The Twilight Zone casts a long shadow over todays film and TV.
We salute the legacy left by Rod Serlings seminal series…
This article comes fromDen of Geek UK.
Like any decent horror monster, Rod Serlings 1960s anthology series keeps coming back from the grave.
Only last week it was announced that CBS is planning to resurrect its award-winning show once again.
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Here are just a few waysThe Twilight Zoneinspired the TV and film of today… Rod Serlings work made TV audiences and broadcasters take sci-fi seriously.
Its a neat introduction to his use of metaphor and allegory in the post-war US.
Serlings thoughtful morals and liberal values were disseminated through the disguise of sci-fi and horror fantasy.
Story after story,The Twilight Zoneurged caution and empathy.
Serlings messages of tolerance and acceptance are vital, and perhaps depressingly, just as relevant now as then.
Enlarging our horizons was a job performed by both men.
The power of those earlyTwilight Zonetwists certainly wasnt lost on the future filmmakers and writers watching at home.
From a broadcasters perspective, anthology drama presents risk.
Two homegrown examples are the aforementionedBlack Mirror, and the excellentInside No.
9, both responsible for some of TVs boldest, most memorable storytelling in years.
Horror cinema has long been wise to the attractions of the anthology.
He becomes inventive, but not thoughtful.
Since then, any TV show seeking to leave the same impression has turned to the same ominous style.
Weve mentioned JJ Abrams, who describes hisCloverfieldshared-universe idea as inspired by Serlings show.
And among those working in Hollywood today, hes by no means alone.
