The night gallery website has recently published the original pieces used in the series excluding the pieces that accompanied episodes of the sixth sense in syndication, of course. I first encountered rod serlings classic 1970s television series. It was created by rod serling and broadcast on nbc. Picked up as a series, night gallerys brief first season was televised along with three other series as part of nbcs experimental programming wheel, four in one. Steven spielberg to direct a segment in the pilot episode, which he had written. A gallery of the paintings from rod serlings night gallery. My experience with it has been that i have to be in the right mood for it.
However, this syndicated version of night gallery leaves much to be desired. Prepare for the chill of a lifetime as the master of suspense, rod serling, hosts over 20 episodes of terror in this classic series, featuring the original pilot. Diane baker and william windom in night gallery 1969 steven spielberg and. All back lot, it features a lot of movement, and the getting there is as good as the payoff. Night gallery, a tv series that ran from 1970 to 1973, presented strange, interesting and macabre stories that were told in three short story segments and presented to the viewer as looking at an art gallery during the presentation. The show is a series of one hour collections of two to four stories, usually focused within the horror or mystery genres. December 16, 1970 the dead man teleplay by douglas heyes story by fritz leiber jr.
Night gallery tv show season 3 episodes list next episode. A seemingly haunted painting drives a greedy man insane. The original two hour pilot episode aired on nbc november 8, 1969, a saturday, which at that time was not the television graveyard it is today. Class of 99 and the academy, where its implied the students never graduate, in the case of the academy, because its actually a prison for juvenile. After watching a few episodes of night gallery on metv, i ordered all three seasons on dvd, as 5. Also, the 25 episodes of the sixth sense have been added to the night gallery syndication package, edited down from 60 minutes to 30 minutes each, and with new introductions by rod. The complete first season, now available alongside universals simultaneous release of duel and the 1974. Night gallery is an american anthology television series that aired on nbc from december 16. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show night gallery anytime, anywhere. Season 1, episode 4 december 23, 1970 the little black bag is a medical bag from the 21st century that falls into the hands of a discredited 20thcentury doctor. It was a show of suspense that had an eerie feel to it. Each episode typically contains 2 or 3 stories or mini episodes, although some are longer or shorter than others, with each episode introduced as a painting by rod serling. Watch all 29 night gallery episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more.
Night gallery was nominated for an emmy award for its firstseason episode theyre tearing down tim rileys bar as the outstanding single. Season two is a new 5disc dvd set of the second season of the 1970s anthology series. Reimagining of rod serlings anthology series in works. The series ran through 1973, spinning out of rotating anthology series four in one, and eventually incorporating episodes from the shortlived supernatural series. In the end, the emmywinning night gallery stands as an alltime classic in the realm of televised terror. Earning an emmy nomination for serlings poignant offering theyre tearing down tim rileys bar, the series was granted a full season in the next year, producing such. A bored colonial on a malaysian plantation employs an exotic accomplicean earwigin his gruesome plot to assassinate a romantic rival. Some classic tv episodes are sort of for all seasons. Now, with the first seasons release on dvd, viewers whove had trouble locating this classic show on tv can now own it on dvd.
Also, unlike alfred hitchcock presents or the twilight zone, these night gallery episodes are in color instead of black and white. Picked up as a series, night gallerys brief first season was televised along. The twilight zone marketed as twilight zone for its final two seasons is an american anthology television series created and presented by rod serling, which ran for five seasons on cbs from 1959 to 1964. Rod serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series.
Season 2 guide for night gallery tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. With rod serling, larry watson, joanna pettet, matt pelto. Watch night gallery episodes online season 1 1971 tv. Rod serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings. An idyllic painting gives a nazi war criminal in hiding some fleeting comfort. When it was announced that universal would be releasing the complete first season of night gallery to dvd, fans were up in arms at the lack of bonus materials offered by the powerhouse studio and even if the release does seem kind of barebones, one would be hard pressed to complain about the quality to which the episodes here have been. Each episode typically contains 2 or 3 stories or mini episodes, although some are. Perhaps the best way to think of night gallery is as a collection of short stories. The entire first season of rod serlings night gallery is presented in its entirety in this gripping, sometimesfrightening and always entertaining collection. There is plenty thats sweet about night gallery the complete first season, but youre going to have to pucker up and suck on a few lemons first. Rod serling introduces each of night gallerys episodes. Season 3 guide for night gallery tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. For his first real directing gig, spielbergs contribution to night gallery is a curious rarity in the pop cultural wasteland.
