Travel where no man has gone before with this decade-by-decade progression of science-fiction classics. From the classic, low-budget space exploration Flash Gordon tales of the Saturday matinee serials, to the slick CGI-realized world of The Matrix, science-fiction films have long been pushing the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic--turning the known world on its head, playing with the laws of physics, and all the while holding their audience spellbound. The Science Fiction Universe . . . and Beyond offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion to a century of close encounters, black holes, time travel, distant planets, impossible quests, nuclear war, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, spaceships, extraordinary monsters, and subterranean societies.Arranged chronologically, showing the progression of sci-fi over the decades, and delving into interesting back stories and trivia, this volume includes a variety of classic films and television shows, such as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Twilight Zone (1959-1964), Doctor Who (1963-1989), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Star Wars, Episode IV--A New Hope (1977), Alien (1979), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007), Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009), and many others.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Universe Publishing
ISBN-10
0789324474
ISBN-13
9780789324474
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115728532
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Science Fiction Universe and Beyond: Syfy Channel Book of Sci-Fi
Author
Michael Mallory
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Film, TV & Radio
Publication Year
2012
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
305mm
Item Width
229mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael Mallory
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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