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The Twilight Zone

American TV anthology series (1959–1964)
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The Twilight Zone

Summary

The Twilight Zone is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,406 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twilight Zone is the creator of Rod Serling[3].
  • The Twilight Zone received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[4].
  • The Twilight Zone received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[5].
  • The Twilight Zone received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[6].
  • The Twilight Zone's instance of is recorded as television series[7].
  • The Twilight Zone's composer is recorded as Bernard Herrmann[8].
  • The Twilight Zone's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[9].
  • The Twilight Zone's composer is recorded as Leonard Rosenman[10].
  • The Twilight Zone's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[11].
  • The Twilight Zone's genre is recorded as fantasy television series[12].
  • The Twilight Zone's genre is recorded as science fiction television program[13].
  • The Twilight Zone's genre is recorded as anthology series[14].
  • The Twilight Zone's genre is recorded as horror television series[15].
  • twilight is named after The Twilight Zone[16].
  • The Twilight Zone's logo image is recorded as Thetwilightzone-logo.svg[17].
  • The Twilight Zone's cast member is recorded as Rod Serling[18].
  • The Twilight Zone's producer is recorded as Buck Houghton[19].
  • The Twilight Zone's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 204149294084080520543[20].
  • The Twilight Zone's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83200033[21].
  • The Twilight Zone's IdRef ID is recorded as 034499229[22].
  • The Twilight Zone's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0052520[23].
  • The Twilight Zone's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001261212[24].
  • The Twilight Zone's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Twilight Zone's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Twilight Zone's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Twilight Zone's producer is recorded as Buck Houghton[19]. Its cast member is recorded as Rod Serling[18]. It is the creator of Rod Serling[3].

Publication

The Twilight Zone's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include fantasy television series[12], science fiction television program[13], anthology series[14], and horror television series[15].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[4], a dramatic presentation award[28], founded in 1958[29].

Why It Matters

The Twilight Zone ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,406 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

It has been cited as an influence by The X-Files[32], a television series[33], directed by Rob Bowman[34].

FAQs

What awards did The Twilight Zone receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[4], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[5], and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[6].

Who did The Twilight Zone influence?

The Twilight Zone has been cited as an influence by The X-Files[32].

Related Entities

Bernard Herrmann Jerry Goldsmith Rod Serling The X-Files United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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