In class we learned about how television was first created, how it was used, and how it became so popular. Rod Sterling and The Twilight Zone are one of the main reasons television became so popular and changed how we view it. Rod Sterling created The Twilight Zone to make real life situations that almost everyone can relate to. It also shows how a person can change their ways and have a second chance in life while others get caught up in their greed, lust, or selfishness. For example, it was an apocalyptic time period and a man was by himself, but he found a broken down library where he could read all the books he could ever need. In the end his glasses break making it almost impossible for him to see at all. This just shows you that we can’t take anything for granted and too much of one thing can also be a bad thing. Also, I thought it was very interesting on how TV shows back during that time period had to have sponsors to be aired. And those sponsors could tell the creator what he can and can’t produce. Even for someone like Rod Sterling its crazy to think that someone would want to censor and modify his works because of how incredible and brilliant they were. I also was able to see how television changed throughout the years, like the adding of HBO, where it was the first paid subscriptions for TV and it revolutionized the industry to this day. They were able to get away with more things that wouldn’t be able to be shown on regular TV, and they were able to say whatever they would like, including swearing. The development of TV drastically changed during the 70s because with all the family shows that came about it started trends. This eventually led to some shows talking about real life problems and some of which caused a lot of drama between communities. Talking about people’s sexuality, race, culture, political views, and much more were the ones that stirred up the drama. There was also another big thing every Monday that was on TV, it was Monday night football. If you didn’t watch the game there you were out of the loop in conversations because it was that popular, it was more than just football, with the commentators and everything else that went on during the games it was almost better than any show during that time.

I was so interested in the Twilight Zone that I came across this video and it is some of the most creepiest moments in the shows lifetime. If you have time I strongly encourage you to watch it.