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Submitted for your approval, the second season of Night Gallery, Rod Serling's atmospheric anthology series that more often than not was in the Zone. Each week, Serling, acting as "an undernourished Alfred Hitchcock," played the role of host and curator of "a palladium of art treasures that range from the kooky to the uncommon, from the bestial to the bizarre." Comprised of original works and short story adaptations, Night Gallery’s palette had many colors: touched-by-an-angel fantasy (the holiday fable "The Messiah on Mott Street"); the macabre ("Green Fingers"); the darkly comic ("The Late Mr. Peddington"); and the haunting ("The Tune in Dan’s Cafe," which spawned the surprise country hit, "If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry"). Night Gallery has long resided in The Twilight Zone's shadow, but great art demands a second, closer look. At its best, Gallery featured superb writing (Serling's body snatcher gem, "Deliveries in the Rear") and great performances (Orson Welles as the narrator of "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"), but it was also a director's showcase for moods and aesthetics. A series benchmark is the terrifying, "The Caterpillar," starring Laurence Harvey as a man who gets an earful of earwig. In addition to Harvey, Gallery featured a stellar roster of actors who did not ordinarily do television, including Edward G. Robinson ("Mott Street"), Patrick O'Neal and Kim Stanley ("A Fear of Spiders"), and Geraldine Page ("Stop Killing Me" and the classic, "The Sins of the Fathers"). It also featured familiar faces in atypical roles, such as Laugh-In's verrrry interesting Arte Johnson as a womanizing radio disc jockey in "Flip Side of Satan," Pat Boone as a callous father considering a very special school for his delinquent son in "The Academy," and Rudy Vallee as a committed doctor, or at least one who should be, in "Marmalade Wine." Comic vignettes and blackouts between offerings are more miss than hit (in one, Death, riding in a crowded elevator, chivalrously removes his skull in the presence of a female rider), but they are brief and can be easily skipped. Museum goers who like audio tours to enhance their appreciation of the exhibits will appreciate episode commentaries by Jim Benson and Scott Skelton, who literally wrote the book on the series (Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, and Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro. A series retrospective and a featurette spotlighting the artist who created the Gallery paintings featured in each episode make this DVD set one that is suitable for framing. --Donald Liebenson
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The second season of Night Gallery offers 22 more terror-filled tours for those "whose tastes in art run lean towards the bizarre," as host Rod Serling described its viewership; a wealth of extras spread across the set also makes this sophomore journey into darkness a worthwhile one for series devotees and TV horror fans in general. Though Serling was the face and frequent author of Night Gallery's episodes, his creative control over the series was fading by the second season (1971-1972); frequent clashes between Serling, the network and producer Jack Laird over the tone and direction of the show left the acclaimed television scribe feeling powerless over a series that used his Twilight Zone pedigree as its calling card. And while the hit-and-miss nature of the second season is unquestionable--episodes like "The Flip Side of Satan," "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" and "Hell's Bells" are embarrassingly bad, as are Laird's short comic vignettes--but there are an equal number of terrific and memorable stories to be found in the set as well. Chief among them is the Serling-penned "The Caterpillar," a gruesome tale of revenge that stands as one of the most horrifying tales ever presented on television; Serling also provided the moving Christmas fable "The Messiah on Mott Street," which features one of Edward G. Robinson's last screen appearances, as well as "Class of '99" with Vincent Price and "The Academy," with a surprising and effective turn against type for Pat Boone. Other standouts include two H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, "Cool Air" and "Pickman's Model," and "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," which earns its chills from a combination of dreamlike visuals and narration by Orson Welles. For a show disregarded by critics and fans of Serling's early work (as well as by the man himself) the second season of Night Gallery offers more than its share of small-screen scares. Nearly all of the 22 episodes from Night Gallery's second season are contained in this five-disc set; two comic shorts, "Witches' Feast" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed," are missing or presented incomplete, respectively, though their absence has little to no impact on the set's value. Scott Skelton and Jim Benson, authors of the invaluable companion guide Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour, provide a wealth of background information on the show in audio commentaries on three episodes, while director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) discusses the show's influence on his work in fascinating detail on three additional episodes. Revisiting The Gallery: A Look Back is a half-hour featurette that includes interviews with show contributors ranging from director John Badham and theme composer Gil Melle to actress Lindsay Wagner, while Art Gallery offers a glimpse at the show's evocative paintings with commentary by their creator, artist Tom Wright. A small battery of TV promos for the show round out the exemplary set, which should please fans who were disappointed by the lack of material in the first season presentation. --Paul Gaita
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Prepare for the unexpected as Season Two of Night Gallery comes to DVD! This 5-disc DVD set contains 61 stories, created and hosted by the master of mystery: The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling. With guest performances by Hollywood legends that reads like a roster of Who’s Who in Hollywood, you’ll be sure to see sights to amaze! Featuring audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a gallery presentation of the paintings from the series, this collector’s set is the classic anthology of timeless, spine-tingling entertainment you don’t dare to miss!
