Should you watch The Twilight Zone?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
The sides of The Twilight Zone
- Rod Serling introducing each story
- Ordinary people in impossible situations
- A twist at the end of most episodes
The Twilight Zone is good for you if…
- you like a short story that ends with a sting.
- you like ordinary towns where something is quietly wrong.
- you like morality tales where Rod Serling's closing words spell out the lesson.
The Twilight Zone is bad for you if…
- you find black and white television from 1959 too dated.
- five seasons of standalone episodes is too much for you.
About: fear · human nature · fate
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