tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post5755671308119021350..comments2024-03-20T15:28:13.030-05:00Comments on The Twilight Zone Vortex: The Twilight Zone Vortex 2016 Halloween Countdown #9: "The Invaders"JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-84268664695117115252016-10-25T09:07:51.392-05:002016-10-25T09:07:51.392-05:00A lot of viewers feel that way, I suppose. I think...A lot of viewers feel that way, I suppose. I think the problem is that Matheson's story doesn't have enough to it to warrant a half hour of television. If you increase the pacing without adding anything to the teleplay as Matheson wrote it, the show runs about 18 minutes where they needed it to run about 26. Matheson basically fleshed out this episode when he rewrote it as the short story "Prey," later adapted as the final segment of Trilogy of Terror. That segment runs about 25 minutes but Matheson had the added advantage of dialogue scenes. With this episode, Douglas Heyes was forced to set a deliberate pace to fill out the episode, and I think he did a pretty good job, considering the inherent challenges. Moorehead's performance and Goldsmith's excellent score keep me interested. I'm with you on the appearance of the spacemen but, like a lot of the less-than-stellar special effects on the show, I think it's part of the charm of the episode for me. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-74805517477820338812016-10-23T09:28:44.313-05:002016-10-23T09:28:44.313-05:00If Matheson complained about the pacing, I'm w...If Matheson complained about the pacing, I'm with him. I think the episode drags, and I can't get past the squeaky dog-toy appearance of the spacemen.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.com