Rod Serling at 100

Name: Rod Serling at 100
ISBN: 9781949024753

One Writer's Acknowledgment

Joseph Dougherty

Perfect Bound Books · Print & ebook · November 19, 2024

Lives in Entertainment Television History & Criticism Writing for TV science

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Who it’s for: Joseph Dougherty explores Rod Serling’s television writing, its range, and its influence on his own career.
Themes: Rod Serling’s body of work, Television drama, A writer’s influence
Pacing: Reflective

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Emmy-winning writer and lifelong Rod Serling fan Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars) takes a deep dive into the writing of the Twilight Zone creator on the occasion of his 100th birthday. The year 2024 marks the centenary of Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. Emmy-winning writer Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars) picked this special anniversary to reflect on Serling and his contributions to television drama.

An appreciation and exploration of the six-time Emmy-winning writer’s catalogue, Rod Serling at 100: One Writer’s Acknowledgment looks at some of Serling’s best known work and also some of his least acknowledged, inviting a new perspective on a master storyteller. In the process, Dougherty takes a personal look at the time he spent in The Twilight Zone that led to his own award-winning writing career

Serling’s Writing

Joseph Dougherty explores Rod Serling’s television writing, its range, and its influence on his own career.

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A look at Serling’s best-known and least-acknowledged work
Dougherty’s personal account of time spent in The Twilight Zone

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An appreciation of Serling’s catalogue
Reflection on his contributions to television drama

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Television History & Criticism	45%
Lives in Entertainment	42%
Writing for TV	32%

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Authors: Joseph Dougherty
Publisher: Perfect Bound Books
Published: November 19, 2024
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Rod Serling’s body of work · Television drama · A writer’s influence
Reading lane: Lives in Entertainment