Tales of Tomorrow
Genre Anthology
Science Fiction Starring Thomas Mitchell
Lon Chaney, Jr.
Boris Karloff
Rod Steiger
Brian Keith
Leslie Nielsen
Franchot Tone
Paul Newman Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 85 Production Running time 25 minutes Broadcast Original channel ABC Picture format 4:3 Black and White Audio format Monaural Original run August 3, 1951 – June 12, 1953
Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live[1] on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others featuring such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, Leslie Nielsen and Paul Newman. The series had many similarities to the later The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) which also covered one of the same stories What You Need. In total it ran for eighty-five 30-minute episodes.
ProductionThe idea for this science fiction television series began by Ted Sturgeon and Mort Abrahamson, together with the Science Fiction League of America, it's original name was going to be "Tomorrow is Yours".[2] A deal was struck between them, Richard Gordon, and George Foley, this entitled the producers of the show to have first choice of any of the 2,000 short stories and 13 novels by the various author members of the 'Science Fiction League of America'. It was ment to be the first science fiction show for adults, as there were already many for children.[3] It aimed to integrate mystery with science fiction, for a fast pace and suspence,[4] it also gave authors such as Arthur C. Clarke their first televised adaption of their works.[5]
This has the 1st 7 epizodes.I have 3 other dvds that i will put up later. |