The Mike Wallace Interview featuring Rod Serling (1959)
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- Public domain interview with Rod Serling, creator of the Twilight Zone. Uploaded because we indie game developers can learn a lot from the parallels with early TV and the censorship and commercialization and the fight against it.
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Picture if you will. An amazing orator. A writer. A creator. Devoid of recognition of his own thematic representation of excellence. Sitting in a chair, answering questions. He takes a journey that will lead him to a thoroughly adequate response to the questions he knows he must answer. Next stop, The Twilight Zone.
Excellent job Jon.!!
Is that you Rod ? : )
Jon Fleck 👏🏻👊🏼👏🏻
Nice!
LOL!
I love how fluent their speech patterns were in the 50s. The words just flow. No half thoughts. Starts and stops. Ums, ahs. I could listen to Rod's smooth voice all day.
ya, generations since have progressively gotten more verbally stilted. todays kids often, not always but often sound socially retarded. The main culprit is ,most likely just a lack of one on one, or small group dialogue.
Totally agree. This was back when a HS education actually was an education. They wrote and spoke very well. Now - tack on some emojis or a hashtag or two and think that we've "gotten our point across" ......maybe.
They weren't lying as much then as they do today...you tend to flow when you speak unguarded...these are litigious and corrupt times where even the slightest misplaced word can be magnified and spread across the world in an hour...the end of your career or life...
@@mozfonky today's kids? These aren't kids. Kids aren't in charge of the media or interviews or any of that. How the fuck do you even get off making this about "today's kids"?
@@cpnolto but you people supported gutting education to the bare minimum and constantly cutting the budget for education and then blame it on the goddamn students
Rod Serling just blew me away, way ahead of his time. Rod was fighting censorship and creating "Twilight Zone", this guy was the real deal.
Beautifully expressed.
Did you know that The Twilight Zone was inspired by the murder of Emmett Till?
Wow, this man was battling the same fights that's going on to this day. What a pioneer.
WWII vet, Purple Heart. Hero, genius.
He described his own work as "temporarily adequate". He had no idea how great he really was.
Agreed! In my opinion, the TZ ended up to this day being some of the MOST important television ever produced as well as, certainly in certain episodes, ABSOLUTELY having a social commentary that illustrated the best and worst of the human condition and humanity; some of these episodes taught us more about the human condition than we ever learned in school and In many cases, possibly even from our own parents, etc.
His incredibly high standards are a testament to how great his work really was.
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John Province he knew, but he had to subdue himself among wolves
With Rod Serling, every letter-syllable counts. What an amazing mind.
Just to sit in the same room with him would have been an honor.
Jack Klugman,( Oscar in the Odd Couple w\ Tony Randle as Felix) had the highest praise for R.Serling's writing. He was featured in 2-3 I can think of
@@johncook7281 In Praise Of Pip was very good and remarkably prescient about Vietnam. Call Me Gabe was rather good and John Anderson ( cast against type) delivers a winning version of the Archangel Gabriel.
Great writer, great brain
@@susankeogh1370 "Call me Gabe" is one of my all time favorites. Thanks for the name of the episode.
What an excellent command of the language Serling had. Almost no “uhm’s” in site. You don’t hear people speak like this anymore.
@@dianeknudson-suhr361 It was one of my favorites growing up too.
They were a product of an education system that produced well informed and articulate graduates, sadly long since gone. As well, in the time before the internet and social media attention spans were considerably longer
Formality in speech writing and dress were lost in the sixties. We lost our sense of civility in some cases as a result.
He said uh / um a couple of times when he couldn't remember the exact word "testimonial", but other than that, flawless.
I don't disagree with you but it is funyn I heard him say "urm" seconds after reading this lol
Even Mike Wallace is like "Damn! I'm in way over my head here interviewing this intellectual giant!"
Rod Serling should be honored as a National Treasure... period.
Yet in later years he was treated deplorably.
Tragic...brilliant VOICE of the carring conscious....look what we have now....how sad he would be if he saw...what broadcast TV HAS BECOME.....a draining VACUUM ...of PERSONAL CORRUPTION of tiny worthless EGOS. He's haunting here....
Amen
He is in my book
A true MAN.
Rod is eloquent, well-mannered, brilliant and concise, as always. Quite the gentleman and not a word wasted. Every single sentence speaks volumes. The man was a pillar of dignity and integrity. He exuded candid honesty and depth. We lost him way too early. Thank goodness he left us with so much to enjoy and to think about.
