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Dan and guest attempt to go in depth and analyze each episode of the classic televison show The Twilight Zone

Dan Gentz


    • Nov 4, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 180 EPISODES

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    Episode 170: Frisby and the Election of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 32:04


    It's time to jump back into the third season of The Twilight Zone original series and compare the good 'ol big mouth Frisby to another blow hard we all know way too well.   Welcome back to the the Fifth Dimension- We've missed you.

    Episode 169: Teacher's aide/ Palladin of the Lost Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 61:22


    After a long Hiatus, Dan is back inside the Fifth Dimension diving deep into the seventh episode of the 1985 Twilight Zone reboot.  The first segment, "Teacher's Aide" stars a Gargoyle possesed Adrienne Barbeau  taking revenge on her unruly students. In "Palladin of the Lost Hour" Harlan Ellison spins a tale that unites an unlikely father and son relationship.  Danny Kaye and Glynn Turman shine in this emotional two hander. 

    Episode 168: Friedkin's NIghtcrawlers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 50:30


    This week we check out "The Fall of the House of Usher" and Mike Flannigan's multiple Netflix series. Stick around for a deep dive into William Friedkin's segment of the 1980's Twilight Zone, "Nightcrawlers".  Thank you for listening! Merch!

    Episode 167: Shatterday / A little Peace and quiet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 33:44


    It's the Twilight Zone...80's STYLE! The bullet hit the bone and we've stepped in the zone. Take a deep dive into the filmmaker's and cinematographer's creativity behind the first episode of the Iconic 80's reboot. As promised in the show- a new T-shirt design here. Merch

    Episode 166: The Odyssey of Flight 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 67:48


    Dan is BACK! Just call him Mase. After a long hiatus  it's time to jump back into season 2 of The Twilight Zone Original Series, "The Odyssey of Flight 33". Could this be the answer to what unknown aircraft have  been flying around our earthly skies?   

    Episode 165: The Bewitchin' Pool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 75:03


    The LAST. EPISODE. EVER. of the Twilight ZOne Original Series is discussed.   Thank you to everyone that's been with me in the Fifth DImension on this journey. It hasn't always been fun, but there's always been something to talk about with someone great like you to listen. Thank you.

    Episode 164: The Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 61:09


    This week dan explores "The Fear" from director Ted Post and Writer Rod Serling.  Stick around for The DZA's Best rap song yet.  " Local News"  beat by Pendo46 on youtube https://youtu.be/mX632LcK1Fo   Thank you for listening!  please support the show:  IIYW Merch

    Episode 163: Come Wander with Me

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 66:24


    Floyd Burney on the Track.     Thank you to Prod. NIcBallin for his track "KING" Please check out and support the artist. KING:   https://youtu.be/8r5UJB549ro

    Episode 162: The Brain Center at Whipple

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 71:54


    We have the raps! but you'll have to make it to the end of the show.

    Episode 161: Mr. Garrity and the Graves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 68:25


    This week dan digs himself out of the darkest depths of his own making to to talk about the horror comedy from Rod Serling and The Twilight ZOne.  John Dehner Stars.  Outtakes at the end are longer than usual. Do enjoy.

    Episode 160: The Encounter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 84:44


    Inside this edition of The Imagine If You Will Podcast: Dan Wants to be, wants to be, wants to be like Miiiike.

    Episode 159: A Stopover in a Quiet Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 47:21


    This week Dan isn't sure that he watched an episode of the "Twilight Zone" or "The Scary Door". Our host dives back into "Wu-Tang: an American Saga" as the third season of the HULU original comes to a close. Barry Nelson and Nancy Malone wake up in a drunken stupor, completely unaware of where they are or how they got there.  The two search for answers all the while unable to ignore the feeling of being watched. save on nordVPN and help support the show: nordVPN 40% off!   https://go.nordvpn.net/SH4we Please consider dontaing to the show: https://www.paypal.me/ImagineIfYouWill

    Episode 158: The Jeopardy Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 56:28


