Insight (1960)
Insight is an American religious-themed weekly anthology series that aired in syndication from October 1960 to 1983. Produced by Paulist Productions in Los Angeles, the series presented half-hour dramas illuminating the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love. Insight 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 Roman Catholic priest Ellwood E. "Bud" Kieser, the founder of Paulist Productions. As a member of an evangelistic order of Catholic priests called the Paulist Fathers, 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 CBS Television City and then Metromedia Square.
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Episode 1 - The Poker Game
Release Date: 1969-01-01A strange guest participates in a poker game that causes the truth to be brought out about the other participants.
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Episode 2 - Consider the Zebra
Release Date: 1969-02-02Urged by a modernized ghetto priest and a Black nun, a parish council establishes a community center of Black culture headed by a local Black militant.