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Case in Point: Donald Trump – Twilight Zone

At one time, a voice instantly recognizable echoed to us, introductions to a masterful early science fiction television series, known as “The Twilight Zone.” I was inspired by an image (below), and my own memory of Rod’s “voice,” to bring that inspiring image to life. Gemini assisted me in the post. –DrWeb

Below is the inspiration image used for this Rod Serling–style narration experiment.

Sometimes the signpost ahead isn’t a warning — it’s a mirror. If this piece hits a nerve, share it where you live online, and add your thoughts below.

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Credits / Kudos

Voice synthesis assistance: Fish Audio. Good tools, and they use model voices from the community at large.
Original visual inspiration creator: Unknown.
Production + narrative framing: DrWeb, with technical collaboration from ChatGPT.
Note: The original image is not directly credited that I’ve found. However, there are numerous works using Trump and his agenda and policies along with Rod Serling and Twilight Zone images and connections. As an example, here’s a recent Google Images search result: https://bit.ly/4rnRzPK

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Twilight Zone Origins | Hollywood Goes to War

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Rod Serling: "The worst fear of all is the fear of the unknown working on you, which you cannot share with others." #Fear #Unknown #RodSerling #RodSerlingQuotes #RodSerlingQuote

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Narrator's Voice
The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and
fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices - to be
found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and
suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a
fallout all of its own for the children...the children yet unborn. [A pause.] And
the pity of it is...that these things cannot be confined to...The Twilight Zone.

"The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices - to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own - for the children and the children yet unborn."

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Rod Serling (born December 25, 1924) Best known as the creator and primary writer of The Twilight Zone, he won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1960, 1961, and 1962. His written works include the original screenplay for Planet of the Apes.

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Dominating the lower left foreground is the head and shoulders of a man in a dark, textured suit and narrow tie. His expression is somber and focused downward as he cups his hands to light a cigarette hanging from his lips. The lighting on his face is dramatic, casting deep shadows around his eyes and cheekbones while highlighting his forehead and nose.

To his right, the scene opens into a stark, bright white void that serves as the ground. In the middle distance, a couple walks away from the viewer toward an unseen horizon. The woman wears a light-colored dress, while the man is in dark clothing; they cast distinct, elongated black shadows on the white surface. This vast negative space isolates the figures, enhancing the dreamlike quality.

The upper portion of the image is filled with a bizarre, psychedelic sky. It features a pattern of thick, wavy black and white stripes that ripple and fold like a topographical map or fluid marble. Within the dark stripes, flecks of white grain resemble distant stars, suggesting a cosmic dimension. Bridging the gap between the white ground and this warped sky is a large, grainy grey structure—possibly a wall or a dimensional rift—that curves inward from the left. The composition relies on the jarring juxtaposition of the mundane human figures against the chaotic, warping reality above them to create an atmosphere of psychological tension.

I keep waiting for Rod Serling to appear, cigarette in hand and say to me ‘This is… The Twilight Zone.’ #currentevents #dystopia #thetwilightzone #rodserling

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Rod Serling: "Meet Zumbador, an ordinary person who is traveling on an ordinary train. Zumbador took the train to Lakeside Station, but little do they know that the real destination of this train is... The Twilight Zone."

(ETA: OMFG! That typo. :headache: )

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I always loved "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" from the OG Zone. I caught the end on PlutoTV and Serling's epilog is especially poignant now... All over the world but particularly in the United States of Assholes.

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Rod Serling's epilog: "The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children, and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone."

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A Twilight Zone multiverse would be brimming with interesting possibilities... #twilightzone #mockup #design #rodserling

A design mockup of "The Twilight Zone Multiverse" book, featuring Captain Bentene. He clutches a book and peers across the periphery of an open door, leading him to the realm of Henry Bemis. Bentene exclaims "At long last, I, Captain Bentene, have finally returned to civilization."

Afternoon pencil sketch, featuring the host of the “Twilight Zone” TV show, Rod Serling. #rodserling #twilightzone #portrait #digitalart

An illustration of Rod Serling, host of “The Twilight Zone” TV show.

📺 From Night Gallery pilot The Cemetery (November 8, 1969)

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