American Science Fiction Film and Television

American Science Fiction Film and Television presents a critical history of late twentieth-century science fiction together with an analysis of the cultural and thematic concerns of this popular genre.

Lincoln Geraghty is Principal Lecturer in Film Studies and Subject Leader for Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth.

Acknowledgements	p. iv
Introduction: American Science Fiction Culture	p. 1
Conflict and Consensus: The Cold War and the Space Race	p. 19
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)	p. 21
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)	p. 29
Pushing the Frontiers of Reality: Science Fiction and the Counterculture	p. 35
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	p. 36
Star Trek (1966-1969)	p. 44
Unsettling Visions of AmericaÆs Future Present: Dystopian Science Fiction	p. 51
Soylent Green (1973)	p. 54
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974-1978)	p. 63
Hopes and Fears: Aliens, Cyborgs and the Science Fiction Blockbuster	p. 69
*batteries not included (1987)	p. 72
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)	p. 79
Beyond Truth and Reason: Politics and Identity in Science Fiction	p. 85
The Matrix (1999)	p. 93
The X-Files (1993-2002)	p. 98
American Science Fiction Post-9/11	p. 103
Transformers (2007)	p. 112
Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009)	p. 118
Epilogue: The Repeated Pleasures of Science Fiction Film and Television	p. 123
Bibliography	p. 127
Film and Videography	p. 141
Index	p. 149
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