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97 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good things come to those who wait . . .,
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This review is from: Night Gallery: Season Two (DVD)
For most fans of "Rod Serling's Night Gallery," season two is when the show really hit its stride with its kaleidoscopic mix of thoughtful Serling originals ("Class of '99," "Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator," "The Messiah on Mott Street," "Lindemann's Catch," "Deliveries in the Rear") and vivid adaptations of classic horror fiction by Serling and others ("The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes," "A Fear of Spiders," "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," "A Question of Fear," "Pickman's Model," "Cool Air," "Camera Obscura," "Green Fingers," "I'll Never Leave You--Ever," "The Sins of the Fathers," "The Caterpillar," and many more). Most of the series' best-remembered story segments are here in their original, uncut broadcast form; so are the critically reviled comic blackouts, which left a bad taste in the mouths of some and caused others to reject the series altogether. (On the plus side, they're fairly brief and generally restricted to the first half of the season. Those so inclined may, through the magic of DVD technology, skip over the offending vignettes.)
Universal has included some generous bonus features, including a 30-minute documentary, a menu of Tom Wright's superb paintings for the show (with commentary by the artist), and six episode commentaries: three by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro ("Hellboy II: The Golden Army," "Pan's Labyrinth"), throwing light on the series' influence, and three by Scott Skelton (me) and Jim Benson (co-authors of the series companion "Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour"), offering cultural and historical context and a general appreciation of the show. For the true believers (and lovers of the macabre), this release is a godsend.
83 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The BEST Season, IMO, incredible stories brought to life by brilliant actors,
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This season, is, IMO, the best of Night Gallery.
Virtually all of my favorite episodes reside in this collection, beginning with The Academy,that is absolutely chilling and you find yourself shifting around in your chair wanting to be far away from it...the recalitrant son of the businessman who is having the guided tour, in hopes of improving his son's outlook, is in for a very different education. I enjoyed The Diary primarily to watch the excellent performance by Patty Duke, reminiscent of her Neely O'Hara role in Valley of the Dolls. She does a great interpretation of a female you would never want to meet. Camera Obscura is my number on all time favorite episode ever; Ross Martin and Rene Auberjenois are fabulous in their respective roles and the story is wonderful, Ross Martin is a collector par excellence and when he tries and fails to reform Auberjonois's greed in his zeal to collect his debts (by use of practices which can only be described as usury) from an impoverished friend of Martin's, Martin shows Auberjonois one last item in his collection: A camera obscura. And last but not least of my favorites, The Caterpillar, starring Laurence Harvey and Joanna Pettit, when Harvey is so bedazzled by her beauty he schemes to get possession of her by any means available. These shows represent the best of the best, and each one is a brilliant stand alone study of human (and sometimes inhuman) nature in all its forms. When I saw these episodes when they first came out, I was absolutely enthralled; I never missed a show and watched them every time they were on like it was the first time; never dreaming that someday they would all be available to watch as often as I wished in my own home. What a treat!!! Season 2, Episode 1: The Boy who Predicted Earthquakes Original Air Date: 15 September 1971 A young boy who can accurately foresee future events becomes a TV star. Season 2, Episode 2: Miss Lovecraft Sent Me Original Air Date: 15 September 1971 Sent from an agency for an overnight stay, a babysitter begins to think something is wrong when the father's reflection doesn't appear in a mirror and his unseen son sounds a lot like a wild dog. Season 2, Episode 3: The Hand of Borgus Weems Original Air Date: 15 September 1971 A man's hand is possessed and starts to exact revenge for the death of it's owner. Season 2, Episode 4: Phantom of What Opera? Original Air Date: 15 September 1971 Season 2, Episode 5: A Death in the Family Original Air Date: 22 September 1971 Petty