Insight (1960)

Genre

anthology series, drama television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 69 episodes

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A long-running anthology series uses different story forms like comedy and fantasy to look at moral problems. It was made by a Catholic production group and meant to get people thinking about right and wrong.

thoughtfulmoralvariedunderstateddidacticreflectiveearnestquietdated

What happens

Insight is an American religious-themed weekly anthology series that aired in syndication from October 1960 to 1983. Insight holds a unique place in the history of public service television programming. Produced by Paulist Productions in Los Angeles, it was an anthology series, using an eclectic set of storytelling forms including comedy, melodrama, and fantasy to explore moral dilemmas. The series was created by Catholic priest Ellwood E. "Bud" Kieser, the founder of Paulist Productions. A member of the Paulist Fathers, an evangelistic Catholic order of priests, he worked in the entertainment community in Hollywood as a priest-producer and occasional host, using television as a vehicle of spiritual enrichment. Many of the episodes of the series were videotaped at Television City Studios and then Metromedia Square. It is the longest-running religious drama program ever, and the longest-running weekly syndicated program until Soul Train surpassed it in 1996 (only Entertainment Tonight, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and Extra have had longer runs). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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