Rod Serling was an enigma. Although he did many episodes of "The Twilight Zone" that were extremely cynical when it came to human nature, he also made quite a few extremely sentimental episodes that seemed to hint at a strong desire to get away from it all and go back home. "Next Stop Willoughby" and "Walking Distance" are both fine examples of this.
In "Walking Distance", Gig Young is burned out and goes for a drive. When he stops at a gas station, he realizes he's within walking distance of the town where he grew up, so he decides to go there to see how much it has changed in the 20+ years since he was last there. However, in an odd Zone twist, the town turns out to be exactly like he remembered it--because it IS the town of decades ago!! In fact, he can even visit his family...and even a younger version of himself!! An interesting but not especially great episode. If you like sentimental, you'll love it. If, like me, you like the ones that show people to be real jerks, then this will just be average.
By the way, the acting is just fine and you wonder how much the leading man, Gig Young, could have benefited from the advice of this show.
In "Walking Distance", Gig Young is burned out and goes for a drive. When he stops at a gas station, he realizes he's within walking distance of the town where he grew up, so he decides to go there to see how much it has changed in the 20+ years since he was last there. However, in an odd Zone twist, the town turns out to be exactly like he remembered it--because it IS the town of decades ago!! In fact, he can even visit his family...and even a younger version of himself!! An interesting but not especially great episode. If you like sentimental, you'll love it. If, like me, you like the ones that show people to be real jerks, then this will just be average.
By the way, the acting is just fine and you wonder how much the leading man, Gig Young, could have benefited from the advice of this show.