Eve

It's New Year's eve... and you know what that means.

No, not partying, not champagne, not streamers, not Dick Clark. No, in the Baker home, New Year's Eve means only one thing...

Twilight Zone marathon on Sci-Fi channel!

OK, I realize this marks me as an old geezer who just sits home and watches TV when he should be out on the town. But for some reason, I just love the old TZ episodes. Could it have something to do with the fact that, compared with most of today's TV shows, they actually had a PLOT? Granted, many of the plots were pretty much the same, to the point where you can almost guess what's going to happen. But I love 'em anyway, and so does Cathy for that matter.

Here are some of our favorite episodes w/ summaries. Do you remember any of them?

• Kick the Can (on now!) - Old man discovers the secret to staying young
  
• A Stop At Willoughby - Overworked business man dreams of escaping to picturesque old town, finally does
  
• The Masks - Dying millionaire makes his greedy kids wear masks that mimic their personalities
  
• The Eye of the Beholder - Episode is shot from point of view of "ugly" girl having gauze removed from face
  
• Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up? - Stranded bus passengers meet in a diner, try to discover which one among them is an alien
  
• To Serve Man - Alien race comes to earth promising much, but ending has a twist
  
• Five Characters In Search Of An Exit - Five people are stuck in a gray room, trying to figure out where they are and how to get out
  
• Living Doll - Telly Savalas (Kojak) is a father who gives his daughter a hatefull doll named Talking Tina
  
• Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - Classic over-acting by a young William Shatner, who sees a monster on the airplane
• Hocus Pocus and Frisby - Aliens abduct Mr. Frisby, a tall tale teller, thinking he's the smartest man on earth
  
• Time Enough At Last - A hen-pecked bookworm survives a nuclear blast and finds time to read
  
• The Obsolete Man - An Orwellian state in the future declares that a man is "obsolete" and must be destroyed
  
• It's A Good Life - A young boy can do anything by just thinking it,with disastrous results
  
• A Most Unusual Camera - Some folks stumble upon a camera that takes pictures of events that haven't happened yet

Rod Serling, the show's writer, certainly had an active imagination. If you too are a TZ fan, check out this cool website, that groups the episodes according to categories.

Oh well, have a great New Year's Day, and a great 2008!