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Engaging little episode that subtly suggests the US circa 1959 was capable of starting a nuclear holocaust. Although the script tries to soften the allegory with a twist ending, Fritz Weaver's family remain dead-ringers for wholesome American suburbanites, with Weaver as a self-described "cog" in the bomb-making machine. Though obviously on a tight budget, Director Richard Bare does an excellent job dislocating viewers with odd camera angles and well placed effects. Edward Andrews is great, as usual, as a sinister government official-- too bad he never got the recognition he merited. The episode may have lost some of its bite with the end of the Cold War and the ebbing of the nuclear "threat".. Nonetheless, it took a lot of guts for the writers to even imply that leaders of a look-alike nation might launch a millions-dead first strike against an unnamed enemy. But then, science fiction has long served, not only as a vehicle of exploration, but as an effective cover for commentary of all political stripes. This entry remains a subtly provocative one for the conformist 1950's.

This is the reason I watch The Twilight Zone.

The episode Third from the Sun is absolutely amazing to watch. The twist ending has to be one of the best ever used during the series five season run. Fritz Weaver does amazing job as the main character in the episode. Edward Andrews has to be one of the creepiest villains ever in the Twilight Zone, he does a great job. You should also pay close attention to the amazing camera angles used by director Richard L. Bare. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to get into The Twilight Zone and also those who are already fans but have not had the chance to see this great episode.

The quote above is taken from a conversation early on between two government employees about the imminent prospect of nuclear war. Along with 'The Shelter', 'One More Pallbearer',and other episodes, this entry explores the fear at the time of such a human disaster. Sturka (Fritz Weaver from The 'Obsolete Man') plans to get his family away in a spaceship capable of reaching another habitable planet. The tension mounts brilliantly, especially during the card game. Edward Andrews is brilliant as Carling, the watchful obstacle in the way of the plan. The situation calls for meticulous reasoning while on the edge of madness as Sturka and his colleague are forced to keep their apocalyptic knowledge secret. A great blend of grave seriousness and fantasy so defining of TZ.

This Twilight Zone story has Fritz Weaver and Joe Maross as a pair of rocket scientists who are keeping the progress of their work secret from their organization. That's because nuclear war is about engulf the planet and they want to use that rocket to escape and head into outer space to find a new home out there.

They run afoul of security man Edward Andrews playing one of his usual officious snooping types.

Will they make it and in addition the conclusion has quite a kicker to it. This is one of the best Twilight Zone stories out there, not to be missed.

The camera work in this episode perfectly portrays how the episode is meant to be taken. A lot of slight Dutch Angles, definitely makes for an uneasy watch.

Fritz Weaver and Joe Maross play two government employees who come to the awful realization that a terrible apocalyptic war is imminent, and how both men must prepare their families to make a dangerous journey to escape their doomed world in a government spacecraft, and how a sneaky government agent(played by Edward Andrews) tries to uncover their plan, and stop them, regardless of whether he even believes their doomsday prophecy or not... Utterly predictable story is helped by a fine cast and inspired direction, making this effort better than it has any business being. Still, this is highly regarded by many, who found the final twist a surprise!

"Third from the Sun" is an episode in the marvelous TV-series "The Twilight Zone" that should be showed in film classes all around the world and ought to be watched by every aspiring scriptwriter who considers writing his/her own (thriller or Sci-Fi) screenplay one day! Why? Not because of its legendary and infamous end twist (because, in all honesty, it's really not *that* difficult to predict), but because this episode masterfully demonstrates pure and non-stop tension building from start to finish! Throughout the entire running time, the three male protagonists behave suspicious, act extremely nervous and only share minimum bits of the information they have, and this doesn't just generate curiosity among their female counterparts but also among the viewers that guess along continuously. William Sturka and Jerry Riden are both employees of a secret governmental nuclear plant and dispose of inside information of a dreadful catastrophe about to happen in less than 48 hours. They plan an escape for them and their families, but their supervisor – the oddly menacing Mr. Carling – has figured out their intentions and subtly (…VERY subtly) confronts them. It has to be said, the twist at the end of this episode is pretty near to pure genius! Unfortunately the otherwise impeccable script, inspired by a short story by Richard Matheson - who else, suggests a little bit too obviously where it's going and the episode's title doesn't really help, neither. Still, also if you did envision the twist, "Third from the Sun" is particularly fun because you can – in retrospect – spot all the ingenious little details. For example, keep an eye open for that curious phone or listen to the bizarre noise of the car whilst driving

This is Twilight Zone at it's best. Amazing acting both from the protagonists and the villain(s). Incredible twist at the end that puts a bow on it. It even took me by surprise and usually I can see these coming. That is because the episode simply captures you entirely and doesn't let you consider anything outside it's bounds. The tension keeps building and building until the climax. This is an example of what I watch T.Z. for. It screws with your head, but makes sense at the same time. It's out of this world, and yet closer than you think. The suspense of watching as the villain picks up the item and investigates it is exhausting. His is one of the most powerful performances in this episode, conveying a sense of relation to most governmental agendas. Don't take my word for it though, just watch it.

