Science fiction as a televisual
? form has a complex and convoluted ancestry and has made some significant contributions to the development of the entire genre, as well as producing plenty of misfires. It covers a multiplicity of media from cartoons such as [The Jetsons]
? and [Galaxy High]
?, puppet animations such as Supercar
?, [Fireball XL5]
?, [Space Patrol]
? (not to be confused with the American [Space Patrol]
?), and Stingray
?, mixed puppetry and acted productions such as [Space 1999]
?, to wholly acted series such as
Star Trek and
Dr Who. In the early days of television, when both technology and budgets for special effects were very limited, a great deal was left to the viewer's imagination; early episodes of
Dr Who, for example, were shot on very shaky cameras in grainy black and white, and it was not unusual to see a human limb protuding at some moment from underneath an alien costume or carapace. Many television science fiction productions borrow ideas from the film industry, in particular the use of digital manipulation, and are now comparable in production standards, if not in scale, with
science fiction films. Many series which started in television, including
Star Trek and
The X-Files, have made the transition to cinema, with varying degrees of success; many successful science fiction films have also been reprised as a television series, for example [Alien Nation]
? and
Stargate.
Notable science fiction series and programs on television
People who have influenced science fiction on television
- [Sydey Newman]? - the creator of Dr Who and other tele-fantasy shows
- [Gene Roddenberry]? - the creator of Star Trek
Actors who have played major roles in television science fiction series
- [Patrick Stewart]?
- William Shatner
- [Leonard Nimoy]?
- [William Hartnell]?
- [Patrick Troughton]?
- [Gillian Anderson]?
- [David Duchovny]?
- [Scott Bakula]?
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