Twilight Zone take three: Forest Whitaker is definitely no Rod Serling |
Nobody is Rod Serling, there’s only one Rod Serling, but I can’t believe how bad Forrest Whitaker is trying to play Rod Serling in the most recent incarnation of The Twilight Zone that lasted a brief single season before being cancelled. Aldokkhan.com says:
Woefully miscast as the series’ host, Forest Whitaker delivers facile introductions devoid of Serling’s literary finesse.
I’m only a few stories into watching the 44 episode set and I’m already tired of Whitaker. I was so excited when I saw this DVD set at Best Buy that it wa an immediate buy. Since I haven’t followed TV that much the last few years I was totally unaware that there was a new Twilight Zone. One of the coolest things about the Twilight Zone is the famous twists. The part at the very end where you think you know how it is going to end and get turned the other way. That’s a formula I don’t think I’ll ever tire of.
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[…] The signpost up ahead … Has there ever been a greater 30 minute show on television? The times they’ve tried to bring it back in color haven’t provided the same magic (especially the one hosted by Forest Whittaker) that it had in black and white. Or maybe it was the loss of Rod Serling’s unique energy and unforgettable phrases like: “submitted for your approval” or Charles Beaumont writing about the devil (The Howling Man, Printer’s Devil) or appearances by future stars like Robert Redford, William Shatner and Jack Klugman or those signature, killer (sometimes literally) twist endings. […]
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