Rod Serling and Twilight Zone

John Simkin · June 27, 2009

Documentary on Rod Serling (in Ten Parts)

Part One (1/10) - includes interview with John Frankenheimer

Part Two (2/10) - includes early TV plays

Part Three (3/10) - Recognition

Part Four (4/10) - Success - The Velvet Valley - the beginning of "The Twilight Zone"

Part Five (5/10) - Social Comment in "The Twilight Zone" & The Production Team

Part Six (6/10) - The character types and themes in "The Twilight Zone"

Part Seven (7/10) - Rod Serling - The Star Writer & Personal Issues

Part Eight (8/10) - Rod Serling - as a Young Man - army experience - Working Hard

Part Nine (9/10) - The Loner (thinking man's western) the film "Seven Days in May" - "The Night Gallery" (Contradictions in Personality)

Part Ten (10/10) - Last Years (The Teacher ) Serling's Legacy

Discussion on writing for television :

Interview with Rod Serling :

Interview Part One (includes discussion of censorship)

Interview Part Two (ending socio-political involvement)

"The Shelter" A full episode of the Twilight Zone starts here (In 3 Parts)

Rod Serling Trailer :

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