Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour (Television) [Paperback]

Scott Skelton (Author), Jim Benson (Author), John Astin (Foreword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press; 1st edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815605358
• ISBN-13: 978-0815605355
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rod Serling fans will absolutely love this book!, November 29, 2003

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This review is from: Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour (Television) (Paperback)

Wow! I recieved this book last Christmas and this was probably my favorite gift I recieved. There is soooooooo much information and is a true delight to read. I might not be your average Night Gallery fan considering I was born several years after the show went off, but in a short time due to cable reruns and ordering the Columbia House videos I have fell in love with the show. It is now tied with The Twilght Zone as my favorite show.

Thank you authors for all the hard work. I can't believe this show is so underrated. It had so much going for it. Excellent writing, acting, art direction, class, ect... Night Gallery's finest stood neck and neck with the best episodes of Zone. Deliveries in the Rear, The Caterpillar, A Question of Fear, Return of the Sorcerer, The Doll, They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar, and A Feast of Blood are just as excellent as It's a Good Life, The Masks, The Silence, The Howling Man, The Living Doll, A Game of Pool, and To Serve Man.

Only two things do I disagree with the authors' views of the show are 1) I think the 3rd season was a little better than the reviews they gave it and 2) "The black out" skits were overall enjoyable and gave the show a distinctive feel that seperated it from Zone's vibe.

I know it's a matter of opinion, but I feel many third season segments are short changed by a half star sometimes even a full star than what they are given. Segmenst like The Other Way Out, Something in the Woodwork, Rare Objects and such I like more than some of the ***.5 and **** segments from the pilot and second season.

The "black outs" were sometimes stupid and goofy, but at least they were short and sometimes put a smile on your face. While, some of the longer bad segments like The Diffrent Ones, The Diary, and Tell David are just too long for the quality of material in it. I just wish that they would have made some "black outs" that were less comedy driven and more horror in nature.

Overall,I love this book. Listen. If you know anyone who loves Rod Serling or Night Gallery than this will make an excellent gift for the Holidays or a birthday. The book is beautiful in its depth. Plus, unlike Marc Scott Zicree's The Twilight Zone Companion you can tell these guys actually love the show. Also, check out the authors' website and help us get Rod Serling's Night Gallery on DVD!!!!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK WAS AN AMAZINGLY PLEASANT SURPRISE!, October 2, 1999

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This review is from: Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour (Television) (Paperback)

SURPRISE, SURPRISE! THE NIGHT GALLERY: AN AFTER HOURS TOUR TURNED OUT TO BE FAR MORE ENGROSSING THAN THE SERIES ON WHICH IT IS BASED! NOT SINCE MARC SCOTT ZICREE'S DEFINITIVE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION HAVE I FELT AN AUTHOR'S TRUE PASSION FOR HIS TELEVISION SERIES SUBJECT TO EMANATE FROM THE PAGE SO POWERFULLY! THIS BOOK IS EXTRAORDINARILY WELL-DOCUMENTED AND WELL-WRITTEN. LIKE OTHER TV BOOKS, SUCH AS THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DOSSIER AND THE COLUMBO PHILE, THIS NIGHT GALLERY TOME GIVES CREDENCE TO THE BELIEF THAT A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION CAN WATCH TV AND MANAGE TO BE BOTH HIGHLY INTELLIGENT AND ARTICULATE AT THE SAME TIME!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fond Remembrance to a Forgotten Anthology, November 23, 2001

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This review is from: Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour (Television) (Paperback)

Creator Rod Serling will forever be remembered for his earlier classic: a little something called "The Twilight Zone." While "Night Gallery" never quite made the ratings and dramatic success as its predecessor, the show did have its moments, all lovingly chronicled here by the authors. The book details the production, the episodes, and the various actors featured on the show. It also reveals the infighting between Serling, producer Jack Laird, and the wishes of the "suits" at NBC. Sadly, the strain of his association with the series may have contributed to Serling's untimely death.

For those fans of the show, this is an insightful and well-prepared document.