A MESSAGE FROM TZONEMAN

Message: 02.17.08

TZA CONTEST - Screen-identify an original TZ background prop featured on TZA, and win the book 'Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone!'

TZA has procured a group of authentic background props that were used in various episodes of the original Twilight Zone television series; these props came from a 1977 auction, and are accompanied by authentic handwritten notes by set designer Henry Grace.

Screen-identifying background props can be a monumental task. So, TZA is opening up a contest to Zoners! If you can be the first to successfully screen-identify any of these props, we will send you the planet's #2 TZ book, 'Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone.'

Here's what you do:

1) Click on this link TZA PROPS to lead you to the index page featuring the background props. From there, you can click on each thumbnail to see each of the 8 props in question: brass CSA bugle, brass inkwell, 3-piece silver tea-set, silver teapot w/bone handle, brass vase, brass dog statues, plastic donkey toy, brass horse and rider statue (the brass CSA bugle appears to have been used in the episode 'The Passersby,' but you can try and identify it with other episodes as well).

2) Watch episodes of the original Twilight Zone until you come across something that you believe matches one of the TZA background props.

3) Contact TZA by email, inform which prop you believe you've identified, which episode it's from, where in the episode you can place it, and, if you can, attach a screen-grab of the prop in your email.

Once I get your entry, I will check it out to visually confirm if the prop was in fact used in the episode or not and then contact you. If you're the first person to have successfully screen-identified any of the 8 TZA background props as being used in an episode, you win a DBTZ book!

As props are identified, TZA will make an updated post of which props are no longer in play.

All right! Well, good luck hunting and may the best Zoners win!!!

tzoneman

(Contest Conditions - Only one winner per household, only one book per winner. If you successfully screen-identify more than one prop, along with one book, we'll throw in a TZ Poker print AND a Piano mask repo featured on the repos page. If you successfully screen-identify one of the props, and you already own DBTZ, you'll win a TZ Poker Print and Piano mask repo. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to win the contest due to shipping costs).

Message: 02.16.08

Access Denied

This is a message gauged solely for those requesting support or use of photos:

We regret this decision, but, due to recent unfortunate circumstances, The Twilight Zone Archives has come to feel somewhat discouraged in our efforts to continue assisting those who no longer appreciate our efforts, and we are no longer in a position of interest to offer support or contributions outside of our own interests (the one exception is the book series As Timeless As Infinity, for we had a prior agreement to make photo contributions to the entire 10 volume series).

We do apologize for this unfortunate decision. If you are an entity seeking support or resources, we wish you good luck in your endeavors.

tzoneman

Message: 01.05.08

Happy 9th Anniversary TZA!

Hey look! On January 16, 2008, The Twilight Zone Archives is celebrating it's 9th anniversary!

Ever since January 16, 1999, TZA has aimed at building the most unique Twilight Zone site on the internet. Since that time, TZA has gone through two or three different phases of development, until it arrived at the television set design that viewers have come to know and enjoy. When TZA first began back in the good old days of The Fifth Dimension website, TZA had been the internet's #2 Twilight Zone website. With the unfortunate closing of The Fifth Dimension in 2001/2002, TZA quickly became the internet's #1 Twilight Zone website, and to this day, it truly remains #1! All this is because of YOU - the TZA visitor!!!

Don't believe that TZA is #1? Well, try searching for Twilight Zone in any search engine and find out for yourself. Sure, there's the Sci-fi Channel link to their schedule and the Wikipedia link, but those are merely Twilight Zone pages, and not at all sites solely dedicated to Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Other sites will say they are #1, but again, do the math - search for yourself.

THE POINT OF ALL OF THIS IS if it weren't for the visitors of TZA, this site would not have received the attention that it has over the years. So, here's to the TZA visitors! Keep in touch, keep dropping by, keep asking questions, and be sure to check in for new unique updates that only TZA can bring you. And remember, this is all in tribute to Rod Serling and is meant to be fun. TZA is a total nonprofit website, and it will always be that way.

HAPPY 9th ANNIVERSARY TZA!!! Here's to the next 9 years and beyond!!!

tzoneman

Message: 01.02.08

Updates to the TZA Message Board and the Guest Book

Well, since we're into another new year here, I went ahead and made a few updates to the message board and the guest book. The message board just looks a little different, a little nicer. And as far as the guest book, since the spam profanity entries have stopped, I reverted back to entries being published as they are entered; they no longer need to be approved first.

