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: Amazing stories (682 words)
by - written on 21/12/07 (Very useful, 40 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

An Amazing Story? (227 words)
by - written on 05/01/01 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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AMAZING STORIES was Steven Spielberg’s mid-1980s attempt at a half-hour anthology show. In the States it was aired on NBC but the BBC aired it over here and I believe that episodes sometimes show up on The Sci-Fi Channel now and again. Spielberg had had experience with the short story format before, having directed episodes of ROD SERLING’S NIGHT GALLERY among his other early television experiences. At the time, AMAZING STORIES was the most expensive half-hour show in history, with almost $1million being spent on every episode. It also had world-famous directors and top-class stars involved in various episodes, including such luminaries as Sid Caeser ... Read the complete review

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