Mike Wallace is so condescending in this. Rod takes it in stride, but you can see he's getting a bit impatient. Also, when introducing him, Mike slightly mispronounces his name as 'Ron Serling'. I'm not certain it's intentional, of course, but this is well-known technique to throw a guest off balance in ambush type interviews. Also, the harping on money, ("How much can a guy make?") instead of content and story. He adds, 'You've given up writing anything important for television...for the foreseeable future' but is challenged by Serling. Again, Rod doesn't let him get away with the negative spin he's putting on his new show 'The Twilight Zone'. Mike is clearly honing his craft for his well known talent of ambushing his interviewees that he would later perfect on '60 Minutes'. Wallace became a dignified and elder statesman of TV journalism, but early in his career, as in this series, he's more akin to conducting a tabloid style expose.
Two men, both very good at what they do. A creator and a critic-an optimist and a cynic. Nowadays, I wish we had more of one and less of the other.
Robbie R. Esq.,Correct. I rewind to hear Ron 2X. Rod just brought on his brilliance and held his own. Ros is a legend to me. I write, and when I see TZ, I see he wrote it, and get my butt kicked again. I'm learning.
Yes!
He died way, way, way too young, only 50, & the culprit, as usual, was the 3-4 packs of cigarettes he smoked daily.
All extremely well said. I enjoyed reading this.
Robbie R. Esq. agreed-well said.
One of the great TV writers of all time. Rest in peace, Rod.
I gravitate towards great minds. Learning about how truth is handled gives my backbone strength.
@@stephen5804 "shadow act" still keeps me amazed to this day.
Yes an exceptional writer for TV but let’s not forget film. Requiem For A Heavyweight, Seven Days In May and Planet Of The Apes all benefited from his writing.
He didn't realize, or didn't want to admit it, but he was on the verge of one of the most honest and critical TV shows ever produced.
I love that Rod Serling was clever enough to hide his social commentary behind the guise of a fun and entertaining science fiction show and that he was able to get away with it. Great interview.
His comments at around minute 10 made me laugh - he was very crafty in his use of words.
Roddenberry did the same thing, but if it wasn't for RS, he couldn't have done it.
I am 8
This stood out to me as well. He explicitly states that he is pulling back from social commentary with The Twilight Zone. Ha. It was one of the most politically and socially aware programs of all time.
@@joeski734 yeah the trick with good social commentary is to NOT make it hyper specific. Trying to nail a bullseye, means you'll miss the audience. Why? It's a mix of them not getting it, and them disagreeing.
Kirk and Uhura kissing? first interracial kiss on TV. Would have been terrible if the people writing it had tried to play up the kiss as important. It was important, but because ti was written as ordinary and normal.
My older brother and I couldn't wait to see Twilight Zone every week, I still think it is one of the best TV shows ever. Rod Serling was a genius.
Thanks to Rod Serling, his twilight zone series influenced a lot of horror writers producers and horror movies today. Starting with final destination there is a twilight zone episode that begins like that. A woman having a premonition of a plain disaster at an airport the same way someone did in final destination.
I'm 35. Used to watch reruns with my old man when I was about 10 yrs old. Started re watching them this week and have found much appreciation for this show!
Intelligent, articulate, gifted, and creative man. Love his work.
Rod was a genius , well spoken , socially aware and so ahead of his time .
Rod Serling...a real man.
@Viking Paratrooper not a Ranger
It's funny this was five years ago but I really wish everyone was as pist. To have that discipline and morals is kinda a curse but he feels love and that makes life worthy. If you criticized humanity then they think you are a sociopath when in reality you are just disappointed. We have so much potential but it's wasted.
Lucas Skywalker not many left by design.
THANK YOU!!
Your not kidding,World War 2 paratrooper.
"I've never written beneath myself, I've never written anything that I didn't want my name attached to. I've probed deeper in some scripts and I've been more successful in some than others. But all of them, that have been on, I'll take my lick, they're mine, and that's the way I wanted them."
That's the most healthy way of looking at things for those who create art, any art. Wonderfully put.
I totally agree. Did you know that before the quantum (Mandela) effect his name was Rod Sterling. The T is now gone.
That is the responsible way to run your life.
I think that should apply to any job, not just art. It might just be things rolling off an assembly line, but one should feel proud if he's not half-assing the job.
that's integrity. he did it in art, in his whole life.
