Rod Serling, Twilight Zone -YOU CAN GO HOME - 'Walking Distance' Episode

Twilight Zone, Walking Distance

Bought that Blue Ray Collection of all the Twilight Zone episodes

and as I  slowly watch them,  savoring one episode at a time,

I'm amazed as each 'new' one  seems to be better than the last.

Just had to note the one I just watched, 'Walking Distance' (season 1, #5)...

It's about Martin Sloan, 36,  (Gig Young) who, while dropping off his car for

a lube at a remote  service station, is told that the next town is within

'walking distance,' and he proceeds to take a walk back in time, to

'Homewood.'  There he finds nothing has changed since his youth  and even

sees himself  25 years his junior, riding on the merry go round.  He

nearly kills his junior, chasing him around the moving carousel, amidst the

bobbing plastic horses and animals .

He goes back to see his parents, who , naturally , are dumfounded and

throwhim out of the same house in which he was raised.

He even goes back to the old malt shop where he gets his favoorite

chocolate soda, still only 10c, to his disbelief.

Before long , on his walk back to get his car,  he stopped again at the malt

shop, where the price for his chocolate soda has risen to  35c.  The original

owner of the shop he learns  has passed and the new, young soda jerk also

barely recalls the old  merry  go round being torn down.

'You can't go back home' they say, but Richard Slone did, if only for a short

time. It  was on one hand a thrilling experience , but confusing and hurtful

to see his time has passed.

The episode of 'Walking Distance' ends with Slone reminding us to enjoy our

quickly fleeting youth,  as it only comes once.

Very Chilling to this nostalgist. Just watching this episode of  'Walking

Distance,' I feel like I almost time travelled , myself, for a

little while - and enjoyed it. I've actually had some real life experiences

goingback to places I haven't been since my youth that have also remained

similar, like my boyhood home, on - not Homewood- but Hillwood.  There's

nothing like the Twilight Zone series;

never was and probably never will be. Glad we have these 50 or so episodes

to enjoy... now available on Blue Ray (This was noot intended to be a

commerical but merely to share the joy I continue to get from watching

each 'new' episode.

Here, you can watch it yourself for just $1.99!

Somethings today ARE better... like being

able to instantaneously watch an old movie or TV program...Ha! Enjoy!

Twighlight Zone, Walking Distance

P.S.   Another side benefit of watching these shows is seeing all the vintage

classic cars we love, circa 1959-1964, and other period pieces. And, then

there's the commentary on the updated discs from some of the many actors

who would later go on to greater  fame.

Twilight Zone Blue Ray