"The Changing of the Guard" appears to be Rod Serling's version of "Goodbye Mr. Chips," the award-winning 1939 movie. Both the movie and the show center around an elderly teacher at a private school who wonders if he has made any impact on the world or his students. Of course, the movie had much more time to develop Chips, while CotG only gives us a brief glimpse of Fowler. Also, the movie has a warm feel to it, while CotG is much darker as Fowler contemplates suicide. But in the end both Chips and Fowler come to realize that yes, indeed, they had a positive impact on their students, many of whom died in combat over the years.
Review of The Changing of the Guard
