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@trinaq
3 жыл бұрын
I liked it, but felt that the ending was a little too out of left field to keep it from being an extraordinary episode! 😁
@melindamercier6811
3 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer this ending to the original story. Just watched it last night ahead of this video to get a good idea of my personal thoughts since it’d been a while, but I really do think this was a well done storyline, aside from the bartender being all buddy buddy lol.
@Lesley_RedRhody
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen Execution, but to be honest I don’t think this is a must-see episode. Your synopsis, in this case, was sufficient enough for me. By the way, I’m totally on board (no pun intended... you know... cuz S.S. Minnow) for a Twilight Zone meets Gilligan’s Island FanScription! 💚🤗🤗💚
@FOREVERALONE303
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you that the man who was originally hung plays a fantastic performance. And also why the hell would you leave the gun on the table?
@ThreadBomb
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen it, but it sounds like it would have been improved if they had foreshadowed the thief earlier in the story.
@AngelCam7
3 жыл бұрын
"What if Gilligan's Island took place in The Twilight Zone?" Wasn't that the pitch idea for Lost? 😆
@jyoder1
3 жыл бұрын
The castaways are examples of the seven deadly sins and they are in hell
@anubusx
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much.
@anubusx
3 жыл бұрын
Gilligan was Satan.
@jyoder1
3 жыл бұрын
Gilligan was sloth.
@TheFrugalVideoGamer
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking "Five Characters In Search of an Exit" myself.
@savvypang
3 жыл бұрын
What if it turned out the theft at the end was his descendant. The whole killing your own grandpa with a twist.
@Brenda-cg1px
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite part of the episode is the line at the beginning: "Mr. Joe Caswell, who, when the good Lord passed out a conscience, a heart, a feeling for fellow men, must have been out for a beer and missed out." Serling must have really liked that joke, because he reused it in Season 2's "The Whole Truth."
@kobra6660
Жыл бұрын
The irony of the two characters getting the same fate
@feathero3
3 жыл бұрын
I loved this ending where the new crook gets punished by the time travelers noose! I thought it was an awesome twist. The original criminal was punished by the fear of a new world, and the new criminal was punished with an old world style.
@TotallyHuman
Жыл бұрын
I liked it because it's one of those 'people never change' things. A murderer gets killed, a killer gets murdered.
@wstine79
3 жыл бұрын
Johnson seems to play professors before and after Gilligan's Island. Especially in This Island Earth.
@geoffreyfyfe2248
3 жыл бұрын
In his second "TZ", I don't think he did, so that's one time he didn't.
@wccf
Жыл бұрын
@@geoffreyfyfe2248 Then he was an electrician in "It Came from Outer Space".
@justanotherchannelonyoutub126
3 жыл бұрын
When it comes to plot twists, Twilight Zone has almost perfect- um, what’s the word I’m looking for?
@trinaq
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm, set up, pay off, I know that there's a word for it, I just can't execute it properly! 😉
@areyousureyouenteredyourna85
3 жыл бұрын
Ex3cut10n.
@feathero3
3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh that actually took me a moment to get your joke XD
@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779
2 жыл бұрын
@@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 No, no, no, that's the number version.
@philipportelli7700
3 жыл бұрын
It was one of the weaker first season episodes but better than most time travel stories. The point seems to be that a violent man is the same no matter what time they're from and justice will prevail across time!
@ZekeStaright
3 жыл бұрын
I can 100% believe that Gilligan's Island is in the Twilight Zone.
@ChrisOnStage2
2 жыл бұрын
I cried out, "OH, COME ON!!!" when the bartender turned the TV on and what's the very FIRST thing that pops up? A gunfighter!! What the hell were the odds???!! I would have loved to have seen that "K.A.R.S. for KIDS" commercial instead! LOL!!
@scottskene8387
3 жыл бұрын
"What if Gilligan's Island took place in the Twilight Zone?" So, Lost?
