Dreams for Sale: Twilight Zone '85

Crazy as a Soup Sandwich stars Tony Franciosa as a crime boss who seeks aid from the genuine underworld. Adapted by Harlan Ellison from his short story. Special Service stars David Naughton as a man who discovers that his life is the subject of a popular television show. Father & Son Game features a man seeking eternal life but must contend with the dilemma of when life ends: the mind or the heart...

Many, Many Monkeys concerns a nurse investigating an outbreak of blindness and the horrifying cause. Love is Blind is a tale of second chances when a jealous husband stops in the wrong bar to drown his sorrows. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

Cat and Mouse is a tale of a mousey spinster whose new cat might be the man of her dreams. Rendezvous in a Dark Place stars legend Janet Leigh as a death obsessed woman who finds herself face to face with Death itself. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

The Mind of Simon Foster features Bruce Weitz as a man with nothing to offer the world except his memories. Luckily for him, memories are a hot commodity. The Wall is a tale of a test pilot who breaches a portal and finds himself in a utopian world. Or is it? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

A Game of Pool is a remake of a classic Twilight Zone by George Clayton Johnson and stars Esai Morales as a hustler whose wish to play the best opponent comes true. Room 2426 stars Dean Stockwell as a scientist who finds himself in an unusual prison that can only be escaped by a bizarre method. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3...

Street of Shadows stars Charles Haid as a desperate husband and how one wrong move can turn your life upside down. Something in the Walls is a riff on The Yellow Wallpaper and concerns an asylum patient who can see movement behind the walls. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

The Cold Equations is a story of a stowaway with big aspirations who must face the hard, unyielding facts of deep space travel. Stranger in Possum Meadows tells the tale of an intergalactic collector who befriends a lonely boy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

The Trunk stars Bud Cort as a pushover hotel manager who discovers an abandoned trunk that holds within a whole new life. Appointment on Route 17 is a tale of transplantation and rekindled romance featuring Paul LeMat Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

20/20 Vision stars Michael Moriarty as a bank manager given a new perspective of his clients and coworkers thanks to an unusual pair of spectacles. There Was An Old Woman stars Colleen Dewhurst as an aging children's author who finds a previously untapped audience. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

The Trance stars Peter Scolari as a spiritual con man whose specious connection to the Astral plane becomes all too real. Acts of Terror features Melanie Mayron as an abused wife seeking escape with some supernatural assistance. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

In the Hellgrammite Method, A desperate alcoholic utilizes a horrifying method in order to get clean. Our Selena is Dying, a remake of an earlier Rod Serling penned Twilight Zone episode. The Call features William Sanderson as a lonely bachelor who connects over the phone with a potential love unfortunately she's an exhibit at the local art museum. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.s...

We continue the slog of the third season with two episodes about memories and dreams: In "Dream Me a Life" (written by J. Michael Straczynski), Eddie Albert dreams about a catatonic widow. Meanwhile in "Memories" (written by Bob Underwood), a specialist in past life regression enters an alternate reality where everyone remembers their previous incarnations. Become a supporter of this podcast: http...

It's time for a Paul Lynch double feature with The Hunters and The Crossing, two episode from October 1988. They're two fairly typical Twilight Zone episodes with visions from the past menacing or haunting the present. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

Welcome to the Twilight Zone, J. Michael Straczynski! The new head writer starts off the third season with an episode directed by René Bonnière, The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon, in which Harry Morgan keeps the universe running. After that we discuss Extra Innings in which Marc Singer becomes an all-star baseball player. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dre...

Roberts Blossom returns to The Twilight Zone in Song of the Younger World in which a boy in love... turns into a wolf? The second half of the episode is The Girl I Married which is yet another "what could have been" story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

Season 2 of The Twilight Zone starts to wind down with an episode that was supposed to be longer but cut down to meet the new time restrictions, Time and Teresa Golowitz, and another that feels overly long in its half hour slot, Voices in the Earth. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

The Twilight Zone '85 is in trouble. CBS is breaking up episodes into half-hours rather than hour-long shows. Here we have a couple of fair-to-middling episodes along with a strong shorter segment. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

We're plowing through Season 3 where shows were halved in order to meet 100 episodes to get the show syndicated. On this episode of Dreams for Sale we're discussing The Road Less Traveled (TZ85 S03 E07) along with The Card, and The Junction (TZ85 S03E08). The new time format lopped about 20 minutes out of The Road Less Traveled which is the story of a Vietnam draft dodger who meets a version of hi...

Ont the latest episode of Dreams for Sale we discuss Thomas J. Wright's The Toys of Caliban about a mentally-challenged man with special powers. We also talk about The Convict's Piano, a solid story from James Crocker about a prisoner with a very special piano. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

On this episode of Dreams for Sale: The Twilight Zone '85 Podcast we look at The After Hours -- a remake of a classic TZ episode, Lost & Found -- yet another "my possessions are missing" episode, and The World Next Door in which George Wendt trades places with a version of himself from an alternate dimension. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twil...

We continue looking at the seconds season of the mid-'80s Twilight Zone reboot with The Storyteller and Nightsong -- two rather maudlin tales. The first delves into the power of stories while the second tells the tale of a DJ who hasn't let go of her former flame. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

We continue discussing the second season of The Twilight Zone 1985 with a discussion of "What Are Friends For?" - the first episode credited to J. Michael Straczynski - and Aqua Vita, a tale that really just misses the mark. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

Dreams for Sale: The Twilight Zone 1985 podcast is back and delving into the second season of the show which started off okay enough with The Once and Future King in which an Elvis impersonator goes back in time and meets The King himself (teleplay by George R. R. Martin). We also discuss A Saucer of Loneliness in which Shelley Duvall receives a message from outer space (based on a short story by...

On this episode, Chris, Father Malone, and Mike discuss a pair of segments that wrap up the first season of the show. A Day in Beaumont -- a rather puzzling alien invasion tale -- and The Last Defender of Camelot which updates the story by way of George R. R. Martin. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .

Father Malone, Chris Stachiw, and Mike White discuss the 23rd episode of The Twilight Zone (1985) which consisted of "Shadow Play" (a remake of a classic episode) and "Grace Note" (a rather aimless tearjerker). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dreams-for-sale-twilight-zone-85--3126776/support .