Summary
How would you describeThe Twilight Zoneto an alien?
“The Twilight Zonewasnot a sci-fi show.”
Take, for example, the episode"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", starring a then-unknownWilliam Shatner.
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What would any of us do in his situation?
Precisely what he’s doing!
And that’s the poignancy of the story.
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
asks Houghton, referring to the Season 1 episode “Walking Distance”.
Houghton elaborates, “More than one and the audience grows impatient with your calls on their credibility.”
This was also what made the series' 25-minute stories so tight.
ButafterThe Twilight Zone’s third season, this would all change.
The Midnight Society were Rod Serling fans.
As a result,The Richard Boone Showwas canceled after only one season.
Namely, the third rule, which was to"Get there quickly."
During its original run,The Twilight Zoneearned five seasons overall.
The dimension of…The Twilight Zone!Perhaps rules aren’t made to be broken.
The Twilight Zoneis available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S. for free.