Quantum Effect Residue thats funny that’s what I’ve been saying all my life.
I had no idea this guy struggled with and had such eloquent thoughts about censorship... I always just thought of him as the quirky twilight zone host guy. Huge newfound respect! My new hero
Oddly , its censorship that inspired The Twilight Zone .... it being fantastic in nature was an end round the corporate censorship .
@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 "Watch Requiem for a Heavyweight", pre Twilight Zone
Everyone knows him from his writing and the Twilight Zone. He enlisted during WW2 and fought in Manila and the Philippines as a paratrooper. Japan was losing, it was bloody and vicious, he was injured.
@@cstlbrvo5615 amazing. how do u know this stuff. from a biography? documentary? i need to learn more about his life. twilight zone is still one of the greatest shows ever.
@@gotocustudiofilmsthecheapb3802 During a parachute drop-resupply of his unit in the Phillipines at the time of the battle of Manila he was there when his friend was crush to death by cargo that was meant to help them. IJN + IJA were doing fanatical suicide attacks. Battle of Manila is comparable to Stalingrad in that it was house to house. Japanese soldiers knew no one was going to save them. They attacked the civilians. Threw babies in the air and caught them on bayonets. Some info is at Wikipedia. There's a pic of him on the internet after he got his jump wings with his Father. I found a lot of this info by crawling around on my hands and knees in dimly lit used bookstores.
His opening lines for the twilight zone were as good as the show. His intellect is timeless.
I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Serling in 1972 at Texas A&M. I was on the committee that invited him to speak. After the program he sat with us, chain smoking cigarettes and talking about his days as a paratrooper.
It's so cool that you were able to meet him! I would have loved that opportunity.
I also saw him in 1972! It was at a restaurant in West Springfield, Ma. His presence sure caused a stir!
He was so articulate.
They dont make em like that anymore
And he talks good too
But stupid enough to chain smoke and kill himself
@@3John-Bishop , the power of peer pressure on adults.
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 lighten up, you wanna smoke, smoke!
Rod Serling was a genius. Although his shows were science fiction, he made them seem true with the way he introduced them. I was about 7 yrs old when Twilight Zone started, my folk's didn't want me watching them because sometimes I would have nightmare's. I couldn't get enough. When he came out with Night Gallery I jumped for joy.
88 dislikes? Who the hell could ever dislike this? Idiots who do not realize pure genius, pure visionary!!
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What a sharp mind he had. Why can't more people in the U.S entertainment biz today speak as frankly and honestly as he did? Upsetting.
So true!
+dhog41 It is getting better - because of cable - Vince Gilligan and Noah Hawley aren't concerned about nutcase southern letter-writers.
Sean Young does. It's a difficult thing, because there's a fine line between standing up and standing out. Rod was wise for finding a way around it, while Sean Young bites the hand that feeds. It takes a toll on you and it's a constant fight. If you're lucky you get some success, but at the same time it gets to being the thing that sinks you.
Because the entertainment business is simply more competitive now with video and digital and the Internet than it was then and television was still a relatively new thing and in its golden age. But don't forget, even then, Serling had some real uphill battles with CBS over The Twilight Zone. It often struggled in the viewership ratings and was nearly cancelled several times during its original network broadcast run. It's only because it managed to air enough episodes and thus attain rerun syndication that it still manages to endure to this day.
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Love him. I feel like I'm actually watching an adult speak, you don't see that too much these days.
Me you are not many left by design
he was only 35 there too.
@@mdarrenu lol wow! I'm 58 and he seems older!
@@angru5oklok I knew he died young - but I looked it up and he died at age 50. He smoked 3 to 4 packs a day.
Multiple heart attacks due to smoking. A lot of people used to die young due to smoking.
@@mdarrenu yeah that's too bad! He waa such and intelligent guy. The smoking definitely aged him early.
I like how Rod Serling convey his communication skills, comprehensible and with substance , with a clear message that the listeners will understand it right a way .
Serling would have been a good James Bond just by playing himself.
Or the best ever Bond villain
@@steevrawjers I would see him as a grey villain. Not necessarily a mustache twirler, but a tragic villain.
@@em23 yes
I love that guy. In my opionion the twilight zone is the best tv show ever.
True but also the six million dollar man is pretty cool
I concur! He was way ahead of his time. Genius!!!
My favorite series also. Ever
I absolutely agree.
