Amazing Stories

Description: Created by Steven Spielberg.

Newest Review: ... are details of some of my favourite episodes. ----------------------------- --------- GHOST TRAIN Directed by Steven Spielberg An old man goes back to the scene of a train accident that he accidentally caused many years ago. While listening for the train with his ear to the track, he accidentally fell asleep. The conductor braked quickly, causing the train to derail this resulted in everyone ... more

... on board the train being killed. The old man has lived his life since consumed with guilt, and he is now convinced that the train is coming to pick him up. Unfortunately however his grandson's house is built where the train tracks used to be. This is ...more

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Amazing Stories: The stories are 'amazing' (682 words)
by - written on 11/01/08 (Very useful, 17 readings)
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In addition to being a well-respected movie director and producer, Steven Spielberg has also dabbled quite a bit in television. BAND OF BROTHERS, TAKEN and INTO THE WEST are all highly acclaimed TV miniseries that he was an executive producer for, but during the 1980s he also created the sci-fi/fantasy anthology series AMAZING STORIES. Taking its name from the science fiction magazine created by Hugo Gernsback in 1926, AMAZING STORIES ran for 45 episodes from 1985 until 1987, and featured a great many well known directors and stars. This is part of the fun of the series - seeing such a range of cast members pass before your eyes. The programme also gave many ... Read the complete review

From Magazine to Television (908 words)
by - written on 18/05/07 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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~~~Backgrounds and Origins~~~ In April 1926, experienced magazine publisher Hugo Gemsback, decided to launch a new type of science fiction magazine. he desired to raise it from mere pulp status, publishing in a larger format and on quality paper, and only featuring the very best. To this end, he created the magazine, Amazing Stories, and at first included many of the classics, such as stories by H. G. wells and Jules Verne, while he built up stock from talented new writers with high quality stories. The magazine not only met with high success, but went onto legendary status, as many pop culture characters first met the public in the magazine's pages. One such ... Read the complete review

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