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<v Speaker 1>Day seventeen of the Twilight Zone podcast at Ven Callender

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<v Speaker 1>and our friend Joe Brown says, what is the best

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<v Speaker 1>Twilight Zone episodes penned by the following writers? So let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's do this like for like Zach okay, but we'll

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<v Speaker 1>start maybe at the bottom of the list, if that's

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<v Speaker 1>cool with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I will say, you know, this is a

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<v Speaker 2>really hard question, thanks Joe. But y'all have to sittle

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<v Speaker 2>for probably favorite as opposed to best, because that's really

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<v Speaker 2>what it comes down to in something like this, right Tom,

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<v Speaker 2>at least for me, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh huh, yeah, for sure. So let's start with George

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Johnson. Then my pick was Nothing in the Dark. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, for the longest time I thought George Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson wrote long Live Walter Jameson. I was like, oh, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean con let in easy answer for me. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't write that one. That was Charles Wilmont. So

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<v Speaker 2>that had to chase my answer to a game of pool.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, good pick, good pick. El Hamner Junior, I've chosen

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<v Speaker 1>the hunt. You've chosen black leather jackets, haven't there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not I have chosen stopover in a quiet town.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's when you haven't even seen yet. Ah okay,

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<v Speaker 2>and I enjoyed that one quite a bit. I saw

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<v Speaker 2>that one randomly again on the Sci Fi channel as

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<v Speaker 2>we watch here in America. Just came up and I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, that's a good one from season five, so

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<v Speaker 2>stay tuned to that one. So I'm glad our answers

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<v Speaker 2>have been different so far. I suspect they might be

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<v Speaker 2>the same here on out, but maybe not.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see. Okay, well, this one Charles Beaumont I found

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<v Speaker 1>maybe one of the trickier ones, because he could, on

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<v Speaker 1>one hand, just be like very mind bending, like shadow

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<v Speaker 1>play or something where it's like there's no meaning to

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<v Speaker 1>any of this, it's just like, you know, this great

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<v Speaker 1>crazy story. But then he also does something like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>number twelve looks just like you, which has really something

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<v Speaker 1>to say. So which one are you going to choose?

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<v Speaker 1>So I think, because we're talking writers, I went with

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<v Speaker 1>number twelve looks just like you because I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>there's some good stuff in there what they're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's some really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Stuff, good good So I went with the howling mad cool.

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<v Speaker 2>She is a classic I'm going for the classic choices here, y'all,

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<v Speaker 2>so stay tuned for the next two as well. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's such a just such a great story,

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<v Speaker 2>and so is number twelve. Looks to strike you. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>glad that we are having different answers here. It would

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<v Speaker 2>be boring of it all the same. So let's see

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<v Speaker 2>in these last two. I just your approach, though, I

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<v Speaker 2>think we might have different answers, So let's let's see.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Okay, So this one is obviously a biggie. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Richard Matheson, and I chose Nick of Time.

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<v Speaker 2>I chose the other William Shatner episode Night Married twenty

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<v Speaker 2>thousand feet shocking for me, I know, But man, Richard Matheson,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this was this is actually a question on

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<v Speaker 2>one of these other Advent calendars, like who's your favorite

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<v Speaker 2>non Rod Struggling Twild's one writer, And for me, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Richard Matheson is my answer. I mean, you could. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's like a dozen episodes we could have said here

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<v Speaker 2>that would have been good answers, leading to the last question,

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<v Speaker 2>which I mean, there's like one hundred episodes we could pick.

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<v Speaker 2>But curious to hear what you picked here.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom, Okay, so you're thinking of best or favorite? You

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<v Speaker 1>know that you're absolutely right. That's that's the distinction, and

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<v Speaker 1>they can be two completely different things. But I feel

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe on this occasion that the two things come

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<v Speaker 1>together for me. I do think it's one of Rods

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<v Speaker 1>Sailing's best, if not Z and it's it's shape enough

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<v Speaker 1>to be my favorite, I think, mm hmm. And that

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<v Speaker 1>is on Saturday with Leaf for Home.

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<v Speaker 2>I suspected you might pick that one, and that's a

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<v Speaker 2>great and I'm gonna go with the go to favorite,

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<v Speaker 2>A stop at Willoughby?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Which which had you recorded this before you'd seen that episode?

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<v Speaker 2>I think you may have picked that one, am I right?

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<v Speaker 1>I was just gonna say the exact same thing. Yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>For years and years I always said Willoughby. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I just went for one with an even bleaker end.

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<v Speaker 1>And oh, mind you, the book's pretty bleach.

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<v Speaker 2>They are they are, Although what is it? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw these episodes when I was young, right, And

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<v Speaker 2>what does it say about us when we're all relate

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<v Speaker 2>to this burned out middle aged guy when we're young,

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I relate to you gart Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>So now I relate more to the guy who's on

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<v Speaker 1>his own on a planet somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at us, ten different answers to these five categories.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm proud of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely, In many PASSI