| | [[Image:Rod Serling.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Rod Serling (1959), the creator and host of ''The Twilight Zone]]'' | | [[Image:Rod Serling.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Rod Serling (1959), the creator and host of ''The Twilight Zone]]'' |
| − | '''''The Twilight Zone''''' is an anthology [[television]] series created by Rod Serling. It was aired by [[CBS]] for five seasons from 1959 to 1964. | + | '''''The Twilight Zone''''' is an anthology [[television]] series created by Rod Serling. It was aired by [[CBS]] for five seasons from 1959 to 1964, and ranked #5 on TV Guide's Top 65 TV shows.<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/</ref>. |
| | Two different attempts at reviving the show (in 1985 on CBS and later in [[broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] and in 2002 on UPN) were not as successful (lasting for three seasons and one season, respectively); a third attempt is planned for 2019. | | Two different attempts at reviving the show (in 1985 on CBS and later in [[broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] and in 2002 on UPN) were not as successful (lasting for three seasons and one season, respectively); a third attempt is planned for 2019. |
| − | Most episodes offer some sort of moral for the viewer or provide social commentary. It appeared as #5 on TV Guide's Top 65 TV shows.<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/</ref> | + | Most episodes offer some sort of moral for the viewer or provide social commentary, often with a [[conservative]] theme. |
| | Many famous actors and actresses appeared on the show, including Ron Howard (better known as Opie Taylor in ''The Andy Griffith Show'', later as Richie Cunningham in ''Happy Days,'' and then as a movie producer), Jack Klugman (best known for his Broadway, and later TV, portrayal as Oscar Madison in ''The Odd Couple''), and [[Burgess Meredith]] (best known as The Penguin in the ''Batman'' series of the 1960s, and later as the trainer in the early Rocky movies): Klugman and Meredith were in four different episodes, tied for the most by any actor or actress. | | Many famous actors and actresses appeared on the show, including Ron Howard (better known as Opie Taylor in ''The Andy Griffith Show'', later as Richie Cunningham in ''Happy Days,'' and then as a movie producer), Jack Klugman (best known for his Broadway, and later TV, portrayal as Oscar Madison in ''The Odd Couple''), and [[Burgess Meredith]] (best known as The Penguin in the ''Batman'' series of the 1960s, and later as the trainer in the early Rocky movies): Klugman and Meredith were in four different episodes, tied for the most by any actor or actress. |