Philosophy
Writer's Almanac...
Today is "the birthday of Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York (1925), best known as the creator, writer and producer of the television series The Twilight Zone, which first aired in 1959. Serling believed it was the writer's job to "menace the public consciousness" and considered television and radio as a means for social criticism.
In the mid-1950s, Serling won three Emmy awards for three television plays he wrote. He grew increasingly frustrated over not being allowed to write controversial scripts about humanity because corporate sponsors would not subsidize messages that might be offensive to the public, so he switched to science fiction. He found it was easier to slip social criticism by the censors if it took place in a fictional world. Creating The Twilight Zone allowed him total artistic freedom, and the show was enormously popular during the five years it aired on television."
PBS Documentary
Mike Wallace Interview
1959
1956
Wikipedia
Television...
1955
Wikipedia
Promotion for the Twilight Zone
Rod Serling [Wikipedia]
- Deceased--sarah Marshall
Sarah Marshall May 25th, 1933 to January 18th, 2014 "British Actress Sarah Marshall Dies at 80' January 20th, 2014 The Hollywood Reporter The Tony-nominated star also appeared on TV’s “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone” and in the films...
- Pyramidal Mars Rock And Curiosity Get Together
In a series of new raw images taken by Mars rover Curiosity's Navcams, it appears that mission managers have given the command for the rover's robotic arm to reach out to its first contact science target, a pyramid-shaped rock named "Jake...
- British "open University"...40 Years Later
An early broadcast of the Open University, which went on air for the first time on the BBC on 3 January 1971. A good idea but not the same thing as being on campus. "Open University celebrates broadcasting milestone" The Open University celebrates the...
- Ayn Rand's "objectivism" Explained To Mike Wallace
Ayn Rand February 2nd, 1905 to March 6th, 1982 In this engaging 1959 interview, her first on television, Ayn Rand capsulizes her philosophy for CBS's Mike Wallace. The discussion ranges from the nature of morality to the economic and historical...
- "could You Live Without Television?" Poll
Could you live without television? Yes...3 No...2 Distancing oneself from television is not easy...it can be addictive by offering something we enjoy--the pleasure principle being active. But, in time, one can survive without television. It can be replaced...
Philosophy
Rod Serling
"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper."
Writer's Almanac...
Today is "the birthday of Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York (1925), best known as the creator, writer and producer of the television series The Twilight Zone, which first aired in 1959. Serling believed it was the writer's job to "menace the public consciousness" and considered television and radio as a means for social criticism.
In the mid-1950s, Serling won three Emmy awards for three television plays he wrote. He grew increasingly frustrated over not being allowed to write controversial scripts about humanity because corporate sponsors would not subsidize messages that might be offensive to the public, so he switched to science fiction. He found it was easier to slip social criticism by the censors if it took place in a fictional world. Creating The Twilight Zone allowed him total artistic freedom, and the show was enormously popular during the five years it aired on television."
American Masters
PBS Documentary
Mike Wallace Interview
1959
Movie...
Patterns1956
Wikipedia
Television...
Patterns
1955
Wikipedia
Promotion for the Twilight Zone
Rod Serling [Wikipedia]
- Deceased--sarah Marshall
Sarah Marshall May 25th, 1933 to January 18th, 2014 "British Actress Sarah Marshall Dies at 80' January 20th, 2014 The Hollywood Reporter The Tony-nominated star also appeared on TV’s “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone” and in the films...
- Pyramidal Mars Rock And Curiosity Get Together
In a series of new raw images taken by Mars rover Curiosity's Navcams, it appears that mission managers have given the command for the rover's robotic arm to reach out to its first contact science target, a pyramid-shaped rock named "Jake...
- British "open University"...40 Years Later
An early broadcast of the Open University, which went on air for the first time on the BBC on 3 January 1971. A good idea but not the same thing as being on campus. "Open University celebrates broadcasting milestone" The Open University celebrates the...
- Ayn Rand's "objectivism" Explained To Mike Wallace
Ayn Rand February 2nd, 1905 to March 6th, 1982 In this engaging 1959 interview, her first on television, Ayn Rand capsulizes her philosophy for CBS's Mike Wallace. The discussion ranges from the nature of morality to the economic and historical...
- "could You Live Without Television?" Poll
Could you live without television? Yes...3 No...2 Distancing oneself from television is not easy...it can be addictive by offering something we enjoy--the pleasure principle being active. But, in time, one can survive without television. It can be replaced...