For some reason, both episodes of Twilight Zone featuring Russell Johnson (the Professor on Gilligans Island) are plots about time. The other episode is sort of an HG Wells as the Professor builds a Time Machine.
This time, an Intellectual Discussion about history takes Johnson back to the 1860's night at Ford's Theater when President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. This plot is very much like another script of Serling;s done on the Desilu Playhouse - "The Time Element". The difference is that this time Johnson goes around trying to prevent Lincoln being shot. In the other one, William Bendix is trying to warn people about Dec 7th, 1941.
Both have the same results, you just can not change major events in history. The difference is that in this episode, it appears that while the shooting can not be changed, a minor character does get their life changed. Not a great episode, but plenty good.
This time, an Intellectual Discussion about history takes Johnson back to the 1860's night at Ford's Theater when President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. This plot is very much like another script of Serling;s done on the Desilu Playhouse - "The Time Element". The difference is that this time Johnson goes around trying to prevent Lincoln being shot. In the other one, William Bendix is trying to warn people about Dec 7th, 1941.
Both have the same results, you just can not change major events in history. The difference is that in this episode, it appears that while the shooting can not be changed, a minor character does get their life changed. Not a great episode, but plenty good.