{"product_id":"rod-serling-at-100-one-writers-acknowledgment-9781949024746","title":"Rod Serling at 100: One Writer's Acknowledgment","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmmy-winning writer and lifelong Rod Serling fan Joseph Dougherty (\u003ci\u003ethirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e) takes a deep dive into the writing of the \u003ci\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e creator on the occasion of his 100th birthday.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year 2024 marks the centenary of Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. Emmy-winning writer Joseph Dougherty (\u003ci\u003ethirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e) picked this special anniversary to reflect on Serling and his contributions to television drama. An appreciation and exploration of the six-time Emmy-winning writer's catalogue, \u003ci\u003eRod Serling at 100: One Writer's Acknowledgment\u003c\/i\u003e looks at some of Serling's best known work and also some of his least acknowledged, inviting a new perspective on a master storyteller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the process, Dougherty takes a personal look at the time he spent in The Twilight Zone that led to his own award-winning writing career\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Dougherty is an Emmy and Humanitas Prize winner for his work on the groundbreaking series thirtysomething, he has written several movies for HBO including the remake of\u003ci\u003e Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman\u003c\/i\u003edirected by Christopher Guest, and the Emmy-winning noir\/occult mashup Cast a Deadly Spell, which was nominated for a Ray Bradbury Award by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has contributed as a writer and director to many popular television series, including \u003ci\u003eJudging Amy, Once and Again, and Saving Grace. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was a writer, director, and executive producer on the hit series \u003ci\u003ePretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e, cocreated the \u003ci\u003ePretty Little Liars \u003c\/i\u003espinoff \u003ci\u003eRavenswood\u003c\/i\u003e, and helped launch \u003ci\u003ePretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists.\u003c\/i\u003e His books include \u003ci\u003eComfort and Joi, Trunk Piece, A Screenwriter's Companion, The First Cylinder, Psychopomp, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of Phosphors, \u003c\/i\u003e which received an AfterEllen Visibility Award as Best Book of 2013.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fayetteville Mafia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894023655698,"sku":"9781949024746","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8f4588d-5e03-4118-b653-77fb037ea9d7.jpg?v=1738243844","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rod-serling-at-100-one-writers-acknowledgment-9781949024746","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}