"The Twilight Zone" (1985) TV series 1985-1989

Creator:

Rod Serling

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

27 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller | Horror

Plot:

A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Sequel | Surrealism | Reboot Of Series | Supernatural Power

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Charles Aidman	...	Narrator (34 episodes, 1985-1987)
Robin Ward	...	Narrator (30 episodes, 1988-1989)

Also Known As:

The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
Ai confini della realtà (Italy) [it]
Além da Imaginação (Brazil) [pt]
Alacakaranlik kusagi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I zoni tou lykofotos (Greece) [el]
La cinquième dimension (France) [fr]
La quatrième dimension (France) (DVD title) [fr]
Más allá de los límites de la realidad (Spain) [es]
Unbekannte Dimensionen (West Germany) [de]
Zona crepusculara (Romania) [ro]

Runtime:

45 min (35 episodes) (Season 1-2) | USA:22 min (30 Episodes) (season 3)

Country:

UK | Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:12 (parts 3 & 4) | Iceland:16 (part 2) | Iceland:L (part 1) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

4th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Atlantis Films

Trivia:

In syndicated versions of this show, Robin Ward narrates all the episodes, including the episodes which originally featured narration by Charles Aidman. MGM/UA felt that this would give the series a greater sense of uniformity. Also this way they didn't have to pay residuals to Aidman, but only to (the considerably cheaper) Ward.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994) (TV)

Makes you realize how good it was

The newest version of the Twilight Zone that premiered in September, 2002, makes me realize just how good the 1985 series was. They were so good, in fact, I still remember some of my favourite episodes: the relative of JFK who went back in time and ends up stopping the assassination, the Viet Nam vet whose afraid to go to sleep, the man who must become 'invisible' for one year....ah, those were the days. I was excited a few years back to see them running in syndication only to realize that the episodes had been chopped down and key scenes removed (to fit into a half hour block instead of an hour). This made me stop watching them. I hope that CBS will release the full original uncut 1985 Twilight Zone on DVD someday, but it's probably going to be a long wait.