The Twilight Zone Companion

By Marc Scott Zicree,

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Book description

The Twilight Zone has captivated and haunted the imaginations of countless millions of viewers from its 1959 debut through its 156 subsequent episodes and many years of steady rebroadcast.The Twilight Zone Companion, an American Book Award nominee, is the complete show-by-show guide to one of television’s all-time greatest series. It…

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1 author picked The Twilight Zone Companion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Rod Serling’s fantasy anthology (where he was narrator and chief writer) was a favorite of ours back then and still is. Despite a skimpy production budget, the show’s quality scripts, acting, and imaginative themes usually transcended the sparse settings.

Having seen most episodes several times, we still turn to Zicree’s handy book to refresh our memories of the show. This was one of the first of the “companion” books to document a memorable TV series, presenting each episode with cast and crew information, airdate, sample photo, the text of Serling’s intro and outro narration, plot summary and revealing analysis, and…

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