The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone was a prime-time television show hosted by Rod Serling that explored universal themes such as isolation, difference, estrangement, death, life, and the afterlife in fantastically artful--and sometimes haunting--settings. The original television series was noted for it's unusual introductory music and visual style, as well as the compelling narratives given at the start and end of each episode by Serling, in order to place the episode into context.

The show was unique because it also explored extremely original ideas, sometimes basing the entire plot around something incredible unusual but simple: a coin landing on it's side; a man in an empty town.