In the 1980s CBS brought back the programme for a run that lasted three seasons and four years. Beginning in September 1985, the new series was narrated by Charles Aidman and held amongst its stars Bruce Willis, Meg Foster and Fred Savage. Directors included Wes Craven, Tommy Lee, William Friedkin and Joe Dante, while Harlan Ellison was the script editor. Ray Bradbury, Greg Bear and Stephen King were amongst the authors whose stories were adapted, as well as some classic Zone episodes. Sadly though, after a promising start it didn't take, and the series was cancelled midway through its second season. Fourteen months later the show was back with a Canadian production to complete a syndication package, this time with Robin Ward as the narrator and an all-new production team. While lacking the iconographic presence of the original (or even just the cool B & W shades) it wasn't bad, and one day I'll get the boxset to do a more detailed review. In the meantime, here's the episode guide: Original Air Date: 27 September 1985 Season 1, Episode 2: Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon Original Air Date: 4 October 1985 Season 1, Episode 3: Healer/Children's Zoo/Kentucky Rye Original Air Date: 11 October 1985 Season 1, Episode 4: Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers Original Air Date: 18 October 1985 Season 1, Episode 5: If She Dies/Ye Gods Original Air Date: 25 October 1985 Season 1, Episode 6: Examination Day/A Message from Charity Original Air Date: 1 November 1985 Season 1, Episode 7: Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour Original Air Date: 8 November 1985 Season 1, Episode 8: Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice Original Air Date: 15 November 1985 Season 1, Episode 9: Dead Woman's Shoes/Wong's Lost and Found Emporium Original Air Date: 22 November 1985 Season 1, Episode 10: The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day Original Air Date: 29 November 1985 Season 1, Episode 11: The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty Original Air Date: 6 December 1985 Season 1, Episode 12: Her Pilgrim Soul/I of Newton Original Air Date: 13 December 1985 Season 1, Episode 13: Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star Original Air Date: 20 December 1985 Season 1, Episode 14: Still Life/The Little People of Killany Woods/The Misfortune Cookie Original Air Date: 3 January 1986 Season 1, Episode 15: Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes Original Air Date: 24 January 1986 Season 1, Episode 16: The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences Original Air Date: 31 January 1986 Season 1, Episode 17: Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine Original Air Date: 7 February 1986 Season 1, Episode 18: Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading Original Air Date: 14 February 1986 Season 1, Episode 19: The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run Original Air Date: 21 February 1986 Season 1, Episode 20: Profile in Silver/Button, Button Original Air Date: 7 March 1986 Season 1, Episode 21: Need to Know/Red Snow Original Air Date: 21 March 1986 Season 1, Episode 22: Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library Original Air Date: 28 March 1986 Season 1, Episode 23: Shadow Play/Grace Note Original Air Date: 4 April 1986 Season 1, Episode 24: A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot Original Air Date: 11 April 1986 Season 2, Episode 1: The Once and Future King Original Air Date: 27 September 1986 Season 2, Episode 2: A Saucer of Loneliness Original Air Date: 27 September 1986 Season 2, Episode 3: What Are Friends For? Original Air Date: 4 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 4: Aqua Vita Original Air Date: 4 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 5: The Storyteller Original Air Date: 11 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 6: Nightsong Original Air Date: 11 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 7: The After Hours Original Air Date: 18 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 8: Lost and Found Original Air Date: 18 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 9: The World Next Door Original Air Date: 18 October 1986 Season 2, Episode 10: The Toys of Caliban Original Air Date: 4 December 1986 Season 2, Episode 11: The Convict's Piano Original Air Date: 11 December 1986 Season 2, Episode 12: The Road Less Travelled Original Air Date: 18 December 1986 Season 2, Episode 13: The Card Original Air Date: 21 February 1987 Season 2, Episode 14: The Junction Original Air Date: 21 February 1987 Season 2, Episode 15: Joy Ride Original Air Date: 21 May 1987 Season 2, Episode 16: Shelter Skelter Original Air Date: 21 May 1987 Season 2, Episode 17: Private Channel Original Air Date: 21 May 1987 Season 2, Episode 18: Time and Teresa Golowitz Original Air Date: 10 July 1987 Season 2, Episode 19: Voices in the Earth Original Air Date: 10 July 1987 Season 2, Episode 20: Song of the Younger World Original Air Date: 17 July 1987 Season 2, Episode 21: The Girl I Married Original Air Date: 17 July 1987 Season 3, Episode 1: The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon Original Air Date: 24 September 1988 Season 3, Episode 2: Extra Innings Original Air Date: 1 October 1988 Season 3, Episode 3: The Crossing Original Air Date: 8 October 1988 Season 3, Episode 4: The Hunters Original Air Date: 15 October 1988 Season 3, Episode 5: Dream Me a Life Original Air Date: 22 October 1988 Season 3, Episode 6: Memories Original Air Date: 29 October 1988 Season 3, Episode 7: The Hellgramite Method Original Air Date: 5 November 1988 Season 3, Episode 8: Our Sylena Is Dying Original Air Date: 12 November 1988 Season 3, Episode 9: The Call Original Air Date: 19 November 1988 Season 3, Episode 10: The Trance Original Air Date: 26 November 1988 Season 3, Episode 11: Acts of Terror Original Air Date: 3 December 1988 Season 3, Episode 12: 20/20 Vision Original Air Date: 10 December 1988 Season 3, Episode 13: There Was an Old Woman Original Air Date: 17 December 1988 Season 3, Episode 14: The Trunk Original Air Date: 24 December 1988 Season 3, Episode 15: Appointment on Route 17 Original Air Date: 31 December 1988 Season 3, Episode 16: The Cold Equations Original Air Date: 7 January 1989 Season 3, Episode 17: Stranger in Possum Meadows Original Air Date: 14 January 1989 Season 3, Episode 18: Street of Shadows Original Air Date: 21 January 1989 Season 3, Episode 19: Something in the Walls Original Air Date: 28 January 1989 Season 3, Episode 20: A Game of Pool Original Air Date: 1989 Season 3, Episode 21: The Wall Original Air Date: 25 February 1989 Season 3, Episode 22: Room 2426 Original Air Date: 11 February 1989 Season 3, Episode 23: The Mind of Simon Foster Original Air Date: 18 February 1989 Season 3, Episode 24: Cat and Mouse Original Air Date: 4 March 1989 Season 3, Episode 25: Many, Many Monkeys Original Air Date: 18 March 1989 Season 3, Episode 26: Rendezvous in a Dark Place Original Air Date: 12 March 1989 Season 3, Episode 27: Special Service Original Air Date: 8 April 1989 Season 3, Episode 28: Love Is Blind Original Air Date: 25 March 1989 Season 3, Episode 29: Crazy as a Soup Sandwich Original Air Date: 1 April 1989 Season 3, Episode 30: Father and Son Game Original Air Date: 15 April 1989 |