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Created by
Rod Serling
USA (TV) 1959 - 1965
"The Twilight Zone" is unquestionably one of the greatest science fiction television shows of all time. 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 noirish-ly dark feel to it. out of Gary W. Tooze |
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Theatrical Release: October 2nd, 1959 - USA
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Comparison:
Image Entertainment - original release - Volume 43 - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Image Entertainment - Newer HD mastered Definitive DVD Edition - Season 1 vs. Image Entertainment - Season 1 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Big thanks to Mark Wilson of NicheFlix.com for all of the DVD screen captures!
1) Image Entertainment (original release) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT2) I mage Entertainment (new HD edition) - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE3) Image Entertainment - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - RIGHT |
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Distribution |
Image Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC |
Image Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC |
Image Entertainment Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 24:37 | approx- 900 minutes (Season 1) | Average episode: 0:25:57.806 X 36 |
Video |
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 4.9 mb/s |
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.43 mb/s |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc 1 Size: 37,260,851,476 bytesEpisode: 5,352,947,712 bytesVideo Bitrate: 19.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
English (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 3.0 / 48 kHz / 192
kbps / DN -4dB LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB |
Subtitles | None | None | English (SDH), None |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Image Entertainment
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Edition Details: • Reviews and credits •
Season by Season
Chapters 4
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Release Information: 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 |
Release Information: 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc 1 Size: 37,260,851,476 bytesEpisode: 5,352,947,712 bytes Video Bitrate: 19.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
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 |
Comments: |
NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were ripped directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: (September 2010) Image Entertainment Region 'A' - Blu-ray: Firstly, this is not a complete review as I am still wading through the extensive extras BUT as we received massive amounts of email questioning the quality - and because it will be released imminently - I decided to give my first impressions. So - here we have it - all 36 episodes of the first season of Rod Serling’s classic, groundbreaking series, now presented on 1080P Blu-ray. Exciting stuff! Like many, I was suspicious of how Image Entertainment would treat this iconic TV series. But so far things look acceptable-to-strong video-wise. I've watched the first few episodes and skimmed through the other 5 discs and have yet to find anything fatally poor in the transfers. Episodes range from about 4.5 - 5.5 Gig in size - yes, they are in 1080P with about 20 Mbps video bitrate. We compared some captures from the first episode "Where is Everybody" below. There are instances of noise and compression artifacts but they are very limited in comparison to the DVDs. You can move from a simple upgrade to an impressive one dependant on the scene. Overall it gets a thumbs up - although I suspect it could have looked even better if done with a fuller discs, larger file sizes and less episodes per Blu-ray - however, I'm not complaining at this stage. The transfers occasionally shows some nice grain and there is no chroma evident.
Audio offers a choice of original and
restored. There is linear PCM (lossless) available and while the
original sounds tinny - this is much better. I LOVE being able to hear
the isolated scores - especially if it was Herrmann! Amusingly, Image
Entertainment are not very experienced at adding subtitles and, as you
can see by our example below, the font used is enormous but I appreciate
them being positioned under the speaker. They are English SDH only.
My
Momitsu
has identified the package as containing all region
'A'-locked discs - as expected.
Extras are spread through
each disc with a whopping 19 commentaries (by the likes of Earl
Holliman, Martin Landau, Rod Taylor, Martin Milner, Kevin McCarthy, and
CBS executive William Self etc.) and include stuff like the
never-before-released unofficial pilot “The Time Element” written
by Rod Serling and shown on the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse - on the
5th
Blu-ray.
There looks to be heaping amount more...there are promos, radio dramas,
Emmy Award footage, vintage audio recollections with actors Burgess
Meredith and Anne Francis, directors Douglas Heyes and Richard L. Bare,
producer Buck Houghton and writer Richard Matheson, Rod Serling audio
lectures from Sherwood Oaks College, Rod Serling Promos for "Next
Week's" Show and the original unaired Pilot Version of "Where is
Everybody?" with Rod Serling's Network Pitch. It is 'stacked'.
I'd say, 'yes' you can buy with confidence although, while I haven't
investigated to our usual standard, I have yet to find anything
troubling at all. It appears to be an amazing package - one fans should
heartily indulge. I LOVE seeing the old stars (see large captures at
bottom) and the tight 26-minute episodes are original - not the shorter
syndicated ones. LOTS of entertainment here. Recommended!
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Combing example on the old releases - evidence of interlaced transfer
Matched Screen Captures from the first episode "Where Is Everybody?" with Earl Holliman
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More Blu-ray Captures
"Time Enough at Last" with Burgess Meredith
Richard Conte in "Perchance to Dream"
The classic Twilight Zone shot - slightly askew, mysterious...
Martin Landau + Dan Duryea in "Mr. Denton on Doomsday"
Ida Lupino in "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine"
A Favorite Episode - "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
"People Are Alike All Over" with Roddy McDowell
Jack Klugman in "A Passage for Trumpet"
Beautiful Anne Francis - "The After Hours"
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