This post contains spoilers For Season 1, Episode 18 of the "Dusk Zone".

The creator "The Dusk Zone" Rod Serling opens the "last flight" by telling the storySetting the scene for Terry Decker (Kenneth Haig), a lieutenant of the flight that is "hopelessly lost". This episode of Season 1 struggles in another unwanted act of traveling through time, Similar to the episode led by Russell Nsonson "Return there", which emphasizes that only small fragments of the past can be changed. Terry, however, is not stuck in the past, but is transported in the near future after it passes through a strange cloud while flying. When those in the future adhere to him after being confused by his identity and outdated uniform, Terry learns that he is currently in 1959, not in 1917. Although the commander of the air base and his men suspect Terry's sudden appearance, the basic conflict of the episode is purely internal, as Terry must be considered the past to deal with his mysterious journey to the future.

In line with the most widespread topics of anthology, Terry's "Last Flight" of his flying partner, Alexander (Robert Warwick), who died after leaving him during Blic. The officials in 1959 refute this because they claim that Alexander is still alive and is known for being a military hero who saved thousands. Although Terry is initially shaken and admits to his own coward, he suddenly realizes that his life has given him another chance. If Alexander survived in this time frame, it would mean that someone saved him, and Terry considers himself to be that person. The rest, although predictable, are a standard story of the morale of possessing your mistakes by changing history. Here, the title zone of the twilight appears as a well -intentioned crime space that offers second chances of bitter hope.

This classic episode was written by regular associate Richard Matton (which also wrote the script for the brilliant "Nightmare of 20,000 feet")And Serling immediately loved it during the stage of the script proposal. However, the closer inspection revealed that the story had great similarities with a lesser known episode of the radio program. Here's what happened next.

In 1959 While this was pretty topical simple, Matton found the premise attractive enough to look at the finer details. According to Martin Grams Runior "The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the door to television classic"Mathson wrote the telegram shortly afterwards, which Serling noted similarities between the story and the episode of Willis Cooper's radio anthology" quietly, please! "

Now, Cooper's show was totally different from the "twilight zone", but stories were often shown that mixed fantasy and horror, with Cooper acting as a versatile narrator. The radio series did not receive immediate traction during its operation, but is greeted as a basic radio drama (which was flooded with fresh, original stories) in retrospect.

Titled "One for the Book", the episode in question (which you can hear Here) revolves around the captain of the US Air Force, Max Westlake. Max seems to be fascinated by stories speculating on top technology of the future, and the episode is represented by his point of view as he tells his journey from the sergeant to the Major over the years. While remembering, Max talks about one night in 1937 when he sees a man descending and was taken to a local hospital. The radio episode keeps us on the fingers with weaving the story with great uncertainty, and eventually we find out that the injured man is no one other than Max himself - from the future! The boundaries of science are at stake, along with the concept of constant technological progress that can potentially turn unusual ideas into the usual reality.

The book by grams, Serling considered this story as Really Similar to the one who suggested Mattson, calling him "almost a twin" in terms of thematic overlap. Serling tried to follow Cooper to buy the rights for "one for the book", but was unable to do so for reasons unknown to us. Well, it was that, and Matton's Telaplay continued as predicted, except for several audits aimed at strengthening reliability.

This is the perfect opportunity for Check "quietly, please!" in full. Cooper's radio show really stands out because of its wise use of metaphoric narratives that cause expectations of stories within the media.