Twilight Zone (tv) . The Boston Phoenix . 12-01-97

Twilight Zone (tv)

DIRECTED BY: Rod Serling

REVIEWED: 12-01-97

The Twilight Zone was, as creator Rod Serling explained to viewers, "the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition." This abstract concept became as familiar as any continuing character on TV. In most episodes, there came a point at which the central character realized he was in a situation that defied explanation. Other times, it was the TV viewer who got trapped in the Twilight Zone, unable to grasp what was happening on screen until the end. A sense of uneasy unreality suffused the entire series and kept viewers riveted even to subpar episodes. The Twilight Zone inspired many other sci-fi and horror collections, but rarely has an anthology series been so keyed to one man's vision.

Taken from The Boston Phoenix's "50 Years and Counting," a retrospective of the most influential programs from television's first half-century. Click here for the full article.

--Robert David Sullivan

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