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   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    Ubiquitous  wrote:   
      
   > 8. To Serve Man, Season 3, Episode 24   
   > Some big-headed aliens come down to Earth saying that they want to be   
   > friendly and “serve” us. We’re skeptical at first, but they eventually win us   
   > over. That’s a big mistake on our part, though, since the word “serve” can   
   > have multiple meanings.   
   >   
   > I mean, come on. You don’t have to have even watched The Twilight Zone to   
   > know that famous—“It’s a cookbook!”—line. It’s like “Soylent Green is   
   > people!" Or, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” You know, lines so popular   
   > that they’ve kind of seeped into the pop culture subconscious and settled   
   > there. This episode’s great and all, but it would be a little higher if it   
   > didn’t completely need to rely on that twist ending to be effective.   
      
   While it's a great twist, it doesn't really stand up to scrutiny well.   
   Why would aliens use the same word for both senses of "serve" as we do   
   in English? As a general rule, puns don't cross language barriers.   
      
   > 4. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Season 5, Episode 3   
   > Everybody’s seen this one. (again) is sitting on a plane after coming out of   
   > a mental institution, and he sees a gremlin on the wing that nobody else can   
   > see. Scares (and funny faces!) ensue.   
      
   Why does Shatner's name keep getting blanked out when Ubi quotes the   
   article?   
      
   > Probably the most famous episode, William Shatner is hilarious in this one.   
      
   But it managed to survive on this line.   
      
   > And that’s the list. Opinions are purely subjective, but I think most people   
   > would agree with many of the picks on this list. I also made an obscure   
   > Twilight Zone list, so your favorite might have ended up on there. But if it   
   > didn’t, what’s your favorite episode of the show? Sound off in the comments   
   > section below.   
      
   How could he leave out "Eye of the Beholder"? This had to have inspired   
   Shyamalan when he created "The Sixth Sense".   
      
   I've been watching the new TZ on CBS All Access. Lists like this make it   
   so clear how much Peele needs to learn from Serling the master.   
      
   --   
   Barry Margolin   
   Arlington, MA   
      
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