Mayday
2003 · Documentary · Drama
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TV series / 2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.
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The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.
Cast
Dominic SandbrookHimself - Presenter
Mark GatissHimself - Narrator (voice)
Charlie Jane AndersSelf
Gale Anne HurdSelf
Douglas TrumbullSelf
Phil TippettSelf
Neil GaimanSelf
Michio KakuSelf
Ronald D. MooreSelf
Arthur C. ClarkeSelf (archive footage)
Keir DulleaSelf
Anthony DanielsSelf
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Kenny BakerSelf
Edward NeumeierSelf
John LandisHimself
Adam RogersHimself
John CarpenterSelf
William GibsonHimself
Richard DreyfussSelf
Kim Stanley RobinsonSelf
Ed SolomonSelf
Karen GillanSelf
David TennantSelf
Steven MoffatSelf
David Webb PeoplesSelf
Janet PeoplesSelf
Rutger HauerSelf
Edward James OlmosSelf
Isaac AsimovHimself (archive footage)
Paul VerhoevenHimself
Peter WellerHimself
Brian AldissHimself
Haley Joel OsmentHimself
Hampton FancherHimself
Owen PatersonHimself
William ShatnerSelf
Nathan FillionSelf
Zoe SaldañaSelf
Nichelle NicholsSelf
Nicholas MeyerSelf
Rick CarterSelf
Veronica CartwrightSelf
Ursula K. Le GuinSelf
Alan Ladd Jr.Self
Roland EmmerichHimself
Joe DanteHimself
Chris CarterHimself
Carl SaganHimself (archive footage)
Peter CoyoteHimself
Christopher LloydSelf
Bob GaleSelf
Rian JohnsonSelf
Alex WinterSelf
Syd MeadSelf
Scott BakulaSelf
Donald P. BellisarioSelf
Danny RubinSelf
Audrey NiffeneggerSelf
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