thief Doran is on the run from the law and hides out at the funeral home run by Mr. Jared Soames, an undertaker who has an unusual method of dealing with the loneliness in his life. Season 2, Episode 6: The Merciful Original Air Date: 22 September 1971 In this brief twist on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", a marital partner is cemented inside a small cubicle as part of a mercy killing. Season 2, Episode 7: Class of '99 Original Air Date: 22 September 1971 The final is given at an unknown university that reveals more than just the knowledge of its students. Season 2, Episode 8: Witches Feast Original Air Date: ???? Season 2, Episode 9: Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay Original Air Date: 29 September 1971 College professor Craig Lowell and his wife have recently opened their home to her aunt Ada Burn Quigley, but he suspects that she is not the sweet little old lady she appears to be. Season 2, Episode 10: With Apologies to Mr. Hyde Original Air Date: 29 September 1971 Doctor Jeckyl takes his potion with some unusual results. Season 2, Episode 11: The Flip Side of Satan Original Air Date: 29 September 1971 A callous disc jockey finds himself spinning platters at a hellish radio station. Season 2, Episode 12: A Fear of Spiders Original Air Date: 6 October 1971 Arachnophobic gourmet critic Justus Walters has no use for the clingy librarian who lives upstairs, until he discovers a tenacious spider in his kitchen sink and needs help to get rid of it. Season 2, Episode 13: Junior Original Air Date: 6 October 1971 A "black-out" vignette dealing with parents who have to decide which one gets out of bed in the middle of the night to feed their son. Season 2, Episode 14: Marmalade Wine Original Air Date: 6 October 1971 Roger Blacker gets caught in a cloudburst, is welcomed into the home of retired surgeon Dr. Francis Deeking, drinks excessively, and lies about his photographic achievements. Season 2, Episode 15: The Academy Original Air Date: 6 October 1971 A wealthy businessman is having trouble with his son, a delinquent who's constantly in trouble. He hears of a private school that specializes in "problem" children, and pays it a visit to determine if it's the kind of place that will straighten out his son. Season 2, Episode 16: The Phantom Farmhouse Original Air Date: 20 October 1971 Psychiatrist Joel Winter is questioned by the local sheriff when one of his patients is savagely murdered in the forest near the sanitarium where Winter is on staff. Season 2, Episode 17: Silent Snow, Secret Snow Original Air Date: 20 October 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hasleman are concerned when their young son Paul escapes from reality into a fantasy world full of snowy landscapes. Season 2, Episode 18: A Question of Fear Original Air Date: 27 October 1971 A mercenary is bet $15,000 that he cannot stay one night in a haunted house, a house that turned his companion's hair white in one night. Season 2, Episode 19: The Devil Is Not Mocked Original Air Date: 27 October 1971 The Nazi's plan to bring everyone under their domination throughout the Balkans during the early days of World War II including the master of a dark castle and his entire household. Season 2, Episode 20: Midnight Never Ends Original Air Date: 3 November 1971 A hitch-hiking Marine feels he has met the woman who picks him up before. Season 2, Episode 21: Brenda Original Air Date: 3 November 1971 A girl vacationing on an island comes across a creature that she befriends. Season 2, Episode 22: The Diary Original Air Date: 10 November 1971 A gossip columnist gets a gift of a diary in which the next day's events are described before they happen. Season 2, Episode 23: A Matter of Semantics Original Air Date: 10 November 1971 Dracula visits a blood bank with an unusual request. Season 2, Episode 24: Big Surprise Original Air Date: 10 November 1971 Mr. Hawkins is an elderly hermit feared by the children in the neighborhood. When three boys reluctantly pass his farmhouse on the way home from school, he offers them a big surprise if they visit nearby Miller's Field and do some digging. Season 2, Episode 25: Professor Peabody's Last Lecture Original Air Date: 10 November 1971 During one of his classroom lectures, college professor Peabody makes the mistake of dismissing pagan religious cults as childish superstitions. Season 2, Episode 26: House - with Ghost Original Air Date: 17 November 1971 In England an American with a nagging wife rents a house that comes with a stairwell ghost. Season 2, Episode 27: A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank Original Air Date: 17 November 1971 A hungry vampire goes in search of a nocturnal nosh in a young woman's