What Happened to the Rod Serling's Night Gallery Paintings?
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2 ай бұрынWhat happened to the Night Gallery paintings? Night Gallery co-author Jim Benson reveals the strange and sometimes sad fate of these classic, and valuable, TV artifacts.
The fate of the Night Gallery paintings has always been shrouded in mystery--until now!
Artist Tom Wright created over 100 paintings for the classic horror TV series, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery. When Rod Serling's Night Gallery aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, Mr. Wright's paintings became a nationwide phenomenon, ultimately becoming rare and much sought-after works of art.
Tom Wright’s paintings for Night Gallery, Serling's follow-up to his classic TV series The Twilight Zone, served as a visual springboard for Rod Serling’s distinctive narrations and were truly the show's soul.
After creating Night Gallery’s frightening canvases, Tom Wright became one of Hollywood’s top television directors, notably on the hit TV series NCIS.
@sammcbride2149 2 ай бұрын
As a kid I thought the paintings were scarier than the show itself. I thought the music was scarier than the show, too. The show was both scary and fun.
@solitaryman777 2 ай бұрын
That theme music was the best! Sometimes the music outshines the show, like Mod Squad or Ironsides.
@user-hr3tx6uu9o 2 ай бұрын
@@solitaryman777And now no tv shows have theme music. Sad.
@jeffalbillar7625 2 ай бұрын
Agreed completely.
@EphemeralProductions 2 ай бұрын
I agree entirely. There’s a VERY spooky video with creepy music on the background and it shows all the paintings! look it up! Just don’t do it at night. lol
@jimsquirrel8944 2 ай бұрын
I wondered what happened with the paintings! This show was before my time only meaning I didn’t get to watch them when they originally premiered! But I love this show just like kolchak!! For both series on DVD! Night Gallery opening theme music has to be the most unnerving and unsettling of all time!!it was scary, some segments were quirky! Sci-fi, suspense. Too many BEST segments to pick! My time is almost up! Now I’m looking for that coffee table book!
@wacobob56dad 2 ай бұрын
Great show. As a little kid it scared the hell out of me. The Roddy McDowell episode showing a corpse coming out of a grave painting comes to mind.
@jeanniemainzer8551 2 ай бұрын
That one scared the crap out of me too and was my favorite!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That's "The Cemetery," painted by Jaroslav Gebr, for the 1969 Night Gallery pilot movie. Fortunately, that painting still exists.
@MultiSweener 2 ай бұрын
Portifoy
@QueenOfTheNorth65 2 ай бұрын
That was the one that scared ME the most, too!
@markberryhill2715 2 ай бұрын
I spent a many Sunday night 🌙 hiding under the cover thanks to this show. Lol. Wasn't funny then.
@SurlyInsomniac 2 ай бұрын
Some of these paintings may be lost forever, but they continue reside in my nightmares ever since I first saw them as a kid in the early 1970s.
@LittleMissIssues 2 ай бұрын
Me too!!!
@abbynormal4740 2 ай бұрын
Night Gallery was a Friday night fright treat as a young kid in the 70s. 😄
@7531monkey 2 ай бұрын
Unimportant.
@RobertHanson-km3be 2 ай бұрын
Sometimes the paintings were scarier than the show.
@pinverarity 2 ай бұрын
Exactly! The opening credits scared the *bejeezus* out of me as a kid. I loved the show but I’d frequently hide behind a pillow until the credits were over. Great music, too.
@michelemaliano7860 2 ай бұрын
It always breaks my heart when theses wonderful works of art are treated carelessly.
@hurdygurdyguy1 2 ай бұрын
Paperback and magazine cover art was treated the same way, lots of the originals ended up in the alley trash to be hauled away. It wasn't until Frank Frazetta demanded his originals be returned to him that other artists started doing the same ... and you're right, it was/is tragic!!
@michelemaliano7860 2 ай бұрын
@@hurdygurdyguy1 thank goodness! Times change and art along with. They are the future generations history lessons.
@collegeman1988 2 ай бұрын
Back then, TV was ephemeral, which meant it was here today, gone forever tomorrow.
@cosmicraysshotsintothelight 2 ай бұрын
@@michelemaliano7860 Now if only juke box money would go to the artists who make the music.
