The World Next Door story
A door in the basement leads two people to enhance their lives. Directed by: Paul Lynch. Story by: Lan O'Kun.
5 total · 3 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| escape from reality | major | Barney appeared to retreat from his miserable reality to a turn of the century fantasy world in which he was a successful and wealthy inventor. But in the end it turned out the turn of the century Barney was getting all his invention ideas from the other Barney's workshop. |
| husband and wife | major | Part-time inventor Barney Schlessinger and his unsupportive wife Katy. |
| magic portal | major | A magic door in Barney's cellar connected him to an alternate reality set in the early 1900s. Note it was not a time portal because it seemed this world on the other side of the door was an alternate reality of some kind. |
| friendship | minor | Barney and his work pal Milton. |
| the desire for fame | minor | Barney dreamed of being a famous inventor. |