bedchamber. Season 2, Episode 28: Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator Original Air Date: 17 November 1971 In the American desert circa 1880, "Doctor" Ernest Stringfellow survives by selling snake oil in the form of a medicinal tonic with dubious healing powers. Season 2, Episode 29: Hell's Bells Original Air Date: 17 November 1971 A hippie dies in an automobile accident and finds himself in hell. He wonders just how bad eternity in hell can be. Season 2, Episode 30: The Dark Boy Original Air Date: 24 November 1971 In 19th-century Montana, recently-widowed schoolteacher Judith Timm is visited by the specter of Joel Robb, a fourth grader who died two years earlier. Season 2, Episode 31: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something Original Air Date: 24 November 1971 Wealthy young housewife Claire Foster is a dead ringer for the attractive hitchhiker who pistol-whipped musician Erik Sutton and stole his car. But she steadfastly proclaims her innocence to him and to the police. Season 2, Episode 32: Pickman's Model Original Air Date: 1 December 1971 In 1890's Boston, art student Mavis Goldsmith has a desperate crush on her teacher Richard Upton Pickman and tries to learn why he is obsessed with painting rat-like ghouls. One night, she follows him home to learn more. Season 2, Episode 33: The Dear Departed Original Air Date: 1 December 1971 Con artist Mark Bennett and his bumbling accomplice Joe Casey run a successful spiritualist scam, until Mark falls for Joe's wife Angela. Season 2, Episode 34: An Act of Chivalry Original Air Date: 1 December 1971 When a woman enters an elevator, a ghoul is asked to remove his hat... Read more ›
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best season of Night Gallery,
This review is from: Night Gallery: Season Two (DVD)
Season Two of "Night Gallery" had some of its best episodes. I have seen these episodes in syndication a great deal - they have held up very well over time. However, even if I hadn't seen them in 37 years there are some episodes that I would still remember. In particular there is the excellent "The Caterpillar" with Lawrence Harvey as a man who covets another man's wife and decides to do away with the husband in a way untraceable by the authorities. An earwick - a small caterpillar native to the tropical area - left on the pillow of the man that will burrow through his brain. The question is - do you trust a total stranger to put the earwick on the right pillow? "A Question of Fear" has a pre-Airplane Leslie Nielsen playing a mercenary who accepts a bet to stay in a haunted house overnight. However, his host has a past grievance. "Tell David" has a young woman, unhappy with her life and feeling that her husband is being unfaithful, meeting her son decades in the future when she takes a long drive. She is both reassured and resigned to her own fate by what she learns. In "He ll's Bells" John Astin plays someone who recently died. He recalls paintings of Hades while waiting for his final judgement, and thinks that the afterlife down under will be quite exciting. The episode suggests that perhaps He ll is in the eye of the beholder. The following are the details on the extra features:
Disc 1: Podcast Commentary: "A Fear of Spiders" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "Junior" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "Marmalade Wine" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "The Academy" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Audio Commentary: "The Phantom Farmhouse" wtih Guillermo Del Toro Audio Commentary: "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" wtih Guillermo Del Toro Disc 2: No extras for this disc were listed by the studio in their announcement Disc 3: Podcast Commentary: "Cool Air" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "Camera Obscura" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "Quoth the Raven" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Audio Commentary: "The Messi ah on Mott Street" wtih Guillermo Del Toro Audio Commentary: "The Painted Mirror" wtih Guillermo Del Toro Disc 4: Podcast Commentary: "Lindemann's Catch" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "The Late Mr. Peddington" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Podcast Commentary: "A Feast of Blood" with Authors and Night Gallery Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton Disc 5: Revisiting the Gallery: A Look Back Art Gallery: The Paintings in "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" NBC TV Promos Audio Commentary: "The Caterpillar" with Guillermo Del Toro Audio Commentary: "Little Girl Lost" with Guillermo Del Toro
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