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Mar 24, 2017 - 10:05 AM
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ScottyM
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Sounds like because you mostly agreed with his personal opinions, you have less of a problem with the book.
I also read it before I saw every episode. So, I didn't come into it as a fan who has watched the series over the decades. I was 13ish when I got the first edition. I'm sure that has something to do with it. Or, I just don't have a problem with opinions about episodes. I have a bigger problem with bad research and falsehoods being presented as fact.
Btw, I clearly wrote that Zicree was seemingly annoyed (never said critical) with Matheson's names.
That's kind of splitting hairs. A statement based on annoyance is pretty much a criticism. But you can't read tone of voice through cold prose, unless the punctuation makes it obvious.
You can say he's just pointing out a pattern,
Because that's exactly what he is doing. I have the book in front of me, I can verify that he isn't expressing annoyance. He was just pointing it out. Without going through every episode written by Matheson, just by my own memory - having read it more than once - he does not keep mentioning Tina. But if I have the time, I'll take a look.
Maybe it's in the "Little Girl Lost" review he says parenthetically "there's that name Tina again."
I've only read the book once and have no need to re-read it, but if I did, maybe I'd grow to ignore his negative opinions, and take his negative factual criticisms at face value.
Nope, not at all in "Little Girl Lost." It was Serling's re-use of a name that is pointed out, as I clearly stated. Nan for his daughter Anne. "Again that name!" was how he put it. Can I say for sure he wasn't annoyed? No, but it reads more like "again he used that name which annoyed his daughter." It seemed more like amusement.
If you run into a copy, page through it again. You might like it more. Or hate it more, for that matter. 
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New question: There were some "lost episodes" of TZ that were not originally syndicated. They're all in the BD box, right? I'm sure it's yes. I know one of them was "Miniature" with Robert Duvall, which was finally run in 1984. And there were at least five others.
I think all vhs/dvd/bluray releases have included all the episodes. "Lost episodes" was just a marketing gimmick for a separate sale.
Actually the episode with George Takei as a Japanese American in conflict with a WWII veteran was "lost". IIRC it never aired or only once and never in syndication
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I'm glad all five un-syndicated episodes are on the discs. 
"The Twilight Zone" Blu-ray set is currently only $64.99 at Amazon, though I just ordered a used copy for $55. So, I can now say I have it -- though like ST: TOS, I probably won't really watch much of it (the special features are intriguing, though), but it's nice to know it's "on the shelf."
They knocked $5 off, two days after I ordered it? That sucks. But I'm still eager to see it show up, and likewise my used copy of the 1st edition Companion from eBay.
Wikipedia states that the second edition just adds a chapter about the 1985 revival series, and apparently that's the only change.
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Back in the eighties I poured over this book. This was when the BBC here in the UK were running the series, and I found it invaluable reading along with the episodes I watched. Didn't find in the least annoying, but very informative, and knew it was setting the standard for future companion books on tv shows. And it's still one of those volumes I'll return to once in a while to look something up.
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I love this show and I saw this topic so I have to throw in my two cents. I bought this book last year, the second edition. It does NOT have any missing pages. As a TZ fan I think it is a nice addition to own. It is like a very beefy episode guide. Plus around $10, why not?
Second the Blu-ray set is worth the purchase. The only missing features from the Definitive Edition DVD set are, a PDF script, a segment of Rod Serling on the Jack Benney Show, a VERY small 30 sec Drew Carey clip, the color segments of "Miniature" from the Silver Anniversary show. I really wish they included this on the BD set. But the most missing piece is the American Masterpiece Rod Serling documentary which is a great addition. But you can buy this cheap and add it on.
With that said, the Blu-ray set is the best purchase because it includes so much more even without these smaller features.
Whoa, it sounds like there's a lot missing. Does the Definitive DVD box contain everything in the Blu-ray set, plus the kitchen sink? Or does the Blu have its own exclusives?
I would have liked those colorized segments in "Miniature." The only time I ever saw that episode was the 1984 special airing, so that's my memory of it.
I'm still waiting for my Blu-ray set to show up, and the COMPANION I bought on eBay will take even longer.
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The Blu-Ray set includes everything else from the Definitive set. But it also includes the Time Element and a few episodes of Tales of Tomorrow. Also more Radio Dramas, documentaries and commentaries are included. The only thing I missed was the documentary. Like I said, just buy it separately for under $10. Also I don't think the few comic PDFs are on the Blu-Ray set either? But without this, everything that they didn't include is small, or you can watch on YouTube. I would of loved the colorized "Miniature" segments and don't know why they didn't include them? But when you watch them once it is nothing missed.
Also the TZ comics that were included, you can buy them all on a DVD for a cheap price.
Again, I sold my Definitive set and I am much happier with the Blu-Ray edition. Whatever was lost they made up for adding more material.
Thank you, dbrooks, for comparing the Definitive features to the Blu-ray. All that info is going right in my TZ notes.
Also thanks to RoryR, LordDalek, and dbrooks for confirming that the COMPANION 2nd ed. is NOT defective. It seems I was steered wrong by one faulty Amazon review, leading me to order a used copy of the 1st edition whose condition I don't know yet. I should have ordered a new copy of the 2nd edition for less money.
That said, I'm still eager to see the Blu-ray and book show up.
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