The legendary TV writer and host said ideas were plentiful, but shaping them into compelling stories was tough.

Writers of the original The Twilight Zone had to avoid using a specific word, but series creator Rod Serling was allowed to ...

Recognizing the power TV had over its audience, Serling sought to write a teleplay that addressed social justice Television writer Rod Serling was early in his career when he found himself wanting to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When The Twilight Zone ended after five seasons on CBS in 1964, Serling went on to create the CBS western The Loner and several ...

“The real monsters aren’t in outer space. They’re within us — our fears, our hatreds, our need to blame.” Rod Serling, TV Guide Interview, Oct. 1959. “The tools of conquest do not necessarily come ...

The genesis of a TV series can be found almost anywhere. Sherwood Schwartz created The Brady Bunch to speak to the growing number of blended families at the tail end of the 1960s. The concept of The ...

In February 1945, World War II had entered its final year, but 20-year-old Rod Serling didn’t know that. He, like the many soldiers around him, both ally and foe, only knew the death and destruction ...

Television writer Rod Serling was early in his career when he found himself wanting to explore social justice themes in entertainment, harnessing the power of television on its budding 1960s audience ...