The Complete Directory to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Television Series: A Comprehensive Guide to the First 50 Years, 1946 to 1996 [Paperback]

Alan Morton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 982 pages
• Publisher: Alan Morton; 1st edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096573580X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965735803
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT? YOU MEAN......, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Directory to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Television Series: A Comprehensive Guide to the First 50 Years, 1946 to 1996 (Paperback)

You mean there were THAT many Dark Shadows episodes? Night Gallery was ORIGINALLY an HOUR long? I Dream of Jeannie aired on THOSE dates? There were a MILLION series I never heard of before? These are things my wife has to listen to just before going to bed while I read this book (she has since bought ear plugs). This is an AMAZING piece of work! Unfortunatly, by no fault of the author, it's not all complete. A few thing were omitted such as airdates on some series, but hey if the archives didn't keep records, they didn't keep records! There are MANY things that make up for the minor shortfalls. For example he does list several airdates on syndicated programs such as "Friday the 13th the Series" from Chicago independant TV stations. Sure, this isn't an official airdate, but leaving it in does give the viewer an idea of about what week it aired in, which is better than leaving it out all together. Within the gobs of information in this book the author does slightly add his own opinion from time to time on certain shows, but at the same time giving it that "but this is only MY opinion" feel to the review. My most major gripe is the page size of the book, I'd rather it be a standard 8 1/2 x 11 size, but that's just a nickpicky gripe. Oh, and also I wish it came with a free set of earplugs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST available book of TV Sci-Fi episode guides!, April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Directory to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Television Series: A Comprehensive Guide to the First 50 Years, 1946 to 1996 (Paperback)

This book covers over 360 TV shows, including many British and Canadian series not typically included in American books. With descriptions and guest stars for over 15,000 individual episodes, it is great either as a reference, or just as a trip down memory lane.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must have book, March 12, 2004

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This review is from: The Complete Directory to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Television Series: A Comprehensive Guide to the First 50 Years, 1946 to 1996 (Paperback)

This is the best book on sci fi tv shows from 1946 to 1996. The information in here is so detailed brings back memories like v the series, other world, misfits of science and so many others. It's a must have for any sci fi tv fan out there well worth the money!!