It's Still a Good Life
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| "It's Still a Good Life" | |||||||
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| The Twilight Zone (2nd revival) episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 31 |
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| Written by | Ira Steven Behr Based on characters created by Jerome Bixby |
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| Directed by | Allan Kroeker | ||||||
| Original airdate | February 19, 2003 | ||||||
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"It's Still a Good Life" is the thirty-first episode of the science fiction television series 2002 revival of The Twilight Zone. The episode aired February 19, 2003 on UPN. It is a sequel to the original series episode "It's a Good Life".[1] Bill Mumy and Cloris Leachman reprise their roles from the original episode.[2] Anthony Fremont's daughter, Audrey, is played by actor Bill Mumy's real life daughter Liliana Mumy.[2][3] It was written by Ira Steven Behr (based on characters created by Jerome Bixby), and directed by Allan Kroeker.[4]
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[edit] Opening narration
| “ | Forty years ago, Rod Serling introduced us to a monster, a monster so powerful he was able to make the world disappear just by using his mind. For the residents of Peaksville, Ohio, the nightmare had begun. The monster knew their every thought, could feel their every emotion; and when they made him angry, which was often, he would banish them into a cornfield from which there was no return. And the most frightening thing about this monster was that he was only six years old. Now it's forty years later, and the people of Peaksville are still in Hell. Oh, yes, there's one other thing: The monster now has a child of his own, and though she possesses none of her father's powers, he still loves her very, very much. | ” |
[edit] Plot
Anthony Fremont has been terrorizing the residents of the small town of Peaksville for forty years in this sequel to the 1961 episode.
Anthony is still using his telepathic powers to banish those he deems "bad", including his wife, to a mythical "cornfield." His mother, Agnes, is horrified to discover that Anthony's young daughter, Audrey, has inherited those powers. This discovery is soon followed by one even more shocking: Audrey can bring back things that her father has banished to the cornfield.
With this realization Agnes tries to influence her granddaughter to use her powers in order to free Peaksville from Anthony's tyrannical reign, rather than prolong his evil legacy. When Anthony learns of his mother's plans he seeks out each co-conspirator one by one, sending them to the cornfield. Agnes finally confronts her son, letting go of all of the emotions that she has suppressed for forty years, and tries to convince Audrey to use her powers against her own father. Audrey is forced to choose between her grandmother (as well as all of her friends in Peaksville) and her father, whom she loves very much.
Caught between these two sides, Audrey ultimately aligns herself with her father and empties the town of Peaksville. Anthony and Audrey are left alone, but after a short time Anthony realizes that he misses having everyone else around. Audrey then brings the entire world back, not just Peaksville but everything beyond it. Audrey asks about visiting New York City, and her father replies that it's a big city with lots of people. Audrey says that they had all better be nice to her and her dad.
The episode ends with Anthony realizing that his daughter is far more powerful than he is, and he seemingly accepts that it is a "real good thing" she has done by returning the world outside of Peaksville.
[edit] Closing narration
| “ | No lesson to be learned here. No morals to be taught. Just an update from Peaksville, Ohio, where Anthony and Audrey Freemont want you to think happy thoughts, and you better do as you're told. Otherwise, you might wind up in that cornfield known as The Twilight Zone. | ” |
[edit] Cast
- Anthony Freemont — Bill Mumy
- Agnes Freemont — Cloris Leachman
- Audrey Freemont — Liliana Mumy
- Lorna — Chilton Crane
- Joe — Robert Moloney
- Cynthia — Kerry Sandomirsky
- Timmy — Samuel Patrick Chu
- George — Paul McGillion
- Timmy's mother — Kirsten Kilburn[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Bill Mumy - Biography". Billmumy.com. http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ a b "The Twilight Zone | Episode Detail". Zap2it.com. http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSC.do?t=The+Twilight+Zone&sId=EP523833&method=getEpisodeDetailForShow&pId=EP5238330015. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ "The Twilight Zone Special Remake Episodes". Sci Fi Weekly. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue304/screen3.html. Retrieved 2007-06-22. "Played by Mumy's real life daughter, Liliana Mumy"
- ^ "Executive producer Ira Steven Behr dares to update The Twilight Zone". Sci Fi Weekly. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw9447.html. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Cast and Crew". Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/the-twilight-zone/show/its-still-a-good-life/episode/10598/castcrew. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
