American Science Fiction Film and Television

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ISBN: 9781845207960 | 1845207963
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Copyright: 12/15/2009

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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.

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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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