Ah, New Year’s Day. A day when many Americans indulge in watching football, and a day when I try to catch as much as I can of the Sci-Fi Channel’s marathon of THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

It’s odd: even though it’s fifty years old, the special effects are dated, and some of the acting is a little on the nose and over the top, THE TWILIGHT ZONE is still an incredibly effective and entertaining show. I’d be blathering during a commercial break one moment, but when the show would return, I’d shut up and just stare rapt at the television. I probably watched four or five hours straight tonight, and could easily have done more had I not started to get a headache.

SyFy — still a truly moronic name change — kept advertising the complete DVD collection during the commercials, but it’s not something that I’m tempted to buy. Part of the fun of TZ is watching it late at night, or during these holiday marathons. I think it would lose some of its charm if you could watch it on DVD whenever you like. I know I’m already looking forward to the next marathon over the Fourth of July.

Edited to add: This post was somehow set to “Draft” status when I wrote it early yesterday morning and didn’t initially appear on the main page. Total web fail, me.