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Enter another dimension with Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg’s modern take on the all-time classic. Hosted by Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Jordan Peele, each of these ten Season One episodes of the CBS All Access Original Series is its own mesmerizing, mind-bending journey into another dimension. Featuring contemporary, socially conscious storytelling, this anthology includes standout cast members like Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjiani in his Emmy nominated role, Seth Rogen, Tracy Morgan, Greg Kinnear, Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, DeWanda Wise, Zazie Beetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Cho, and others.
Starring: Jordan Peele, Zazie Beetz, John Cho, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer GoodwinHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Five-disc set (5 BDs)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone fused popular entertainment avenues with biting social commentary to wonderful result, ascribing timely topics to fantastical narrative components. It was in some ways a precursor to Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, both shows of superficial fantastic concept grounded in the realities of the (then) here-and-now. Filmmaker extraordinaire Jordan Peele, along with Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez, has revitalized the show for contemporary audiences, bringing the material a freshness in production and an updating to the societal reflection that dominates the stories. The show is captivatingly good; the episodes are not only written to a polish but acted and constructed with great care and attention to the finesse, nuanced detail necessary to not simply rework a classic program but to give it a refreshed, revitalized new life for contemporary audiences that supports, not supplants, Sterling's classic works.
The Twilight Zone: Season One's digitally sourced 1080p transfer excels with few shortcomings across the season run. The image is stout and bold, sharp and natural across a diverse number of set pieces seen throughout the run, from comedy clubs to space stations, from diners to Twilight Zone TV show sets. No matter the location -- interior or exterior setting -- the picture holds firm to a satisfying sharpness and crispness throughout. The digital picture is smooth but not at the expense of texture, clean but not at the expense of accuracy. Facial details are excellent on both close and medium distant shots, revealing complex components with proficient intimacy and intricacy. Colors are excellent, again through a very broad range of locations and character clothes that enjoy firm foundational definition and exceptional nuanced tonal variances. Skin tones are accurate across a broad range of characters while low light and nighttime black levels border on perfection. Source noise sprinkles in from time to time, as does a little banding here and there, but these issues are never serious. The black and white content on discs four and five looks wonderful, too, maintaining the same core textural excellence while presenting the grayscale with gorgeous variance throughout the range. This is a very strong presentation from CBS/Paramount.
The Twilight Zone: Season One features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Each episode has something that's sonically unique up its sleeve. In "The Comedian," crowd laughter fills the stage with impressive width and depth and clarity while microphone reverb flows about, creating a pleasantly cavernous location, transforming the home theater into a comedy club floor. A Jazzy score accompanies Samir's higher energy and high response gigs, representing some of the best music the series has to offer, right out of the gate. There are some cool sonic bits elsewhere, too, such as in "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" when Justin plugs in his headphones into the mysterious retro-stylish MP3 player, the cabin sounds go silent, and the prerecorded content begins streaming into his ears. It's a great sonic transition. Things hold interesting throughout the season; with the diverse stories and themes and settings and happenings comes a wide array of sound elements that come alive with clarity and stage fluidity that transports the listener into every location. Whether music, action din, or mild environmental support pieces, the track excels side to side, front to back, and through the range, from piercing highs to thumping lows. Dialogue is clear and well prioritized, situated in a natural front-center position.
The Twilight Zone: Season One includes supplements on discs one through four. Note that some supplements are found under the "Special
Features" tab while others appear under individual episode listings. Discs four and five house season episodes in black and white. No DVD or digital
copies are
included with purchase. This release does ship with an embossed slipcover.
Disc One:
Rod Serling's original The Twilight Zone will never be matched, but the 2019 take on the series comes awfully close. It's updated in all the right ways while remaining true to the core content that made the original such a success. Each episode is wonderfully written and perfectly performed, and Jordan Peele is one of only a few men who could ever hope to stand in Rod Serling's place as narrator. The Twilight Zone: Season One is terrific. The Blu-ray video and audio presentation is strong and the supplements are both voluminous and insightful. Very highly recommended.
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