@michelemaliano7860 2 ай бұрын
@@cosmicraysshotsintothelight Absolutely!
@ericbingham-kumpfcomposer5293 2 ай бұрын
My family would watch this show all the time. My father once asked me if one of those artists would do a portrait of our family and I told him that the painting would have ended up on the show! I was grounded for a week for making that comment.
@LAT-qk3vj 2 ай бұрын
😆
@dennisdeal3323 2 ай бұрын
In my family if someone had said that, the comment back was would have been. yeah, probably.. LOL
@EphemeralProductions 2 ай бұрын
😂😂
@janetwatson7966 2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 that's cute
@chickenalaking1319 2 ай бұрын
Early 70's horror is my personal favorite. Night Gallery is a great example of that era's aesthetic.
@kelf114 2 ай бұрын
Legend of Hell House with Roddy McDowell. Great movie of that era.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
The early 1970s was a bit of a renaissance for classic-style horror, both in films and TV. It faded quickly, to be replaced by slasher-themed horror in the 1980s.
@beth1627 2 ай бұрын
As a young teen I had just gotten the black and white TV put in my bedroom that family used when they got a new one. I had so much fun watching all these scary shows without parental discretion, lol. Night Gallery has to be just about my favorite. So scary!
@Acheron_426 2 ай бұрын
Trilogy of Terror comes to mind.
@davisbernard5515 2 ай бұрын
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
@brucer2152 2 ай бұрын
The paintings just ADDED to the creepiness of the stories. Some of the stories can still scare me today.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@svjim1 2 ай бұрын
It's amazing one painter could create such works of art on demand in a short period of time.
@sislertx 2 ай бұрын
Lmfao..i use to paint three 4x6 paintings in one morning..while.watching tv...ibwould make about 100 of each one..in thr afternoon I would paid t about 40 to 50 water colors...then I would do one show..i would sell out first day..one time before the event started..so it's not impossible at all.
@kelf114 2 ай бұрын
@@sislertxI'm trying very hard..... But nothing you wrote there makes sense. A 4x6 canvas? Wait.... Watercolors? That doesn't use canvas.... What do you mean you'd make a hundred in the afternoon?? Paintings? Dollars?? Is this painting or screen printing? I showed this to my artist friends (I'm a writer, not a painter).... But they couldn't make sense of it all either. 😶
@v-town1980 2 ай бұрын
@@sislertxat that rate yours probably weren't that great.
@dragonchaserkev 2 ай бұрын
Pay me and I could paint you some great works of surreal horror post haste.
@ZiddersRooFurry 2 ай бұрын
@@sislertx No way you did that many in one afternoon. Not any that were any good.
@humblemonkm61 2 ай бұрын
The main reason I watched this series when I was a kid was for the paintings. They were thrilling for a country kid who didn't get to see a lot of TV.❤
@garydavis5703 2 ай бұрын
As a kid, I loved this show....it was the best of television times: miss those shows (Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Night Gallery, etc).....
@Bluerose888 2 ай бұрын
Another good one was Tales of the Dark Side.
@cosmicraysshotsintothelight 2 ай бұрын
Bowling for Dollars... and The Dark Shadows... No, seriously, I watched ALL of the TZ, and OL episodes. And then the Night Gallery as well. Great times.
@starmnsixty1209 2 ай бұрын
Agreed. Even Circle of Fear was often better than it's often credited as being
@user-po6je9np4x 2 ай бұрын
Being 12 when it came on late at night. Great childhood
@MeBeTheDB 2 ай бұрын
40 odd years ago ... I was at one of the SCENE DOCKS at Universal and there were some of the paintings. I remember thinking how cool it was to see these as NIGHT GALLERY was one of my favorite shows as a kid. D.A.
@rustybearden1800 2 ай бұрын
I watched this show as a child and it terrified me then and I still cannot watch certain episodes to this day. Absolutely terrifying - especially after the show ended and you had to go to bed!
@klvr5863 2 ай бұрын
Yep! I'll never forget the one about the mean father, who made his son kill a deer or he wouldn't get his inheritance. The father's head ended up on the wall as a trophy. Scared the HELL outta me.
@JosephPercel Ай бұрын
@@klvr5863The horrific, "The Caterpillar."
