The Long Morrow
- Episode aired Jan 10, 1964
- TV-PG
- 25m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Before leaving on a decades-long solo mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.Before leaving on a decades-long solo mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.Before leaving on a decades-long solo mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe launched rocket is a Mercury Atlas.
- GoofsDr. Bixler says that Jupiter is volcanic. It is actually a gas giant with no solid surface for a volcano. Even at the time this was filmed, this was known.
- Quotes
[closing narration]
Narrator: Commander Douglas Stansfield, one of the forgotten pioneers of the space age. He's been pushed aside by the flow of progress and the passage of years - and the ferocious travesty of fate. Tonight's tale of the ionosphere and irony, delivered from - the Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Gilmore Girls: The Long Morrow (2006)
Featured review
Wow! This could have been one of the very best
....except for one glaring flaw: the full reveal of the grease-paint AGE MAKE-UP on Robert Lansing at the crucially important scene of this episode.
Otherwise, this is a nearly perfect show. Serling's script is beautifully designed in every respect. Even the technical set-up scene between Lansing and George MacReady is expertly written and dramatically compelling. The 2nd-half scenes with the "modern" team (led by Ed Binns) are also excellent, and through their extensive dialogue, Serling carefully lays the foundation for the tragic climatic scene...as Ed Binns uncovers the details about the 40-year old mission and the whereabouts of Sandra Horn, which leads to his personal meeting with her. Serling was TOTALLY ON HIS GAME when he wrote this one. And to those who fault this show for its "predictable" ending, I'd suggest that they SLOW DOWN, try not to be too "clever", and just enjoy this lovingly crafted tale.
Note that the production practically SCREAMS "LOW BUDGET!"-- and yet--- the simplicity and starkness of the set design, camera work and lighting works brilliantly to highlight the emotional power of the drama. So -- considering that they cut corners in almost every other aspect of this show, why couldn't somebody have INSISTED on a full, Tuttle-style age make-up (with appliances) that would have brought this ultimate "Gift of the Magi" story to a really powerful conclusion, without undermining it with a laughably-obvious make-up job??
Even if director Florey had framed, lit, and photographed the make-up AS IS in a more imaginative, suggestive way, it would have worked MUCH better than those lengthy medium-close shots that are so obvious in their phoniness.
Too bad, since everything about "The Long Morrow"--including the excellent choice of stock music cues---- is first rate. A better make-up job at the crucial dramatic moment would have definitely placed this episode in the upper echelon of TZ greats. Too bad,
LR
Otherwise, this is a nearly perfect show. Serling's script is beautifully designed in every respect. Even the technical set-up scene between Lansing and George MacReady is expertly written and dramatically compelling. The 2nd-half scenes with the "modern" team (led by Ed Binns) are also excellent, and through their extensive dialogue, Serling carefully lays the foundation for the tragic climatic scene...as Ed Binns uncovers the details about the 40-year old mission and the whereabouts of Sandra Horn, which leads to his personal meeting with her. Serling was TOTALLY ON HIS GAME when he wrote this one. And to those who fault this show for its "predictable" ending, I'd suggest that they SLOW DOWN, try not to be too "clever", and just enjoy this lovingly crafted tale.
Note that the production practically SCREAMS "LOW BUDGET!"-- and yet--- the simplicity and starkness of the set design, camera work and lighting works brilliantly to highlight the emotional power of the drama. So -- considering that they cut corners in almost every other aspect of this show, why couldn't somebody have INSISTED on a full, Tuttle-style age make-up (with appliances) that would have brought this ultimate "Gift of the Magi" story to a really powerful conclusion, without undermining it with a laughably-obvious make-up job??
Even if director Florey had framed, lit, and photographed the make-up AS IS in a more imaginative, suggestive way, it would have worked MUCH better than those lengthy medium-close shots that are so obvious in their phoniness.
Too bad, since everything about "The Long Morrow"--including the excellent choice of stock music cues---- is first rate. A better make-up job at the crucial dramatic moment would have definitely placed this episode in the upper echelon of TZ greats. Too bad,
LR
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- lrrap
- Jul 28, 2019
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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