"series #5 in their 2013 list of the 60 greatest shows of all time and #4 in their list of the 60 greatest dramas. In December 2017, CBS All Access officially ordered the third ""Twilight Zone"" revival to series, which will be helmed by Jordan Peele. It is slated for a 2019 premiere. As a boy, Rod Serling was a fan of pulp fiction stories. As an adult, he sought topics with themes such as racism, government, war, society, and human nature in general. Serling decided to combine these two interests as a way to broach these subjects on television"
"Rod Serling Rodman Edward ""Rod"" Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series, ""The Twilight Zone"". Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the ""angry young man"" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war. Serling was born on December 25, 1924, in Syracuse, New York, to a Jewish family. He"
"nearly two-thirds of the series' total episodes, writers for ""The Twilight Zone"" included leading authors such as Charles Beaumont, Ray Bradbury, Earl Hamner, Jr., George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Reginald Rose, and Jerry Sohl. Many episodes also featured new adaptations of classic stories by such writers as Ambrose Bierce, Jerome Bixby, Damon Knight, John Collier, and Lewis Padgett. ""Twilight Zone"" writers frequently used science fiction as a vehicle for social comment, as networks and sponsors who censored controversial material from live dramas were less concerned with seemingly innocuous fantasy and sci-fi stories. Frequent themes on ""The Twilight Zone"" included nuclear"
"Montgomery Pittman Montgomery Pittman (March 1, 1917 – June 26, 1962) was a television writer, director, and actor. Among his notable credits are his work writing and directing various episodes of ""The Twilight Zone"", ""Maverick"" and ""77 Sunset Strip"". According to his own account, Pittman was born in Louisiana in 1917 and reared in Arkansas. No independent verification of this seems to exist, and Pittman's actual birth name and birth date may differ from his claim. Again, according to his own account, Pittman left home and joined a carnival as a snake oil salesman. He eventually made his way to"
"since 1995, Binghamton High School, Serling's alma mater, primarily in partnership with WSKG-TV, hosts the Rod Serling Video Festival for students in kindergarten through grade 12. The festival encourages young people to engage in filmmaking. Serling's work, particularly the ""Twilight Zone"" episode ""Walking Distance"", underpins the romantic comedy ""The Rewrite"" (2014), which is largely set in Binghamton. Rod Serling Rodman Edward ""Rod"" Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series, ""The Twilight Zone"". Serling was active"
"order. The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) The Twilight Zone is the second of three revivals of Rod Serling's original 1959–64 television series. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host. It premiered on September 18, 2002, and aired its final episode on May 21, 2003. Broadcast in an hour format with two half-hour stories, it was canceled after one season. Reruns continue to air in syndication, and have aired on MyNetworkTV since summer 2008. The opening theme music was provided by Jonathan Davis (singer of the"
"""The Twilight Zone"" creator Rod Serling, though it was finally rejected for a number of reasons. A prime concern was cost, as the technologically advanced ape society portrayed by Serling's script would have involved expensive sets, props, and special effects. The previously blacklisted screenwriter Michael Wilson was brought in to rewrite Serling's script and, as suggested by director Franklin J. Schaffner, the ape society was made more primitive as a way of reducing costs. Serling's stylized twist ending was retained, and became one of the most famous movie endings of all time. The exact location and state of decay of"
"and Chuck Hogan, which concluded with the fourth season in 2017. They were two of the series' eight executive producers. Bradley Thompson Bradley Thompson is an American television writer and producer known for episodes of """" (1996–1999), ""The Twilight Zone"" (2002–2003), ""Battlestar Galactica"" (2004–2009), """" (2009-2011), ""Falling Skies"" (2011-2013), and ""The Strain"" (2014-2017) with writing partner David Weddle. They also wrote for the short-lived series ""Ghost Stories"" (1997) and ""The Fearing Mind"" (2000). Thompson graduated from the USC School of Cinema, as did writing partner David Weddle, whom he originally met in an acting class. Weddle and Thompson first pitched"
"of Judaism (now the American Jewish University). Post died at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California on August 20, 2013. Ted Post Ted Post (March 31, 1918 – August 20, 2013) was an American director of film and television. Highly prolific, Post directed numerous episodes of well-known television series including ""Rawhide, Gunsmoke,"" and ""The Twilight Zone"" as well as blockbuster films such as ""Beneath the Planet of the Apes"" and ""Magnum Force"". Born in Brooklyn, New York, Post started his career in 1938 working as an usher at Loew's Pitkin Theater. He abandoned plans to become an actor after"
