American science fiction film and television
By: Lincoln Geraghty.
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845207960; 9781845207953
Subjects: Science fiction films -- United States -- History and criticism; Science fiction television programs -- United States -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: American science fiction culture; title: Conflict and consensus: the Cold War and the space race. Invasion of the body snatchers (1956); title: The twilight zone (1959-1964); title: Pushing the frontiers of reality: science fiction and the counterculture. 2001: a space odyssey (1968); title: Star trek (1966-1969); title: unsettling visions of America's future present: dystopian science fiction. Soylent green; title: The six million dollar man (1974-1978); title: Hopes and fears: aliens, cyborgs, and the science fiction blockbuster. *Batteries not included (1987); title: Star trek: the next generation (1987-1984); title: Beyond truth and reason: politics and identity in science fiction. The matrix (1999); title: The x-files (1993-2002); title: American science fiction post 9/11. Transformers (2007); title: Battlestar galactica (2003-2008); title: Epilogue: the repeated pleasures of science fiction film and television.