S4YA S311 – Still Valley- Twilight Zone

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Matt Hurt joins the show again to cover the importance of avoiding an on-the-nose book about witchcraft in, “Still Valley”!

Matt is the host of Anthology, a podcast where he watches and reviews The Twilight Zone as a first time viewer. He also hosts The Obsessive Viewer, a general movie/tv discussion show and Tower Junkies, a podcast devoted to Stephen King with a special focus on The Dark Tower series.

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SHOW NOTES – Still Valley

  • Show Info
    • Originally aired: 1961-11-24
    • Starring:
      • Vaughn Taylor (as Teague) ((was in 5 episodes!))
      • Gary Merrill (as Paradine)
    • Directed by: James Sheldon (6 other episodes)
    • Written by: Based on “The Valley Was Still” by Manley Wade Wellman 

You, Me, and IMDB Synopses:

  • You: Confederate soldier stumbles into elegey esque town, finds warlock gets book and doesn’t use it
  • Me: The Confederacy debates on whether to use books to win a war
  • IMDB: In June 1863, Confederate soldiers come across a warlock who can help bring victory to the Southern cause.

Discussion:

  • Initial thoughts
    • Just ok not that interesting
    • Not sure what it was trying to say
  • Stray Observations
    • Making Confederates actual bad guys… but not
    • Fascination with Civil War
    • Book named Witchcraft… does that count as show don’t tell?
    • Squanders too much time showing still valley
  • What do you rate the episode?
    • Matt: 5.5/10 Warlocks
    • Me: 5.5/10

Choose your Own Endventure

  • Matt – Slaughtered because they use the book. Arrogance
  • Brandon – Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies

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