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Dreams for Sale focuses on the revival of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone in the mid-'80s. This anthology show brought together a host of diverse talent including Harlan Ellison, Wes Craven, William Friedkin, Rockne S. O'Bannon, and more. Episodes are hosted by Chris Stachiw (Kulture Shocked), Mike White (The Projection Booth), and Father Malone (Dark Destinations). Dreams for Sale theme song courtesy of Roxi Drive and Neutron Dreams - learn more at https://soundcloud.com/roxidrive and https://soundcloud.com/user-381591616

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Episode 47: Crazy as a Soup Sandwich / Special Service / Father & Son Game

2023/09/01

Crazy as a Soup Sandwich stars Tony Franciosa as a crime boss who seeks aid from the genuine underworld. Adapted by Harlan Ellison from his short story. Special Service stars David Naughton as a man who discovers that his life is the subject of a popular television show. Father & Son Game features a man seeking eternal life but must contend with the dilemma of when life ends: the mind or the heart.

Episode 46: Many, Many Monkeys / Love is Blind

2023/08/04

Many, Many Monkeys concerns a nurse investigating an outbreak of blindness and the horrifying cause. Love is Blind is a tale of second chances when a jealous husband stops in the wrong bar to drown his sorrows.

Episode 45: Cat and Mouse / Rendezvous in a Dark Place

2023/07/07

Cat and Mouse is a tale of a mousey spinster whose new cat might be the man of her dreams. Rendezvous in a Dark Place stars legend Janet Leigh as a death obsessed woman who finds herself face to face with Death itself.

Episode 44: The Mind of Simon Foster / The Wall

2023/06/02

The Mind of Simon Foster features Bruce Weitz as a man with nothing to offer the world except his memories. Luckily for him, memories are a hot commodity. The Wall is a tale of a test pilot who breaches a portal and finds himself in a utopian world. Or is it?

Episode 43: A Game of Pool / Room 2426

2023/05/05

A Game of Pool is a remake of a classic Twilight Zone by George Clayton Johnson and stars Esai Morales as a hustler whose wish to play the best opponent comes true. Room 2426 stars Dean Stockwell as a scientist who finds himself in an unusual prison that can only be escaped by a bizarre method.

Episode. 42: Street of Shadows / Something in the Walls

2023/04/07

Street of Shadows stars Charles Haid as a desperate husband and how one wrong move can turn your life upside down. Something in the Walls is a riff on The Yellow Wallpaper and concerns an asylum patient who can see movement behind the walls.

Episode 41: The Cold Equations / Stranger in Possum Meadows

2023/03/03

The Cold Equations is a story of a stowaway with big aspirations who must face the hard, unyielding facts of deep space travel. Stranger in Possum Meadows tells the tale of an intergalactic collector who befriends a lonely boy.

Episode 40: The Trunk / Appointment on Route 17

2023/02/03

The Trunk stars Bud Cort as a pushover hotel manager who discovers an abandoned trunk that holds within a whole new life. Appointment on Route 17 is a tale of transplantation and rekindled romance featuring Paul LeMat

Episode 39: 20/20 Vision / There Was An Old Woman

2023/01/06

20/20 Vision stars Michael Moriarty as a bank manager given a new perspective of his clients and coworkers thanks to an unusual pair of spectacles. There Was An Old Woman stars Colleen Dewhurst as an aging children's author who finds a previously untapped audience.

Episode 38: The Trance / Acts of Terror

2022/12/02

The Trance stars Peter Scolari as a spiritual con man whose specious connection to the Astral plane becomes all too real. Acts of Terror features Melanie Mayron as an abused wife seeking escape with some supernatural assistance.

Episode 37: The Hellgramite Method / Our Selena is Dying / The Call

2022/08/12

In the Hellgrammite Method, A desperate alcoholic utilizes a horrifying method in order to get clean. Our Selena is Dying, a remake of an earlier Rod Serling penned Twilight Zone episode. The Call features William Sanderson as a lonely bachelor who connects over the phone with a potential love unfortunately she's an exhibit at the local art museum.

Episode 36: Dream Me a Life / Memories

2022/07/08

We continue the slog of the third season with two episodes about memories and dreams: In "Dream Me a Life" (written by J. Michael Straczynski), Eddie Albert dreams about a catatonic widow. Meanwhile in "Memories" (written by Bob Underwood), a specialist in past life regression enters an alternate reality where everyone remembers their previous incarnations.

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★★★★★

ksullivan245 2019/05/11

Fun podcast

I love 80’s anthologies and grew up watching this one! I love how it’s a discussion around the show itself rather than trying to compare to the origi...

★★☆☆☆

punk!eliana 2021/06/08

So Negative. Not fun at all.

I really wanted to like this podcast. It inspired me to watch this series, which was great, and I had the idea that I would go back and forth watching...

★★★★★

Jinkerth 2018/10/03

Loving this show!

I’m really enjoying this podcast about a show I loved growing up. It’s been a treat rewatching this great 80s show and hearing some great discussion a...

★★★★★

ttaylor297 2018/09/10

TZ’85

It is incredible to find this podcast about the 80’s reboot of TZ. This forgotten gem was the perfect show for a TZ fanatic like myself. Like the o...

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