Masters Of Science Fiction - Complete Series 1 [DVD] [2007]

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Masters Of Science Fiction brings to the screen for the first time celebrated short stories from the world s most highly regarded science fiction writers, dealing with many of the most entertaining, powerful and relevant ideas and issues facing us all. Host Professor Stephen Hawking introduces the one hour films adapted from the works of Harlan Ellison, Howard Fast, Robert Heinlein, John Kessel, Walter Mosley and Robert Sheckley amongst other luminaries in the genre. A pre-eminent roster of writes and directors offer their interpretations of these legendary authors' bold and compelling stories. Participating directors include Harold Becker, Jonathan Frakes, Darnell Martin, Michael Petroni, Mark Rydell and Michael Tolkin. Petroni and Tolkin direct from their own scripts; Ellison and Mosley adapt their own short stories. Other screen writers include Sam Egan and Josh Olson. A Clean Escape A dying Dr. Deanna Evans refuses to believe that her patient, Robert Havelmann, cannot remember the last 25 years of his life. It remains unclear why she has been so obsessed with this particular patient until the final, shocking conclusion. Jerry Was A Man Mr and Mrs Bronson Van Vogel are the seventh-richest couple in the world. Pleasure is their only work; mundane or dangerous chores are done by anthropoids. All the anthropoids - a few strands of DNA, grown into a baby and fused with plastics - are named "Joe". Somehow, Mrs Van Vogel s dormant compassion is awakened by a Joe names Jerry. What traits would prove that Jerry is, indeed, a man. The Awakening In the middle of a ferocious firefight outside of Baghdad, US soldiers discover a mysterious body - one that they can't even identify as human. Swiftly, all over the earth, more such creatures appear and begin to communicate. With this contact, the world is forced to choose between peace and destruction. Little Brother In a future world where courtrooms exist without human judges or juries, automated justice is the law of the land. Sitting before a kiosk which is itself the judge, jury and executioner of the future, Frendon must find a way to convince the machine of his innocence - or find some other way to save himself before time runs out. Watchbird It seems the perfect solution to a ballooning crime rate - filling the skies with flying robotic droids that can prevent murder before it takes place. However, nobody told these "Watchbirds" that all life depends on a formula of carefully balanced killing. Robert Sheckley's renowned story examines one of the most important questions of out time - is it wise to sacrifice our liberty in the name of our security. The Discarded The ultimate story of despised minorities forever adrift in the darkness of outer space. As a last resort - born out of their loneliness and despair - they are forced to make an ominous pact with those responsible for their plight, in the hope that they will finally be offered refuge at home on Earth.

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Taking the phenomenally-successful MASTERS OF HORROR as its cue, MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION unites some of the genre's most revered names, including John Kessel, Robert A. Heinlein, Howard Fast, Walter Mosley, Robert Sheckley and Harlen Ellison. Episodes include: 'A Clean Escape', Jerry Was A Man', 'The Awakening', 'Little Brother', Watchbird' and 'The Discarded'.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   12 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Masters is right., 12 Jul 2008 By  Peter J. Hodgson "Grim" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I saw an episode on TV then shortly after I bought this DVD, I was skeptical at first as this one didnt do quite so well as Masters of Horror and got a cruddy review to boot...anyway as it turns out Masters of Sci-fi is worth your time, Mick Garris delivers another good show. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Masters of Science Fiction, 19 Jan 2009 By  Roger Boyle (Scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    A nice collection of "old Fashioned SF " stories-- A bit like the Twilight zone in the 60's.. The production values were significantly better the the Twilight Zone but perhaps not as good as the very best you get today An enjoyable way to spend an evening Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars less is more , 22 Mar 2009 By  G. Portheine "Icebert" (Holland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    The idea of this collection is "back to basics" . The stories are more important than the form and though this is the essence of gold scifi the stories chosen do not have sufficient substance to make the episodes excel. I know I Am spoilt with all the good fx that are around but I was disappointed in more than one story. Still there is some good acting in the episode of the worker that escapes the factory and than faces judgement by a machine. I think this is reasonable but not super and if you can enjoy good moments and not let too simple endings spoil them then there is no objection to watching this. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 5 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 3.0 out of 5 stars ENJOYABLE, BUT NOT MEMORABLE Masters of Science fiction is a series of six supposedly `intelligent' short SF stories, each about forty minutes long. Read more Published 4 months ago by Red Queen 2.0 out of 5 stars rather dull. I havn't watched all the films in this DVD two-set. They are rather boring. 6 films in all. Published 7 months ago by Mr. R. J. Paul Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...

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