ROD SERLING'S NIGHT GALLERY: AN AFTER-HOURS TOUR
ROD SERLING'S NIGHT GALLERY: AN AFTER-HOURS TOUR . Scott Skelton and Jim Benson. Foreword by John Astin. Syracuse University Press; 1999. Now that this series has been released on DVD, it is much easier to re-evaluate, although twenty-six years ago authors Skelton and Benson did an estimable job of doing so with this scrupulously researched volume. Let me say at the outset that, having watched all the episodes in their original form, I am not as carried away with the program as the authors -- in fact, in some ways I found the book to be more entertaining than the series -- but whether you have fond memories of Rod Serling's Night Gallery or thought it personified the expression "boob tube," you might still enjoy this book. In addition to supplying plot synopses and critiques of each episode and segment, the authors bolster the manuscript with dozens of fresh interviews with the show's cast members and creative personnel. They write with intelligence and author...