The episode tries to go for a humorous tone, but it almost never works. It's pretty obvious how the story will turn out five minutes in, and there aren't many surprises along the way, either. At least now I know that the computer nerd stereotype hasn't evolved at all for the past sixty years.
I watched this episode in isolation because it's "starring the computer". From the impression I remember from having seen some other episodes of the original Twilight Zone, I think this is a particularly weak one.
The beepity-beep of the computer being used as a synth music backdrop to the computer room is a fun idea for around the first 10 seconds, then gets annoying. None of the main characters are likeable, either. They try to outdo each other in stupidity and viciousness – all in a failed attempt to make the episode funny. And the episode might feature the worst closing words by Rod Serling ever – they must rank very high up there, at least (they basically are: before trying to handle computers, better learn about women, first, because they're both equally erratic).
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The episode tries to go for a humorous tone, but it almost never works. It's pretty obvious how the story will turn out five minutes in, and there aren't many surprises along the way, either. At least now I know that the computer nerd stereotype hasn't evolved at all for the past sixty years.
I watched this episode in isolation because it's "starring the computer". From the impression I remember from having seen some other episodes of the original Twilight Zone, I think this is a particularly weak one.
The beepity-beep of the computer being used as a synth music backdrop to the computer room is a fun idea for around the first 10 seconds, then gets annoying. None of the main characters are likeable, either. They try to outdo each other in stupidity and viciousness – all in a failed attempt to make the episode funny. And the episode might feature the worst closing words by Rod Serling ever – they must rank very high up there, at least (they basically are: before trying to handle computers, better learn about women, first, because they're both equally erratic).