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Prophets of Science Fiction

  • TV Series
  • 2011–20122011–2012
  • 45m
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Prophets of Science Fiction (2011)
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The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
664
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
49,179
5,763
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    • Stars
      • Ridley Scott
      • Jonathan Adams
      • Michio Kaku
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      • Ridley Scott
      • Jonathan Adams
      • Michio Kaku
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    Ridley Scott
    Ridley Scott
    • Self
    7 episodes7 eps • 2011–2012
    Jonathan Adams
    Jonathan Adams
    • Narrator
    6 episodes6 eps • 2011–2012
    Michio Kaku
    Michio Kaku
    • Self - Theoretical Physicist
    6 episodes6 eps • 2011–2012
    Kim Stanley Robinson
    • Self - Author…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2011–2012
    David Brin
    • Self - Futurist…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2011–2012
    Akiva Goldsman
    Akiva Goldsman
    • Self - Screenwriter…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2011–2012
    Roberto Orci
    Roberto Orci
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    Dan Vebber
    • Self…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2011–2012
    Matt Fraction
    Matt Fraction
    • Self…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2011–2012
    John Siuntres
    • Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 2012
    Gavin Scott
    Gavin Scott
    • Self…
    1 episode1 ep • 2012
    Andre Fenton
    • Self…
    1 episode1 ep • 2011
    Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison
    • Self - Author
    2 episodes2 eps • 2012
    Mark James Fernandes
    Mark James Fernandes
    • Arthur C Clarke
    1 episode1 ep • 2011
    Paul Verhoeven
    Paul Verhoeven
    • Self
    1 episode1 ep • 2011
    Douglas Rain
    Douglas Rain
    • Voice of HAL in '2001, A Space Odyssey'
    1 episode1 ep • 2011
    Matt Drago
    Matt Drago
    • Lord Byron
    1 episode1 ep • 2011
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    Prophets of Science Fiction is a Fantastic New Series
    Prophets of Science Fiction by executive producer Ridley Scott is a new documentary series produced by the Science Channel–a series that hasn't received any of the attention that it deserves. The series takes on the work of eight science fiction authors, examines the science with the work, and then shows how it inspired scientists to develop new technologies.

    There really is little doubt that we are living in the age of science fiction. In the early days of science fiction, before the term science fiction even existed, Mary Shelley was writing a novel about a scientist who dreamed of reanimating a dead body. Then there was Well's inspired story about a man who wanted to travel through time and Asimov's vision of how robots could fit into mankind's future. Prophets of Science Fiction delves into the science fiction of the past and analyze it's affect on scientific developments that have come to be ordinary and commonplace in today's society.

    "The "Science Fiction" of the past has now simply become "Science". And the science of the future was strangely prophesied by a group of visionaries whose dreams once may have deemed them renegades and "mad scientists," have become reality!"–The Science Channel

    Not only is Prophets of Science Fiction fascinating from a science fiction lover's perspective, but it's educational as well. With mini interviews from today's top authors as well as cutting edge scientists, Ridley Scott creates a wonderful new series that erases the lines between science and science fiction. The series will leave you wondering what science fiction technologies being written about today will find their ways into our lives in the future. Whether you're into science or science fiction, you're going to love Prophets of Science Fiction.

    The first episode features the work of Mary Shelley and premiered in November 2011. Since then additional episodes include Phillip K. Dick, H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Robert Heinlein, and George Lucas. If you missed any of the previously aired episodes, you can view them on the Science Channel's website, on the Science Channel, or OnDemand. It'll be fun to see what comes next in this new series. Kudos to Ridley Scott for a truly fascinating new series.
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      • November 9, 2011 (United States)
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