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Carol Serling revealed that her husband had little interest in serving as the narrator of The Twilight Zone
Originally, Serling wanted someone like Orson Welles to serve as the series narrator.
Though he always had a dream of having his own television series, Rod Serling never originally intended to include his face and voice in The Twilight Zone. But as the series went on, someone was needed to guide an audience in and out of an episode, and Serling, clad in his signature suit and tie, became that chaperone.
"He was a writer through and through," said Serling's widow, Carol Serling, during an interview with The Roanoke Times. "He didn't intend to narrate it."
Carol also revealed that originally, Serling had his own ideas about which figure should narrate the series before he took the mantle.. "He got it because he was cheap," said Mrs. Serling. "There were plans to get Orson Welles, but Orson was in London, and he was a little expensive."
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"He had a point of view," said Mrs. Serling. "He wanted to say something about the social condition. But there were sacred cows. He literally escaped into The Twilight Zone."
Luckily, Serling's audience was incredibly receptive to his messaging.
"They were quality shows," said Carol Serling. "People really cared about them. The Twilight Zone was five years of Rod's life. He was very involved."
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