This is WHY "A Nice Place To Visit" Is One of my FAVORITE Twilight ZONE Episodes!
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- This is WHY "A Nice Place To Visit" Is One of my FAVORITE Twilight ZONE Episodes!
What are you true thoughts on this episode before and after I speak about it? How this changed your view of the episode? What was Rocky Valentine
missing from his "life?" What made him suffer? SO many questions and let's get to talking about what this means about life.
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Rick - good impersonation of Rod S.
I want to go to the other place!!. But Mr. Valentine , this is the other place!!!.
'The other place??? This IS the other place.' One of the coolest reveals ever!
I still get goosebumps hearing that line....hell is never mentioned, the tone and music instantly change....so timeless
@@ricknineg I wish he said Hell instead of “Other place”. Idk, that’s just me.
@@ricknineg yeah those trombones
Awsome ending. Classic
@@ricknineg you rite the mood alone gives you that unsetteling feeling.
"Twilight Zone companion" barely tosses this CLASSIC
episode a bone. This is one of my all-time favorite episodes,
and I've watched it countless times. When the big "reveal"
goes down, at the end, "Pip" begins laughing aloud with
demonic glee. Still chills me to the bone.
Yes, I really disliked what little he had to say about it. So short, very little of substance just negativity on the episode
@@ricknineg I agree. The author completely missed the brilliance of Larry Blyden's performance.
What makes Sebastian Cabot so effective is that he’s affable, friendly and helpful throughout the episode UNTIL the reveal he suddenly goes to menacing and dangerous. Somehow I suspect that if there’s a devil that’s how he’d be
Yes, that's how he'd be, laughing a crazy, evil laugh.
He doesn't go dangerous.
Talk about being wrong! LOL
Valentine's completely safe and completely pampered.
Larry Blyden who played the role of Rocky died in a car accident June 1975 while on vacation in Morocco . He was 49 years old.
Typically when people are lying in their death bed, the only thing they realize that really mattered were the people they loved and the people who loved them back. That’s it. Material things are all left behind when we go, but love is forever. Mr. Valentine was missing love.
He gave and received no love. You’re right
True!
However, make no mistake, we need God's love. Earthly love is not eternal. It has to be true, UNCONDITIONAL. If you CLING to earthly love, in the spiritual life it is called ATTACHMENT & earthly, carnal, physical attachment keeps one from rising up to Heaven. One stays in Purgatory until they leave behind all attachments. This is the teaching of the saints of many disciplines, Christian, Yoga & Egyptian Book of the Dead. Most people's love on earth is CONDITIONAL.
@@GuruRasaVonWerder there is no such thing as purgatory.
Larry Blyden perfectly played Valentine as a wannabe Dutch Schultz.
This IS the other place!
A classic episode! Sebastian Cabot was great in this!
Sebastian Cabot had to bleach his hair and beard for this episode. It took a long time to get his hair color back.
what a great actor
That's what Serling ALWAYS did - he made us think and reflect on our human condition.
To me it says that we can't put a price on inner peace/serenity/happiness. It can take a lifetime to achieve, some never find it. That's the sad part here. He never found it. I used to wonder how a celebrity, or a Rock star could possibly be depressed or worse yet, commit suicide. As I got older, I understood. One episode that stands out in my mind is a stop at "Willoughby". Ahhhhhh to go back to a simpler time, and an easier way of life. That man went to Heaven in that episode. Rod Serling and the Twilight zone will Always be YEARS ahead of it's time. I still watch it on Netflix.. You Rock 👊
Sebastian Cabot was wonderful in this, love episodes ending 👍
Purpose in life. That is what each of us needs.
I have seen a lot of Twilight Zone episodes. This is one of the few I remember very distinctly, and always has been one of my favorites.
In the beginning, we see a man who, through his own actions, doesn't deserve peace and serenity in the afterlife. Then we meet this sweet, amusing man, dressed in white, who gives the main character everything he's ever wanted...and more! Is there truly complete forgiveness after death? Or....is there a catch? We're not sure. In my opinion, the lesson learned here is: Be careful what you ask for.
Love this episode for the simple fact the beautiful Sebastian Cabot plays someone completely opposite of his usual sweet roles.
