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The Twilight Zone

  • TV Series
  • 1959–1964
  • TV-PG
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
101K
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Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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Dark FantasyDystopian Sci-FiPsychological DramaPsychological HorrorSpace Sci-FiSupernatural FantasySupernatural HorrorTime TravelDramaFantasy

Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.

  • Creator
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Rod Serling
    • Robert McCord
    • Jay Overholts
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    101K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    363
    96
    • Creator
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Rod Serling
      • Robert McCord
      • Jay Overholts
    • 220User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated TV #20
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 11 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator…
    • 1959–1964
    Robert McCord
    Robert McCord
    • Waiter…
    • 1959–1964
    Jay Overholts
    • Cowboy #2…
    • 1959–1962
    James Turley
    • 2nd Fireman…
    • 1959–1963
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • Mr. Carsville…
    • 1959–1964
    David Armstrong
    • Passenger…
    • 1961–1963
    Jack Klugman
    Jack Klugman
    • Captain Ross…
    • 1960–1963
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Henry Bemis…
    • 1959–1963
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Capt. 'Skipper' Farver…
    • 1960–1963
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Gooberman - Town Drunk…
    • 1960–1964
    Barney Phillips
    Barney Phillips
    • Capt. E.L. Gunther…
    • 1960–1963
    George Mitchell
    George Mitchell
    • Dr. Floyd…
    • 1960–1963
    Cyril Delevanti
    Cyril Delevanti
    • Franklin…
    • 1961–1963
    Jon Lormer
    Jon Lormer
    • Minister…
    • 1960–1963
    Bill Erwin
    Bill Erwin
    • Man…
    • 1959–1963
    Nan Peterson
    Nan Peterson
    • Blonde in Bar…
    • 1959–1964
    Lew Brown
    Lew Brown
    • Lieutenant…
    • 1960–1963
    S. John Launer
    S. John Launer
    • Lieutenant Colonel…
    • 1959–1963
    • Creator
      • Rod Serling
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    ratboy7a

    IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!

    There is probably no one who doesn't remember the Twilight Zone and have a favorite episode. I was 11 or 12 and so many of the episodes stick in my mind. Many friends and co-workers are similarly afflicted. When a group of us are discussing the woes of commuting, someone is sure to suggest that they get off at Willoughby. Stuck in a long line for whatever, with the beginning of the line no where in sight - someone might rant "It's a cookbook!". We laugh now but some episodes gave us cause for concern.

    Did you ever notice how many 50's, 60's and even 70's tv shows are represented by the guest cast of TZ? Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, Star Trek, Lost In Space, Beverly Hillbillies, The Farmer's Daughter, Dobie Gillis, My Three Sons, Batman, Big Valley, The Bob Cummings Show, My Favorite Doll (or is that My Living Doll - Julie Newmar plays a robot), Honey West, Police Woman, The Odd Couple and who knows how many more!

    What a series - serious actresses like Ida Lupino and Agnes Moorehead and clowns like Don Rickles. Big screen names like Mickey Rooney and Charles Bronson. Lost In Space is represented by Johnathan Harris, Billy Mumy (numerous appearances -and its a good thing you did,Anthony) and Angela Cartwright. Batman has Adam West, Julie Newmar and the great Burgess! You have a James Bond villain (Joseph Wiseman) and the first James Bond himself (for the really entrenched trivia fans - I'm not telling you who he is but it ain't Connery).

    An earlier commenter put it best - this show bred most of today's horror, suspense and occult films.
    lee_eisenberg

    You've just crossed over into...

    I would assume that everyone knows "The Twilight Zone"'s theme song, and recognizes Rod Serling's monotone explanations of how the given character has just crossed over into the Twilight Zone. I'm not sure which episode is my favorite. There's "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet", in which William Shatner sees a monster tearing at an airplane wing, and there's also "Time Enough at Last", where Burgess Meredith plays a bookworm who gets enough time to read as much as he wants...or does he? Or, it might be another episode. But no matter. "The Twilight Zone" never ceases to impress me. Even the 1983 movie was pretty interesting, not something that many movies based on TV shows accomplish. You should try to see the show.
    yarborough

    A Show of Depth Well Ahead of it's Time

    "The Twilight Zone" brought a complexity and maturity to television that had never existed before and probably hasn't been seen since. The stories were always ironic, briliant, and fascinating, and they often came with a moral lesson. Episodes like "A Kind of a Stopwatch", with Richard Erdmann, "Time Enough At Last", with Burgess Meredith, "Nightmare at 20,00 Feet", with William Shatner, and "Where is Everybody," with Earl Holliman, dove into concepts and situations no other show would have even touched. The entertainment brought on by "The Twilight Zone" was as vast as the Zone itself. Its principal writers, Sterling, Beaumont, and Matheson, were the best of their era. For sheer television entertainment, nothing compares to the brilliant, heavyweight stories of "The Twilight Zone." TO be frank, "The Twilight Zone" was the first show that didn't insult the viewer's intelligence.
    9CatfishOpinions

    Spookiness + 60s + Anthology series = the best damn thing ever

    This show never gets old. It ages extremely well. The psychological horror of this is SO much better than any CGI horror you'll see these days. Every episode (or at least all the good ones) have a spooky element or something out of the ordinary, a twist ending, and a moral or something to think about. There are so many of these that are just, SO GOOD. Rod serling is a greek god. tres bien.
    evildead1978

    The signpost up ahead...

    It is completely impossible to narrow down the best episodes of this classic TV series...everything about it (writing, acting, production values) is leaps and bounds above anything around today! That being said, since the Christmas season is approaching, Serling made two holiday episodes that are worth taking the time to watch all over again: "The Night of the Meek" with Art Carney and (my personal favorite) "The Changing of the Guard" with Donald Pleasance. Both are timeless classics, and show a very sentimental side to the Twilight Zone...Every year at the holiday season I like to sit back and take these episodes in; they get better and better with each repeated viewing! Merry Christmas & Enjoy!

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    • Trivia
      Rod Serling wanted Richard Egan to do the narration because of his rich, deep voice. However, due to strict studio contracts of the time, Egan was unable. Serling said, "It's Richard Egan or no one. It's Richard Egan, or I'll do the thing myself", which is exactly what happened.
    • Quotes

      [Opening narration - from "Where Is Everybody?" to "A Passage for Trumpet"]

      Narrator: There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.

    • Alternate versions
      With the exception of end-of-season episodes, all episodes originally ended with a brief segment in which Rod Serling appeared on camera (even during the first season when he only narrated the episodes themselves) and told viewers about the next week's episode. These promos were deleted from the syndicated versions of the episodes but were later restored for DVD release, although many now exist only in audio form.
    • Connections
      Edited into Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Bernard Herrmann

      (season 1)

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Twilight Zone
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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