"Buck Houghton Archible Ernest ""Buck"" Houghton (May 4, 1915 – May 14, 1999) was an American television producer and writer best known for producing the first three seasons of ""The Twilight Zone"", as well as many other television programs from the 1950s through the 1990s. His collaboration with dramatist Clifford Odets, ""The Richard Boone Show"" (1963–64) was the only repertory company on television, in which a resident cast of actors played different roles in a TV play every week. Houghton graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1933, where he was known as Arch Houghton. He attended UCLA, where he"
"The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) The Twilight Zone is the second of three revivals of Rod Serling's original 1959–64 television series. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host. It premiered on September 18, 2002, and aired its final episode on May 21, 2003. Broadcast in an hour format with two half-hour stories, it was canceled after one season. Reruns continue to air in syndication, and have aired on MyNetworkTV since summer 2008. The opening theme music was provided by Jonathan Davis (singer of the band"
"was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. While attending high school and college, he helped out backstage on several films by Cecil B. DeMille, along with his close friend and classmate Horace Hahn. He was the father of Jim Houghton and Mona Houghton. Houghton died in Los Angeles. He was suffering from emphysema and Lou Gehrig's disease. Buck Houghton Archible Ernest ""Buck"" Houghton (May 4, 1915 – May 14, 1999) was an American television producer and writer best known for producing the first three seasons of ""The Twilight Zone"", as well as many other television programs from the"
"Ted Post Ted Post (March 31, 1918 – August 20, 2013) was an American director of film and television. Highly prolific, Post directed numerous episodes of well-known television series including ""Rawhide, Gunsmoke,"" and ""The Twilight Zone"" as well as blockbuster films such as ""Beneath the Planet of the Apes"" and ""Magnum Force"". Born in Brooklyn, New York, Post started his career in 1938 working as an usher at Loew's Pitkin Theater. He abandoned plans to become an actor after training with Tamara Daykarhanova, and turned to directing summer theatre. Post taught Acting and Drama at New York's High School of"
"and the planned revival. In February 2016, it was reported that Ken Levine would write and direct the pilot episode of the revival series. It was also reported that the series would be interactive. In November 2017, it was reported that Jordan Peele was developing a reboot of the series for streaming service CBS All Access with Marco Ramirez serving as potential showrunner. In December 2017, CBS All Access ordered the third ""The Twilight Zone"" revival to series. It was announced that the series would be produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Monkeypaw Productions and Genre Films. Jordan"
"Bradley Thompson Bradley Thompson is an American television writer and producer known for episodes of """" (1996–1999), ""The Twilight Zone"" (2002–2003), ""Battlestar Galactica"" (2004–2009), """" (2009-2011), ""Falling Skies"" (2011-2013), and ""The Strain"" (2014-2017) with writing partner David Weddle. They also wrote for the short-lived series ""Ghost Stories"" (1997) and ""The Fearing Mind"" (2000). Thompson graduated from the USC School of Cinema, as did writing partner David Weddle, whom he originally met in an acting class. Weddle and Thompson first pitched stories for ""Deep Space Nine"" at Paramount Pictures. In 1995, the two joined the writing staff for DS9's final four"
"horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, which concluded with the fourth season in 2017. They were two of the series' eight executive producers. David Weddle David Weddle is an American television writer and producer known for episodes of """" (1996–1999), ""The Twilight Zone"" (2002–2003), ""Battlestar Galactica"" (2004–2009), """" (2009-2011), ""Falling Skies"" (2011-2013), and ""The Strain"" (2014-2017) with writing partner Bradley Thompson. They also wrote for the short-lived series ""Ghost Stories"" (1997) and ""The Fearing Mind"" (2000). Weddle graduated from the USC School of Cinema, as did writing partner Bradley Thompson, whom he first met in an acting"
"Michael Cassutt Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author. His notable TV work includes producing or writing, or both, for ""The Outer Limits"", ""Eerie, Indiana"", ""Beverly Hills, 90210"", and ""The Twilight Zone"". In addition to his work in television, Cassutt has written over thirty short stories, predominately in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He has also published novels, including the 1986 ""The Star Country"", the 1991 ""Dragon Season"", the 2001 ""Red Moon"" and the 2011 ""Heaven's Shadow,"" in collaboration with David S. Goyer. In addition, Cassutt contributes non-fiction articles to"
