DIMENSIONS BEHIND THE TWILIGHT ZONE

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The scripts will appear in their original format and will not be typeset or altered in any way. In many cases this includes Rod’s handwritten changes or notations. The Ithaca material also includes some revisions and earlier script drafts that differ, to varying degrees, from the final shooting scripts. We’ll include these variant details where appropriate to document the creative process and track the evolution of the stories.

A commentary will accompany each rare script; in many cases this will include interview material with cast and crew and select comments from Serling himself. In addition, many of Rod’s friends and colleagues will pay tribute to the man and his work. Included will be appreciations from contemporaries that worked with Serling as well as current talents that were inspired by him. Participating in Volume One will be Richard Matheson and Rockne S. O'Bannon (creator of the television series' Alien Nation, Sea Quest DSV, and Farscape).

Preparation for this ambitious collection began in early 2002. Since then, scores of exclusive interviews have been conducted and the gathering of unique material is an on-going process. A few surprises will be offered along the way, including examples of Serling’s personal correspondence, vintage communications from CBS, rare production photos and much more.

Rod Serling was a true visionary - one of the pioneers of early television - and The Twilight Zone showcased some of his finest creations. AS TIMELESS AS INFINITY will present these ageless tales in a tribute worthy of Serling’s legacy.

The list of scripts that appear in Volume One are as follows:

1) The Time Element. This hour-long was not an official Twilight Zone, but the widely accepted unofficial plot. It was a Desilu Playhouse production from 1958 about time travel. It got surprisingly good ratings and that's what encouraged CBS to consider Serling's "sci-fi/fantasy" proposal. This show is seldom seen and has never been offered in print in any form.
2) Where is Everybody? (the official pilot)
3) Eye of the Beholder
4) Third from the Sun
5) The Purple Testament
6) The Big, Tall Wish
7) A Most Unusual Camera. Two versions of this script are included with the book -- one that is the "final shooting script" and one that is a complete, alternate version that varies from the other in several respects.
8) The Mind and the Matter
9) The Dummy

Volume One is 488 pages in length. For only those ordering through Gauntlet Press, you receive a free chapbook entitled Eye of the Beholder. It contains three variations of one of the scenes from this classic Twilight Zone tale. These altered scenes are not included in the book, and appear only in the chapbook.

750-copy numbered edition (signed by Carol Serling) Cover price is $66 plus p&h
$60 for those ordering through Gauntlet plus p&h
Please note: Because this is a multi-volume set, if you pre-order this title you can request the same letter for each volume in the series. Just type the top three letter choices (in order of preference) that you would like into the "Comments" section of our online order form. If the letter you choose has already been picked by another customer, we will inform you through email (already taken are letters A-F).

You may also request the same letter for our upcoming multi-volume publication THE TWILIGHT ZONE SCRIPTS OF CHARLES BEAUMONT, VOLUME ONE -- that way you can have the same letter for all volumes in both collections. Again, just mention this in the "Comments" section of your order form.

52-copy traycased lettered edition (signed by Carol Serling, Richard Matheson, and Rockne S. O'Bannon).Only the lettered edition will contain an alternate version to Where Is Everybody?
$200 + p&h

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The list of scripts that appear in Volume Two are as follows:

1) "Walking Distance"
2) "Judgment Night"
3) "King Nine Will Not Return"
4) "The Silence" -- Two complete versions of this script are included with the book -- the final shooting script and an earlier, alternate version featuring major alterations in plot and dialogue.
5) "The Passersby"
6) "The Trade-Ins"
7) "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" -- An hour-long script.
8) "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain"
9) "I am the Night - Color Me Black"

©2006 Gauntlet Press

The list of scripts that appear in Volume Three are as follows:

1) "One for the Angels"
2) "Time Enough at Last"
3) "The Four of Us are Dying"
4) "Twenty-Two"
5) "Death's Head Revisited"
6) "The Changing of the Guard"
7) "On Thursday we Leave for Home" -- An hour-long script.
8) "A Kind of Stopwatch" -- Two complete versions of this script are included with the book -- the final shooting script and an earlier, alternate version featuring major alterations in plot and dialogue.
9) "The Long Morrow"

©2006 Gauntlet Press

The list of scripts that appear in Volume Four are as follows:

1) "The Fever"
2) "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
3) "A Hundred Yards Over the Rim"
4) "The Obsolete Man"
5) "The Mirror"
6) "The Midnight Sun"
7) "Four O'Clock"
8) "No Time Like the Past"
9) "In Praise of Pip"
10)"The Old Man in the Cave"

©2007 Gauntlet Press

The list of scripts that appear in Volume Five are as follows:

1) "A Passage for Thumpet"
2) "Mirror Image"
3) "A Stop at Willoughby"
4) "The Odyssey of Flight 33"
5) "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room"
6) "The Arrival"
7) "The Parallel"
8) "Uncle Simon"

©2008 Gauntlet Press