Entering the Fifth Dimension: A Twilight Zone Podcast

We are joined by none other than one of the most distinguished TWILIGHT ZONE historians there is (and that's not just because he also does a mean Mark Twain). He is, in fact, another Mark, Mark Dawidziak. Journalist, lecturer, professor, and author of a book that should be on everyone's TWILIGHT ZONE must-have reading list, EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED In THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Mark shares with...

If you're like us, you like a good twist ending. Welcome back to the Twilight Zone--El Clasico Twist Endings Style—This time for an installment of "To Serve Man" and "The Masks." Be honest. The very first time you saw these episodes did you predict the twist endings? That's the best part of these iconic TZ episodes. The problem is almost everyone already has some exposure to the twist ending even...

We are proud to present to you, with very little delay, "Two," and "The Bard." The episodes feature film stars Charles Bronson and Burt Reynolds, and TV Star Elizabeth Montgomery. Listen along as Darrell and Robert cover dystopian worlds and magic circles. This time these actors have roles almost completely against type. For example,  Charles Bronson gets shot and Elizabeth Montgomery does the sho...

We appropriately scared ourselves a wee bit this close to Halloween by covering sweet, little, red-headed, and possibly demonic Billy Mumy (sounds like Moo-me) episodes: "Long Distance Call," and "It's a Good Life." They both are two very well known Twilight Zone episodes. Listen along as Darrell and Robert come to terms with how these episodes can be so good yet still conjure feelings of such gre...

"A World of His Own," and "One for the Angels" are covered in-depth as Darrell's and Robert's favorite episodes. There was a rumor circulating that Robert would get emotional again, but it never took that form other than some nervousness discussing the shows we hold so reverently near and dear to our hearts. You'd think in two episodes that contained a Grim Reaper, a sacrificial child, a magical d...

Well, it's in the books. Season 1, Episode 10 of the Twilight Zone reboot made its final mark. "Blurryman," let's face it, did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, it appears to have prophetically addressed criticisms about the show that couldn't possibly have been known at the time of filming. Art imitates life and life imitates and criticizes art in an episode that put its writer into the consci...

The penultimate episode, number 9 of 10, jumped out at many like a Blue Scorpion jumping out of the darkness into the light and making everyone who saw it jump during its airing this past Thursday. Season 1, Episode 9, "The Blue Scorpion" seems to be thought of by many as the best one yet. With the exception of everyone named Jeff, Darrell and Robert look down the barrel at the plot points and the...

Just when you thought you'd hear Darrell and Robert unanimously echo each other's likes and dislikes again, we finally have a split decision for "Point of Origin," the most recent episode of the Twilight Zone. Both of us liked the cast, the style, and let's not forget there were (spoiler alert) aliens...just not exactly the kind you would expect from the Twilight Zone. So where do we differ? Check...

Darrell and Robert try to keep it positive as they discuss "Not All Men," where not all men truly didn't add up to enough reasons why we should cut this episode any slack. As one of our faithful listener calls suggests, "Has this show Jumped the Bruce" too many times hitting us over the head with wide-sweeping generalizations of social commentary? Be that as it may, we go over the many things we d...

Colonization of Mars is not only possible in the most recent episode of the Twilight Zone, "Six Degrees of Freedom," it is also imperative now that the human race is on the brink of self-extinction. Global warming is just the spark igniting humans to start colonizing nearby worlds, but nuclear holocaust just before launch raises the stakes, to put it lightly. Deep space travel is stressful enough,...

Marika Sila, from last week's "A Traveler" episode, yes, Sgt. Yuka, talked with us and gave an inside look at her experiences auditioning for—and making choices how she approached—her role. We enjoyed her immensely and felt honored she shared her story about walking the Red Path now and teaching other indigenous people how they can live healthier lives. Discussion for this week's episode, "The Wun...

Super talented Glen Morgan of X-Files writing and executive producing fame gets back to his writing desk this week to pen the rebooted Twilight Zone's 4th Episode, "A Traveler." Morgan's tale cleverly creates an Us Against Them theme where the viewers get to see from the murky perspective lens of the Twilight Zone, who truly is "Us" and who is "Them." Please join Darrell and Robert as they discuss...

Without the constraints that often limited what Rod Serling could do, Jordan Peele get's to take a full head of steam as he tackles the subject of racism. Join Darrell and Robert as we discuss all the Easter Eggs Darrell finds and Robert misses, and become all too familiar with the phrase, "you may not know this about me, but I haven't seen very many movies." But seriously, this episode hit hard f...

A podcast about a TV show about a podcast?  A TV episode inspired by a TV episode? We're full meta this week as we discuss, "Nightmare at 30,000 feet." Robert and Darrell try to decide if this was just a nightmare by the main character, an alternate universe where space travel to Mars is commonplace but people still listen to podcasts, or did Justin lose it and he really is fully to blame for the...

Here it is!! Season 1: Episode 1, The Comedian. The long wait is over. Join Darrell and Robert as they discuss the episode's hits and misses, former Twilight Zone connections, current news, and science and culture topics related to and inspired by the show. Was a Twilight Zone Episode about stand up comedy supposed to be funny? All things are possible in the you-know-where. Stand Up terminology to...

Welcome to The Fifth Dimension! There are a LOT of fun moments and clues in the epic Super Bowl commercial and we're here to help make sense of much of it.  Robert and Darrell share some insights they've gleaned about the first 6 episodes of the new Twilight Zone series, as well as give a preview of what upcoming episodes of the podcast will be like.