"Twilight Zone" or "Night Gallery - Both by Rod Serling.

[Haunted hearse]

Twighlight zone.  But don't dismis the other series as all being alike.  "One step beyond", liked to deal with actual episodes of the uncanny, and Outer Limits had the coolest opening, and tried to include a monster the series creator called "The Bears"in each episode.  Night Gallery had it's moments, but unfortunately, the people running the show refused to trust Rod Sterling to have that much creative input.

[Gillfan]

Twilight Zone
TZ touched far more people.
Almost everyone can name a favorite TZ episode, only die hard monster fans like us can name a fave NG episode (Pickman's Model and The Snow).

[Haunted hearse]

My favorite Night Gallery episode?  "The Devil Shall not be mocked' (I think) where the Nazi's attempt to comandeer Coun Dracula's castle.

[Gillfan]

The Devil Is Not Mocked is a great episode, here's a link:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/58806/night-gallery-a-question-of-fearthe-devil-is-not-mocked

[Fester]

Twilight Zone was, without a doubt, better.

Serling had control over most aspects of Twilight Zone.  And they had better writers.

Night Gallery was a pale copy.  Few, if any episodes had a single story.  Each half hour was chopped up into short vignettes which did not allow for much except a quick shock, surprise, OHenry-style twist and so forth. When it was first on the air, I remember being disappointed.  It seemed like Rod Serling was just standing there reciting lines.  He did not seem to even believe in the program.  And it showed. 

Today, my recollections of episodes for both programs reflect my opinions.  For every Night Gallery episode (or segment) I can remember, I can recall 15 or 20 episodes of Twilight Zone.

[Uncula]

  Wow! I am amazed that this thread is still going on!  I originally posted the question on Aug. 17 2009 and now, even with so few replies, it still continues.  I suppose that it all comes down to my finally asking a good question that relates to us all!   

[Elisabeth]

TWILIGHT ZONE, because it inspired me to try to write...
"E" 

[Uncula]

TWILIGHT ZONE, because it inspired me to try to write...
"E" 

Elisabeth, have you ever published any of your writings?
  Uncula - 

[slayergriffith]

Which one had more monster/aliens/creatures?

[general gruesome]

I really like both of these shows. I enjoy those type of shows like outer limits, the zone, night gallery, tales from crypt, tales from the darkside, etc. Has anyone every watched the show "Monsters"? It's a similar one from the 1980s. I really enjoy it.

[toys-of-terror]

I love them both but Night Gallery Seemed darker to me, not as much sci-fi as TZ (maybe im wrong but thats the way i remember it) besides always loved the paintings. Would love to get my claws on an original night gallery painting. L

[missdead13]

I really like both of these shows. I enjoy those type of shows like outer limits, the zone, night gallery, tales from crypt, tales from the darkside, etc. Has anyone every watched the show "Monsters"? It's a similar one from the 1980s. I really enjoy it.

resurrecting old thread. . 

yes. Ive seen Monsters and love it.
I like Tz and Ng both. but all in all, I think I really do prefer Twilight zone. .its so timeless/classic.
and I remember all of them, & reference them often.

all the shows listed above are great and i own them all in their completions on dvd.    as Im sure most of you do .

[CreepysFan]

all the shows listed above are great and i own them all in their completions on dvd.    as I'm sure most of you do .

   

  Thanks for posting this missdead, made me check to see if NG season 3 had ever been released.  Love ALL these anthology shows, but Night Gallery remains my preference.  Always seemed darker than Twilight Zone was, plus more horror related.

[deathfink]

'Tis a shame. Nobody has any love for Darkroom hosted by James Coburn. Poor lonely unloved Darkroom, I remember you.

[Fester]

'Tis a shame. Nobody has any love for Darkroom hosted by James Coburn. Poor lonely unloved Darkroom, I remember you.

I vaguely remembering it running for about a dozen episodes back around 1980 or 1981.
But for the life of me, I cannot recall a single episode.