It's Still a Good Life

Infobox Television episode
Title = It's Still a Good Life
Series = The Twilight Zone


Caption = Anthony and Audrey Fremont
Season = 01
Episode = 31
Airdate = February 19, 2003
Writer = Ira Steven Behr Based on characters created by Jerome Bixby
Director = Allan Kroeker
Episode list = List of "The Twilight Zone" episodes
Prev = Into the Light
Next = The Monsters Are on Maple Street

"It's Still a Good Life" is an episode of the second revival of "The Twilight Zone", and aired on February 19, 2003. It is a sequel to the original series episode "It's a Good Life".cite web |url=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm|title=Bill Mumy - Biography| publisher = Billmumy.com|accessdate=2007-06-22] Bill Mumy and Cloris Leachman reprise their roles from the original episode.cite web |url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSC.do?t=The+Twilight+Zone&sId=EP523833&method=getEpisodeDetailForShow&pId=EP5238330015|title=The Twilight Zone | Episode Detail| publisher = Zap2it.com|accessdate=2007-06-22] Anthony Fremont's daughter, Audrey, is played by actor Bill Mumy's real life daughter Liliana Mumy.cite web |url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue304/screen3.html|title=The Twilight Zone Special Remake Episodes| publisher = Sci Fi Weekly|quote=Played by Mumy's real life daughter, Liliana Mumy|accessdate=2007-06-22] It was written by Ira Steven Behr (based on characters created by Jerome Bixby), and directed by Allan Kroeker.cite web |url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw9447.html|title=Executive producer Ira Steven Behr dares to update The Twilight Zone| publisher = Sci Fi Weekly|accessdate=2007-06-22]

Opening narration

Plot

Anthony Fremont has been terrorizing the residents of the small town of Peaksville for forty years in this sequel to the 1961 episode.

Anthony is still using his telepathic powers to banish those he deems "bad", including his wife, to a mythical "cornfield." His mother, Agnes, is horrified to discover that Anthony's young daughter, Audrey, has inherited those powers. This discovery is soon followed by one even more shocking: Audrey can bring back things that her father has banished to the cornfield.

With this realization Agnes tries to influence her granddaughter to use her powers in order to free Peaksville from Anthony's tyrannical reign, rather than prolong his evil legacy. When Anthony learns of his mother's plans he seeks out each co-conspirator one by one, sending them to the cornfield. Agnes finally confronts her son, letting go of all of the emotions that she has suppressed for forty years, and tries to convince Audrey to use her powers against her own father. Audrey is forced to choose between her grandmother (as well as all of her friends in Peaksville) and her father, whom she loves very much.

Caught between these two sides, Audrey ultimately aligns herself with her father and empties the town of Peaksville. Anthony and Audrey are left alone, but after a short time Anthony realizes that he misses having everyone else around. Audrey then brings the entire world back, not just Peaksville but everything beyond it. Audrey asks about visiting New York City, and her father replies that it's a big city with lots of people. Audrey says that they had all better be nice to her and her dad.

The episode ends with Anthony realizing that his daughter is far more powerful than he is, and he seemingly accepts that it is a "real good thing" she has done by returning the world outside of Peaksville.

Closing narration

Cast

* Anthony Freemont — Bill Mumy
* Agnes Freemont — Cloris Leachman
* Audrey Freemont — Liliana Mumy
* Lorna — Chilton Crane
* Joe — Robert Moloney
* Cynthia — Kerry Sandomirsky
* Timmy — Samuel Patrick Chu
* George — Paul McGillion
* Timmy's mother — Kirsten Kilburncite web |url=http://tv.yahoo.com/the-twilight-zone/show/its-still-a-good-life/episode/10598/castcrew|title=Cast and Crew| publisher = Yahoo! TV|accessdate=2007-06-22]

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