@mikereilly7629 Ай бұрын
Still remember the final words of the episode The Caterpillar...it was a female,Mr.Macy,.. they lay eggs...got it on disc.. they are old but they still work.
@sailordude2094 2 ай бұрын
I liked the one with the Nazi war criminal dreaming of going into the fisherman on the lake painting and getting a surprise at the end! Thanks for the great trivia videos!
@mindakahn9964 2 ай бұрын
Exactly what I said. I gave away the ending because I haven’t been able to find the show.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@jgibs6251 2 ай бұрын
This is the one painting I remember well.
@ceciliawilson6328 2 ай бұрын
That episode stays with me to this day. It's definitely a childhood memory for me.
@TerryKnight-hw3pg 2 ай бұрын
That was poetic justice.
@Sprenklefish 2 ай бұрын
That theme song still gives me chills!!!!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
By the great composer Gil Melle'. Night Gallery was the first electronic score ever composed for a television series.
@tracyjacoby2382 2 ай бұрын
Me too!😳 My scary childhood memories.
@EphemeralProductions 2 ай бұрын
The original one from the pilot is what does that for me! More so than the other theme that followed!
@chelseadurham573 2 ай бұрын
As does me.
@paulforder591 2 ай бұрын
Night Gallery's paintings stood out thanks to Tom Wright, a versatile artist. I wouldn't mind displaying one of these paintings at home. 😊🖌️🎨
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@annlarimer9658 2 ай бұрын
I lose it laughing when I spot a painting on a Universal series set. "Ask him about his art dealer, Columbo!"
@danabe3220 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. I was always fascinated by the Night Gallery paintings but didn't know anything about them. Id love to own one.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! I'd love to own one as well, but they're a bit out of my price range. :-)
@fondasarff9701 2 ай бұрын
I never guessed all those, so different paintings, were done by one person.
@mpireone 2 ай бұрын
I was in elementary school and this show would air around midnight and just the show's intro, would just freak me out?!!
@davidpalmer7175 2 ай бұрын
The artist was a genius! Sunday nights, 10 pm. I had to sneak watching it since it was a school night(junior high). Now, I bought the series on DVD.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agree. Tom Wright is amazing!
@j.lietka9406 2 ай бұрын
Rod Serling and Mr Wright are one of a kind! Thank you
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@cliffordbowman6777 2 ай бұрын
How can 2people be one of a kind?
@j.lietka9406 2 ай бұрын
@@cliffordbowman6777 who is equal to Mr Serling and who is equal to Mr Wright? In the context of this show?
@completesentences2125 2 ай бұрын
I got an artist friend of mine to paint me two of the paintings. He did an amazing job! They’re still proudly hanging in my home today.
@jornfox3545 2 ай бұрын
can I ask which paintings you had reproduced? 'Lone Survivor' is one that I remember, great painting.
@completesentences2125 2 ай бұрын
@@jornfox3545 that’s a great one! I had him paint me “The Nature of the Enemy” and “Midnight Never Ends”. The latter ended up being my favorite, not only because it’s one of my top episodes but also because it’s like a tribute to Rod.
@jornfox3545 2 ай бұрын
@@completesentences2125 i think it's great that you had those paintings reproduced, but as an artist myself would not want anyone to paint a duplicate of my work, but in this case what can you do. Too bad you couldn't have gone directly to Tom Wright !
@user-qg3fr6lo7r 2 ай бұрын
I had two of these paintings, in my possession, and sold them through an auction house about 14 years ago. Still wish I had them.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Which ones did you own?
@electricwizard3000 2 ай бұрын
I saw a smaller exhibition of these works at the actual Creature Features shop in North Hollywood a year or so prior. Loved it so much I went through twice. They hired my buddy, Brett Butler, to walk around doing his impersonation of Rod Serling. It was pretty great.
@debbiejones3911 2 ай бұрын
I loved the paintings of the guy crawling out of his grave and slowly coming up to the house. I think Roddy McDowell was in that episode.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That was "The Cemetery," from the Night Gallery pilot movie.
@helbitkelbit1790 2 ай бұрын
Portifoy....