@christophertheriault3308
3 жыл бұрын
Not really. The GI castaways actually get off the island and it's not purgatory :)
@travisperrotta5264
3 жыл бұрын
I was confused at first when I saw this episode, but now I love it after watching it a second time. Albert Salmi was a great actor. It’s a shame that he had such a gruesome end.
@kleeamd8274
2 жыл бұрын
The wife he murdered also had a grusome end
@Galantski
3 жыл бұрын
The combination of Albert Salmi's acting, and some of the lines written for him really bring the detestable Joe Caswell vividly to life for me. He makes the episode hold up despite the weaknesses mentioned in the video. One of my favorite parts of the script is the exchange he has at the beginning with the father of a young man he gunned down. The father corrects him by saying it wasn't a gunfight, but that his son was shot in the back and he hopes the hanging will take a while: the longer it takes, the more justice served. Remorseless scum that he is, Caswell replies sardonically, "Well, I'll do a jig for you, pappy, just like a puppet." Salmi delivers that with such contemptuous conviction that the viewer wants to be the one to slap the horse and get him dangling. The other really memorable lines are when he's lecturing the professor on what life's like out in the wilderness, where the only law is the law of survival. So chilling, and delivered accordingly. One quibble I have is that Joe Caswell is clean shaven. Was it customary to give the condemned a shave before heading to the hanging tree? Stubble seems more likely. But a very good, if not great, episode nonetheless.
@debbieanne7962
Жыл бұрын
If Albert Salmis character Joe Caswell had thought quick enough he could have said he got the rope burn from a suicide. I love all the scenes with Joe in the city, the stunts and Albert Salmi himself. Of course it was great to see a professor who would later play a professor Russell Johnson
@eerieeric834
3 жыл бұрын
Please tell me you’re going to do season two next year and also the rest of the season every year after that because the show ran for five seasons so I feel like you’re going to have to do a lot more of these reviews in the future
@coachlombardi9657
3 жыл бұрын
First off, I'm 30 minutes early. Secondly, I remember watching some episodes of the Twilight Zone shows, like the one where a guy was desperate to keep an old clock going so he doesn't die or one where a bunch of guys are in a big can and don't know how to get out.
@brianfuller7691
3 жыл бұрын
Russell Johnson was a capable actor with a long career and he was solid here. This was a ok episode. RIP Albert Salmi and Russell Johnson.
@jakeblankenship1408
3 жыл бұрын
"What if Gilligan's Island took place... in the Twilight Zone?" Lost. Lost.
@Nasser851000
3 жыл бұрын
This episode is definitely all about the Execution *Ba dum tsss*
@trinaq
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I see what you did there, epic drum riff! 🥁🤣
@BugsyFoga
3 жыл бұрын
I guess you could say this episode had the best EXECUTION!!!
@i_teleported_bread7404
3 жыл бұрын
Ayyyyyy...
@erichaynes7502
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite TZ episodes ever because I would love to play the type of character Salmi plays here. Also, fyi it seems Albert Salmi's wife was an abusive wife and mother to her kids. Albert ended up killing her and then himself a very sad ending.
@junesilvermanb2979
2 жыл бұрын
Lord, have mercy!
@Merit2397
Жыл бұрын
Out of all the time travel stories in the first season of Twilight Zone "Execution" remains one of my favorites. Namely because of the consequences that come from it. For the Professor, he learns too late that some people are meant to stay in the past. For Joe Casswell, the man who he wronged in the 1880s, gets his wish granted to him by letting his son's murderer's suffering "take a while" by having him sent to the future and letting him die there while a modern criminal is sent back to hang in his place.
@andrewscolari5724
3 жыл бұрын
Ironically Russel Johnson's other appearance in the episode "Back There" Would have *Him* travel to the *Past*
@DanBrizuela
3 жыл бұрын
This review's most important message: Stuntmen deserve more praise.
@WalterCulture
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@rogue7723
3 жыл бұрын
Stunt choreographers should get Oscars.
@DanBrizuela
3 жыл бұрын
@@rogue7723 Not just Honorary, but actual nominations.
