Intros and Outros

by Rossum

The Twilight Zone' adapted short stories by writers like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont and Ambrose Bierce. Here are some opening and closing narrations if Rod Serling adapted a few of my favorite stories for the show. Needless to say, there are massive spoilers for all the stories involved.

2. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Welcome to Omelas, a city of sharing warmth and compassion. Population- it doesn't matter. Here in this red roofed city, where children are loved and their elders respected there is no king, no war, no poverty and no oppression. Yes, Omelas is a paradise, but paradise often has its serpent.

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Farewell to Omelas- population- now one less. The lesson learned? Everything comes with a price- even paradise. When a soul or conscience becomes too expensive a luxury to maintain in the face of a fellow being's suffering then departing is the only option. Where does the path lead? Those in Omelas do not know. But surely it will go through the Twilight Zone.