Posted on 03/31/2019 2:19:57 PM PDT by EveningStar
In 1959 Rod Serling's TV series, "The Twilight Zone," made its debut on CBS. Though not a major success at the time, the show that served up horror and science fiction stories as winking tales of contemporary society has taken on legendary status, influencing films and TV ever since. David Pogue looks at how Serling crafted a TV classic with New York Times television critic James Poniewozik, and talks with the writer's daughter, Jodi Serling, about the influence that his hometown, Binghamton, N.Y., had on Serling's allegorical tales. Pogue also talks with Jordan Peele, the writer-comedian behind the Oscar-winning "Get Out" and "Us," who this week introduces a new iteration of "The Twilight Zone," debuting on CBS All Access.
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Most ironic show: bespeckled man who never has enough time to relax and read as much as possible. Until nuclear bomb goes off, he survives, and stumbles onto the big, beautiful library.
My favorite one was the one about Pip with Jack Klugman and Billy Mumy. Love that!
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