It was a good one. My favorites are "One for the Angels" & "Nothing in the Dark" with the final episode, "Bewitchin' Pool" as the absolutely worst. "Eye of the Beholder" is the most impactful and the one that leaves you thinking long after watching it. The price to free a man held against his will by a cult only to discover you have released evil upon the world.
There are so many great ones. I have to dive into more 😎
“The Howling Man” ( Nov.4,1960 ) also written by Charles Beaumont
One of the most memorable viewing experiences of my childhood. How Pip went from friendly to fiendish gave me chills.
This episode also “spoiled” the season one reveal of The Good Place for me. Watching that was Deja Vu all over again for me.
Rick,
Thanks once again for the review of this TZ episode. I like this episode, too. Blyden's performance was fine, especially in this unique genre of television, which was still in its infancy in the early '60's.
That's what I liked about TZ. It used supernatural stories as the backdrop to motivate viewers to be introspective on natural moral issues. In this case, materialism and worldliness...
Blyden was versatile too. He hosted "What's My Line" and appeared in Chayefsky's "The Bachelor Party."
Rick, as always, love your platform and content.
Best regards,
Paul
Hey Rick, I agree that this was a great episode! Rod Serling was brilliant, he really was able to provide a deep message & get you to really think!! Thanks for sharing another great video! 😷
Thank you! 😷
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I dig that Beaumont named his demonic character “Pip”. It sort of reflects his specialty in tormenting his charges. Although, I couldn’t ever understand why Serling himself named little Billy Mumys character the same damn thing when he was jerking tears with Klugman 4 seasons later.
Also... If I had to pick a form of Hell, this would definitely be it.
You've never been married then.
I don't care what anybody says, this is the best episode I ever saw.
This episode has given me a lifelong fear of tall filing cabinets, just standing there like the monolith from 2001.
My favorite is Walking Distance , from Season 1. Wow, great episode.
Rod Serling’s closing remarks, on that episode, “Walking Distance” ( Oct.30,1959 ) are among the series best ! Meaningful, haunting, and poignant ...
I second the comment of Ms. Backstager. You provided a great imitation of Rod Serling's voice!
I’m glad you think so. I hope I can improve it even more with time and listening to him more and more
Yes, I third it. Excellent imitation of Sterling.
Great analysis! Twilight Zone is my all-time favorite TV show and it still holds up very well in 2020. 👍
Glad you liked it
One of the best shows ever.
It's not gambling if you can't lose
He was missing the process of life journey , the road blocks- the brick walls-the short comings....etc
One of my favorite episodes 😁
This is my second favorite TZ (My first is A World Of His Own, Season 1, Episode 36). For what it's worth, my take on it is that Rocky's only problem was a profound lack of imagination.
Do more on twilight zone please
Many big time lottery winners turn out unhappy and sometimes broke. You have to do some good with your windfall and keep challenging yourself.
Thanks for the shout-out, man! This is a great Twilight Zone episode. Rod Serling was a genius writer, somehow mastering 'subtle' and 'in-your-face' at the same time. I really need to revisit this one. Actually, I need to revisit them all and really figure out what my personal Top 10 episodes are. (I think 'One for the Angels' might be my #1... I think.) Love these breakdowns, excited for more.
Oh absolutely! How could I not? You guys inspired me to start on the show again. It’ll be so tough to get a Top 10 list. One for the Angels makes me tear up as well as the one where the old woman gets visited by Death (Robert Redford)
Great job...Definitely a top 5, “ Time Enough at Last” was always my favorite.
Nothing like winning at everything to make you understand how nice it can be to lose. 😉
*"What's a game if you never lose?"*
A line from the song "Jackie Blue", by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 1974.
👍"Are you feeling lucky kid?" Great line. This one is the best IMO, great, classic Twilight ZONE. Love it!
Hi Rick. I never saw this episode but it looks so intriguing!!!! Super cool and yes so thought provoking.!!
