| 词条 | Prophets of Science Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|show_name = Prophets of Science Fiction |image = |caption = |genre = Documentary Science fiction |narrated = Jonathan Adams |country = United States |language = English |num_seasons = 1 |num_episodes = 8 |list_episodes = |executive_producer = Ridley Scott Gary Auerbach Julie Auerbach Henry Capanna Mary Lisio David Cargill David W. Zucker |producer = Chris Chaffin Joseph Peicott Kevin Tavolaro Amy Cron Simon Brown Charlie Cook |co_producer = |runtime = 45 minutes |channel = Science |picture_format = 1080i |audio_format = |first_aired = {{Start date|2011|11|09}} |last_aired = March 7, 2012 |website = http://science.discovery.com/tv/prophets-of-science-fiction/ |director = Declan Whitebloom}} Prophets of Science Fiction is an American documentary television series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott for the Science Channel. The program premiered on {{Start date|2011|11|09}}. The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries.[1] It depicts how they predicted and, accordingly, influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality. The stories are told through film clips, reenactments, illustrations and interviews.[2] The first episode received mixed reviews. Commentators appreciated the approach of combining coverage of contemporary scientific research and biographical exposition,[3] but criticized the series as "light on the substance and heavy on the exaggeration".[4] The series' attempts to link Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to developments such as organ transplants, supercomputers and DNA research were described by one critic as far-fetched[5] but by another as successful.[3] List of episodesThe series' first season consists of 8 one-hour episodes which aired on the Science Channel in November 2011 and February 2012.[6]
References1. ^{{cite web|title=About the Show|url=http://science.discovery.com/tv/prophets-of-science-fiction/about-show.html|publisher=Science channel|accessdate=5 December 2011}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Teague|first=Jason Cranford|title=The Prophets of Science Fiction Explores Sci-Fi’s Best Writers|url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/11/ridley-scott-brings-us-the-prophets-of-science-fiction/|accessdate=5 December 2011|newspaper=Wired|date=9 November 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|last=Finn|first=Ed|title=Keeping It Real in Sci-Fi What Ridley Scott’s otherwise-wonderful Prophets of Science Fiction gets wrong about the future.|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2011/12/ridley_scott_s_prophets_of_science_fiction_reviewed_.html|accessdate=5 December 2011|newspaper=Slate magazine|date=2 December 2011}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=Nowalk|first=Brandon|title=Prophets Of Science Fiction S1 / E1|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/prophets-of-science-fiction,64882/|accessdate=5 December 2011|newspaper=The A.V. Club|date=9 November 2011}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Conroy|first=Tom|title='Prophets of Science Fiction,' a stretch: Science Channel series struggles to link writers' insights to later developments|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/-Prophets-of-Science-Fiction-a-stretch.asp|accessdate=5 December 2011|newspaper=Media Life Magazine|date=9 November 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Episode Guide|url=http://science.discovery.com/tv/prophets-of-science-fiction/episodes/|publisher=Science channel|accessdate=2 February 2012}} External links
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