Writing for Film, TV & Emerging Media

The Encyclopedia of Television provides an entry for Rod Serling.  Quote, " His emphasis on character (psychology and motivation), the expedient handling of incisive, direct and forceful and painfully penetrating dialogue, alongside his moralizing subtext, placed him in a unique position to question mankind's prejudices and intolerance as he saw it."

Here are the Table of Contents to the published scripts.  The published copy of the scripts are available in the the library: 

• Serling, Albarella, O'Bannon, Matheson, McCammon, Robertson, . . . Hautala, Rick. (2004). As timeless as infinity : The complete Twilight Zone scripts of Rod Serling (1st ed., Serling Archives ; (unnumbered)). Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Publications.

Episodes can be or checked out on DVD from the library's Circulation/Reserves desk (either request online with your library account or provide the Video number to the student); the DVDs have supplementary materials such as interviews.

The Rod Serling Award for Advancing Social Justice Through Popular Media honors a contemporary media industry professional whose work shines the light on prejudice, inequality, and evolving social norms.

Of interest:

• Listen to late Park School Dean John Keshishoglou (Dr. Kesh) talk about how he met Rod Serling and brought him to IC.
• Consider joining the Rod Serling Foundation.
• Follow The Twilight Zone on Twitter.
• Read the Shadow & Substance blog.
• Listen to the Twilight Zone podcast.
• Find streaming availability for original 1959 Twilight Zone.
• Find streaming availability for the 2002 Twilight Zone reboot.
• Watch The Twilight Zone marathon on New Years Eve on SyFy.

Here are a few sample searches.  If you need help searching, contact me.

Library Search:  "Twilight Zone"  AND  Television

Library Search:  Novak AND "The Premise"

Library Search:   "Black Mirror" AND Netflix

Library Search:  Books by or about Rod Serling

EBSCO Research Library  "Twilight Zone" AND Television

EBSCO Research Library  "Black Mirror" AND Netflix (in TX all text  -- the words can be found anywhere in the article)