Tag: Rod Serling
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The Twilight Zone Episode Where Is Everybody Hit A Few Bumps Behind The Scenes
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of “The Twilight Zone.”The first episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series “The Twilight Zone” aired on October 2, 1959. The episode was called “Where Is Everybody?,” and it starred Earl Holliman as a man with no memories, walking down a dirt road. He arrives in a small…
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‘The Twilight Zone’ Season 4 Doesn’t Feel Right
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,…
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Alfred Hitchcock Had His Own ‘Twilight Zone’ Before Rod Serling
When you think of the godfather of horror anthology TV shows, your mind probably goes to Rod Serling for his work on The Twilight Zone, but what most people don’t know is Alfred Hitchcock played the game first with Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a series that is perfect for fans of the Master of Suspense. Each…
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‘The Twilight Zone’ Was Ahead of Its Time
When The Twilight Zone first premiered, few shows were as far ahead of their time in their approach to social commentary as Rod Serling’s seminal work. This series had episodes that, on its surface, might have been about alien invasions, otherworldly phenomena, or other bizarre paranormal encounters but a lot of the time, tackled conversations…
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15 Episodes Of The Twilight Zone That Are Still Relevant Today
It’s always struck me as something of a marvel that “The Twilight Zone” has managed to avoid feeling dated, despite the final episode being broadcast more than 60 years ago. Spanning five seasons between 1959 and 1965, at its best, the show depicts facets of the human condition that are universal, with many plot points,…
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‘The Twilight Zone’s Best Western Episode Is Also a Ghost Story
The Twilight Zone is a show that is remembered for its horror, science fiction, thriller, and mystery-centric episodes… which is what makes it weird when your occasional Western episode pops up. That being said, it wouldn’t be a Twilight Zone episode if there wasn’t a little bit of genre storytelling thrown into the mix. Every…
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Rod Serling’s Big Twilight Zone Pet Peeve Is Still As Frustrating As Ever
Although he had a career in theatre, radio, and feature films, writer/producer Rod Serling’s legacy is inexorably tied to the medium of television. That’s for very good reason, of course: not only did Serling create multiple television series that has withstood the test of time (such as “Night Gallery“), but he also was responsible for…
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‘Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling Is Connected to ‘Planet of the Apes’
Everyone thinks of Rod Serling as the voice (and brain) behind The Twilight Zone, but he actually has a way wider range of credits to his name than people realize. Aside from Night Gallery, he was also one of the main minds behind the original Planet of the Apes movie. Serling wrote the screenplay for…
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This Classic Episode Of The Twilight Zone Didn’t Win An Emmy – It Won An Oscar
At a time when weird tales were often dismissed by respectable critics — a time in which, sadly, we have never actually stopped living — the anthology series “The Twilight Zone” wasn’t just popular, it was widely acclaimed. The show even won three Emmy Awards: two for its creator and writer, Rod Serling, for his…
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How The Twilight Zone (Kind Of) Predicted Neil Armstrong’s Landing On The Moon
64 years after its debut on CBS, no series has been able to match the consistency of quality or the rigorousness of thought that Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” demonstrated over its five stellar seasons. For many, the series’ most memorable episodes set us on edge via science fiction or straight-up horror elements, but Serling…