Rank 'em! #4: Cream Soda!  This one reminds me of our family visits to my grandmother's house.  Whenever we went, we had a choice of two beverages: cream soda or gingerale.  Not sure why I leaned towards cream soda because, in retrospect, it's one of the least remarkable of sweeted sodas.  I guess the name…

Season 3, Episode 13, "Once Upon a Time" This episode was first broadcast December 15, 1961. The 1890's street scenes were shot on MGM's "Western Street", last glimpsed in "A Stop at Willoughby". In the original script, the 1890's scenes had dialogue and were shot like the contemporary scenes. After watching the first cut, however,…

Creme Brulee Spam Sandwich? BEST: Homemade horchata ice cream WORST:  Udon pizza  

Season 3, Episode 9, "Deaths-Head Revisited" This episode first aired November 10, 1961. Rod Serling was inspired to write this episode by the trial of nazi Adolf Eichmann. The episode title is a play on Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited. The exteriors were shot on MGM's Lot 3, the set that was once a Western…

Getting his teeth brushed. Hard chew... Enjoying his head massage... Cookie Time! Quail foot.  Scratch! Frog legs.  They sound yummy! Out and About with Sharky...

Season 3, Episode 5, "A Game of Pool" This episode was first broadcast October 13, 1961. This episode was originally titled "The Pool Player". It was shot entirely on Stage 5 at the MGM Studios. The ending of the script was rewritten, much to writer George Clayton Johnson's chagrin. According to Johnson, he was away…

Participated in my first (of two) fantasy football drafts last night.  Judging by the A.I. analysis, it could be a long season for the Snow Monkeys - Meanwhile, these results were not all that surprising... Time for Crime Binge drinking games! Korean crime show drinking game: Take a shot whenever a bad guy attempts to…

Season 3, Episode 1, "Two" This episode first aired February 15, 1961. The episode was shot on the long-neglected Hal Roach Studios in Culver City that were previously used for production on the 1930's The LIttle Rascals series. Writer-director Montgomery Pittman wanted to cast his step daughter, Sherry Jackson, as the woman, but network executives…

Original The Crow director reacts to the remake that opened this past weekend...

Jambalaya-stuffed Cornish Game Hen? BEST: Nashville Hot Ice Cream and Fried Chicken Sandwich WORST: Salmiakki Ice Cream And you?

Mama's boy... Out and About: Nut Butter. Every day, Sharky and I share a shot of Kerfir.  But I get the first sip! We're out to lunch! Mango snack!

I am constantly tweaking and re-tweaking this list but, as of this moment, here is my Season 2 Top 10 Ranking - 10) The Night of the Meek Yes, the quality of the episode suffered because of the fact that it was shot on video and Serling was quite vocal about his disappointment in how…

Season 2, Episode 25, "The Silence" This episode was initially telecast April 28, 1961. One of only four Twilight Zone episodes that possess no supernatural, science fiction, or fantasy elements. The entire episode was filmed on Stage 3 at Hal Roach Studios. This episode was inspired by Anton Chekov's short story, "The Bet", about a…

Thanks for the fifth draft of your presidential assassination script. I am writing to you from beautiful Portugal where we are overseeing production of our latest film, Magellan: The True Life Story of Ferdinand Magellan. In the next three months, we will be shooting in every location Magellan visited over the course of his travels,…

Season 2, Episode 21, "The Prime Mover" This episode was first broadcast March 24, 1961. George Clayton Johnson was instrumental in the creation of this episode but received no official credit. According to Johnson: “It was the original script by me, which Beaumont rewrites based upon a discussion between the two of us, takes the…