@@steevrawjers I never watched the six million dollar man. If I see reruns maybe I'll give it a chance, but I can't imagine it being as good as Twilight zone.
A courageous, brilliant, free-thinking, independent mind. I miss him.
Rod Serling - what an unequaled genius! How I wish he'd lived so much longer. ❤
God-damn...a man alone on a show surrounded by sharks looking for blood. Every word can and will be used against him in the Twilight Zone.
Seriously...what an inspiration...what an amazing level of integrity and true purpose of creation. 60 years in the future...Rod I salute you.
Rod Serling is my all time favorite, he was about 60 years ahead of his time.
Rod Serling was a Man for any time. He was a true professional and perfectionist. One of the greatest and most prolific writers of our time.
True. Very true. But what I find to be so interesting about him is that we wouldn’t have 70% of the storytelling we’d have today without him.
James Thompkins yup same with Frank Zappa.
I've always found Mr. Serling an attractive figure. I started watching The Twilight Zone when I was a little boy. I never graduated high school and was always ridiculed for my poor grammar. He absolutely inspired me to improve my diction and the command of the English language. When I speak with people they always ask me which university or college did I go to. I laugh inside and tell them I never completed high school. The expression on there face is priceless.
Yea me too ya see Mr Serling gave me the confidence to be strong ya' see
I was born and raised down in Alabama
On a farm way back up in the woods
I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches
Papa used to tease me about it
'Cause deep down inside he was hurt
'Cause he'd done all he could
My papa was a great old man
I can see him with a shovel in his hands, see
Education he never had
He did wonders when the times got bad
The little money from the crops he raised
Barely paid the bills we made
For, life had kick him down to the ground
When he tried to get up
Life would kick him back down
One day Papa called me to his dyin' bed
Put his hands on my shoulders
And in his tears he said
He said, Patches
I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you
Two days later Papa passed away, and
I became a man that day
So I told Mama I was gonna quit school, but
She said that was Daddy's strictest rule
So every mornin' 'fore I went to school
I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too
Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on
I wanted to leave, just run away from home
But I would remember what my daddy said
With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed
He said, Patches
I'm dependin' on you, son
I tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
Then one day a strong rain came
And washed all the crops away
And at the age of 13 I thought
I was carryin' the weight of the
Whole world on my shoulders
And you know, Mama knew
What I was goin' through, 'cause
Every day I had to work the fields
'Cause that's the only way we got our meals
You see, I was the oldest of the family
And everybody else depended on me
Every night I heard my Mama pray
Lord, give him the strength to make another day
So years have passed and all the kids are grown
The angels took Mama to a brand new home
Lord knows, people, I shedded tears
But my daddy's voice kept me through the years
Sing,
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you
Oh, I can still hear Papa's voice sayin'
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
I can still hear Papa, what he said
Patches, I'm dependin' on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you
Good for you
@Thomas Jones Thank you for sharing. Great storytelling & message of perserverance, dedication & love of both you & papa. Well done!
@@jackiemichaels1162 🙈 that was a song from the 60s originally performed by Clarence Carter. The commenter was being sarcastic , it was funny.
im 17, its 2020, and rod serling will always be the love of my life lol
His thoughts on censorship, and how he worked around it, are very relevant today.
♥️ thus immortal, alive, present.
I dont blame ya. Hes awesome. Ive been sick my whole life and when i was a baby and couldnt sleep my dad would try to get me back to sleep and watch the twilight zone at the same time.
A righteous choice! He was sure wrong about one thing: He didn’t think after winning 3 Emmies his new show, The Twilight Zone, would help his career very much. It’s literally 60 years later, and I re-watch all the classic episodes on the SyFy channel, still marveling at what a legacy he was able to leave us
He watches you when you sleep, then turns, takes a puff of his cigarette and speaks into a camera lense about your longing...
"Submitted for your consideration, a young lady in the beginning of her journey down the pathway of life. Enveloped in the distant timeline of a romance left unrequited, with a man no longer living, or at least, so she thinks...until having a chance encounter in...The Twilight Zone."
He was ahead of his time for sure and often spoke of the conflict between his desire to call attention to social issues and the strict demands he was under as a writer. Also spoke independently of his disdain for social inequality on many occasions. In this interview you can see the things he WISHES he could talk about, but he knew that his career depended on his discretion. He was smart enough to work around it while still remaining true enough to his principles.
Watching this man speak makes you want to be a better person....to dream bigger, to speak from the heart and to try to make a difference...he's a cultural giant...Imagine if he were alive today..
yes.
