Masters of Science Fiction
| Masters of Science Fiction | |
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 Masters of Science Fiction intertitle |
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| Genre | Science fiction anthology |
| Presented by | Stephen Hawking |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John W. Hyde Brad Mendelsohn Andrew Deane Keith Addis |
| Running time | approx. 41 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original airing | August 4, 2007 – August 25, 2007 |
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| Related shows | Masters of Horror |
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series by the same creators as Masters of Horror. The show debuted on ABC on August 4, 2007 at 10PM for a run of four episodes.[1] It was originally scheduled to run in six parts, but two episodes were removed from the schedule for undisclosed reasons.[2]
The show follows a similar format as Masters of Horror, with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community, hence the Masters in the title.[2]
In December 2007, the show was picked up by Space in Canada. This then allowed the North American premiere of the missing two episodes. A Region 1 DVD of all six episodes was released on August 5, 2008. On February 12, 2012, the Science Channel began airing the episodes, under the title "Stephen Hawking's Sci-Fi Masters", beginning with the first domestic airing of the episode "Watchbirds".[3]
The show is hosted off-screen by physicist Stephen Hawking.[1]
[edit] Episodes
| Title | Original story author | Director | Original U.S. air-date | Original Canadian air-date |
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| A Clean Escape | John Kessel | Mark Rydell | August 4, 2007 | November 11, 2007 |
| The Awakening | Howard Fast The General Zapped an Angel [1] |
Michael Petroni | August 11, 2007 | November 25, 2007 |
| Jerry Was a Man | Robert A. Heinlein | Michael Tolkin | August 18, 2007 | November 18, 2007 |
| The Discarded | Harlan Ellison | Jonathan Frakes | August 25, 2007 | December 16, 2007 |
| Little Brother | Walter Mosley | Darnell Martin | Not scheduled | December 2, 2007 |
| Watchbird | Robert Sheckley | Harold Becker | Not scheduled | December 9, 2007 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Richmond, Ray (August 3, 2007). ""Masters of Science Fiction" too artistic for ABC". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/reviewsNews/idUSN0242298520070803?rpc=92. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ a b "ABC SLATES 'LAUGHS' FOR TUESDAYS, CONFIRMS 'MASTERS' INSTALLMENTS". Futon Critic. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7412. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Stephen Hawking's Sci Fi Masters". Science Channel. http://science.discovery.com/tv/hawkings-sci-fi-masters/.
[edit] External links
- Official Website[dead link]
- Masters of Science Fiction press release
- The Futon's Summer Preview: ABC's "Masters of Science Fiction"
- "Cast Set for 'Masters of Sci Fi'", Zap2it, August 4, 2006.
- Masters of Science Fiction at the Internet Movie Database
- Masters of Science Fiction at TV.com
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