@claytonrios1
3 жыл бұрын
The Professor playing another Professor? That's like if one of the Doctor Who actors played another doctor in another franchise!
@geoffreyfyfe2248
3 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is, in his second appearance on "The Twilight Zone", he goes back in time himself (he gets thrown back in time to April 14, 1865 and tries to avert the Lincoln assassination).
@robzanotti6463
3 жыл бұрын
Reginald VelJohnson plays a cop in Family Matters, Die Hard, and Turner and Hooch.
@claytonrios1
3 жыл бұрын
@@robzanotti6463 And Ghostbusters!
@robzanotti6463
3 жыл бұрын
@@claytonrios1 Truth
@AllenJones-w3p
6 ай бұрын
Alber Salmi was one of the many outstanding character actors who appeared on THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
@TheFlipped1
Жыл бұрын
The professor, discovers time travel, can't fix a hole in a boat..
@expendableindigo9639
3 жыл бұрын
It feels weird seeing Twilight Zone get praised for its action and choreography. An unexpected vision... in the twilight.
@Oppeldeldoc1
3 жыл бұрын
I always like the fact that Caswell admits he's guilty but talks more like someone who's been framed. I mean those lines like "That's my right, is it?" and "Am I supposed to know about justice?" I never noticed it before, but in the background at 6:05 you see a Doris Day comedy on a marquee. That's about as far from THE TWILIGHT ZONE as you can get.
@matthewkoch6937
3 жыл бұрын
True, although seeing Doris in the Twilight Zone or Perry Mason would have been a memorable change of pace for her. She was actually quite good in thrillers(Julie, Midnight Lace, Caprice).
@connorthompson8376
3 жыл бұрын
I really like the fanscription idea. I’d love to see that.
@geoffreyfyfe2248
3 жыл бұрын
Albert Salmi (who sadly later committed suicide) had a long career, but you might best know him as Danny Noonan's dad in "Caddyshack." "Who are you? I mean, what's your name?" "Dennis." "Dennis? Honey, who is this?" "That's your nephew!" "What are we running here, a restaurant?"
@jaimewoodruff7855
3 жыл бұрын
Why is his suicide sad!?! He murdered his wife and took the cowards way out!!
@hollyconnelly8871
3 жыл бұрын
whoa, professor- ception, that gives a whole new meaning to the professor's backstory
@julianfacundocalabrese1176
3 жыл бұрын
Will you be finishing the first season after october? Can you make a christmas special with night of the meek?
@gregorytyson995
3 жыл бұрын
He should make an X-Mas special with all the holiday-themed TZs: Night of the Meek, The Changing of the Guard and Five Characters in Search of an Exit.
@TheAlan136
3 жыл бұрын
I think Gilligan’s Island did take place in the twilight zone. What else could explain how they can never escape, despite having dozens of other people show up and then leave? It’s like they are trapped in hell and the other people leaving is their punishment.
@dautrogomes6811
3 жыл бұрын
Albert Salmi, eternamente. Obrigado por postar.
@chrisazylum6624
3 жыл бұрын
Think I remember watching this one when I was younger! Next time The Big Tall Wish!
@KB-ke3fi
Жыл бұрын
I have the same black onyx ring with a diamond in the middle in that one scene.
@AstroSpark3
3 жыл бұрын
This professor: alright since I just brought a man from the past and psychotically raviging chaos I might need a vacation
@griffruby8756
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! The Professor before he got stranded on Gilligan's Island...
@MrParksies
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites.