Clair directed by allen reisner glenn corbett as richard alden laurie prange as brenda alden robert hogan. This in many ways was the classic night gallery season, with a number of these stories among the series best. Rod serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, the twilight zone, served both as the onair host of night gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although he did not have the same control of content and tone as he had on the twilight zone. The complete first season on dvd 025192584428 from universal. Night gallery was nominated for an emmy award for its firstseason episode theyre tearing down tim rileys bar as the outstanding single program on u. Watch night gallery online full episodes all seasons. Unlike the first season, which only had extra episodes from the later seasons as extras, this set includes some real honesttogoodness bonus material. Night gallery episode guide season 1 written by david juhl.
Night gallery complete first season by almira sessions. Each episode presents a standalone story in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described as entering the twilight zone, often. The horror anthology series night gallery began on december 16, 1970 after the television pilot for the series was aired on november 8, 1969 and ended on may 27, 1973, with three seasons and 43 episodes. First off there are audio commentaries by night gallery historians jim benson and scott skelton for three episodes 4, 12, and 16. The show was part of nbcs four in one in its first season before becoming a standalone program in season 2.
Known for its themes on the supernatural and the macabre, rod serlings night gallery doesnt disappoint in the 2nd season holiday episode the messiah on mott street. Watch night gallery episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The pilot episode with a segment eyes by young director steven spielberg aired on november 11, 1969 and the season picking up the next year on december 12, 1970 and running six episodes to january 20, 1971 on nbc. Universal studios, which produced the series for nbc, edited the first 28 hourlong. The night galleryseason 2 collection does have some altering to it that occurred shortly after the original episodes release.
Night gallery is similar to tz, with twist endings, but its more horror than science fiction. Directed by douglas heyes a shocker about a physician who carries an experiment in hypnosis to a terrifying conclusion. Simkl automatically tracks what youre watching, tells you how many episodes youve missed, and connects you to what your friends are into. For its second season 197172 and in the same time slot, night gallery earned its only full slate, with 22 hourlong episodes, each again featuring multiple tales including the occasional wouldbe comedic blackout sketches. The first art gallery story starred roddy macdowell as a greedy and envious nephew who wants his uncle out of the. A rich blind woman gets a new pair of eyes that allow her to see for only one brief ironic moment. The horror begins with a frightening painting hung in a most unusual gallery, and then theres the episode in. Watch night gallery episodes online season 1 1971 tv guide. But the central theme of his careerhumanitys excessive and frequently misbegotten attempts to impose a system on the organicalso pops up in the spielberghelmed episodes from night gallery. Joan crawford, marked spielbergs first professional directing job.
Night gallery is an american anthology series that aired on nbc. The series is highlyregarded amongst cult fans, but even then, its difficult to find the tv movie that launched prior to season 1. Watch night gallery episodes online season 3 2020 tv. Rent night gallery 1970 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. See more ideas about night gallery, gallery and night. Season 1, episode 6 december 30, 1970 elaine chambrun walks a fine line between fantasy and reality until she finds a house she has known all her lifebut never dared to enterin a recurring. This list does not include the 25 episodes of the sixth sense which were edited into night gallery for syndication. Redfords patient john fearing can mimic any disease.
As where the twilight zone mainly concerned itself with science fiction, the night gallery was firmly routed in the macabre. Much like the holiday episodes of the twilight zone and alfred hitchcock presents, this seasonal offering ends on a happy note too. In 1972, the series received another nomination outstanding achievement in makeup for the secondseason episode pickmans model. Season 2 originally had a segment called the witches feast as part of episode 2, but it was replaced by satisfaction guaranteed. Im a long time fan of the twilight zone, but had never seen serlings later series. Although the series brought off a few stylish turns out of this new formatthe return of the sorcerer, the other way out, something in the woodworkfew of the new segments matched the excellence of the previous seasons. Shorter versions were aired, but this volume makes use of the originals.
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