Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: American Science Fiction Culture
1- Conflict and Consensus: The Cold War and the Space Race
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Twilight Zone (1959 –1964)
2- Pushing the Frontiers of Reality: Science Fiction and the Counterculture
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Star Trek (1966–1969)
3- Unsettling Visions of America’s Future Present: Dystopian Science Fiction
Soylent Green (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
4- Hopes and Fears: Aliens, Cyborgs and the Science Fiction Blockbuster
*batteries not included (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
5- Beyond Truth and Reason: Politics and Identity in Science Fiction
The Matrix (1999)
The X-Files (1993–2002)
6- American Science Fiction Post-9/11
Transformers (2007)
Battlestar Galactica (2003–2009)
Epilogue: The Repeated Pleasures of Science Fiction Film and Television
Bibliography
Film and Videography
Index
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