Your selection of Rod Sterling and his Twilight Zone, to illustrate our Word of the Week, is a fine one. Serling was a gifted, masterful storyteller, who stood for integrity in his creative endeavors, sometimes to his financial detriment, and who strove to not sacrifice his family on the altar of his success. I appreciate his imaginative, insightful, penetrating explorations into human minds and hearts, through family and other social interactions, and through introspection, to bring to the consciousness of his viewers the truthful, timeless, universal characteristics of his protagonists, whether they are in community or each in relative isolation. It's not hard to find those traits in folks we have known and in oneself, for good or ill. I was too young to watch, and certainly too young to grasp and appreciate Serling's stories, when they were broadcast originally; at that time in life, I probably would have thought his work to be merely weird, spooky, scary. But, as with any good and truthful work, his remains fresh, interesting, thought-provoking and relevant. I'm glad you linked us to the Internet Archive repository of some of the Twilight Zone episodes, affording us the opportunity to watch them now, including the first video of the set, an interview with Mike Wallace, regarding the creative and commercial aspects of Serling's work in the 1950s.
A fine episode that I hadn't recalled. True, the Twilight Zone rarely disappoints, thank you. I do recall the same general theme explored in another episode with Ida Lupino playing an aging actress who spends all her time watching her old movies.
Yes: nostalgia was a HUGE part of the show, because Serling himself felt its pull. Also the one with Dean Jagger and the old radio that suddenly plays actual programs from the 30's, and my vote for greatest episode of all, "Walking Distance," with Gig Young and Frank Overton; and my vote for 2nd greatest, "A Trip to Willoughby," with James Daly...
“Greatest of all American television series.” No argument there, and I’ve been watching American television for more than five decades! This one will be fun to watch, and worth the watching🥳
Your selection of Rod Sterling and his Twilight Zone, to illustrate our Word of the Week, is a fine one. Serling was a gifted, masterful storyteller, who stood for integrity in his creative endeavors, sometimes to his financial detriment, and who strove to not sacrifice his family on the altar of his success. I appreciate his imaginative, insightful, penetrating explorations into human minds and hearts, through family and other social interactions, and through introspection, to bring to the consciousness of his viewers the truthful, timeless, universal characteristics of his protagonists, whether they are in community or each in relative isolation. It's not hard to find those traits in folks we have known and in oneself, for good or ill. I was too young to watch, and certainly too young to grasp and appreciate Serling's stories, when they were broadcast originally; at that time in life, I probably would have thought his work to be merely weird, spooky, scary. But, as with any good and truthful work, his remains fresh, interesting, thought-provoking and relevant. I'm glad you linked us to the Internet Archive repository of some of the Twilight Zone episodes, affording us the opportunity to watch them now, including the first video of the set, an interview with Mike Wallace, regarding the creative and commercial aspects of Serling's work in the 1950s.
A fine episode that I hadn't recalled. True, the Twilight Zone rarely disappoints, thank you. I do recall the same general theme explored in another episode with Ida Lupino playing an aging actress who spends all her time watching her old movies.
Yes: nostalgia was a HUGE part of the show, because Serling himself felt its pull. Also the one with Dean Jagger and the old radio that suddenly plays actual programs from the 30's, and my vote for greatest episode of all, "Walking Distance," with Gig Young and Frank Overton; and my vote for 2nd greatest, "A Trip to Willoughby," with James Daly...
“Greatest of all American television series.” No argument there, and I’ve been watching American television for more than five decades! This one will be fun to watch, and worth the watching🥳
Then again……..
Yes, "fun" isn't exactly the word for it ... But boy, it hits you like a punch to the gut ...!