The Loner TV Sales/Pitch Film Rod Serling after The Twilight Zone starring Lloyd Bridges

[@Teho231]

This was an exceptional series that stands out as excellent television during the Golden Age.

[@MrAnthonyVance]

If the stamp of authorship reads "Rod Serling" then you can be certain that the TV script comes with the highest quality of writing. The Loner, a brilliant and exceptional and very different type of western series, was eventually canceled because later on the new network powers decided that they wanted to go back to the same old mundane western stereotype -- violence, stage coaches being chased down, horses and cows running wild, shootouts galore, barnyards on fire, and so on. In short, the network people did not want quality writing, no, they wanted drama productions that consisted of all noise and no depth. My understanding is that Rod Serling did not go along with this sudden and new direction that he was told to follow. Rod tried to bring characterization and plot and story line to the The Loner. And Rod succeeded until he was stopped. The network powers over-ruled Rod and destroyed Rod's plan to elevate the TV western. The "powers that be" did not care about quality writing. In my opinion, they did not care for originality, hence, The Loner was eventually canceled. Long live the great Rod Serling and the vision that he had for television. Rod Serling -- what a masterful writer and wholesome human being!

[@DayStarPoet]

I only found out about this relatively unknown Rod Serling series not too long ago. It was not long after that I saw they released it on DVD. The did have a short documentary on the DVD set but not this TV Sales Pitch. Thanks for uploading. 😋

[@TrustJesusToday]

As good as it gets in the genre...well crafted, precision writing and acting.

[@1701echopapa]

Rod Serling had PTSD. It came out in his writing.

[@johcafra]

I doubt that. But one thing's for certain: He had insight. Read up on him, his Army and wartime experiences in particular.

[@1701echopapa]

​@@johcafraI did read up on him. That's how I know that he had PTSD.

[@johcafra]

@@1701echopapa I met him. If he did have it all credit to him for his finding a creative and salable outlet. He sure worked like heck at it but found the time to teach as well.

[@spwash1000]

I take it that this western show Mr. Serling did was a year after his previous series the Twilight Zone got cancelled? Also he produced the Loner for 20th Century FOX TV 📺 along w/Mr. Doizer who with his Greenway Productions also produced Batman!

[@fromthesidelines]

Yes. Rod was associated with this series during the first half of the 1965-'66 season, co-sponsored by Philip Morris {Marlboro, Parliament, Personna Razors and Blades, Clark Gum} and Procter & Gamble {Crest, et. al.}. He co-produced it [through his "Interlaken Productions" company], and wrote the majority of the episodes......until CBS protested his "cerebral" and "incisive" scripts, insisting on more action and gunplay- in other words, they wanted "just another Western".....which Rod wasn't willing to do. He left the series after writing 15 of the 26 episodes produced. The ratings weren't that great, either (it was opposite NBC's "SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES" and ABC's "HOLLYWOOD PALACE").

[@dankerns9441]

Outstanding series.