A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964
289 pages · Released Sep 1, 2008 · McFarland
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This is a scholarly critical history and reference work about The Twilight Zone television series, not a children's or young adult book. It is designed for academic study, media criticism, and television history enthusiasts. The content is analytical essays, episode guides, cast/crew credits, and biographical profiles—appropriate for high school and adult readers interested in media studies or classic television.
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Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Always intelligent and thought-provoking, the show used the conventions of several genres to explore such universal qualities as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity. This compr... Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Always intelligent and thought-provoking, the show used the conventions of several genres to explore such universal qualities as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity. This comprehensive reference work gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season, with critical commentaries, incisive analyses, and the most complete listing of casts and credits ever published. Biographical profiles of writers and contributors are included, followed by detailed appendices, bibliography and index.
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ISBN 9780786438860 · McFarland