The Big Tall Wish - August In The Twilight Zone | Alex Carson

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Bolie Jackson was set to make a comeback in the boxing ring, and sees two alternate realities that teach the lesson of believing in yourself. And, all it took to spark this was his girlfriend’s son making a miracle out of what he called “The Big Tall Wish”, and one that I’m glad to see included in The Twilight Zone.

All through August of 2020, I'll be sharing my 30 favorite episodes, in no particular order, as part of my series, "August In The Twilight Zone". I'll be covering their synopses & twists, some background around the episodes themselves, and my own thoughts. Today, we’ll be go head-to-head with a boxing match that’ll teach us to believe in ourselves, as portrayed by today’s episode, “The Big, Tall Wish” (Season 1, Episode 27).

0:00 Monologue
0:25 Storyline
1:39 Boxing Backdrop
2:09 Character Analysis
3:15 Shot Composition (& Comment on Music)
3:25 Representation & Wrap-Up


Sources:
"The Twilight Zone Companion: 3rd Edition" by Marc Scott Zicree, Pg. 102-104
"The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to A Television Classic" by Martin Grams, Jr., Pg. 274-277
IMDB (with cast/other info): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734632/


Music Used:

Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100410
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Eternal Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100238
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Any Thing You Can Dream by The Whole Other


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