Message: 08.19.07

My "tzoneman" identity has been duplicated by someone. Like, how come?

Ever since January of 1996, my online call-sign has been "tzoneman", and my nickname in the computer gaming industry has been tzoneman since that time (the 1998 game Falcon 4 credits me in the manual as Stewart Stanyard - tzoneman).

Well, interestingly enough, seems that someone else has taken on the same online name (likely without knowledge that I had it first), which in a way feels like a form of identity theft.

Since this other user is now going by the same online name as mine, and his tzoneman posts are only from August 2006 (10 years after I established myself online as tzoneman), it only seems fair that he should alter his online name, so there isn't any confusion. I kindly ask that he do so whenever he comes across this message.

Here's an example of the case in point http://cc.tvguide.liveworld.com/profile.jspa?userID=800007354

Whoa, now I know how Millicent Barnes feels...

tzoneman!

When I started The Twilight Zone Archives back in January of 1999, I never could have imagined (as corny as it may sound) the path that creating the site would have taken me. I wanted to give something back, to Rod Serling, and to all of those who worked on the original series. The site started off by featuring a portion of my collection of ORIGINAL production photo contact sheets that were auctioned off by Viacom back in 1979. The site grew into other areas, episode guides, an autograph gallery, and so on. Once I started the book, updates to TZA were very few, until it got to a point where there were no updates for a couple of years. I then created the unique TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE FINDER (for the original series), and let people enjoy playing around in there; overall, a helpful and fun tool. Since then, I have made no real updates or additions to the site - I was just so busy with the book.

But since I haven't worked on the site for quite some time, it now feels like it needs to be updated and such. One visitor to TZA suggested that I remove the spoilers to the TZ GUIDE and the TZ EPISODE FINDER; a very good suggestion that I will at some point work on in the coming months. I also plan on a few minor adjustments to the site, but then again, for the most part, the site is what it is and I'm still happy with what IS up there.

The BIG PLAN to do a newer version of TZA, version 3.0, is still in my mind and at some point I will get down to brass taxes and create the thing. Once TZA v3.0 is up and running (likely early next year - a lot of original art needs to be created first), that may be the final version for quite a number of years. I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say that along with the ability to still load TZA v2.1, TZA v3.0 will revolve around a Flash design that will be incredibly interactive, more of a game than just a site with various sections. Whereas TZA v2.1 is based on the "television set design", TZA v3.0 will be based on a "location" that features "characters" and "rooms" right out of the fifth dimension. Ooh, scary! (nuf said)

A little on the USPS Stamp Petition, the Guestbook and Message Board - the petition has reached over 3,000 signatures and I'm in the midst of emailing the new contact for the USPS Stamp Committee with our request for the Rod Serling Stamp, along with a link to the actual official stamp petition. Thanks to everyone who has supported the stamp petition; hopefully soon, we'll all be able to buy Rod Serling stamps! Elvis Smellvish! WE WANT ROD!!!

The Guestbook has been having some trouble with vandals from a Webring that keep signing it with, shall we say, perverted comments and such. I had to check it daily and edit out any such vandal's comments, but I simply could not keep doing that. So, I've implemented a checkbox that makes it so that any entry in the guestbook must now go through me for approval first, which is working out fine.

The Message Board has been working out fine. Our main visitor there is Laurie, and she has proved to be almost a monitor for the Message Board, and I truly appreciate her help. So far, since this Message Board is more of a Bulletin Board, we have not had to deal with any of the board-wars and egomaniacs that eventually plague message boards, amen.

Donations - a few TZA visitors have mentioned, now and then, that they would like to donate money to TZA, which I do appreciate the gesture. For those who would like to make a donation, please understand that TZA is a completely nonprofit side-project - there is no need to make donations. I do not expect anyone to pay for the site; it's upkeep, monthly server charges and whatnot. I make absolutely no profit from the site and that's the way it will always be :) Thanks!

All right, so, early next year, when TZA 3.0 is up, I will likely be taking a well-deserved break from working on things Twilight Zone'ish. I thank those who visit TZA - for the support, suggestions and good thoughts. I wish you all the best and please feel free to contact me with any comments about TZA, and my book, Dimensions Behind The Twilight Zone.

