50 years later, 'Twilight Zone' bridges time

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50 years later, 'Twilight Zone' bridges time

By WILLIAM KATES (AP) – 1 hour ago

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call 'The Twilight Zone.'" — Rod Serling

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — On a Friday night in October 1959, Americans began slipping into a dimension of imagination as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. They've really never returned.

"The Twilight Zone," first submitted for the public's approval by a reluctant CBS, has resonated with viewers from generation to generation with memorable stories carrying universal messages about society's ills and the human condition.

Like the time-space warps that anchored so many of the show's plots, Rod Serling's veiled commentary remains as soul-baring today as it did a half-century ago, and the show's popularity endures in multiple facets of American pop culture.

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Facts about 'The Twilight Zone,' Rod Serling

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_The Twilight Zone aired 1959-1964.

_First episode ran on CBS on Oct. 2, 1959.

_156 episodes aired, including 92 written by Rod Serling.

_Serling was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Christmas Day 1924. Graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1943. Taught at Ithaca College 1967-1975.

_Episode length increased from 30 minutes to one hour in the fourth season, then back to 30 minutes for the final season.

_Featured many soon-to-be-famous actors, such as Robert Redford, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Carol Burnett, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin and Peter Falk, as well as such Hollywood legends as Buster Keaton, Art Carney, Mickey Rooney, Ida Lupino and John Carradine.

Source: Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, Ithaca College archives

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WSKG to re-create 2 'Twilight Zone' classics