@xMellomii
3 жыл бұрын
Love these video! Please give us Twlight vember zone. And Twilight Ember Zone
@hayleyelise7144
3 жыл бұрын
I can certainly agree that the affable timidity of the bartender and some narrative decisions render Execution a bit tepid in comparison to the multitude of profound and memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone. However, in addition to the general performances and established grim, frantic atmosphere, there are some intriguing conversations pertaining to the dispensation and definition of justice that can be precipitated from the events and overall construction of this episode. Caswell is portrayed as an indubitable villain with a propensity for violence and murder, yet, his confrontation with the professor yields some recognition as to the situational contributors to his behaviors, namely the necessity of employing recklessness and brutality in order to survive in a time when lawlessness, theft, and murder were pervasive. He rails against the judgement that the professor imparts upon him, vociferously arguing that standards of justice in a period of comparable peace, affluence, and stability are inapplicable to the era of the west when a paucity of resources and safety beget violence. Though Caswell vehemently kills the innocent professor, thus solidifying his characterization as a truculent, impulsive individual and compromising the defensibility of his claims of circumstances or “nurture” being the sole attributors of his actions, the potency of his statements appertaining to the nature of justice and the complex source of criminality remain. With regards to the seemingly random introduction of the modern-day thief, I do think it’s possible to derive some thematic reasons for his existence within the narrative. Paul Johnson kills a murderer by strangulation about the neck, which is precisely the intention and method of obtaining justice that the law of 1880 was about to dispense. Therefore, his actions could be considered fate, or some strange vigilantism ridding the world of an unstable killer, which results in him receiving the execution intended for Caswell. In a sense, Johnson obfuscates the delineation between murder and lawful execution, inspiring a discussion about the righteousness or justice of killing for the purpose of eliminating a destructive person. Still, from a pacing perspective, Johnson’s appearance was interruptive to the flow of the narrative and removes focus from Caswell’s experiences in the “present” day. Thank you, Walter, for inspiring such fascinating discussions with your detailed and entertaining analyses!
@Nasser851000
3 жыл бұрын
Emperor Corona: "Execute Order 2020!"
@georgeowain
7 ай бұрын
Uk digital channel; Legend, started airing the show this year. This episode was broadcast on a Monday at 20:30. And yet, even at that time slot, they deemed the sequence of Caswell having the curtain cord wrapped around his neck and then strangled with it too violent, and completely cut it. Making it very confusing of what happened to him, all because everybody is too sensitive.
@mikejorsch304
3 жыл бұрын
Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge should been reviewed too
@Spectahman2.0
3 жыл бұрын
“It’s a winder!”
@chancefoster4171
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites
@mylesyt7405
3 жыл бұрын
This is a great episode
@Zeldarw104
2 жыл бұрын
I always feel sad, now, when I see this certain, episode, because of the actor who played the condemned man, from his past. He died such a tragic, death, and he was an excellent actor. 😔 (In real life.) it blew my mind.🤯 Google is my friend.🤔
@trinaq
3 жыл бұрын
This was a standard enough episode, but concur that the twist with Johnson dying in Caswell's place in the old West seemed to come too abruptly out of the blue. It might have helped if we'd been introduced to Johnson earlier, so that we'd have gotten more of a shocking climax. 🤔
@julieporter7805
3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe the Professor would have gone in his place. That would have made more sense. Of course he never would have made it to that three hour tour on the SS Minnow.
@fobwatchful
3 жыл бұрын
The scene where Caswell looks at modern NYC reminds me of a similar scene in _Captain America: The First Avenger_ .
@gregorytyson995
3 жыл бұрын
How many people today will even know what Gilligan's Island is? Unlike The Twilight Zone Gilligan's Island hasn't exactly stood the test of time.
@gustavefrankfurter6462
3 жыл бұрын
I hate the idea of remakes or rebooting an old story, but this episode needs one to make it better. Why would the professor tell this ignorant moron that he's being sent back knowing that Caswell is a violent murderer? He should have tricked him back into the booth by lying to him that he will send him to his time as a millionaire? All of the flaws in this episode overpowered what could be a great story!
@MelloraFraggle
2 жыл бұрын
Im working on a remake but Joe Caswell is gonna have longer hair
@Kentrc11
3 жыл бұрын
Wait, Gulligan's Island is not in the Twilight Zone? I never really paid attention to that series
@julieporter7805
3 жыл бұрын
There's a book called Gilligan's Wake which gives an almost Twilight Zone-esque twist to the sitcom. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilligan's_Wake
@leightoncressman6188
Жыл бұрын
Hears a better idea what if lost took place in the twilight zone.
