or 44-minute maximum episode runtime. Originally, there were five episodes not included in the syndication package. Three of those ("Sounds and Silences", "Miniature", and "A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain") were involved in copyright infringement lawsuits. The other two, which have never been in syndication (both from season five), are "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (a French short film, aired twice per agreement with the filmmakers) and "The Encounter" (which was pulled after its initial showing, due to the racial overtones). "The Encounter" has since aired on Syfy for the first time in 2016. Home media The Twilight Zone was released on Region 1 DVD for the first time by Image Entertainment. All of the releases feature uncut episodes. The season releases (The Definitive Collection and Blu-rays) also include the radio dramas and the "Next Week" promos (some of the promos on the season DVDs are audio only). The various releases include: 43 volumes of 3 to 4 episodes each (released December 29, 1998 – June 12, 2001) Five 9-disc Collection DVD sets (released December 3, 2002 – February 25, 2003) Season sets: The Twilight Zone: The Definitive Collection (released December 28, 2004 – December 26, 2005) The Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection, 28 discs (released October 3, 2006) The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (Episodes Only Collection), 25 discs (released November 19, 2013; reissued November 11, 2016) Compilations Treasures of The Twilight Zone (3-episode compilation released November 24, 1997) More Treasures of The Twilight Zone (3-episode compilation released November 24, 1998) The Twilight Zone: 40th Anniversary Gift Pack (19-episode compilation released September 21, 1999) The Twilight Zone: Fan Favorites (19-episode compilation released October 26, 2010) The Twilight Zone: More Fan Favorites (20-episode compilation released May 8, 2012) The Twilight Zone: Essential Episodes (17-episode compilation released July 4, 2014; reissued October 11, 2016) Limited set The Twilight Zone: Gold Collection, a 49-disc set of the entire series, released by V3 Media on December 2, 2002 – only 2,500 copies of this set were made. Blu-ray Note: all of the Blu-ray releases are Region A The Twilight Zone: Season 1 (released September 14, 2010) The Twilight Zone: Season 2 (released November 16, 2010) The Twilight Zone: Season 3 (released on February 15, 2011) The Twilight Zone: Season 4 (released on May 17, 2011) The Twilight Zone: Season 5 (released on August 30, 2011) The Twilight Zone: The Complete