I wouldn't be even a tenth surprised to find out that the name of the later-made TV show was designed as a partial homage to that exact episode that preceded it.
Though maybe not, as the concept seems to describe something deep in our psyches, and appears in so many shows & songs (e.g. R.E.M.'s shiny happy people), and I would bet that the Twilight Zone episode itself was either based on or at least was was preceded by some ancient story written or told hundreds of years before it:-).
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Barfyman origin story.
Cheer up, today will almost certainly be better than tomorrow.
each day is better than the next!
Judas to Jesus at the last supper:
Remind me this immediately
🥲
Yeah literally those creepy ass robots.
They mostly come out at 🥲. Mostly.
Can't upvote enough
Oof, this hits home. Toxic happiness is a good way to make your kids suicidal, people.
It's a Good Life.
Well, this is certainly the Good Place at least:-).
I was thinking of the Twilight Zone episode and short story but I enjoyed that show too.
I wouldn't be even a tenth surprised to find out that the name of the later-made TV show was designed as a partial homage to that exact episode that preceded it.
Though maybe not, as the concept seems to describe something deep in our psyches, and appears in so many shows & songs (e.g. R.E.M.'s shiny happy people), and I would bet that the Twilight Zone episode itself was either based on or at least was was preceded by some ancient story written or told hundreds of years before it:-).