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Facts about “The Twilight Zone”
It was imaginative to say the least.
The Twilight Zone was any many ways ahead of its time. The series creator, Rod Serling, wanted to address deep subjects that were often considered taboo by network censors. To do that Rod had to be really creative in his writing.
I still watch episodes of the series today, though not every episode is my cut of tea. I don’t care for the episodes dealing with the supernatural, but I find the ones dealing with science fiction or other genres to be interesting. So, here are some things you didn’t know about The Twighlight Zone.
1: Rod Serling was not the original choice to be the show’s narrator.
CBS wanted someone with a bigger cache. And when you think of big caches you think of Orson Welles. Actually, Welles proved to be too expensive for CBS. Serling didn’t want Welles, in part, because he thought his delivery was too pompous. It’s hard to imagine anyone besides Serling narrating the series.
2: Rod Serling sold his rights to residuals for a lump sum payment.
While the sum was large, Rod lost money. I guess that money he lost is in The Twighlight Zone.
