{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 733: A Flashback To The Twighlight ZONE","description":" On today's episode of The Sisterhood of Sweat, Linda interviews Marc Scott Zicree, author of \u201cThe Twilight Zone Companion,\u201d and Anne Serling, Rod Serling\u2019s daughter and author of \u201cAs I Knew Him\u201d \u2013 a memoir honoring the legacy of her father.    Zicree\u2019s current third edition of \u201cThe Twilight Zone Companion\u201d an American Book Award nominee that has sold more than a half a million copies, is an essential guide, featuring episode summaries, critical commentary, and behind-the-scenes stories. The complete show-by-show guide to one of television\u2019s all-time greatest series, covers the celebrated show\u2019s inception through to its subsequent offshoots and remakes, and is fascinating reading for even the most casual fan.  Coverage of each episode includes a plot synopsis, Rod Serling\u2019s narrations, critical commentary, behind-the-scenes stories, and anecdotes from the original artists who created the series, a complete list of cast and crew, and photographs. The Twilight Zone Companion has been credited with creating the modern genre of books on TV series and inspiring a generation of series creators and filmmakers, including J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof.    Meanwhile, \u201cAs I Knew Him:  My Dad Rod Serling\u201d offers an intimate look at Rod Serling as a father and a visionary, blending personal memories with rare family photos and letters. The soulful memoir reveals the fun-loving dad and family man behind the serious figure the public saw hosting THE TWILIGHT ZONE each week. In 1975, Rod Serling's untimely death left 20-year-old Anne stunned and reeling. But through talking to his friends, poring over old letters, and recounting her childhood memories, Anne not only navigated her profound grief, but gained a deeper understanding of this remarkable man both as her father and as a dynamic writer. In the book, Anne shares her journey, along with personal photos, letters, scenes of her dad's youth, his service in WWII, and her family's time together.      ","author_name":"SISTERHOOD OF SWEAT - Motivation, Inspiration, Health, Wealth, Fitness, Authenticity, Confidence and Empowerment","author_url":"http:\/\/sisterhodofsweat.libsyn.com\/","html":"