ZONE ON!

tzoneman

	..- updated messages from *Tzoneman*
	..- comments on the present/future of TZ Archives

For info on the book Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone *CLICK HERE*
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Message: 02.17.08 TZA CONTEST - *Screen-identify an original TZ background prop featured on TZA, and win the book 'Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone!'* TZA has procured a group of authentic background props that were used in various episodes of the original Twilight Zone television series; these props came from a 1977 auction, and are accompanied by authentic handwritten notes by set designer Henry Grace. Screen-identifying background props can be a monumental task. So, TZA is opening up a contest to Zoners! If you can be the first to successfully screen-identify any of these props, we will send you the planet's #2 TZ book, 'Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone.' Here's what you do: 1) Click on this link TZA PROPS to lead you to the index page featuring the background props. From there, you can click on each thumbnail to see each of the 8 props in question: brass CSA bugle, brass inkwell, 3-piece silver tea-set, silver teapot w/bone handle, brass vase, brass dog statues, plastic donkey toy, brass horse and rider statue (the brass CSA bugle appears to have been used in the episode 'The Passersby,' but you can try and identify it with other episodes as well). 2) Watch episodes of the original Twilight Zone until you come across something that you believe matches one of the TZA background props. 3) Contact TZA by email, inform which prop you believe you've identified, which episode it's from, where in the episode you can place it, and, if you can, attach a screen-grab of the prop in your email. Once I get your entry, I will check it out to visually confirm if the prop was in fact used in the episode or not and then contact you. If you're the first person to have successfully screen-identified any of the 8 TZA background props as being used in an episode, you win a DBTZ book! As props are identified, TZA will make an updated post of which props are no longer in play. All right! Well, good luck hunting and may the best Zoners win!!! tzoneman (Contest Conditions - Only one winner per household, only one book per winner. If you successfully screen-identify more than one prop, along with one book, we'll throw in a TZ Poker print AND a Piano mask repo featured on the repos page. If you successfully screen-identify one of the props, and you already own DBTZ, you'll win a TZ Poker Print and Piano mask repo. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to win the contest due to shipping costs). Message: 02.16.08 *Access Denied* This is a message gauged solely for those requesting support or use of photos: We regret this decision, but, due to recent unfortunate circumstances, The Twilight Zone Archives has come to feel somewhat discouraged in our efforts to continue assisting those who no longer appreciate our efforts, and we are no longer in a position of interest to offer support or contributions outside of our own interests (the one exception is the book series As Timeless As Infinity, for we had a prior agreement to make photo contributions to the entire 10 volume series). We do apologize for this unfortunate decision. If you are an entity seeking support or resources, we wish you good luck in your endeavors. tzoneman Message: 01.05.08 *Happy 9th Anniversary TZA!* Hey look! On January 16, 2008, The Twilight Zone Archives is celebrating it's 9th anniversary! Ever since January 16, 1999, TZA has aimed at building the most unique Twilight Zone site on the internet. Since that time, TZA has gone through two or three different phases of development, until it arrived at the television set design that viewers have come to know and enjoy. When TZA first began back in the good old days of The Fifth Dimension website, TZA had been the internet's #2 Twilight Zone website. With the unfortunate closing of The Fifth Dimension in 2001/2002, TZA quickly became the internet's #1 Twilight Zone website, and to this day, it truly remains #1! All this is because of YOU - the TZA visitor!!! Don't believe that TZA is #1? Well, try searching for Twilight Zone in any search engine and find out for yourself. Sure, there's the Sci-fi Channel link to their schedule and the Wikipedia link, but those are merely Twilight Zone pages, and not at all sites solely dedicated to Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Other sites will say they are #1, but again, do the math - search for yourself. THE POINT OF ALL OF THIS IS if it weren't for the visitors of TZA, this site would not have received the attention that it has over the years. So, here's to the TZA visitors! Keep in touch, keep dropping by, keep asking questions, and be sure to check in for new unique updates that only TZA can bring you. And remember, this is all in tribute to Rod Serling and is meant to be fun. TZA is a total nonprofit website, and it will always be that way. HAPPY 9th ANNIVERSARY TZA!!! Here's to the next 9 years and beyond!!! tzoneman Message: 01.02.08 *Updates to the TZA Message Board and the Guest Book* Well, since we're into another new year here, I went ahead and made a few updates to the message board and the guest book. The message board just looks a little different, a little nicer. And as far as the guest book, since the spam profanity entries have stopped, I reverted back to entries being published as they are entered; they no longer need to be approved first. Message: 08.19.07 *My "tzoneman" identity has been duplicated by someone. Like, how come?