Early Science Fiction Television

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson · Aug 1, 2023 · 24m

TVC 617:4: Ed welcomes back Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director, and novelist Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars, A Screenwriter's Companion). Joe has just published The First Cylinder, a breakout science fiction novel that draws inspiration from War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, only it tells the story of the invasion of Mars from the perspective of the Martians. Tony Figueroa and Dan Farren join Joe and Ed for a roundtable discussion of such early science fiction TV shows as Tales of Tomorrow, Science Fiction Theater, Space Patrol, and Fireball-XL5.

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