Rod Serling was a lot of things; He was the creator of The Twilight Zone, as well as a writer and a producer. Serling certainly wore plenty of hats during his time in the entertainment industry. But there was one thing that Rod Serling was not, and that was a poor sport.

When The Twilight Zone was canceled in 1964 by its network, CBS, for reasons that Serling described as "totally unknown to me," the television creator seemingly took it in stride.

"In a strange way, I don't really blame them," said Serling during an interview with UPI. "To this extent - we've been on for five years, and I think the show took on kind of an aged look."

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After the show's initial cancellation, there seemed to be a brief moment where the series would have survived on a neighboring network like NBC, but to no avail.

"I think ABC wanted a trip to the graveyard every week," said Serling. "We had differences of opinion. CBS didn't even give me a chance to change the format. I think they're preoccupying themselves with comedy fare."

This wasn't the first time that The Twilight Zone was on the verge of cancellation, as Serling had explained a situation earlier when it seemed as if it was time to say goodbye to the sci-fi series a bit earlier than anticipated.

"The other time we were tossed off with the knowledge that we might come back in an hour form," said Serling. "This time, we have no assurance that we'll ever come back. Even as a five-minute commercial."

But while the original Twilight Zone series did officially end in 1964, it wouldn't be the last time we saw some version of the series on our television screens. Not only were there reboots in the 1980s and 2000s, but reruns of The Twilight Zone live on our television screens to this day, still a popular piece of entertainment.