This week (October 2nd) is the 50th anniversary of The Twilight Zone. Created by Rod Serling, it ran in CBS from 1959 to 1964 and it remains in syndication, running worldwide to this day.
Combining science-fiction, mystery and horror genres, Serling created a classic that still endures and entertains.
It was one of my favorite TV shows. I have not seen it in a long while but still remember many classic episodes, with the one called “Time enough at last” my favorite. This episode, starring Burgess Meredith as a man who loves books, yet is surrounded by people that prevent him from reading them, until the end of the world comes through and now he has all the time in the world to read. Then something happens that ruins his dream.
You can see the full episode at CBS (26 minutes).
What is so amazing is that 50 years later these shows hold up so well. Oh they are in black and white, which is really kind of cool. And occasionally you'll see the old cars or a dial telephone that gives away the time. Most of the time, they could have been shot yesterday.
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