A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964

by Don Presnell, Marty McGee

Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Always intelligent and thought-provoking, the show used the conventions of several genres to explore such universal qualities as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity. This comprehensive reference work gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season, with critical commentaries, incisive analyses, and the most complete listing of casts and credits ever published. Biographical profiles of writers and contributors are included, followed by detailed appendices, bibliography and index.

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Pedro]

Not as good and Zicree's The Twilight Companion but a good extra to the reading of that book. It has some more accurate informations (that Zicree got wrong) and the episode guide is listed by the air date of the episodes (which is really more useful than the crazy inexplicable method used by Zicree). It has a shred of critical analysis, but in the tradition of critical television studies it is nothing past meek.

[Cheryle Ross]

One of the best critiques on the series.