The Twilight Zone

Created by Rod Serling
USA (TV) 1959 - 1965

"The Twilight Zone" is unquestionably one of the greatest science fiction television shows on television. Generally speaking, most every episode had strong elements of deeply thought out science, imagination, suspense and thought-provoking intrigue. Creator Serling had a unique and distinctive approach to the central themes of the show(s)... and it was a hit, right from its onset. A virtual spring board for many young and talented actors/actresses the original Twilight Zone has run successfully in syndication ever since. Most everyone has a favorite episode. For me The Twilight Zone original series represents pioneering television with a strong nostalgic and Americana feel to it. out of

Gary W. Tooze

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Theatrical Release: October 2nd, 1959 - USA

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DVD Comparison:

Twilight Zone (Image Entertainment) old release - Volume 43 - Region 1 - NTSC vs. (Image Entertainment) New HD mastered Definitive Edition - Season 1

Big thanks to Mark Wilson of NicheFlix.com for all of the screen captures!

(Image Entertainment (original release) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Image Entertainment (new HD edition) - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Image Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC	Image Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	24:37	approx- 900 minutes (Season 1)
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.9 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.43 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Image (old)
Bitrate: Image (new HD)
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 1.0)	English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Subtitles	None	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Image Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Rod Serling Bio • History of The Twilight Zone • Reviews and credits • Season by Season DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2001 Keep Case Chapters 4	Release Information: Studio: Image Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Episodes include: Where Is Everybody?, One for the Angels, Mr. Denton on Doomsday, Sixteen Millimeter Shrine, Walking Distance, Escape Clause, The Lonely, Time Enough at Last, Perchance to Dream, Judgment Night, And When the Sky Was Opened, What You Need, The Four of Us Are Dying, Third from the Sun, I Shot an Arrow into the Air, The Hitch-Hiker, The Fever, The Last Flight, The Purple Testament, Elegy, Mirror Image, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, A World of Difference, Long Live Walter Jameson, People Are Alike All Over, Execution, The Big Tall Wish, A Nice Place to Visit, Nightmare as a Child, A Stop at Willoughby, The Chaser, A Passage for Trumpet, Mr. Bevis, The After Hours, The Mighty Casey, A World of His Own • Remastered from new high-definition film transfers using the original camera negatives and magnetic soundtracks • Audio commentaries by Earl Holliman, Martin Landau, Rod Taylor, Martin Milner, Kevin McCarthy, Ted Post and William Self • Vintage audio recollections with Burgess Meredith, Douglas Heyes, Richard L. Bare, Buck Houghton, Anne Francis and Richard Matheson • Rod Serling audio lectures from Sherwood Oaks College • Isolated music scores featuring the legendary Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith and more • Rod Serling promos for "Next Week's" show • Original unaired pilot version of "Where Is Everybody?" with Rod Serling's network pitch • Rare Rod Serling blooper • Number of discs: 6 DVD Release Date: December 28th, 2004 Keep Case Chapters: 4 for each episode

Comments:

Actually I never took notice of the quality of the early Image Discs, until now when we have a chance to compare them to this marvelous High-Definition Boxset. As the old releases show some brightness boosting, we can see a significant improvement in the contrast levels of the new HD Box. Sharpness also goes to the HD set, although I do see it has been very slightly cropped on all 4 edges. Combing is prevalent as we put the old release under the microscope, obviously verifying it was taken from a non-hd tape source. The new HD boxset is rife with extra features (listed above). Audio is the same and unfortunately no subtitles on either. We strongly recommend the new HD Boxset for both true fans and middling ones.

- Gary W. Tooze

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(Image Entertainment (original release) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Image Entertainment (new HD edition) - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

Combing example on the old releases - evidence of transfer from a non-hd source