{"product_id":"the-twilight-rounds-christopher-benedict-9798988609247","title":"The Twilight Rounds: Rod Serling Explores the Dark Side of Boxing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer Rod Serling revolutionized television with \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e. His celebrated career, including bruising bouts with executives over censorship, is rooted in the boxing ring. Beginning with Serling's first ever published piece of work, a four-page boxing story featured in the March 1948 edition of the literary magazine \u003cem\u003eThe Antiochian, \u003c\/em\u003e called \"The Good Right Hand\" and extending far beyond the Peabody Award winning \u003cem\u003eRequiem for a Heavyweight. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRod Serling's boxing stories found humanity, poignancy, and pathos, even deep within violent spectacle of boxing. Serling's influence on the genre reverberates through modern big budget blockbuster boxing films like \u003cem\u003eRocky\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMillion Dollar Baby\u003c\/em\u003e. Serling scholar and boxing expert Christopher Benedict ventures between the ring lights and the shadow of the screenplay to offer a deftly guided tour through Serling's personal and literary history with the controversial sport, including his time as a boxer in the Army. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough ten incredible rounds you'll meet a salty cast of pugnacious pugilists and discover the unforgettable stories they inspired Rod Serling to create. The result is a knockout exploration of Serling's literary art and \"the sweet science\" which we call \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Rounds\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988609247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jobber House Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Christopher Benedict","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244558500095,"sku":"9798988609247","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bce885b-65c7-4c96-a95c-09d0c543f687.jpg?v=1758136022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-twilight-rounds-christopher-benedict-9798988609247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}