@debbiejones3911 2 ай бұрын
@@helbitkelbit1790 LOL! yes
@doggedout 2 ай бұрын
I have always wondered about this. I loved Night Gallery..more even than the Twilight Zone.. It used to come on at 9 p.m. and just the sound of the theme music would send a chill down my spine.
@bbartky 2 ай бұрын
Same! However, I always get angry looks when I admit that I like _Night Gallery_ better than _The Twilight Zone_ 😄. As I mentioned in another post, it was my introduction to H.P. Lovecraft and I will forever be grateful for that.
@geraldfriend256 2 ай бұрын
Night Gallery was a turbocharged Twilight Zone. As great as TZ was, it had some clunkers. NG was darker and waaay more intense
@thomastrout9997 2 ай бұрын
When Universal Studios began their tram tours in the 1970s the trams actually drove through a (cordoned off) section of Uni's Prop House. Several of the Night Gallery paintings were prominently hung for riders to view. Even as late as the 1990's several of the paintings were owned by various prop houses in the L.A. area.
@electricwizard3000 2 ай бұрын
I remember seeing the statue of Bill Bixby from Last Rights Of A Dead Druid in there.
@michaelarrowood4315 2 ай бұрын
Seen from our vantage point 50 years later, it's astonishing that the studio took such a cavalier attitude toward the paintings, which were more involved and creative than most "props." Probably the notion of collector's items was much less developed then, or things tended to get lost in the scale and cost of TV productions - but it's a shame the whole collection wasn't preserved in some way. There would be plenty of people willing to visit that exhibition today! Tom Wright's work is amazing for the insight he showed, how it fit in perfectly with the show, the speed at which he painted, and the genre diversity he achieved. Great work! Interesting video!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
As mentioned in the video, certain individuals, such as Sylvester Stallone, appreciated and valued the paintings. However, as a previous poster pointed out, after the studio changed hands a number of times, the system to keep track of props fell by the wayside. The paintings then became vulnerable to ignorance, apathy, and opportunists.
@Stanbott 2 ай бұрын
As a little kid the paintings scares the crap out of me
@mildredpierce4506 2 ай бұрын
Me too. The stores were terrifying as well.
@tracyjacoby2382 2 ай бұрын
Rod Serling has always been one of my favorite people. I heard he didn't really want to host Night Gallery but bless him, his introductions were so cool! Talented writer and good looking man too.🥺🥰
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Rod Serling soured on Night Gallery only toward the end of the show's run, after the network began creatively interfering with the series. Serling had a much better experience on The Twilight Zone, however, Rod Serling made a significant impact on Night Gallery, writing over one-third of the show's stories.
@keithschrack 2 ай бұрын
I'm pleased to find that one of my personal favorites, "A Question of Fear," is among the works that were spared.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agreed! Great painting and great episode.
@FBodStudios 2 ай бұрын
“Spectre in Tap Shoes” was the painting that captured my attention as a child, and I was so thrilled to see it survived the purge.
@jimnewl 2 ай бұрын
Back when talented people roamed the earth.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Indeed.
@michelemaliano7860 2 ай бұрын
I beg to differ. There are many talented artists today. As a 70 year old artist, there are many young talented artist. Because my daughter and son-in-law are very talented artists, i get to meet their talented artists friends.
@CT-gl2zj 2 ай бұрын
We still have talented people, they just keep getting replaced with AI.
@nikkimiller8733 2 ай бұрын
😂
@Elsewhen404 2 ай бұрын
@@CT-gl2zj Which brings me to say we should get control of AI before it gets control of us!
@bbartky 2 ай бұрын
Great video-thanks! I was a kid when _Night Gallery_ first aired and absolutely loved it. It also broadened my tastes in science fiction and fantasy. I was one of those weird kids who always read the credits of the shows I watched. I noticed more than once that the screenplay was based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, who I had never heard of before. So, I went to the library and checked out several of his titles and got hooked on his works.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Yes, two Night Gallery episodes were based on H.P. Lovecraft short stories: "Cool Air," and "Pickman's Model."
@JohnnyDanger36963 2 ай бұрын
go watch "From Beyond" a movie from the makers of " reanimator".
@sustainfem 2 ай бұрын
@@thetvtimemachine Ohh, "Cool Air" was my favorite! So creepy!! I still think of the ending sometimes and it's still frightening.
