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Rod Serling and the Birth of Television
Rod Serling and the Birth of Television | Koren Shadmi
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A biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in the Golden Age of Television, and his descent into his own personal Twilight Zone.
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I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would! I was reminded of Twilight Zone trivia that I had forgotten & learned new facts (ie Serling is a co-writer for the '68 Planet of the Apes). I was thoroughly relieved to see the TZ writers, esp Matheson & Beaumont, receive due credit. This gn presents Serling as a man of integrity at odds with commercial interests & tv executives. I'm not sure how accurate this portrayal is, but it doesn't👇

vivastory seem to be a stretch of the imagination. It seems that the real difficulty was that Serling was one of the early champions of a once unusual format, now common. That of the anthology series. That he made it one of the most iconic speaks volumes Early in the pandemic I had a plan to watch TZ from beginning to end on Netflix. I made it through most of season 1 & it now appears that it has been removed. This is a project definitely worth finishing. 2y
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#littensdressedinblood #dollydearest #spookoween

When I was a kid my grandpa used to love to watch his el cucuy shows and movies like Twilight Zone. I started watching w/him & loved it too. One of my favorite episodes is Talking Tina. It was a treat to read this graphic novel about the shows creator Rod Serling. He was a pioneer in television but also in fighting censorship and addressing controversial topics like social justice and politics.

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