Rod basically was saying then and it still rings true today...... that greed, money , over indulgence...basically “having it all’ will not make you a happy person..... you have to be happy from within..... money and materialistic things do not bring happiness ..... Yes, of course, always strive to do better......but be a good person, be grateful and appreciate your life and what you have personally accomplished
there are many others with so much less and guess what ..... they may also be happy campers.... they may have a great family and love but not the biggest bank account and thats ok too. Its all in the the individuals perception of their life and how they accept it .....whatever that may be.
This is one of my favorite episodes too!!!
Very interesting Rick. Thank you for the information. Have a great day!
He was missing the challenges of life.
Could you do an episode about Sebastian Cabot?
Thank you for your work.
Sebastian C. had to bleach out his hair and beard for this ep.
Two things stuck out for me in this episode. The first is when Rocky asks Pip if he can see some of his old friends who have died. Pip explains that this is not possible, because the world he is in exists for him alone. It is at that point that Rocky realizes that, despite being surrounded by people, he really is all alone.
Second was the question of what really had Rocky trapped. He is trapped because his interests are so incredibly narrow and simple. He could, in theory, make things more bearable (for awhile at least) by using his imagination. He doesn't, because he can't imagine that wine, women and winning might not be what life is all about.
I love Mark, but disagree with him,too. Great episode!
Rick Nineg is a good for something!
'Time Enough At Last'........just saying
Love your channel :-)
Purpose. Everyone needs purpose. Can't put a price tag on it. What one has to offer to others. One grows spiritually.
I have all of the TZ eps.
Me too👍
Great video Rick. Very interesting. I never saw this episode before. Thank you for sharing. Blessings - Judith
You do a good Rod Serling! I agree with your analysis. You are spot on.
Thanks for your kind words
Motto: Be careful what you wish for.
Excellent video. Great episode and a great vocal impression of Rod Sterling on your part Rick. Excellent reveal at the end
Heaven has much more to offer than what Rocky got. Heaven doesn't have gambling, drinking alcohol, or anything our world has to offer.
Rick, you are so great....TY for posting these...I love your channel!!
I wasn't aware people fell that way about this episode. I loved it!
A niceR place to visit is the Rick Nineg videos!
I remember watching this episode, and thought it was really good, I guess the lesson to this episode is be thankful that you don't win all the time and if you did, you might be bored! 🙂
This was a fantastic episode. Great writing and character development within 30 minutes.
This is a great episode!
I loved this episode cause when I first saw this episode, my philosophical questions began, mostly about life and happiness 👍
i like the setting of this episode, the fancy comfortable looking hotel suite and the costumes and jewelry the women wore.. all the cast was great in this one
Great episode.. Saw it last nite!
I totally love this episode too. Have the entire Zone on DVD and love watching them. YOU ARE THE BEST as usual.
Was a great episode. Do more Twilight Zone breakdowns. So many good ones to choose from. Nice work, Rick
If people want it, I’ll do it. 😎
Hilarious Rod Serling impression, Rick!😆
This is what happens all the time in real life. You see it since time has been recorded. “What’s next”. Eventually there is no “next”. Especially with silver spoon kids. I’m definitely going to look up this episode! Thanks!
I love the gorgeous blonde, her dancing, the dazzling smile, wish she had lines of dialogue! Sebastian Cabot is excellent as the "guide", Larry Blyden's character gets bored way too quickly, but that's simply because they only have around 20 minutes or a little bit more to convey the story! Then there's the maniacal laugh when the GUIDE says what's REALLY going on there! FABULOUS EPISODE!
Always wished there was more about her. Was she a succubi and this was her role??
@@3piper, the guide (Sebastian Cabot) says that the ladies are "props" to help entertain Henry Francis "Rocky" Valentine (Larry Blyden)
This has long been one of my favorite episodes, too, and I was telling some of my friends about it last month. When I saw it the first time, I understood the premise---it isn't rocket science---although now, knowing there is no such thing as an "afterlife," I see it as just the philosophical entertainment it's meant to be.
I believe Rod Serling was pretty much using the "Be very careful what you wish for....you just might get it" idea to make his statement.
Just out of curiosity, how do you know there is not an afterlife?
I have favorite episodes that are not among the top tier, like A Hundred Yards Over the Rim, The Last Flight, Back There, and Probe 7 Over and Out.
