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The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on...
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC America
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Season 1

  • Robots
    7.7/1092 votes
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    Robots

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2014

    What if our creations turn against us? The idea of creating life has fascinated society since the earliest days of science fiction. From HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the Cylons of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and the world of The Matrix, this is a journey that asks - what does it mean to be human?

    Director: Ben Southwell

    Writer: N/A

  • Space
    7.4/1089 votes
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    Space

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/17/2014

    What if we could explore the vastness of Space? Science fiction has always fed upon our need to wonder what is out there. From the horrifying scenes of Alien, to the epic spectacle of Star Wars, this is a journey to the stars and the alien encounters that await us there.

    Director: Ben Southwell

    Writer: N/A

  • Invasion
    7.4/1083 votes
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    Invasion

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2014

    What if aliens landed on Earth? No? Well, there is more than one kind of invasion.

    Director: Andy Mosse

    Writer: N/A

  • Time
    7.5/1082 votes
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    Time

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/2014

    This Time Travel Special journeys from H. G. Wells The Time Machine through ideas like The Grandfather Paradox and The Butterfly Effect, to the professional time traveler that is the ever popular Doctor Who. Steven Moffat, David Tennant, Karen Gillan, and Neil Gaiman offer a unique perspective on the Doctor. Furthermore, Edward James Olmos reveals the hidden meaning of the language he created for the vision of the future that is Blade Runner, while Bob Gale and Christopher Lloyd take us behind the scenes of Back to the Future.

    Director: Robert Murphy

    Writer: Charles Olivier