I happily enjoyed a wonderful Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Channel this New year's weekend. Of all the wonderful shows I had the pleasure of seeing, this one stands out above many others. As is often the case with this wonderful series, Rod Serling took a simple story and turned it into a thinking man's thriller.

The story tells of two men who work at a government space facility. When they discover that the world as they know it is coming to an end, they decide to steal a spaceship to help their families escape to safety. What brings the story beyond the mundane is a classic "twist" ending that takes most viewers by surprise. I loved the episode and believe most other viewers will also. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll be happy you did!

This is another honorable mention that I enjoy watching. Once again, another episode based on a short story from one of my favorite author's Richard Matheson. The episode could be part of a history lesson as this story obviously acknowledged the intensity of the cold war and nuclear power.

The episode is a simple escape thriller, I really like the atmosphere of tenseness just like the characters you really feel that time is not on anyone's side as the clock hands are the ticking away toward doom, and this family window of time to salvation is closing fast.

One of the things that make the episode is in the characters and dialog which is surprisingly good there are some memorable lines. I really like Fritz Weaver who is an alumni of anthologies, he's really good as the tortured dad whom feels guilty for contributing to the engineering of the planet's destruction.

I really like how we see how human he truly is that he really isn't a bad guy, like a lot of people that worked where he was he got into it with good intentions and I feel genuine reasons where he wanted to defend his home so his family would be protected. But we see after a while as he's worked there for a long while and the war grew more intense, he started to change his mind as well as realize how bitter the cool aid the governmental powers he served really is.

I like how he states a reality on his role on things but also the kind of sad reality that has been constructed that he's a mere cog in a giant governmental/military machine, even if he quit, it wouldn't make a difference because they would always find someone else to replace him like any spare part.

From this we see his escape plight isn't just a race for survival but also you could say a form of redemption as he wants his daughter to still have a future by giving her a new world which their old world can no longer provide her. We of course get an antagonist whom is a coworker, I think.

This is a villain you plain dislike and is kind of creepy as he's got a little of the mannerism of a stalker which is one of the things he is. From the white outfit he wears and glasses, it really reflects the kind of evil he is which is just cold calculating sociopath with bland soullessness.

The guy is also a cultist, you can tell this guy has chuged down gallons of cool aid the powers that be have been serving up for years. He's so devout to it but it's a blind devolution, as the powers that be were wrong and aren't invincible nor gods but are as mortal as him. He sees the family's plight of escape as a form of weakness for the deities their supposed to serve and of course is going to do everything to prevent them from escaping, despite the fact he's about to die to.

This I feel is the message of this story which is not to let ourselves give totally into governmental/military powers. For as much as they might serve us, they do not make nor should they determine the course of our lives. Our lives are our own and we are the only ones that get to do that. Any power that attempts to dictate our lives is morally corrupt and must never be obeyed.

But of course, the other thing that makes this episode is the ending which made this story even more interesting because it takes our preconceived assumptions and turns them upside down. Will the family escape to salvation and what salvation will they find, you'll just have to wait and find out?

Rating: 3 and a half stars

For most of its running time this episode of the Twilight Zone seems more run of the mill, even dull, compared to other episodes. Two employees at a top secret government manufacturing facility, one a scientist, the other a test pilot, are secretly planning to quit the planet with their families, on board a spacecraft they plan to commandeer. The inside word is that there will be mutually assured destruction in 48 hours and they've decided to make a break for it. However both men are on the radar of the vulture-like security man played by Edward Andrews, who suspects their ultimate plan.

As the minutes of the episode go by there's only a little tension as the two families finally make it to their rendezvous, only to be met by Andrews whose suspicions have proven to be right, but again you're wondering what the ultimate point of the story is, only for all to be revealed in the last seconds, in a neat twist.

Apart from Andrews as the escapees' creepy pursuer, I found the acting in this episode to be a little stiff and awkward and as indicated, it's quite slow moving until the big reveal at the end, although there is a clue to the outcome in the show chapter's title.

All in all, this is a quietly effective Cold War parable, eerily prescient in its first twenty minutes of the real life paranoia surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis of just a few years later.

Another nuclear war Zone and there are many. This one has so many Dutch Angles (Titled camera) it's simply a Dutch episode so maybe the few normally shot scenes are abnormal here. The whole nuclear war threat lasted until Bill Clinton became President. Of course, they still existed, but not Russia, thanks to Ronald Reagan, so... this plot just got tiresome. Edward Andrews is fun to watch though. I was rooting for him over the whiny, preachy families wanting off the Earth.