TV series
Masters of Science Fiction
Overview
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.
Details
- First air date
- 2007-08-04
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- ABC
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Stephen Hawking as Self - Host
- Terry O'Quinn
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- James Denton
- Sonja Bennett as Judge Pomfrey
- Tom Butler
- Elisabeth Röhm
- Kimberly Elise
- Judy Davis
- Sean Astin
- Gina Chiarelli
- Richard Ian Cox
Creators and crew
- Harold Becker - Creator
- Jonathan Frakes - Creator
- Darnell Martin - Creator
- Michael Petroni - Creator
- Mark Rydell - Creator
- Michael Tolkin - Creator
Episodes
Episode 1: A Clean Escape
Set in a post-Apocalyptic future, psychiatrist Dr. Deanna Evans interrogates a confused man who is suffering from a lapse in memory.
Episode 2: The Awakening
In war torn Baghdad, U.S. soldiers discover a mysterious casualty which they can't identify as human.
Episode 3: Jerry Was a Man
This futuristic episode revolves around the seventh richest couple in the world. Their lives take a turn when they acquire an anthropoid named Jerry.
Episode 4: The Discarded
A group of people are sentenced to drift in space forever so they take one final chance at returning back to Earth.
Episode 5: Watchbird
In the not too distant future, Watchbird robots, previously used as unmanned weapons for the military, are assigned to aid police forces in a small number of test cities. Their task is to prevent killing before it happens. However, soon everyone discovers the fragile formula of life and death.
Episode 6: Little Brother
Set in the future, we are introduced to courtrooms without human judges or juries, and automated justice is the law of the land.
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