I got a great letter this week...
"I remember watching a documentary, I believe it was about Rod Serling, & on it was mentioned a Western series the producer had developed, starring Lloyd Bridges & Brock Peters. Any idea what this show was called? Or, was it maybe Gene Roddenberry's show? Thanks for the help! Steve Atwell"
This is one of those questions that is a real pleasure to answer because I get to spend a few hours researching and watching clips of the show.
The show in question is called The Loner and was extremely cool. It starred Lloyd Bridges as an ex-Civil War soldier who rode through the West encountering people and situations that you rarely saw in TV westerns.
While Brock Peters wasn't a regular on the show, he did star in a particularly moving episode. This clip from Rod Serling: Submitted for your Approval, a brilliant documentary about Serling, features that episode.
Now for this week's question...
Who is the only actor that Rod Serling ever had a conversation with on The Twilight Zone?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-14-2008 @ 8:38AM
Toby OB said...
That would be Keenan Wynn as Gregory West.
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1-14-2008 @ 9:49AM
Chuck said...
The title cuts to the series are available on the Film Score Magazine music cd film score release of the re-make of Stagecoach (both were composed by Jerry Goldsmith).
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1-14-2008 @ 12:22PM
Midnight13 said...
I've caught this documentary some time ago. I simply love it. I'm a huge fan of Rod Serling and "The Twilight Zone", I've never seen "The Loner". Is either "The Loner" and or "Submitting for Your Approval" available on DVD?
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1-14-2008 @ 2:30PM
JR said...
"Rod Serling: Submitted for your Approval," is available on DVD, I netflixed it a while back and indeed it is a brilliant documentary about a brilliant man.
I'm pretty sure "The Loner" is not out on DVD though.