I suppose the fact that this series is produced by Steven Spielberg is what makes it so bland, designed to appeal to the 1980s-2000 audience, so invariably with a happy ending. He is not backward about calling them amazing stories either, though most of the ones I've seen are anything but. The special effects are "technically more advanced" (not more realistic) than series like "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" made 25-30 years before. But otherwise they pale in comparison -- almost to invisibility. Like other productions from the Star War era onwards, it is a chore to sit through this dumbed-down Pablum.
Review of Amazing Stories