@gloriamadaffari5404 2 ай бұрын
Oh, how I miss the television shows of those years. So many Westerns, variety shows, talent shows, comedies, detective series and quiz shows. We would actually hurry up to finish our supper and get the dishes washed so we could all take our special spot in the living room to watch our favorite sitcoms or action series. Many times we would fall asleep and miss the conclusion of a show but could see it when the season reruns would be televised. I miss those times.
@CIONAODMcGRATH 2 ай бұрын
I will NEVER forget the night I watched the Night Gallery Episode entitled "THE CEMETARY " because when the painting CAME TO LIFE it freaked me out so much that I couldn't sleep. I was four.
@deborahchesser7375 2 ай бұрын
Portafoy! Yes that one terrified me as a 7 year old damn I loved it though. Roddy McDowall I think it was
@coffeecoffee1627 2 ай бұрын
That one still scares me. I am 65 !
@pinverarity 2 ай бұрын
@@deborahchesser7375Also Ossie Davis as Portafoy!
@deborahchesser7375 2 ай бұрын
@@coffeecoffee1627 IDK how people can even watch TV now days honestly
@coffeecoffee1627 2 ай бұрын
@@deborahchesser7375 With all the crap going on. I stick to cartoons. :) Self preservation.
@timheersma4708 2 ай бұрын
Creating a painting is hard enough...creating a show referencing that painting is at another level. 😱
@dickstryker 2 ай бұрын
Bruh! This is literally a question several of my friends and relations have asked over the years. Thank you!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@jeffgann6613 2 ай бұрын
I own the DVD box set of both Serling series and remember watching them as a kid. This is a wonderful piece of trivia to enhance the enjoyment of watching them.👍👍
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words!
@theseriousprepper4372 2 ай бұрын
I saw green fingers way back. I’m 66 now. And that show still scares the hell out of me… well played.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Night Gallery makeup artist Leonard Engelman actually glued grass roots to Elsa Lanchester's arms and legs to create the effect of an newly-grown old lady. Thank you for watching!
@theseriousprepper4372 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the cool information. Fantastic program interesting insight still scares hell out of me, The writing was so accurate and visual We’re so purposeful. Can’t walk by a garden without thinking of it.👍🏻
@MrDastardly Ай бұрын
Rod Serling is an icon of mine. Such an intelligent man, wonderful to listen to.
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
Agreed!
@Contessa6363 2 ай бұрын
Great show! We certainly don't have shows like this anymore. 😮😮😮
@jeridoney7604 2 ай бұрын
This is a wonderful piece about a favorite subject of mine. I always loved seeing the new paintings each week and wondering about the mind of the artist that produced them. Thank you for sharing this! ⚘
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@jm7804 2 ай бұрын
I have your book and the coffee table book as well. I really appreciate the work of enthusiasts. For those of us who were kids when the show ran, the paintings are iconic. I wasn't able to see the exhibit, but hopefully it won't be a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Joan Crawford painting sold at Heritage Auctions for over $110,000 last year or the year before I believe. A couple of the other paintings have gone up for sale. The one you noted at $7,000 is a steal in my opinion. Some others have failed to meet the minimum bid and didn't sell. If memory serves me correctly one didn't sell at $12,000 and another at $40,000. That's a lot of money to spend on nostalgia. I really don't know if they are a sound long term investment. The younger generations don't care about shows such as Night Gallery and Twilight Zone.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! Fortunately, some younger viewers have discovered The Twilight Zone, via the marathons and videos about the series are still popular on You Tube. The best way for older content to be discovered and appreciated by younger generations are the young people who produce 'reaction' videos featuring classic movies, songs and TV shows on You Tube. Sadly, that will not be the case with Night Gallery, as Universal is no longer making the series available to online platforms.
@starmnsixty1209 2 ай бұрын
@@thetvtimemachineHope you're right on younger people discovering real television 📺 from the classic years. Vast majority of today's material is junk, plain and simple.
