The Twilight Zone is a Sci-fi / fantasy Radio drama, which was very popular in the 1950's and 60's. The original concept was for a televised series, which was later adapted in 2002 to radio. Every episode tended to feature a different, well known American celebrities, such as Stacy Keach, Jane Seymour, and Lou Diamond Phillips. These celebrities do not have much relevance to a modern audience, but back in the 50's and 60's, they were main faces of TV. The episode that I watched was very well crafted. The SFX used truly reflected the moods of the characters and of the atmosphere around them. The accents were representative of the different characters and power divides. For example; the captain was a military man, and thus his lexis reflected that of intelligence and strength. His tone of voice in particular was very low, which was indicitive of his high authority over others aboard the ship. Nowadays, radio drama is quite widespread, and it is quite intriguing to see how a drama such is able to compete with more modern dramas.
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