Of the principal cast and crew, eight were also involved in the production of episodes of the original television series: writers Richard Matheson and George Clayton Johnson, composer Jerry Goldsmith, and cast members Murray Matheson, Kevin McCarthy, Patricia Barry, William Schallert, and Bill Mumy. In addition, Buck Houghton, who was producer of the original series for its first three seasons, has a cameo sitting in the diner in segment three, "It's a Good Life".