The Twilight Zone: A World of His Own the Television Script [Paperback]

Richard Matheson (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Harvest Moon Pub (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929750625
• ISBN-13: 978-1929750627
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Richard Matheson on being a writer in the Twilight Zone, April 18, 2004

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This review is from: The Twilight Zone: A World of His Own the Television Script (Paperback)

"A World of His Own" was the final episode from the first season of "The Twilight Zone" and one of the most tongue-in-cheek episodes of the series. That fact that it was written by Richard Matheson and not series creator Rod Serling is rather surprising, but then the final scene would not work if Serling had written it for himself. The story begins when Victoria West peeks through the window of her home and see her husband Gregory with a young blonde. So Victoria barges into her husband's office, only to discover that he is alone. You see, Gregory is a writer, and by describing something into his dictaphone he can bring anything into being, whether it is a blonde or an elephant. Then all he has to do is throw the tape into the fireplace to undo the magic. Of course, Victoria finds this hard to believe and decides to have her husband committed. However, Gregory has something else in mind.

The cast of the episode, which aired July 1, 1960 (imagine, a television series offering thirty-six episodes and ending in July), consisted of Keenan Wynn as Gregory, Phyllis Kirk as Victoria, and Mary La Roche as the blonde. Once you have seen the episode it is impossible to read the script and not see Wynn delivering all of his character's lines. The idea of the story is simple enough; Stephen King did a similar story, albeit with his own macabre twist, involving a writer and a word processor. The story is clever without being cute, celebrating as it does the power of being a writer, but it is memorable for the final gag involving Serling.