* Ever since January of 1996, my online call-sign has been "tzoneman", and my nickname in the computer gaming industry has been tzoneman since that time (the 1998 game Falcon 4 credits me in the manual as Stewart Stanyard - tzoneman). Well, interestingly enough, seems that someone else has taken on the same online name (likely without knowledge that I had it first), which in a way feels like a form of identity theft. Since this other user is now going by the same online name as mine, and his tzoneman posts are only from August 2006 (10 years after I established myself online as tzoneman), it only seems fair that he should alter his online name, so there isn't any confusion. I kindly ask that he do so whenever he comes across this message. Here's an example of the case in point http://cc.tvguide.liveworld.com/profile.jspa?userID=800007354 Whoa, now I know how Millicent Barnes feels... tzoneman! When I started The Twilight Zone Archives back in January of 1999, I never could have imagined (as corny as it may sound) the path that creating the site would have taken me. I wanted to give something back, to Rod Serling, and to all of those who worked on the original series. The site started off by featuring a portion of my collection of ORIGINAL production photo contact sheets that were auctioned off by Viacom back in 1979. The site grew into other areas, episode guides, an autograph gallery, and so on. Once I started the book, updates to TZA were very few, until it got to a point where there were no updates for a couple of years. I then created the unique TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE FINDER (for the original series), and let people enjoy playing around in there; overall, a helpful and fun tool. Since then, I have made no real updates or additions to the site - I was just so busy with the book. But since I haven't worked on the site for quite some time, it now feels like it needs to be updated and such. One visitor to TZA suggested that I remove the spoilers to the TZ GUIDE and the TZ EPISODE FINDER; a very good suggestion that I will at some point work on in the coming months. I also plan on a few minor adjustments to the site, but then again, for the most part, the site is what it is and I'm still happy with what IS up there. The BIG PLAN to do a newer version of TZA, version 3.0, is still in my mind and at some point I will get down to brass taxes and create the thing. Once TZA v3.0 is up and running (likely early next year - a lot of original art needs to be created first), that may be the final version for quite a number of years. I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say that along with the ability to still load TZA v2.1, TZA v3.0 will revolve around a Flash design that will be incredibly interactive, more of a game than just a site with various sections. Whereas TZA v2.1 is based on the "television set design", TZA v3.0 will be based on a "location" that features "characters" and "rooms" right out of the fifth dimension. Ooh, scary! (nuf said) A little on the USPS Stamp Petition, the Guestbook and Message Board - the petition has reached over 3,000 signatures and I'm in the midst of emailing the new contact for the USPS Stamp Committee with our request for the Rod Serling Stamp, along with a link to the actual official stamp petition. Thanks to everyone who has supported the stamp petition; hopefully soon, we'll all be able to buy Rod Serling stamps! Elvis Smellvish! WE WANT ROD!!! The Guestbook has been having some trouble with vandals from a Webring that keep signing it with, shall we say, perverted comments and such. I had to check it daily and edit out any such vandal's comments, but I simply could not keep doing that. So, I've implemented a checkbox that makes it so that any entry in the guestbook must now go through me for approval first, which is working out fine. The Message Board has been working out fine. Our main visitor there is Laurie, and she has proved to be almost a monitor for the Message Board, and I truly appreciate her help. So far, since this Message Board is more of a Bulletin Board, we have not had to deal with any of the board-wars and egomaniacs that eventually plague message boards, amen. Donations - a few TZA visitors have mentioned, now and then, that they would like to donate money to TZA, which I do appreciate the gesture. For those who would like to make a donation, please understand that TZA is a completely nonprofit side-project - there is no need to make donations. I do not expect anyone to pay for the site; it's upkeep, monthly server charges and whatnot. I make absolutely no profit from the site and that's the way it will always be :) Thanks! All right, so, early next year, when TZA 3.0 is up, I will likely be taking a well-deserved break from working on things Twilight Zone'ish. I thank those who visit TZA - for the support, suggestions and good thoughts. I wish you all the best and please feel free to contact me with any comments about TZA, and my book, Dimensions Behind The Twilight Zone. ZONE ON! tzoneman