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(More customer reviews)Edited by film studies lecturer Lincoln Geraghty, Channeling the Future: Essays on Science Fiction and Fantasy Television is an anthology of thoughtful essays exploring popular culture sci-fi and fantasy TV from the 1950s to the present day. Individual essays re-examine overlooked and forgotten series, as well as exploring the appearance and feel this genre of television as a whole, from location, landscape, and iconography to special effects, set design, props, and costumes. Individual television series spotlighted include "The Twilight Zone", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Angel", "Firefly", "Futurama", and the new "Battlestar Galactica". The essays range in subject from "Irwin Allen's Recycled Monsters and Escapist Voyages" to "There Can Be Only One: Highlander: The Series' Portrayal of Historical and Contemporary Fantasy", to "Kinky Borgs and Sexy Robots: The Fetish, Fashion, and Discipline of Seven of Nine". A remarkably studious examination of the implications of imaginative popular culture, especially recommended for media studies shelves with a focus on science fiction and fantasy.
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