The Twilight Rounds

<p>Award-winning writer Rod Serling revolutionized television with <em>The Twilight Zone</em>. His celebrated career including bruising bouts with executives over censorship is rooted in the boxing ring. Beginning with Serling's first ever published piece of work a four-page boxing story featured in the March 1948 edition of the literary magazine <em>The Antiochian</em> called The Good Right Hand and extending far beyond the Peabody Award winning <em>Requiem for a Heavyweight. </em></p><p></p><p>Rod Serling's boxing stories found humanity poignancy and pathos even deep within violent spectacle of boxing. Serling's influence on the genre reverberates through modern big budget blockbuster boxing films like <em>Rocky</em> <em>Raging Bull</em> and <em>Million Dollar Baby</em>. Serling scholar and boxing expert Christopher Benedict ventures between the ring lights and the shadow of the screenplay to offer a deftly guided tour through Serling's personal and literary history with the controversial sport including his time as a boxer in the Army. </p><p></p><p>Through ten incredible rounds you'll meet a salty cast of pugnacious pugilists and discover the unforgettable stories they inspired Rod Serling to create. The result is a knockout exploration of Serling's literary art and the sweet science which we call <em>The Twilight Rounds</em>.</p>