Mr. Valentine's character was too likeable. I think he should have been a little meaner. Larry Bliden is a likeable guy. Cabet's character was spot on. Great impression of Serling, Rick! Keep the TZ's coming. My favorite show besides I Love Lucy! Take care buddy.
Top 10 episode for me as well! I love the original look at the concept of Hell (as well as the reveal).
Sebastian Cabot is great in this episode and set the stage for Family Affair years later. Life with kids? Clearly the other place.
It’s the Risk.
"This IS the other place." And we are all there.
It's on METV everyday
Shame we didn't get to see the older Rod Serling's works...... died too young🤔
Died at 50. Sad
I agree with you. I think Sterling was trying to say that money Fame and Fortune are not everything. Once you have everything then what? It's a sort of well I wanted these cookies and now I've eaten the whole bag of cookies will now what? There's no excitement there's no Thrill of the chase I believe you mentioned something to that effect. I've not seen this episode but I like the Twilight Zone as an adult because it does make you think and I like that. I miss that show it was so good.
I like this one.
Sebastian Cabot played the part of a very convincing devil in A Nice Place to Visit. He also played the part of the Devil in Escape Clause. He was given the role of Mr. French
in a T.V. series from the 60’s along with Brian Keith, who played the part of Buffy and Jody’s father. I can’t remember the name of the program. If anyone knows, please leave the answer in the comments section. Also, does anyone know whatever happened to Sebastian Cabot ?
Hey I liked this episode not my favorite episode but I still liked it. Also Rod sterling really made us think.
This is a classic. Some of us create our own living 🔥👹😉👍🏻
Larry Blyden was quite underated. So sad that he was murdered at a very young age.
It was a car accupident, not murder.
I always got Larry Bleden confused with Robert Q. Lewis.
Me too.
@zoperplex: And not to be confused with David Q. Lewis who Played the visiting "Reverend Harrison Breen, from New York City" on the "Sermon for Today" Episode of "The Andy Griffith Show."🤔🎤👮♂️👮♂️📺B.W.
A profound morality play.
CONSEQUENCE comes after this world.
Because there is none in this world, humans do whatever they want without thought until this eventuality
Man, they weren't kidding, you do make a great impression of Serling! Nice! Do you know the episode the Howling Man? Is it good?
Fantastic. I’m interested to know how you analyze pleasure island in Disney’s”Pinocchio
I just watched this episode again recently
I could tell he was in hell from the first little bit my first time watching, and knew that would be the reveal but I love the episode.
I have a special relationship with that episode (as well as a few others but for different reasons). During its first run, I was too young to stay up late enough to watch the Twilight Zone. More than a decade after this episode aired, a friend told me about it and it stuck with me all these years. A few years ago, I saw it for the first time. After a 40-year buildup, I still thought it was great, especially Sabastian Cabot, one of my favorite character actors, whom I wasn't expecting to see in the show. BTW, the role of Rocky Valentine was originally written for Mickey Rooney, who would have been perfect for it.
Mickey Rooney eventually played a gangster in the “Night Gallery” episode “Rare Objects” ( Oct.15,1972 ) written by Rod Serling. Rooney’s character ( August Kolodney ) is very much like Blyden’s “Rocky” Valentine, and he suffers a similar fate, but with slightly different consequences ...
Correction: Night Gallery’s “Rare Objects” first aired Oct. 22, 1972 starring Mickey Rooney and Raymond Massey as Dr. Glendon, a sort of Sebastian Cabot-type character ( Mr. “Pip” ) who is a “collector” of “Rare Objects” ...
@@charlesmartel5907 Thanks. I'll see if I can find it.
@@charlesmartel5907 Thanks.
At the risk of Over Simplifying or seeming Condescending,,, it's about Post WW2 American's OBSESSION with Materialism.
A phrase became extremely popular in the nomenclature of the time:
"Keeping up with The Jones's."
Thank you for your work.
Serling did a repeat of the boring hell theme with John Astin in his Night Gallery. The theme of a boring afterlife is threatening if you're religious. Having anything you want for all eternity isn't living; just existing. Which is why saints and angels have jobs to make eternity bearable. Vampires have the same problem: "I'm immortal, now what?" In Star Trek, Q showed Captain Picard what the Continuum was: a bunch of bored old people in rocking chairs. This is why he visited Picard so much: he just wanted relief from his boredom.
