A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the twilight zone 1959. President abraham lincoln was assassinated by actor john wilkes booth. The clouds producing something extraordinary as the reasoning behind the time travel actually worked rather well as an explanation. It introduced time and space travel to pop culture. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of mans fears and the summit of his knowledge. While all twilight zone episodes are somewhat dated. Rod serling, right, shown in 1955 with producerdirector fielder cook, went on. Twilight zone scifi series marks 60th anniversary with. Peele routinely steps into the episodes, as the original twilight zone.
The best twilight zone episodes of all time digital trends. Comic science fiction scifi stories told in a humorous or. For five years from 1959 to 1964 the twilight zone redefined science fiction. The twilight zone no time like the past tv episode 1963. One of the better time travel twilight zone episodes was called, a stop at willoughby. The twilight zone is primarily remembered as a sciencefiction series, and for good reason.
I compiled a list of all the twilight zone episodes dealing with this subject. Back there is episode 49 of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. A pioneer from a wagon train in 1847 sets off to find something for his ill son and stumbles into present day new mexico. Time travel is the action of an individual or object traveling through time, forward into the future or backward into the past. Top twilight zone episodes ranked from worst to best paste. Printers devil is what one might call a minor episode of the twilight zone.
You can enter the twilight zone again via the 2019 jordan peeleproduced revival. The twilight zone classic s1 e10 judgment night in 1942, a german wonders why hes on the deck of a british steamship, with no memory of how he got there, and an overwhelming sense of impending doom. When he leaves the club he finds himself in 1865, on the night that president lincoln will be shot. A brandnew 10episode season of the twilight zone, coproduced and hosted by us writerdirector jordan peele, is. The twilight zone no time like the past tv episode 1963 imdb. A twilight zone movie premiered in 1983, comprised mostly of remakes of classic episodes directed by the periods hollywood power players of the time. New episodes will be available on demand weekly on. The second season of the twilight zone featured two very different stories by rod serling involving time travel between the nineteenth century and the twentieth.
In the 1961 episode back there, he plays a young man who goes from. The 25 best twilight zone episodes of all time from terrifying flights and talky tina dolls to martians and monsters living among us. I would be shocked to find this on too many peoples top 10 lists or even their top 30 lists. Perhaps the most beloved twilight zone episode, time enough at last starred burgess meredith as. The 15 best twilight zone episodes of all time in the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, this series stands as one of the greatest scifi shows of all time. Jordan peeles twilight zone is nearly a faithful pastiche of the original series. Jackie chan adventures had three episodes about time travel, all revolving around jade. The twilight zone, which aired from 1959 to 1964, continues to rock. The twilight zone premieres on monday, april 1st, on cbs all access with two initial episodes. Peter corrigan and friends are discussing time travel at their mens club.
Remember richard matheson by watching 16 classic twilight. The twilight zone is one of those shows that holds partial responsibility for igniting a love of psychological horror and great storytelling across generations of young creatives. The original the twilight zone anthology series began on october 2, 1959 and ended on june 19, 1964with five seasons and 156 episodes. Twilight zone reboot guide, what each episode is about.
Jordan peeles twilight zone reboot leans too heavily on. Hell, when it comes to any piece of narrative art, the. Perhaps the most beloved twilight zone episode, time enough at last starred burgess meredith as a. Science fiction subgenres in addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate science fiction subcategories alternate history scifi occurring in a time period divurgent from our own history. While on the train ride home, he falls asleep and dreams of the train pulling into a utopian town in the late 1800s called willoughby. This story contains spoilers for the traveler, the fourth episode of the twilight zone on cbs all access. With a nearclassic episode, the new twilight zone gets a. And the last flight is like the platonic time travel tale. No time like the past is an episode of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. With cliff robertson, john crawford, evans evans, edward platt. A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of historys catastrophes. Its too bad the twilight zone didnt debut last week with replay or didnt at least choose it over nightmare at 30,000 feet as the episode to pair with the comedian.
