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hunneydoo — 19 years ago(July 04, 2006 12:58 AM)
Oh Lord, I started this post almost a year ago and here I am replying to it again. It's great to see this topic is still as active as ever.
I watched part of the marathon today and will continue to do so tomorrow.
I still stand firm in my belief that Rod Serling is on of the sexiest most brilliant men ever to grace a television screen.
Like so many of you had said, it's not just his dark good looks that make him attractive, or the sharp suits, or the deep voice, or the lovely way he accessorizes with the bracelet and cigarette it's his brilliance that really shines! These shows are CLASSIC.
I wonder if he knew back then how popular his show would still be in 2006
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mikethegent — 19 years ago(July 04, 2006 09:18 AM)
Thirty years after his death,I would believe he knows that his show is still popular.Terrible shame he died so young but this man's talent was recognized even now.If he lived who knows what other stories would be on television or big screen .
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silvergirl606 — 19 years ago(July 13, 2006 11:36 PM)
I think so too. I hope he's glad. And doesn't mind the whole swoony discussion of his good looks.
Also, I didn't mention, but there's something about Serling's shortnesss that I find attractive. That's totally counter to cliches about women, but shortness can be very sexy.
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ballpeanhammer — 19 years ago(August 16, 2006 11:34 AM)
I'm old enough to remember TZ and Night Gallery. I also remember sitting with my Mom and watching "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", which creeped me out even more than TZ (WOW, a 40 year old memory - I was 5! I'm a guy so I won't comment on how handsome he was but I remember thinking he looked so sharp in TZ and kinda cheesy in NG. Granted, most actors looked cheesy in the early 70's - older guys trying to look hip with sideburns and longer hair. And Twilight Zone was so well done and creative while Night Gallery mostly sucked. I mean, it seemed to 16d0me at the time that some episodes were great and then every other episode was about psychic phenomena(sp?) - not really a creative stretch to write. I read though that Rod had lost most of the control of Night Gallery's production so it wasn't really his fault. I love TZ, have some of the first DVD's(3,4 episodes each), and TIVO it on the Sci Fi channel often.
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mattbcoach — 19 years ago(September 20, 2006 08:09 AM)
Serling would be the first to say he was a homely guy. He often said that he photographed better than he looked, and he also said that when they met "this 5-4" guy with a broken nose they couldnt believe it was the same guy on The Twlight Zone"
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silvergirl606 — 19 years ago(September 26, 2006 12:38 PM)
Ah, if only I ever had the opportuniy to find out It's still self-deprecation, especially with the height thing. Short men are totally attractive. Especially if they're "The Twilight Zone" masterminds!
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abyoussef — 16 years ago(August 06, 2009 09:18 PM)
ROD SERLING: A HOTTIE? by Dane Youssef
Whoa We've all heard of the title: "Sexiest Man Alive" but the sexiest man DEAD?!
Are are you ladies actually ranking dead guys? People who are deceased?
I know women like to rank men in form of hottest and compare notes and make a game out of it.
And yes, that IS kind of a fun thing.
But corpses? Dead bodies?
The hottest body that's been buried in the cemetary for over 20 years?
I'm not a prude, but this is like, borderline necrophelia. Ah, who am I to throw stones? I'm a glass MAN! But still
Well, I guess I could see something special about someone without a pulse
No! No, no, no don't start thinking like that. That's a slipperly slope.
Seriously though, Serling was 5'4" and a chain smoker who was pratically responsible for the hole in the o-zone layer right above him with all the puffing he did.
Still, it's understandable. He was angry in his youth. He boxed and served in the war. He had all this hostility in him. I guess you gotta release all that some way. And he did it by making the cigarette companies rich and doing all their business. Was the man ever seen without a cigarette? You'd sooner find a picture of Sasquach, the Tooth Fairy and Joe Piscapo.
Did you see him without his concealing make-up? Without the black-and-white
television photgraphy which was very good to him?
Black and white is like camoulflage. It concealed many of the man's flaws. He had deep wrinkles, jowl lines, facial scars, dumbo ears that stuck out, abnormally bushy eyebrows and yellowed crooked teeth.
But in all seriousness, who cares? It doesn't matter worth one damn. His purpose on this Earth was not to be a model. Or a head-turner.
The man was an artist. An artist who changed the very way many of us think, breathe and behave on this planet. And always will. His stories will last as long as the Earth.
Ol' Roddy didn't need to be a looker. He didn't need to look like William Holden. 'cause he wrote like William Shakesphere.
I love the man. I idealize him. He should rightfully go down in history as one of the greatest writers of the 20 the century or any other. The man defined quality writing and made it possible for it to be used on television. He was a brilliant, deep, tortured man.
He's inspired me to really go ahead with my aspirations of creative writing. A lot of my reviews of his immortal works have been published. His most inspiring quote, I printed and posted in my office:
"IF YOU NEED DRUGS TO BE A GOOD WRITER, YOU'RE NOT A GOOD WRITER."
Words to live by, Rod.
And die by.
Well ladies, rock on. Heh
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smileyking1975 — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 08:55 AM)
I didn't think so at first until I read his biography, As I Knew Him, written by his daughter, Anne.
I used to think that he was that weird, but talented, guy with the weird voice whose name they kept dropping on TV shows (some of which when he was still alive!); this book proved that he was more than that. She told of his love for his wife, children, work, and unfortunately, cigarettes. His hatred of the TV show, Hogan's Heroes, because he was a WWII veteran and thought the show trivialized the war.
There are great pictures in that book, especially the cover, when hb68e was young, and with his shirt off (whoo!) I found out, though, that love for family and having talent are just as good as being handsome.
One of my favorite TV shows is The Facts of Life. There is an episode called, Seven Little Indians. Everyone, except Tootie, dies a strange death, and a guy named "Rod Sperling" keeps showing up and saying "Tootie". Rod Sperling was played by a guy named Maurice-something-or-other and was a comedian/celebrity impersonator. I think he was on one of the Rodney Dangerfield Young Comedians Specials with Yakov Smirnoff, Bob Saget, and Sam Kinison. He was good. I wonder what happened to him?
Another show you might want to see is Rod Serling's appearance on The Jack Benny Program. A clip of it is on The Twilight Zone Definitive Collection, in the extras. I'm not sure if the whole show is on YouTube or not. I just loved how he said, "You can call me 'Twi'!" -
smileyking1975 — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 09:26 AM)
According to tb68he biography, As I knew Him, he made an appearance with his daughter, Anne, on The Carol Burnett Show; they were in the audience. I hope I didn't miss that one. I hope MeTV bought all the episodes.