
Anthology tv series seem to be a hard sell. And even harder to maintain. Twilight Zone lasted for 5 years with over 150 episodes, but eventually it gave way. The Night Gallery came along with an intriguing spin on it. Rod Serling hosted the show from within an art gallery. He would stand near a painting as he explained the story and (if memory serves) the painting itself would seemingly come to life as the camera zoomed in on it and the show started.
The second season of Night Gallery is coming to DVD soon. November 18th, matter of fact. There is a slight problem because two episodes are at least partially missing and will not be included in the collection. But we have the majority of the episodes coming. And that is good news.
Over the years there have been a number of attempts at anthology series. Seems like every 3 or 4 years someone starts a new Twilight Zone series which falters after a season or two. Outer Limits has had a number of incarnations as well. Tales From the Darkside. Hitchhiker. Friday the 13th. Tales from the Crypt. Masters of Horror was the most recent and fairly successful of these. It chose a different appeal by going after well known directors and getting them to do a story. With mixed success, it left after 2 seasons. It kinda sorta morphed into Fear Itself, but even that is up in the air. 8 episodes were aired and 5 remain to be aired. Who knows what will happen with the show.
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