How a Horrific Crime Inspired Writer Rod Serling to Create 'The Twilight Zone'

How a Horrific Crime Inspired Writer Rod Serling to Create 'The Twilight Zone'

Recognizing the power TV had over its audience, Serling sought to write a teleplay that addressed social justiceCBS/Getty Rod SerlingNEED TO KNOWTelevision writer Rod Serling was early in his career when he found himself wanting to explore social justice themes in entertainment, harnessing the power of television on its budding 1960s audienceThe murder of Emmett Till deeply impacted Serling, who wrote a teleplay exploring it, though network cens…