Pioneers of Television: Pioneers of Science Fiction

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Pioneers of Television: Science Fiction depicts the beginnings of this genre and explores the stories and influences of these groundbraking television pioneers. Storytellers Gene Roddenberry, Irwin Allen and Rod Serling created the storylines and characters behind the best-loved futuristic television of their time. But as Roddenberry’s “Star Trek” competed for ratings with Allen’s “Lost in Space,” each show’s creator aimed for a very different direction. This film explores how Roddenberry and Serling (of “The Twilight Zone”) used the future as a stage for modern morality plays, and William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and other science-fiction stars describe how they prepared to interact on-camera with a malevolent alien force … or, perhaps, a giant radish.
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 15806228
Director ‏ : ‎ Steven J. Boettcher, Mike Trinklein
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Full Screen, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2011
Actors ‏ : ‎ Kelsey Grammer
Studio ‏ : ‎ PBS (Direct)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004CRR9GK
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1