Rod Serling on Writing: Parts 1–16

16 videos with excerpted writing quotes from a master storyteller.

Ever since I launched Go Into The Story, I have regularly gone down the Internet’s rabbit hole in search of unique video clips featuring renowned writers. In 2010, I hit the Mother Lode: A series of 16 clips featuring Rod Serling chatting with what appear to be college students circa 1970.

Most well-known for the long-running TV anthology series “The Twilight Zone” (148 episodes, 1959–1964), Serling has over 70 writing credits including the screenplays for movies such as Seven Days in May and the original Planet of the Apes.

Back in 2010, I went through each clip and extracted some key quotes from Serling. Then as is often the case with the Internet, the videos disappeared.

However they have emerged once again, a big hat tip to Doc Kane for surfacing them. As long as they are up, I am reprising the series.

For Part 1 of the series, go here.

Part 2, here.

Part 3, here.

Part 4, here.

Part 5, here.

Part 6, here.

Part 7, here.

Part 8, here.

Part 9, here.

Part 10, here.

Part 11, here.

Part 12, here.

Part 13, here.

Part 14, here.

Part 15, here.

Part 16, here.

What a brilliant mind and such a wonderful thing to discover the video clips online again!