Trivia from the Twilight Zone [Paperback]

Bill DeVoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2008

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND. Marsha White's Gold Thimble! Mr. Bagby's mistress! Paula Dietrich's magical camera! Fats Brown's pool cue! A celebration of detail - Loaded with fun facts and trivial tid-bits Puzzles, quotes and much more.! Or.we can remove this blurb from the front of the book and out it on the back A delightful compendium of : word search puzzles, photo quizzes, match games, chaser quizzes, a jumbo crossword puzzle and much more all from one of the greatest television shows ever produced.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: BearManor Media (March 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593931360
• ISBN-13: 978-1593931360
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #677,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You have to be a fan, November 7, 2008

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Margaret Jaggard (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trivia from the Twilight Zone (Paperback)

This book is a MUST if you are a 100% dedicated Twilight Zone fan. I mean, you wear the TV shirts, you can recite the dialogue before it's spoken on the TV screen, you the name of every actor who walks in the background as a passerby. Yes, the trivia is that challenging. One wonders who has the time to watch the episodes that much to decipher each scene, signpost and prop. If you are a casual fan or enjoy the series, this may be too difficult to solve. Questions range from easy to difficult.

Trivia books are fun if you want to smack yourself in the head and question how you didn't remember what it was William Shatner ordered at the diner in "Nick of Time." Only flaw I find is the book is REALLY thin. And the last third of the book are the answers to the trivia questions so there isn't a lot of trivia. Photographs are high resolution and the cover has to be one of the two best covers ever for a Twilight Zone book.

Reprinting scripts to a television program we enjoy watching isn't very exciting. Even less interesting for people trying to study film making, which is the point of reviewing scripts. Very few exceptions make scripts worth any value -- one being a page or two of dialogue that never made it to the finished production or handwritten notes from the author. While this is a valid and negative point, I would like to note that the commentary and insight behind the production of each episode is a plus. In fact, the best part of the book.

The other book to have the nicest cover is also a trivia book. Amazon.com offers the solution in the form of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO A TELEVISION CLASSIC by Martin Grams Jnr. which covers the entire series with 800 plus pages of behind-the-scenes trivia, exclusive interviews with cast and crew and a detail level will exceed anyone's expectation. So much detail that it's impossible not to create your own trivia questions.

I recommend you purchase both books, not just one.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Has Been Decided In Your Favor, April 17, 2008

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Andrew Annese (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trivia from the Twilight Zone (Paperback)

So...you think you know all there is to know about The Twilight Zone?
Do you amaze your friends by quoting entire passages from memory?
As a member of The Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, I believe I am qualified to judge "Trivia from The Twilight Zone", by Bill DeVoe as a MUST BUY.
After only the first few pages, one quicky realizes the depth of Mr. Devoe's vast knowledge of The Twilight Zone. Presented in a uniquely entertaining and original format, Mr. DeVoe delights us at every turn, keeping us engaged and surprised.
So, in conclusion, if you happen to pass a Mystic Seer and ask the question, "should I buy this book?" the answer you would certainly get would be "It has been decided in your favor."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Twilight Zone Trivia Book ... Bill DeVoe ... Bear Manor Media (2008)", September 14, 2010

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trivia from the Twilight Zone (Paperback)

BearManor Media presents "TRIVIA FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE" (Paperback), by Bill DeVoe--- -- This book was clearly written with a labor of love and within the pages is everything you wanted to know about "The Twilight Zone" for a trivia outing --- My shelves in the family room are cluttered with all of the films, music and books on the subject --- This is the best book ever written about the ins and outs of this cult series, inclusive is a surpassing knowledge of things you were never aware of -- or were you --- The book that serves as a text book and reference guide is quite simply a masterpiece --- No fan should be without it! --- So put on your thinking cap and just romp in the pages of this classic among classics subject -- "The Twilight Zone" and DeVoe's Book of Trivia.

INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK:
1. Series creator Rod Serling made up the phrase "Sixth Dimension" to use in season one's opening narration. William Self of CBS-TV asked him what was the fifth dimension (given that dimensions one through three are exemplified by a line, a plane, and a cube, respectively, and the fourth is time). Serling answered, "I don't know. Aren't there five?" He then changed the narration to "There is a fifth dimension..."
2. Rod Serling thought he had come up with the term "Twilight Zone" on his own (he liked the sound of it), but after the show aired he found out that it is an actual term used by Air Force pilots when crossing the day / night sides above the world.
3. Of the three "Twilight Zone" TV series over the years, this is the only one which does not include Rod Serling's image during the opening credits. Of course, this is the only one of the series to have the opening voice-over performed by Serling.
4. Chaser quizzes
5. Jumbo crossword puzzle and much more....
6. Match Games
7. Photo quizzes
8. Word search puzzles
9 Jack Klugman and Burgess Meredith each starred in 4 episodes of "The Twilight Zone", is this True or False.

BIOS:
Rod Serling
Date of Birth: 25 December 1924 - Syracuse, New York
Date of Death: 28 June 1975 - Rochester, New YorK

Special footnote, -- This book contains an enormous amount of material on The Twilight Zone that makes you remember things you had forgotten --- The bulk of this book is taken up with a meticulous index featuring the Assoicate, Bachelor and Master Levels of Twilight Zone Knowledge --- Hats off to Ben Ohmart and his staff at BearManor Media, for bringing all of the questions and answers of our favorite television series --- Great job by author Bill DeVoe whose insight with pen and paper gave us another look into the Twilight Zone --- Totally delighted with what I found --- DeVoe is one of the biggest fans on the planet and his book is a required read for any fan --- A lasting impression in our lives is "The Twilight Zone" and all of the wonderful episodes and memories thereof!

Total Page: 164 Pages ~ BearManor Media #ISBN-10: 1593931360 ~ (3/06/2008)