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Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although he did not have the same control of content and tone as he had on The Twilight Zone. Serling viewed Night Gallery as a logical extension of The Twilight Zone, but while both series shared an interest in thought-provoking dark fantasy, most of Zone‘s offerings were science fiction or fantasy while Night Gallery focused on horror and the supernatural.
Serling appeared in an art gallery setting and introduced the macabre tales that made up each episode by unveiling paintings (by artist Thomas J. Wright) that depicted the stories. His intro usually was, “Good evening, and welcome to a private showing of three paintings, displayed here for the first time. Each is a collector’s item in its own way—not because of any special artistic quality, but because each captures on a canvas, suspends in time and space, a frozen moment of a nightmare.”
Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.
Serling was born on December 25, 1924 in Syracuse, New York to a Jewish family. He was the second of two sons born to Esther (née Cooper) and Samuel Lawrence Serling. Serling's father had worked as a secretary and amateur inventor before having children, but took on his father-in-law's profession as a grocer to earn a steady income. Sam Serling later took up the trade of butcher after the Great Depression forced the store to close. Serling's mother was a homemaker.
"A Quick Look At..." is a side series where Linkara does a quick review or list relating to movies or TV shows, in particular horror-themed media. In this episode, he looks at his 15 favorite segments of Rod Serling's other anthology series - Night Gallery! http://atopthefourthwall.com Originally uploaded September 29th, 2014.
Counting down my top 10 stories in Night Gallery
Veteran Director Steven Spielberg talks about directing Joan Crawford in a Night Gallery episode. 1982
Here's the opening from "Night Gallery," a classic American TV anthology series--specializing in tales of horror and the macabre--that debuted on NBC in 1970 and ran through 1973. Rod Serling, who had earlier brought small-screen audiences "The Twilight Zone," was the host and a major contributor of scripts to this show.
Loads more TV Themes at: http://teeveesgreatest.webs.com/ Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although he did not have the same control of content and tone as he had on The Twilight Zone. Serling appeared in an art gallery setting and introduced the macabre tales that made up each episode by unveiling paintings (by artist Tom Wright) that depicted the stories. Night Gallery regularly presented adaptations of classic fantasy tales by authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, as well as original works, many of which were by Serling himself. Th...
The Night Gallery TV Series Promo spot on the Encore Mystery Channel. Many more clips featuring Thrillers/Horror of the 1970's in Film & Television will be uploaded on my channel... SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL to see clips still to come
From 1972, here are the opening segments to "The Sixth Sense," which was a 1972 anthology series starring Gary Collins, that was repackaged into half-hour episodes and shown in the syndicated series of "Night Gallery". This particular episode was originally called "Witch, Witch, Burning Bright" and its original airdate was March 11, 1972.
Hey brother the sky is fallin'
Hey brother it all comes down
Soul-searchin' amongst the ashes
There must be some way out of this old town
Sin-sister don't curse your neighbor
No tellin' (when) she might be you
Sin-sister you're not the only
Lonely girl who's left with nothin' to lose
Saw my future in yesterday
Someone told me it won't be long
Turned my future in yesterday
Think it's time that we move on
Love's not a color...what does it matter to you
Love's not a color...what would ya do if I were you would ya do it
Hey brother your streets are burnin'
Loose talkin' and the work's all gone
Say brother we best be learnin'
Don't make it right doin' somebody wrong
Soul sister I feel your sadness
Soul sister it hurts me too
Soul sister I can't stop thinkin'
We got to make some peace between me and you
Heaven knows--not an easy thing
It's not somethin' we laugh about
Heaven knows--not an easy thing
Take my hand got to hold on
Love's not a color...what does it matter to you
Love's not a color...what would ya do if I were you would ya do it
Not a color...what does it matter to you
Love's not a color...
Open your eyes to the sky and the mountains
Learn how to fly--I can take you anywhere
Lift your voice through the sounds of silence
Yea...yea...yea
Not a color...does it matter to you