    Inside THIS edition of the smolderingly sexy and silly Twilight Zone Podcast: Dan talks about going to see Avatar: The Way of Water, Chris Rock's New Netflix Special, Quentin Tarantino's recent book " Cinema Speculation" and the 29th episode from the 5th season of the Twilight ZOne Original Series " The Jeopardy Room".   Please consider supporting the show with a donation or by purchasing a subscription to nordVPN, through this link: save on nordVPN and help support the show: nordVPN 40% off!   https://go.nordvpn.net/SH4we Please consider dontaing to the show: https://www.paypal.me/ImagineIfYouWill

    Episode 157: Ceasar and Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 68:50


    This week on the insert superlative adjective podcast: Dan comes back from a long break to talk about birthdays,wealth inequalities, and the 28th episode of the Twilight ZOne Original series' Fifth season "Ceasar and Me". And so much more! Starring Jackie Cooper, Morgan Brittany and directed by Robert Butler. save on nordVPN and help support the show: nordVPN 40% off!   https://go.nordvpn.net/SH4we Please consider dontaing to the show: https://www.paypal.me/ImagineIfYouWill  

    Episode 156: Sounds and Silences

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 42:06


    This week on the filthiest and fugliest twilight zone podcast: This is not the sound of silence.  Dan talks about Oscar noms, the NOPE snub, and Rod Serling's "Sounds and Silences" Support the show and Protect your sensitive information with nordVPN: save on nordVPN: nordVPN 40% off!   https://go.nordvpn.net/SH4we

    Episode 155: I am the Night Color Me Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 63:21


    save on nordVPN: https://go.nordvpn.net/SH4wf This week on the craziest Twilight Zone podcast around: Dan talks about a sickness that has overtaken a small town in the fifth Dimension- a sickness they may be spreading into our world today. VHS Tapes recorded in the 90s with commercials targeted at people in 2023 are discussed. Please consider supporting the show by purchasing a nordVPN subscription.  You'll save money, protect yourself from threats, and support me!  just click here:  https://go.nordvpn.net/SH4wf

    Episode 154: The Masks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 44:53


    This week on the sexiest Twilight ZOne podcast out there...Dan takes off the mask.    and his pants.

    Episode 153: What's in the Box?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 36:07


    Dan's a fly on the wall for this domestic violence story. A dark comedy? Writer Martin M. Goldsmith makes his Twilight Zone teleplay debut. Skillfully directed by Richard Bare.

    Episode 152: Queen of the NIle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 48:21


    Inside this edition of the most controversial twilight zone podcast out there:   Dan goes back to the Bridge at Owl Creek and dives into "Queen of the Nile" with Anne Bythe and Lee Philips.

    Episode 151: An Occurrence at Owl Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 45:51


    On this episode of The IIYW podcast : A short film made autonomously of Cayuga productions and winner of the 1962 Cannes Film Festival is purchased and aired as a Twilight Zone episode.  Dan dives in and pulls the curtain back again to try and explain his antics on the show.   We're not buying it.

    Episode 150: Spur of the Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 56:45


    Inside this Edition: Dan's riding solo like Derulo inside the Fifth Dimension. He discusses the episode at hand and spills the beans about the FIRST time someone's father pulled a gun on him.   Director Elliot Silverstein returns to deliver a solid offering from Author Richard Matheson about Anne Henderson- a woman forever condemned to haunt herself.

    Episode 149: From Agnes with Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 46:44


    On this episode of Imagine If You Will, Dan explores the comedic offering from writer Bernard Schoenfeld with Dick Donner back in the Director's chair.  There's no flying gremlin- just a sentient supercomputer with a fickle and obsessive heart.   sidebar- Agnes managed to jump through the portal of her bubble universe,inside the Fifth Dimension. She left her mark on the audio file as random intermittent RF interference. The Caretaker apologized for not catching her sooner. He promises that it won't happen again.  Famous last words.

    Episode 148: NIght Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 51:49


    Dan is back inside the Fifth Dimension to talk about the terror filled episode "Night Call" from the Twilight Zone Original Series.  Richard Matheson finally got his director of choice, horror master Jacques Tournuer, to direct one of his teleplays. Something the studio had long opposed. Find out why INSIDE! ;-) 

    Episode 147: Black Leather Jackets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 99:26


    Back from hiatus with a special guest- Jump in to the fifth Dimension and listen as Dan and Jsarge laugh at this "Outer Limits" style  offering from The Twilight Zone Original Series. The guys are curious why new tv  looks muddy in the darker scenes and pine for the days of visual high fidelity. When VHS was king.

