Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone: The Official 50th Anniversary Tribute

2009 marks the fiftieth anniversary of The Twilight Zone, arguably one of the most popular television shows ever. Drawing on photographs and personal remembrances, Rod Serling's widow, Carol, gives commentary on some of the series' most memorable episodes. Veteran film historian Douglas Brode gives in-depth descriptions of these episodes and why they were so resonant with viewers.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE Revisited: Music Tribute

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"I consider THE TWILIGHT ZONE to be the best television series of its era. Being one of those lucky viewers able to watch it week after week, I encountered many thrills and surprises during the five seasons from 1959 to 1964. Not every episode was great, but for the most part, this was a series that made you think and kept you enthralled with its outstanding writing, acting and music scores. I also have an indirect connection to Rod Serling, having lived not far away from where he grew up in Binghamton, New York, though I lived there years after he did. I also received my Master's Degree from Binghamton University in ethnomusicology and began my study of film music while there." -- taken from the web-site

The Thunder Child: Science Fiction and Fantasy Web Mag

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An Element of Time - Steve Vertlieb on The Twiight Zone

San Antonio Current Book Review:  Tripping through the ‘Twilight Zone’ by Rick Klaw

Excerpt:  On October 2, 1959, Rod Serling introduced his seminal anthology TV series The Twilight Zone to an unsuspecting viewing public. Unlike the plethora of similar shows conceived in that era (Tales of Tomorrow, One Step Beyond, and several others), Serling’s blend of quality production and social awareness cemented the series firmly in the public consciousness. Frequently shown in reruns since its 1964 demise, The Twilight Zone long ago achieved iconic status, becoming part of the pop-culture zeitgeist. Our Lady of the Lake University professor Douglas Brode, along with Serling’s widow, Carol, offers a unique retrospective of the revered show in Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone: The Official 50th Anniversary Tribute (Barricade Books., $24.95).

ROD SERLING @ ITHACA COLLEGE

Coming this fall to upstate New York: to coincide with the official anniversary, Ithaca College, which houses many items of interest to fans of both Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone, will feature a major convention in which leading academics will deliver papers, each delving in to some fascinating aspect of the man and his work. Many guest speakers and special events are planned. For more information, go directly via this link to their website.

Rod Serling Memorial Foundation

Rod Serling's achievements in playwriting, speech making and broadcasting are considerable and important. As members of The Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, we dedicate ourselves to promote and preserve this great man's contributions to the Arts and Humanities.

Twilight Zone MUSEUM

Twilightzonemuseum.com is devoted to providing up-to-the-minute news regarding things having to do with the original TV series created by Rod Serling. The obvious question you might ask yourself is, 'What's going on with a TV series that is now going on 50 years old?' The answer is, 'Plenty!' To quote a wise man, "The Twilight Zone will never die!"

The TWILIGHT ZONE Archives

The Twilight Zone Archives has promoted the work of Rod Serling for ten years, and remains as the #1 Twilight Zone website available; aside from links to basic info pages like scifi.com, and Wikipedia.com. Besides offering complete episode guides and television/film credits to everything Serling, TZA also features unique sections including a portion of the archives on-set behind-the-scenes production photos shot during filming of the original series, the one-of-a-kind Twilight Zone Finder, props, documents, an autograph gallery, flubs, a Virtual Tour of Binghamton, a visual biography of Rod Serling, and everything else behind-the-scenes, etc.

Twilight Zone CAFE

The definitive Zone forum.  Discuss Twilight Zone episodes, actors, music, memorabilia, books, etc.

Sci-Fi Channel: The Twilight Zone

One of television's most rightly revered series, The Twilight Zone (CBS, 1959-64) stands as the role model for TV anthologies. Its trenchant sci-fi/fantasy parables explore humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways conventional drama cannot.