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Informationen zum Autor Don Presnell is the director of the Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He has taught courses on "The Narrative Art of Comics"; "The Twilight Zone"; "Doctor Who"; "Dr. Seuss and Y(our) World"; "The Simple Complexity of Peanuts"; "The X-Files: Science Fiction Search for Truth"; and "Rabbit Tales: Bugs Bunny & American Culture." Marty McGee has won over a dozen awards from the N.C. Press Association and lives in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Rod Serling's anthology series ""The Twilight Zone"" is recognized as one of the greatest shows of all time. This reference work gives a complete history of the show! from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season. It then provides critical commentaries and incisive analyses of the 156 episodes! along with a listing of casts and credits. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I: History Part II: The Episodes Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Season Five Appendices1. Chronological List of Episodes 2. Writer Biographies 3. Principal Writers and Their Twilight Zone Credits 4. Directors and Their Twilight Zone Credits 5. Principal Actors and Their Twilight Zone Credits 6. Close... But No Zone: Stories Never Filmed 7. Rod Serling's Lost Episodes 8. Genres, Themes, and Plot Devices Notes Bibliography Index ...