Sonidos y Silencios
Título V.O.: Sounds and Silences
Guión: Rod Serling
Director: Richard Donner
Fecha de emisión en USA: 03/04/1964
Guest Starring: John McGiver (Roswell G. Flemington), Penny Singleton (Mrs. Flemington), William Benedict (Conklin), Michael Fox (Psychiatrist), Francis Defales (Doctor), Renee Aubry (Secretary)
Sinopsis: Un hombre obsesionado con la mar, la guerra y el ruido, del cual no puede ni quiere prescindir, se encontrará con la horma de su zapato cuando sus sentidos comiencen aleatoriamente a amplificar o reducir los sonidos ambientales.
Frases destacadas:
Opening Narration: This is Roswell G. Flemington, two hundred and seventeen pounds of gristle, lung tissue and sound decibels. He is, as you have perceived, a noisy man, one of a breed who substitutes volume for substance, sound for significance, and shouting to cover up the readily apparent phenomenom that he is nothing more than an overweight and aging perennial Sea Scout whose noise-making is in inverse ratio to his competence and his character. But soon our would-be admiral of the fleet will embark on another voyage. This one is an uncharted and twisting stream that heads for a distant port called...the Twilight Zone.
Closing Narration: When last heard from, Mr. Roswell G. Flemington was in a sanitarium pleading with the medical staff to make some noise. They, of course, believe the case to be a rather tragic aberration--a man's mind becoming unhinged. And for this they'll give him pills, therapy and rest. Little do they realize that all Mr. Flemington is suffering from is a case of poetic justice. Tonight's tale of sounds and silences from...the Twilight Zone.
Curiosidades:
- Este episodio no fue inicialmente incluido en la serie en su primera emisión debido a un pleito pendiente por posible plagio (al parecer, un guionista había enviado un guión a Rod Serling con similar argumento y título años atrás). La demanda fue retirada al acordar las partes un pago de 3500 dólares de la época, y el episodio pudo emitirse.