"David Weddle David Weddle is an American television writer and producer known for episodes of """" (1996–1999), ""The Twilight Zone"" (2002–2003), ""Battlestar Galactica"" (2004–2009), """" (2009-2011), ""Falling Skies"" (2011-2013), and ""The Strain"" (2014-2017) with writing partner Bradley Thompson. They also wrote for the short-lived series ""Ghost Stories"" (1997) and ""The Fearing Mind"" (2000). Weddle graduated from the USC School of Cinema, as did writing partner Bradley Thompson, whom he first met in an acting class. After Sam Peckinpah's death in 1984, Weddle used Peckinpah's production files and correspondence that had been given to the library of the Academy of Motion"
"Maiden (""Twilight Zone""), Mekong Delta (""Twilight Zone""), Van Morrison (""Twilight Zone""), Rush (""The Twilight Zone""), Raymond Scott, Sly & Robbie, Magneto Dayo, The Manhattan Transfer (""Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone""), The Residents, The Ventures (""Twilight Zone""), Panic! at the Disco and John Williams. Beginning in 2002, episodes of the original ""The Twilight Zone"" were adapted for radio, with Stacy Keach taking Serling's role as narrator and produced by Carl Amari of Falcon Picture Group. Each episode features a current Hollywood celebrity, including Jason Alexander, Blair Underwood, Lou Gossett, Jr., Michael York, Jim Caviezel, Jane Seymour, Don Johnson, Sean Astin, Luke Perry and"
"lost all memory of the past eleven years, including how they met and become married. As Charles Beaumont became increasingly ill from a mysterious brain illness, possibly Pick's disease or very early onset Alzheimer's, and unable to write, Sohl ghostwrote three episodes of ""The Twilight Zone"" for him. These were ""The New Exhibit"", ""Queen of the Nile"" and ""Living Doll"". Beaumont insisted on splitting the fees for each episode. Novels: Non-fiction: Jerry Sohl Gerald Allan ""Jerry"" Sohl Sr. (December 2, 1913 – November 4, 2002) was an American television scriptwriter and science fiction author who wrote for ""The Twilight Zone"""
"films under the umbrella title ""Space Command"". A Kickstarter project page, launched by Zicree in May 2012, raised funds of $75,000 (its initial goal) in three days. Marc Scott Zicree Marc Scott Zicree (born 1955) is an American science fiction author, television writer and screenwriter. Zicree has written for major studios and networks including Paramount, Universal, Disney, Sony/Columbia Tri-Star, MGM, New Line, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, WB, UPN, Showtime, PBS, Turner, USA Networks, Syfy, Discovery, Nickelodeon, the BBC, Marvel and NPR. His credits include , , The Twilight Zone, Babylon 5, Beauty and the Beast, Forever Knight, Sliders, , Liberty's"
"sit on an expressway overpass guzzling Jack Daniels from a pint bottle."" William Froug William Froug (May 26, 1922 – August 25, 2013) was an American television writer and producer. His producing credits included the series ""The Twilight Zone"", ""Gilligan's Island"", and ""Bewitched"". He was a writer for such shows as ""Adventures in Paradise"", ""The Dick Powell Show"", ""Charlie's Angels"", and ""The New Twilight Zone"". He authored numerous books on screenwriting, including ""Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade"", ""Zen and the Art of Screenwriting I and II, The Screenwriter Looks at The Screenwriter"", and ""How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island: Adventures"
"others in the title roles. The series is broadcast on hundreds of radio stations from coast-to-coast and over Sirius/XM. The station list and episodes for download, including 3 Free episodes are available at the official website at www.twilightzoneradio.com Beginning in 2001, Gauntlet Press began publishing collections of original scripts from ""The Twilight Zone"" by Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, and Rod Serling. A ten-volume signed, limited edition series of all 92 of Rod Serling's scripts, authorized by his wife, Carol Serling, began yearly publication in 2004. Many of the scripts contain handwritten edits by Serling himself and differ in significant ways"
"Marc Scott Zicree Marc Scott Zicree (born 1955) is an American science fiction author, television writer and screenwriter. Zicree has written for major studios and networks including Paramount, Universal, Disney, Sony/Columbia Tri-Star, MGM, New Line, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, WB, UPN, Showtime, PBS, Turner, USA Networks, Syfy, Discovery, Nickelodeon, the BBC, Marvel and NPR. His credits include , , The Twilight Zone, Babylon 5, Beauty and the Beast, Forever Knight, Sliders, , Liberty's Kids, Superfriends, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Real Ghostbusters, The Smurfs and many others, as well as pilots for CBS, NBC, ABC and Showtime. He"
"actress, writer, and director was in television, where she directed more than 100 episodes of productions ranging across Westerns, supernatural tales, situation comedies, murder mysteries, and gangster stories. She was the only woman to direct episodes of the original ""The Twilight Zone"" series, as well as the only director to have starred in the show. Lupino was born in Herne Hill, London, to actress Connie O'Shea (also known as Connie Emerald) and music hall entertainer Stanley Lupino, a member of the theatrical Lupino family, which included Lupino Lane, a popular song-and-dance man. Her father, a top name in musical comedy"
