Sci-Fi Storm

The first of four episodes of Masters of Science Fiction will air on August 4th at 10pm on ABC, with the first episode being “A Clean Escape”, based on a short story by Nebula winner John Kessel, adapted by Sam Egan (The Outer Limits, Jeremiah) and directed by Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond), and stars Emmy winners Judy Davis and Sam Waterston. Three more stories with similarly top-shelf names will air in the weeks that follow. Read More for the full press release.

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TheThunderChild writes “Steve Vertlieb, film journalist extraordinaire, is a new columnist for The Thunder Child, writing a couple of articles a month in Vertlieb’s Views. First in July is How I Met The Blob, a reminiscence of a few decades ago when he and his brother journeyed to California to meet not only Forry Ackerman for the first time, but also Wes Shank, owner of The Blob. http://thethunderchild.com/Movies/VertliebViews/Ve rtliebBlob.html is the URL. It’s perfect timing, because the Blob Fest is happening in Pennsylvania in just another week – with their annual Run Screaming Out of the Theater re-enactment.”