pogo wrote:
I googled around to see if there was a Twilight Zone episode based on the original Matheson I Am Legend novel. Couldn't find one.
I should have said that there are a few episodes that remind me of I Am Legend, where people are alone after apocalyptic events:
Time Enough at Last
Two
One More Pallbearer
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I don't mean to get off topic, but I just wanted to say
The Twilight Zone was a social commentary on the past, the present and the future concerning humanity, love, hate, greed, beauty, prejudice and so many other things that never came off in a preachy way, but rather a very fun, thrilling way, with science fiction and sometimes horror. Some episodes were good humored, some were scary, and some were just downright sad. Rod Serling hosted this wonderful, groundbreaking show for a long time. The Twilight Zone was a fun escape from reality with surrealism, showing off stars before they were really famous, such as Robert Redford, Martin Landau, Charles Bronson, and many others. The black and white appearance even helped to express the bleak, sad or otherwise hopeless situations of certain characters in some of the episodes. Once, I seen an episode of The Twilight Zone which has affected me more than any other episode. It's the saddest, most depressing episode of any show I have ever seen. The episode is titled "Number 12 Looks Just Like You". It takes place in the far future where a teenage girl, Marilyn, is encouraged by society to undergo a transformation to look like so many other women, losing all individuality not only in her appearance, but also in thoughts and feelings with a drink called "Instant Smile", effectively turning her into a mindless puppet. Despite Marilyn's attempt to flee, she is captured and transformed into a clone of tons of other women, entirely against her will. In that sense, Marilyn is "raped" by social norms. It is so terribly sad, because she never wanted it to happen to her. I am SO GLAD that I am who I am, and not a clone. It brings to mind "The Stepford Wives", "Disturbing Behavior" and the blonde bimbos on the show "The Oblongs", called "the Debbie's". To quote the movie The Incredibles:
"When EVERYONE is a Super, NO ONE will be."