Science Fiction

Television Series
Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts
and Credits for 62 Prime-Time
Shows, 1959 through 1989
Mark Phillips and Frank Garcia
Foreword by Kenneth Johnson
707 pages $49.95 softcover (7 × 10 in 2 vols.) 2006 [1996]
127 photos, appendices, bibliography, index ISBN 978-0-7864-2835-9

“Excellent...recommended”—Library Journal; “essential”—Booklist/ RBB; “enjoy-

able...valuable...recommended”—Choice; “meticulous...a fine compendium...defini-
tive”—ARBA; “informative”—Journal of Popular Culture;“books this rich extend their function beyond occasional consulting. They
become companions to discovery”—Big Reel; “splendid detail...highly recommend”—VOYA; “comprehensive” —Television
Chronicles; “it’s all here–the complete scoop on 30 years’ worth of tele-sci-fi series”—VideoScope; “a must-have”—The TV
Collection; “thoroughness of research undertaken by Mark Phillips and Frank Garcia for this guide is admirable”—Pigasus Press.
Whether rocketing to other worlds or galloping through time, science fiction television has often featured the best of the
medium. The genre’s broad appeal allows youngsters to enjoy fantastic premises and far out stories, while offering adults a sub-
lime way to view the human experience in a dramatic perspective.
From Alien Nation to World of Giants, this reference work provides comprehensive episode guides and cast and production
credits for 62 science fiction series that were aired from 1959 through 1989. For each episode, a brief synopsis is given, along
with the writer and director of the show and the guest cast. Using extensive research and interviews with writers, directors,
actors, stuntmen and many of the show’s creators, an essay about each of the shows is also provided, covering such issues as its
genesis and its network and syndication histories.
Mark Phillips is a Canadian correspondent for the New York-based magazine Starlog. He has also written articles for maga-
zines such as Cinefantastique, Filmfax, Outre and Britain’s TV Zone. He lives in Victoria, Canada. Frank Garcia is a science fic-
tion media journalist. His work has appeared in Cinefantastique, Filmfax, Starlog, Video Watchdog and other publications. He
lives in Vancouver.
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