Quoted from Don Inadvertent omission on my part. Thanks for the catch. The horror has been restored.tm -Don

Awesome!  Thanks, Don.

I'm in!  And I don't know squat about about these shows, shockingly enough.  I will research them, and try and bring a decent script that peeps won't hate.

Looking forward to writing again!  

I worry that there's going to be lots of premises based on more famous/infamous TZ episodes in pop-culture (eg. William Shatner seeing a troll on the wing of a plane).

I might be in.

Ben, maybe the answer to that is picking a lesser known episode?
There's so many to choose from.

Still got to put a different spin on it too.
Can't just duplicate the same plot.
Make it your own, you could have something really great, even if someone elects the same premise.

Will post something up in a few minutes as an example.

Numbers (2012 short film) from Robert Hloz on Vimeo.

Written by: Matias Caruso (Mr Z) who took inspiration from a Twilight Zone episode called: The Purple Testament to create an entirely new story with Numbers.

https://twilightzone.fandom.com/wiki/The_Purple_Testament

I think this is the episode (above) he took inspiration from - and someone in the know will correct me if I'm wrong.

I don't think Matias would mind me posting this as it's still up on the site.

It's a terrific example of a starting off point or basic premise, and how to put a different spin on it...

In The Twilight Zone.  

Nice, I've just finished the first series of the new season, always loved the show.

I have to enter this one since I have missed everything this year... not done much writing and I think I am suffering for it.

Haven't seen a single episode of TZ though, time to do some research

At the very least this challenge will provide some writers with some classic TV knowledge

For those that find they like The Twilight Zone then I'll also recommend The Outer Limits in a very similar vein.

Are we supposed to say which episode our script is based on? Like we did for recent challenge where we listed the elements we'd used?

Great challenge, the only, umm… other challenge, is reading through all the opening narrations, or episode plots listed online to find one that stokes an idea.

All good. Curiously, the (Twilight Zone) was a staple in my house when it was in syndication back in the early eighties, just before or after Benny Hill (God rest that comedy genius) and Friday Night Videos, but I can only remember a few episodes off the top of my head; for some reason I keep thinking about the Twilight Zone opening narration at the Hollywood Tower of Terror in Disney Orlando… does that count? Lol.

Quoted from AlsoBen I worry that there's going to be lots of premises based on more famous/infamous TZ episodes in pop-culture (eg. William Shatner seeing a troll on the wing of a plane). I might be in.

Cool, I wasn’t aware Shatner played the original episode; I only remember the one with John Lithgow, but that was the 1983 Twilight Zone movie, I’ll have to check that (Shatner episode) out for sure.

OK, now to read, and read, and…

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Are we supposed to say which episode our script is based on? Like we did for recent challenge where we listed the elements we'd used?

Yes.  I'll update the submission form to include this.

- Don

good catch.

Reading through the episode synopsis's on Wikipedia is bringing back some very fond memories... I may invest in the 28 disc box set!

This excellent short horror film was also inspired by one of the TZ episodes. I have not been able to find a better quality version, but it's not too bad.  

I feel like every premise ever used in a film since the 60's took from Twilight Zone.

I'm in!

Comedy? Any comedy in TZ episode?

Sly/dark comedy in a lot of them Steven