Space and time : essays on visions of history in science fiction and fantasy television / edited by David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin.

"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 p...

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Other Authors: Wright, David C., 1952-
Austin, Allan W.
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2010.
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Physical Description:vi, 225 pages
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Introduction : viewing the past through science fiction and fantasy television / David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin -- Refections of a nation's angst; or, how I learned to stop worrying and love The twilight zone / Novotny Lawrence -- Beneath the surface: Voyage to the bottom of the sea as Cold War science Fiction / Randall Clark -- Looking glass war: the topsy-turvy world of The prisoner / Bryan E. Vizzini -- The limits of Star trek's final frontier: "the omega glory" and 1960s American liberalism / Allan W. Austin -- Lost in translation: autonomy, agency, and cybernetic anxiety from Apollo to The six million dollar man / Daryl Lee -- It's about Tempus: Greece and Rome in "classic" Doctor Who / Antony Keen -- Constructing a grand historical narrative: struggles through time on Highlander, the series / David C. Wright, Jr. -- The future as past perfect: appropriation of history in the Star Trek series / Judith Lancioni -- Too close for comfort? exploring the construction of near future historical narratives in science fiction television / Korcaighe P. Hale -- "The future is the past": music and history in firefly / Kendra Preston Leonard -- The battle for history in Battlestar Galactica / Janice Liedl. 
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