@BlackAdam1231 2 ай бұрын
They were compelling as well as provocative
@auntvesuvi3872 2 ай бұрын
Many thanks to Jim and Tom! 🖼
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@auntvesuvi3872 2 ай бұрын
@@thetvtimemachine You're very welcome. 💐
@brendaokuda2158 2 ай бұрын
As a child I LOVED this show. I never got into The Twilight Zone, but I never missed an episode of Night Gallery. I still remember my favorite episode. A Nazi who escaped the trials wanted to go into a painting of a tranquil lake with a fisherman on a small boat. Because of the dark, he ended up hanging in misery crucified on a cross for all eternity. This show was amazing!!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agreed! The episode that you refer to is "The Escape Route," starring Richard Kiley. It was one of three stories from the 1969 Night Gallery pilot movie.
@davidcattin7006 2 ай бұрын
Oh, I would LOVE to get my hands on one of these!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
We all would! :-)
@tonymarzocco8962 2 ай бұрын
Rod created so many scripts that are metaphysical truths. My inspiration for inspired thinking and moral truths.
@gregbors8364 Ай бұрын
I was a little kid when this show was on and the theme music combined with the imagery in the opening credits absolutely freaked me out
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
Main title designer Wayne Fitzgerald created the credits for Night Gallery. Hired at the last minute, he borrowed the design from a film that he had worked on a year earlier, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever."
@luisreyes1963 2 ай бұрын
Those Tom Wright paintings sure add to the very macabre atmosphere that was prevalent on Night Gallery. That's why it was one of my favorite TV shows of the 70's. 😱
@jironthunder7519 2 ай бұрын
I was 4 years old and my mom let me watch night gallery and dark shadows. This is why Gen X is the best generation ever.
@lindamcfarland9656 2 ай бұрын
I had a Night Gallery themed Halloween display once. I got cheap art from the thrift stores and added monsters or creepy stuff and set them up along the walkway to my door, and lit them with electric candles and battery operated string lights. And then played the theme song on a loop. It was easy and fun and several kids commented that my yard was really spooky ☺
@SilverDreamer62 Ай бұрын
What a scary and unforgettable show. The paintings at the beginning just forced your curiosity into overdrive! The writers really messed with what was culturally cool and often stuck a finger in it's eye! Masterfully done paintings the scared you like crazy.
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
Agreed! Tom Wright was an amazing artist.
@mauriceholder1386 2 ай бұрын
I was a kid when that show was on. It scared the crap out of me. That said I watched most of them. Great show actually.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
It was a great show!
@rons3634 27 күн бұрын
Was my favorite show as a kid. I bought the DVD boxed set for when I want to relive old (scary) memories.
@thetvtimemachine 24 күн бұрын
They did a great job with the DVD/Blu Ray release of Night Gallery!
@swerdna77 5 күн бұрын
I watched Night Gallery when I was a child and absolutely loved it. I slept with cotton in my ears for weeks after one episode. Lol. I have often wondered what became of all the paintings. Thank you for sharing this.
@maxthepupp 2 ай бұрын
Really cool to learn this! Those paintings were so cool! NG doesn't get the love its older brother does but some all time great episodes are there! TY!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@DH-3on_sAm Ай бұрын
thank you for this. the paintings influenced me when i watched back in 71 72. i was 8 or 9 yrs old so it made a big impression on me
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
You're welcome, thank you for watching!
@johnrudy9404 2 ай бұрын
Rod Serling was indeed a nice man. He was also a paratrooper. He has said ideas and concepts for the TZ were infrequently taken from his time in the service. I wanted NG to just be a continuation of the TZ, but it was different. Still creepy though. Yes, the paintings held a lot of weight in setting the tone of each episode. Mr Serling died way too early...damn cigarettes!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Serling originally pitched this concept, titled "Rod Serling's Wax Museum" to ABC shortly after The Twilight Zone was cancelled. Producer Jack Laird had creative control over the series, but Serling was the show's most prolific writer. Night Gallery is the product of the two men's distinct creative visions.
@Elsewhen404 2 ай бұрын
@@thetvtimemachine The concept had also been titled Witches, Warlocks And Werewolves by then ABC president Tom Moore.
@stflaw 2 ай бұрын
I remember an episode starring Roddy McDowall. The painting depicted an old house and a nearby cemetery. During the episode, the painting changed as it depicted a spectral figure moving closer and closer from the cemetery to the house. It freaked me out a a kid. I would love to have that painting.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That was "The Cemetery," part of the Night Gallery pilot movie. The original painting sold several years ago for tens of thousands of dollars at auction. Reproduction posters of the Night Gallery paintings can be found at Night Gallery Dot Net.
