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On Dick Cavett Show Rod Serling discusses his lack of creative control on Night Gallery (1972)
Date: 2021-03-18 00:00:00

In a fascinating 1972 Dick Cavett Show interview, Rod Serling dispels the media perception of him as being depressed ("I'm not depressed. I don't have that massive an ego that I run around pre-occupied with myself.") and says he has no control over Night Gallery:

Cavett: Are you at odds at the network over Night Gallery? Serling: Not really. They say it's "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" and it really isn't "Rod Serling's Night Gallery." It's somebody else's.

Bonus: When Dick Cavett says "sci-fi," guest Arthur C. Clarke smilingly but sharply corrects him, saving Cavett from bags of angry trufan mail.

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