Before 'The Twilight Zone' There Was Rod Serling's 'THE TIME ELEMENT'! 

Creepy and thought provoking. I too have always heard as a kid that if you die in your dream, you die for real - but if you die for real, how will anyone know if you dreamt of dying before-hand? Talk/screamed in your sleep before you died? The hole in the logic always bothered me, but the belief that if you dreamt you were falling you woke up before you hit the ground so you wouldn't die, that made sense. Either way, this looks like a very solid start to an amazing series. Kudos to Desi Arnez & Lucille Ball for knowing talent and making such tv and our culture all the richer. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this channel and I hope for your continued success.

Surprise.. I’m watching this one in a timely fashion for a change.. how ironic right?!? 😂 This is a cool episode and so glad it did well and was the catalyst for Rod’s series. I love that. Really nicely done Anthony and a great way to start my day! Have a nice weekend!

Another killer video! Still in awe at how comprehensive your videos are and still entertaining!

Wow when the doctor sees Peter's photo and finds out his patient he literally talked to died 10 years ago 😨 great job.

Time travel is always an intriguing concept - sounds like this is a deep take on the subject! Loved your meaningful and totally insightful dive into the episode! :)

I always find the Butterfly Effect in fiction and real life so fascinating. I've always been a fan of the Twilight Zone for years, but ignorant about the Time Element until I saw this video. I love that you always educate me on new things in pop culture. Every successful franchise has their humble beginnings one way or another. Another excellent video, Anthony!

You're doing great on this channel, been subbed and watching for a while. Nice to call out this prequel to TZ as it's a gem. WW2 was a key factor in serlings creative influence and shows time and again.

Damn, just when I thought I couldn't like TWZ any more, I find out there was a pilot I never seen! Instant classic!

That “I told you!!! I told you!!!” is haunting…

Bro, what?? Desilu? That's too freakin' awesome. It's a trip seeing Desi in Rod's shoes even though technically this is the first TZ episode. Desi and Lucy knew good entertainment, I love that they helped Rod get TZ off the ground. And I can't say that I definitely WOULDN'T place bets on sports games if I went back in time. Although, I guess I'd first have to start memorizing who has won what because as of right now I don't even know who won the Superbowl last year, lol.

The Sailor tells William Bendix that's his birth he was born on that ship😂😂❤❤

Perfect video Anthony. But if he really stopped Pearl Harbour I would speaking German right now. Back in 2015 I thought it would be cool to put money on the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series as in BTTF2. Little did I know they actually won it the following year. Great Scot!

Usually I don't like Willian Bendix's acting (he was in some really crappy movies like "A Girl in Every Port" that just drive me crazy), but I actually enjoy watching him here. And it's amazing how many future episodes of the series this one seems to foreshadow. Great job on the review (as always!)

What a great review! I've watched a lot of Twilight Zone but I've never seen this pilot and it sounds amazing. What a zinger of an ending, too! William Bendix is a favorite of mine. He's got a likeable, everyman quality to him and for something like TZ, I can see how you'd really believe in his character, regardless of how strange the situation might be.

I found this a few months ago - lots of familiar faces and great Rod Serling screen writing. Great review Anthony!

Love the episode Anthony! Love the intro by Desi Arnaz! Haha... Love your connections to BTTF! And, the references to Walter White...

I only remember watching this episode once, but thanks to your synopsis I feel intrigued by it

Hey Anthony always nice to see you posting here watching my friend much love and blessings to you and your family 💞🥰

Martin Balsam is a great actor. I had no idea he was in the 80s Twilight Zone episode. Very interesting. Great review. I gotta check the episode out now that I know it's on RU-vid. Time travel stories are usually pretty good.

Another winner buddy! Loved the info about Serling at the end. And those Westinghouse refrigerators are sweet! Take care Anthony

I need to look this up. This reminds me of The Final Countdown..... time travel stories are some of the best.

Anthony is a superstar! Well made video! I just wanted to say something else because obviously I love your channel. 😁😊💜💜💜

Great sharing i love twilight zone

Back in time in his war memories.

