Season 1, Episode 1
Where Is Everybody?
(October 2, 1959 – Robert Stevens)
Where Is Everybody?
(October 2, 1959 – Robert Stevens)
"Now I've had it. I'd like to wake up. I'd like to wake up now. If I can't wake up, at least I'd like to find somebody to talk to."
SYNOPSIS: A man (Earl Holimann) finds himself in a deserted town trying to find someone while unable to remember his name or even how he got there.
QUICK THOUGHTS: Although Holimann was a bit spotty in his delivery, he does succeed in transmitting the growing desperation and anxiety of his character. There is an effective sense of isolation and an eerie atmosphere as we see him wandering around, monologuing, and trying to find someone, anyone.
From a technical standpoint, the direction was very good as it alternated between wide shots and closeups to alternate between that isolation and the desperation of being enclosed in a phone booth or a small box. The climatic thing with the mirror was also very well executed; it made me jump. And also, Bernard Herrmann score! *chef kiss*
THE TWIST:
WARNING: spoilers below
I liked the final twist, even if it felt a bit expository as the scientists explain things. Still, released in 1959, 2 years before Yuri Gagarin went to space and 10 years before the moon landing, one can only imagine the dread that such ventures would put on humanity. I really liked that emphasis in that, despite whatever technological achievements we might have, human connection still remains the most important thing.
I liked the final twist, even if it felt a bit expository as the scientists explain things. Still, released in 1959, 2 years before Yuri Gagarin went to space and 10 years before the moon landing, one can only imagine the dread that such ventures would put on humanity. I really liked that emphasis in that, despite whatever technological achievements we might have, human connection still remains the most important thing.
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Last edited by Thief; 08-01-23 at 12:50 AM.