Rod was next level. His stories still intrigue me to this day. I was a child in the early 80's when I discovered The Twilight Zone when I would stay home sick with my grandmother. I started faking sick just so I could watch the show at 12pm during the week from school. My parents started to catch on when they took me to the Doctor and asked what was going on. I confessed I was addicted to the show.
Pete Rice: LOL
I can remember seeing them when they first aired.
Fascinating interview, the quality of which you really don't see anymore - and it's scary how pretty much everything Rod Serling talks about being a problem in those early days of television is (a) still a problem, (b) worse now, 60 years down the line. Obviously, with our 20/20 hindsight, we know that little project he was about to launch was to become one of the most iconic television shows of all time, so this is a fascinating glimpse of a time in Serling's career when he didn't know how it would pan out. He did eventually make his mark on cinema, too, co-penning the script for a little film called "Planet of the Apes" that some folks out there might have heard of. That iconic ending? Rod wrote that :)
This comment is exactly what I wanted to express, but better. Thanks!
requiem for a heavyweight was made into a movie long before he adapted planet of the apes
Serling is one of those guys comes along once every hundred years simply put way way ahead of his time .
This was a very erudite, perceptive, intelligent man...it's no wonder he was tortured, tormented, and ultimately marginalized as he was by the entertainment industry...I feel extremely fortunate that TZ, The Loner, and a few of his other works managed to filter through the system for our edification...
He is in my book, class and heart.
any interview with rod serling is pure gold.
Wonderful to watch a real MAN.
A sharp, articulate man whose brilliant horror stories were also
morality tales. Rod Serling was a class act.
"The Twilight Zone" has passed into legend, it has now become part
of the English language.
Often imitated, never equalled.
Serling's influence still resonates in the 21st Century.
The best legacy of all.
The episode of the Twilight z. Where Burgess Meredith is the last person finds a library and then breaks his glasses. Is awesome.
one of many
To me they are all awesome
That’s one of my favorite episodes! The Martian in the neighborhood is very prophetic for today! Do you recall that episode, George?
The essence of irony. TZ was heavily laden with irony.
I like the one where earth is burning up but ... Spoiler...
The sun died of energy.
The Twilight Zone is the BEST show that has ever existed, yes I said it. To those idiots fighting in the comments, you do realize a lot of movies and shows got their ideas from The Twilight Zone...
I agree, The Twilight Zone is the greatest television program in the history of the medium. Every episode is 10/10
I have always preached to anyone who would listen that The Twilight Zone is the best program television has ever produced.
I agree they were groundbreaking and are classics as well as having some great nostalgia at this point but the stories have evolved and boundries have been pushed.
Without a doubt
Watching the Twilight Zone will snap you out of complacent reality.
A number of people may only associate Rod Serling with his hosting duties on the series The Twilight Zone, which ran from the late 50s to the mid 60s on CBS. In reality, Serling was a gifted television and screenwriter who was responsible for writing landmark dramas during the Golden Age Of Television, including Patterns, which was adapted into a movie, and Requiem For A Heavyweight, also filmed with Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason. He scripted the first Planet Of The Apes film with Charlton Heston, and Seven days In May, the political drama starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Frederic March, directed by John Frankenheimer. Serling was continually frustrated in his efforts to deal with serious issues in scripted dramas, like racism and control of nuclear weapons. He died prematurely during heart surgery at age 50.
+MrImiller07 At the 8:42 mark of this interview, Wallace asks about the new series, to be entitled, The Twilight Zone, and how Serling forsees his ability to control the content, vs. the perpetual sponsor interference that has caused consternation for all writers since the birth of the medium, television, I dare to say...and radio before that. Prior to this point he refers to how some nasty mail from the South actually got the sponsors of Lassie to prohibit ever again the reference to having puppies on television...as some people managed to deem that "sexual". Boy, the more things change, the more they stay the same...
But how fascinating to hear TTZ referred to in the FUTURE tense in this brilliant interview, and what the genius Sterling had in mind for his upcoming "baby"... To us today, it is a classic that is over 50 years old...
Serling is truly a mesmerizing figure when being interviewed. He is so intelligent with his answers, tragic to lose him at so young an age, his early 50's I believe.
50
The way he explains things is so eloquent. I don’t feel confused, he just tells it how he sees it and it’s awfully on point
Rod would spin in his grave if he watched an hour of TV in the present day.
