Space and time
Subtitle: essays on visions of history in science fiction and fantasy television
By: edited by David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin.
Contributors: Wright, David C., 1952-; Austin, Allan W.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786436644
Subjects: Science fiction television programs -- History and criticism; Fantasy television programs -- History and criticism; History on television; Television and history
Description: "The first half of the book approaches science fiction television as primary evidence, demonstrating how such programs consciously or unconsciously elucidate persistent concerns and enduring ideals of a past era and place. The second half studies television as secondary evidence, investigating how popular media constructs and communicates narratives about past events"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : viewing the past through science fiction and fantasy television / David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin; title: Refections of a nation's angst; or, how I learned to stop worrying and love The twilight zone / Novotny Lawrence; title: Beneath the surface: Voyage to the bottom of the sea as Cold War science Fiction / Randall Clark; title: Looking glass war: the topsy-turvy world of The prisoner / Bryan E. Vizzini; title: The limits of Star trek's final frontier: "the omega glory" and 1960s American liberalism / Allan W. Austin; title: Lost in translation: autonomy, agency, and cybernetic anxiety from Apollo to The six million dollar man / Daryl Lee; title: It's about Tempus: Greece and Rome in "classic" Doctor Who / Antony Keen; title: Constructing a grand historical narrative: struggles through time on Highlander, the series / David C. Wright, Jr.; title: The future as past perfect: appropriation of history in the Star Trek series / Judith Lancioni; title: Too close for comfort? exploring the construction of near future historical narratives in science fiction television / Korcaighe P. Hale; title: "The future is the past": music and history in firefly / Kendra Preston Leonard; title: The battle for history in Battlestar Galactica / Janice Liedl.