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The Early Days of TV Science Fiction

Posted by timothy on from the what-the-internet-is-truly-for dept.

mcse_knowthyenemy writes: "The very first TV sci-fi shows are covered in detail here. The author, a professor of physics, approaches the topic with academic rigorousness. If you think the original Star Trek was low-budget, consider the $5 per episode these studios could spend."

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  1. The more things change by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Troll
    $5 per episode for the science budget?

    That's about what they spend per episode nowadays, and sci-fi TV shows are still as popular as ever. It must be the quality of the scripts and the acting that keeps these shows going.

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