American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s

American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s
Author: Patrick Lucanio
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1998
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

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As Americans grappled with the real problems of the atomic age in the 1950s, the science fiction television series provided escapist fare. At first essentially fantasy and adventure, the shows reflected the progress of the decade, using in the late 1950s extrapolations from the theories and findings of true science. From Adventures of Superman to World of Giants, this reference work covers all science fiction television series of the 1950s. A lengthy essay details character development, technical innovations, critical commentary and other matters. The episode guides that follow first provide primary cast and production credits for the entire season and then coverage of each individual episode, with title, airdate, writer, director, and a plot synopsis. Much of the information was derived from actual viewing, and many errors from other works are corrected here.

Science Fiction Television

Science Fiction Television
Author: M. Keith Booker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2004-07-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0313052131

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Science fiction series have remained a staple of American television from its inception: classic programs such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Star Trek, along with recent and current series including Babylon 5 and Stargate SG-1, have been some of the most enduring and influential of all television shows. In this chronological survey, author M. Keith Booker examines this phenomenon and provides in-depth studies of the most important of these series. Science Fiction Television traces the development of the genre as a distinct cultural phenomenon within the context of broader developments in American culture as a whole. In the process, it offers a unique and informative guide for television fans and science fiction fans alike, one whose coverage is unprecedented in its scope and breadth. A must-read for anyone interested in its subject or in American popular culture, Science Fiction Television is a perceptive and entertaining history of one of television's most lasting forms of entertainment.

The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader

The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader
Author: J.P. Telotte
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2008-05-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0813138736

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“A richly detailed and critically penetrating overview . . . from the plucky adventures of Captain Video to the postmodern paradoxes of The X-Files and Lost.” —Rob Latham, coeditor of Science Fiction Studies Exploring such hits as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Lost, among others, The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader illuminates the history, narrative approaches, and themes of the genre. The book discusses science fiction television from its early years, when shows attempted to recreate the allure of science fiction cinema, to its current status as a sophisticated genre with a popularity all its own. J. P. Telotte has assembled a wide-ranging volume rich in theoretical scholarship yet fully accessible to science fiction fans. The book supplies readers with valuable historical context, analyses of essential science fiction series, and an understanding of the key issues in science fiction television.

American Science Fiction TV

American Science Fiction TV
Author: Jan Johnson-Smith
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2005
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780819567383

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Science fiction TV and the American psyche.

Pittsburgh Dad

Pittsburgh Dad
Author: Chris Preksta
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0142181722

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When Pittsburgh Dad debuted on YouTube, creators Chris Preksta and Curt Wootton little suspected their sitcom would receive more than sixteen million views and turn their blue-collar everyman into a nationally known figure. Illustrated with hilarious black-and-white photos, Pittsburgh Dad shares the best of the best, from rants about swimming pool rules to reflections on coaching little league to curmudgeonly movie reviews. With its heavy dose of nostalgia and pitch-perfect sensibility, Pittsburgh Dad will have readers laughing in recognition, especially those who love recent blockbusters like Sh*t My Dad Says and Dad Is Fat.

Music in Science Fiction Television

Music in Science Fiction Television
Author: Kevin J. Donnelly
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0415641071

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The music for science fiction television programs, like music for science fiction films, is often highly distinctive, introducing cutting-edge electronic music and soundscapes. There is a highly particular role for sound and music in science fiction, because it regularly has to expand the vistas and imagination of the shows and plays a crucial role in setting up the time and place. Notable for its adoption of electronic instruments and integration of music and effects, science fiction programs explore sonic capabilities offered through the evolution of sound technology and design, which has allowed for the precise control and creation of unique and otherworldly sounds. This collection of essays analyzes the style and context of music and sound design in Science Fiction television. It provides a wide range of in-depth analyses of seminal live-action series such as Doctor Who, The Twilight Zone, and Lost, as well as animated series, such as The Jetsons. With thirteen essays from prominent contributors in the field of music and screen media, this anthology will appeal to students of Music and Media, as well as fans of science fiction television.

Raft

Raft
Author: Stephen Baxter
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 057512797X

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Stephen Baxter's highly acclaimed first novel and the beginning of his stunning Xeelee Sequence finally enters the SF Masterwork series! A spaceship from Earth accidentally crossed through a hole in space-time to a universe where the force of gravity is one billion times as strong as the gravity we know. Somehow the crew survived, aided by the fact that they emerged into a cloud of gas surrounding a black hole, which provided a breathable atmosphere. Five hundred years later, their descendants still struggle for existence, divided into two main groups. The Miners live on the Belt, a ramshackle ring of dwellings orbiting the core of a dead star, which they excavate for raw materials. These can be traded for food from the Raft, a structure built from the wreckage of the ship, on which a small group of scientists preserve the ancient knowledge which makes survival possible. Rees is a Miner whose curiosity about his world makes him stow away on a flying tree - just one of the many strange local lifeforms - carrying trade between the Belt and the Raft. And what he finds will change his world...

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Author: John Clute
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1110
Release: 1999-03-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780312198695

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Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.

The Best of Science Fiction TV

The Best of Science Fiction TV
Author: John Javna
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Science fiction television programs
ISBN: 9781852860745

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