@Merit2397
Жыл бұрын
Justice is severed... in the Twilight Zone.
@bradfordhatch5085
2 жыл бұрын
What if Gilligan's Island took place in The Twilight Zone?" Considering what happens in some of the odder episodes, I sometimes think it actually did! I The second and third seasons had so many sci-fi elements it's no wonder a sequel cartoon took place on "Gilligan's Planet"!
@acimagination7982
3 жыл бұрын
i have that episode in my twilight zone episode collection.
@KarstensCreationsKC
3 жыл бұрын
"...What if Gilligan's Island took place...in the Twilight Zone?" ...Whoa, whoa... What do YOU mean, 'what if'?...
@AvuncularFeldspar
3 жыл бұрын
A very good look at the episode. I thought Salmi was excellent. I disagree with the review on two points: 1) I like the new ending! Really spooks the hell out of the 1880 crowd. (And it shows that TV crooks always wore sports coats.) 2) I agree with Marc Zicree (I think it was), who wrote that the choking of Salmi was way too easy and too fast. They should have re-shot that bit. Giving props to the stunt men - that was classy. Nicely done! By the way, the hold-up man showed up later in a tiny role in the Peter Sellers film “Bring There.” Looking forward to watching all of these!
@starvinmarvin1200
3 жыл бұрын
Yesirrrr
@gingergoddess8953
3 жыл бұрын
When I first saw this ep I thought the twist was going to be the Professor ending up taking Caswell's place at the execution and the "lesson" be about meddling with time or the natural order or something.
@irvingramirez2335
3 жыл бұрын
Never been this early
@shinyrayquaza9
3 жыл бұрын
I think this is the first one I watched of the 1960s series
@chelseabrown3533
3 жыл бұрын
LOVE THESE VIDEOS!!
@mmem4264
2 жыл бұрын
What if instead of the thief appearing it was the police and in desperation he tries to hide and ends up accidently sending himself back to his hanging?
@mercedestorque1735
Жыл бұрын
Good twist 👍
@Tay-xj5ud
3 жыл бұрын
I like the whole switcheroo at the end tbh
@UndeadEggmiester
3 жыл бұрын
If one thinks about it gilligan's island taking place within the twilight zone universe makes a lot of sense.
@philg4116
Жыл бұрын
This might be the only Zone I had never seen, maybe because it was rarely shown for being a lemon.
@frankbullitt4556
Жыл бұрын
On April 23, 1990, Albert Salmi and his estranged wife Roberta were found dead in their Spokane home by a friend who stopped by to check on her. According to newspaper accounts, Salmi fatally shot Roberta in the kitchen of her home, before shooting himself in an upstairs room
@HououMinamino
3 жыл бұрын
The things you mentioned about the random thief and the leap in logic with the bartender are why I didn't particularly care for this episode. It seemed like the twist was there just for shock value. It would have made more sense if the thief had some connection to one of the men, I think.
@geekhut6296
3 жыл бұрын
I like that this is going to be an annual thing, and I get that it'd be too hard to continue it after Halloween with the same daily schedule. But man, I wish this didn't stop at the 31st.
@MCDexpo
3 жыл бұрын
Man, I hope you guys eventually do "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
@TheOpenFloor
3 жыл бұрын
go on a 3 hour tour they said, it will be fun they said.
@timhoovermusicman
3 жыл бұрын
I liked it just the way it was.
@bassmickeyd
4 ай бұрын
For me being an 8 year old I liked this TZ episode. ...
@labyfan1313
10 ай бұрын
I though the ending was kind of neat that both criminals got justice in the opposite time period.