"Twilight Zone"" aired for five seasons (the first three presented half-hour episodes, the fourth hour-long episodes, and the fifth returned to the half-hour format). It won many TV and drama awards and drew critical acclaim for Serling and his co-workers. Though it had loyal fans, ""The Twilight Zone"" had only moderate ratings and was twice canceled and revived. After five years and 156 episodes (92 written by Serling), he grew weary of the series. In 1964, he decided to not oppose its third and final cancellation. Serling sold the rights to ""The Twilight Zone"" to CBS. His wife later claimed"
"he did this partly because he believed that his own production company, Cayuga Productions, would never recoup the production costs of the programs, which frequently went over budget. ""The Twilight Zone"" eventually resurfaced in the form of a 1983 film by Warner Bros. Former ""Twilight Zone"" actor Burgess Meredith was cast as the film's narrator but does not appear on screen. There have been two attempts to revive the TV series with mostly new scripts. In 1985, CBS used Charles Aidman (and later Robin Ward) as the narrator. In 2002, UPN featured Forest Whitaker in the role of narrator. ""A"
"television series ""The Twilight Zone"", the third reboot of the original 1959-64 anthology series that aired on CBS, for CBS All Access. The show will premiere in 2019, with Peele, Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez as executive producers. On June 28, 2018, it was announced that YouTube will release ""Weird City"", which is executive produced by Peele, Charlie Sanders, Adam Bernstein, Win Rosenfeld, Tom Lesinski, Jenna Santoianni, Sam Hansen, Jimmy Miller, Keith Raskin, and Linda Morel. On April 5, 2018, it was announced that Amazon Video had given a series order to ""Lorena"" consisting of four episodes. The series is"
"and guild service."" Additionally, Furia was a professor and director of film writing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television. Furia died on May 7, 2009, at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife and seven children. John Furia Jr. John Furia Jr. (1929 – May 7, 2009) was an American television writer, whose credits included ""Bonanza"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""The Twilight Zone"", ""The Waltons"" and ""Dr. Kildare"". Furia was elected President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) from 1973 until 1975. He also served on the Writers Guild of America's board"
"is used to describe surreal experiences. The series featured both established stars and younger actors who would become much better known later. Serling served as executive producer and head writer; he wrote or co-wrote 92 of the show's 156 episodes. He was also the show's host and narrator, delivering monologues at the beginning and end of each episode. Serling's opening and closing narrations usually summarize the episode's events encapsulating how and why the main character(s) had entered the Twilight Zone. In 1997, the episodes ""To Serve Man"" (directed by Richard L. Bare) and ""It's a Good Life"" (directed by James"
"Jerry Sohl Gerald Allan ""Jerry"" Sohl Sr. (December 2, 1913 – November 4, 2002) was an American television scriptwriter and science fiction author who wrote for ""The Twilight Zone"" (as a ghostwriter for Charles Beaumont), ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"", ""The Outer Limits"", """" (once using the pseudonym ""Nathan Butler""), and other shows. He wrote more than twenty novels as well as feature film scripts. He also wrote the nonfiction works ""Underhanded Chess"" and ""Underhanded Bridge"" in 1973. ""New York Times"" reviewer Villiers Gerson described his 1953 novel ""The Transcendent Man"" as ""contain[ing] enough twists to afford the reader a few hours'"
"William Froug William Froug (May 26, 1922 – August 25, 2013) was an American television writer and producer. His producing credits included the series ""The Twilight Zone"", ""Gilligan's Island"", and ""Bewitched"". He was a writer for such shows as ""Adventures in Paradise"", ""The Dick Powell Show"", ""Charlie's Angels"", and ""The New Twilight Zone"". He authored numerous books on screenwriting, including ""Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade"", ""Zen and the Art of Screenwriting I and II, The Screenwriter Looks at The Screenwriter"", and ""How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island: Adventures of a Hollywood Writer-Producer,"" published in 2005 by the University of Wisconsin"
"Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. He was best known for directing the Oscar-winning films ""Lilies of the Field"" (1963), ""Father Goose"" (1964), and ""Charly"" (1968). Nelson was born in Long Island City, New York. He served in the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor in World War II. Nelson directed the acclaimed episode ""A World of His Own"" of ""The Twilight Zone"" (he should not be confused with ""The Twilight Zone's"" production manager, Ralph W. Nelson). He also directed both the television"