American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows

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.

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American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows

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.

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American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows

American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows

by Patrick Lucanio, Gary Coville
American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows

American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows

by Patrick Lucanio, Gary Coville

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786431014
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 09/27/2007
Pages: 261
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.53(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Patrick Lucanio lives in Springfield, Oregon. Gary Coville has written on Jack the Ripper and coauthored several books on film and television. He lives in Dallas, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     
Introduction: The Conquest of Space in an Age of Wonder     

Adventures of Superman     
Atom Squad     
Buck Rogers     
Captain Midnight     
Captain Video and His Video Rangers     
Captain Z-RO     
Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe     
Flash Gordon     
H.G. Wells’ Invisible Man     
Johnny Jupiter     
The Man and the Challenge     
Men into Space     
Out There     
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger     
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers     
Science Fiction Theatre     
Space Patrol     
Tales of Tomorrow     
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet     
World of Giants     

Bibliography     
Index of Episode Titles     
General Index     
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