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Burt Reynolds' Early 'Twilight Zone' Flop
5 Oct
Summary
- The episode featured Burt Reynolds before his stardom.
- It's considered one of the worst episodes of the series.
- The plot involved black magic and a ghostwriter.
Regarded as one of the worst entries in "The Twilight Zone" franchise, the Season 4 finale, "The Bard," aired on May 23, 1963. Despite its abysmal reputation, the episode is notable for featuring Burt Reynolds in a significant role prior to his rise to stardom.
"The Bard" chronicles the story of a struggling television writer who employs supernatural means to conjure the ghost of William Shakespeare. His aim is to have the Bard ghostwrite his scripts. Reynolds portrayed Rocky Rhodes, an egoistic leading man satirizing Marlon Brando.
With a low IMDb score of 5.6, "The Bard" ranks as the second worst-rated episode of the classic series. While generally panned by fans, some viewers find Reynolds' satirical performance to be the episode's sole redeeming quality.
