soooo absolutely true. and day dream of the Willoughby (a better job, a vacation, a winning lottery ticket, etc.). I meant to say it's good! It is by far one of the most popular episodes. Simply suggesting that someone bash a kids head in on national tv was pushing it, even by today’s standards. Not to mention it’s been re-made several times. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. "Forty years ago, Rod Serling introduced us to a monster, a monster so powerful he was able to make the world disappear just by using his mind. Believe it or not, the phrase Twilight Zone was influenced by and became popular because of the landmark TV show, The Twilight Zone (1959–1964). It's real good." Rod Serling: Tonight's story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This story was dramatized for television on "The Twilight Zone" in 1961, screenplay by Rod Serling, and a somewhat different version of … The monster knew their every thought, could feel their every emotion; and when they made him angry, which was often, he would banish them into a cornfield from which there was no return. He often gets angry at other people, punishing them by sending them to "the cornfield". Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. And the most frightening thing about thi… Press J to jump to the feed. • "It's a Good Life" (The Twilight Zone), a 1961 episode of the 1959 TV series Bill Mumy and Cloris Leachman reprised their roles as Anthony Fremont and Mrs. Fremontrespectively. The concept of the cornfield is terrifying. A child, especially such an obviously underdeveloped child such as Anthony, is so much harder to do that with. In their efforts to survive they have the constant mantra "That was a good thing you did. 1. ...wait, no! The title comes from the mantra of the town, which the citizens repeat to keep themselves from thinking the wrong thoughts: "It's good he did that. The Cloverfield series was on its way to becoming the great modern "Twilight Zone" movie franchise of our time -- sci-fi horror anthology films with a bit of social commentary, especially 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was heavily inspired by at least one Twilight Zone … 2. This story was dramatized for television on "The Twilight Zone" in 1961, screenplay by Rod Serling, and a somewhat different version of the story was used in the film, "Twilight Zone," in 1983. It's about a boy having god-like power, and everyone's afraid of him. You have to understand that an adult having the same power isn't scary in the same way because they can possibly be reasoned or bargained with. I don't think it's supposed to have some deep meaning to it. For The Twilight Zone (1959) episode and other adaptations, see The Twilight Zone S3 E73 "It's a Good Life".. An artistic view of the world as ordered by a six-year-old is presented in the well-known short story, "It's A Good Life," by Jerome Bixby. pretty crappy....wait, no! This isn't an obvious metaphor for the times like The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, it's rather an uncomfortable suggestion about human nature. The subreddit dedicated to the Twilight Zone shows and movies. What we see in the Anthony character isn't too far out of line with what we often see in children generally, except for the mind powers. Perhaps, just as killing Grant in the dreamworld means killing his dream characters too (to be reborn into different roles the next time Grant dreams them again) maybe killing Anthony means killing the denizens of Peaksville too?

Isn't cancer, and earthquakes and people blowing up other people real good things?" If we aren't born with it, then that suggests they're developed, which I actually find pretty comforting. Twilight Zone: The Movie gave the story a Setting Update to the 1980s (with Anthony terrorizing a single mansion rather than an entire town) and the happiest ending that the premise would allow. Sadly, i don’t have to imagine either. It was written and hosted by Rod Serling. One of the more eerie feelings about this episode is how the writing/pacing/acting make this situation seem like is has been going on perpetually, which to me is terrifying. I always felt it was overrated as well, but truthfully, it's not because of the "deep meaning", as there really is no "deep" meaning.

The 2002 revival series had a sequel episode, "It's Still a Good Life", featuring a grown-up Anthony (played again by Bill Mumy) and his daughter Audrey (played by Mumy's real-life daughter Liliana Mumy), who also has powers.

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