Any episodes relate to 2020? I sure feel like I am in the Twilight Zone.
I don't know. I think he would be impressed by X- Files, Breaking Bad, Handmaids Tale, Succession, etc.
There is quite a lot of solid television if you know where to look.
@@kevinrockford9826 yes, "the monsters are due on maple street"
Not at all. I think he'd largely be unimpressed, but not surprised. But, on the other, I think he'd be amazed with the ideas and impressions we can get away with on television now.
Rod Serling died from Coronavirus according to CNN and MSNBC!!!
He mentioned Emett Till, for the love of God I love this man even more!
Sabine Lycanthropy but why did he say the "alleged kid napping?"
David Brandel......because he was human.
Tom Upton , and many years later the women admitted she fabricated the whole thing...what an American travesty.
Emett Till was murdered in 1955. Rod woud have been 31 at that time.
Lee Teacher, chill. It was a typo. The woman who claimed he grabbed her, admitted to a historian that it did not happen. Not that he should have died for that, even if it had happened. Good day.
I still remember being scared shitless as a little kid watching his great show. What a genius! It's inspiring to see what a strong , brave man can do.
some of it also turns you into the bahavioral issues... wether male or female
Rod sometimes veered into dark cynicism, but he often revealed insights into the human condition which polite society averted their eyes from.
He'd seen war and been wounded.
Well said!
@@cstlbrvo5615 South Pacific, WWII
Polite society is more perverted than you think, they just hide it well
What a fine, intelligent, principled man Serling was. Love how he handled this interview.
I remember from this biography wasn't particularly principled in his private life
@@withgoddess8029 We all fall short one way or another at various times.
Rod Serling was a genius. Too bad he died at age 50, just 16 short years after this clip was filmed, of a heart attack. No doubt too many cigarettes and too many hours. The price of success.
While it is true Mr. Serling was a smoker. His actual cause of death was botched sergery after a heart attack. He was also a wounded combat veteran of ww2.
The man supposedly smoked one after the other after the other. I have never understood how women put up with that, but they have by the millions.
@Warren Pierce - I'm not sure if his surgery was botched. he had already had 2 heart attacks and the 3rd happened on the table. Modern bypass surgery was only a few years old at the time.
The same way women put up with getting the hell beat out of them every week
iVenge don’t understand how his smoking habit has anything to do with women or his wife but alrighty then
Back in the 70’s as a teen, I remembering watching a film called “Patterns”. I think it was black and white. I concluded then that Serling was brilliant. After listening to this interview, I’m certain of it.
Like the Beatles, you only get one in a life time. Brilliant mind but humble soul. One of my favorites, Night of the meek with Art Carney. Very touching. It should be an extra every Christmas along with Its a wonderful life.
Geez, one guy in this interview has a lot of class.
Yes indeed! At that would be Rod Serling.
The Camera Man
j/k
@Willie Gordon you're not serious are you..
holy moly listen to how well this dude speaks
My aunt was his English teacher at West Jr. High School. His use of proper grammar does not surprise me!
@@charleybarley939 west jr.? Where?
Strange to see people sniffing cigarette smoke.
@@charleybarley939 how old is your aunt
He speak goodly
Had no idea Serling was such a thoughtful and charismatic person. Totally real and completely humble.
Great interview. We lost rod way too soon.
Rod was one of the biggest men of the entertainment industry! despite the fact he was not very tall, he worked his way through a degree, was a disabled war veteran, and even tested parachutes and ejection seats for the military !
Rod fought in WWII and was a paratrooper.
I shut down NORAD March 24, 1967 from the bridge of the craft that returns OCT73, de-cloaking 500 miles across over Canada and USA border, the only UFO SIGHTING in the history of the world to make our Military arm nukes on B-52's, and I am on duty @ GRIFFISS AFB ROME NEW YORK inches from those armed nukes before becoming the only USAF transported unconscious to a secured facility inside Wright Patterson AFB Dayton Ohio directly following the UFO EVENT causing the movie INDEPENDENCE DAY. I was a 20 year old 92250 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST INSTRUCTOR with 2 stripes with Generals sitting in my PE Briefings.
In fact, The Twilight Zone did some very heavy hitting, emotionally and morally. It is interesting that in essentially every season there was always an episode involving the Evil One. There was humor, but also a moral dimension about good and evil.
"This completely wild fringe of letter writers" is now a much shorter term: "Twitter"
Hahaha!! I know right!!
