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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.
Now presented in pristine high-definition for the first time ever, along with hours of new and exclusive bonus features.
All 36 episodes of the first season of Rod Serling’s classic, groundbreaking series.
Exclusive Blu-Ray Features:
Never before released pilot unofficial episode “The Time Element’ written by Rod Sterling and hosted by Desi Arnaz. Presented in glorious high-definition!
New audio commentaries featuring The Twilight Zone Companion author Mar Scott Zicree, author and film historian Gary Girani, author and music historian Steven C Smith, music historians John Morgan and William T. Stromberg, writer/producer David Simkins, writer Mark Fergus, actor William Reynolds and direct Ted Post.
Interviews with actors Dana Dillaway, Suzanne Lloyd, Beverly Garland and Ron Masak.
Tales of Tomorrow episode: “What You Need”.
Vintage audio interview with director of photography George T. Clemens.
1977 Syndication promos for “A Stop At Willoughby” and “The After Hours”.
18 radio dramas.
34 isolated music scores featuring the legendary Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith and others.
This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Now presented in pristine high-definition for the first time ever, along with hours of new and exclusive bonus features.
All 36 episodes of the first season of Rod Serling’s classic, groundbreaking series.
Exclusive Blu-Ray Features:
Never before released pilot unofficial episode “The Time Element’ written by Rod Sterling and hosted by Desi Arnaz. Presented in glorious high-definition!
New audio commentaries featuring The Twilight Zone Companion author Mar Scott Zicree, author and film historian Gary Girani, author and music historian Steven C Smith, music historians John Morgan and William T. Stromberg, writer/producer David Simkins, writer Mark Fergus, actor William Reynolds and direct Ted Post.
Interviews with actors Dana Dillaway, Suzanne Lloyd, Beverly Garland and Ron Masak.
Tales of Tomorrow episode: “What You Need”.
Vintage audio interview with director of photography George T. Clemens.
1977 Syndication promos for “A Stop At Willoughby” and “The After Hours”.
18 radio dramas.
34 isolated music scores featuring the legendary Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith and others.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I bought this from the US when it came out because there didn't seem to be a UK release on the way, now I wish I'd waited, because these are cheaper than the US sets, but the transfers and features are exactly the same!
It's nice to see that in this age of double dipping they didn't just re-do the DVD editions. All of the old features are there, but with a whole load of new featuyres added too. There's even some audio adaptations of the stories. I'd never heard these before but they're really good!.
The main thing is though the image and audio on the blu ray. Both are oustanding. It's hard to imagine a fifty year old TV show can look and sound this good!
It's nice to see that in this age of double dipping they didn't just re-do the DVD editions. All of the old features are there, but with a whole load of new featuyres added too. There's even some audio adaptations of the stories. I'd never heard these before but they're really good!.
The main thing is though the image and audio on the blu ray. Both are oustanding. It's hard to imagine a fifty year old TV show can look and sound this good!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
The film critic Leonard Maltin called The Twilight Zone "possibly the best TV series of all time," and Peter Wolfe described it as "the best art-directed show in TV history and the most influential."
Rod Serling was a financially and artistically successful Emmy award-winning writer for American television during the 1950s. He tackled many topical themes, including race and politics, but suffered the censorship of the various commercial sponsors who were nervous to be attached to anything controversial. Following one particularly difficult experience with a teleplay called The Arena, he said that "he would have had a more "adult" play if he had transposed the setting one hundred years into the future and peopled the Senate with robots." The final straw came with the sponsor`s intrusion on his play A Town Has Turned to Dust, which involved scenes of lynching, adultery and suicide. Serling stated that by the time it "went before the cameras, my script had turned to dust. They chopped it up like a roomful of butchers at work on a steer." It came as something of a surprise to the industry, but perhaps not to those who knew him personally, when in 1959 Serling announced that he planned to develop a weekly series of fantasy and science fiction stories. Many questioned his decision to leave the field of serious drama to enter the world of science fiction. One interviewer asked him why he no longer planned to write "anything important" for television. He replied that he didn't "want to have to fight anymore... which is in essence what the television writer does if wants to take on controversial themes".
