new "STUDIO ONE" DVD includes two rare Serling dramas from the Golden Age of Television (available on Amazon and elsewhere)
Carol Serling Collaborates
Syracuse University professor and pop culture writer Brodie uses Carol Serling's words to "frame" each chapter, in which he analyzes some 80 episodes.
REVIEWS
TONY ALBARELLA (member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees):
"It is not designed to be strictly a biography, an episode guide, a collection of trivia, a photo book, or a reference tome—these niches have already been filled. Rather, it is a critical study that seeks to define The Twilight Zone’s lasting cultural appeal; a fiftieth birthday present to a series that is ageless, and a most appropriate Golden Anniversary homage to the show and its creator... "
SAN ANTONIO CURRENT: "The early feedback on "Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone" has been overwhelmingly positive. Writer-producer Earl Hamner Jr. called it 'A timely commentary on TV’s first truly great filmed weekly dramatic series The Twilight Zone, a show that has clearly passed the test of time and speaks again to each new generation of devoted fans...' "
At long last, release of a
ROD SERLING POSTAGE STAMP
has been announced by the U. S. Postal Service. It didn't turn out exactly the way we wanted
it (see our submitted design—left) but it's nice to know all the Foundation's letters &
petitions helped bring this to reality. On the sheet of 20
different stamps, Serling—the only writer included—will share the spotlight with
other TV greats such as Alfred Hitchcock, Burns & Allen and "The
Honeymooners."
You can read Foundation board member Steve Schlich's
EDITORIAL here.
Fans in
BINGHAMTON, N.Y.—Rod Serling's real hometown—are planning "Twilight Zone @50."
The event, scheduled for October 1-4 may include: a reinactment of Serling's 1968 commencement
address at Binghamton High School... live screenings at the
Recreation Park carousel... a live "Twilight Zone" marathon... walking/trolley tours
of area Serling sites... etc. Programming is
subject to change, but planners of the Ithaca College conference intend to
include some of the
Binghamton events in their schedule.
Tony Albarella has just completed Volume Six of "AS TIMELESS AS INFINITY: The Complete Twilight Zone Scripts of Rod Serling" (published February 28, 2009 by Gauntlet Press). Tony also wrote the cover article on Del Reisman for the latest issue of Filmfax Magazine.
Retired Ithaca College professor Gordon Webb just can't stop teaching. He has a luncheon lecture on Rod Serling April 21 at "Watson Homestead Conference & Retreat Center" (Painted Post, N.Y.) and will present a two-evening course on Serling's work at the University of North Carolina/Wilmington in May.
RSMF member and home improvement columnist Ron Wolfe explains how you can find The Twilight Zone in your own home!
FOUNDATION MEMBERS AT WORK