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Haha your use of that clip with the leaving work on disability 😂😂😂 Another great episode Anthony. I have to admit if I could time travel I’d be betting on a few horsies or the lottery myself 😂

This was really interesting. Somehow, I've never heard of this special. And it sounds like a great one. Very in my wheelhouse. I'm vaguely reminded of No Time Like the Past from season 4. But that could be because I just watched that one. It's also odd that The Time Element isn't on the boxset. And on a related/unrelated note, just seeing that Good Times Video watermark in the opening footage gave me a little tinge of nostalgia. Such an important piece of my youth. Great stuff, Ant-man.

I love the concept of time travel❤❤

Love the TZ content, love your accent. Please keep it up buddy!

This was considered the first episode of the twilight zone

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This is a fine Serling tale, if one that is all too familiar a one in terms of plot, theme, dialogue, characterizations, etc. -- Rod firing on all cylinders. For all intents and purposes, it can be described as a "pre-pilot" for _The Twilight Zone,_ and if viewed as a _TZ_ episode must rank among its best. The early scenes of the surly Peter Jenson paint him in a different light than later ones in the episode. Since he's shown to be a drinker, it could be that his run-ins with the maid, the editor, the bartender, and others unfortunate enough to cross paths with him could be a combination of a hangover, and the grim foreknowledge that constantly hangs over him. He tends to mellow out to a degree as the story unfolds. You say that the direction of the plot is pretty easy to discern; okay, Anthony, true, but isn't that simply because it's what would be expected in such a scenario: Serling is writing about a dark chapter in history and someone trying to warn people of the imminent danger is the obvious turn to be taken. It was later covered in the "Back There" episode of _TZ,_ where a 20th century time traveler attempts to thwart the Lincoln assassination. (Incidentally, the actor playing the newspaper editor in "The Time Element"-- Bartlett Robinson -- appeared in "Back There" and in "To Serve Man".) Given that the premise of time travel is an impossibility both physically _and_ metaphysically, I view such shows as "put your brain in neutral" and have fun with them and this one was a lot of fun. Along with William Bendix's performance in the lead role, Martin Balsam was his usual stellar self as Dr. Gillespie. I'm inclined to agree with Desi Arnaz's interpretation that this was all the doctor's dream. Appropriately, you brought up _Back to the Future,_ but there's another film I was reminded of, although it's a stretch, and that's _The Shining._ Here I direct your attention to a similarity in the ending of both films. Like Jack Torrance in the group photo, we see Peter Jenson in a photo where he stands alone; In each picture, the character stares out at the viewer years after he supposedly died, but paradoxically also in recent times (that is, if Jenson's story wasn't the doctor's dream, but an actual instance of time travel).

outstanding, as usual.

I’m a big TZ fan and love your channel. I would love to hear your take on some of the episodes you didn’t care for.

One thing I find interesting is that both the Twilight Zone and this show has flawed characters who has just enough humanity that you can route for them, but also sometimes can be real jerks. Great review! By the way, can you review a really bad Twilight Zone episode, if there is one. I'm curious to see what a bad Twilight Zone episode would look like.

Thanks for sharing the review

I told you! I told you! Why wouldn't anybody listen to me!

Curly Joe was in this too.

Hello Anthony I am back. I love Twilight Zone. This is great when you really like a channel that has content that you truly love. Wow Desi! Wow you know you old when you know all the old actors.😂I know I did not see this one. Wow what an ending I did not see that coming. Thanks you are the best. How long did it take for you to put this video together plus the planning?

Those refridgerators could survive a nuclear blast! Just ask Indiana Jones. Do you think the next Indy movie will involve time travel? Great video Anthony. Gotta love Martin Balsam. This TZ ep looks great, ima have to check it out when i have time. Awesome job dude ✌

I wonder if this episode had an influence on Lucy going to bat for Star Trek. 🤓😎🖖🏻

cool

I can't find it anywhere.

Wasn't Bendix in Hitchcock's Lifeboat?