    Episode 146: Number 12 Looks Just Like You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 51:40


    Dan talks about the companion piece to "Eye of the Beholder" from The Twilight Zone Original Series, "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You. A special guest drops in to say hi.

    Episode 145: The Self Improvement of Salvadore Ross

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 56:09


    This week Dan talks about his recent uptick in sleepwalking activity, elderly cats, and "The Self Improvement of Salvadore Ross"- The sixteenth episode from the fifth season of The Twilight Zone Original Series. The Caretaker ran into some technical issues this week.  As a result the audio quality suffers. Next week we'll be back in business.

    Episode 144: The Long Morrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 41:06


    Dan strips down to the shortest short shorts he can find and goes a little off the rails on this one. Have fun, Keep your arms and legs inside the suspended animation box, and watchout for smooth talkers.   Thank you for listening!

    Episode 143: You Drive.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 51:47


    Who knew that self-driving cars would prove to have the conscience?!  And here We all thought the sentient Ai would destroy humanity. Dan dives into Season 5 Episode 13 from Writer Earl Hamner jr 's "You Drive." There may or may not be an excessive amount of talk about vintage audio equipment on this one!

    Episode 143: Ring-a-Ding Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 62:45


    This week Dan takes a decidedly different look at an episode of The Twilight Zone Original Series. " Ring-a-Ding Girl"  has been overlooked as it blends into the all too often bland world of 1960's television. Maggie McNamara and Mary Munday star in this Mystical  and enigmatic tale from the master of down home nostalgia- Earl Hamner jr. an old..."friend" returns to the show.

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    Episode 141: Ninety Years Without Slumbering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 73:34


    It's a solo show this week as Dan welcomes Ed Wynn back into the Fifth Dimension. Bonus: hear stories of some recent domestic drama , record hunting, and a garbage picked stereo console from 1965!

    Episode 140: A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 46:16


    Dan comtemplates closing the show and talks about The Twilight ZOne Original Series episode "A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain."

    Episode 139: The 7th is Made up of Phantoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 49:45


    It's a time traveling tank! This week on the "Imagine if you will..." podcast Dan jumps back in time to the last Custard stand to sell chocolate...or something like that.  Our host is back to his old listener alienating ways as he gives his opinions on a few current affairs. 

    Episode 138: Pulp Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 37:41


    Dan's son Cooper is back inside the Fifth Dimension this week to talk about Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp FIction".  

    Episode 137: Probe 7, Over and Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 53:35


    Dan dives into the archives this week and dusts off some terrible freestyle raps.  The New Limited series "The Offer" is discussed while the Fifth Season Episode "Probe 7, Over and Out" is criticized. Have a great week and Thank you for listening!

    Episode 136: Uncle SImon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 26:39


    This week Dan opens up. A lot.

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    Episode 135: The Old Man in the Cave

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 41:47


    It's a brisk walk through the Fifth Dimension this week.  Dan explores "The Old Man in the Cave". Now he will forever bare the scars.

    Episode 134: Talky Tina

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 57:16


    Intruder alert! intruder alert! Dan tells a story about a home invasion -lite. Telly Savalas guest stars this week as an overbearing stepfather that throws his weight around for the last time.  Lots of stories this week. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 133: Night of the Jockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 22:34


    It's a very short stop on the intergalactic portal jumper inside the Fifth Dimension this week. Dan had a little difficulty getting back on the horse. (An inside joke that you'll only get if you listen to this podcast-but it's totally not worth it). 

    Episode 132: A kind of stopwatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 51:46


    It's a solo show this week!  "Community" favorite Leonard stars as MCNULTY. A bothersome little man with a fantastic watch.  I talk about Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock and dive deep into this somewhat cliche` episode Starring Richard Erdman.  there was a slight technical issue that starts at about 6 minutes in and ends around 16 minutes after that ( 21 minute mark)

    Episode 131: Nightmare at 20,000 feet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 72:19


    This episode from Richard Matheson and the late Dick Donner, may be the Crown Jewel of The Twilight Zone's fifth season! Dan brings an old friend on to help carry the load...   as expected, the guys barely mention the episode. Enjoy some stories from times passed!

