
The Twilight Zone. A very good show.
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by Fleetwood on August 11th, 2009
I'm trying to find an old short film which I think was either a Twilight or Outer in which the characters turned out to be dolls in a dolls house. It was really bizarre and the intensity rose like a pressure cooker as the film went on, with the audience wondering what was happening to these people as they began to notice a strange logo on everything in the house, and then the house seemed to have become enclosed with metal walls all around it,the temperature soared and in the end, all of this sticky goo came down the chimney... which turned out to be a melting lollipop left balancing on a chimney stack by the brother of the owner of the dolls house.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Thanks all
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- I've been looking for this as well... and I have just found it.
  It is one episode called Child's Play, and is from the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense series.. this one from 1986.
  
  It is also on you tube, so you can watch it.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI5FjSn3qRw&feature=related
  
  enjoy !
  
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  by John_W9984 on June 14th, 2011
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