“The Twilight Zone” creator Rod Serling had just completed his fifth and final season of the series in 1964 when he signed on to adapt Jack Finney’s bestseller “Assault on a Queen.”…
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The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling Played A Reclusive Writer In This Forgotten Sitcom – /Film
According to Tucker’s research, “Ichabod and Me” seemed promising from the start due to the involvement of “Leave it to Beaver” co-creators Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly, who made this show together…
Rod Serling Played The Mayor Of The Twilight Zone On The Jack Benny Program – /Film
Serling’s episode aired on January 15, 1963, and, as was the show’s custom, he also played himself. In the fictionalized universe of the series, Benny hires Serling to help his struggling writers…
Rod Serling Was Completely Unprepared For The Twilight Zone’s First Emmy Win – /Film
Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” was not a run-of-the-mill anthology series that introduced twists for the sake of it — it ushered in an era of network television where everyday issues were molded…
The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling Gave Steven Spielberg His First Directing Gig – /Film
Spielberg’s first official directing gig, after Universal Studios tasked him with making a short film called “Amblin’” in 1968 (that’s where the name of his production company came from), was “Night Gallery.” The…
Rod Serling’s Big Twilight Zone Pet Peeve Is Still As Frustrating As Ever – /Film
Selling “The Twilight Zone” was not an easy task for Rod Serling. The concept of anthologies had more or less been introduced to TV via long-running radio programs like “Suspense” and “X…