Twilight Zone: Season 3, Episode 24 To Serve Man
(2 Mar. 1962)
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Twilight Zone: Season 3, Episode 24 To Serve Man
(2 Mar. 1962)
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Lloyd Bochner | ... |
Michael Chambers
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Susan Cummings | ... |
Patty
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Secretary General
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Theodore Marcuse | ... |
Citizen Gregori
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Bartlett Robinson | ... |
Colonel #1
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Carleton Young | ... |
Colonel #2
(as Carlton Young)
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Nelson Olmsted | ... |
Scientist
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Robert Tafur | ... |
Señor Valdes
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Lomax Study | ... |
Leveque
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Japanese Delegate
(as J.H. Fujikawa)
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Michael Chambers recounts recent events on Earth after the arrival of a alien space craft. The aliens, known as Kanamit, seem friendly and assure everyone they have nothing to be afraid of. In fact, they offer to share wonderful technology that will provide limitless energy, cure all disease and convert deserts into lush gardens. For the people of Earth, paradise has arrived. Chambers is an encryption specialist and they try their best to decrypt a book the Kanamit left behind. The book's title seems benign - but it's not what they think it is. Written by garykmcd
This was at one time my favorite "Twilight Zone" episode. It still stands up pretty well. The idea of a group of overlords, deciding what is best for us, is a standard bearer of science fiction. These tall big headed guys come to earth to save us from ourselves, to put an end to war and violence. They've got the goods to back up what they do, so there is little resistance. As a matter of fact, they even give the earthlings a chance to visit their planet. The fact that they have a foothold and are completely dominant makes one suspicious of their motives. The story is well told, but we know Rod Serling is up to something. The weakness in the episode is that there is a near linguistic impossibility, dealing with the translation of the book at the end. If you think for a few minutes, you will see what I am talking about.