more than

"the twilight zone"

     Board member and Serling lecturer Gordon Webb is fond of "The Zone" -- but always tries to emphasize that there's far more to Rod Serling's creative work.  In a recent program for "The Plato Society" at the University of North Carolina/Wilmington  his  multi-media presentation included production stills... script examples and lots of video clips from TV's "Golden Age."  "The participants were mostly 'boomers' -- so I sprinkled in clips from Serling's serious work during the 1950's."
    Gordon taught TV production and scriptwriting on the faculty at Ithaca College for 17 years, and has lectured on Serling's work at the College's London Center.
     Speaking of "The Golden Age" -- some of Serling's early scripts are being featured on recently-released DVD's -- including some previously unavailable work.  For an excellent commentary on Serling's Studio One dramas -- check out Jamie F. Rich's article on the RSMF website.

Thanks to the combined efforts of volunteers from The Rod Serling Memorial Foundation and Ithaca College, a rare example of Rod Serling’s live television work has been recovered and preserved for future generations.
     In December, 2009 Tony Albarella happened upon the auction sale of a rare film print of Playhouse 90’s “Forbidden Area” -- starring Charleton Heston.  Since the acquisition and preservation of Serling-related media is a key goal of our organization, members of the RSMF Board quickly agreed that despite the inherent limitations of the film’s format, we would pursue the sale.   The RSMF entered the bidding and won the sale.
     But 16-millimeter film is, for all intents and purposes, obsolete in this age of digital media so the Foundation pursued a way of  making their new purchase "viewable."  Fortunately, RSMF member Gordon Webb, a recently-retired Assistant Professor of Radio & Television at Ithaca College, had maintained contacts at the School's cinema department -- and arrangements were made to use their facilities to repair and digitize the film.  The original copy was returned to the RSMF archive once copies of it were donated to Ithaca College's Rod Serling Archive.  You can read Tony's full story on The Discovery and Preservation of a Serling Rarity on the RSMF website.

R.S.M.F. RESURECTS SERLING'S "FORBIDDEN AREA"

THE COMPLETE TWILIGHT ZONE SCRIPTS OF ROD SERLING: Vol 7
      The AS TIMELESS AS INFINITY series offers a unique and definitive look at Rod Serling’s landmark teleplays for The Twilight Zone.  The most recent volume features ten scripts, including: "Mr. Denson on Doomsday," "Night of the Meek," "Dust," and "The Whole Truth" (with both alternate and shooting script conclusions, plus an alternate original script excerpt).
     For each volume of the ATAI series, editor Tony Albarella has assembled unique material -- such as examples of Serling's personal correspondence... vintage communications from CBS... rare production photos and more.  Introductions for this volume are written by Alan Brennert -- writer for The New Twilight Zone and the revival of The Outer Limits, and Earl Holliman, the actor who appeared in the first episode of The Twilight Zone.

sneak-peek: an EXCITING NEW WEB FEATURE
     Who is this -- tiptoeing around in a CBS television studio?  (Three guesses!)
     If you like mysteries... you'll love Tony Albarella's new series on our website: Beyond the Zone.  You'll learn some things you never knew about our organization's namesake -- guaranteed!