Twilight Zone-thon:
New Year Marathon 2013/2014

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.

Zonethon starts:
08:00 AM The Twilight Zone One For The Angels 
08:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Sixteen-millimeter Shrine 
09:00 AM The Twilight Zone Escape Clause 
09:30 AM The Twilight Zone Perchance To Dream 
10:00 AM The Twilight Zone And When The Sky Was Opened 
10:30 AM The Twilight Zone What You Need 
11:00 AM The Twilight Zone I Shot An Arrow Into The Air 
11:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Fever 
12:00 PM The Twilight Zone Long Live Walter Jameson 
12:30 PM The Twilight Zone A World Of His Own 
01:00 PM The Twilight Zone Mr. Denton On Doomsday 
01:30 PM The Twilight Zone Third From The Sun 
02:00 PM The Twilight Zone People Are Alike All Over 
02:30 PM The Twilight Zone A Nice Place To Visit 
03:00 PM The Twilight Zone King Nine Will Not Return 
03:30 PM The Twilight Zone Nick Of Time 
04:00 PM The Twilight Zone A Most Unusual Camera 
04:30 PM The Twilight Zone Night Of The Meek 
05:00 PM The Twilight Zone A Penny For Your Thoughts 
05:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Odyssey Of Flight 33 
06:00 PM The Twilight Zone A Hundred Yards Over The Rim 
06:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Shelter 
07:00 PM The Twilight Zone Where Is Everybody 
07:30 PM The Twilight Zone Time Enough At Last 
08:00 PM The Twilight Zone The Hitch-hiker 
08:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street 
09:00 PM The Twilight Zone A Stop At Willoughby 
09:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Howling Man 
10:00 PM The Twilight Zone Eye Of The Beholder 
10:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Invaders 
11:00 PM The Twilight Zone Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up 
11:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Obsolete Man 
12:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Midnight Sun 
12:30 AM The Twilight Zone Walking Distance 
01:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Lonely 
01:30 AM The Twilight Zone Judgement Night 
02:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Four Of Us Are Dying 
02:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Last Flight 
03:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Purple Testament 
03:30 AM The Twilight Zone Nightmare As A Child 
04:00 AM The Twilight Zone Mr. Bevis 
04:30 AM The Twilight Zone The After Hours 
05:00 AM Paid Programming  
Jan 1 08:00 AM The Twilight Zone A Thing About Machines 
Jan 1 08:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Prime Movers 
Jan 1 09:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Silence 
Jan 1 09:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Arrival 
Jan 1 10:00 AM The Twilight Zone Death's Head Revisited 
Jan 1 10:30 AM The Twilight Zone A Piano In The House 
Jan 1 11:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Last Rights Of Jeff Myrtlebank 
Jan 1 11:30 AM The Twilight Zone Hocus-pocus And Frisby 
Jan 1 12:00 PM The Twilight Zone In Praise Of Pip 
Jan 1 12:30 PM The Twilight Zone Uncle Simon 
Jan 1 01:00 PM The Twilight Zone It's A Good Life 
Jan 1 01:30 PM The Twilight Zone Five Characters In Search Of An Exit 
Jan 1 02:00 PM The Twilight Zone The Hunt 
Jan 1 02:30 PM The Twilight Zone Little Girl Lost 
Jan 1 03:00 PM The Twilight Zone The Little People 
Jan 1 03:30 PM The Twilight Zone A Kind Of Stopwatch 
Jan 1 04:00 PM The Twilight Zone Probe 7 Over And Out 
Jan 1 04:30 PM The Twilight Zone The 7th Is Made Up Of Phantoms 
Jan 1 05:00 PM The Twilight Zone Number Twelve Looks Just Like You 
Jan 1 05:30 PM The Twilight Zone Black Leather Jackets 
Jan 1 06:00 PM The Twilight Zone What's In The Box 
Jan 1 06:30 PM The Twilight Zone Caesar And Me 
Jan 1 07:00 PM The Twilight Zone A Game Of Pool 
Jan 1 07:30 PM The Twilight Zone Dead Man's Shoes 
Jan 1 08:00 PM The Twilight Zone Kick The Can 
Jan 1 08:30 PM The Twilight Zone To Serve Man 
Jan 1 09:00 PM The Twilight Zone The Dummy 
Jan 1 09:30 PM The Twilight Zone I Sing The Body Electric 
Jan 1 10:00 PM The Twilight Zone Nightmare At 20,000 Feet 
Jan 1 10:30 PM The Twilight Zone Living Doll 
Jan 1 11:00 PM The Twilight Zone The Masks 
Jan 1 11:30 PM The Twilight Zone The Bewitchin' Pool 
Jan 1 12:00 AM The Twilight Zone I Am The Night - Color Me Black 
Jan 1 12:30 AM The Twilight Zone Mr. Dingle, The Strong 
Jan 1 01:00 AM The Twilight Zone Long Distance Call 
Jan 1 01:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Rip Van Winkle Caper 
Jan 1 02:00 AM The Twilight Zone Two 
Jan 1 02:30 AM The Twilight Zone The Grave 
Jan 1 03:00 AM The Twilight Zone The Old Man In The Cave 
Jan 1 03:30 AM The Twilight Zone Night Call 
Jan 1 04:00 AM The Twilight Zone Ring-a-ding Girl 
Jan 1 04:30 AM The Twilight Zone Stopover In A Quiet Town 
Jan 1 05:00 AM Paid Program
Jan 2 08:00 AM The Twilight Zone A Quality Of Mercy 
Jan 2 08:30 AM The Twilight Zone Nothing In The Dark 

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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.

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Previous July 4th marathon (2012) Global Flight 33 is Lost

Previous New Year's marathon (2011/2012) One part the spirit of Christmas and one part the magic that can only be found in The Twilight Zone

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