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Memories: Leave 'em as they are!

Twilight Zone The Movie (1983) One thing I learnt after watching the film is that nostalgic memories should be confined only to the .avi and jpg files. We should not try to recreate the beautiful memories and spoil it. We can only pleasure ourselves by reminiscing the thoughts which seem so heavenly at that moment of time and space.The reasons I decided to watch this flick is twofold, the first being it is a Twilight Zone Movie - the black and white series that we enjoyed so much in RRF days and the second being Vic Morrow (again in RRF, we used to enjoy Combat! where he used to act with Rick Jason) is acting in it. Unfortunately, he died during the shooting of the film. TZTM comprise 4 segments- One original whilst three remakes of the stories of the original TZ. #1. Vic Morrow is angry for losing a promotion which was given to Jew instead. He meets up with in a bar and makes derogatory remarks about blacks, Jews, Orientals, Arabs and everybody for taking away his chances, ...

Your next stop...TWILIGHT ZONE!

Children of the 70s must have been exposed to various interesting TV shows. Undoubtedly, 'Twilight Zone' (TZ) must have captured  the imaginations of many young minds of that era with their bizarre twisted story lines. I remember staring at the 16-inch black and white TV in the dark nights of RRF  with the volume way down low as Appa would have slept by then. There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call   The Twilight Zone .  —Rod Serling [Opening credit for the First Season]:(FYI the credits varied from Seasons 1 to 4)] Rod Serling I doubt if anyone would ever despise this show. A couple of years ago, I decided to have a little self indulge...