LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first
television broadcast of "The Twilight Zone"

WHEREAS, Rod Serling, a screenwriter, TV producer and teacher, is one of
America's greatest science fiction legends; and
WHEREAS, Serling was born in Syracuse, New York, grew up in Bingham-
ton, graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1943 and later in
life resided in Ithaca and taught at Ithaca College; and
WHEREAS, One of Serling's famous quotes was "Everybody has to have a
hometown, Binghamton's mine. When I dig back through memory...I get one
particularly distinctive feeling...of warmth, comfort and well-being.";
and
WHEREAS, Serling won six Emmy Awards and is best known as host of TV's
"The Twilight Zone", a popular and critical success consisting of unre-
lated vignettes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian or simply
disturbing events, usually brought to closure with some sort of moral;
and
WHEREAS, As the host of "The Twilight Zone", Rod Serling was famous
for delivering on-or-off screen monologues at the beginning and end of
each episode, usually summarizing the events of the episode in a cryp-
tic, dramatized manner and how the main character had "entered the
Twilight Zone"; and
WHEREAS, Ranked number one in TV GUIDE'S list of 25 Greatest Sci-Fi
Legends and inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1985, Rod
Serling and "The Twilight Zone" continue to have an impact across tele-
vision and other forms of media to this day; and
WHEREAS, The groundbreaking television anthology series created by
Serling was shown for the first time on CBS on October 2, 1959, airing
for five seasons and remaining in syndication to this day; and
WHEREAS, With great pride, this Legislative Body is pleased to have
this opportunity to express its highest admiration for Rod Serling and
recognize and pay tribute to his memory as his magnum opus, "The
Twilight Zone," celebrates the 50th Anniversary of its debut; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first television broadcast of
"The Twilight Zone"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation.