Some fans wish the new version was released in black and white.
The first two episodes of Jordan Peele’s adaptation of The Twilight Zone premiered Monday on CBS All Access, and fans of the original cult classic have widely varying opinions about whether Peele successfully captured the essence of the series. Some said Peele gave the anthology series a much-needed update, while maintaining a dark and unsettling feeling throughout. Others claimed it lacked the allure of the original Twilight Zone.
Though both episodes are available on CBS All Access now, “The Comedian” has generated the most chatter among Twitter users. It opens with a failed joke about gun regulation, which is repeated throughout the episode . Some Twitter users complained about the insertion of political issues into the show. A handful of viewers commented that they see the program as an escape, or do not want to hear one-sided views on gun laws in a thriller series.
The expanded length of each episode has also been a major topic of conversation aboout the rebooted Twilight Zone. Each is nearly an hour long, rather than the original series’s half-hour installments. Some viewers complained those extra 30 minutes caused the series to fall into predictability. Others explained they would have liked to see the new series in black and white, in homage to the original.
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