Well said!
The only good comment I’ve seen.
Bruh👏👏👏
Rod Serling is a legend, visionary, way ahead of his time, and that voice! I grew up watching The Twilight Zone, so many of his episodes inspired me, helped shape my critical thinking in my formative years. He challenged me to see what is and what is not there in plain view. He helped me to believe and understand that there are things which we may never understand or explain, whether that be within ourselves, our humanity, in our universe, on our planet, and within our own lives. i wish he were still with us.
Rod has the best voice. Talks like he's introducing an episode, I love it.
Andy Belt submitted for your approval Are these the ramblings of a madman or a visionary ? tonight on the Twilight zone du du danna du du danna 🎶📺 you can just hear the theme playing great to hear him speak always loved the TZ series stay tuned and be safe Cheers mate!
@@pvtrichter88 Definitely Visionary :) And amazing human being. He and his work was a gift to the world. And we're all the better for it.
from 11:55 What an amazing clarity of mind!!! His was probably one of the sharpest minds in media! 13:09 Mike can't keep up with Rod's intellect and razor sharp thinking!
I grew up watching the Night Gallery in Chicago in the early '70's , this man was a genius!
A maverick and genius literally decades ahead of his time. His modesty and sincerity are both unmistakable. Fascinating interview, many thanks.
It's amazing that he manages to speak as he narrates.
Good God this man was a genius and he was brilliant. I admire him so much
Find me a 35 year old Man with this amount of clarity, intellect and sanity in 2020.
I bet he was a rarity in 1959 too. It's who we choose to elevate and admire, that makes the difference.
ryan ford: George Will, Pat Buchanan Ariana Huffington and many many others!
Donald Trump jr is the first that comes to mind.
@@maestrovso 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You need to get out more . Or get off of your soap box .
Serling’s The Twilight Zone was a societal warning on a genius level. The latest attempt at reviving that show actually was ironically actually an example of what he’s talking about here. I’m glad he was able to give us 5 years of TTZ before Hollywood crushed raw creativity.
The legend speaks. What a great interview. Loved Twilight Zone growing up. Now, I get to see the genius behind this groundbreaking show. And Serling was right, Twilight Zone did not hurt him professionally -- he became a legend!
And at the end of it Mr. Wallace says - and notice Serling's reaction... that RS's life can be summed up by his moving from a trailer to a mansion with a pool. Wallace earned Mr. Serling's wince. Mike didn't comprehend the essence of the whole interview. - And, oh brother, can you imagine the tragic sadness Mr. Serling would have felt had he lived to see television today. A cesspool.
especially the learning channel....
Amazing how Sterling was so gracious to Paddy Chayefsky, who also died young. Chayefsky wrote and won Academy Awards for _Marty, Hospital,_ and, _Network._
Serling is beyond brilliant.
Serling discussing original content and censorship. Deeply relevant.
How relevant this is today just blows me away! Rod was and is a classy dude.
Just out of this world to listen to these two guys speak off the cuff , right before the Twilight Zone, super cool!
He created art, he created a parallel universe, he fought censorship, and he was a creative genius who spoke with genuine language toward his craft. He died far too soon but what he did in his life created a legacy for all creative people to revel in and appreciate. Thank you Rod Serling, your narrative and genius mind are never forgotten.
I love the slight reaction Serling has at the beginning when Wallace introduces him as Ron Serling.
Little doubt that Wallace did that intentionally; he didn’t repeat it...
Rod Serling was a true 20th century prophet that still deserves a hearing, especially now.
A true legend. Love the way he spoke here. His intonation and persona was one of a kind.
Rod Serling was way ahead of his time.
He had amazing insight & and made his own choices & followed his dream.
What a sad day it was when I learned he passed. 😔
I still remember staying up almst all night watching a marathon of his series The Twilight Zone.
RIP You will never be forgotten & a few of your episodes reflect what's happening in our world today.
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Rob's voice is just...so hypnotic.
Rod*
Swizz Beats Whoops ^_^'
Isaac Newton In Rod We Trust!
*"Ron" (0:35)
Nobody speaks honestly like this any more. There are no longer real interviews within the entrainment business. It's all Entertainment Tonight.
I speak honestly. Been banned and deleted several times because of it.
@@jdgustofwinddance.7748 That happened to me yesterday on a YT channel whose creator continually claims to be a voice for facts and truth.
