Have you ever managed to find a connection between two completely different things and it gave you a bit of extra love for the world? Like peanut butter and jelly are two fairly different spreads, but put them together, and you’ve got a delicious sandwich. Or how about those cheetahs that are given puppies to help teach them socialization? Those are two different animals, but they’re also best friends forever!
This is how we choose to view the relationship between the creator of The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling and Earl Hamner Jr., the creator of The Waltons. Arguably, one of Rod Serling’s big breaks in his career as a writer was when he won second place in a competition for Dr. Christian, a radio show. Serling had entered one of his scripts into the competition, “To Live A Dream,” and was awarded a prize that included five hundred dollars and a trip to New York City. …
