Original Air Date: September 29, 1961Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: Lamont Johnson "What you are about to watch is a nightmare. It is not meant to be prophetic, it need not happen, it's the fervent and urgent prayer of all men of good will that it never shall happen. But in this place, in this moment, it … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 3, Episode Three “The Shelter” →

Original Air Date: September 22, 1961Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: Boris Sagal "Gentlemen, I have a theory. Unfortunately, the only way I can prove it or disprove it is going to put me in considerable jeopardy..." "This object, should any of you have lived underground for the better parts of your lives and never had occasion to … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 3, Episode Two “The Arrival” →

Original Air Date: September 15, 1961Writer: Montgomery PittmanDirector: Montgomery Pittman "There's no longer a reason for us to fight. There are no longer any armies. Only rags of various colors that were once uniforms..." "This is a jungle, a monument built by nature honoring disuse, commemorating a few years of nature being left to its … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 3, Episode One “Two” →

Original Air Date: June 2, 1961Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: Eliot Siverstein "Face the cameras, step into the light. Let the whole country see the strength of the state, the resilience of the state, the courage of the state. Let the whole country see the way a valiant man of steel faces his death. You have a … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 2, Episode Twenty-Nine “The Obsolete Man” →

Original Air Date: May 26, 1961Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: Montgomery Pittman "Wintry February night, the present. Order of events: a phone call from a frightened woman notating the arrival of an unidentified flying object, then the checkout you've just witnessed, with two state troopers verifying the event – but with nothing more enlightening to add beyond … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 2, Episode Twenty-Eight “Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?” →

Original Air Date: May 12, 1961Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: Buzz Kulik "Concentration. Mind over matter. Today the landlady. Tomorrow, the world!" "A brief if frenetic introduction to Mr. Archibald Beechcroft. A child of the 20th century, a product of the population explosion, and one of the inheritors of the legacy of progress. Mr. Beechcroft again, this … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 2, Episode Twenty-Seven “The Mind and the Matter ” →