In this episode a man tries to escape the troubles of the 20th century by taking up residence in an idyllic small town in the 19th century. Through the rabbit hole, in which jade is accidentally sent back in time to san francisco during the 70s, meeting younger versions of jackie, uncle, and valmont. Your next stop, as hes always happy to tell you, is. Later popularity of the series brought about a 1983 feature film and three revival television series in 1985, 2002, and 2019. Time travel is a recurring motif of the twilight zone, but the way its used here is so refreshingly simple and charming that it works better than. The twilight zone classic official site watch on cbs all. The 50 best episodes of the twilight zone thrillist. One of twilight zones more incensed episodes focuses on a small town in ohio plagued by a vicious monster who can read peoples thoughts and kill them with a roll of its eyes. It is composed almost entirely of recycled elements, including members of the cast recreating similar roles from previous appearances and a. The means by which this can occur are numerous, but typically through the use of magic or a scientific device that somehow opens a passageway through time. Every episode of the twilight zone, ranked from worst to.
With dana andrews, patricia breslin, malcolm atterbury, robert cornthwaite. This category contains stories in the subcategory of science fiction and fantasy that present stories in which traveling through time is. In one of the most famous twilight zone episodes of all time, william shatner stars as a man recovering from a nervous breakdown. Apocalyptic science fiction scifi set in worlds dealing with catastrophic collapse. The 2019 twilight zone has a handful of general issues, but its biggest failure is ignoring the clear lesson to be taken from the original. It involves time travel, and stars russell johnson, who had appeared in another timetravel episode the previous season. And after a feature length film, a radio show, a theme park attraction, a book, and several revivals that span the late fifties to the early part of the 21st century, the twilight zone.
The twilight zone was also one of the few shows at the time to cast africanamericans in lead roles. This mathesonscripted episode is also the first of two twilight zone episodes to star william shatner. In nick of time, he plays a man who becomes obsessed with a remarkably accurate fortunetelling machine in a cafe. When it comes to science fiction, the devil is in the details. Rod serling the 10 greatest twilight zone episodes.
Time travel is one of the most frequently recurring themes on the twilight zone and no time like the past functions like a collection of greatest hits from the time travel episodes on the series. Will the real martian please stand up spoiler duration. He then uses the time machine to go to the town of homeville, indiana in 1881, resolving not to make any changes, but just to live out his. We cant make a list of terrifying twilight zone episodes without mentioning.
The first time was in this seasonone episode that looks at boxer bolie jackson as he readies. The cbs all access honchos andor the shows producers unaccountably chose to make the comedian available to nonsubscribers last week, as an enticement. Seven twilight zone episodes that are eerily timely during the coronavirus pandemic. The 15 best twilight zone episodes of all time screenrant. Like many other episodes, no time like the past is serling through and through, commenting on social issues through the gimmick of time travel.
Many of its episodes play around with the tropes of that genre, including space travel, time travel, and. With russell johnson, paul hartman, bartlett robinson, john lasell. One could argue that the one theme that the twilight zone consistently does best is time travel. Of the two episodes, back there is considerably less well regarded than a hundred yards over the rim, which in writing, acting and cinematography approaches twilight zone perfection. He sees a monster attacking the plane hes flying in, but hes not sure if its real. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. I grew up with the original series, but there are many reruns and marathons that continue to entertain viewers. Time travel, ghost flights, and living mannequins are all on the menu today as we rank the 10 most spinechilling episodes of the twilight zone. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. You must be a cbs all access subscriber to enjoy this video. Most shocking twilight zone episodes twilight zone. With its inimitable brand of disturbing fantasy and nightmarish science fiction, rod serlings the twilight zone puts its characters into situations that allow the human psyche to be probed in ways conventional drama cannot.
A scientist attempts to use a time machine to prevent. Replay was specifically inspired by the 2003 episode called rewind, in. Russell johnson plays pete corrigan, who is debating the possibility of time travel at his mens club in washington d. You can help a fifth dimension by expanding it, remembering to use an. The scifi anthology has more than 250 stories here are. Time travel is a recurring motif of the twilight zone, but the way its used here is so refreshingly simple and charming that it works better than when it becomes a heavyhanded device in other. Dana andrews played the protagonist, paul driscoll, in this episode while his younger brother steve forrest played the protagonist, major robert gaines, in the succeeding episode the twilight zone.
In it an advertising executive is fed up with his push push push life. A scientist attempts to use a time machine to prevent tragedies, both in world history and in his own past. At first, he tries to downplay his concern and asks his wife to make sure the pilot checks on that part of the plane. Had serling focused on just one return to the past, to homeville, and as a halfhour episode, no time like the past may have succeeded as a timetravel story. Prepare to enter the fifth dimension all over again.