Do Star Trek Characters Celebrate Christmas? A /Film Investigation
Do any of the characters on Star Trek celebrate Christmas? Is Christmas still a thing in the future Gene Roddenberry created? Let's dive in.
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Stories By William Bibbiani
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The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling Wrote 'Speed On An Airplane' Decades Before Speed
The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling once wrote a film with the same premise as Speed on an airplane, but it was banned almost immediately after it aired.
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The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling Adapted One Of The Greatest Christmas Stories Ever Told
The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling's TV movie adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Carol for Another Christmas, is bitter stuff, even for him.
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Yes, Jason Alexander Played The Grim Reaper On The Twilight Zone
Jason Alexander is famous for his comedic turn on Seinfeld, but his appearance on The Twilight Zone is worth a closer look.
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These Are The Only Seven Best Picture Winners That Were Turned Into TV Shows
In the nearly 100 year history of the Academy Awards, a lot of Best Picture winners have been remade, or sequelized, but only a few have had their own TV shows.
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Jessica Simpson Was Once Terrorized By Evil Dolls In The Twilight Zone
The UPN reboot of The Twilight Zone was full of hits and misses, but one episode featuring Jessica Simpson truly stands out from the pack.
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Eileen Ending Explained: This Ain't Hitchcock
Eileen is one of the twistiest, most nihilistic films of the year, one that will keep you guessing long after its shocking ending has passed.
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Katherine Heigl Tried To Kill Baby Hitler In The Twilight Zone
Does anyone remember The Twilight Zone revival episode where Katherine Heigl went back in time to try and kill baby Hitler?
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Suzume Director Makoto Shinkai Embraces The Idea Of Things Getting Lost In Translation [Exclusive Interview]
/Film spoke with Japanese director Makoto Shinkai about Suzume, why that chair only has three legs, an Easter egg nodding to Studio Ghibli, and much more.
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The True Meaning Of Disney's Wish Is Actually Pretty Dark (And All About Disney Itself)
While Wish was supposed to celebrate 100 years of Disney, the animated film effectively denounces what the corporation has accomplished in that century.
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There's One Thing The Marvels Does Better Than Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame is way more financially successful than The Marvels, but at least the new film meaningfully addresses the underlying concerns of its villain.
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Alan Smithee Directed An Award-Winning Episode Of The Twilight Zone
The name Alan Smithee has an ignominious significance in Hollywood, though that hasn't stopped the namesake from getting an award for a Twilight Zone episode.
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Ten Days Before The Twilight Zone Premiered, Mike Wallace Asked Rod Serling A Question That Aged Badly
Rod Serling correctly envisioned that a commercial work of art also had the power to inform and subvert, and he did just that with The Twilight Zone.
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There Was A Second Twilight Zone Movie That You've Probably Never Heard Of
The Twilight Zone has been revived, made into movies, books, and more. But there's likely a Twilight Zone movie you've never heard of - but should.
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Howard The Duck Isn't The First Marvel Comics Movie – The Real One Came Out One Year Earlier
Red Sonja deserves to wear the crown of Marvels first live-action theatrical feature, even if that means Howard the Duck loses the crown.
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The Twilight Zone Parodied Studio Notes By Having Shakespeare Punch Burt Reynolds
Rod Serling pulled no punches on one episode of The Twilight Zone that showed how insidious studio interference in true artwork can be.
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Wes Craven Directed Bruce Willis — And Bruce Willis — In This Episode Of The Twilight Zone
Wes Craven's episode of the Twilight Zone, which kicked off the '80s reboot, is one for the history books, featuring Bruce Willis in a twisted dual performance.
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The Pilot Episode Of The Twilight Zone Wasn't An Episode Of The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone was sold not on the strength of its pilot, but on an unlikely episode of an anthology series anchored by a television legend.
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You've Probably Never Seen William Friedkin's Nightmarish Episode Of The Twilight Zone
The various Twilight Zone reboots don't get enough credit, least of all for incredible segments like William Friedkin's 1985 episode Nightcrawlers.
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This Is The Only Twilight Zone Episode Based On A Stephen King Story
Horror maestro Stephen King's short story Gramma was adapted by Harlan Ellison for one of The Twilight Zone's scarier episodes.
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The Scariest Episode Of The Twilight Zone Had A Sequel
The Twilight Zone is filled with over 100 terrifying tales, and one of the scariest of them all was given a sequel time has all but forgotten.
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Dennis Hopper Starred In A Twilight Zone Episode That Warned Of The Rise Of American Fascism
The 'He's Alive' episode of The Twilight Zone starring Dennis Hopper is tragically just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago.
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Why Star Trek: Lower Decks Isn't Worried About Franchise Canon
The animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks has complete freedom to mess with Star Trek canon however it deems fit ... except when it doesn't.
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The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling Gave Steven Spielberg His First Directing Gig
Steven Spielberg may be known for his TV film breakout Duel, but it was Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone that gave him his first gig in TV.
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This Was The Twilight Zone Episode Where They Killed Rod Serling
The Twilight Zone was meta before adding meta-textual elements to film and TV even became popular. In one episode, Rod Serling's mysterious host even dies.
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This Episode Of The Twilight Zone Was A Harsh Critique Of Hollywood Westerns
Rod Serling had a bone to pick with the Western TV genre, so he satirized it in an episode of The Twilight Zone.
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Rod Serling's Favorite Twilight Zone Episode Had One Of The Saddest Endings In TV History
Of course, Rod Serling's favorite episode of The Twilight Zone is the one with the cruelest ending in the show's entire run.
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