The Twilight Zone - Blog Posts
This list was created consulting Year in Reviews, Fanlore articles, user feedback, vintage pinterest posts, and my own knowledge. Don't worry about not seeing the shows in their entirety, vote based on your judgement. Enjoy!
TV Shoutout: Black Mirror
Honestly, I originally intended to write this TV Shoutout in time for the Christmas Special, but I foolishly thought that it airs on the 25th instead of the 16th. But that's okay, because now I can tell you that the special was full of usual Black Mirror greatness. And here it is about the show:
What it is about: Black Mirror is a British dystopian anthology miniseries. The stories for each episode varies but the running theme is humanity and technology, usually set in an imagined 5-or-10-minutes-into-the-future. And for lack of better word, Black Mirror is exactly what the title suggests: our dark reflection of who we are as human being.
Or in shorter words, it's The Twilight Zone for today.
Why you should watch it: Because it is a brilliant satire. It is scifi-esque, but definitely everyone can enjoy it because most times the technologies are incorporated seamlessly into its world, just like ours. In it's heart, Black Mirror is less about flashy gadgets and more about social commentary. What it's not though, is safe or comforting, in the way that some art should not be. It is intended to be shocking and eye-opening. I doubtlessly would not recommend a few episodes (like The National Anthem) for the faint of heart, but it is absolutely worth it. Black Mirror is lovely and funny at times (Charlie Brooker the creator actually did award-winning comedy work), but equally terrifying and heartbreaking, in the best way. Most people who've watched it agree that Black Mirror is one of the best TV series they've encountered, and for good reason. If that does not convince you yet there are more trivial reasons, like the fact that it is beautiful to look at and beautifully directed, and it features familiar brilliant actors from Mad Men, Captain America, Game Of Thrones, etc.
Who should watch it: Those who like great storytelling, sci-fi or not. Those who thought that there's something missing in today's television and demand "more" from their entertainment. Those who think that underneath the flashy and happy exterior, the world is dark and full of terrors. And whether it sounds like Black Mirror is your thing or not, I wholeheartedly encourage you to at least try to watch one of the episodes, because otherwise you might miss one of the masterpieces of modern TV.
Where you should start: It is an anthology (a collection of short stories), so basically you can start at any episode because each episode is self-standing. But if you're squeamish or less tolerable for more "racy" stuff, I do advice you against The National Anthem (season 1 episode 1) at least until you get the hang of the show.
Status: Black Mirror had 2 full seasons (each had 3 episodes) and one Christmas Special (listed as season 3). A full season might be coming in 2015.
Lastly, if I had not succeeded in explaining what Black Mirror is all about, Charlie Brooker the creator/writer might. Here he is talking about the concept and the meaning of Black Mirror:
"How do you know who I am...? You say you're not a ghost; you're not dead!" "No, I'm not dead. Neither are you, Joey." "I'm not?!"
Jack Klugman as Joey Crown and John Anderson as Gabriel in The Twilight Zone S01E32 "Passage for Trumpet"
looks like a land of both shadow and substance, things and ideas in here......... (fanart for The Twilight Zone season 4, episodes 1 & 2)
The Twilight Zone Perchance to Dream | 1.09
Some of my favourite tv shows because I have so much time to lose
This is us (2016- )
Sherlock (2010- )
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
Kaamelott (2004-2009)
Hannibal (2013-2015)
Black Mirror (2011- )
The Tex Avery Show (1996-2002)
Misfits (2009-2013)
The X-Files (1993- )
Broadchurch (2013-2017)
Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999)
Made this Twilight Zone edit ages ago and I didn't think of posting it here till now
Y'all can use this if you want. Just make sure to credit me please :)
To Rod Serling: How did you discover the Twilight Zone in the first place?
The Twilight Zone discovered me.
does Mr Rod Serling ever interact with Mod Serling?
Well yes. More so they interact with me but yes.
Mr Serling are you the version of Rod Serling that is the creator of the show, or the in-show/in-universe omnipotent narrator of the episodes?
Yes.
TWILIGHT ZONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Imagine if you will, myself, jumping over a shark in a thunderstorm to dunk a basketball.
Like this. Only possible in... The Twilight Zone.
Favourite ice cream flavour?
Mint Chip
I want you to know that as I’m scrolling my feed and one of your posts pop up I get jumpscared every time, as I only followed you recently and my brain autocompletes looking at your profile pic and confuses it with the now defunct (and can get fucked) neil gaiman.
I unfollowed him after all the allegations and every time one of your posts pops up my brain flips out thinking, “I thought i blocked this bitch.”
But then I realize it’s just my beloved mr serling
Unlike Neil Gaimen I have never sexually assaulted people.
Can I have uuuuuuuhhhh large coke no ice?
Not sure when your coke would come with ice.
Can you take William Shartner back pretty please we’re done arguing with him about how “cisgender” isn’t a slur
— Starfleet
Little does he know, the Nightmare in those 20,000 Feet was his own self.
every time I read “The Twilight Zone” on your blog I imagine the dramatic music that comes after it in the intro. was this intended
Not only intended, but required.
why serling and not sterling. cuirous.
In this time, in this place, that is my last name.
Penis cutting down trees call that penis deleterious.
choose your path wisely
That's my line. God is stealing my bit.
one quarter of tumblr users identify as a god
A merchandise company so successful, they have licensed every popular IP under the sun. After running out of superhero variants and genre shows, they have resorted to presenting a monochrome man in a suit as a beloved TV character and hoping the name recognition would be enough to sell it.
I am Rod Serling.
A most fascinating worker, with a job most unusual...
“Tonight’s story on the Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction..”
BOO! It’s my tower of terror oc
She Serling on my Rod until I... Twilight Zone.
She's a Terror on my Tower till I... Twilight Zone.
She's a Terror on my Tower till I... Twilight Zone.
Submitted for your approval, a pinball machine. But not just any pinball machine. A pinball machine regarded by many fans as one of the best ever created, and based on a theme you've shown interest in. A pinball machine known as....The Twilight Zone
(just wanted to share this in case you weren't aware of it existing :D )
If you get the high score you are sent directly into... The Twilight Zone. (I did not know about this, this is hella cool!)
Imagine, if you will, a love letter. Now imagine it passionate. It’s brimming with homosexual love.
I'm imagining. Wow that was really passionate and homosexual.
A classic.
Imagine if you will a big and large dog. Your not making it big enough in your mind. Okay now it's good. Picture its favorite food is berries and salmon. You want to pet it, don't you? Well don't. What you've just invented is a bear. And you're under arrest for inventing the bear.
Imagine, if you will, a man waking up into a world just like his own, only better. It's ideal, perfect in every manner. So obviously something dark and twisted must be lurking just outside of his view. So he will do everything in his power to tear apart a pleasant world, just to unearth a rot that does not exist. Maybe our protagonist will see that there is nothing wrong, that he is just conditioned to hate and war and corruption. Or maybe he will find himself alone in a ruined reality, with the real corruption...being his presence.
Imagine if you will: Myself. but not in the form you see before you, no, but as a butch lesbian