@@cstlbrvo5615 ah. Well, My profile was nuked and I had to create this as the backup. Lost all my playlists and etc. starting back up from scratch and memory.
All trash, except PBS and "60 minutes"
@@j.j.2678 PBS: "Womens genital mutilation in Africa" ..WTF? 60 Minutes: slanted, biased, feminist, male-bashing BS etc....
What a class act, Wallace and Serling. Straight to the point, engaging, informative and mostly, at least for me, entertaining. I take my leave inspired. Serling's commitment to his work, family and racial/social injustices is top notch. To hear him speak for the first time in something other than the Twilight intro, I was shocked. I've never met anyone who's thoughts translated to speech so eloquently clear, brutal and brash. Truly a writer's writer who followed, and lived, the dream.
Do not sell short his remarkable gifts as a narrator and on screen host. He still resonates in his crisp, direct, unadorned approach and persona even sixty years later. If there was or is a Hall of fame for television narration, he would be inducted unanimously. Also, for all his comments about less than stellar movie scripts, he wrote two of the best films of the 1960's; seven Days In May and Planet Of The Apes.
Thank you for posting this video. It shows that there was a time when people had integrity in the entertainment industry. God bless Rod Serling and his idealistic values.
Interestingly, it also shows how people without integrity and intelligence became the preferred leaders in the entertainment industry when he explains the Lassie story, and the impact an organised group of people had on that show by comparing Lassie having puppies to porn.
My take away from this interview:
Serling was not only the artistic genius that I appreciated as a child, but also a genius of artistic realism.
Also Wallace shows us here the shortsighted nature of commentary.
Wallace can only see what is, and more importantly how to “zing” his guest with what he thinks as a provocative question.
Serling is focusing on what can be, and what he as an artist could hopefully achieve with a new series.
Wallace is, unknowingly, exactly the sort of “in the moment” censor that Serling is fighting against.
Serling transformed television into an artful medium, with the very project he is here discussing.
Wallace helped transform journalism from fact based reporting to opinion based commentary.
Fascinating interview.
So accurate! I saw that too. Chris Wallace: Like father, like son.
Wallace appears s to me t be the EXACT same journalist he is in 2020. Part and parcel of the fake news fake media. And Serling himself says “ case in point”.This interview is before Twilight zone was on TV. That is so cool. In light of what we now know this interview is VERY HEAVY with portent. Fascinating revealing and thought provoking.
His conversational voice sounds exactly like his intros to Twilight Zone. I thought his manner of speaking during the intro was for dramatic effect.
"They're mine, and that's the way I wanted 'em." Fuckin' A, Rod. 👏
I'm not going to delve into social commentary - I'll be too busy with TZ. This guy was a certified genius.
Frkn ROD SERLING - BEFORE TZ ---
Rod was one of a kind, a real genius in his own right, r.i.p and ty for the twilight zone, some if the best stories and screenplay of a generation.
Very powerful interview. Rod was a class act and may I add very courageous. He never traded his passion for glory. The glory came from being true to his art.
Rod’s voice and mind is unique. I use stay up late to watch this show when I was a kid. I luv the introduction and his voice.
Rod Serling was a genius-The"Twilight Zone"is one of those shows you never get tired of watching.Rod Serling was never
afraid to speak his mind.He hated racism and bigotry.He always had something constructive to say.
Of course he was a genius... he was JEWISH !
Not that it matters but so was Mike Wallace.
Jews ALWAYS change the world, mostly for the better!
+bertskoi Like it bertskoi! Good for you - I loved much of Serling's work, Twilight Zone of course but also Night Gallery and the TV plays of the 50's. And I'm impressed by Mike Wallace who comes across as intelligent, sharp and virile. Muzeltof, if that's how you spell it!!John Tate Liverpool UK
Facts
His show lasting only 4 years is actually a badge of honor. The liberal clique shunned him. It was right around that time, 1962, when it all started. TV became leftist propaganda.
@@JH-qy8no liberals werent the anti black jim crow crowd.....stop making shit up lol
@10:27 the irony is of course that Serling was able to inject TONS of meaning and explore numerous metaphysical subjects in these half hour entertainment shows.
Wow! I just fell in love with this guy! This interview is a real treasure. The timing is perfect - just before The Twilight Zone came out. Rod Serling was eloquent, and seemed so touchingly authentic and intelligent. We also get an interesting glimpse at the state of television at the time.
A man of integrity, intelligence and doing what's right. Great man.