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March 30 - April 5, 2019 —3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN March 30 - April 5, 2019 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) greene cnty farmers b) swango's 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens By Jay Bobbin Over the history of television, few brands have been as iconic and enduring as "The Twilight Zone." Consider that the supernatural, Rod Serling-created suspense an- thology now has its fourth series incarnation. The show enters the streaming dimension by premiering with two episodes Monday, April 1, on CBS All Access — with "Get Out" Oscar winner Jordan Peele as host and narrator, and also as an executive producer. Among others sharing the latter job are Serling's widow Carol, "The X-Files" alum Glen Morgan, filmmaker Simon Kinberg ("X-Men: Apocalypse") and TV veteran Greg Yaitanes ("Banshee"). Normally to debut new episodes on Thursdays starting April 11, the latest "Twilight Zone" largely tells fresh stories. However, one of the franchise's most celebrated tales, the monster-on-the-wing-of-an-air - plane thriller "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," gets a "reimagining" (as "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet") with Adam Scott starring. Seth Rogen, Sanaa Lathan, Greg Kinnear, John Cho, Jacob Tremblay ("Room"), Allison Tolman ("Fargo") and Rhea Seehorn ("Better Call Saul") also will be in the "Zone." The original "Twilight Zone" — which CBS aired from 1959 to 1964, and also is on CBS All Ac - cess — remains a weekday staple on both Me-TV and Syfy, the latter of which also offers holiday mara- thons of the series. Though she was a producer of a 1994 "Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics" TV-movie, the new show marks Carol Serling's most sustained cre- ative involvement thus far. "I am very happy" about the new version, she confirms. "It's the fourth time around, and it's an exciting venture for me. (The concept) has kept popping up, but I'm involved in a different way this time." Indeed, 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie" adapted four stories from the original show ... and featured Carol Serling as one of the passengers in "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." She says she's pleased to oversee the "Twilight Zone" brand now, "to the extent I can, of course. I give a general consultation and I've read all the scripts, and I'm very much in favor of what I've seen so far." She's also in favor of Peele's involve - ment, "absolutely. There couldn't have been a better (choice). Though he hesitated for a while, I'm so glad he decided to narrate this. I really feel the narration of these stories is very important." Rod Serling always deemed himself a writer first and foremost — borne out not only by his au - thoring of 92 "Twilight Zone" epi- sodes, two of which earned Emmy Awards, but also by such scripts as his Emmy-winning "Patterns" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight." Carol Serling believes that for "The Twilight Zone" still to be ongoing, "Rod would be the most surprised. But after all these years, the subject matter is still timely." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop CBS All Access enters 'The Twilight Zone' anew Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin The television image of sightless people is about to be blown up. Premiering Thursday, April 4, the CW drama "In the Dark" stars Perry Mattfeld ("Shameless") as Murphy, a blind woman who's edgy and socially carefree. Certain that she has come across the body of a teenager who rescued her from an attempted mugging, she's determined to solve the crime — at great risk to herself and the guide dog she'd rather not have — when police aren't prone to do so. Ben Stiller, "Fam's" Corinne Kingsbury (also the creator here) and "The Big Sick" director Michael Showalter are among the series' executive producers. Checking in With Perry Mattfeld The makers of "In the Dark" report that they consulted al- most 30 blindness-related orga- nizations to find their star, but ultimately went with Mattfeld (who isn't blind) because of her dedication and her suitability for their needs. "This role is an actor's dream," says Mattfeld. "I mean, it's a mental, emotional and physical role. Obviously, I real- ized not only how much there was a responsibility for me with this role, but how much I had to learn. And that's why Lorri was by my side the whole time. I couldn't have done it without her." "Lorri" is Lorri Bernson, the consultant who taught Mattfeld to work with the guide dog that's named "Pretzel" in the show. "Because she had sight for so long," the actress notes, "when she watches TV, she will still look down at the remote first ... even though she's not looking at the remote. Or when she eats, she still looks down at her plate. That's habit, you know. 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