Twilight Zone Day

May 11 is Twilight Zone Day, an unofficial holiday that honors and celebrates the Twilight Zone, an iconic and thrilling television show. Nothing Is as It Seems~ Most Watched TV Show The show made its debut in the United States in October 1959, to immediate critical acclaim, though it took a few years for it to gain popular success. Today, the Twilight Zone is considered to be one of the best and one of the most watched TV shows of all times. No one knows who created this holiday or why they chose May 11 to honor this creepy, but fun holiday.

How to Celebrate? Do a Twilight Zone marathon. It is also Eat What You Want Day, so get all the fun food you can eat, and park yourself in front of the TV and spend the day watching episodes of the Twilight Zone back to back. Gather your friends and have a Twilight Zone themed party. Fancy yourself as a sci-fi writer? Why not spend the day writing some Twilight Zone inspired fan fiction? Did You Know? …that Rod Serling was not the first choice for the narrator? Orson Welles was initially approached by Serling to play the role, but wasn’t able to get him.