The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader
Format:Hardback
Publisher:The University Press of Kentucky
Published:2nd May '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Exploring early hits such as The Twilight Zone and Star Trek, as well as more recent successes such as Battlestar Galactica and Lost, 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 wideranging 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.
A richly detailed and critically penetrating overview of science fiction television. - Robert Kolker, University of Virginia
ISBN: 9780813124926
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368 pages