This seems to be an uncredited remake of a one-act play called "A Morality Play For The Leisure Class" by John Balderston. It was reprinted in a one-act play anthology textbook at my high school. Short summary: well-off businessman arrives in the afterlife and is greeted by an "angel" who tells him anything he wants is his for the asking. It's hinted that he wasn't very moral or ethical during his life, and although his wife predeceased him he's not exactly eager to see her because he was very detached from her. You know the drill: having everything he wants without ever having to work for it begins to wear on him, until finally he loses his temper and screams at his servant that he wants to go to hell. The servant--not an angel after all but a demon--says with genuine surprise: "But where did you think you WERE, sir?"
I have never seen this episode but based on your commentary about the episode and your excellent re-telling of the story, I feel I have enough information to provide my personal take on it.
I feel the entire story is similar to a parable, as the listener (or in this case where it's acted out, the watcher), interprets and applies the meaning in a such way that it has a purposeful affect upon that individual's life. There truly is no one correct moral being given.
Again, based on this R9G video alone, I see Rocky as a man accustomed to making choices for his life albeit good or bad. His quest for "the good life" was based upon his need for survival and his desire for instant gratification was a means of false security against adversity.
The one thing Rocky had overlooked was his free will. He made his life choices, no one made them for him. Once he was in "the other place" his free will was gone and all choices were no longer his own. Thus his realization of what he once had and what he lost forever was brought to light in this dark place and the true condemnation began.
Hopefully I can catch this episode in the future as your video brought life to it in my eyes. Plus your Rod Serling impression wasn't bad either! :)
Keep up the great work!
PS: Don't know if the backstory to the other characters in Rocky's tale was ever given, but it'd be interesting to see how and why everyone involved became interconnected.
"Oh, Mr. Valentine, I dropped that fire and brimstone crap CENTURIES ago! Do you know how BORING that gets? I've pulled this trick maybe a million times now, and it STILL hasn't gotten old! BWAH HA HA!"
And this compounds the irony, because ultimately, Pip WILL get bored with it, and he'll have to dream up some other trick, and eventually HE'LL run out of tricks--and then face the boredom which is just as hellish to him, as it is to Rocky Valentine.
@amrak63: Which means that eventually "Rocky" will go the "Daniel Webster" route and figure out a permanent way to outstrategize his diabolical companion!😂😏🎤📺B.W.
Larry Blyden and Sebastian Cabot
awesome episode...moral. u get everything u want and it gets boring very fast..another type of hell..no fun when it's all handed to u..no heaven
I agree
Top 5 episode!
3:42 If you want to lose at gambling, go to a casino.
I don’t know about Rocky, but these past 40 years have been my heaven and Kathy’s hell.
Oh my god!!! This particular episode IS one of my absolute favorite from THE TWILIGHT ZONE. And, because this is still America as far as the constitution describes everyone is entitled to his opinion. My next favorite like this one is the one with Julie Newmar where she plays the devil. For some odd reason it’s not included on Netflix.
Great minds think alike! 😀 I love his tough guy Exterior! And I love how Pip makes Rocky is in heaven! P.S. if you haven't done this other episode can you please do "Prime Mover" 🎲🎲 please. Thank you God bless you 🙏 ❤️ And can you do the bank robbers who sleep for 100 yrs and wake up. ⏰️ with Gold bars but end up dying of thirst! 💰 🤑
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Reminds me of the old joke where St. Peter meets a dying man on Earth. Tells him that He's going to Heaven. He can bring one thing and one thing only with him to Paradise. Dying man has amassed a nice bankroll over the years. He gets to Heaven and opens up a giant bag of gold bars. St. Peter: (after He stares intensely at The Streets of Gold) "Pavement?! Why in the World would you bring Pavement?"😂😇💰💲🛣📺B.W.
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Didn't care much for Larry Blyden, but the story was excellent.
His acting was a little over the top, but I still liked the guy ( even though I was a cop and he was a crook ) 👮♀️🤣 Sebastian Cabot, though, was great and really made the episode !!! I’ll ever forget that maniacal laughter at the end ...