Twilight Zone-thon:
New Year's Marathon 2008/2009
Zonethon starts:
12/31/2008 08:00 AM THE THIRTY FATHOM GRAVE
12/31/2008 09:00 AM MR. GARRITY AND THE GRAVES
12/31/2008 09:30 AM A WORLD OF HIS OWN
12/31/2008 10:00 AM NOTHING IN THE DARK
12/31/2008 10:30 AM THE FEAR
12/31/2008 11:00 AM HOCUS-POCUS AND FRISBY
12/31/2008 11:30 AM THE ARRIVAL
12/31/2008 12:00 PM DEATH'S HEAD REVISITED
12/31/2008 12:30 PM THE SHELTER
12/31/2008 01:00 PM THE HUNT
12/31/2008 01:30 PM THE 7TH IS MADE UP OF PHANTOMS
12/31/2008 02:00 PM QUEEN OF THE NILE
12/31/2008 02:30 PM NIGHT CALL
12/31/2008 03:00 PM MR. DINGLE, THE STRONG
12/31/2008 03:30 PM MR. BEVIS
12/31/2008 04:00 PM ONE FOR THE ANGELS
12/31/2008 04:30 PM THE LITTLE PEOPLE
12/31/2008 05:00 PM A HUNDRED YARDS OVER THE RIM
12/31/2008 05:30 PM THE OLD MAN IN THE CAVE
12/31/2008 06:00 PM LONG DISTANCE CALL
12/31/2008 06:30 PM LITTLE GIRL LOST
12/31/2008 07:00 PM THE ODYSSEY OF FLIGHT 33 (they're Lost)
12/31/2008 07:30 PM THE HITCH-HIKER
12/31/2008 08:00 PM EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
12/31/2008 08:30 PM WHERE IS EVERYBODY
12/31/2008 09:00 PM WILL THE REAL MARTIAN PLEASE STAND UP?
12/31/2008 09:30 PM THE OBSOLETE MAN
12/31/2008 10:00 PM TO SERVE MAN
12/31/2008 10:30 PM THE MASKS
12/31/2008 11:00 PM THE INVADERS
12/31/2008 11:30 PM THE MIDNIGHT SUN
12/31/2008 12:00 AM FIVE CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN EXIT
12/31/2008 12:30 AM A MOST UNUSUAL CAMERA
12/31/2008 01:00 AM I SHOT AN ARROW INTO THE AIR
12/31/2008 01:30 AM A KIND OF STOPWATCH
12/31/2008 02:00 AM THE RIP VAN WINKLE CAPER
12/31/2008 02:30 AM DEAD MAN'S SHOES
12/31/2008 03:00 AM IN THE PRAISE OF PIP
12/31/2008 03:30 AM WHAT'S IN THE BOX
12/31/2008 04:00 AM AND WHEN THE SKY WAS OPENED
12/31/2008 04:30 AM JESS-BELLE
05:00 AM (TBA, probably infomercials)
01/01/2009 06:00 AM I DREAM OF GENIE
01/01/2009 07:00 AM TWENTY-TWO
01/01/2009 07:30 AM ONCE UPON A TIME
01/01/2009 08:00 AM BLACK LEATHER JACKETS
01/01/2009 08:30 AM NIGHTMARE AS A CHILD
01/01/2009 09:00 AM A THING ABOUT MACHINES
01/01/2009 09:30 AM A NICE PLACE TO VISIT
01/01/2009 10:00 AM THE SILENCE
01/01/2009 10:30 AM ESCAPE CLAUSE
01/01/2009 11:00 AM MIRROR IMAGE
01/01/2009 11:30 AM TWO
01/01/2009 12:00 PM THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
01/01/2009 12:30 PM MR. DENTON ON DOOMSDAY
01/01/2009 01:00 PM WALKING DISTANCE
01/01/2009 01:30 PM THE LAST FLIGHT
01/01/2009 02:00 PM PEOPLE ARE ALIKE ALL OVER
01/01/2009 02:30 PM THE GRAVE
01/01/2009 03:00 PM NIGHT OF THE MEEK
01/01/2009 03:30 PM A GAME OF POOL
01/01/2009 04:00 PM NICK OF TIME
01/01/2009 04:30 PM NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU
01/01/2009 05:00 PM STOPOVER IN A QUIET TOWN
01/01/2009 05:30 PM THE BEWITCHIN' POOL
01/01/2009 06:00 PM PROBE 7 OVER AND OUT
01/01/2009 06:30 PM THE DUMMY
01/01/2009 07:00 PM THE HOWLING MAN
01/01/2009 07:30 PM I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC by Ray Bradbury
01/01/2009 08:00 PM TIME ENOUGH AT LAST
01/01/2009 08:30 PM LIVING DOLL
01/01/2009 09:00 PM THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET
01/01/2009 09:30 PM KICK THE CAN
01/01/2009 10:00 PM NIGHTMARE AT 20,000 FEET
01/01/2009 10:30 PM THIRD FROM THE SUN
01/01/2009 11:00 PM A STOP AT WILLOUGHBY
01/01/2009 11:30 PM IT'S A GOOD LIFE
01/01/2009 12:00 AM A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
01/01/2009 12:30 AM THE AFTER HOURS
01/01/2009 01:00 AM THE LONELY
01/01/2009 01:30 AM EXECUTION
01/01/2009 02:00 AM I AM THE NIGHT - COLOR ME BLACK
01/01/2009 02:30 AM THE MIGHTY CASEY
01/01/2009 03:00 AM THE JEOPARDY ROOM
01/01/2009 03:30 AM THE FOUR OF US ARE DYING
01/01/2009 04:00 AM THE MIRROR
01/01/2009 04:30 AM NO TIME LIKE THE PAST
05:00 AM (infomercials, then regular programming resumes @ 9am)
The Twilight Zone series of 156 episodes originally aired in 25-minute formats (50 minutes in Season Four) over five seasons from 1959 to 1964. Series creator Rod Serling wrote over half of the scripts.
Characters portrayed people caught in unusual circumstances where fantasy intrudes into reality or moral or ethical decisions come into question. There is always something to think about after the episode ends. A simple message runs through the series: that only by reaching out to others and trusting in their common humanity can people overcome fear, alienation, and despair. Giving in to fear means total loss; only through imagination, beauty, and our relationships with others can we transcend the darkness.
By today's standards, The Twilight Zone may appear dated or perhaps even heavy-handed to some viewers. There is no doubt television arts have developed considerably since Rod Serling and his crew created The Twilight Zone some forty years ago. Compared with today's color video with its seemingly unlimited possibilities for digital special effects, black and white film is a completely different, almost rustic, medium. As for content, today's primetime TV fiction features more situation comedy, serial drama, and suspense than analysis of moral and ethical dilemmas.
Although derived from and set in a different era, The Twilight Zone still captivates. Its twisting plots, interesting characters, surreal settings, and existential questions endure, as those of classics will. Young audiences who look beyond the surface, who suspend their techno-sophistication and allow themselves to explore the fifth dimension that Rod Serling drew upon, will find rich reward for their efforts.
The SCIFI Channel
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