The Twilight Zone was intended to be allegorical. In each episode of The Twilight Zone Serling's characters questioned the very nature of their realities, both internal and external, fulfilling the surrealist desire to find a truer reality, a synthesis of the interior and exterior worlds. Not only the characters but the audience themselves were able to question their own reality as they confronted fears and prejudices, whether they be disguised as aliens or nuclear holocaust.
The Twilight Zone is one of the finest television programmes ever broadcast, and it is great that each season is now being made available in blu ray format. Perhaps now a new generation will discover the wonders that this show contains.
Rod Serling was a financially and artistically successful Emmy award-winning writer for American television during the 1950s. He tackled many topical themes, including race and politics, but suffered the censorship of the various commercial sponsors who were nervous to be attached to anything controversial. Following one particularly difficult experience with a teleplay called The Arena, he said that "he would have had a more "adult" play if he had transposed the setting one hundred years into the future and peopled the Senate with robots." The final straw came with the sponsor`s intrusion on his play A Town Has Turned to Dust, which involved scenes of lynching, adultery and suicide. Serling stated that by the time it "went before the cameras, my script had turned to dust. They chopped it up like a roomful of butchers at work on a steer." It came as something of a surprise to the industry, but perhaps not to those who knew him personally, when in 1959 Serling announced that he planned to develop a weekly series of fantasy and science fiction stories. Many questioned his decision to leave the field of serious drama to enter the world of science fiction. One interviewer asked him why he no longer planned to write "anything important" for television. He replied that he didn't "want to have to fight anymore... which is in essence what the television writer does if wants to take on controversial themes".
The Twilight Zone was intended to be allegorical. In each episode of The Twilight Zone Serling's characters questioned the very nature of their realities, both internal and external, fulfilling the surrealist desire to find a truer reality, a synthesis of the interior and exterior worlds. Not only the characters but the audience themselves were able to question their own reality as they confronted fears and prejudices, whether they be disguised as aliens or nuclear holocaust.
The Twilight Zone is one of the finest television programmes ever broadcast, and it is great that each season is now being made available in blu ray format. Perhaps now a new generation will discover the wonders that this show contains.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant picture quality for such an old TV series.....I could find no mention on the box anywhere about SUB-TITLES in English but I can confirm that SUB-TITLES are definitly included on all the episodes....
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Twilight Zone 1
Great quality the only frustration being that it wont expand in to letter box style so doesn't quite take advantage of my TV. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Mr. David J. Garrett
Perfect
I already bought seasons 1 and 2 and had not problem at all , everything was as expected , hope to but the others seasons soon
Published 1 month ago by Gustavo
My first time and its amazing..
This is my first time to see the original Twilight Zone series and I am blown away! The plot lines and acting are superb as is the image quality on Blue Ray. Read more
Published 3 months ago by JJ Diamond
Excellent Quality
Excellent Quality of motion picture (It's black & white of course, but pin sharp). Many Bonus Features, "Unofficial Pilot Episode" for example. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Karl-Heinz
Brilliant
I bought this (and another Twilight Zone Blu ray) for my husband who is a big fan but I got sucked into the series too. Read more
Published 9 months ago by mum2be
Highly recommended!
It is not necessary to discuss the impact of the show on the history of television which is considerable. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Klaus Heimlich
There is a higher definition, beyond that which is known to man...
Finally, The Twilight Zone, arguably the most influential anthology show comes to bluray in the uk. Gloriously presented in stunning hi-definition this set features not only 36... Read more
Published 11 months ago by PaulD
A Science Fiction Classic
The Twilight Zone - possibly one of the greatest, most influential and enjoyable Science Fiction TV shows ever along with Doctor Who and Star Trek. Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. Daniels
Finally
Finally season 1 of The Twilight Zone is out on DVD AND Blu Ray.
I remember my father owning videos of these episodes on VHS that he'd taped off the TV and I'd go downstairs... Read more
I remember my father owning videos of these episodes on VHS that he'd taped off the TV and I'd go downstairs... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Chriss
A BLU RAY CLASSIC
PLEASE BUY THIS SET IF YOU ARE A FAN IT WILL BE FAV ITEM FOR YEARS TO COME
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