    Episode 130: STEEL

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 30:12


    Dan is back after a week off to talk about the new Batman Film from Matt Reaves and The second episode from the fifth season of The Twilight Zone Original Series, " STEEL".  Thank you for listening!

    Episode 129: In Praise of Pip

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 50:27


    LOOK- OUT- 'CAUSE -KLUGMAN -IS- BACK!

    Episode 128: The Bard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 60:01


    Billy Shakespere wrote a whole bunch of sonnets.

    Episode 127: Passage on the Lady Anne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 42:51


    This week Dan takes a transatlantic journey on The Magical Cruise Liner, the Lady Anne.  

    Episode 126: On Thursday We Leave for Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 61:02


    It's another solo episode this week as Dan takes a walk on a colony billions of miles from Earth.  Captain Benteen and his followers have been struggling on this desolate planet for thirty years with little hope of rescue.  Will they make it home, and do they even want to leave? Thank you for listening! Please consider donating to the show. Your contributions are appreciated more than I could ever say with words: https://www.paypal.me/ImagineIfYouWill ETH: 0x2829CaFbd7C35cfBdd05e4A79Bc5077652c85492 BTC: 1CoTP6Kb4U4zRp357fVjVPWR464da5WkuU LTC: LZFFErdpyHCcsUGpd8Md9SLWZ5yWMGEVSP DOGE: DDhmXwziYRLVM4kUdd2VtBAJaYornUebKF

    Episode 125: The Incredible World of Horace Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 65:27


    Travel with your guide through the Fifth Dimension to the open market streets of the 1930's. The kids played hard and the nights were long.  "Horace Ford" Stars Nan Martin and Pat Hingle. It's a terrific hour long twilight Zone episode with tremendous acting and superb cinematography.  Thank you for listening! Please consider donating to the show today. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. https://www.paypal.me/ImagineIfYouWill ETH: 0x2829CaFbd7C35cfBdd05e4A79Bc5077652c85492 BTC: 1CoTP6Kb4U4zRp357fVjVPWR464da5WkuU LTC: LZFFErdpyHCcsUGpd8Md9SLWZ5yWMGEVSP DOGE: DDhmXwziYRLVM4kUdd2VtBAJaYornUebKF

    Episode 124: Of Late I think of Cliffordville

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 35:48


    It's a short episode this week, but it's a fun one. Julie Newmar, Al Salmi, John Anderson, and Wright King star in this classic switcheroo. Dan talks about the market crash and tries to keep it light. Thank you for listening!

    Episode 123: The New Exhibit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 43:00


    This week Dan jumps into "The New Exhibit" from the Twilight Zone Original Series.  Martin Balsam gives an excellent performance in what may be an overlooked horror gem from the fourth season of Rod Serling's Classic series.   Briefly discusses the new Super Dave documentary, Station 11, and Bob Saget. Thank you for listening! Please consider donating to the show: https://www.paypal.me/ImagineIfYouWill ETH: 0x2829CaFbd7C35cfBdd05e4A79Bc5077652c85492 BTC: 1CoTP6Kb4U4zRp357fVjVPWR464da5WkuU LTC: LZFFErdpyHCcsUGpd8Md9SLWZ5yWMGEVSP DOGE: DDhmXwziYRLVM4kUdd2VtBAJaYornUebKF

    Episode 122: I Dream of Genie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 47:09


    This week Dan dives into an hour long comedic offering from The Twilight Zone Original Series.  Howard Morris and Fifth Dimension alum Patricia Barry star in this take on the tale of Aladdin's Lamp.   Thanks for stopping into the Fifth Dimension.

    Episode 121: The Parallel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 41:40


    This week on IIYW Dan blasts off to a parallel world.  A short episode this week-but a lot is covered. Th e new Matrix, the new Always Sunny Pod and season), and OlIvia Coleman Jokes! .  What else could you want?!   fair enough.....Thank you for listening. 

    Episode 120: No Time Like the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 102:02


    This week Jsarge returns to discuss the time traveling dud from season 4 of The Twilight Zone Original Series "No Time Like the Past". 

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