First Installment Wins: While the later revivals have their fans, most tend to agree none of the attempted revivals could quite match the level of quality and deeper meaning to its stories that the first series had. Popular culture is unequivocal in remembering The Twilight Zone as a single series, airing in black-and-white, hosted by Rod Serling, and every single episode, scene, and quote people remember is from that series alone.
Tough Act to Follow: The original series has cast a very long shadow over each attempt to revive the franchise. Even the heavily-hyped streaming series hosted, produced, and occasionally written by then-red-hot Jordan Peele was quietly cancelled after just two seasons.
