American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee

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.

Explore the evolution of sci-fi from its origins as a small genre with a cult following to the blockbuster pop-cultural phenomenon we know today. In each episode, James Cameron introduces one of the “Big Questions” that humankind has contemplated throughout the ages and reaches back into sci-fi’s past to better understand how our favorite films, TV shows, books, and video games were born.

朱尔斯· 凡尔纳和HG·威尔斯做出了许多有史以来最令人毛骨悚然的准确预测。在阿波罗计划开始前100年，凡尔纳预测了美国登月计划的诸多细节，从航天器的速度和重量到佛罗里达州中部发射场的位置都非常准确。几年来，凡尔纳的未来风格的潜艇“鹦鹉螺”号也为潜艇设计师提供了灵感。HG·威尔斯首次为我们描绘了外星人入侵场景，这也启发了物理学家研究时间旅行的可能性。最值得关注的是，在世纪之交，HG·威尔斯预见到了战争在未来的发展，他预测到空爆、坦克，甚至是1913年原子弹的出现。多年后，威尔斯的小说启发了物理学家利奥·西拉德发现了连锁反应，这是原子弹的理论关键。本节目将为您揭示科幻小说作家们不可思议的观点背后所隐藏的秘密，并展示他们是如何激发出二十世纪一些最重要的发明。

Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.

失意的小说家兼教授塞隆尼斯·“蒙克”·埃里森（杰弗里·怀特 Jeffrey Wright 饰）出于怨恨，用开玩笑的方式写了一本小说，书中充斥着古怪刻板印象的黑人形象。不料这本书出版后大受好评，不仅获得文学大奖，还被拍成电影。

失意的小说家兼教授塞隆尼斯·“蒙克”·埃里森（杰弗里·怀特 Jeffrey Wright 饰）出于怨恨，用开玩笑的方式写了一本小说，书中充斥着古怪刻板印象的黑人形象。不料这本书出版后大受好评，不仅获得文学大奖，还被拍成电影。

night-time, fluorescent lamps 　　buzzing and scuttling insects 　　a hand writing in a blank book, writing and attempting to record a dream. 　　The image envelopes the viewer, the projection plays on all surfaces 　　insects, hand and lights slide across the floor 　　dream and reality collide.