@lindaeasley5606
3 жыл бұрын
In 1990 , Albert Salmi killed his estranged wife and then himself . Another TZ actor did the same thing with his wife ( Gig Young)
@isabellaearnhardt6380
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@julieporter7805
3 жыл бұрын
Not my favorite episodes. They did others about executions like Dust and I Am the Night, Color Me Black that are better. Though I like seeing a young Russell Johnston in a pre-Professor role. I also liked him in Back There. Frightening Fact: Ironically, Salmi himself got involved in a violent crime. He killed his wife during a violent argument (they were in the middle of a divorce) and then himself.
@petergray2712
3 жыл бұрын
An interesting coincidence: Gig Young ("Walking Distance") was also the perpetrator of a murder suicide involving his own wife.
@julieporter7805
3 жыл бұрын
@@petergray2712 And there's the obligatory twist.
@backtrakk2121
3 жыл бұрын
Giligans Island without the laugh track is super creepy with the long pauses for the laugh track that make all the islanders look like they are fighting going insane... would make a good twilight zone episode for sure
@laceyw476
3 жыл бұрын
You should do a series on Night Gallery!
@erichaynes7502
2 жыл бұрын
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
@bishopaz
3 жыл бұрын
Good commentary.
@MrJuvefrank
Жыл бұрын
If you grab a gun, then that can make you a criminal yourself. Maybe the bartender knew that.
@JoseMorales-lw5nt
8 ай бұрын
Given the logistics of the episode, I can see the bartender having a heat-of-the-moment realization that grabbing the gun and shooting Caswell might not go well on a police report. Keeping it cool and letting police handle a mug like Joseph would've sounded pretty honest to any patrolman that happened to be near the bar. Plus, the bartender wouldn't know if the gun was hot ( a euphemism for STOLEN. )❤
@johnyesjustjohn
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe spend a month going through the episodes of Gilligan’s Island?
@rogue7723
3 жыл бұрын
I’d love it, what would you think it’d be called?
@johnyesjustjohn
3 жыл бұрын
@@rogue7723 "Three-Hour Tour in a Month"? Or maybe "Fifteen-Hour Tour" if they spend 30 days covering one half-hour episode per day? Or maybe just "Gilligan's Month"?
@rogue7723
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnyesjustjohn Sounds great :)
@theresacherco3503
3 жыл бұрын
Gilligans island in the Twilight zone
@Jon7763
5 ай бұрын
of course Gilligan's Island took place in the twilight zone, if it was suppose to be a 3 hour tour (1.5 there 1.5 back) and based on the top speed of that boat (26mph) they would have been about 40 miles away, the only way they couldn't have been found was if they slipped into the Twilight zone
@wjzav1971
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, wasted potential in my opinion. What if the modern day thief and Caswell teamed up to loot places. The thief could show Caswell how modern society works and Caswell could bring in some tricks from 1880. It would be a perfect metaphor for how no matter how much society changed, some things don't.
@LindaMerchant-bq2hp
4 ай бұрын
A real twist of fate twilight zone
@mrliteral9347
3 жыл бұрын
HANGED
@TheCreepypro
3 жыл бұрын
seems kind of basic to me but I'm sure it is somebody's favorite
@Starless2012
3 жыл бұрын
What a nice bartender!
@evil_smartrising1346
3 жыл бұрын
2 episodes I'd like to see in twilight tober zone is "In Praise of Pip" and "The Bard"
@SnowdropHill
2 жыл бұрын
You complain that the bartender not taking the gun is a "leap in logic," yet you prefer the ending where Caswell gets shot and then just magically gets transported back into the noose in the past? I dunno, that sounds even more like "reaching." The TZ ending at least provides a rational explanation, with the robber stepping into the time machine, which sends him back.
@182punkbunny
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow I just realized that twilight zone in Hulu so guess whose gonna do a bit of binging
@jerryryan2925
3 жыл бұрын
Have you covered the gremlin on the wing yet or there was never enough time now there is time (I think it's called)
@BigGahmBoss
3 жыл бұрын
You hung a picture, but hanged a man. #GrammarMatters
@revacohen
3 жыл бұрын
I agree that the scene that made the least sense was the bar scene. I would think the bartender would have called the police after the thief destroyed the jukebox, but he waited until the TV got shot at.
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