"The Twilight Zone" (1959) Série TV 1959-1964

Créateur:

Rod Serling

Saisons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Date de sortie:

2 octobre 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Fantasy | Horreur | Mystère | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Intrigue:

Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Moral | Cult Favorite | Surrealism | Supernatural Power

Récompenses:

Won Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

The signpost up ahead...

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24	8:00 AM	SYFY	The Mirror	#3.6
Wed. Nov. 25	8:00 AM	SYFY	The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms	#5.10

Ensemble

Rod Serling

...

Narrator / ... (Episodes, 1959-1964)

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
Twilight Zone (USA) (new title)

Durée:

51 min (18 episodes) (season 4) | 25 min (138 episodes) (season 1-3 and season 5)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Classification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:13

Lieux de tournage:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Société:

Cayuga Productions

Anecdotes:

Due to budgetary constraints in its second season, the network decided to cut costs by shooting some episodes on videotape rather than film. Because videotape was a relatively primitive medium in the early 1960s, the editing of tape was next to impossible. Thus, each of the 6 episodes was "camera-cut" as in live TV, on a studio sound stage, using a total of four cameras. The requisite multicamera setup of the videotape experiment, pretty much precluded location shooting, severely limiting the potential scope of the story-lines, and so, the short-lived experiment was ultimately abandoned. The 6 videotaped episodes were titled: "The Twilight Zone: The Lateness of the Hour (#2.8)" (1960); "The Twilight Zone: Static (#2.20)" (1961); "The Twilight Zone: The Whole Truth (#2.14)" (1961); "The Twilight Zone: The Night of the Meek (#2.11)" (1960); "The Twilight Zone: Twenty Two (#2.17)" (1961); "The Twilight Zone: Long Distance Call (#2.22)" (1961).

Guillemet:

[Opening narration (season 1)]
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.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling" (1959)

Bande son:

Twilight Zone Theme

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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!