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Rod Serling, Dimensions of Imagination

In creating the provocative parables that elevated The Twilight Zone above mere escapist fiction, Rod Serling drew upon a decade of experience writing for such live anthology programs as Kraft Television Theatre, Climax!, and Playhouse 90. Beginning in 1955 he was awarded three consecutive Emmy Awards for best teleplay writing (Patterns, The Comedian, and Requiem for a Heavyweight) and was the first playwright recognized with a Peabody Award. After The Twilight Zone ended in 1964, Serling returned to the airwaves with The Loner, Night Gallery, and the controversial television movie The Doomsday Flight. Astonishingly prolific and indisputably influential, he is remembered as a vital force in the affirmation of television as a showcase for artful, relevant drama.

Screens Wednesdays through Sundays at 3:00 p.m.; Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

The Twilight Zone Marathon Weekend Arriving at the dawn of the space race, The Twilight Zone dared to embody all the thrills and anxiety of the Cold War era. Over five seasons (1959-64) Rod Serling wrote ninety-two of the 156 episodes. The Museum will screen selected episodes of The Twilight Zone that were authored by Serling-as well as the rarely seen inspiration for the show, "The Time Element," and a promo film made to help sell the Zone concept to advertisers.

Friday, February 8 to Sunday, February 10, 2002; 12:15 to 5:00 p.m. daily February 12 to 17 in New York / February 13 to 17 in Los Angeles
Kraft Television Theatre: "Patterns" (1955; 60 minutes; remastered from original kinescope)
The Twilight Zone: "Walking Distance" (1959; 25 minutes)

February 19 to 24 in New York / February 20 to 24 in Los Angeles
Playhouse 90: "The Velvet Alley" (1959; 90 minutes)
The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling (1959; 25 minutes)

February 26 to March 3 in New York / February 27 to March 3 in Los Angeles
Kraft Television Theatre: "A Long Time Till Dawn" (1953; 60 minutes; includes original commercials)
Danger: "Knife in the Dark" (1954; 25 minutes)

March 5 to 10 in New York / March 6 to 10 in Los Angeles
Night Gallery: "The Cemetery" + "Eyes" + "Escape Route" (1969; 100 minutes)

March 12 to 17 in New York / March 13 to 17 in Los Angeles
Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" (1957; 90 minutes)
The Twilight Zone: "The Last Night of a Jockey" (1963; 25 minutes)

March 19 to 24 in New York / March 20 to 24 in Los Angeles
Playhouse 90: "A Town Has Turned to Dust" (1958; 90 minutes)
The Twilight Zone: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" (1960; 25 minutes)

March 26 to 31 in New York / March 27 to 31 in Los Angeles Playhouse 90: "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (1956; 90 minutes)
The Twilight Zone: "A Passage for Trumpet" (1960; 25 minutes)

April 2 to 7 in New York / April 3 to 7 in Los Angeles
The Loner: "The Vespers" + "The Lonely Calico Queen" + "One of the Wounded" + "Widow on the Evening Stage" (1965; 100 minutes)

April 9 to 14 in New York / April 10 to 14 in Los Angeles
The Doomsday Flight (1966; 90 minutes)
The Twilight Zone: "The Jeopardy Room" (1964; 25 minutes)

April 16 to 21 in New York / April 17 to 21 in Los Angeles
Rod Serling's Night Gallery: "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" + "The Caterpillar" + "The Messiah on Mott Street" (1971-72; 110 minutes)

Screenings are included with suggested Museum admission: Members free; $6.00 for adults; $4.00 for senior citizens and students; and $3.00 for children under thirteen. Admission is free in Los Angeles.

The Museum of Television & Radio in New York, located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m., until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, and Friday evenings until 9:00 p.m. (theaters only).

The Museum of Television & Radio in California, located at 465 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
Both Museums are closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Suggested contribution: Members free; $6.00 for adults; $4.00 for senior citizens and students; and $3.00 for children under thirteen. Admission is free in Los Angeles. The public areas in both Museums are accessible to wheelchairs. Programs are subject to change.
You may call the Museum in New York at (212) 621-6800 or in California at (310) 786-1000. Visit the Museum's website at http://www.mtr.org.