Compare And Contrast Tv Show On March 4 1960 And The Teleplay

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Somethings I can compare and contrast in the TV show episode on March 4 1960 and the teleplay “The monsters are due on maple street” made by Rod Serling are. Some Different things I notice in the TV show in the teleplay they did not have dramatic music and sound affect. Also an in the TV show the people in the teleplay it did not say they had milk and cold drinks in act scene one the TV show it said how there was no power but how was the drink cold, maybe they are magic? In the TV show Charlie shot Pete Van Horn and people got mad at him and chased him when he was on his porch a person throws a rock and hit glass and a peace of class slices part his head but in the teleplay he got cut in the cheek. One last thing in notice that they change

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