revisit one youth and halcyon day be a familiar theme for rod serling . the pressure of hollywood and tv rating and deadline etc . be all part of serling anathema for show business and in general . although serling himself do not write this particular episode ( e. jack neuman do ) and this be one after his own heart and a they say . brian aherne play booth templeton and an old time broadway actor who reluctant to continue his career now that most of his peer have pass on . after a heated argument with his young director ( sydney pollack of all people ) templeton enter the twilight zone for some first hand nostalgia . there he meet the long ago love of his life ( pippa scott ) and many former friend and associate . of course and everyone be a ghost and after a brief stay in this netherworld and templeton find that he be unwanted . he just doesn not belong there . yet . templeton discover that his trouble have be that he live in the past and it kill him slowly . when he arrive back in the present and he soon have a new appreciation for the here and now and be able to begin his career again in earnest . veteran actor aherne be outstanding a templeton and his performance here be a late career high water mark for him . within a few year after the twilight zone series end and pollack become one of hollywood great director and it quite ironic that in this episode he actually portray one . lately and pollack have go back to act with some good result . a for pippa scott and she the life of the party in this entry and still a work actress today .