Mirror, Mirror.Ĭourse, qualifying this as my favorite anything feels strange. Today, we’re taking a look at my third favorite episode. My second favorite episode was Brad Bird’s Family Dog, an animated short that hasn’t aged well, but once made me laugh harder than anything else in the world.
My all-time favorite episode was Go to the Head of the Class, starring Christopher Lloyd as a psychotic schoolteacher who managed to torment his students even after he literally lost his head. It’s confusing, brilliant, adventurous and creepy, and when Amazing Stories was on its game, that’s exactly how I’d describe it. The right episodes turned Sunday nights into huge events, and I can remember watching this show just as clearly as I can remember going to see that era’s biggest movies. I’ll admit to being choosy with which episodes I watched ( Amazing Stories had some duds), but when I was interested, I was really interested. I was seven-years-old when the series caught my interest, and man, I bought the hype. When firing on all cylinders, Amazing Stories was just as impossibly weird as Tales from the Darkside, Tales from the Crypt and all of the other “black” shows that simply weren’t made to have a universal appeal. Though a critical success, the series was never a hit. In contrast to shows like it, Amazing Stories didn’t aim for a niche market: The episodes were positioned more like top shelf made-for-television movies, often boosted by famous actors and directors. Created by Stephen Spielberg, it was in the vein of The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, albeit without the “mandatory” slant on scares.Īiring Sunday nights on NBC, it was presented as a really big deal for a while. Amazing Stories was an anthology series that ran for two seasons beginning in 1985. I’ve professed my love for Amazing Stories in the past, but our recent survey about spooky things inspired me to do it one more time.īecause what I’m about to show you really messed me up.įirst, some background.
Amazing Stories: “Mirror, Mirror” Episode Review.
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