The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)
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anthology television series
fantasy television series
science fiction television series
television series
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) is a revival of Rod Serling’s classic science-fiction and fantasy anthology show, featuring standalone episodes with twist endings and moral or speculative themes.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2152031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) Context triple: [Lukas Haas, notableWork, The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)]
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The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes)
The Twilight Zone is a landmark American anthology television series known for its twist-ending stories that blend science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary.
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B.
The Outer Limits (TV series)
The Outer Limits is a science fiction anthology television series known for its standalone, thought-provoking episodes that explore futuristic, supernatural, and psychological themes.
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C.
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series that follows the lives of New York City police officers, firefighters, and paramedics working the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift.
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D.
“The Ring of Truth” television series
“The Ring of Truth” is a science television series, associated with physicist and science communicator Philip Morrison, that explores how scientific evidence and reasoning reveal the nature of reality.
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E.
Outer Limits (episodes)
"Outer Limits (episodes)" refers to the individual installments of the science fiction television series *The Outer Limits*, some of which were written by author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) Target entity description: The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) is a revival of Rod Serling’s classic science-fiction and fantasy anthology show, featuring standalone episodes with twist endings and moral or speculative themes.
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A.
The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes)
The Twilight Zone is a landmark American anthology television series known for its twist-ending stories that blend science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary.
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B.
The Outer Limits (TV series)
The Outer Limits is a science fiction anthology television series known for its standalone, thought-provoking episodes that explore futuristic, supernatural, and psychological themes.
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C.
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series that follows the lives of New York City police officers, firefighters, and paramedics working the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift.
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D.
“The Ring of Truth” television series
“The Ring of Truth” is a science television series, associated with physicist and science communicator Philip Morrison, that explores how scientific evidence and reasoning reveal the nature of reality.
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E.
Outer Limits (episodes)
"Outer Limits (episodes)" refers to the individual installments of the science fiction television series *The Outer Limits*, some of which were written by author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology television series
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fantasy television series ⓘ science fiction television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)
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surface form:
The New Twilight Zone
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| basedOn |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
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| composer |
Jerry Garcia
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Merl Saunders ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ
surface form:
The Grateful Dead
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| developer | Phil DeGuere ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| episodeStructure | standalone stories ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Phil DeGuere ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1985-09-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
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fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
psychological horror
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science and technology ⓘ social commentary ⓘ supernatural events ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1989-04-15 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrator |
Charles Aidman
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Ray Charles ⓘ Robin Ward ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
moral themes
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speculative fiction themes ⓘ twist endings ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 65 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme |
The Twilight Zone (TV series) music
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surface form:
Theme from The Twilight Zone (1985)
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
CBS
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Syndication ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone franchise
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| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| precededBy |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
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| productionCompany |
CBS Studios
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surface form:
CBS Entertainment Productions
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| rebootOf |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
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| setting | various locations ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) Description of subject: The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) is a revival of Rod Serling’s classic science-fiction and fantasy anthology show, featuring standalone episodes with twist endings and moral or speculative themes.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1985 series)
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone episode Button, Button (1986)
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1980s series)
this entity surface form:
The After Hours (1986 The Twilight Zone episode)
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)
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partOfFranchise
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The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone franchise
this entity surface form:
The New Twilight Zone
this entity surface form:
The New Twilight Zone
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1980s series)
this entity surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1980s series)