This month's show is a celebration of Television icon Rod Serling and is exploration of his career and legacy. Even though he passed away in the mid 1970s, he had an impact on pop culture that is still strongly felt today.
Episode 15 talks about his life, the Twilight Zone and his career after that including Planet of the Apes, the Zero Hour, Night Gallery, Phantom of the Paradise and something called Fantasy Park.
Episode 15 talks about his life, the Twilight Zone and his career after that including Planet of the Apes, the Zero Hour, Night Gallery, Phantom of the Paradise and something called Fantasy Park.
Show Links:
- This website has a demo reel for Fantasy park, the simulated rock concert series hosted by Serling.
- The Gold Key Twilight Zone comics Brian discussed ran for 17 years!
- Rod Serling's intro to Phantom of the Paradise is haunting and effective.
- Jason's company Bif Bang Pow! has created an amazing array of Twilight Zone merchandise.
- Serling's contribution to the Planet of the Apes script is possibly one of the most memorable scenes in SF cinema.
- Paul Williams is doing quite well these days.
- When syndicated, episodes of Night Gallery were mingled with this unrelated series starring Gary Collins to increase the offering to 100 episodes.
He also hosted a game show. I believe it was called Liar's Club.
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