@mudvalve 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this important commercial art history!
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
@yossarian6799 Ай бұрын
The *"earwig"* episode scarred me for life. I was just a little kid and supposed to be in bed but my parents were out late that night and my sister let me stay up late to watch TV with her.
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
The Earwig scared all of us!
@CatLovezASMR.Funny.Shorts 2 ай бұрын
Night gallery and twilight zone were me and moms favorite shows..still watch old reruns today.
@mirandarights9635 2 ай бұрын
Night Gallery terrified me from age 13 to 16. I loved and feared it, but never missed an episode!! 💀💀💀😱😱😱
@patricktuorto 2 ай бұрын
Glad to see that there are quite a few that were preserved.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agreed. But no nearly enough!
@springsogourne 2 ай бұрын
This is great!! I have often wondered what happened to these paintings. I would love to own several of them, especially The Cemetery and Pickman’s Model. Wow.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mitchg7809 2 ай бұрын
Just hearing that theme music gave me the chills.
@charlesschauer8927 2 ай бұрын
Night Gallery! a favorite of mine👍
@AFloridaSon 2 ай бұрын
Very well done. I had actually forgotten about Night Gallery until I seen the thumbnail and it came flooding back to me. It can't remember particular episodes, but I do remember that me and my siblings enjoyed it. Thanks for bringing back a memory for me.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mrkrinkle72 2 ай бұрын
One of his paintings is in the movie The Burbs. Its the POV surgery painting.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That painting was created by Jaroslav Gebr for one of the "Sixth Sense" episodes that were included in the Night Gallery syndication package, to expand the number of episodes to make the show more viable to syndicators. Gebr also painted the canvases for the Night Gallery pilot movie, but all of the paintings for the Night Gallery series were created by Tom Wright.
@georgeplace8513 Ай бұрын
😊 👍 That was really nice 🙂. Thank you for posting this. I love watching Night Gallery. It's a damn shame they didn't take better care of those beautiful paintings. 5/2/24.
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
I agree. Thank you for watching, I appreciate it!
@georgeplace8513 Ай бұрын
@@thetvtimemachine You're very welcome. 5/5/24.
@diogeneskoolaid8437 2 ай бұрын
my favorite painting was always the one at the closing credits: the stairs with the creepy open floor, the columns and appearing to float high above the earth or horizon. always made me a little dizzy.
@TerryB751 2 ай бұрын
Great vid. I'm 70 now and back in the day when this was on, I used to call it Night Ghoulery. One episode I remember was when a doctor puts someone in suspended animation and then forgets the number of thumps with his fist it takes to revive him. He finally remembers years later with the right number of thumps and of course Mr. Ghoul comes out after all that time - definitely pissed off.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! The episode you mention was the first Night Gallery episode aired, entitled, "The Dead Man."
@mulemule 2 ай бұрын
*I noticed that one of Tom's beautiful works for the "Quoth the Raven" episode sold at auction in 2022 for $12,500! Jaroslav "Jerry" Gebr also did a number of original paintings for the series. Some of those that've survived and come to auction have fetched five-figures. However, Gebr's painting of Joan Crawford for the pilot episode (directed by Steven Spielberg) sold for an eye-watering $118,750!*
@lizjo7213 2 ай бұрын
Wow this was fantastic...I was a big fan of Night Gallery because l loved The Twilight Zone...Rod Serling was so cool, sometimes he'd smoke while introducing the show...
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@aprilrich807 2 ай бұрын
I so loved this series. The one episode that has never left my memory (meaning that it’s in constant rotation, with no help from me) is The Sin Eater (if I’m not mistaken).
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That's correct. That episode is "Sins of the Fathers," starring Richard Thomas.
@matthewjacobs5507 2 ай бұрын
I loved Night Gallery as a kid. It’s too bad it was cancelled. Rod Serling was a genius.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@williamblair9597 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for filling in the gap I've had for years between the end of Twilight Zone and Rod's premature death.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@DaNinja60 2 ай бұрын
With only 43 episodes there were a lot of them never featured. My favorite was with Roddy McDowell and the painting of the house that included the graveyard. The grave opened and his dead (uncle?) made his way to the door in progressive paintings. That had to be fun to paint.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That was "The Cemetery," from the 1969 Night Gallery pilot movie.
