A comprehensive showcase of 58 prime-time science fiction television series produced from 1990-2004. Each program is covered with an in-depth chapter, containing conversations with actors, writers, directors and producers. Plus "Who Goes There?" short quotes section, A Look Back at Science Fiction Television Series 1959-1989 and a Bibliography.
To be published in the Fourth Quarter of 2008.
These
are just some of the revelations included...
- What scene in FIREFLY brought a director to tears during filming? Answer
- What was the historical visit in QUANTUM LEAP that backfired for fans and its director? Answer
- Which of the SeaQuest crew did many of the writers feel embarrassed by? Answer
- What made Enterprise actor Vaughn Armstrong stop dead in his tracks while attending a German Star Trek convention? Answer
- Who gave a bizarre audition on TREMORS that terrified the director? Answer
- What was X-Files Dean Haglund's most terrifying real-life memory as a child? Answer
- Why doing TRACKER was like being a coroner on the scene of a crime for one director? Answer
- What was the name of the actress who almost snatched the female lead on Mann & Machine? Answer
- On what show did the producers actually mistake a delivered package as a bomb? Answer
- What famous singer sang, in an uncredited contribution, "Amazing Grace" on MYSTERIOUS WAYS? Answer
- What was the highest testing pilot in the history of 20th Century Fox? Answer
- What short-lived TV series found themselves caught in the middle of the Rodney King riots of 1993 and had to shut down? Answer
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Answers
- Capturing an emotional moment with actor Adam Baldwin, when a statue in
Jayne's likeness was struck down. Next question
- When Sam Beckett "leaped" into JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Next question
- Darwin, the dolphin. Next question
- When the audience began singing the theme song to him while a video
tribute of his work played behind him. Next question
- A desperate Mexican local, who fancied himself as a would-be actor Next question
- Floating heads on a TV commercial, bobbing to a Carpenters song Next question
- Because the show was cancelled and morale was taking a dive. Next question
- Julianna Margulies (of NBC's E.R. fame) Next question
- Dark Skies: The LAPD bomb squad arrived, only to discover it was... an
unsolicited script! Next question
- Natalie Maines, one-third of The Dixie Chicks country group. She is the wife of series star Adrian Pasdar. Next question
- Roswell, a series that lasted for three seasons on two networks. Next question
- Space Rangers starring Jeff Kaake and Clint Howard.
 Book 2 Press Kit
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Some
of the individuals whose exclusive comments appear in
the book:
ACTORS
- Alan Scarfe
- Alan Van Sprang
- Alex Zahara
- Alisen Down
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Barclay Hope
- Bill Mumy
- Bruce Boxleitner
- David Ogden Stiers
- Dean Haglund
- Ellen Dubin
- Enid-Raye Adams
- Jonathan Frakes
- Justina Vail
- Kathrin Nicholson
- Keegan Connor Tracy
- Ken Tremblett
- Kim Poirier
- Lisa Ryder
- Luke Perry
- Malcolm Jamal Warner
- Marjean Holden
- Peter Williams
- Richard Leeshock
- Vaughn Armstrong
WRITERS
- Aaron Harberts
- Alan Brennert
- Carleton Eastlake
- Chris Dickie
- David Carren
- Deborah Pratt
- Ethlie Ann Vare
- Greg Bear
- Gretchen Berg
- Jackie Blain
- James Hudnall
- Jane Espenson
- Javier Grillo-Marxuach
- Jeff Hayes
- Jeri Taylor
- Joe Menosky
- Kathryn Reindl
- Larry Raskin
- Laura J. Burns
- Marc Scott Zicree
- Mark Verheiden
- Melinda Metz
- Melinda Snodgrass
- Patrick Hasburgh
- Rockne O'Bannon
PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS
- Art Monterastelli
- Brad Wright
- Brent Friedman
- Bryce Zabel
- Daniel Sackheim
- David Nutter
- Edward Zuckerman
- Grant Rosenberg
- Hans Beimler
- James Cameron
- Jeff F. King
- Jeff Hayes
- Jeri Taylor
- Jesus Trevino
- Joe Napolitano
- John Kretchmer
- Jonathan Frakes
- Jonathan Glassner
- Kenneth Johnson
- Manny Coto
- Mark Sobel
- Michael Piller
- Pen Densham
- Peter O'Fallon
- Tracy Torme
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