The Archives of American Television has posted a super-long, super informative 7 part interview with author Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Duel, etc...). If you've got a couple of hours, it well worth a look.
Youtube description:
"Writer Richard Matheson reminisced about his experiences working with Hollywood on the feature film adaptation of his novel The Incredible Shrinking Man. He spoke about his writing partnership with Charles Beaumont, and touched on their work for the western series Lawman. Next, he spoke at length about his writing on the classic anthology series The Twilight Zone, and talked about many of his well-known teleplays. He also discussed many of his other television credits, including episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Combat!, and Star Trek. Finally, he talked about his many made-for-television movie credits, including Duel and The Night Stalker, as well as his more recent work on programs including The Martian Chronicles and Amazing Stories."
Interview starts here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=1
Youtube description:
"Writer Richard Matheson reminisced about his experiences working with Hollywood on the feature film adaptation of his novel The Incredible Shrinking Man. He spoke about his writing partnership with Charles Beaumont, and touched on their work for the western series Lawman. Next, he spoke at length about his writing on the classic anthology series The Twilight Zone, and talked about many of his well-known teleplays. He also discussed many of his other television credits, including episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Combat!, and Star Trek. Finally, he talked about his many made-for-television movie credits, including Duel and The Night Stalker, as well as his more recent work on programs including The Martian Chronicles and Amazing Stories."
Interview starts here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=1