@babbybailey2534 2 ай бұрын
Would love one of his paintings from the iconic show.
@diamonddavemusic 2 ай бұрын
Awesome video, I enjoyed taking a dark stroll back in time. My sister and I would watch Night Gallery together under a blanket on the couch for protection. I especially remember "The Doll" episode from January 13, 1971. My sister had dolls, and after the episode, I was terrified the dolls might come to life at night while I was asleep! Boo! 😱👻🦇
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! "The Doll" is horror director Guillermo del Toro's favorite episode!
@katdroidd Ай бұрын
I had always enjoyed the paintings at the beginning of each Night Gallery episode but knew little about them otherwise. Thanks for an informative video!
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching!
@MicaFarrierRheayan 2 ай бұрын
It is such a mysterious show! Love it
@davidlancaster8152 2 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for researching this and bringing it to the world's attention. Visual art is the manifestation of dreams ....or nightmares.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@lisablack8391 Ай бұрын
😳Loved this show! And Twilight Zone! These paintings are permanently displayed in my Mind Gallery!👁👻💀👀
@thelastperfectman4139 2 ай бұрын
Amazing wonderful stuff by this artist to create all these paintings. Sad they weren’t preserved together by the studio.
@james5460 2 ай бұрын
I hope they saved the ones from the guy trying to wish himself into one painting - and then winding up accomplishing his feat, but winding up in the wrong painting.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That was the episode "Escape Route," which was part of the Night Gallery pilot movie. Thankfully, that painting still exists.
@cynthiablandford6213 Ай бұрын
It would be quite a conversational piece if one had the great privilege of owning one! Fantastic video.
@thetvtimemachine Ай бұрын
Thank you. And thank you for watching!
@glenbateman5960 2 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Thomas Wright later went on to be a director, including directing episodes of Highlander: The Series in the '90's.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Correct. A fine director, Tom Wright directed episodes for a variety of TV shows, including The New Twilight Zone, Supernatural, and he was the primary director on NCIS.
@richardvinsen2385 2 ай бұрын
I was 7 years old when this show began. I remember watching episodes with my parents. Maybe that’s why I’m a little weird to this day. 🤪. Steven Spielberg directed segments of the original TV movie, starring Joan Crawford. It was his first directing job in Hollywood.
@user-er4fe9cq8p 2 ай бұрын
What a great video of a great artist, what a travesty to lose paintings such as these...
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Hopefully more of the Night Gallery paintings will surface someday.
@starmnsixty1209 2 ай бұрын
Appreciated this, it was something I had wondered about for a long time I watched Gallery with my parents at times; my mother God rest her soul, especially liked creepy stuff.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@gusmonster59 2 ай бұрын
You know you watched a lot of Night Gallery when they show a painting and you know the title and the story. 😊 ( I still watch the reruns)
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That's a good thing! :-)
@jonathanmcvay4499 2 ай бұрын
Crazy. I can’t tell you how many times I have googled this.
@ERJones-fd6oh 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for answering this question
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@terrypetersen2970 2 ай бұрын
I remember some,but the two that I really liked was Green Fingers and The Painted Mirror.
@frankdenardo8684 2 ай бұрын
I remember watching that show in syndicated reruns. He also narrated documentaries and he had a great voice for doing that.
@dalestaley5637 2 ай бұрын
I'd watch this every week. I loved it. It scared the h* out of me as a kid. 😂
@Peter-pv8xx 2 ай бұрын
The episode that always got me was where the old rich woman who was blind wanted so desperately to see, her doctor told her there was a way but it would take a donor willing enough to give their eyesight forever just so she could see for maybe a few minutes, i forgot how long. He found a guy who was desperate for money and he agreed to do it, he did the operation and when it was time to remove the bandages there was a blackout, the bandages were removed only to reveal total darkness because it was nighttime, her eyesight didn't last long as the doctor told her and in no time she was blind again.
@thetvtimemachine 2 ай бұрын
That was the episode "Eyes" starring Joan Crawford, from the 1969 Night Gallery pilot movie. "Eyes" marked the directorial debut of Steven Spielberg.
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