7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The Twilight Zone is an anthology series that primarily explores universal moral dilemmas, human nature, and societal anxieties through speculative fiction. Its critiques of prejudice, conformity, and human folly are presented from a broadly humanistic perspective rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering partisan solutions, leading to a neutral rating.
The original Twilight Zone series featured predominantly traditional casting, reflecting the demographics of its era without intentional diversity initiatives. Its narratives explored universal human flaws and societal issues, rather than explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The series frequently explores moral and ethical dilemmas, often aligning with virtues found in Christian ethics. While individual characters may exhibit hypocrisy, the narrative consistently portrays genuine faith as a source of strength and moral guidance, never condemning the religion itself.
The original Twilight Zone series, produced in the late 1950s and early 1960s, did not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Prevailing social norms and censorship of the era meant such depictions were absent from mainstream television, leading to an N/A rating for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989) is an anthology series where most characters are original to their respective episodes. It does not feature recurring legacy characters from prior installments or widely established source material whose gender was changed.
As an anthology series, most characters in each episode are new and original, without prior canonical racial definitions. There are no widely established legacy characters or clear instances of adaptations where a character's race was explicitly defined in source material and then altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.7
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