Everyone knows and loves The Twilight Zone, a show that is made up of short, thoughtful, topical science fiction and horror stories that you can throw on and devour in 30 minutes…
except for Season 4.
Wait, what makes Season 4 so different, and why did the format of the show change so much? Honestly, 99 percent of what makes Rod Serling’s classic series what it is remains intact with its penultimate season.
There is just one problem, and it’s kind of a glaring problem…
episodes went from airing during 30-minute blocks to hour-long blocks.
It might not seem like it, but when you watch the first three seasons of the show, get used to the format, and are thrust into Season 4, you’ll feel a massive difference.
The Twilight Zone wasn’t a simple sci-fi horror show anymore.
This show had huge narrative shoes to fill.
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