The Twilight Zone 2
1986-09-27 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Drama | 21 episodes4 Seasons
Episode
The Once and Future King (1986)
An Elvis impersonator is transported to the 1950s where he meets the real Elvis who thinks that the impersonator is his long dead brother.
Directed By
- Jim McBride
Writer
- George R. R. Martin
A Saucer of Loneliness (1986)
A quiet waitress sees a glowing UFO, which gives her a message that everyone wants to know. She refuses to reveal exactly what the message is.
Directed By
- John D. Hancock
Writer
- David Gerrold
What Are Friends For? (1986)
"What Are Friends For?" is the first segment of the twenty-sixth episode of the television series The New Twilight Zone.
Directed By
- Gus Trikonis
Writer
- J. Michael Straczynski
Aqua Vita (1986)
This episode is a cruel "fountain of youth" spin-off. A fortyish reporter is at risk of losing her anchor position on a network evening news broadcast to a younger reporter. She hears about a special type of bottled water from a friend of hers. She orders some at a relatively low cost. It works. Yet she finds she must drink it every day in order to retain her youth. When she orders another 5-gallon container. The price jumps up to $200. She talks to the water deliveryman. He refers he to her as "girlie". She remarks "girlie" is an old term and asks for his actual age. He says something along the lines of "I don't think you'd want to know". She is halfway done with the second bottle and is tearing apart her place looking for items to pawn when her husband shows up. They have no kids. She explains what has happened and decides to end her dilemma by balancing their situations.
Directed By
- Paul Tucker
Writer
- Rockne S. O'Bannon
The Storyteller (1986)
In the early 20th century a young woman takes a job as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. One of her students, Mica, secretly takes extra books home to read. When the teacher confronts him, she finds that the boy is reading the books to his ailing grandfather - who claims to be more than a hundred and forty years old!
Directed By
- Paul Lynch
Writer
- Rockne S. O'Bannon
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