Every Twilight Zone episode, whether based upon a short story or not, was like watching a short story. At least for me. I think that's why the show's appeal has endured for so long. It was, and is, the boob tube equivalent of Analog or Amazing Stories or Omni (if you don't know what those are, fire up Google), and though Serling, who died far too young at the age of 50, didn't write every episode, his vision brought the stories of Matheson and Hamner and Beaumont into living rooms.

Now, we...